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Battle cry: Ave Emperador!
Chapter Master: Romulus Krassus Chapter master for 300 years, Romulus has led the chapter against every major foe of mankind and and has never lost. This is mainly due to the fact that he is absolutely loath to retreat no matter what the odds, And will do so only in situations where death is all but guaranteed. While this is a dangrous tactic it ensures that the purificators always strive to win, for only death can mean defeat. Some say that this method of warfare will deplete the Purificators in a matter of years, but Romulus ensures that the chapter is never fielded as a whole, and has passed orders that upon the destruction of the force he is leading the entire planet be virus bombed before making planetfall to retrieve the gene seed of the fallen company and that the rebuilding of the company proceed imeadiately. Romulus uses any and all tactics to win, Suicide servitors carrying explosives, extensively converted tanks, fear tactics, Romulus will do everything for he knows that victory can easily be won if the commander is cunning and resourceful enough, and that manpower is a far weaker factor.
Constant hopeless battles won has led the purificators to see the power to single handedly bring victory in every single one of their men.
Specialisation: Infinite resolve and desire to win, Inventive battlefield tactics, Assault specialists.
Method of warfare: The Purificators believe that a single man and a resouceful head can fell an army, due to this their methods constantly change to be most effective against particular enemy, against renegade astartes they will come equiped with frightful amounts of plasma and melta fire and tyranids and orks will herald as many crusaders as the chapter armory will allow. However the golden rule of the Purificators is that no battle strategy is ever up to date, and more inventive methods will constantly be fielded.
However given the luxury of choice they will strive to get eye to eye with the foe like true sons of the Emperor, where their zeal and relentless desire to kill all foes of mankind will ensure their triumph!
A tale of the purificators
During the scourging of planet Meridian by the forces of the chaos space marines thosands of cultists the Purificators 2'nd company where the fist force to arrive and realised that there could be no survivors left on the planet, but sent a stealthed thunderhawk gunship and a handfull of scouts to scout and bring back any survivors. The squad had orders to evac within an hour so virus bombing of the planted could commence. However their gunship was discovered and destroyed by chaos forces. realising this, and with no way to call for aid, scout seargent Lorenzo ordered his unit on a guerilla war gainst the entire planet. After 40 minutes of creeping trough the planets forests and ambushing chaos patrols, the unit stumbled upon a small stronghold with a garrison of only a few hundred of cultist commanded by an estimated 30 chaos marines. Docked there was a small contigent of support and transport vehicles. Lorenzo realised this was their ticket off the plantet and immidiatley proceeded to attack the stronghold with all the weapons he and his unit had scavenged on the way, as he hoped, most of the inhabitants charged out of the fort, desperate for some sport while a hundfull of brave voulanteers from his unit unit rigged very single vehicle to explode, leaving only one shuttle at the side of the complex. As seargent Lorenzo retreated further and further into the forest, the enemy followed suit. Eventually Lorenzo and his unit retreated into the thick trees and ran at full speed to the fort, desperate to escape before the forces of chaos realised their folly. Upon emerging from the undergrowth they where pounded by heavy weapon fire by a new force that had come to embark into their transport and regroup at the capital with the rest of the chaos force. Lorenzo seeing no way to force the walls, ordered the remains of his squad into the undergrowth once more. Seeing this the scouts inside the complex exited their hiding places and opened fire upon the chaos force with grim determination, drawing them deeper into the heart of the complex. When the forces of the ruinous powers where almost upon them, The three valiant scouts set of the detonators with the name of the emperor upon their lips, blowing half of the right wall and everyone within. Lorenzo and his squad ran for the fort, followed by the shells of their enemy, just now returning to the fort. Lorenxo and his 1 remaining scout embarked uppon the shuttle with the gene seed of their fallen battle brothers, exiting the atmosphere justas the company began its bombardment, believing them to be dead.
Lorenzo hailed the battle ships coms and boarded upon the ship. The names of the three scouts who set the detonators are in the book of the chapters heroes, and the surviving scout was promoted to a full fledged astartes. His name was brother Romulus and he still grieves for his lost comrades. But their deaths made him realise the value of a single man on the battlefield.
" We shall kill and we shall be killed, but we will never retreat" ( Romulus)
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