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The '''White Scars''' (known to themselves as the '''Horde of [[Jaghatai]]'''{{Fn|38b}}), originally known as the '''Star Hunters'''{{Fn|38a}} were the '''V Legion''' of the original twenty [[Space Marine Legion]]s of the [[First Founding]]. Their [[Primarch]] is [[Jaghatai Khan]]. During the [[Horus Heresy]] the White Scars remained loyal to the [[Emperor]], after which they reorganized and split into [[Chapter]]s. Drawing on the tribal savagery of their homeworld, the White Scars practice a highly mobile method of warfare, tearing into their enemies with lightning-quick attacks and vanishing before a response can be made. Despite being characterized as barbarians, the White Scars are a highly cultured Chapter. Poetry is among their most respected and ancient traditions.{{Fn|25}}
 
 
 
{{Loyal Founding Chapters
 
{{Loyal Founding Chapters
|Marine=White Scars Marine.png
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|Symbol=WhiteScarssymbol.png
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|Marine Image=WSProfilePrimaris.jpg
 
|Name=White Scars
 
|Name=White Scars
 
|Legion Number='''V'''
 
|Legion Number='''V'''
|Symbol=White Scars Symbol.png
 
 
|Primarch=[[Jaghatai Khan]]
 
|Primarch=[[Jaghatai Khan]]
 
|Chapter Master=[[Jubal Khan]] {{Fn|3}}
 
|Chapter Master=[[Jubal Khan]] {{Fn|3}}
|Homeworld=[[Mundus Planus|Mundus Planus (Chogoris)]]
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|Homeworld=[[Chogoris|Chogoris (a.k.a. Mundus Planus)]]
 
|Fortress-Monastery=[[Quan Zhou]]
 
|Fortress-Monastery=[[Quan Zhou]]
|Descendants=[[Astral Bears]], [[Dark Hunters]], [[Destroyers]], [[Iron Talons]], [[Mantis Warriors]]{{Fn|16}}, [[Marauders]], [[Rampagers]],<br>[[Solar Hawks]], [[Sons of Jaghatai]], [[Storm Lords]], [[Storm Reapers]], [[Storm Callers]] (Potential)
 
 
|Colours='''White'''{{Fn|29}}
 
|Colours='''White'''{{Fn|29}}
 
|Specialty='''Fast Attack'''
 
|Specialty='''Fast Attack'''
|Miniature=White scars mini.JPG
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|Battle Cry='''For the Khan and the Emperor!''' {{Fn|3g}}{{Fn|43p}}
|Battle Cry='''For the Khan and the Emperor!''' {{Fn|3g}}
 
 
|Chapter Strength=~1000 marines
 
|Chapter Strength=~1000 marines
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|Descendants=
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*[[Astral Bears]]
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*[[Dark Hunters]]
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*[[Destroyers]]
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*[[Iron Talons]]
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*[[Jade Scorpions]]{{Fn|59}}
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*[[Mantis Warriors]]{{Fn|16}}
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*[[Marauders]]
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*[[Rampagers]]
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*[[Solar Hawks]]
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*[[Sons of Jaghatai]]
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*[[Storm Lords]]
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*[[Storm Reapers]]
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*[[Wrathhost]]{{Fn|59}}
 
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The '''White Scars''' (known to themselves as the '''Ordu of [[Jaghatai]]'''{{Fn|38b}}), originally known as the '''Star Hunters'''{{Fn|38a}} were the '''V Legion''' of the original twenty [[Space Marine Legion]]s of the [[First Founding]]. Their [[Primarch]] is [[Jaghatai Khan]]. During the [[Horus Heresy]] the White Scars remained loyal to the [[Emperor]], after which they reorganized and split into [[Chapter]]s. Drawing on the tribal savagery of their homeworld, the White Scars practice a highly mobile method of warfare, tearing into their enemies with lightning-quick attacks and vanishing before a response can be made. Despite being characterized as barbarians, the White Scars are a highly cultured Chapter, with poetry among their most respected and ancient traditions.{{Fn|25}} [[Chogoran]] is a language of the White Scars home planet.{{Fn|58}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
[[Image:Alekh Daumas.jpg|thumb|right|220px|White Scars [[Space Marine Legion|Veteran Legionary]] of a [[Stalker Cadre]] in camouflage, serving as outriders and forward scout elements in the [[Great Crusade]]{{Fn|40c}}]]
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[[Image:Alekh Daumas.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Pre-[[Jaghatai]] White Scars [[Space Marine Legion|Veteran Legionary]] of a Stalker Cadre in camouflage, serving as outriders and forward scout elements in the [[Great Crusade]]{{Fn|40e}}]]
 
===Unification Wars===
 
===Unification Wars===
The White Scars were the '''V Legion''' of Space Marine Legions created by the [[Emperor]]. They first saw action during the [[Unification Wars]] on [[Terra]], held apart from their brothers and rarely found in mass combined armies. Recruits were primarily drawn from the ice wastes of the [[Wikipedia: North Atlantic Igneous Province|Thulean Basin]]. They were nonetheless one of the first Legion's to see action in the name of the Emperor, fighting alongside the older [[Thunder Warriors]]. The early Vth Legion was given the solitary duty of seeking out the hidden lairs of many demagogues and warlords that ruled Terra. Their superhuman physiology allowed them to survive in the most radiation-contaminated areas of the planet and operate deep in enemy territory to scout and harass. In these early days, the Legion numbered only a few hundred warriors and frequently weakened the enemy in preparation for the arrival of the Emperor's main armies. However, the '''Star Hunters''' as they eventually become known as were known to be free-spirited and tended to ignore orders given to them by anyone other than the Emperor himself. They operated without glory, far from the center of the conflict. Their famous early battles such as the raid of the Albian fortress of Dubris or the 83 day battle in the catacombs of Kadiru against [[Ursh]] forces go largely unrecorded. Few within the Star Hunters showed any outrage at this slight, and they even took a quiet pride in their silent role. Nonetheless, they were further isolated from their peers and became known as Terra's Forgotten Sons.{{Fn|40d}}
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The White Scars were the '''V Legion''' of Space Marine Legions created by the [[Emperor]]. They first saw action during the [[Unification Wars]] on [[Terra]], held apart from their brothers and rarely found in massed armies. Recruits were primarily drawn from the ice wastes of the [[Wikipedia: North Atlantic Igneous Province|Thulean Basin]]. They were nonetheless one of the first Legions to see action in the name of the Emperor, fighting alongside the older [[Thunder Warriors]]. The early Vth Legion was given the solitary duty of seeking out the hidden lairs of many demagogues and warlords that ruled Terra. Their superhuman physiology allowed them to survive in the most radiation-contaminated areas of the planet and operate deep in enemy territory to scout and harass. In these early days, the Legion numbered only a few hundred warriors and frequently weakened the enemy in preparation for the arrival of the Emperor's main armies. However, the '''Star Hunters''' as they eventually become known as were noted as being free-spirited and tending to ignore orders given to them by anyone other than the Emperor himself. They operated without glory, far from the center of the conflict. Their famous early battles such as the raid of the Albian fortress of Dubris or the eighty-three day battle in the catacombs of Kadiru against [[Ursh]] forces went largely unrecorded. Few within the Star Hunters showed any outrage at this slight, and they even took a quiet pride in their silent role. Nonetheless, they were further isolated from their peers and became known as Terra's Forgotten Sons.{{Fn|40a}}
  
 
===Great Crusade===
 
===Great Crusade===
As the Unification Wars spiraled into the [[Great Crusade]], the Star Hunters were among the first Astartes to depart the [[Sol System]]. They were split into a hundred companies and acted as pioneers, charting and seeking out domains for the Crusade's [[Expeditionary Fleet]]s. Once again, these expeditions received little attention or praise and found the Star Hunters as the outsiders and "other" of the Imperium's armies. Nonetheless, one such pioneer Company discovered [[Cthonia]], homeworld of [[Horus]], and this cemented a bond with the [[Primarch]] for years to come. Their early experience in pioneering and scouting also saw the Star Hunters master the art of hit-and-run and maneuver warfare that would come to define them in the future. Soon enough the Star Hunters were known not only as pioneers but also as raiders who struck swiftly and without warning, drawing out a foe and testing it before broadcasting the data to allied Expeditionary Fleets. In these early days, the Star Hunters lived by a single cred: each new day is a victory as slowly but surely the Legion was sustaining heavy losses and eroding under the pressures of its duties. Rather than ask for aid, they chose to instead live and die in the manner and locations of their choice.{{Fn|40d}}
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[[Image:Ws_m1_preheresy.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Pre-Heresy Codex colous scheme]]
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As the Unification Wars spiraled into the [[Great Crusade]], the Star Hunters were among the first Astartes to depart the [[Sol System]]. They were split into a hundred companies and acted as pioneers, charting and seeking out domains for the Crusade's [[Expeditionary Fleet]]s. Once again, these expeditions received little attention or praise and found the Star Hunters as the outsiders and "other" of the Imperium's armies. Nonetheless, one such pioneer Company discovered [[Cthonia]], homeworld of [[Horus]], and this cemented a bond with the [[Primarch]] for years to come. Their early experience in pioneering and scouting also saw the Star Hunters master the art of hit-and-run and maneuver warfare that would come to define them in the future. Soon enough the Star Hunters were known not only as pioneers but also as raiders who struck swiftly and without warning, drawing out a foe and testing it before broadcasting the data to allied Expeditionary Fleets. In these early days, the Star Hunters lived by a single creed: each new day is a victory. This motto arose due to the Legion sustaining sustaining heavy losses and slowly but surely eroding under the pressures of its duties. Rather than ask for aid, they chose to instead live and die in the manner and locations of their choice.{{Fn|40a}}
  
It was at this near-breaking point that their [[Primarch]] [[Jaghatai Khan]] was discovered after fifty long years of searching. Upon meeting the Emperor, Jaghatai recognized him as a man who embodied his ultimate ideal, someone who could unite all the stars of the sky. At his palace at Quan Zhou he swore allegiance to the Emperor and was given command of the 5th Legion. The Astartes adopted the facial ritual scars of the Talskar tribesmen while many of Khan's loyal tribesmen were allowed to join the Legion.{{Fn|3a}}  Jaghatai's palace, located in the rugged, lonely mountain passes of the Khum Karta mountains, would become the Legion's [[Fortress-monastery]].{{Fn|1}} However the Khan was unfamiliar with the advanced technologies and tactics of the Imperium, and took a longer and more difficult period to adjust from his life on primitive Chogoris than most Primarch's. The Khan found himself as lord of a Legion of Vagabonds spread out across the Galaxy, but nonetheless effectively rebuilt the Star Hunters into a new force similar to the armies he had employed on Chogoris. In 875.[[M30]], a full ten years after his discovery, the Khan finally mustered all of the remaining Pioneer companies on Chogoris and declared that they would be unified in a shared tradition and ritual. In an event known as the Blooding, 50,000 warriors took up knives and marked themselves with a scar and new Chogorian name. Among these new traditions was the study of "noble pursuits" such as calligraphy, hunting, and the reciting of oral tales. However this blend of primitive and enlightened put him at odds with some aspects of the [[Imperial Truth]] and brought him into conflict with Primarch's such as [[Guilliman]] and [[Lorgar]].{{Fn|40d}}
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It was at this near-breaking point that their [[Primarch]] [[Jaghatai Khan]] was discovered after fifty long years of searching. Upon meeting the Emperor, Jaghatai recognized him as a man who embodied his ultimate ideal, someone who could unite all the stars of the sky. At his palace at Quan Zhou he swore allegiance to the Emperor and was given command of the Vth Legion. The Astartes adopted the facial ritual scars of the Talskar tribesmen while many of Khan's loyal tribesmen were allowed to join the Legion.{{Fn|3a}}  Jaghatai's palace, located in the rugged, lonely mountain passes of the Khum Karta mountains, would become the Legion's [[Fortress-monastery]].{{Fn|1}} However the Khan was unfamiliar with the advanced technologies and tactics of the Imperium, and took a longer and more difficult period to adjust from his life on primitive Chogoris than most Primarchs. The Khan found himself as lord of a Legion of vagabonds spread out across the Galaxy, but nonetheless effectively rebuilt the Star Hunters into a new force similar to the armies he had employed on Chogoris. In 875.[[M30]], a full ten years after his discovery, the Khan finally mustered all of the remaining Pioneer companies on Chogoris and declared that they would be unified in a shared tradition and ritual. In an event known as the Blooding, 50,000 warriors took up knives and marked themselves with a scar and new Chogorian name. Among these new traditions was the study of "noble pursuits" such as calligraphy, hunting, and the reciting of oral tales. However this blend of primitive and enlightened put him at odds with some aspects of the [[Imperial Truth]] and brought him into conflict with Primarchs such as [[Guilliman]] and [[Lorgar]].{{Fn|40a}}
 
[[Image:WSHeresy.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Heresy-era White Scars Marine]]
 
