Argent Strix

Argent Strix
Battle Cry	"Choke the enemy with our hate!" "Scour the stars, let the galaxy burn!" "You shall burn, even if we be the kindling!"
Founding	37th Millennium
Successors of	Chimeric: Ultramarines & Blood Angels
Successor Chapters	None
Chapter Master	Cypriane Ludovico
Primarch	Roboute Guilliman & Sanguinius
Homeworld	Orichalcum, Koschei System
Strength	~1,000 Marines
Allegiance	Imperium
Colours	Pallid Wych Flesh, Eshin Grey, Abbadon Black, Khorne Red, Gold.

"FIGHT TILL NONE MAY FIGHT ANYMORE! CHOKE THE DAEMONS WITH YOUR HATE! BE A BLIGHT UPON NURGLE! DESTROY THE PLAN OF TZEENTCH! GIVE SLAANESH A PAIN FROM WHICH EVEN SHE CANNOT DRAW PLEASURE! SHOW KHORNE TRUE RAGE! CRUSH THE DARK GODS! SCOUR THEIR FOLLOWERS FROM THE STARS!"

– Unknown Marine of the Argent Stix

Another Emperor-damned rolled up chapter by /tg/. What do they cook up this time? Apparently the misbegotten smurf bastard child of the Flesh Tearers and Black Templars raised by the Mortificators and living on a planet making more guns than a good chunk of Forge Worlds.

Fluff

Founding

Founded in the 37the Millennium, many believe that the groundwork for what would become the Argent Strix actually began back in the Cursed Founding, most likely as a Mechanicus experiment to see if the Blood Angels rage and thirst could be tempered and suppressed by mixing it with that of another Chapter. In this case, the gene-seed of the Ultramarines makes up roughly eighty to ninety percent of the gene-seed-derived organs, with two confirmed to be of Blood Angel origin: the Omophagea and Catalepsean Node. The experiment seemed to be a success: no manifestation of the Red Thirst or Black Rage, with the minor side-effect of a strange skin mutation and increased aggression. However, after Chief Apothecary Fuhor's confrontation with the Daemon Prince Malfarum Illdactus, a phenomenon similar to the Red Thirst seems to have manifest in the marines.

A group of Strix Battle-Brothers.

Mutations

"Look upon the Abhuman brother. Look upon the Ratling and Squat with their stunted height, look upon the bulk and small mind of the Ogryn, look upon the Beastman and his unsightly form. Know pity but not hate. For we too know the price of taint, to lose his blessing even if only for a moment. But we also know that such malformities can be used to serve him all the better. Do not lash at him for his curse. But instead teach him to serve the Emperor, as you do."

– Unnamed Chaplain of the Argent Strix

This chapter suffers from two mutations. The first is that with age the texture, toughness, and color of their veins and skin change. Over time a Strix's skin will harden to a smooth stony texture and continue to pale until becoming completely white, gaining an almost reflective quality. Finally, the veins in the area will blacken. Ultimately the final appearance is somewhat similar to marble, giving the 'elderly' marine an appearance of an ancient statue.

The second mutation occurred after the Chapter's founding, sometime during or after the confrontation between Chief Apothecary Fuhor and Malfarum Illdactus. The previously inactive Omophagea of the Strix has since become hyperstimulated, causing brothers of the chapter to randomly burst into feeding frenzies driven by an intense hunger for flesh and blood. Typically members of the chapter seek to combat this through rituals to help teach them control, though it can not always be avoided.

Homeworld

The Argent Strix calls the World of Vetus Sanguine, acting both as a Hive World and Armoury, their home. It is a mighty world, nearly five times the size of that of Holy Terra, but mostly hollow with a gravity only slightly stronger than standard. The Hives of the world themselves are advanced by the common standard of the Imperium.

Most of the population lives inside the massive, heavily fortified walls of the Hives for several reasons, namely that there is no water on the planet and the heat is unbearable. What's more, many factorums and much of planet's massive defense forces use the areas outside the hive as a testing ground for weapons and missiles. Still this does not stop petty bandit lords from trying to pop up in the waste, fighting over what little water their mills can produce. (will likely be expanded with its own page)

Chapter Structure

While the Chapter is adherent to the Codex Astartes, leading them to have a typically uniform organization, they do have one major difference. This change was brought about by the death of the legendary battle-brother Fuhorafter a fierce battle with the Khornate Daemon Prince, Malfarum Illdactus. The Apothecarion and the Chapter Command were merged into one, making the Chapter Master and Chief Apothecary of the Chapter are one and the same. This practice has also led to the Captains of the Argent Strix also training to become Apothecaries if they are not already one. The status of the Apothecary in the Argent Strix is outranked only by the Chief Apothecary himself.

