Libators
| Libators | ||
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| Founding | 2nd Founding | |
| Successors of | Ultramarines | |
| Chapter Master | Unknown | |
| Homeworld | Unknown | |
| Strength | Around 1,000 | |
| Specialty | Getting drunk | |
| Allegiance | Imperium of Man | |
| Colours | Yellow with Black Trim and Shoulders | |
History
The Liberators Libators have an... interesting chapter history. They pull a reverse Star Phantoms, being well-documented as a member of the Ultramarines Second Founding chapters but having almost no notable engagements or alliances before Roboute Guilliman awoke and called them out. Currently, they dispatched two companies to Maccragge to defend against the Death Guard and have three companies on crusade with the Black Templars to clear the Badab sector of ork pirates.
Chapter Iconography
The term "Libator" would mean "one who pours an offering drink out to a deity" and the chapter symbol is a chalice.
The mystery has been officialy unveiled in the "Indomitus" Space Marine Codex for 8th Edition. Apparently, their name and iconography stem from their habit of letting their enemies' blood as a tribute to both their Primarch and the Emperor, a fact that has led them to be known as some of the most brutal Ultramarne successors. They have a tendency to reserve the worst treatment for enemy champions and leaders, as these are seen as the worthiest offerings of all (reason for which they incurred in several censures during various occasions).
Tl;dr: Khorne-flavored Ultramarines. Might be interesting to have some details on some of their earlier campaigns... I mean, can every one of these guys have remained uncorropted by the touch of the Blood God, when we have plenty of traitor marines hailing from, say, the Sons of Guilliman?