[[Image:WSHeresy.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Heresy-era White Scars Marine]]
The Legion fought many bloody battles during the [[Great Crusade]] and under Jaghatai Khan they became infamous for their fast attacks and hit-and-run assaults.{{Fn|3a}} Of the 80,000 warriors under the Khan's command, 1 in 10 would perish over the next five years fighting in a region of space known as the [[Kolarne Circle]]. These campaigns were waged against foes such as the [[Orks]] of [[Sengr Mar]] and the [[Vorgheist]]. The Khan reshaped the Legion into utilizing the same hit-and-run and fast maneuver tactics he had mastered on Chogoris, outmatching every foe they came across. The Khan always fought at the forefront of every attacking, earning the respect of his Legion. In the final battle of the Kolarne Circle on desolate [[Kolarne]] itself, the Khan emerged victorious and the entire region fell into his hands. The battle was more than an impressive victory, it served to bind the legion together and blend the recruits from Terra with those from Chogoris.{{Fn|40d}} Later during the war against the [[Nephilim]] on [[Hoadh]] in 884.[[M30]] the Legion became known as the '''White Scars''', a term derived from a fused corruption of a Chogorian tribe name and a reference to their new ivory livery.{{Fn|38b}} Other sources state that they took on the title of White Scars during their assembly by the Khan on Chogoris.{{Fn|40d}}
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The Legion fought many bloody battles during the [[Great Crusade]] and under Jaghatai Khan they became infamous for their fast attacks and hit-and-run assaults.{{Fn|3a}} Of the 80,000 warriors under the Khan's command, one in ten would perish over the next five years fighting in a region of space known as the [[Kolarne Circle]]. These campaigns were waged against foes such as the [[Orks]] of [[Sengr Mar]] and the [[Vorgheist]]. The Khan reshaped the Legion into utilizing the same hit-and-run and fast maneuver tactics he had mastered on Chogoris, outmatching every foe they came across. The Khan always fought at the forefront of every attacking, earning the respect of his Legion. In the final battle of the Kolarne Circle on desolate [[Kolarne]] itself, the Khan emerged victorious and the entire region fell into his hands. The battle was more than an impressive victory, it served to bind the legion together and blend the recruits from Terra with those from Chogoris.{{Fn|40a}} Later during the war against the [[Nephilim]] on [[Hoadh]] in 884.[[M30]] the Legion became known as the '''White Scars''', a term derived from a fused corruption of a Chogorian tribe name and a reference to their new ivory livery.{{Fn|38b}} Other sources state that they took on the title of White Scars during their assembly by the Khan on Chogoris.{{Fn|40a}}
  
The White Scars earned much glory and victory during this period, but were still largely neglected by the historians of the Imperium. Others considered them savages akin to the warriors of [[Angron]] or [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]]. Yet in truth they were learned warriors skilled in craftsmanship, art, and philosophy. The warriors of the Legion were far more disciplined and professional than those of the [[World Eaters]] or [[Space Wolves]]. They found no joy in slaughter and were only merciless when necessary or against a worthy foe they could test their full ability against. The Scars made no effort to show the greater Imperium their true selves and showed no indignation at their false labels.
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The White Scars earned much glory and victory during this period, but were still largely neglected by the historians of the Imperium. Others considered them savages akin to the warriors of [[Angron]] or [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]]. Yet in truth they were learned warriors skilled in craftsmanship, art, and philosophy. The warriors of the Legion were far more disciplined and professional than those of the [[World Eaters]] or [[Space Wolves]]. They found no joy in slaughter and were only merciless when necessary or against a worthy foe they could test their full ability against. The Scars made no effort to show the greater Imperium their true selves and showed no indignation at their false labels.{{Cite this}}
  
 
===The Horus Heresy===
 
===The Horus Heresy===
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====The Battle of Terra====
 
====The Battle of Terra====
During the [[siege of the Emperor's Palace]] the White Scars fought alongside the [[Blood Angels]] and [[Imperial Fists]] against the traitors. They launched several hit-and-run assaults and together with remnants of the 1st Terran Tank Division and several Imperial Infantry Regiments they successfully harassed the enemy supply lines on [[Terra|Lions Gate spaceport]].{{Fn|7b}}
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During the [[siege of the Emperor's Palace]] the White Scars fought alongside the [[Blood Angels]] and [[Imperial Fists]] against the traitors. They launched several hit-and-run assaults during the siege.  When the inner palace was breached, the White Scars led an attack to retake the [[Terra|Lions Gate spaceport]]. Jaghatai order the assembly of the Legion, the [[Sky Fortress|Skye Plate]] and pulled together elements of a hundred tank regiments, forming the [[1st Terran Armored Division]].{{Fn|54a}} The White Scars attacked from the [[Colossi Gate]] with the Sky Plate providing orbital protection to the tankers and Marines on [[Imperial Jetbike|Jetbikes]].  Jaghatai then engaged in personal combat with [[Mortarion]] and banished him to the [[Warp]], though the Khan was near death following the battle. The White Scars under [[Shiban Khan]], [[Jangsai Khan]], and [[Ganzorig Noyan-Khan]] then proceeded to fortify the port with the intention of attacking the traitor armada in orbit and provide access to reinforcements from the [[Ultramarines]], [[Dark Angels]], and [[Space Wolves]] to easily get to Terra.{{Fn|54b}}
  
 
===Post-Heresy===
 
===Post-Heresy===
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====Notable Engagements Post-Heresy====
 
====Notable Engagements Post-Heresy====
 
*'''???''': The Lost Kin. According to the writing of the Great Khan of Quan Zhou, the White Scars learned upon their return to [[Mundus Planus]] that their homeworld had been the target of numerous [[Dark Eldar]] raids and traitors from the [[Yasan Sector]]. Jaghatai fought them in many battles during the [[Great Scouring]]. It was during the battle of Corusil V that he and his first brotherhood followed a mighty Dark Eldar lord through a gate into the webway, vanishing forever. To this day the White Scars hold a great hate for these aliens.{{Fn|3}}
 
*'''???''': The Lost Kin. According to the writing of the Great Khan of Quan Zhou, the White Scars learned upon their return to [[Mundus Planus]] that their homeworld had been the target of numerous [[Dark Eldar]] raids and traitors from the [[Yasan Sector]]. Jaghatai fought them in many battles during the [[Great Scouring]]. It was during the battle of Corusil V that he and his first brotherhood followed a mighty Dark Eldar lord through a gate into the webway, vanishing forever. To this day the White Scars hold a great hate for these aliens.{{Fn|3}}
 
*'''???''': The Gehoft Incursion. When a planet [[Gehöft]] became the point of the [[Blighted Claw]] attack and [[Daemonic]] incursion, White Scars of Kor'sarro Khan with the aid of the [[Dark Angels]] Chapter and [[Brindelweld]] [[Imperial Guard]]s arrived to help the inhabitants. Unfortunately it was to late and despite the fury confrontation, the planet was lost and undergo [[Exterminatus]].{{Fn|30}}
 
 
*'''???''': The Attack on [[Volghast]]. There was a battle between the White Scars and the [[Tau]] of the [[Vior'la Sept]] in [[M41]]. [[Librarian]] [[Kaljuk]] managed to confuse the senses of Tau forces and set an ambush that totally overwhelm the [[Xenos]].{{Fn|31}}
 
  
 
*'''???''': The [[Blackfist Scalping]]
 
*'''???''': The [[Blackfist Scalping]]
 
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[[Image:White Scars Marine.png|thumb|right|200px|White Scars Space Marine{{Fn|3}}]]
 
*'''???''': [['422' Patrol]]: [[Incident on Death-World Canak]]{{Fn|20}}
 
*'''???''': [['422' Patrol]]: [[Incident on Death-World Canak]]{{Fn|20}}
  
 
*'''[[M34]] or [[M35]]''': The [[Battle of the Scorched System]]
 
*'''[[M34]] or [[M35]]''': The [[Battle of the Scorched System]]
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*'''Mid [[M35]]''': The White Scars fought alongside [[Saint Sabbat]] during her crusade to liberate the [[Sabbat Worlds]] from the forces of [[Chaos]]. After her martyrdom on [[Harkalon]], where she suffered the [[Nine Holy Wounds]], her body was retrieved by the White Scars and interred on [[Hagia]], the planet of her birth.{{Fn|14}}{{Fn|17}}
  
 
*'''???.[[M37]]''': The Cursed Year. Three successive [[Khan]]s are lost during their inaugural campaigns. Thinking they have displeased the spirit of their Primarch, the [[Stormseer]]s recall the entire Chapter to [[Chogoris]] for a month of feasting and competitions. In the decades that follow, the White Scars accumulate many victories.{{Fn|37a}}
 
*'''???.[[M37]]''': The Cursed Year. Three successive [[Khan]]s are lost during their inaugural campaigns. Thinking they have displeased the spirit of their Primarch, the [[Stormseer]]s recall the entire Chapter to [[Chogoris]] for a month of feasting and competitions. In the decades that follow, the White Scars accumulate many victories.{{Fn|37a}}
  
*'''537.[[M38]]: The [[9th Black Crusade]]
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*'''537.[[M38]]: The [[9th Black Crusade]]{{Cite this}}
  
 
*'''???.[[M38]]''': [[Evacuation of Barac]]{{Fn|35}}
 
*'''???.[[M38]]''': [[Evacuation of Barac]]{{Fn|35}}
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*'''???.[[M41]]''': The [[Hunt for Voldorius]]
 
*'''???.[[M41]]''': The [[Hunt for Voldorius]]
  
*'''???.[[M41]]''': The [[Jopal Uprising]]
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*'''???.[[M41]]''': The Gehoft Incursion. When the planet [[Gehöft]] became the point of the [[Blighted Claw]] attack and [[Daemonic]] incursion, White Scars of Kor'sarro Khan with the aid of the [[Dark Angels]] Chapter and [[Brindelweld]] [[Imperial Guard]]s arrived to help the inhabitants. Unfortunately it was to late and despite the fury confrontation, the planet was lost and had to undergo [[Exterminatus]].{{Fn|30}}
  
*'''???.[[M41]]''': [[Hive Fleet Hydra]]
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*'''???.[[M41]]''': The [[Jopal Uprising]]{{Cite this}}
  
*'''742.[[M41]]: The [[Damocles Crusade]]
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*'''???.[[M41]]''': [[Hive Fleet Hydra]]{{Cite this}}
  
*'''755.[[M41]]''': The [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade]]. The White Scars fought alongside [[Saint Sabbat]] during her crusade to liberate the [[Sabbat Worlds]] from the forces of [[Chaos]]. After her martyrdom on [[Harkalon]], where she suffered the Nine Holy Wounds, her body was retrieved by the White Scars and interred on [[Hagia]].{{Fn|14}}{{Fn|17}}
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*'''???.[[M41]]''': The Attack on [[Volghast]]. There was a battle between the White Scars and the [[Tau]] of the [[Vior'la Sept]] in [[M41]]. [[Librarian]] [[Kaljuk]] managed to confuse the senses of Tau forces and set an ambush that totally overwhelmed the [[Xenos]].{{Fn|31}}
  
*'''775.[[M41]]''': The [[Fourth Quadrant Rebellion]]
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*'''742.[[M41]]''': The [[Damocles Crusade]]
  
*'''858.[[M41]]''': The [[Diata Purge]]
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*'''755.[[M41]]''': The [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade]] — During [[Operation Redrake]], the White Scars were deployed on [[Formal Prime]].{{Fn|14}}
  
*'''869.[[M41]]''': The [[Battle for Grase Mesa]]
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*'''775.[[M41]]''': The [[Fourth Quadrant Rebellion]]{{Cite this}}
  
*'''925.[[M41]]''': the White Scars committed the 4th Company under [[Joghaten Khan]] to the [[Battle of Cardrim]], clashing with [[Necron]]s and [[Ork]]s.{{Fn|18}}
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*'''858.[[M41]]''': [[Diata Purge]]{{Cite this}}
  
*'''936.[[M41]]''': The [[Bloodswarm Crusade]].
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*'''869.[[M41]]''': [[Battle for Grase Mesa]]{{Cite this}}
  
*'''945.[[M41]]''': The [[Battle of Phrayton VI]].
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*'''925.[[M41]]''': [[Battle of Cardim]] — The White Scars committed the [[4th Company (White Scars)|4th Company]] under [[Joghaten Khan]], clashing with [[Necron]]s and [[Ork]]s.{{Fn|18}}
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*'''936.[[M41]]''': [[Bloodswarm Crusade]].{{Cite this}}
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*'''945.[[M41]]''':[[Battle of Phrayton VI]].{{Cite this}}
  
 
*'''988.[[M41]]''': The Rynn's World Reclamation. White Scars helped the [[Crimson Fists]] to reclaim their homeworld - the [[Rynn's World]] — from [[Ork]] menace.{{Fn|32}}
 
*'''988.[[M41]]''': The Rynn's World Reclamation. White Scars helped the [[Crimson Fists]] to reclaim their homeworld - the [[Rynn's World]] — from [[Ork]] menace.{{Fn|32}}
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*'''998.[[M41]]''': The [[Third War for Armageddon]]. The White Scars committed 3 brotherhoods to the [[Third War for Armageddon]].{{Fn|10}}  One of these, the Tulwar Brotherhood led by [[Suboden Khan]], was charged with defending the vital oil and water drilling stations and processing plants located in the [[Deadlands]]. In the opening days of the war, the Brotherhood clashed with the [[White Lightning]] [[Speed Kult]] during the [[Battle of Dante's Canyon]], successfully driving the [[Orks]] into the frozen waters of the Tempest Ocean.{{Fn|15}}
 
*'''998.[[M41]]''': The [[Third War for Armageddon]]. The White Scars committed 3 brotherhoods to the [[Third War for Armageddon]].{{Fn|10}}  One of these, the Tulwar Brotherhood led by [[Suboden Khan]], was charged with defending the vital oil and water drilling stations and processing plants located in the [[Deadlands]]. In the opening days of the war, the Brotherhood clashed with the [[White Lightning]] [[Speed Kult]] during the [[Battle of Dante's Canyon]], successfully driving the [[Orks]] into the frozen waters of the Tempest Ocean.{{Fn|15}}
  
*'''999.[[M41]]''': The [[Battle of Mu'gulath Bay]] and the subsequent [[Battle of Voltoris]]
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*'''999.[[M41]]''': The [[Battle of Mu'gulath Bay]] and the subsequent [[Battle of Voltoris]].
  
 
*'''999.[[M41]]''': the [[Prefectia Campaign]]
 
*'''999.[[M41]]''': the [[Prefectia Campaign]]
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[[File:Bots-faces.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Details of the White Scars' scarification rituals.{{Fn|22}}]]
 
[[File:Bots-faces.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Details of the White Scars' scarification rituals.{{Fn|22}}]]
  
*'''~999.[[M41]]''': [[War For Chogoris|Chogoris]] is invaded by [[Daemon]]ic armies and [[Red Corsairs]] spawned from the newly formed [[Great Rift]]. The besieged world is eventually saved by [[Roboute Guilliman]]'s [[Indomitus Crusade]].{{Fn|37b}} Multiple commanders of the Scars die during the war.{{Fn|43b}}
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*'''~999.[[M41]]''': The [[War for Chogoris]]. [[Chogoris]] is invaded by [[Daemon]]ic armies and [[Red Corsairs]] spawned from the newly formed [[Great Rift]]. The besieged world is eventually saved by a charge led by [[Kor'sarro Khan]] but much of the [[Yasan Sector]] remains in Red Corsairs hands. Multiple commanders of the Scars die during the war.{{Fn|43b}}
  
 
*'''~999.[[M41]]''': The [[Terran Crusade]]. White Scars elements answer the call of the reborn [[Roboute Guilliman]].
 
