Red Seraphs
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The Red Seraphs are a Space Marine Chapter.[1] They are part of the Triarchy.[3]
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Overview
The Red Seraphs are not a traditional Founding Chapter, as they emerged in a murderous civil war which tore the Blood Eagles Chapter apart. Alongside another splinter faction, the Angels Numinous, they represent the survivors of the Blood Eagles. Despite this background, both the Red Seraphs as well as Angels Numinous upheld the ancient vows of their parent chapter, including their membership in the Triarchy.[3]
The Red Seraphim honor their dead by placing them in ornate sarcophagi within the beautiful bowels of their warships.[3]
They are known to employ the 'Iron Cyclone' Dreadnought Drop Pod assault maneuver, first employed by the Black Templars in the Aegisine Crusade.[1]
Known Engagements
- M39: Aegisine Crusade.[1]
- 143-151.M41: Magdellan Prime Civil War
- 610.M41: The Dark Marches Crusade — 3 Companies.[2a]
- 761.M41: The Battle of the Gorgon Deeps
- 992.M41: The Orphean War[2b]
- ???.M42: The Red Seraphs suffer heavy losses in the Imperium Nihilus, and agree to unite their forces with the other Triarchy members for one last campaign.[3]
See also
Sources
- 1: Imperial Armour - Apocalypse II, pg. 35
- 2: Imperial Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of Orpheus
- 3: White Dwarf 454, pgs. 42-43 - Tradition's End (Short Story)
