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    Executioners

    From Lexicanum

    Space Marines Portal


    The Executioners are a Space Marine Chapter of Imperial Fists descent. They sided Imperial Fists
    with the rebel forces during the Badab War, but were granted the Emperor's
    forgiveness at the conclusion of that conflict.

    Marine Basic Data Chapter Symbol


    - Executioners -
    Founding
    Chapter: Imperial Fists2

    3rd (Unconfirmed, only mentioned in


    Founding:
    Chapter chronicles) 3
    3
    Known Iron Champions , Crimson Axes (listed as
    3, Skull Bearers3
    Descendants: Lost circa 092.M39)
    (unproved)
    Chapter
    Master: Arkash Hakkon2 Miniature
    Homeworld: Stygia-Aquilon3
    Fortress-
    Monastery: Darkenvault3

    Colours: Silver, with Yellow shoulder inset


    Close-range firefights and Hand-to-hand
    Specialty:
    combat3
    Strength: Unknown
    Battle Cry: Unknown

    Contents
     1 History
     1.1 The Badab War
     1.2 The Aftermath
     2 Organization
     3 Notable Executioners
     4 Images
     4.1 Marines
     5 Related Articles
     6 Sources

    History
    The Executioners are a Chapter that trace their origins to the tumultuous years following the Horus Heresy. They are
    descendants of the Imperial Fists, and were said to have been first led by Fafnir Rann, said to have been one of the most
    vicious of Rogal Dorn's captains. According to the Chapter's own chronicles, they were founded for the express
    purpose of seeking out and slaughtering the foes of Mankind. They had ceaselessly pursued this duty for many
    millennia, that is, until the events of the Badab War3e.

    The Badab War

    The Executioners sided with the forces of Lugft Huron, the Tyrant of Badab, as a matter of honor. In the closing years
    of the 39th Millennium, the twin homeworlds of the Chapter were laid under siege by a dangerous xenoform it never
    encountered before. Soon even the hallowed vaults of their fortress-monastery had been penetrated, and while the
    marines of the Executioners fought back grimly against the invaders soon there were few left to mount a proper defense
    of the fortress' inner sanctum. Extinction seemed inevitable, until the forces of the Astral Claws, supported by the ships
    of Battlefleet Tempestus, arrived to break the siege. The xenos were driven off, but at the cost of the lives of countless
    Astral Claws. The surviving Executioners, grateful for the aid given them, swore to assist the Astral Claws in the same
    manner if the Chapter was threatened in the same way.3a
    While nominally allied with the forces of the Tyrant, it became immediately apparent that the Executioners fought on
    their own terms, and apparently looked at their allies with contempt. The Chapter refused to garrison troops, claim
    territory, or attack non-military targets. Despite this its forces soon formed a fearsome reputation, especially among the
    Howling Griffons, whom they dealt catastrophic damage to at Khymara, and the supply convoys of the Loyalist forces,
    whom they mercilessly hounded with their warship, the Night Hag.3f
    The alliance would last until 911.M41, when forces under Astral Claws Arch-Centurion Commodus attacked the
    Salamanders battle-barge Pyre of Glory, intent on pillaging its gene-seed stores and armory despite the fact that it had
    peacefully surrendered to the Executioners. Incensed at this breach of honor, the Executioners turned on the Astral
    Claws, not stopping until all the oath-breakers were dead. From that point on, the Chapter would become a rogue
    element in the war, attacking both Loyalist force and Secessionist alike, although supply convoys were left surprisingly
    alone.3g

    The Executioner's role in the Badab War came to an end late into 912.M41. Through the intercession of Captain Pellas
    Mir'san of the Salamanders, who felt that he owed the Executioners a debt of gratitude for their intervention during the
    attack on the Pyre of Glory, the Chapter was allowed to peacefully exit the hostilities, despite some misgivings from
    the Loyalists. The entirety of the Executioners force, led by Chaplain Thulsa Kane, was escorted back to the
    Salamanders homeworld of Nocturne, where they would remain until the end of the war.3h

    The Aftermath

    Although they had suffered relatively the least amongst the Chapters that had sided with the Tyrant of Badab, the
    Executioners were still required to undergo a hundred-year penitent crusade to atone for its actions. They were given a
    measure of clemency however, and their twin homeworlds were held in trust by the Salamanders and the Executioners'
    own successors, to be returned to them if they returned from their quest for contrition3b.

    Organization
    For a Chapter with such a savage reputation, it would surprise many to learn that the
    Executioners adhere very strictly to the tenets laid down in the Codex Astartes, with only a
    few variations. The most notable of this is the replacement of the standard Devastator Squad in a Battle Company with
    a squad of Veterans equipped in the Sternguard configuration3c.
    Another change is that each Company is assigned three Chaplains instead of one. These individuals, called the "Death
    Speakers" serve the dual role of recounting the tallies of the honored dead, as well as keeping order in the Chapter.3e
    The Executioners seem to disdain the use of bikes and attack bikes, and instead rely on Land Speeders for scouting
    duties.3c
    Each Captain of the Chapter is allowed a degree of autonomy, and considered a warlord in
    their own right. Although the Chapter Master, called the High Executioner, holds the
    ultimate authority in matters regarding the Chapter's practices, but if he should be found
    unfit or unworthy by popular assent, then any Captain has the right to challenge the
    incumbent for the position. Such contests are almost always bloody3d.

    Notable Executioners
     High Chaplain Thulsa Kane - The overall leader of the Chapter's forces during the
    Badab War, Thulsa Kane was charged with fulfilling the blood debt the Executioners
    owed to the Astral Claws. Possessed of a macabre wit and scornful demeanor, Kane is Death Speaker of the
    nonetheless a potent warrior, whose tally of heads taken in the name of the Emperor he Executioners3j
    himself had long lost count of.3i

    Images
    Marines

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    Related Articles
     Loyal Space Marine Chapters (List)
     Space Marine Forces (List)

    Sources
     1:White Dwarf 101 (UK) "Index Astartes: The Badab Uprising" by Rick Priestley
     2:Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One, 2010 p. 24
     3:Imperial Armour Volume Ten - The Badab War - Part Two
     3a: P. 88
     3b: P. 54
     3c: P. 86
     3d: P. 87
     3e: P. 84
     3f: P. 89
     3g: P. 30
     3h: P. 46
     3i: P. 175
     3j: P. 85
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    Categories: Later Foundings Badab War

     This page was last modified on 24 March 2012, at 09:18.

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