*'''~999.[[M41]]''': The [[Terran Crusade]]. White Scars elements answer the call of the reborn [[Roboute Guilliman]].
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*'''???.[[M42]]''': [[Jubal Khan]], Great Khan of the White Scars, seeks revenge against the Red Corsairs for the invasion of Chogoris and pursues them across the [[Yasan Sector]].{{Fn|43p}} He is thought missing after a battle aboard the ''Seethnar'', a space station commandeered by the Red Corsairs.{{Fn|37a}} He is eventually rediscovered, having been captured and brutally tortured by the Red Corsairs. Though he has since partially recovered, his mental state is now called into question.{{Fn|43p}}
  
 
*'''???.[[M42]]''': The battle against [[Hive Fleet]] [[Cicatrix]].{{Fn|43d}}
 
*'''???.[[M42]]''': The battle against [[Hive Fleet]] [[Cicatrix]].{{Fn|43d}}
  
*'''???.[[M42]]''': [[Jubal Khan]], Great Khan of the White Scars, is thought missing after a battle aboard the ''Seethnar'', a space station commandeered by the [[Red Corsairs]].{{Fn|37a}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''': The Battle for [[Jenk's Fall]] against the [[Eldar]]{{Fn|43p}}
 
 
*'''???.[[M42]]''': The Battle for [[Jenk's Fall]] against the [[Eldar]]{{Fn|43}}
 
  
 
*'''???.[[M42]]''': The White Scars send 4 Companies under [[Olujin Khan]] aid the Imperial defenders on [[Vigilus]]' [[War of Beasts]] alongside several successor chapters such as the [[Solar Hawks]], [[Storm Reapers]], and [[Destroyers]].
 
*'''???.[[M42]]''': The White Scars send 4 Companies under [[Olujin Khan]] aid the Imperial defenders on [[Vigilus]]' [[War of Beasts]] alongside several successor chapters such as the [[Solar Hawks]], [[Storm Reapers]], and [[Destroyers]].
  
*'''???.[[M42]]''': The [[Invasion of the Odoacer System]]{{Fn|41}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''': The [[Invasion of the Odoacer System]]{{Fn|41a}}
  
 
*'''???.[[M42]]''': The Battle for [[Ghorvalax]] against the [[Emperor's Children]]{{Fn|43a}}
 
*'''???.[[M42]]''': The Battle for [[Ghorvalax]] against the [[Emperor's Children]]{{Fn|43a}}
  
*'''~100s.[[M42]]''': The [[Plague Wars]]. The White Scars provide 3 Companies.{{Fn|36}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''': The Battle for [[Mor-Dhastrum City]] against the [[Dark Eldar]]. Amongst other units of the [[White Scars]] in this battle took part [[Kor'sarro Khan]] [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the [[3rd Company (White Scars)|White Scars 3rd Company]] and his [[Reivers]]{{Fn|43q}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''': The Battle for Hive [[Oozun III]] with the [[Genestealers]]{{Fn|43r}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''': The [[Talledus War]]. [[Vanguard Space Marine]] strikeforce deploys against the [[Night Lords]].{{Fn|44}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''': The [[Third War for Damnos]]. The White Scars aid the [[Ultramarines]] and their allies against the [[Necrons]].{{Fn|48}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''': The [[Charadon Campaign]]{{Fn|52}} and [[Chromyd Front]]{{Fn|51}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''': The [[Octarius War]]{{Fn|55}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''': The [[Plague Wars]]. The White Scars provide 3 Companies.{{Fn|36}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''': The [[Nachmund Rift War]]{{Fn|57}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''': The [[Battle of Malak]] during the [[Arks of Omen Campaign]]{{Fn|60}}
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[[Image:White Scars Pre Heresy.jpg|thumb|220px|right|'''Veteran''']]
 
[[Image:White Scars Pre Heresy.jpg|thumb|220px|right|'''Veteran''']]
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==Organization & Tactics==
 
==Organization & Tactics==
The Chapter organization of the White Scars reflects their home world's tribal culture; for example, [[Librarian]]s are referred to as [[Stormseer]]s. White Scars recruit from a single planet, Mundus Planus. The steppes of the world are inhabited by feuding tribes, from which are chosen the best and most promising young warriors, regardless of tribe. Once a warrior becomes a White Scar, loyalty to his tribe is replaced by loyalty to the Chapter and the Emperor. Another noted difference with the White Scars is the absence of any unit associated with military law. Unlike the [[Space Wolves]], who in the Heresy-era relied heavily on [[Consul-Opsequiari]] disciplinary officers, the White Scars never operated with any sort of disciplinary corps. Despite this, they have virtually no internal disputes or act of undisciplined behavior.{{Fn|40d}}
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The Chapter organization of the White Scars reflects their home world's tribal culture; for example, [[Librarian]]s are referred to as [[Stormseer]]s. White Scars recruit from a single planet, Mundus Planus. The steppes of the world are inhabited by feuding tribes, from which are chosen the best and most promising young warriors, regardless of tribe. Once a warrior becomes a White Scar, loyalty to his tribe is replaced by loyalty to the Chapter and the Emperor. Another noted difference with the White Scars is the absence of any unit associated with military law. Unlike the [[Space Wolves]], who in the Heresy-era relied heavily on [[Consul-Opsequiari]] disciplinary officers, the White Scars never operated with any sort of disciplinary corps. Despite this, they have virtually no internal disputes or act of undisciplined behavior.{{Fn|40a}}
  
====Current Company's====
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===Pre-Heresy===
*'''1st Company''': The ''Spearpoint Brotherhood''. [[Space Marine Veteran|Veteran]] company trained to fight in unusual and ancient types of [[Power Armour]]. Rarely fielded as a single formation but instead distributied to other White Scars formations.{{Fn|43e}}
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[[Image:Stormseer.jpg|thumb|220px|right|'''Stormseer''']]
*'''2nd Company''': The ''Firefist Brotherhood''. Named after a ritual on Chogoris where inductees must climb to the Mouth of Flame and steal from its heart a pearl of molten crystal. Speed-based formation often reinforced by the 6th, 7th, and 8th.{{Fn|43f}}
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During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy, a specialized rank of '''Noyan-Khan''' existed that was the equivalent of a [[Lord Commander]]. There were multiple Noyan-Khans, each of which commanded several [[Chapter]]-sized '''Brotherhoods'''.{{Fn|40a}} It is estimated that there were roughly five Hordes containing as many as 5,000 to 20,000 Marines. Each Brotherhood (or '''Minghan''', in the [[Khorchin]] languarge{{Fn|49}}) was largely a mechanized unit, consisting of many [[Jetbike]]s, [[Landspeeder]]s, [[Bike]]s, and other swift vehicles. In addition, many close-assault and reconnaissance formations existed. They mostly shunned [[Destroyer Marine]]s due to their enjoyment of open battle and unspoiled wilderness. However some Destroyer cadres did exist, known as the '''[[Karaoghlanlar]]''' or the ''Dark Sons of Death''.{{Fn|40a}}  
*'''3rd Company''': The ''Eagle Brotherhood''. Led by the [[Master of the Hunt]] (currently [[Kor'sarro Khan]]). Specialize in hunting down and eliminating enemy leadership.{{Fn|43g}}
 
*'''4th Company''': The ''Tulwar Brotherhood''. Dedicated to the arts of the blade and specialize in fast-paced close combat, wielding ''Kindjal'' daggers and curved [[Chainsword]]s.{{Fn|43h}}
 
*'''5th Company''': The ''Stormwatch Brotherhood''. Go to war alongside [[Stormseer]]s and use their abilities to conceal their assaulting force. Also fields large amounts of [[Whirlwind]] and other armoury vehicles.{{Fn|43i}}
 
*'''6th Company''': The ''Hawkseye Brotherhood''. Utilize large amounts of tanks and transports to transport [[Tactical Squad]]s and [[Intercessor Squad]]s.{{Fn|43j}}.
 
*'''7th Company''': The ''Plainstaker Brotherhood''. Specialize in aerial warfare and use a large amount of aircraft.{{Fn|43k}}
 
*'''8th Company''': The ''Bloodrider Brotherhood''. Specialists in close combat and utilize large amounts of [[Assault Squad]]s and [[Inceptor Squad]]s.{{Fn|43l}}
 
*'''9th Company''': The ''Stormbolt Brotherhood''. Specialize in heavy firepower and defensive warfare. Utilize large amounts of [[Devastator]]s and [[Hellblaster]]s. Rarely goes to the field as a single force but instead is distributed to various White Scars task forces throughout the galaxy.{{Fn|43m}}
 
*'''10th Company''': The ''Windspeaker Brotherhood''. Dedicated [[Scout]] force of the chapter that recently has also fielded [[Vanguard Space Marine]]s.{{Fn|43n}}
 
  
===Stance on Dreadnoughts===
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Several other specialist orders of the Scars existed during the Great Crusade and Heresy period. These included the '''Burgedinn Sarvhu''' or ''Talon's Claw'', which was composed of veteran warriors who had undergone certain initiatory rites on Chogoris. On the battlefield, they served as hunters and forward scouts. Another was the '''Kharash''', which was less a formal order and more of a temporary assembly of warriors who were needed for a diversionary or shock attack role. These were formed only of volunteers and were seen as both an act of punishment and honor. The Kharash were one of the few White Scars orders to make use of [[Dreadnought]]s. Next were the '''Uhaan Solban''', an order compromised of every [[Dreadnought]] in use. When not aiding the Kharash, they were used to guard the [[gene-seed]] vaults of the Legion on Chogoris and Terra. The last order were known as the '''Akoghlanar''', which consisted of the [[Apothecaries]] of the Legion and were seen as the opposite of the Destroyers of the [[Karaoghlanlar]]. Unlike the other orders, the Akoghlanlar were spread out across many Brotherhoods on a permanent basis. Other specialist roles existed, such as '''Kavkhan''' which served as an adviser to his Brotherhoods commanding Khan, '''Tenrikhan''' which captained the White Scars starships, and the '''Gan-Khan''' that presided over the Legion armoury and essentially acted as [[Techmarine]]s.{{Fn|40a}}
Many outsiders have made the claim that the White Scars did not use [[Dreadnought]]s. This is not true. Those they maintained were rarely seen in battle and were few in number, but they did exist and held a strange position within the [[Legion]]. As a warrior society uniquely bound to the fierce joys of battle and the simple pleasures of a physical existence, the eternity of silence and separation endured by those incarcerated within a Dreadnought chassis held a particular horror for the White Scars. Despite this revulsion, to be assigned to live on in a Dreadnought shell is seen as neither punishment nor as an honour, but rather somewhere in between. Dreadnoughts among the White Scars were known as the ''Uhaan Solban'', the Guardians of the Morning and Evening Stars in the Chogorian tongue. This poetic title is typical of the Legion’s tendencies, and hid a rather more practical purpose. It was only the '''Akoghlanlar''', the apothecaries, and the Iron Khans of the armoury who sought them out, both to perform maintenance and for ritual reasons tied closely to their own obscure creeds.{{Fn|40d}}
 
  
===Pre-Heresy===
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''Known Hordes of the White Scars during the Great Crusade & Horus Heresy'':
[[Image:Stormseer.jpg|thumb|220px|right|'''Stormseer''']]
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*[[Horde of the Earth]] — Commanded by [[Jemulan Noyan-Khan]].{{Fn|25}}
During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy, a specialized rank of '''Noyan-Khan''' existed that was the equivalent of a [[Lord Commander]]. There were multiple Noyan-Khan's, each of which commanded several [[Chapter]]-sized '''Brotherhoods'''.{{Fn|40d}} It is estimated that there were roughly five Hordes containing as many as 5,000 to 20,000 Marines. Each Brotherhood was largely a mechanized unit, consisting of many [[Jetbike]]s, [[Landspeeder]]s, [[Bike]]s, and other swift vehicles. In addition, many close-assault and reconnaissance formations existed. They mostly shunned [[Destroyer Marine]]s due to their enjoyment of open battle and unspoiled wilderness. However some Destroyer cadres did exist, known as the '''Karaoghlanlar''' or the ''Dark Sons of Death''.{{Fn|40d}}  
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*[[Horde of the Stone]] — Commanded by [[Hasik Noyan-Khan]].{{Fn|25}}
  
