Tag: Codex

Captain Vivant of the 5th Company

Martel Vivant is captain of the 5th Company of the Knights of Altair, a Space Marine chapter that defends a significant region of the Segmentum Ultima. Vivant rose quickly through the ranks and is the youngest captain to serve in the chapter. The pace of his promotions, along […]

The fleet of the Knights of Altair

The fleet of the Knights of Altair is believed to consist of some two dozen warships, along with numerous support vessels. Among the most well known are the following: Emperor’s Fury (Battle Barge)—Emperor’s Fury is the flagship of the chapter fleet. Perhaps the most modern Battle Barge in the […]

Knights of Altair

“We will wage war until the Emperor’s light shines upon every world in the galaxy. We will not rest until that day arrives. Any who oppose the Emperor shall face annihilation.”—High Marshal Ioculus at the Battle of the Flaming Sky The Knights of Altair are a loyalist 23rd […]

High Marshal Adrias Ioculus

One of the foremost strategists of his day, High Marshal Ardias Ioculus began his honored rise through the ranks of his chapter on the first day he was sent into battle as a Scout Marine: He single-handedly ambushed a dozen Chaos Death Cult warriors on the war-torn world of […]

The Lament of Brother-Sergeant Valerus

Inducted into the chapter in 687.M41, Valerus was assigned to the 10th company as a scout. Over the next two decades, he proved an exceptionally aggressive and impatient warrior, repeatedly disciplined for abandoning his reconnaissance duties and initiating confrontations with the enemy. What prevented a fatal censure and his […]