Members of Note

Chief Apothecary Fuhor

The most famed member of the Chapter. By banishing the Khornate Daemon Prince, Malfarum Illdactus, Apothecary Fuhor forever immortalized himself as a hero of the chapter. Along with causing a Warband to break, he set in place many traditions the Chapter follows and was responsible for the creation of several relics of great importance. His armor is considered a sacred relic to this day; his Narthecium is considered one as well while being wielded by the acting Chapter Master.

Chapter Master and Chief Apothecary Cypriane Ludovico

The current acting Chapter Master and Imperial Lord of the Vetus system by decree of the High Council of Terra. Scourge of Chaos, by his banishment of a Greater Daemon of Chaos and the cleansing of a daemonic incursion. Honoured as the Guardian of Vetus Sanguine by the Chapter Master of the Ultramarines for his dedication to the preservation and protection of Imperial Munitions and Citizenry.

Master of Santicity Talionus Luthor

"I teach all my kin the value of a righteous mind and stalwart heart, fueled by vengeance, overseen by the Emperor's wrath. But let it also be known that a good windup on your swing never hurts."

– Talionus Luthor, on how to fight the enemies of man.

The Chapter's noble Master of Santicity, a who holds a prized and coveted role among the most pious and a respected title among the least. He is, if the chapter to be believed, the oldest living current marine, though the eventual turning of ancient brothers to statues cast some doubt on this. His true age is lost to the annals of time and even he cannot recall; all that's known for certain is that he's over one thousand and five hundred years old. With this advancing age, he's become a relic of the chapter in his own way, a living reliquary of the chapter's history. He's spent less time on the battlefield after losing his hand to an Ork Warboss several centuries ago.

Due to his advancing age, the transformation of his body, or merely the Chapter's attachment to someone who has taught many of them, he tends to be placed away from battle, leaving him to guard the Striges' home while out on campaigns. As much as it irks him to not be in battle he'd be lying if he said he didn't have anything to do: he mentors new chaplains, regales neophytes with the Chapter's history, and sheds his armor to walk among the people like a living statue, gracing them with the presence of an angel of the Emperor while lecturing them in the ways of He who stands above all others.

Steering one away from the opportunity to die a glorious death, crushing as many enemies as possible in a final charge, is not normally how the Argent Strix operates. Much of the Chapter would be lost without this mentor figure who seems to have stood since time immemorial.

But when he has no choice but to take to the field, there is one thing that's certain. He's still got it.

Chief Librarian Veristus Aethor

Responsible not only for his standard duties but also for keeping the warp-taint at bay while his brothers indulge in their blood rituals to stave off the madness the Argent Strix suffer from.

Veristus is an ancient battle-brother, witness to centuries worth of the Chapter's history. But he was not always a member of the Librarius. No, Veristus began his journey as an Astartes like the rest of his brothers but his path as a Librarian came during one fateful battle during the Chapter's infancy.

His claim to fame is becoming the first librarian of the Chapter and purging an entire world of heretic cultists and Astartes as well as their daemonic pets while realising his power as a psyker.

Relics

Heart of Illdactus

The still-beating heart of the Khornate Daemon Prince banished by Fuhor remains in their possession. Held as a relic by the chapter, the heart is used for its constant supply of blood in many of the Chapter's rituals, most notably the final test of Aspirants where they must drink deeply of its blood and overcome its Daemonic taint.

Armor of the Endurant

A set of what was once Mk.V Power Armor that over the years has been transformed by the Techmarines of the chapter into a master-crafted set of Artificer armor. Why this armor was tended to with such care by the chapter is its own tale. While the exact details, such as the name of the one who once wore it, have been lost, the tale itself has not and bears quite a few similarities to the legend of Fuhor. Once the brother who wielded this armor stood alone against dark forces, last surviving member of his squad but unyielding. He fought on till the battle was won, succumbing to his wounds after the battle, his blood forever staining the interior of the armor.

Now the armor's machine spirit blazes with brilliance, driving its wearer to the front of the battle, its heraldry seeming to blaze to life in the light, amplifying the voice of that who wears it. This unique set of armor has pieces from the most advanced and strongest of marks, its systems fine-tuned to an unprecedented level. Some brothers amongst the chapter whisper that this armor may even be comparable to that of something from the Dark Age of Technology.