Several other specialist orders of the Scars existed during the Great Crusade and Heresy period. These included the '''Burgedinn Sarvhu''' or ''Talon's Claw'', which was composed of veteran warriors who had undergone certain initiatory rites on Chogoris. On the battlefield, they served as hunters and forward scouts. Another was the '''Kharash''', which was less a formal order and more of a temporary assembly of warriors who were needed for a diversionary or shock attack role. These were formed only of volunteers and were seen as both an act of punishment and honor. The Kharash were one of the few White Scars orders to make use of [[Dreadnought]]s. Next were the '''Uhaan Solban''', an order compromised of every [[Dreadnought]] in use. When not aiding the Kharash, they were used to guard the [[gene-seed]] vaults of the Legion on Chogoris and Terra. The last order were known as the '''Akoghlanar''', which consisted of the [[Apothecaries]] of the Legion and were seen as the opposite of the Destroyers of the Karaoghlanlar. Unlike the other orders, the Akoghlanlar were spread out across many Brotherhoods on a permanent basis. Other specialist roles existed, such as '''Kavkhan''' which served as an adviser to his Brotherhoods commanding Khan, '''Tenrikhan''' which captained the White Scars starships, and the '''Gan-Khan''' that presided over the Legion armoury and essentially acted as [[Techmarine]]s.{{Fn|40d}}
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''Known Brotherhoods of the White Scars during the Great Crusade & Horus Heresy'':
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*[[Brotherhood of the Amber Eagle]]{{Fn|54}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Black Axe]] — Commanded by [[Sengur Khan]].
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*[[Brotherhood of the Blue Hawk]]
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*[[Brotherhood of the Broken Shield]] — Commanded by [[Bujir Khan]].{{Fn|40a}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Dawn Sky]] — Commanded by [[Hibou Khan]].{{Fn|25}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Foresworn]]{{Fn|61}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Golden Path]] — Commanded by [[Khulan Khan]].{{Fn|34}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Golden Star]] — Commanded by [[Tsolmon Khan]].{{Fn|40d}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Great Eye]] — Commanded by [[Nayaga Khan]].{{Fn|40a}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Hooked Blade]]{{Fn|53}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Hunter's Star]] — Commanded by [[Xo Hutan]].{{Fn|25}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Iron Axe]]{{Fn|54}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Moon]] — Commanded by [[Torghun Khan]].{{Fn|34}}{{Fn|49}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Night's Star]] — Commanded by [[Ainbataar Khan]].{{Fn|34}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Obsidian Serpent]] — Commanded by [[Zargan Khan]].{{Fn|56}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Pennant Spear]] — Commanded by [[Algu Khan]].{{Fn|34}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Sable Wolf]]{{Fn|40d}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Shattered Shield]] — Commanded by [[Zhenjin Khan]]{{Fn|47}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Storm]] — Commanded by [[Shiban Khan]].{{Fn|34}}{{Fn|49}}
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*[[Brotherhood of the Summer Lightning]] — Commanded by [[Jubal Khan (Heresy)|Jubal Khan]].{{Fn|38c}}
  
Known Hordes of the White Scars during the Great Crusade & Horus Heresy included the:
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''Known Companies of the White Scars during the Great Crusade & Horus Heresy'':
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*[[3rd Pioneer Company]] — the “Lions of Thapsis”. Lead by [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Kornelius Dure]].{{Fn|40c}}
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*[[99th Pioneer Company]] — “The Enders”. Lead by [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Ikem Aghur]].{{Fn|40c}}
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*[[224th Pioneer Company]] — lead by [[Lieutenant (Space Marine)|Lieutenant]] [[Apion Hansa]]. {{Fn|40c}}
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*[[666th Pioneer Company]] — the “Void Devils”. Lead by [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Theon Juoksa]].{{Fn|40c}}
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*[[The Unyielding Mountain]] — [[Armoured Company]], fought alongside the forces of [[Legio Astorum]].{{Fn|63}}
  
*'''Horde of the Stone''' - commanded by [[Hasik Noyan-Khan]]{{Fn|25}}
 
*'''Horde of the Earth''' - commanded by [[Jemulan Noyan-Khan]]{{Fn|25}}
 
  
Known Brotherhoods of the White Scars during the Great Crusade & Horus Heresy included the:
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====Stance on Dreadnoughts====
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Many outsiders have made the claim that the White Scars did not use [[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]]. This is not true. Those they maintained were rarely seen in battle and were few in number, but they did exist and held a strange position within the [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]]. As a warrior society uniquely bound to the fierce joys of battle and the simple pleasures of a physical existence, the eternity of silence and separation endured by those incarcerated within a Dreadnought chassis held a particular horror for the White Scars. Despite this revulsion, to be assigned to live on in a Dreadnought shell is seen as neither punishment nor as an honour, but rather somewhere in between. Dreadnoughts among the White Scars were known as the ''Uhaan Solban'', the Guardians of the Morning and Evening Stars in the Chogorian tongue. This poetic title is typical of the Legion’s tendencies, and hid a rather more practical purpose. It was only the '''Akoghlanlar''', the apothecaries, and the Iron Khans of the armoury who sought them out, both to perform maintenance and for ritual reasons tied closely to their own obscure creeds.{{Fn|40a}}
  
*'''Brotherhood of the Storm''' - commanded by [[Shiban Khan]]{{Fn|34}}
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Dreadnoughts are viewed in the White Scars with something resembling both pity and awe. Some of their Dreadnoughts undergo the ''Tseverle'', or re-branding. This discards their old name and takes up a new one to represent their rebirth as a towering Dreadnought. These warriors chose their own names from the great arch of the ''Baatarbish'', a monument to the Undying Heroes of the Chapter.{{Fn|59b}}
*'''Brotherhood of the Moon''' - commanded by [[Torghun Khan]]{{Fn|34}}
 
*'''Brotherhood of the Night's Star''' - commanded by [[Ainbataar Khan]]{{Fn|34}}
 
*'''Brotherhood of the Golden Star''' - commanded by [[Tsolmon Khan]]{{Fn|40a}}
 
*'''Brotherhood of the Sable Wolf'''{{Fn|40a}}
 
*'''Brotherhood of the Broken Shield''' - commanded by [[Bujir Khan]]{{Fn|40b}}
 
*'''Brotherhood of the Great Eye''' - Commanded by [[Nayaga Khan]]{{Fn|40b}}
 
*'''Brotherhood of the Golden Path''' - Commanded by [[Khulan Khan]]{{Fn|34}}
 
*'''Brotherhood of the Pennant Spear''' - commanded by [[Algu Khan]]{{Fn|34}}
 
*'''Brotherhood of the Hunter's Star''' - commanded by [[Xo Hutan]]{{Fn|25}}
 
*'''Brotherhood of the Dawn Sky''' - commanded by [[Hibou Khan]]{{Fn|25}}
 
*'''Brotherhood of the Black Axe''' - commanded by [[Sengur Khan]]
 
*'''Brotherhood of the Summer Lightning''' - commanded by [[Jubal Khan (Heresy)|Jubal Khan]]{{Fn|38c}}
 
*[[Brotherhood of the Blue Hawk]]
 
  
 
===Post-Heresy===
 
===Post-Heresy===
 
Since the Heresy, the White Scars are led by a single [[Great Khan]] and several company-level Khans ([[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]s).
 
Since the Heresy, the White Scars are led by a single [[Great Khan]] and several company-level Khans ([[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]s).
  
As their Primarch did during his campaign to unite the steppes, recruits from different tribes are today mixed together in squads. Each squad becomes part of a Brotherhood, roughly equivalent to a standard Company. During the Great Crusade when the White Scars were still a [[Legion]], multiple Brotherhoods fell under the control of a Horde, roughly equivalent to a [[Chapter]]. However, unlike other Codex Chapters the White Scars maintain a much higher proportion of [[Space Marine Bike Squad|bike squadrons]] and [[Land Speeder]]s, a reflection of the style of warfare favoured by the Chapter. They are also entirely lacking in [[Devastator Squad]]s, as the slow, heavy weapons clash against the White Scar's method of battle. The Chapter also maintains relatively few [[battle tank]]s, which are often stripped-down versions in order to keep with the rest of the White Scars. Finally, the White Scars of today normally do not possess any [[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnought]]s since the thought of confining a warriors' spirit within a sarcophagus is abhorrent to them.{{Fn|3d}}{{Fn|11}} Though there remain a few battle brothers willing to be reborn as one of these ironclad war machines.{{Fn|39}}
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As their Primarch did during his campaign to unite the steppes, recruits from different tribes are today mixed together in squads. Each squad becomes part of a Brotherhood, roughly equivalent to a standard Company. During the Great Crusade when the White Scars were still a [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]], multiple Brotherhoods fell under the control of a Horde, roughly equivalent to a [[Chapter]]. However, unlike other Codex Chapters the White Scars maintain a much higher proportion of [[Space Marine Bike Squad|bike squadrons]] and [[Land Speeder]]s, a reflection of the style of warfare favoured by the Chapter. The Chapter also maintains relatively few [[battle tank]]s, which are often stripped-down versions in order to keep with the rest of the White Scars. Finally, the White Scars of today normally do not possess any [[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnought]]s since the thought of confining a warriors' spirit within a sarcophagus is abhorrent to them.{{Fn|3d}}{{Fn|11}} Though there remain a few battle brothers willing to be reborn as one of these ironclad war machines.{{Fn|39}}
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====Current Companies====
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*'''1st Company''': The ''[[Spearpoint Brotherhood]]''. [[Space Marine Veteran|Veteran]] company trained to fight in unusual and ancient types of [[Power Armour]]. Rarely fielded as a single formation but instead distributied to other White Scars formations.{{Fn|43e}}
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*'''2nd Company''': The ''[[Firefist Brotherhood]]''. Named after a ritual on Chogoris where inductees must climb to the Mouth of Flame and steal from its heart a pearl of molten crystal. Speed-based formation often reinforced by the 6th, 7th, and 8th.{{Fn|43f}}
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*'''3rd Company''': The ''[[Eagle Brotherhood]]''. Led by the [[Master of the Hunt]] (currently [[Kor'sarro Khan]]). Specialize in hunting down and eliminating enemy leadership.{{Fn|43g}}
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*'''4th Company''': The ''[[Tulwar Brotherhood]]''. Dedicated to the arts of the blade and specialize in fast-paced close combat, wielding ''Kindjal'' daggers and curved [[Chainsword]]s.{{Fn|43h}}
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*'''5th Company''': The ''[[Stormwrath Brotherhood]]''. Go to war alongside [[Stormseer]]s and use their abilities to conceal their assaulting force. Also fields large amounts of [[Whirlwind]] and other armoury vehicles.{{Fn|43i}}
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*'''6th Company''': The ''[[Hawkseye Brotherhood]]''. Utilize large amounts of tanks and transports to transport [[Tactical Squad]]s and [[Intercessor Squad]]s.{{Fn|43j}}
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*'''7th Company''': The ''[[Plainstalker Brotherhood]]''. Specialize in aerial warfare and use a large amount of aircraft.{{Fn|43k}}
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*'''8th Company''': The ''[[Bloodrider Brotherhood]]''. Specialists in close combat and utilize large amounts of [[Assault Squad]]s and [[Inceptor Squad]]s.{{Fn|43l}}
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*'''9th Company''': The ''[[Stormbolt Brotherhood]]''. Specialize in heavy firepower and defensive warfare. Utilize large amounts of [[Devastator]]s and [[Hellblaster]]s. Rarely goes to the field as a single force but instead is distributed to various White Scars task forces throughout the galaxy.{{Fn|43m}}
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*'''10th Company''': The ''[[Windspeaker Brotherhood]]''. Dedicated [[Scout]] force of the chapter that recently has also fielded [[Vanguard Space Marine]]s.{{Fn|43n}}
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'''Known [[Strike Force]]s of the White Scars''':
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*[[Strike Force Iceblade]]{{Fn|6b}}
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*[[Strike Force Otagai]]{{Fn|62}}
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*[[Strike Force Kubelei]]{{Fn|64}}
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===Tactics and Combat Doctrine===
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The Chapter is highly mobile even for Space Marines, specializing in lightning warfare and making use of [[Space Marine Bike|attack bikes]], [[Land Speeder]]s, [[Storm Talon]]s, and other fast vehicles. Those mounted on bikes often make use of a special type of [[power weapon]] called a [[Power Lance]], providing the same destructive potential at a much greater range.{{Fn|3h}} Heavily-armoured forces are often left chasing after shadows while the White Scars easily outmanoeuvre to attack them at their weakest point. Constantly retreating and turning to attack again, White Scars forces prefer to attack their enemy at range, using their speed and firepower to destroy them, but are more than capable of committing their [[Assault Squad]]s in ferocious hand-to-hand fighting.{{Fn|3c}} Despite the ferocity of their assaults, the White Scars in fact employ nuanced and complex combat maneuvers and their warriors are expected to be calm, total control of themselves during battle.{{Fn|59b}}
  
===Combat Doctrine===
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Before making any assault, the White Scars carefully examine enemy strength, deployment, and tactics as well as the terrain, weather, and angles of attack. They treat such engagements as a hunt, and are known for their patience and emphasize on pre-battle reconnaissance. Once an enemy weakness is identified, a seamless plan of attack is forged and an attack can begin. Despite this over-arching strategy, at a squad level White Scars enjoy much tactical freedom and independence. Operational autonomy is encouraged in order to quickly react to threats and prevent their foes from predicting their actions. This also leads to a great level of skill amongst warriors, who can make their own field repairs to their vehicles or carry out medical treatments.  
The Chapter is highly mobile even for Space Marines, specializing in lightning warfare, and making use of [[Space Marine Bike|attack bikes]], [[Land Speeder]]s, [[Storm Talon]]s, and other fast vehicles. Those mounted on bikes often make use of a special type of [[power weapon]] called a [[Power Lance]], providing the same destructive potential at a much greater range.{{Fn|3h}} Heavily-armoured forces are often left chasing after shadows while the White Scars easily outmaneuver to attack them at their weakest point. White Scars forces prefer to attack their enemy at range, using their speed and firepower to destroy them, but are more than capable of committing their [[Assault Squad]]s in ferocious hand-to-hand fighting.{{Fn|3c}}
 
  
White Scars naval vessels have been heavily modified by their [[Techmarine]]'s, allowing them to accelerate quickly and move at speeds thought impossible for ships their size. This however comes with sacrificing weaponry, protection, and troop-carrying capacity.{{Fn|25}}
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White Scars naval vessels have been heavily modified by their [[Techmarine]]s, allowing them to accelerate quickly and move at speeds thought impossible for ships their size. This however comes with sacrificing weaponry, protection, and troop-carrying capacity.{{Fn|25}}
  
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The White Scars have been known to make use of a poetic battle-cant with phrases drawn from the stories of the peoples of [[Chogoris]].{{Fn|26a}}{{Fn|26b}}
  
 
===Chapter Disposition{{Fn|43c}}===
 
===Chapter Disposition{{Fn|43c}}===
 
====Headquarters====
 
====Headquarters====
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|[[File:Whitescarbanner.jpg|center|120px|alt=White Scar Banner]]
* [[Jubal Khan]], [[Great Khan]]
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[[Great Khan]] [[Jubal Khan]]
 
