White Consuls
| White Consuls | ||
|---|---|---|
| Founding | Second Founding | |
| Successors of | Ultramarines | |
| Chapter Master | Cymar Xydias & Titus Valens | |
| Homeworld | Sabatine | |
| Strength | Unknown - assumed to be nominal, though bolstered by inducted PDF. | |
| Allegiance | Imperium of Man | |
| Colours | White & Blue | |
The White Consuls are a Second Founding chapter and also one of the Astartes Praeses, based on the world of Sabatine close to the Eye of Terror. Due to the extreme distance, it is a rare thing for the Chapter’s representative to appear in the Senate of Primogenitors led by Marneus Calgar, and when it does occur it is a cause for great celebration. The White Consuls, alongside the other Astartes Praeses, are bound to protect the Imperium from the depredations of the whatever spews forth from the Eye of Terror, therefore are routinely on the front lines during Black Crusades.
Organisation
As part of their duties in fortifying the Eye of Terror, the White Consuls have instigated a unusual deviation from the Codex Astartes. The Chapter is ruled not by a single Chapter Master, but by two. One of these remains upon their homeworld to oversee the defences and commands a standing force made up of the chapter reserves and scouts to respond to Chaos incursions through the Cadian Gate, while the second chapter master oversees the operations of the Chapter’s forces in war zones elsewhere in the Imperium.
It is completely obvious that this separation of command is not sanctioned by any entry in the Codex Astartes, therefore the White Consuls are Awesome for taking the initiative upon themselves to create a unique situation that works well for themselves. It is most likely due to the Chapter’s great distance from its Ultramar and their forefathers that they have not been challenged on the matter.
Like their progenitors however, the White Consuls do maintain sovereignty over nearby system and its officers must spend a portion of their duties administrating those worlds if they intend to increase in rank, while in this position they are referred to as Proconsuls. This position also requires those officers to oversee the local PDF forces as well as what squads of Space Marines are assigned to them. This means that the White Consuls have a unique perspective when fighting alongside mortal forces