Sacred Band

This page details people, events, and organisations from the /tg/ Heresy, a fan re-working of the Warhammer 40,000 Universe. See the /tg/ Heresy Timeline and Galaxy pages for more information on the Alternate Universe.

The Sacred Band began as an experimental combat formation for the first of the Space Marines. It was formally disbanded before the end of the Unification Wars. However, the Sacred Band remained in existence as an informal "old boys" network among the Terran-born Adeptus Astartes.

Origins: The First and Last of the Primarchs

The Emperor created twenty god-like Primarchs in his laboratories deep beneath the Himalayzian Mountains, intending for these beings to be the spearheads of his Great Crusade. This plan was spoiled by the intervention of the Ruinous Powers, who opened a rift in the warp and scattered nineteen of the gestating Primarchs throughout the Galaxy. Only Hektor Cincinnatus was saved, thanks to the heroism of Malcador the Sigilite. Endlessly creative and adaptable, the Emperor of Mankind used the genetic material from his Primarchs to create a series of artificial organs - the gene-seed - to transform mortal warriors into superhuman Space Marines. Twenty different gene-lines of Space Marines w

Initially, the Emperor planned for the whole of his Space Marine Legion to be under the command of the remaining Primarch, Hektor. The first step in activating the Legion was the formation of a cadre unit, the Sacred Band.