Editing Chapter of the Forlorn Hope (section)

==Doctrines and Specialties==
Officially, the Maverick Marines are a specialized in close combat and siege warfare in Imperial documents. However, an imbedded Inquisitor attempted to report the following before the transmission was intercepted and the Inquisitor vanished:

          "''During my time among the serfs of the Maverick Marines Chapter, I was perplexed at the odd natures and blatant heretical actions they committed in the name of mankind and the God-Emperor. Although many of the battle brothers are clearly insane, from what I cannot be sure of, it is my profound belief that the Chapter hides its true self behind the mask of its cursed founding gene seed. This 'curse', should one call it that, has been obvious since the Chapters creation. It does appear to have affected a majority of its number but equally not the others. Those that are unaffected form the bulwark of its fighting forces leaving those that bare the marks of the curse to their own devices and further still as cannon fodder upon the field of battle. I have witnessed first hand the true might of the Chapter. Entire companies of psykers have been deployed into battle but in the aftermath there is no trace they had been there at all. I have seen special operation forces of battle brothers darken their armor and weapons and seek out a target on the field of battle and rogue mission alike, and again there is no trace of these units when their deed is done. Where they do excel in close combat and siege warfare I cannot help but feel they are more diverse and cleaver than I previous believed. They must hold a secret close to their breast that could rip the Imperium asunder.''"
          ('''Transmission Intercepted''')

The truth of the Mavericks is that they are a force organized into elite units used to serve as an augmenting force to an already existing one. This does not mean that they are not capable of fielding their own companies. Taken from their study of the Eldar Path System, the Chapter has adopted this channeling of its forces onto their desired paths. Those that start on these paths are called Aspirants and bare no mark of insanity or mental degradation. As they progress along their respected path of choice they are able to change their path and join another after having reached a certain level of understanding and training. This allows them to bring new skills and experience from one path to another, further enhancing the effectiveness of these units. As an Aspirant moves from one path to another, an Aspirant's armor will possess several different layers of chameleon overlay giving the armor a truly unique color that varies in the light and angle in which the observer views the Maverick Marine from. As of the current date within 8th edition the Maverick Marines follow the main paths of Paths:

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! Path !! Appearance !! Description
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| Aspirant || Base Silver || Those that are seen fit to choose their Path are given their muscle etched silver breastplates. As of this point they have not chosen their desired path and as such have not been granted the ability to add a chameleon overlay.
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| Shadow of Death || Varies according to mission || These units specialize in special operations of assassination and subterfuge.
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| Serpent's Lash || Base silver with green chameleon overlay || Those that wish to earn the right to carry the Serpent's Tongue, a Chapter Relic, they must first master this path on their way to becoming The First. It focuses on the quick and fluid motions of a power spear to not only keep an enemy at arms length but to strike it down with brutal efficiency. This is also the Path that its Aspirants who make up the ranks of the first company. 
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| The Truth || Base silver with black chameleon overlay || Those that embark on the path to becoming a Chaplin.
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| Reborn || Base silver with blue chameleon overlay || Those that embark on the path to becoming a Techmarine.
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| Power || Base silver with purple chameleon overlay || those that embark on the path to becoming Weirds. 
|}

There are many Paths open to the Chapter but many will fall into the categories listed above. It is not uncommon for an Aspirant of the Path of Power to also follow the Path of the Reborn or another of their choosing. This is a very unique element within the Chapter allowing non-psykers to attain a measure of training within the Librarius that does allow them to manipulate the powers of the warp with very limited degrees of success, unusually in the form of The Emperor's Tarot and short vision quests to see the near future. Unlike their more restrictive brother Chapters, this also allows the more restricted Chaplaincy, Librarius, and Techmarines to intermix their disciplines to varying degrees. Due to this system, it is difficult for outside observers to know how many brothers there are within any discipline at any given time leaving their numbers to only be guessed at.