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	Hektors body had barely hit the bloodied steps of the Imperial Palace when the traitor hordes began to rout. The tide had turned and the hard-pressed defenders opportunity to avenge their fallen was upon then and their counter-offensive began in earnest. Old habits die hard however; Amidst the chaos of the Traitor retreat, the Justicars began to form a rearguard with practised fluidity. Warriors from the [[Heralds_of_Hektor\|First]], [[Sons_of_Fire\|Fourth]] and [[Eternal_Zealots\|Sixteenth]] either reformed with them, or showed no intention of retreating anyway.		Hektors body had barely hit the bloodied steps of the Imperial Palace when the traitor hordes began to rout. The tide had turned and the hard-pressed defenders opportunity to avenge their fallen was upon then and their counter-offensive began in earnest. Old habits die hard however; Amidst the chaos of the Traitor retreat, the Justicars began to form a rearguard with practised fluidity. Warriors from the [[Heralds_of_Hektor\|First]], [[Sons_of_Fire\|Fourth]] and [[Eternal_Zealots\|Sixteenth]] either reformed with them, or showed no intention of retreating anyway.
	An intense struggle began as rage and hatred on both sides crashed into one another yet afain that day. The traitors lead by Uriel and [[~~Aubrey_The_Grey~~\|Aubrey]] fought bitterly, but they were forced back step by bloody step at the hands of the vengeful loyalists. Through the begrudgingly valiant efforts of the traitors, the rearguard served its purpose; Hektors lifeless body had been evacuated from Terra and the majority of the remaining traitors had escaped into the void. Those in the rearguard had all but died to a man, even Uriel himself had been banished into the warp. Only [[~~Aubrey_The_Grey~~]] survived, forced into an escaping ship by his own men.		An intense struggle began as rage and hatred on both sides crashed into one another yet afain that day. The traitors lead by Uriel and [[Aubrey The Grey\|Aubrey]] fought bitterly, but they were forced back step by bloody step at the hands of the vengeful loyalists. Through the begrudgingly valiant efforts of the traitors, the rearguard served its purpose; Hektors lifeless body had been evacuated from Terra and the majority of the remaining traitors had escaped into the void. Those in the rearguard had all but died to a man, even Uriel himself had been banished into the warp. Only [[Aubrey The Grey]] survived, forced into an escaping ship by his own men.

	Those at Terra had died to a man, but the majority of the surviving Justicars were spared the Scouring, so dispersed were they across the galaxy that they escaped by sheer virtue of their own diffuse deployment and small numbers. Not all were so lucky however, many of the legions networks were violently uprooted, and many hidden caches and forward bases were discovered; the vengeful guns of the Loyalists exacted a heavy toll upon all the traitorous Thirteenth discovered.		Those at Terra had died to a man, but the majority of the surviving Justicars were spared the Scouring, so dispersed were they across the galaxy that they escaped by sheer virtue of their own diffuse deployment and small numbers. Not all were so lucky however, many of the legions networks were violently uprooted, and many hidden caches and forward bases were discovered; the vengeful guns of the Loyalists exacted a heavy toll upon all the traitorous Thirteenth discovered.

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	\|Primarch = [[Uriel Salazar]]		\|Primarch = [[Uriel Salazar]]
	\|Homeworld = [[Tiberia V]]		\|Homeworld = [[Tiberia V]]
	\|Specialty = Deception, Denial, Intelligence		\|Specialty = Deception, Denial, Intelligence, Anti-Witch operations
	\|Strength = Accurate Figure Unknown; believed to be over 150,000 at start of Heresy.		\|Strength = Accurate Figure Unknown; believed to be over 150,000 at start of Heresy.
	\|Allegiance = Traitor. Tzeentch.		\|Allegiance = Traitor. Tzeentch.

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	<span style="font-size:190%">'''T'''</span>'''he Justicars''' were a Traitor [[Legiones Astartes (Hektor Heresy)\|Space Marine Legion]]. Atypical for Astartes, the 13th joked, talked freely, and pulled pranks on each other. This stood juxtaposed against a solid reputation for relentless professionalism on the battlefield. ~~Once considered~~ the ~~most loyal~~ and ~~trusted~~ of the ~~great Legions~~, they were ~~consumed by~~ the ~~powers~~ of ~~Chaos~~ and ~~sided with [[Hektor Cincinnatus]] in the [[Hektor Heresy]]~~. Among the ranks of the Traitors, they are unusually renowned for their selflessness and courage - the same qualities that had made the 13th beloved servants of the Emperor.		<span style="font-size:190%">'''T'''</span>'''he Justicars''' were a Traitor [[Legiones Astartes (Hektor Heresy)\|Space Marine Legion]]. Atypical for Astartes, the 13th joked, talked freely, and pulled pranks on each other. This stood juxtaposed against a solid reputation for relentless professionalism on the battlefield. The Emperor crafted their gene-sire Uriel Salazar as a great weapon against the dark powers of Chaos, and Uriel's gene-sons were well-equipped to carry on that mission against the Witch Kings and Sorcerers who plagued humanity at the end of the Age of Strife. Yet as the mission of the Legion evolved into a fight against the corrupting touch of Chaos within the young Imperium, they were drawn into the web of Tzeentch and turned against mankind. Among the ranks of the Traitors, they are unusually renowned for their selflessness and courage - the same qualities that had made the 13th beloved servants of the Emperor.


