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The Lions didn't let up, and kept pressing for an investigation, right up to the Third War for [[Armageddon]]. The entire chapter got deployed to a single hive, and thanks to spectacularly bad intelligence they ended up outnumbered, unsupported, and taking heavy losses at every battle. Matters came to a head when "[[Ork]] snipers" managed to take out every [[Apothecary]] remaining in the Chapter, leaving them without any means to recover the [[gene-seed]] from their fallen. The remaining 95 Lions decided that they would fight off all the Orks on Armageddon or die trying, and presumably died trying. Although, it is possible (even somewhat likely) that Astartes from other chapters fighting on Armageddon might come to their aid, maybe help with Apothecary problem. [[Reasonable Marines|The more "sane" chapters]] tend to stick together. | The Lions didn't let up, and kept pressing for an investigation, right up to the Third War for [[Armageddon]]. The entire chapter got deployed to a single hive, and thanks to spectacularly bad intelligence they ended up outnumbered, unsupported, and taking heavy losses at every battle. Matters came to a head when "[[Ork]] snipers" managed to take out every [[Apothecary]] remaining in the Chapter, leaving them without any means to recover the [[gene-seed]] from their fallen. The remaining 95 Lions decided that they would fight off all the Orks on Armageddon or die trying, and presumably died trying. Although, it is possible (even somewhat likely) that Astartes from other chapters fighting on Armageddon might come to their aid, maybe help with Apothecary problem. [[Reasonable Marines|The more "sane" chapters]] tend to stick together. | ||
Things may be looking up for them as a new book "Blood and Fire" is about the Black Templars helping them out. | |||
"[[Ork]] snipers" has since become slang for [[Vindicare]] assassins, or more generally for any implausible cover story for an [[Inquisition]] action. | "[[Ork]] snipers" has since become slang for [[Vindicare]] assassins, or more generally for any implausible cover story for an [[Inquisition]] action. | ||
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| Celestial Lions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Homeworld | Elysium IX | |
| Strength | 95, probably 0 | |
| Specialty | Messing with the Inquisition | |
| Allegiance | Imperium | |
| Colours | Blue on Gold | |
The Celestial Lions (calling them "Celestial Loins" would be a joke in poor taste, given their tremendous losses of late) are a chapter of Space Marines in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. They are an object lesson of what happens to people who try and mess with the Inquisition without serious backup (like being a First Founding chapter).
The Celestial Lions came into conflict with the Inquisition over a planet they were pacifying. After the Lions took out the corrupt leadership and were preparing to head home, the Inquisitor in charge of the mission decided that, if the leadership had been corrupt, the entire planet was probably in league with Chaos, and that Exterminatus was the only option. The Celestial Lions were horrified, and when they could not stop the bombing, they decided to file a complaint with the High Lords of Terra. The ship bearing the delegation "mysteriously" got lost and found itself in Ork-controlled space; only the wreckage was recovered later.
The Lions didn't let up, and kept pressing for an investigation, right up to the Third War for Armageddon. The entire chapter got deployed to a single hive, and thanks to spectacularly bad intelligence they ended up outnumbered, unsupported, and taking heavy losses at every battle. Matters came to a head when "Ork snipers" managed to take out every Apothecary remaining in the Chapter, leaving them without any means to recover the gene-seed from their fallen. The remaining 95 Lions decided that they would fight off all the Orks on Armageddon or die trying, and presumably died trying. Although, it is possible (even somewhat likely) that Astartes from other chapters fighting on Armageddon might come to their aid, maybe help with Apothecary problem. The more "sane" chapters tend to stick together.
Things may be looking up for them as a new book "Blood and Fire" is about the Black Templars helping them out.
"Ork snipers" has since become slang for Vindicare assassins, or more generally for any implausible cover story for an Inquisition action.