Armor of the Unbreaking

The Armor of the Unbreaking in its glory.

A pristine set of Mk.IV Maximus Power Armor believed to date back as far as the Great Crusade, which alone would be enough to make it a prized relic; however, its story has endeared it to the chapter. As the Strix are so fond of, this power armor was once worn by a brave marine who faced many daunting enemies after his comrades were slain, only for him to perish a short while later. His body was interred, his gene-seed collected to sire new sons of the chapter, and the armor removed.

Those who took his armor repaired it into a work of death and unyielding destruction. Its plating and systems were reinforced tenfold and its weaknesses purged. Never again would a brother be lost-- he would wield armor unbreaking. To top it off it seemed part of the original wearer's will lives on through the machine spirit of the armor, driven with a baleful vengeance against the enemies of man. Those who've worn the armor in the past claim that the spirit guides their blows, picking out the weaknesses in enemy armor and optimizing their movements for quick and righteous strikes.

Writefaggotry

Confrontation of Chief Apothecary Fuhor and the Khornate Daemon Prince Malfarum Illdactus

Awakening of Veristus Aethor

Crunch

That Rolled Crunch

Reason for Founding

Strategic Prognostication.

Founding

37th Millennium.

Progenitor

Ultramarines.

Gene-seed Purity

A New Generation

Chapter Demeanour

No Mercy, No Respite. Cleanse and Purify.

Mutation

Hyper-stimulated Omophagea - Eat the enemy! Also Marble skin.

Chapter's Flaw

Chapter Cult. Stand Alone.

Figure of Legend

Chief Apothecary Fuhor.

Deeds of Legend

The individual was a stalwart enemy of the servants of Chaos, and slew a Daemon Prince.

Chapter homeworld

Hive World.

Homeworld Terrain

Wasteland.

Rule of homeworld

Distant Rule.

Chapter Organization

Codex-adherent.

Combat doctrine

Close Combat.

Characteristic Chapter Training

The Perfect Soldiers: These soldiers are shaped in the Emperor's image. Unshakable beings of might forged in a fire unmatched. They will know only death and that is all they shall deal.

Chapters' beliefs

Totem Creature.

Strength

Nominal.

Chapter Allies

Ecclesiarchy.

Chapter Enemies

Everyone that's not the Imperium, but especially Chaos.

On the Tabletop

If you're planning on running an Argent Strix army, then it is recommended you select them to be either a Blood Angels or Ultramarines Successor Chapter (most likely Blood Angels) and give them the Hungry for Battle and Whirlwind of Rage Chapter Tactics. A few things to note about the chapter are:

Avoid Captains

The Argent Strix are known to place the mantle of Captain and Apothecary upon the same marine.

Avoid Dreadnoughts

It is better to die in battle than to live in suffering, interred within a walking coffin.

More Choppy, Less Shooty

While it is perfectly acceptable to gun down your opponent the unending hunger the Argent Strix suffer from, which drives them to rip and tear their opponents apart and devour their flesh, brings the Argent Strix to prefer close combat.

Only a Coward Hides

The Argent Strix throw all pretense aside, sneaking is for the spineless. Let the enemy see their doom as it charges towards them with righteous fury.

Additional Deathwatch goodness

Characteristic Modifiers

+5 Willpower, +5 Weapon Skill.

Demeanor

Unending Hunger(Use as Blood Angels Red Thirst).

Solo Mode Abilities

Carnage(See Carcharodons in Honour the Chapter).

Squad Attack Patterns

Storm of Hell(Rites of Battle).

Squad Defense Patterns

Only in Death...(Rites of Battle).

Chapter Advance Table

Advance	Cost	Type	Prerequisites
Acrobatics	200	Skill	N/A
Acrobatics +10	600	Skill	Acrobatics
Acrobatics +20	600	Skill	Acrobatics +10
Scourge of Heretics	500	Talent	N/A
Battle Rage	400	Talent	N/A
Berserk Charge	600	Talent	N/A
Flesh Render	500	Talent	N/A
Furious Assault	600	Talent	WS 35
Frenzy	400	Talent	N/A
Mental Rage	800	Talent	Frenzy
Orthoproxy	500	Talent	N/A
Hatred(Heretics)	500	Talent	N/A
Hatred(Daemons)	500	Talent	N/A
Slayer of Demons	1,000	Talent	N/A

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