	=Legion History=		=Legion History=
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	- Uriel Salazar, ''Confessions''		- Uriel Salazar, ''Confessions''


	The story of the Justicars is both irony and tragedy. The Emperor crafted their gene-sire Uriel Salazar as a great weapon against the dark powers of Chaos, and Uriel's gene-sons were well-equipped to carry on that mission against the Witch Kings and Sorcerers who plagued humanity at the end of the Age of Strife. Yet as the mission of the Legion evolved into a fight against the corrupting touch of Chaos within the young Imperium, they were drawn into the web of Tzeentch and turned against mankind.


	==Humble Beginnings==		==Humble Beginnings==

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	The first recruits for the nascent Thirteenth Legion came from the children of the Emperor's defeated enemies in the [[Unification Wars (Hektor Heresy)\|Unification Wars]]. From those few who survived the gene-seed, the ten best were selected to make up the Thirteenth Squad the [[Sacred Band]] and fight in the Pacification of the Merican Hives under the command of [[Hektor Cincinnatus]]. Led by Aldous Cadigan, the Thirteenth Squad undertook reconnaissance and kill-team missions. They were rightly commended for slaying the Psysavant Cabal of San Angelus before the battle for that hive commenced, but the six survivors of the Thirteenth Squad refused to accept decorations and asked that the honours only be awarded to the fallen. For this reason, only the names of the slain are commemorated: Hong-Lau Shi, Zlatko Tolyan Blazić, Malik Al-Hasheem, and ~~Arkady Balotin~~. The ~~humility struck~~ a chord with the rest of the legion, and the legions first tradition began.		The first recruits for the nascent Thirteenth Legion came from the children of the Emperor's defeated enemies in the [[Unification Wars (Hektor Heresy)\|Unification Wars]]. From those few who survived the gene-seed, the ten best were selected to make up the Thirteenth Squad the [[Sacred Band]] and fight in the Pacification of the Merican Hives under the command of [[Hektor Cincinnatus]]. Led by Aldous Cadigan, the Thirteenth Squad undertook reconnaissance and kill-team missions. They were rightly commended for slaying the Psysavant Cabal of San Angelus before the battle for that hive commenced, but the six survivors of the Thirteenth Squad refused to accept decorations and asked that the honours only be awarded to the fallen. For this reason, only the names of the slain are commemorated: Hong-Lau Shi, Zlatko Tolyan Blazić, Malik Al-Hasheem, and Librarian Kamaraj Kohli. The gesture would later strike a chord with the rest of the legion, and the legions first official tradition began.

	Despite impressing with their combat effectiveness and humility, Cadigan and his men played a limited role in the Unification Wars. New recruits were inducted into their number, now styled the Thirteenth Legion, but they held up no great battle honours. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the warriors of the Thirteenth carried out small operations against high-value targets, particularly enemy psykers, ahead of the more glorious battles fought by other Legionnaires. Certainly ''someone'' was doing this dirty work, for the chronicles of the Unification Wars often make reference to sorcerers serving Techno-Barbarian Warlords such as Nathaniel Dume or Kalagann of Ursh, but hardly ever speak of these powerful figures intervening against the Emperor's armies after the Pacification of the Merican Hives.		Despite impressing with their combat effectiveness and humility, Cadigan and his men played a limited role in the Unification Wars. New recruits were inducted into their number, now styled the Thirteenth Legion, but they held up no great battle honours. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the warriors of the Thirteenth carried out small operations against high-value targets, particularly enemy psykers, ahead of the more glorious battles fought by other Legionnaires. Certainly ''someone'' was doing this dirty work, for the chronicles of the Unification Wars often make reference to sorcerers serving Techno-Barbarian Warlords such as Nathaniel Dume or Kalagann of Ursh, but hardly ever speak of these powerful figures intervening against the Emperor's armies after the Pacification of the Merican Hives.

