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BLACK CONSULS
The Black Consuls are a Primogenitor Chapter who have appeared numerous times throughout the long history of the Imperium, ever ready to stand in defi ance of the enemies of the Emperor. Black Consuls Battle Brothers have made regular pilgrimages to the Shrine of the Primarch on Macragge, and several past Chapter Masters have been counted amongst the most valued counsellors of the Master of Macragge. On hundreds of occasions, the Black Consuls have fought alongside the Ultramarines, the Primogenitor Chapters and many other Space Marine units.
Then, three and a half centuries ago, the Black Consuls fell silent, all but vanishing from the history of the Imperium. A definitive account of the Chapter’s disappearance has yet to be made, although the White Consuls suspect that the Chapter was assaulted by a Word Bearers Traitor Legion force, taking losses so serious the Chapter may have been entirely wiped out.
Yet, it is very rare indeed for every one of any Chapter’s Battle-Brothers to be present at any given battle, even if their home world is under attack. Individual squads may be detached to perform special duties or serve as part of a composite Space Marine force attached to a larger Imperial crusade. Individual officers may be undertaking consular duties, conversing with their opposite numbers in brother Chapters in order to coordinate larger scale strategy. Some Battle-Brothers may be undertaking duty in the Deathwatch, while in the case of the Black Consuls and other Primogenitors, individuals or small groups may be engaged on a pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Primarch on Macragge.
Even if the main force of the Black Consuls Chapter was, as accounts suggest, destroyed, some Battle-Brothers undoubtedly survive, scattered across the Imperium on a myriad of duties. If and when their Chapter’s fate is confi rmed, these Battle-Brothers will be faced with a choice. If their numbers are sufficient and the resources exist, they may decide to focus all of their efforts on rebuilding their numbers, offering up what remains of their own gene-seed to begin the long process of rebuilding. Or, if too few brethren remain, they may decide to go their separate ways, serving the Imperium as long as they can as in organisations such as the Deathwatch.
A small force of Black Consuls have been operating in the Jericho Reach since the launching of the Achilus Crusade. The Black Consuls have shown such dedication to their duties that they have remained in the region ever since that time, fighting at the forefront of every major push. Due to the vagaries of warp travel and communication, it took several decades for word of the Chapter’s reported demise to the reach those of its sons serving in the Jericho Reach. When word did finally reach the brethren that they might be the last of their kin, they held a council, in which every Battle-Brother was allowed to speak. At the conclusion of the gathering, the assembled warriors had agreed that one of their number would be despatched to investigate and bring back word, while the remainder would fight on, according to their oaths, until such time as the messenger returns. Two and a half centuries later, the messenger has yet to return, and so the Black Consuls continue their war, even as their numbers dwindle.
CREATING A BLACK CONSUL CHARACTER
Character Creation: Black Consuls characters are created according to the rules given in the DEATHWATCH Rulebook for Ultramarines. In addition, the following points apply. Last of the Chapter: While they have yet to learn the truth of it, many Battle-Brothers of the Black Consuls are resigned to the fact that they may be the very last of their Chapter. Such warriors will fight to the death, determined that the history of their chapter ends in glory. Black Consuls characters begin the game with the Last Man Standing Talent in addition to other starting talents.
BLACK CONSULS ADVENTURE SEED
A Black Consuls player character hears word that a group of Word Bearers operating in the Cellebos Warzone are claiming to have participated the destruction of his Chapter, half a galaxy and more away. The character’s duties preclude him from going after the Word Bearers, but he vows to remain vigilant for signs of their presence, and if the opportunity presents itself, to capture one of the Traitors alive and extract the truth from him. If the Kill-team includes a Dark Angels player character, his skills may be sought in this...
--Ashendant 23:26, 17 May 2012 (CEST)
Done--Ashendant 15:56, 18 May 2012 (CEST)