Editing The Crusaders (section)

=Geneseed and Successors=

Prior to the rediscovery of their Primarch, the Geneseed of the Legion was noted for its unusually slow maturation.

Thomas Gaudin had resisted the ''Institutorum Astartes'' reforms, feeling that the Imperium needed the unitary commands of the Legions in order to resist external threats, also noting that his Legion’s highly decentralized structure meant it did not need any further dividing. Although he was particularly anxious about a resurgence of the Traitors, Gaudin also noted that the Astartes would face many Xenos invaders, including the Harakien Eldar Empire and the ever-present Orks. He was eventually forced to back down, though as it turned out the dividing of the Legion was more de-facto then most of the other Legions, which had never been as divided as the Crusaders were. The first Chapter would retain the Crusaders name and remain in the Segmentum Solar with Sturmundrang is its principal recruiting ground.  Four more Chapters were assigned to watch the remaining segmenta and named accordingly: the Crusaders Obscurus, Crusaders Pacificus, Crusaders Tempestus, and the Ultima Crusaders.  These five senior Chapters were all fleet-based so they could swiftly move from trouble-spot to trouble-spot and serve as reserve forces while coordinating the efforts of the remaining Second Founding Chapters of the Crusaders.

==Notable Successors==

*Thomas Gaudin established the '''Aurorans''' in the Second Founding as a tempered, range-focused chapter that could adapt itself to any situation.
*The '''[[Nova Defenders]]''' were a Third Founding Chapter tasked with defending an ancient technological facility at the edge of the Ultima Segmentum.
*During the Second Founding, the fiercest members of the Crusaders were gathered together in the '''[[Thousand Swords]]'''
*The '''Sons of Ragnarok''' were part of the 13th Founding to guard the Armageddon Sector. From the planet of Pyran they have steadfastly fought the Orks that endlessly raid and ravage the sector.


'''Colours of Notable Crusaders Successors'''
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File:Novadefenders.jpg|[[Nova Defenders]]
File:Tsmarine.jpg|[[Thousand Swords]]
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