Editing Novamarines (section)

==History==
The Novamarines are hardline followers of the [[Codex Astartes]], the great organisational work of the [[Ultramarines]] [[Primarch]] [[Roboute Guilliman]]. So much so that "they have been known to take arms against those who disdain its strictures", as well as being noted as exemplars of Guilliman's writ by other [[Imperial]] authorities. This hardline attitude extends to other facets of Imperial thought, with the Novamarines being notable proponents of the monodominant philosophy; deviation from Imperial norms is considered anathema, with a particular disgust saved for [[xenos]] life-forms.

As strict adherents to the Codex their fighting philosophy is extremely similar to the XIIIth Legion of old, perhaps even more so than the [[Ultramarines]] of the 41st millennium. However, they are exceptionally willing to assist other Imperial forces at every chance they get. Most importantly, they maintain a well-equipped armoury which includes archeotech from previous eras such as the [[Great Crusade]]. The lack of depletion in ther war materiel suggests that the Novamarines might have originally been among the "Unmarked," one of the five chapters of the Ultramarines Legion that weren't present at the [[Battle of Calth]] (with their first Chapter Master, Lucretius Corvo, confirmed as not having been there in time according to a HH short story). They certainly were among the first to be separated and renamed at the time of the [[Second Founding]].

===Founding===
[[Image:Novamarines Mark VI.JPG.jpg‎|200px|thumb|right|The quartered heraldry was used by Corvo's 90th company back in the Great Crusade]]The first [[Chapter Master]] of the Novamarines was Ultramarines [[Brother-Captain|Captain]] [[Lucretius Corvo]], an officer who won great renown fighting the [[Word Bearers]] during the [[Horus Heresy]]. Corvo was decorated by [[Roboute Guilliman]] himself - this decoration is now a sacred relic to the Novamarines, and is kept in the Fortress-Monastery.

At their founding they were assigned the world of Honourum by Guilliman, a world that at one point had marked the farthest point the [[Ultramarines]] had penetrated into the galactic north of Ultima Segmentum during the [[Great Crusade]]. Said world was once a beacon of Imperial civilisation, but was razed by [[Lorgar]] and [[Angron]] as a prelude to their [[Shadow Crusade]]. The world was left in ruins for much of the Horus Heresy and its cities were picked apart by scavengers; its people eventually devolved to a feral state due to the trauma and horrors they had witnessed. Honourum was eventually recaptured by the Ultramarines and re-garrisoned, although the cities were left in their state of ruin.

Because they now recruit from feral societies, the only notable surface difference between a Novamarine and an Ultramarine is that the Novamarines retain the tribal practice of tattooing their skin, incorporating it into their beliefs as an [[Emperor]]-blessed way of armouring their souls, as well as recording their deeds upon their bodies.

===Recent Years===
The Novamarines have been notably involved with combating the emergent [[Tau]] life-form, though that does not mean they fight xenos exclusively: after two years of honourably participating in the [[Badab War]] the Novamarines forces withdrew in order to contest an [[Orks|Ork]] invasion that threatened their homeworld, although rumours suggest the [[Inquisition]] reassigned them in fear that they would not be enthusiastic enough when facing the secessionist forces.
 
Since then they have deployed a large amount of their manpower to aid in defending against the Thirteenth [[Black Crusade]], as well as the Terran Crusade which took Gulliman from [[Macragge]] to [[Terra]]. When the [[Death Guard]] attacked the Macragge system, the Novamarines mobilized their force against the traitor Astartes. Their Chapter Master Bardan Dovaro was killed in the defense of the [[Star Fort]] ''Galatan''.