Editing Star Phantoms (section)

==History==
The Star Phantoms are a Chapter whose many victories remain unsung because of its own penchant for [[Dark Angels|secrecy and isolationism]]. ''Apparently'' part of the '''Sentinel Founding''' early in the 38th millenium, the Chapter was founded to shore up the defenses of the [[Imperium]] in many [[Anal circumference|vulnerable parts]] of its vast domain.

Their heritage is unknown however; though the [[Adeptus Terra]] supposedly has evidence that they are descendants of the [[Dark Angels]], but the first founding chapter denies all links to the Star Phantoms because <s>of course they do</s> THE DARK ANGELS TELL THE TRUTH ALL THE TIME, while the Star Phantoms themselves take any suggestion of being descended from the Dark Angels as cause for [[Butthurt|grievous offense]], so if there ever was a connection between them, it obviously resulted in some acrimonious split. Further evidence of their origins also comes from the fact that their skull-in-hourglass iconography is the same as the '''[[First Founding|First Legion's]] "[[Dreadwing]]"''' before the legions were broken down into [[Codex Astartes|chapters]]. Furthermore, the Star Phantoms fought alongside the [[Flesh Tearers]] WAY back in M31, so either the [[Matt Ward|canon is broken]] or there is [[Dark Angels|secrecy]] and [[A Game of Pretend|misdirection]] afoot, or the warp threw some of them back to before they were founded. There is some evidence that the Dark Angels didn't start <s>hunting The Fallen</s> FIGHTING THE TRAITOR LEGIONS until after the Second Founding, having met at a grand conclave and agreed to the collective sins of the chapter. If the Star Phantoms got pissy and defensive about their heritage and elected to follow the new Codex out of spite, it was probably then. Any Dark Angels and successor marines that disagreed with the whole hunt the [[Fallen]] thing presumably were allowed the join the Star Phantoms in exchange for silence.

Initially based in the Mausoleum world of Haakoneth, the Chapter became fleet-based by necessity upon the destruction of the planet in 120.M40 by a [[Hrud]] invasion, and since that time had been [[grimdark|grimly]] plying the space lanes of Segmentum Obscurus. The Chapter was counted as one of those who participated in the [[Macharian Crusade]], and was also one of the Chapters that brought back order to the worlds conquered in the crusade when the Macharian Heresy erupted after the [[Lord Solar Macharius|Lord Solar]]'s death, coming to blows with the [[Marines Malevolent]], of all people.

They got themselves involved in the [[Badab War]] in M41, having been brought into the war via the [[Inquisition]] and they committed their full Chapter strength to the war effort. Some suspect they got involved due to some grudge held against the [[Astral Claws]] which the Inquisition leveraged against them. But when approached about the subject they remained tight lipped on the matter. By the time they entered the war it was nearly at its close anyway, but the Astral Claws were rooted in their Palace of Thorns and it would be a tough fight to dig them out. The Star Phantoms got stuck right in and [[Get shit done|got shit done]], being the ones to break the orbital defences around the [[Astral Claws]] homeworld and laying siege to [[Lugft Huron]]'s '''Fortress of Thorns''' and defeating him, though costing themselves most of the chapter in the process.

For this the [[High Lords of Terra]] awarded them lordship over the [[Astral Claws]] former domains, so they set their damaged battle barge down on the ice world of '''Jahga''' to serve as their new fortress monastery.

Despite the chapter's losses, they are still dedicated to battling xenos throughout the galaxy. Most recently, they have dispatched several battle companies to Segmentum Tempestus to confront Hive Fleet Leviathan. They have used their knowledge of rapid deployment tactics and breaking up alien conspiracies to shatter the [[lictor]] seeding and assassin broods used by Leviathan and forced the hive fleet to evolve the [[dimachaeron]]. The 5th Company is also out crusading with the [[Black Templars]] and [[Drunk Marines|Libators]] against some orks.