Melkar is the Anointed Sergeant in charge of Castor's personal bodyguard, the Lifeguards. Veteran of the Great Crusade. Fought on Calth. Originally a spy for the Council, now he's loyal only to Castor. For a time he commanded the Bringer of Faith, but n… more »

Dark Angel renegade Moebius has tracked down the Green Knights' homeworld: Phagir, a world deep in the Hazeroth Abyss. The world was once home to human civilization, but now it is a wasteland, ravaged by strange, mutated lifeforms. He's also found that… more »

Eshmunazar, one of the non combat Astartes. Astartes veteran of the long war (10th Host all the way). Commander of the Verbum. More machine than man now, spent time in stasis after sustaining injures during the 11th black crusade. Had the host had Drea… more »

These are Lorgar's 'Blessed Sons' - aka daemon-possessed Word Bearers. The Gal Vorbak of the 10th Host are a bit different from the 'old ones'. The 'new' Gal Vorbak are spirits of slain Word Bearers (the line between a 'spirit' and a 'daemon' is pretty… more »

Boarding an enemy spacecraft with the intent of capturing it is extremely difficult, especially if the vessels are still in fighting condition. Raids (ie. smaller attacks meant to damage - or possibly destroy - an enemy starship) are somewhat easier to… more »

Space Marine chapters (and many renegades) operate three main types of voidships. Battle barges (BBA) - These are the Astartes equivalent of battleships. Battle barges are slow and ponderous, but their ability to withstand punishment is legendary. They… more »

Not many days left now... So, how tough is a Marine really? Since this is the first time you're playing Marines a short piece will probably help role-playing. No? Lets start easy. A single Marine standing in to open, within effective gun rang, getting… more »

SPACE MARINE WEAPONS Standard armament for Marines is the ubiquitous boltgun, a weapon which has been in use since pre-Unity. A very rugged and reliable weapon, the bolter is also highly accurate and extremely deadly thanks to its high-penetration capa… more »

Founding: 1st (M30). No successors. Primarch: Mortarion (Daemon Prince) Affiliation: Nurgle Original homeworld: Barbarus (location/condition unknown) Current homeworld: "The Plague Planet", Eye of Terror Organization: The Death Guard appears now m… more »

Founding: 1st (M30). No successors. Primarch: Lorgar (Daemon Prince) Affiliation: Chaos Undivided Original homeworld: Colchis (destroyed) Current homeworld: Sicarus, Eye of Terror Organization: Word Bearer chaters are called Hosts. They vary great… more »

SPACE MARINE WARGEAR The warriors of the Adeptus Astartes have access to the most potent and deadly wargear the Adeptus Mechanicus can fashion for them. Potent and deadly is not the same as the most archaic or capricious. Marine wargear is invariably… more »

MARINE SPACE ASSETS The Adeptus Astartes is not the Imperial Navy; it was never intended to fight fleet actions on its own. Marines do, however, have their own organic transport capability and support vessels. In this they differ greatly from the G… more »

The Adeptus Astartes – the Space Marines – is an ancient warrior brotherhood created by the Emperor more than ten thousand years ago to help him reclaim the galaxy for Man. In the 41st Millennium they are humanity's champions in the unending struggle for… more »