Editing Executioners (section)

==Badab==
As mentioned before, the Executioners fought alongside the [[Astral Claws]] during the Badab War. However, they always refused to work directly under [[Lugft Huron]], instead working in separate battlefields by themselves and even sparing survivors if their objectives were met. Of course, this pissed the Tyrant off to no end, especially when they turned on the Astral Claws when they had a disagreement over what to do about a surrendered force of Loyalist Space Marines. Of course, the idea of Space Marines surrendering is rather ridiculous, but the loyalists probably didn't see the Tyrant's side as traitors so much as "doing their duty even when it pisses off the High Lords" and so might have seen themselves as surrendering to fellow loyalists. Not dishonorable or cowardly and spares them the need to keep killing their cousins and brothers. Not that it stopped them from tearing a new one to the [[Howling Griffons]] when upon their arrival to Badab, the bulk of the chapter fell upon the Khymera outpost located in the fringes of the sector, effectively knocking the griffons out of the war.

During a particularly violent [[Zone Mortalis]] action, an entire company was wiped out to the man by the [[Carcharodons]], but not before they managed to deal the same blow in return. It is only known because a Loyalist naval patrol found the battlefield strewn with both Executioner and Carcharodon bodies, all in various states of dismemberment. No survivors were found amongst the bodies and [[Manly Marines|both sides refuse to say anything about it]]. But with all things considered, the Executioners are ''technically'' the only chapter to win a battle against the Space Sharks. Keep in mind, this is the same chapter who waged practical genocide on Badab Prime and who basically trashed [[Abaddon|Abaddon's]] 7th [[Black Crusade]]. Most likely the Sharks lost themselves to their bloodlust and the Executioners don't want their fellow Space Marines to suffer for it. Because tattling is dishonorable.

The crunch moment came during '''The Red Hour'' when the Executioners caught the ship of [[Pellas Mir'san]], the Salamanders captain who led their detachment in the Badab theatre. Mir'san did the sensible thing and surrendered, only for a group of Astral Claws to rock up and begin murdering the [[Salamanders]] for their gene-seed. Realising that they'd been abetting a monstrous crime and receiving a tongue-lashing from Mir'san, Thulsa Kane of the Executioners flew into a rage and attacked the Astral Claws in turn. A savage battle resulted, and once that was done the Executioners left the Salamanders to escape. What followed for the Executioners was a long and brutal campaign of attacks on their former allies, though the Loyalists continued to hunt for them.

Eventually, the [[Sons of Medusa]] and Carcharodons drew up plans to hunt down and destroy the Chapter once and for all. However, this bloody end was averted by Mir'san, who considered himself in debt to Kane. Probably also because of their conduct proving they were not traitorous or Chaotic at all, otherwise Mir'san wouldn't have gotten involved. Interrupting a fight between the ''Night Hag'' and two Sons of Medusa ships, he successfully talked Kane into surrendering (thus proving that Salamanders can be cool when written properly). The Executioners quit the war zone while their command company were escorted to Nocturne, where they would wait out the rest of the conflict.

After the secessionists surrendered, the Executioners were put on trial by the Loyalists alongside the other traitors. After some probing by the Inquisition and being vouched for by the [[Salamanders]], who fought in the war against them, they were deemed redeemable by the court. They were sent on a century long penitent crusade and were not allowed to recruit any new neophytes. In the opening years they were actually pretty damn successful, taking down a pocket empire within the galactic core that was supported by ''three'' separate Traitor Legions and another Titan Legion. Even after that, they took down a fucking heretical [[Rogue Trader]] Dynasty (which seems to be becoming a speciality of theirs, they acquired their flagship that way). Currently they're killing Necrons in and around the [[Orphean War|Orpheus sector]].

With the coming of 8th Edition, updated rules for Thulsa Kane, and most chapters being reinforced by [[Primaris Marines]], there may be hope for the Executioners. Though considering they're balls deep in Necrons and still haven't had a fluff mention even after the [[Indomitus Crusade]], we won't know for sure.