Sons of Medusa - Chapter Beliefs: Ironically, the Moiraen precepts held in such regard by the Sons of Medusa bear little resemblance to those so determinedly excised in millennia past, having distorted under the pressure of embellishment and retelling designed to align the visions of Moirae with the wisdom of Ferrus Manus.Nevertheless, the Sons of Medusa hold their version of the Moirae Creed to be the only truth. It is doubtful that any living battle-brother recognises how warped the interpretation has become. And even this flawed version does retain a certain prognostic aspect, if viewed correctly.This in no way approaches the runic foretelling of the Aeldari, owing more to hyper-logical cogitation of percentages and probabilities filtered through the lens of apocryphal augury. Nonetheless, their remarkable talent for auto-prescience allows the Sons of Medusa to intervene in spectacular fashion -- and far more tellingly than their limited numbers suggest. What is certain is that many factions of the Adeptus Mechanicus still view them with suspicion and their genetic forebears, the Iron Hands, treat them with cold civility at best.In their character, the Sons of Medusa owe much to their forebears, being utterly intolerant of physical or mental weaknesses in others and least of all in themselves. This obsession manifests most notably in a distinct preference for high levels of cybernetic replacement among their battle-brothers.Those who have fought alongside the Chapter remark that they possess a frigid manner and seemingly emotionless responses, taking little pleasure in success.Unlike many other Astartes, the Sons of Medusa do not crave glory or expect to prove their worthiness to their Chapter. Failure to the Sons of Medusa is intolerable, and slights against the Chapter's honour, perceived or real, are met with deadly force, while defeats are viewed as things to be rectified and avenged. To an Astartes of the Sons of Medusa, doing otherwise would be to show weakness, and weakness is death.In temperament, the battle-brothers of the Sons of Medusa display the same demeanour as their progenitors. They abhor the weakness of the flesh, and while they encase their bodies in cold steel they are blessed of a hatred of the Emperor's foes far hotter than any furnace.Given their crusading roots during and immediately following the Nova Terra Interregnum, it is not surprising that the Sons of Medusa display an even keener urge to prosecute the Emperor's foes than their sires.This combination of wayward prophecy and iron logic makes the Sons of Medusa a fearsome foe. The prophecies of the Creed interlace with the logical teachings of Ferrus Manus in a way that makes the Sons of Medusa seem almost impulsive.Nothing could be further from the truth -- it is simply that the plan goes far deeper than any not acquainted with the Moirae Creed could possibly identify, let alone predict.Moreover, that the Sons of Medusa received the gift of Primaris Marine technologies and the corresponding gene-seed from Battle Group Gehenna of Indomitus Crusade Fleet Quartus goes further to validate their creed -- in the eyes of the Chapter's battle-brothers, at least -- than any other single gesture on the Imperium's part since their exile. Rumours abound that the Primaris battle-brothers born of this gene-seed have exhibited actual, if limited, prophetic abilities, but such whispers remain unsubstantiated.