*[[Space Marine Honour Guard|Honour Guard]]
 
*[[Space Marine Honour Guard|Honour Guard]]
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*[[Chapter Ancient]]
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*[[Chapter Champion]]
 
*[[Chapter Serf|Equerries]] and [[Servitor]]s
 
*[[Chapter Serf|Equerries]] and [[Servitor]]s
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! scope=col | [[Armoury]]
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! scope=col | [[Apothecarion]]
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! scope=col | [[Space Marine Fleet|Fleet Command]]
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! scope=col | [[Librarius]]
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! scope=col | [[Chaplaincy]]
 
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|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|'''[[Armoury]]'''
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|[[File:ArmourySymbol.jpg|center|50px|alt=Armoury Symbol]]
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|[[Apothecarion]]
+
|[[File:ApothecarionSymbol.jpg|center|50px|alt=Apothecarion Symbol]]
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|'''Fleet Command'''
+
|
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|[[Librarius]]
+
|[[File:LibrariusSymbol.jpg|center|50px|alt=Librarius Symbol]]
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|[[Chaplaincy]]
+
|[[File:ReclusiamSymbol.jpg|center|50px|alt=Reclusiam Symbol]]
|-
+
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:85%"
|align=center|
+
|
*[[Khamkar]]<br>''[[Master of the Forge]]''
+
[[Master of the Forge]] [[Khamkar]]
 
*[[Techmarines]]
 
*[[Techmarines]]
 
*[[Servitor]]s
 
*[[Servitor]]s
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*Light Attack Vehicles
 
*Light Attack Vehicles
 
*[[Centurion Warsuit]]s
 
*[[Centurion Warsuit]]s
|align=center|
+
|
*[[Ogholei]]<br>''[[Chief Apothecary]]''
+
[[Chief Apothecary]] [[Ogholei]]
 
*[[Apothecaries]]
 
*[[Apothecaries]]
|align=center|
+
|
''*[[Master of the Fleet]]''
+
[[Master of the Fleet]]
 
*[[Battle Barge]]s
 
*[[Battle Barge]]s
 
*[[Strike Cruiser]]s
 
*[[Strike Cruiser]]s
 
*[[Rapid Strike vessel]]s
 
*[[Rapid Strike vessel]]s
 
*[[Thunderhawk Gunship]]s
 
*[[Thunderhawk Gunship]]s
|align=center|
+
|
*[[Saghari]]<br>''[[Stormseer|Chief Stormseer]]''.
+
[[Stormseer|Chief Stormseer]] [[Saghari]]
 
*[[Epistolary|Epistolaries]]
 
*[[Epistolary|Epistolaries]]
 
*[[Codicier]]s
 
*[[Codicier]]s
*[[Lexicanium]]s
+
*[[Lexicanium|Lexicania]]
*Acolytum
+
*[[Acolytum|Acolyta]]
|align=center|
+
|
*[[Jaghorin]]<br>''[[Master of Sanctity|Voice of the Storm]]''
+
[[Master of Sanctity|Voice of the Storm]] [[Jaghorin]]
*[[Chaplains]]
+
*[[Reclusiarch]]
|-
+
*[[Chaplain]]s
 +
*[[Judiciar]]s
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
====Companies====
 
====Companies====
{|align=center border="1" cellpadding="12" cellspacing="0"
+
{| border="1" cellpadding="12" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center;"
|-
+
|- style="background:#fff; color: red"
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|[[Veteran Company]]
+
! scope=col | [[Veteran Company]]
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=4 align=center|[[Battle Companies]]
+
| colspan=4 scope=colgroup | [[Battle Companies]]
|-
+
|- style="background:#fff; color: red;vertical-align:bottom;"
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|'''1st Company'''
+
! scope=col | 1st Brotherhood
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|'''2nd Company'''
+
! scope=col | 2nd Brotherhood
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|'''3rd Company'''
+
! scope=col | 3rd Brotherhood
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|'''4th Company'''
+
! scope=col | 4th Brotherhood
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|'''5th Company'''
+
! scope=col | 5th Brotherhood
 
|-
 
|-
|align=center|
+
|[[File:WS1st.png|center|85px]]<br>[[1st Brotherhood (White Scars)|Spearpoint Brotherhood]]
'''''"Spearpoint Brotherhood"'''''
+
|[[File:WS2nd.png|center|85px]]<br>[[2nd Brotherhood (White Scars)|Firefist Brotherhood]]
[[Image:WS1st.jpg|center|85px]]
+
|[[File:WS3rd.png|center|85px]]<br>[[3rd Brotherhood (White Scars)|Eagle Brotherhood]]
*[[First Captain]] [[Suboden Khan]],
+
|[[File:WS4th.png|center|85px]]<br>[[4th Brotherhood (White Scars)|Tulwar Brotherhood]]
 +
|[[File:WS5th.png|center|85px]]<br>[[5th Brotherhood (White Scars)|Stormwrath Brotherhood]]
 +
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:85%"
 +
|
 +
[[First Captain]] [[Suboden Khan]]<br>
 
''Master of the War Council''
 
''Master of the War Council''
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
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*[[Company Champion]]
 
*[[Company Champion]]
 
*[[Space Marine Veteran|Company Veterans]]
 
*[[Space Marine Veteran|Company Veterans]]
*10 [[Veteran Squad]]s/[[Terminator Squad]]s
+
*10 [[Veteran]]/[[Terminator Squad]]s
 
*[[Dreadnought]]s
 
*[[Dreadnought]]s
 
*Transport Vehicles
 
*Transport Vehicles
 
*[[Land Raider]]s
 
*[[Land Raider]]s
|align=center|
+
|
'''''"Firefist Brotherhood"'''''
+
Captain [[Barutai Khan]]<br>
[[Image:WS2nd.jpg|center|85px]]
 
*Captain [[Barutai Khan]],
 
 
''Master of Lore''
 
''Master of Lore''
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
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*Dreadnoughts
 
*Dreadnoughts
 
*Transport Vehicles
 
*Transport Vehicles
|align=center|
+
|
'''''"Eagle Brotherhood"'''''
+
Captain [[Kor'sarro Khan]]<br>
[[Image:WS3rd.jpg|center|85px]]
 
*Captain [[Kor'sarro Khan]],
 
 
''[[Master of the Hunt]]''
 
''[[Master of the Hunt]]''
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
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*Dreadnoughts
 
*Dreadnoughts
 
*Transport Vehicles
 
*Transport Vehicles
|align=center|
+
|
'''''"Tulwar Brotherhood"'''''
+
Captain [[Joghaten Khan]]<br>
[[Image:WS4th.jpg|center|85px]]
 
*Captain [[Joghaten Khan]],
 
 
''Master of Blades''
 
''Master of Blades''
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
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*Dreadnoughts
 
*Dreadnoughts
 
*Transport Vehicles
 
*Transport Vehicles
|align=center|
+
|
'''''"Stormwrath Brotherhood"'''''
+
Captain [[Hibogen Khan]]<br>
[[Image:WS5th.jpg|center|85px]]
 
*Captain [[Hibogen Khan]],
 
 
''Master of Spirits''
 
''Master of Spirits''
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
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*Dreadnoughts
 
*Dreadnoughts
 
*Transport Vehicles
 
*Transport Vehicles
 +
|- style="background:#fff; color: red"
 +
! scope=colgroup colspan=4 | [[Reserve Companies]]
 +
! scope=col | [[Scout Company]]
 +
|- style="background:#fff; color: red;vertical-align:bottom;"
 +
! scope=col | 6th Brotherhood
 +
! scope=col | 7th Brotherhood
 +
! scope=col | 8th Brotherhood
 +
! scope=col | 9th Brotherhood
 +
! scope=col |  10th Brotherhood
 
|-
 
|-
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=4 align=center|[[Reserve Companies]]
+
|[[File:WS6th.png|center|85px]]<br>[[6th Brotherhood (White Scars)|Hawkseye Brotherhood]]
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|[[Scout Company]]
+
|[[File:WS7th.png|center|85px]]<br>[[7th Brotherhood (White Scars)|Plainstalker Brotherhood]]
|-
+
|[[File:WS8th.png|center|85px]]<br>[[8th Brotherhood (White Scars)|Bloodrider Brotherhood]]
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|'''6th Company'''
+
|[[File:WS9th.png|center|85px]]<br>[[9th Brotherhood (White Scars)|Stormbolt Brotherhood]]
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|'''7th Company'''
+
|[[10th Brotherhood (White Scars)|Windspeaker Brotherhood]]
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|'''8th Company'''
+
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:85%"
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|'''9th Company'''
+
|
|style="background:#fff; color: red" colspan=1 align=center|'''10th Company'''
+
Captain [[Ochir Khan]]<br>
|-
 
|align=center|
 
'''''"Hawkeye Brotherhood"'''''
 
[[Image:WS6th.jpg|center|85px]]
 
*Captain [[Ochir Khan]],
 
 
''Master of Shields''
 
''Master of Shields''
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
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*Dreadnoughts
 
*Dreadnoughts
 
*Transport Vehicles
 
*Transport Vehicles
|align=center|
+
|
'''''"Plainstalker Brotherhood"'''''
+
Captain [[Olujin Khan]]<br>
[[Image:WS7th.jpg|center|85px]]
 
*Captain [[Olujin Khan]],
 
 
''[[Master of the Watch]]''
 
''[[Master of the Watch]]''
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
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*Transport Vehicles
 
*Transport Vehicles
 
*Gunships
 
*Gunships
|align=center|
+
|
'''''"Bloodrider Brotherhood"'''''
+
Captain [[Vorgha Khan]]<br>
[[Image:WS8th.jpg|center|85px]]
 
*Captain [[Vorgha Khan]],
 
 
''Master of Steeds''
 
''Master of Steeds''
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
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*Dreadnoughts
 
*Dreadnoughts
 
*Transport Vehicles
 
*Transport Vehicles
|align=center|
+
|
'''''"Stormbolt Brotherhood"'''''
+
Captain [[Khadajei Khan]]<br>
[[Image:WS9th.jpg|center|85px]]
 
*Captain [[Khadajei Khan]],
 
 
''Master of Bows''
 
''Master of Bows''
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
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*Dreadnoughts
 
*Dreadnoughts
 
*Transport Vehicles
 
*Transport Vehicles
|align=center|
+
|
'''''"Windspeaker Brotherhood"'''''
+
Captain [[Jodagha Khan]]<br>
*Captain [[Jodagha Khan]],
 
 
''Master of Braves''
 
''Master of Braves''
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]
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*Land Speeders
 
*Land Speeders
 
*Transport Vehicles
 
*Transport Vehicles
|-
 
 
|}
 
|}
 +
 +
==Recruitment==
 +
The White Scars recruit solely from [[Chogoris]], feeling it is important to maintain a Chogorian perspective within their Chapter in order to retain its true nature. [[Stormseer]]s regularly ride out into the plains to observe Chogrian tribes at war and look for suitable candidates for the Chapter. Those that are deemed suitable in not only skill at arms but also in cunning, mind, and stoicism are taken back to the [[Quan Zhou]] and undergo many tests of great secrecy. All that is known is that the trials are brutal which push the [[Aspirant]]s to the limits both physically and spiritually. Reported tests include reciting all 893 stanzas of the ''Battle of Kur and Huanglok''; plunging into the icy depths of the Tovg ocean and returning with the horn of a mighty Oryavar whale; and crossing the Kherbal Flats in the summer and the winter.{{Fn|59a}}
 +
 +
Those who are successful in passing the trials must then chose an honor name. Some choose to replace their birth name with this, others choose to use it as a kind of surname or epithet. A key component of this practice is the element of choice, with the young Space Marines studying the history and legends of their Chapter to find a suitable name. It is not unheard of for some aspirants to fight (usually non-lethal) honor duels with each other if they choose the same name.{{Fn|59a}}
 +
 +
==Culture==
 +
Despite their reputation as savages, the White Scars are an extremely cultured chapter that emphasizes art, poetry, stoicism, philosophy, and self-reflection its warriors. Members of the Chapter are expected to be well-versed in the linguistic, historical, and artistic history of Chogoris. Other "noble pursuits" of Battle-Brothers include calligraphy, hunting, story-telling, wine-making, archery, horse-taming, throat singing, astrology, painting, crafting, weaving, and mastery of the difficult Chogorian language. This is mixed with more seemingly primitive practices, such as ritual scarring which marks the loyalty and brotherhood of a Space Marine. The ritual scarring mimics that of the tribes of Chogoris, and is carried out with the same ritual ''Jaalod'ag'' daggers. Once the chosen shape has been cut, ash is used to raise the tissue and whiten the reside ridge, creating the "white scar" that gives the Chapter its name.{{Fn|59a}}
 +
 +
Members of the Chapter often decorate their armor with symbols that are near-indecipherable to outsiders but represent battles, years of service, number of kills, Chogorian mythology, oaths, memories, battlefield roles, philosophical concepts, and more.{{Fn|59a}}
 +
 +
The symbol of the White Scars is a red lightning bolt upon a white plain, which true to the Chapters culture has a variety of meanings. The lightning bolt represents the swift and furious nature of the Chapter at war. The gold bar it sits upon represents preciousness, while the white border represents freedom. The symbols concave sides and ends represent the fact that others will always attempt to impinge upon their freedom, and one should be ready to fight for it. The redness of the lightning bolt represents the blood that must be spilled in this fight. Other notable symbols within the White Scars is the ''Ulzi'', a knotwork of representing what Chogorians call the Eternal Labyrinth. The ''Moderg'haan'' is the Tree of Knowledge, representing how the smallest enquiry can lead to great knowledge. The ''Daeleivot'' is the Ocean of the Grasslands, representing the enormous plains of Chogoris and freedom.{{Fn|59a}}
 +
 +
The White Scars also consider it important to retain links with their successors. This is reflected in the tradition known as the Rite of Blooding, whereby once a cycle, champions from the various Successor Chapters come together to duel. The winner will join the White Scars for a full cycle to learn from the Founders before returning to their home chapter. The current holder of this position is [[Thursk]] of the [[Dark Hunters]], who fought with [[Kor'sarro Khan]] on [[Agrellan]].{{Fn|59a}}
  
