Mortifactors
| Mortifactors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Founding | Second Founding | |
| Successors of | Ultramarines | |
| Chapter Master | Unknown | |
| Primarch | Roboute Guilliman | |
| Homeworld | Bascilica Mortis, orbiting Posul | |
| Strength | ~1000 Marines | |
| Specialty | Tribal Savages / Night Fighting | |
| Allegiance | Imperium of Man | |
| Colours | Black & White | |
The Mortifactors are a Primogenitor Chapter REALLY do not get one with their forefathers, despite the fact that they follow the codex and are the second sons of the XIIIth Legion.
History
The differences between them are mostly cultural rather than doctrinal, and (like the Fenrisians) is more a result of the homeworld they decided to inhabit than anything else.
Posul is the stereotypical savage world, almost completely dark due to having a thick, smoky atmosphere and is populated by cannibalistic tribal warriors who constantly wage war upon one another. This is probably contributed to the fact that any night world will have little to no plantlife, so the population would have to become carnivores by necessity, and like any world in the Imperium, humans are rarely in short supply.
Their chapter Fortress-Monastery is a massive space station that orbits the planet. It's halls are filled with rows of engraved skulls; the final resting place of fallen brothers. While the chapels and shrines of the chapter are filled with the skulls of enemies who have been defeated.
Very peculiarly, the Chaplains of the Mortifactors are chosen exclusively from the shamans of Posul, which is probably a massive contributory factor to the behaviour of the chapter. Their typical rites involve copious amounts of blood-letting and shared blood drinking, where the enhanced physiologies of the astartes will interpret the combination of visions to interpret future battle plans.
Furthermore, once a battle has been won, they will go amongst the fallen enemies and consume portions of their flesh (presumably where it is safe to do so) before collecting the skulls of worthy foes to return to the chapter. To outsiders this makes them little better than extreme savages at best and outright Heretics at worst.
Apparently, they had very little contact with the other Primogenitors, being generally treated with suspicion but little outright antipathy. The full extent of their differences only really came to light when Uriel Ventris fought alongside them against the Tyranids, much to the disgust of the Ultramarines. However on that occasion the Mortifactors had the backing of the Inquisition and the Ultramarines came off with the least amount of honour from that engagement.
Relics
One controversial relic the Mortifactors owned was Roboute Guilliman's combat knife, though it remains unknown how they came to possess it. It caused them no end of trouble because the other primogenitors would protest that such deviants were holding a relic of their primarch.
It was only when the Lord of Macragge interceded that the Mortifactors gave up the relic. But rather than surrender it to the Ultramarines or any other descendant of Guilliman, they entrusted it to the Deathwatch for safe keeping, where it might be still used by Mortifactors who swear oaths to the Ordo Xenos.