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	:* Witch kill-team operations		:* Witch kill-team operations
	:* Reconnaissance		:* Reconnaissance
			:* Logistics interdiction
			:* Communications and infrastructure sabotage

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	As expected of a member of the Legiones Astartes, the Justicars brought many systems into compliance with the Imperium. Their measured care when pacifying human worlds and their precise rebuilding efforts bought the Imperium boundless goodwill and loyalty.		As expected of a member of the Legiones Astartes, the Justicars brought many systems into compliance with the Imperium. Their measured care when pacifying human worlds and their precise rebuilding efforts bought the Imperium boundless goodwill and loyalty.
	Many more worlds than usual were established as recruiting worlds for the legion, mostly to offset the supply issues the Justicars faced after their dispute with the Mechanicum. ~~Most~~ of these recruiting worlds would go on to raise significant numbers of regiments that the Thirteenth ~~would build~~ their Compliance Groups around, especially late in the Great Crusade when Astartes were ~~few and far between~~.		Many more worlds than usual were established as recruiting worlds for the legion though, mostly to offset the supply issues the Justicars faced after their dispute with the Mechanicum. The majority of these recruiting worlds would go on to raise significant numbers of regiments that the Thirteenth built their non-Astartes Compliance Groups around. This was true especially late in the Great Crusade when the Astartes were overextended across the vast frontiers of the Great Crusade.
	Some forge worlds were even brought under the legions ~~control~~ on similar grounds; the legion needed the industrial support they provided more than ~~the already scant~~ goodwill of Mars.		Some independent forge worlds were even brought under the legions wing on similar grounds; the legion needed the industrial support they provided more than what little goodwill Mars had left for the legion.

	~~:*'''[[Tiberia_V]]''', Uriels Home-world.~~
	~~:*'''The Illyrian Sub-Sector'''~~
	~~:*'''Weizhen Sub-Sector'''~~
	~~:*'''Perfidiae V''',~~ the ~~first world affected by the strange witch cults that Uriel would obsess over~~.


			:*'''[[Tiberia_V]]''', Uriels Home-world.<br/>
			:*'''The Illyrian Sub-Sector'''<br/>
			:*'''Weizhen Sub-Sector'''<br/>
			:*'''Perfidiae V''', the first world affected by the strange witch cults that Uriel would obsess over.<br/>

	=Fleet=		=Fleet=

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	The Justicars were known to possess an extensive fleet, though light on the heavy capital ships many other Legions favoured. Instead their fleet was comprised of vast quantities intermediate and small vessels such as strike cruisers.		The Justicars were known to possess an extensive fleet, though light on the heavy capital ships many other Legions favoured. Instead their fleet was comprised of vast quantities intermediate and small vessels such as strike cruisers.
	The legion ~~prefers~~ fleet combat over boarding action, placing trust in their fleet commanders who ~~are~~ quietly renowned for their skill on the battlespace.		The legion favours ranged fleet combat over boarding action, placing trust in their fleet commanders who became quietly renowned for their skill on the battlespace.
			The Justicars were also suspected of utilising a number of captured xenos and non-imperial vessels, or incorporating xenos and non-imperial technology into their void-ship designs. Whether this occurred before or after the legions feud with the Mechanicum is unknown. Given the Legion's supply issues and frequent activities beyond the Imperium's focus, such suspicions may well be true. But it is equally likely such reports originate from the Justicars themselves.

	The Justicars were also suspected of utilising a number of captured xenos and non-imperial vessels, or incorporating xenos and non-imperial technology into their void-ship designs. Whether this occurred before or after the legions feud with the Mechanicum is unknown. Given the Legion's frequent activities beyond the Imperium's focus, such suspin originating from the Justicars themselves.		At the beginning of the Heresy, the Justicars are ''believed'' to have had:

	At the ~~beginncions are next to impossible to prove if indeed such suspicions are are not just misinformatioing~~ of the Heresy, the Justicars are ''believed'' to have had:

	2 Gloriana-class Flagships <br/ >		2 Gloriana-class Flagships <br/ >

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	The geneseed of the XIII was once noted as remarkably stable by Terran records at the end of the Unification Wars. From there on however, few complete records remain; A testament to the legions skill at counter-intelligence. What little we have left suggests significant genetic mutations began to manifest during the latter stages of the Great Crusade, and the legion subsequently tried to obfuscate this fact. ~~Sadly~~, not enough evidence exists for a conclusive statement. However, it only takes simple observation on the current state of the Justicars to note the genetic purity noted at their inception is no longer present, no doubt thanks to their new master.		The geneseed of the XIII was once noted as remarkably stable by Terran records at the end of the Unification Wars. From there on however, few complete records remain; A testament to the legions skill at counter-intelligence. What little we have left suggests significant genetic mutations began to manifest during the latter stages of the Great Crusade, and the legion subsequently tried to obfuscate this fact. They largely succeeded as sadly, not enough evidence exists for a conclusive statement. However, it only takes simple observation on the current state of the Justicars to note the genetic purity noted at their inception is no longer present, no doubt thanks to their new master.

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