 
==Notable Chapter Elements==
 
==Notable Chapter Elements==
 
===Notable Vessels===
 
===Notable Vessels===
*''[[Swordstorm]]'' — [[Gloriana Class Battleship]] (Heresy-era)
+
{{main|Known Vessels of the White Scars}}
*''[[Lance of Heaven]]'' — [[Battleship]] (Heresy-era)
+
*''[[Swordstorm]]'' — [[Gloriana Class Battleship]] (Heresy-era).
*''[[Jaghatai's Pride]]'' — [[Battle Barge]]{{Fn|24}}
+
*''[[Lance of Heaven]]'' — [[Battleship]] (Heresy-era).
*''[[Silent Horseman]]'' - [[Battle Barge]]{{Fn|41}}
+
*''[[Jaghatai's Pride]]'' — [[Battle Barge]].{{Fn|24}}
*''[[Lord of Heavens]]'' — [[Strike Cruiser]]{{Fn|26}}
+
*''[[Silent Horseman]]'' — [[Battle Barge]].{{Fn|41a}}
*''[[Nomad]]'' — [[Nova Class Frigate]]{{Fn|27}}
+
*''[[Steed of Kumblai]]'' - [[Battle Barge]], destroyed during the [[Battle of Malak]]{{Fn|60}}
*''[[Warrior of the Plains]]'' — [[Strike Cruiser]]{{Fn|12a}}
+
*''[[Lord of Heavens]]'' — [[Strike Cruiser]].{{Fn|26a}}
*''[[Sickle Moon]]'' — [[Frigate]] (Heresy-era){{Cite this}}
+
*''[[Pride of Chogoris]]'' — [[Strike Cruiser]].{{Fn|45}}
[[Image:WSPrimaris.jpg|thumb|right|250px|White Scars [[Primaris Space Marine]]{{Fn|42a}}]]
+
*''[[Warrior of the Plains]]'' — [[Strike Cruiser]].{{Fn|12a}}
===Notable Named Vehicles===
+
*''[[Falcon (Destroyer)|Falcon]]'' — [[Cobra Class Destroyer]].{{Fn|45}}
 +
*''[[Steppe Lord]]'' — [[Cobra Class Destroyer]].{{Fn|45}}
 +
*''[[Nomad]]'' — [[Nova Class Frigate]].{{Fn|27}}
 +
*''[[Starsteed]]'' — [[Sword Class Frigate]].{{Fn|45}}
 +
*''[[Tulwar]]'' — [[Sword Class Frigate]].{{Fn|45}}
 +
*''[[War Wind]]'' — [[Sword Class Frigate]].{{Fn|45}}
 +
*''[[Sickle Moon]]'' — [[Frigate]] (Heresy-era).{{Cite this}}
 +
 
 +
===Notable Aircraft===
 +
*''[[Red Hare]]'' — [[Stormtalon Gunship]]{{Fn|41b}}
 +
*''[[Khorma]]'' - [[Thunderhawk]] (Heresy-era){{Fn|50}}
 +
*''[[Skyfire (Thunderhawk)|Skyfire]]'' - Thunderhawk (Heresy-era){{Fn|50}}
 +
 
 +
===Notable Vehicles===
 +
*''[[Thunderhead (Predator)|Thunderhead]]'' - [[Predator]] (Heresy-era){{Fn|50}}
 +
*''[[Plainslord]]'' - [[Land Raider]] (Heresy-era){{Fn|50}}
 +
*''[[Silverblade]]'' - [[Land Speeder]] (Heresy-era){{Fn|50}}
 +
*''[[Golden Star]]'' - [[Rhino]] (Heresy-era){{Fn|50}}
 
*''[[Onogura]]'' — [[Land Raider Proteus]]
 
*''[[Onogura]]'' — [[Land Raider Proteus]]
*''[[Süirsen]]'' - [[Razorback]]{{Fn|43o}}
+
*''[[Süirsen]]'' - [[Razorback]].{{Fn|43o}}
  
==='''Notable White Scars'''===
+
===Notable White Scars===
 
*{{Main|Known Members of the White Scars}}
 
*{{Main|Known Members of the White Scars}}
 
+
====Heresy-era====
===Heresy-era===
+
[[Image:WSPrimaris.jpg|thumb|right|250px|White Scars [[Primaris Space Marine]]{{Fn|42b}}]]
 
*[[Jaghatai Khan]] — [[Primarch]] of the White Scars.{{Fn|2}}
 
*[[Jaghatai Khan]] — [[Primarch]] of the White Scars.{{Fn|2}}
 
*[[Qin Xa]] — Master of the [[Keshig]].{{Fn|25}}
 
*[[Qin Xa]] — Master of the [[Keshig]].{{Fn|25}}
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*[[Hasik Noyan-Khan]] — Noyan-Khan of the Horde of the Stone.{{Fn|25}}
 
*[[Hasik Noyan-Khan]] — Noyan-Khan of the Horde of the Stone.{{Fn|25}}
 
*[[Jemulan Noyan-Khan]] — Noyan-Khan of the Horde of the Earth.{{Fn|25}}
 
*[[Jemulan Noyan-Khan]] — Noyan-Khan of the Horde of the Earth.{{Fn|25}}
*[[Giyahun]] — One of the two original Noyan-Khan's
+
*[[Giyahun]] — One of the two original Noyan-Khans.
 
*[[Ganzorig Noyan-Khan]]
 
*[[Ganzorig Noyan-Khan]]
 
*[[Qin Fai Noyan-Khan]]
 
*[[Qin Fai Noyan-Khan]]
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*[[Krenak Noyan-Khan]]
 
*[[Krenak Noyan-Khan]]
 
*[[Duua Sokhat]] - Noyan-Khan
 
*[[Duua Sokhat]] - Noyan-Khan
*[[Namahi]] — Second of the [[Keshig]]
+
*[[Namahi]] — Second of the [[Keshig]], Later Master
 
*[[Jubal Khan (Heresy)|Jubal Khan]] — [[Master of the Hunt]]
 
*[[Jubal Khan (Heresy)|Jubal Khan]] — [[Master of the Hunt]]
 
*[[Shiban Khan]] — Khan of the Brotherhood of the Storm.{{Fn|25}}
 
*[[Shiban Khan]] — Khan of the Brotherhood of the Storm.{{Fn|25}}
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*[[Goghal Khan]] — Khan and member of the [[Keshig]]
 
*[[Goghal Khan]] — Khan and member of the [[Keshig]]
 
*[[Hibou Khan]] — Khan
 
*[[Hibou Khan]] — Khan
*[[Nayaga Khan]] - Khan, turned traitor
+
*[[Nayaga Khan]] Khan, turned traitor
*[[Bujir Khan]] - Khan
+
*[[Bujir Khan]] Khan
*[[Ulkanor Khan]] - Khan
+
*[[Ulkanor Khan]] Khan
*[[Tsolmon Khan]] - Khan
+
*[[Tsolmon Khan]] — Khan
 +
*[[Gahaki Khan]]
 +
*[[Ajak Khan]]{{Fn|54}}
 +
*[[Jangsai Khan]] Brotherhood of the Iron Axe{{Fn|54}}
 +
*[[Aghutai Head-Taker]] — [[Praetor (Rank)|Praetor]]{{Fn|50}}
 +
*[[Selmegh Hawk's Eye]] — Praetor{{Fn|50}}
 
*[[Altan Nohai]] — [[Apothecary]] and later member of the [[Knights-Errant]]
 
*[[Altan Nohai]] — [[Apothecary]] and later member of the [[Knights-Errant]]
 
*[[Timur Gantulga]] — Captain
 
*[[Timur Gantulga]] — Captain
 
*[[Garhelin]] — Captain
 
*[[Garhelin]] — Captain
 
*[[Hakeem]] — Captain
 
*[[Hakeem]] — Captain
 +
*[[Ishigu Khan]]{{Fn|46}}
 
*[[Sengur Khan]]
 
*[[Sengur Khan]]
 
*[[Naranbaatar]] — [[Stormseer]]
 
*[[Naranbaatar]] — [[Stormseer]]
 +
*[[Zhenjin Khan]]{{Fn|47}}
 +
*[[Ainbataar Khan]]{{Fn|54a}}
 +
*[[Khulan Khan]]{{Fn|54a}}
 
*[[Halji]]
 
*[[Halji]]
 
*[[Kalikgol]]
 
*[[Kalikgol]]
 
*[[Tegusai]] — [[Contemptor Dreadnought]]
 
*[[Tegusai]] — [[Contemptor Dreadnought]]
 +
*[[Morbun Xa]]{{Fn|54}}
 +
*[[Zhintas Khan]]
  
===Post-Heresy===
+
====Post-Heresy====
*[[Angnar]] — was a White Scars [[Khan]], who was chosen to become the first [[Chapter Master]] of the [[Dark Hunters]] [[Chapter]]
+
*[[Angnar]] — a White Scars [[Khan]] who was chosen to become the first [[Chapter Master]] of the [[Dark Hunters]] [[Chapter]]
*[[Cemakar]] — Second-in-command to Kor'Sarro Khan, Called "Old Shatterhand" for tearing a [[Chaos Space Marine]] out of a [[Helbrute]], killed in action on [[Mu'gulath Bay|Agrellan]].{{Fn|28}}
+
*[[Cemakar]] — Second-in-command to Kor'Sarro Khan, called "Old Shatterhand" for tearing a [[Chaos Space Marine]] out of a [[Helbrute]], killed in action on [[Mu'gulath Bay|Agrellan]].{{Fn|28}}
 
*Clan-Brother [[Jogaten]] — [[Space Marine Sergeant|Sergeant]] of the White Scars. [[Bike|Bike Squadron]]{{Cite This}}
 
*Clan-Brother [[Jogaten]] — [[Space Marine Sergeant|Sergeant]] of the White Scars. [[Bike|Bike Squadron]]{{Cite This}}
 
*[[Jebe]] — Third [[Company Champion]].{{Fn|28}}
 
*[[Jebe]] — Third [[Company Champion]].{{Fn|28}}
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*[[Jurga Khan]] — [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of White Scars{{Fn|12b}}
 
*[[Jurga Khan]] — [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of White Scars{{Fn|12b}}
 
*[[Olujin Khan]]
 
*[[Olujin Khan]]
*[[Khajaten Khan]] - [[Master of the Hunt]]{{Fn|42}}
+
*[[Khajaten Khan]] - [[Master of the Hunt]]{{Fn|42a}}
*[[Ogholei]] - [[Chief Apothecary]]{{Fn|43}}
+
*[[Ogholei]] - [[Chief Apothecary]]{{Fn|43p}}
 
*[[Jaghorin]] - [[Master of Sanctity|Voice of the Storm]]{{Fn|43c}}
 
*[[Jaghorin]] - [[Master of Sanctity|Voice of the Storm]]{{Fn|43c}}
 
*[[Saghari]] - [[Chief Librarian|Chief Stormseer]]{{Fn|43c}}
 
*[[Saghari]] - [[Chief Librarian|Chief Stormseer]]{{Fn|43c}}
*[[Kaljuk]] — [[Librarian]]. Took part battle against the [[Tau]] of the [[Vior'la Sept]], on the mist covered world [[Volghast]].
+
*[[Kaljuk]] — [[Librarian]]. Took part in battle against the [[Tau]] of the [[Vior'la Sept]], on the mist-covered world [[Volghast]].
 
*[[Barutai Khan]] - 2nd Brotherhood Captain]]{{Fn|43c}}
 
*[[Barutai Khan]] - 2nd Brotherhood Captain]]{{Fn|43c}}
 
*[[Khajog Khan]] — Brotherhood Captain, killed in the [[13th Black Crusade]].{{Fn|21}}
 
*[[Khajog Khan]] — Brotherhood Captain, killed in the [[13th Black Crusade]].{{Fn|21}}
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*[[Ebon Keshig]] (Heresy-era)
 
*[[Ebon Keshig]] (Heresy-era)
 
*[[Falcon's Claws]] (Heresy-era)
 
*[[Falcon's Claws]] (Heresy-era)
 +
*[[Karaoghlanlar]] (Heresy-era)
 
*[[Kyzagan Assault Speeder]] (Heresy-era)
 
*[[Kyzagan Assault Speeder]] (Heresy-era)
  
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RhinoWhiteScars422Patrol.jpg|[['422' Patrol]], [[Incident on Death-World Canak]], Codex Pattern variant: Tropical: Veldt{{Fn|20}}
 
RhinoWhiteScars422Patrol.jpg|[['422' Patrol]], [[Incident on Death-World Canak]], Codex Pattern variant: Tropical: Veldt{{Fn|20}}
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==Trivia==
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Portions of the White Scars culture, battle-tactics and naming schemes are based on those of the warriors of the [[Wikipedia:Mongol Empire|Mongol Empire]] - in particular [[Khan|their use]] of [[Wikipedia:Khan (title)|the title Khan]] evokes the great warlord [[Wikipedia:Genghis Khan|Genghis Khan]] and his generals.
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The [[Wikipedia:Oseledets|oseledets]] haircut and long moustaches seen on many White Scars illustrations and the [[Firstborn]] ''White Scars Bike Upgrade Kit'' is possibly a nod toward the [[Wikipedia:Zaporozhian Cossacks|Zaporozhian Cossacks]] who are often depicted with that kind of haircut and moustache.
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Tulwars, which the White Scars use for ritual duellings,{{Fn|3a}} are a type of sabre from the Indian subcontinent.
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===Previous editions===
 
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===Previous editions===
 
 
* ''The '''Whitescars''', as presented in [[Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican|Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican]] (1988):''
 
* ''The '''Whitescars''', as presented in [[Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican|Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican]] (1988):''
 
