Editing Silver Blades (section)

==Gene-Seed==

The Silver Blades' gene-seed is pretty unstable, usually mutating if replicated incorrectly. This was unknown to the Emperor. He raised the Legion using this faulty Gene-seed, but the gene-seed proved so impure that it hardly created functional organs. Sus-An membranes malfunctioned , Ossmodulas overworked themselves, marines grew much larger than usual, Larraman's Organs could be missing entirely, Catalepsean nodes did not work properly, Preomnor and Oolitic kidneys ignored lesser venoms and toxins such as alcohol, Lyman's ear did not work at all and Betcher's gland was often missing. At first, recruits received this gene-seed, but in time the Emperor forbade them from recruiting more until a solution was found. The lack of recruits, the casualties during the Compliance of Retuh, and the lack of a proper solution, lead to the Emperor setting an ultimatum for the IVth Legion's Apothecarion: Fix the gene-seed, or be terminated. Once Linares was reunited with his sons shortly after, he immediately began working with the Apothecarion to find the needed solution. The next few months were overwhelming for the Apothecarion. On their shoulders rested the lives of the entire Silver Blades Legion. When the ultimatum was about to expire, Linares, along with his Apothecaries, presented the now functional gene-seed and new replication process to avoid future mishaps.

Some organs could not be fixed. The Ossmodula and the Biscopea were left untouched, as being big even for an Astartes wasn't considered a flaw worth fixing. Instead it became a famous trait of the Legion. The kidneys organs were mostly fixed, but were still susceptible to the effects of alcohol. 

The gene-seed of the Silver Blades would forever be damaged and relatively unstable, but it was now in a state where it could be effectively used in order to build a strong IVth legion. In the wake of the Brotherwar and the ten thousands years leading up to the 41st millenium, many attempts would be made to fix the gene-seed, particularly upon the creation of new successors. With mixed results.