 
:The Whitescars are organized like most Space Marine Chapters. For over two thousand years they have been guarding the [[Kolarne Circle]], a densely populated cluster of systems, constantly threatened by internal rebellions and nearby Ork warlords. After that Whitescars were engaged in a counter-revolutionary crusade against mining systems of [[Rad Ox]] of the [[Third Quadrant]]. In general, the Chapter has a long and proud history and played an instrumental role in the destruction of [[Hive Fleet]] [[Behemoth]] (noted as being a Chaos aligned force).{{Fn|1}}
 
:The Whitescars are organized like most Space Marine Chapters. For over two thousand years they have been guarding the [[Kolarne Circle]], a densely populated cluster of systems, constantly threatened by internal rebellions and nearby Ork warlords. After that Whitescars were engaged in a counter-revolutionary crusade against mining systems of [[Rad Ox]] of the [[Third Quadrant]]. In general, the Chapter has a long and proud history and played an instrumental role in the destruction of [[Hive Fleet]] [[Behemoth]] (noted as being a Chaos aligned force).{{Fn|1}}
 
 
:The Whitescars are completely fleet-based, their [[fortress-monastery]] being the space barge ''[[Constantinius]]''. Their fleet numbers over a hundred ships, and as a result the Chapter has a high number of [[Astropath]]s and [[Navigator]]s attached to it.{{Fn|1}}
 
:The Whitescars are completely fleet-based, their [[fortress-monastery]] being the space barge ''[[Constantinius]]''. Their fleet numbers over a hundred ships, and as a result the Chapter has a high number of [[Astropath]]s and [[Navigator]]s attached to it.{{Fn|1}}
 
 
:A unique formation within the Chapter are the ''Souldrinkers'', Space Marine veterans that excel in close combat. These Marines are armed with power-swords and [[refractor field]]s and bear their own distinctive shoulder badges and honour banners. Another formation are the ''Cobra Squads'', comprised of regular members of the Chapter's companies that have been equipped with [[jump pack]]s.{{Fn|1}}
 
:A unique formation within the Chapter are the ''Souldrinkers'', Space Marine veterans that excel in close combat. These Marines are armed with power-swords and [[refractor field]]s and bear their own distinctive shoulder badges and honour banners. Another formation are the ''Cobra Squads'', comprised of regular members of the Chapter's companies that have been equipped with [[jump pack]]s.{{Fn|1}}
  
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*[[Loyal Space Marine Chapters (List)]]
 
*[[Loyal Space Marine Chapters (List)]]
 
*[[Space Marine Forces (List)]]
 
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Legion Number V
Primarch Jaghatai Khan
Homeworld Chogoris (a.k.a. Mundus Planus)
Fortress-Monastery Quan Zhou
Chapter Master Jubal Khan [3]
Colours White[29]
Specialty Fast Attack
Strength ~1000 marines
Battle Cry For the Khan and the Emperor! [3g][43p]

The White Scars (known to themselves as the Ordu of Jaghatai[38b]), originally known as the Star Hunters[38a] were the V Legion of the original twenty Space Marine Legions of the First Founding. Their Primarch is Jaghatai Khan. During the Horus Heresy the White Scars remained loyal to the Emperor, after which they reorganized and split into Chapters. Drawing on the tribal savagery of their homeworld, the White Scars practice a highly mobile method of warfare, tearing into their enemies with lightning-quick attacks and vanishing before a response can be made. Despite being characterized as barbarians, the White Scars are a highly cultured Chapter, with poetry among their most respected and ancient traditions.[25] Chogoran is a language of the White Scars home planet.[58]

History

Pre-Jaghatai White Scars Veteran Legionary of a Stalker Cadre in camouflage, serving as outriders and forward scout elements in the Great Crusade[40e]

Unification Wars

The White Scars were the V Legion of Space Marine Legions created by the Emperor. They first saw action during the Unification Wars on Terra, held apart from their brothers and rarely found in massed armies. Recruits were primarily drawn from the ice wastes of the Thulean Basin. They were nonetheless one of the first Legions to see action in the name of the Emperor, fighting alongside the older Thunder Warriors. The early Vth Legion was given the solitary duty of seeking out the hidden lairs of many demagogues and warlords that ruled Terra. Their superhuman physiology allowed them to survive in the most radiation-contaminated areas of the planet and operate deep in enemy territory to scout and harass. In these early days, the Legion numbered only a few hundred warriors and frequently weakened the enemy in preparation for the arrival of the Emperor's main armies. However, the Star Hunters as they eventually become known as were noted as being free-spirited and tending to ignore orders given to them by anyone other than the Emperor himself. They operated without glory, far from the center of the conflict. Their famous early battles such as the raid of the Albian fortress of Dubris or the eighty-three day battle in the catacombs of Kadiru against Ursh forces went largely unrecorded. Few within the Star Hunters showed any outrage at this slight, and they even took a quiet pride in their silent role. Nonetheless, they were further isolated from their peers and became known as Terra's Forgotten Sons.[40a]

Great Crusade

Pre-Heresy Codex colous scheme

As the Unification Wars spiraled into the Great Crusade, the Star Hunters were among the first Astartes to depart the Sol System. They were split into a hundred companies and acted as pioneers, charting and seeking out domains for the Crusade's Expeditionary Fleets. Once again, these expeditions received little attention or praise and found the Star Hunters as the outsiders and "other" of the Imperium's armies. Nonetheless, one such pioneer Company discovered Cthonia, homeworld of Horus, and this cemented a bond with the Primarch for years to come. Their early experience in pioneering and scouting also saw the Star Hunters master the art of hit-and-run and maneuver warfare that would come to define them in the future. Soon enough the Star Hunters were known not only as pioneers but also as raiders who struck swiftly and without warning, drawing out a foe and testing it before broadcasting the data to allied Expeditionary Fleets. In these early days, the Star Hunters lived by a single creed: each new day is a victory. This motto arose due to the Legion sustaining sustaining heavy losses and slowly but surely eroding under the pressures of its duties. Rather than ask for aid, they chose to instead live and die in the manner and locations of their choice.[40a]

It was at this near-breaking point that their Primarch Jaghatai Khan was discovered after fifty long years of searching. Upon meeting the Emperor, Jaghatai recognized him as a man who embodied his ultimate ideal, someone who could unite all the stars of the sky. At his palace at Quan Zhou he swore allegiance to the Emperor and was given command of the Vth Legion. The Astartes adopted the facial ritual scars of the Talskar tribesmen while many of Khan's loyal tribesmen were allowed to join the Legion.[3a] Jaghatai's palace, located in the rugged, lonely mountain passes of the Khum Karta mountains, would become the Legion's Fortress-monastery.[1] However the Khan was unfamiliar with the advanced technologies and tactics of the Imperium, and took a longer and more difficult period to adjust from his life on primitive Chogoris than most Primarchs. The Khan found himself as lord of a Legion of vagabonds spread out across the Galaxy, but nonetheless effectively rebuilt the Star Hunters into a new force similar to the armies he had employed on Chogoris. In 875.M30, a full ten years after his discovery, the Khan finally mustered all of the remaining Pioneer companies on Chogoris and declared that they would be unified in a shared tradition and ritual. In an event known as the Blooding, 50,000 warriors took up knives and marked themselves with a scar and new Chogorian name. Among these new traditions was the study of "noble pursuits" such as calligraphy, hunting, and the reciting of oral tales. However this blend of primitive and enlightened put him at odds with some aspects of the Imperial Truth and brought him into conflict with Primarchs such as Guilliman and Lorgar.[40a]

Heresy-era White Scars Marine

The Legion fought many bloody battles during the Great Crusade and under Jaghatai Khan they became infamous for their fast attacks and hit-and-run assaults.[3a] Of the 80,000 warriors under the Khan's command, one in ten would perish over the next five years fighting in a region of space known as the Kolarne Circle. These campaigns were waged against foes such as the Orks of Sengr Mar and the Vorgheist. The Khan reshaped the Legion into utilizing the same hit-and-run and fast maneuver tactics he had mastered on Chogoris, outmatching every foe they came across. The Khan always fought at the forefront of every attacking, earning the respect of his Legion. In the final battle of the Kolarne Circle on desolate Kolarne itself, the Khan emerged victorious and the entire region fell into his hands. The battle was more than an impressive victory, it served to bind the legion together and blend the recruits from Terra with those from Chogoris.[40a] Later during the war against the Nephilim on Hoadh in 884.M30 the Legion became known as the White Scars, a term derived from a fused corruption of a Chogorian tribe name and a reference to their new ivory livery.[38b] Other sources state that they took on the title of White Scars during their assembly by the Khan on Chogoris.[40a]

The White Scars earned much glory and victory during this period, but were still largely neglected by the historians of the Imperium. Others considered them savages akin to the warriors of Angron or Leman Russ. Yet in truth they were learned warriors skilled in craftsmanship, art, and philosophy. The warriors of the Legion were far more disciplined and professional than those of the World Eaters or Space Wolves. They found no joy in slaughter and were only merciless when necessary or against a worthy foe they could test their full ability against. The Scars made no effort to show the greater Imperium their true selves and showed no indignation at their false labels.[Needs Citation]

The Horus Heresy

The Khan and his Legion strike at the Orks in the Ullanor system.[23]

Jaghatai Khan and his Legion had spent several years in a campaign against the Orks of the Chondax System, which had been intentionally prolonged by the Alpha Legion,[19] when news about the betrayal of Horus and the Drop Site Massacre arrived. They were urged by Rogal Dorn to return to Terra[7a] The Khan was contacted by Leman Russ who had just returned from Prospero and offered to join forces with him. Horus, however, had anticipated this and sent the Alpha Legion to launch an assault on Russ' outnumbered Space Wolves, where they were defeated at Yarant.[7a][8] Although he despised leaving the Space Wolves on their own and was faced with dangerous Warp Storms, Jagathai Khan followed Dorn's urgent request to return to Terra immediately rather than engaging in a costly battle against the Alpha Legion. Most of all, the Khan sought to find answers for himself as to what had happened to the Imperium. Using a fleet formation known as the chisel, the White Scars broke a nearby Alpha Legion blockade, destroyed several of their warships, and left the Chondax System behind.[7a]

The Khan eventually decided to return to the source of all of these problems to investigate for himself and arrived at Prospero after its apocalyptic attack by the Space Wolves. Of both sides, the White Scars initially found no sign, but the ghosts of slain Thousand Sons soon appeared and the White Scars found their weapons ineffective against these deadly enemies and Master Qin Xa ordered an immediate retreat. Eventually the Khan himself was confronted by an ethereal projection of Magnus the Red, who implored his brother to choose a side in this war and not trust the Emperor. In the end the Khan shattered the shade with his sword. Jaghatai and his Keshig next encountered Mortarion and his Deathshroud of the Death Guard, and the two sides came to battle. Meanwhile as White Scars and Death Guard ships began to engage each other in space, the legion was faced with an attempted coup led by Torghun Khan and Hasik-Noyan Khan to take command of the White Scars fleet while it was at Prospero, and join their forces with Horus. Cultural tensions between members of the Legion born on Terra and those from Chogoris had been fermenting for years, with many of those from Humanity's birthplace favoring Horus while those from the Khan's adopted world favored loyalty to his word. Thanks to the efforts of Shiban Khan, who led a boarding party onto the Swordstorm and battled the traitors until Jaghatai arrived, the plot failed. Mortarion and the Death Guard withdrew shortly after following a brief battle in space.[25] Surviving traitors within the Scars were condemned to the Sagyar Mazan, suicide units that would atone through death against the enemy.[34]

For the next four years, the White Scars found themselves trapped far from Terra. Warp Storms cut off long-distance Warp travel while the traitor fleets blocked the best routes to Humanity's capital. Faced with no other choice, Jaghatai had the Scars wage a hit-and-run campaign of attrition. While damaging to Horus' war effort, it did not halt his progress towards Terra and 1/5th of the White Scars Legion was lost in the fighting. Soon, it became apparent that the traitors were adjusting to the Scars tactics and the Legion slowly became boxed in. It was after the Battle of the Kalium Gate and the death of Qin Xa that the Khan decided that they had suffered enough and a way to Terra would be forged. Eventually, the Scars were able to discover the Dark Glass artifact and through the sacrifice of Chief Stormseer Targutai Yesugei a portal into the Webway was opened that allowed for the Scars to reach Terra.[34]

The Battle of Terra

During the siege of the Emperor's Palace the White Scars fought alongside the Blood Angels and Imperial Fists against the traitors. They launched several hit-and-run assaults during the siege. When the inner palace was breached, the White Scars led an attack to retake the Lions Gate spaceport. Jaghatai order the assembly of the Legion, the Skye Plate and pulled together elements of a hundred tank regiments, forming the 1st Terran Armored Division.[54a] The White Scars attacked from the Colossi Gate with the Sky Plate providing orbital protection to the tankers and Marines on Jetbikes. Jaghatai then engaged in personal combat with Mortarion and banished him to the Warp, though the Khan was near death following the battle. The White Scars under Shiban Khan, Jangsai Khan, and Ganzorig Noyan-Khan then proceeded to fortify the port with the intention of attacking the traitor armada in orbit and provide access to reinforcements from the Ultramarines, Dark Angels, and Space Wolves to easily get to Terra.[54b]

Post-Heresy

After the Horus Heresy, the White Scars adopted the Codex Astartes and the Legion was divided into several Chapters.

White Scars and Knights battle the Tau

In order to contain the outlaws, renegades and aliens that dwell within the Maelstrom, Roboute Guilliman ordered the surrounding systems to be reinforced. The White Scars were tasked with the main responsibility of securing the area from their homeworld.[5]

Notable Engagements Post-Heresy

  • ???: The Lost Kin. According to the writing of the Great Khan of Quan Zhou, the White Scars learned upon their return to Mundus Planus that their homeworld had been the target of numerous Dark Eldar raids and traitors from the Yasan Sector. Jaghatai fought them in many battles during the Great Scouring. It was during the battle of Corusil V that he and his first brotherhood followed a mighty Dark Eldar lord through a gate into the webway, vanishing forever. To this day the White Scars hold a great hate for these aliens.[3]
White Scars Space Marine[3]
  • ???.M37: The Cursed Year. Three successive Khans are lost during their inaugural campaigns. Thinking they have displeased the spirit of their Primarch, the Stormseers recall the entire Chapter to Chogoris for a month of feasting and competitions. In the decades that follow, the White Scars accumulate many victories.[37a]
Details of the White Scars' scarification rituals.[22]
  • ???.M42: Jubal Khan, Great Khan of the White Scars, seeks revenge against the Red Corsairs for the invasion of Chogoris and pursues them across the Yasan Sector.[43p] He is thought missing after a battle aboard the Seethnar, a space station commandeered by the Red Corsairs.[37a] He is eventually rediscovered, having been captured and brutally tortured by the Red Corsairs. Though he has since partially recovered, his mental state is now called into question.[43p]


Veteran

Organization & Tactics

The Chapter organization of the White Scars reflects their home world's tribal culture; for example, Librarians are referred to as Stormseers. White Scars recruit from a single planet, Mundus Planus. The steppes of the world are inhabited by feuding tribes, from which are chosen the best and most promising young warriors, regardless of tribe. Once a warrior becomes a White Scar, loyalty to his tribe is replaced by loyalty to the Chapter and the Emperor. Another noted difference with the White Scars is the absence of any unit associated with military law. Unlike the Space Wolves, who in the Heresy-era relied heavily on Consul-Opsequiari disciplinary officers, the White Scars never operated with any sort of disciplinary corps. Despite this, they have virtually no internal disputes or act of undisciplined behavior.[40a]

Pre-Heresy

Stormseer

During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy, a specialized rank of Noyan-Khan existed that was the equivalent of a Lord Commander. There were multiple Noyan-Khans, each of which commanded several Chapter-sized Brotherhoods.[40a] It is estimated that there were roughly five Hordes containing as many as 5,000 to 20,000 Marines. Each Brotherhood (or Minghan, in the Khorchin languarge[49]) was largely a mechanized unit, consisting of many Jetbikes, Landspeeders, Bikes, and other swift vehicles. In addition, many close-assault and reconnaissance formations existed. They mostly shunned Destroyer Marines due to their enjoyment of open battle and unspoiled wilderness. However some Destroyer cadres did exist, known as the Karaoghlanlar or the Dark Sons of Death.[40a]

Several other specialist orders of the Scars existed during the Great Crusade and Heresy period. These included the Burgedinn Sarvhu or Talon's Claw, which was composed of veteran warriors who had undergone certain initiatory rites on Chogoris. On the battlefield, they served as hunters and forward scouts. Another was the Kharash, which was less a formal order and more of a temporary assembly of warriors who were needed for a diversionary or shock attack role. These were formed only of volunteers and were seen as both an act of punishment and honor. The Kharash were one of the few White Scars orders to make use of Dreadnoughts. Next were the Uhaan Solban, an order compromised of every Dreadnought in use. When not aiding the Kharash, they were used to guard the gene-seed vaults of the Legion on Chogoris and Terra. The last order were known as the Akoghlanar, which consisted of the Apothecaries of the Legion and were seen as the opposite of the Destroyers of the Karaoghlanlar. Unlike the other orders, the Akoghlanlar were spread out across many Brotherhoods on a permanent basis. Other specialist roles existed, such as Kavkhan which served as an adviser to his Brotherhoods commanding Khan, Tenrikhan which captained the White Scars starships, and the Gan-Khan that presided over the Legion armoury and essentially acted as Techmarines.[40a]

Known Hordes of the White Scars during the Great Crusade & Horus Heresy:

Known Brotherhoods of the White Scars during the Great Crusade & Horus Heresy:

Known Companies of the White Scars during the Great Crusade & Horus Heresy:


Stance on Dreadnoughts

Many outsiders have made the claim that the White Scars did not use Dreadnoughts. This is not true. Those they maintained were rarely seen in battle and were few in number, but they did exist and held a strange position within the Legion. As a warrior society uniquely bound to the fierce joys of battle and the simple pleasures of a physical existence, the eternity of silence and separation endured by those incarcerated within a Dreadnought chassis held a particular horror for the White Scars. Despite this revulsion, to be assigned to live on in a Dreadnought shell is seen as neither punishment nor as an honour, but rather somewhere in between. Dreadnoughts among the White Scars were known as the Uhaan Solban, the Guardians of the Morning and Evening Stars in the Chogorian tongue. This poetic title is typical of the Legion’s tendencies, and hid a rather more practical purpose. It was only the Akoghlanlar, the apothecaries, and the Iron Khans of the armoury who sought them out, both to perform maintenance and for ritual reasons tied closely to their own obscure creeds.[40a]

Dreadnoughts are viewed in the White Scars with something resembling both pity and awe. Some of their Dreadnoughts undergo the Tseverle, or re-branding. This discards their old name and takes up a new one to represent their rebirth as a towering Dreadnought. These warriors chose their own names from the great arch of the Baatarbish, a monument to the Undying Heroes of the Chapter.[59b]

Post-Heresy

Since the Heresy, the White Scars are led by a single Great Khan and several company-level Khans (Captains).

As their Primarch did during his campaign to unite the steppes, recruits from different tribes are today mixed together in squads. Each squad becomes part of a Brotherhood, roughly equivalent to a standard Company. During the Great Crusade when the White Scars were still a Legion, multiple Brotherhoods fell under the control of a Horde, roughly equivalent to a Chapter. However, unlike other Codex Chapters the White Scars maintain a much higher proportion of bike squadrons and Land Speeders, a reflection of the style of warfare favoured by the Chapter. The Chapter also maintains relatively few battle tanks, which are often stripped-down versions in order to keep with the rest of the White Scars. Finally, the White Scars of today normally do not possess any Dreadnoughts since the thought of confining a warriors' spirit within a sarcophagus is abhorrent to them.[3d][11] Though there remain a few battle brothers willing to be reborn as one of these ironclad war machines.[39]

Current Companies

Known Strike Forces of the White Scars:

Tactics and Combat Doctrine

The Chapter is highly mobile even for Space Marines, specializing in lightning warfare and making use of attack bikes, Land Speeders, Storm Talons, and other fast vehicles. Those mounted on bikes often make use of a special type of power weapon called a Power Lance, providing the same destructive potential at a much greater range.[3h] Heavily-armoured forces are often left chasing after shadows while the White Scars easily outmanoeuvre to attack them at their weakest point. Constantly retreating and turning to attack again, White Scars forces prefer to attack their enemy at range, using their speed and firepower to destroy them, but are more than capable of committing their Assault Squads in ferocious hand-to-hand fighting.[3c] Despite the ferocity of their assaults, the White Scars in fact employ nuanced and complex combat maneuvers and their warriors are expected to be calm, total control of themselves during battle.[59b]

Before making any assault, the White Scars carefully examine enemy strength, deployment, and tactics as well as the terrain, weather, and angles of attack. They treat such engagements as a hunt, and are known for their patience and emphasize on pre-battle reconnaissance. Once an enemy weakness is identified, a seamless plan of attack is forged and an attack can begin. Despite this over-arching strategy, at a squad level White Scars enjoy much tactical freedom and independence. Operational autonomy is encouraged in order to quickly react to threats and prevent their foes from predicting their actions. This also leads to a great level of skill amongst warriors, who can make their own field repairs to their vehicles or carry out medical treatments.

White Scars naval vessels have been heavily modified by their Techmarines, allowing them to accelerate quickly and move at speeds thought impossible for ships their size. This however comes with sacrificing weaponry, protection, and troop-carrying capacity.[25]

The White Scars have been known to make use of a poetic battle-cant with phrases drawn from the stories of the peoples of Chogoris.[26a][26b]

Chapter Disposition[43c]

Headquarters

Chapter Command
White Scar Banner

Great Khan Jubal Khan

Armoury Apothecarion Fleet Command Librarius Chaplaincy
Armoury Symbol
Apothecarion Symbol
Librarius Symbol
Reclusiam Symbol

Master of the Forge Khamkar

Chief Apothecary Ogholei

Master of the Fleet

Chief Stormseer Saghari

Voice of the Storm Jaghorin

Companies

Veteran Company Battle Companies
1st Brotherhood 2nd Brotherhood 3rd Brotherhood 4th Brotherhood 5th Brotherhood
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Spearpoint Brotherhood
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Firefist Brotherhood
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Eagle Brotherhood
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Tulwar Brotherhood
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Stormwrath Brotherhood

First Captain Suboden Khan
Master of the War Council

Captain Barutai Khan
Master of Lore

Captain Kor'sarro Khan
Master of the Hunt

Captain Joghaten Khan
Master of Blades

Captain Hibogen Khan
Master of Spirits

Reserve Companies Scout Company
6th Brotherhood 7th Brotherhood 8th Brotherhood 9th Brotherhood 10th Brotherhood
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Hawkseye Brotherhood
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Plainstalker Brotherhood
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Bloodrider Brotherhood
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Stormbolt Brotherhood
Windspeaker Brotherhood

Captain Ochir Khan
Master of Shields

Captain Olujin Khan
Master of the Watch

Captain Vorgha Khan
Master of Steeds

Captain Khadajei Khan
Master of Bows

Captain Jodagha Khan
Master of Braves

Recruitment

The White Scars recruit solely from Chogoris, feeling it is important to maintain a Chogorian perspective within their Chapter in order to retain its true nature. Stormseers regularly ride out into the plains to observe Chogrian tribes at war and look for suitable candidates for the Chapter. Those that are deemed suitable in not only skill at arms but also in cunning, mind, and stoicism are taken back to the Quan Zhou and undergo many tests of great secrecy. All that is known is that the trials are brutal which push the Aspirants to the limits both physically and spiritually. Reported tests include reciting all 893 stanzas of the Battle of Kur and Huanglok; plunging into the icy depths of the Tovg ocean and returning with the horn of a mighty Oryavar whale; and crossing the Kherbal Flats in the summer and the winter.[59a]

Those who are successful in passing the trials must then chose an honor name. Some choose to replace their birth name with this, others choose to use it as a kind of surname or epithet. A key component of this practice is the element of choice, with the young Space Marines studying the history and legends of their Chapter to find a suitable name. It is not unheard of for some aspirants to fight (usually non-lethal) honor duels with each other if they choose the same name.[59a]

Culture

Despite their reputation as savages, the White Scars are an extremely cultured chapter that emphasizes art, poetry, stoicism, philosophy, and self-reflection its warriors. Members of the Chapter are expected to be well-versed in the linguistic, historical, and artistic history of Chogoris. Other "noble pursuits" of Battle-Brothers include calligraphy, hunting, story-telling, wine-making, archery, horse-taming, throat singing, astrology, painting, crafting, weaving, and mastery of the difficult Chogorian language. This is mixed with more seemingly primitive practices, such as ritual scarring which marks the loyalty and brotherhood of a Space Marine. The ritual scarring mimics that of the tribes of Chogoris, and is carried out with the same ritual Jaalod'ag daggers. Once the chosen shape has been cut, ash is used to raise the tissue and whiten the reside ridge, creating the "white scar" that gives the Chapter its name.[59a]

Members of the Chapter often decorate their armor with symbols that are near-indecipherable to outsiders but represent battles, years of service, number of kills, Chogorian mythology, oaths, memories, battlefield roles, philosophical concepts, and more.[59a]

The symbol of the White Scars is a red lightning bolt upon a white plain, which true to the Chapters culture has a variety of meanings. The lightning bolt represents the swift and furious nature of the Chapter at war. The gold bar it sits upon represents preciousness, while the white border represents freedom. The symbols concave sides and ends represent the fact that others will always attempt to impinge upon their freedom, and one should be ready to fight for it. The redness of the lightning bolt represents the blood that must be spilled in this fight. Other notable symbols within the White Scars is the Ulzi, a knotwork of representing what Chogorians call the Eternal Labyrinth. The Moderg'haan is the Tree of Knowledge, representing how the smallest enquiry can lead to great knowledge. The Daeleivot is the Ocean of the Grasslands, representing the enormous plains of Chogoris and freedom.[59a]

The White Scars also consider it important to retain links with their successors. This is reflected in the tradition known as the Rite of Blooding, whereby once a cycle, champions from the various Successor Chapters come together to duel. The winner will join the White Scars for a full cycle to learn from the Founders before returning to their home chapter. The current holder of this position is Thursk of the Dark Hunters, who fought with Kor'sarro Khan on Agrellan.[59a]

Notable Chapter Elements

Notable Vessels

Notable Aircraft

Notable Vehicles

Notable White Scars

Heresy-era

Post-Heresy

Unique Troops

Images

Trivia

Portions of the White Scars culture, battle-tactics and naming schemes are based on those of the warriors of the Mongol Empire - in particular their use of the title Khan evokes the great warlord Genghis Khan and his generals.

The oseledets haircut and long moustaches seen on many White Scars illustrations and the Firstborn White Scars Bike Upgrade Kit is possibly a nod toward the Zaporozhian Cossacks who are often depicted with that kind of haircut and moustache.

Tulwars, which the White Scars use for ritual duellings,[3a] are a type of sabre from the Indian subcontinent.

Previous editions

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The Whitescars are organized like most Space Marine Chapters. For over two thousand years they have been guarding the Kolarne Circle, a densely populated cluster of systems, constantly threatened by internal rebellions and nearby Ork warlords. After that Whitescars were engaged in a counter-revolutionary crusade against mining systems of Rad Ox of the Third Quadrant. In general, the Chapter has a long and proud history and played an instrumental role in the destruction of Hive Fleet Behemoth (noted as being a Chaos aligned force).[1]
The Whitescars are completely fleet-based, their fortress-monastery being the space barge Constantinius. Their fleet numbers over a hundred ships, and as a result the Chapter has a high number of Astropaths and Navigators attached to it.[1]
A unique formation within the Chapter are the Souldrinkers, Space Marine veterans that excel in close combat. These Marines are armed with power-swords and refractor fields and bear their own distinctive shoulder badges and honour banners. Another formation are the Cobra Squads, comprised of regular members of the Chapter's companies that have been equipped with jump packs.[1]

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