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I mean, as it is a SM homeworld, there shouldn't be Ministorum presence, also they do have their own variant of the Imperial Cult (the Promethean Cult). But maybe Schola Progenium may take orphans from there as well, or a girl may join Sororitas later by other method? I'd like to know.

Its possible but probably less likely than a non Marine world,

Since the Salamanders are quite tied to their supporting population they may cover the role that a Schola would do and so its less likely that they would need to send children off world, plus no Guard Regiments means less chance of parents being killed in service -although you still have the support organisations and the void fleet elements

I can't recall if the Promethean Cult regards the Emperor as a god - if its does, then its not more strange than many of the cults that children will have been exposed to on their own home worlds.

The recruitment for the Sororitas is a bit hazy in terms of how and when the girls are selected in terms of exact age etc.

Yes but marine world are under there absolute control. No sisterhood group could even enter there orbit without permission, or land on there planets. There sovereign o ly to thr chapter and you'd have to a be a primarch or emparor to get them to see authority if anyone ever could.

Given the chapters nature.
They would likely have own facilities supplied on the planet, and support them internally via there own cult, there own chaplains might take a role in its orgonisation. Not a off worlder.

Even Salamanders, would be very short with anyone trespassing on there world or authority over it.

Other possibilities:

Sisters do something major for the Salamnders and the recompense is they can make a recuritement from this usually untouched gene pool

A girl has a divine calling from the Emperor to join them recognised by the Promethium cult

IIRC, the Schola only takes in really young children, so it would not really matter on which world a Sister of Battle was born. They would have little to no memory of it (they may not even know it themselves).

 Iron_Captain wrote:
IIRC, the Schola only takes in really young children, so it would not really matter on which world a Sister of Battle was born. They would have little to no memory of it (they may not even know it themselves).

Unless family die and where chapter serfs who served with bravery and honour. Even then, i doubt they would send them away to a schola. No...

They would probbly raise them internally in some structure they have, and likely become a serf themsrlf.. Which contrary to name in Russia etc, is a not easiet life but marines look after there own, and there more than capable and trained to defend self to maybe even storm trooper levels or close.

I Don, t see many ways this happen bar maybe they see a miracle and must join sisters or sisters earn a extremely rare right to recruit candidates on a marine world. And that would be rare, beyond rare.

It's always possible that people from Nocturn leave the planet, and then through x event thier child ends up in a schola.


Another possibility is that if any PDF/Chapter serf regiments leave the planet to fight, and orphan children born while they are deployed would probably be taken in as well.

One of my headcanon things that I feel massively improves the feel of Marine chapters (and offers tons of narrative potential) is that Astartes chapters are always accompanied by thousands of serfs and bondsmen-warriors (like the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae...and the 6700 other dudes that are always forgotten). Not only is it a really neat modelling idea, but it goes some way to bridge the gap of what the fluff thinks Marine Chapters are capable of.

Now, with countless thousands of Nocturnian serfs accompanying the Salamanders on their campaigns, it's inevitable some are going to be left behind, either forgotten or abandoned.

This would offer an option for your Nocturnian native to enter the Schola Progenium, as an abandoned serf

That's not so far from actual canon really. We know Space Wolves have their own PDF in the Fang so it's no stretch that they tag along on campaigns and other Chapters have similar systems.

pm713 wrote:
That's not so far from actual canon really. We know Space Wolves have their own PDF in the Fang so it's no stretch that they tag along on campaigns and other Chapters have similar systems.

true, but most chapters PDF are well PDF, they act as the home guard alongside one or two companies on rotation as the defense force while the others are on missions. yeah i imagine they take a serf force, and one may be guarding the space port, supply stations or so while on campaign if its extended.

they may leave some behind but there not quite as disposable as guard, a Serf or marine PDF is a highly trained soldier, well equipped and are more than classed as capable of defending there ships from boarders even without superhuman lords, a space marine crew humans, are no push overs, and thus, noit quite so disposable.

 jhe90 wrote:

pm713 wrote:
That's not so far from actual canon really. We know Space Wolves have their own PDF in the Fang so it's no stretch that they tag along on campaigns and other Chapters have similar systems.

true, but most chapters PDF are well PDF, they act as the home guard alongside one or two companies on rotation as the defense force while the others are on missions. yeah i imagine they take a serf force, and one may be guarding the space port, supply stations or so while on campaign if its extended.

they may leave some behind but there not quite as disposable as guard, a Serf or marine PDF is a highly trained soldier, well equipped and are more than classed as capable of defending there ships from boarders even without superhuman lords, a space marine crew humans, are no push overs, and thus, noit quite so disposable.

'Not quite so disposable' in 40k terms is probably still pretty damn disposable as far as 20th century morals are concerned

pm713 wrote:
That's not so far from actual canon really. We know Space Wolves have their own PDF in the Fang so it's no stretch that they tag along on campaigns and other Chapters have similar systems.

Although Space Wolves these days always have to be something special so its not a good idea to go by them

However I do agree that failed Initiates and/or Chapter Serfs can be formidable fighters but are seldom seen except in the novels as GW has never bothered making models.

 Mr Morden wrote:

pm713 wrote:
That's not so far from actual canon really. We know Space Wolves have their own PDF in the Fang so it's no stretch that they tag along on campaigns and other Chapters have similar systems.

Although Space Wolves these days always have to be something special so its not a good idea to go by them

However I do agree that failed Initiates and/or Chapter Serfs can be formidable fighters but are seldom seen except in the novels as GW has never bothered making models.

Everyone is something special. It's hardly a Wolf thing.

Ynneadwraith wrote:One of my headcanon things that I feel massively improves the feel of Marine chapters (and offers tons of narrative potential) is that Astartes chapters are always accompanied by thousands of serfs and bondsmen-warriors (like the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae...and the 6700 other dudes that are always forgotten). Not only is it a really neat modelling idea, but it goes some way to bridge the gap of what the fluff thinks Marine Chapters are capable of.

That's how I always pictured my Marine chapters. If I ever resurrect my old Egyptian themed chapter I'll finally be able to soup some serfs in :p

I had similar discussion with a post about Fenrisian Sisters of Battle. Any Order of SoB from a chapter would probably have to balance their dedication to the Chapter and the Ecclesiachy. In particular I would imagine that they would have the Primarch of which ever chapter as the saint they follow/try to emulate.

Both nocturnean parents work for an Inquisitor, have their daughter when not in Nocturne, die (happens when you serve an Inquisitor, daughter is put into a schola, make sense.

The problem isn't having her inducted into the SoB, there's any number of explanations. Parents were heroic Inquisitors, they were Salamander bondsmen stranded on campaign, they were surviving crew from a wrecked Salamander ship, maybe they were natives recruited by one of the few Rogue Traders who can make landfall on Nocturne without explaining himself too much.

The problem is mostly what such as girl would have in common with Nocturne - she has to be an orphan to get sent to the Schola Progenium, and very young to even be evaluated for the Sisterhood. Unless there's some magic that hits people from Nocturne (or a Salamander recognizes the girl as the great-great-grandchild of his brother who didn't become a marine) there's really no place it would come up or matter. She wasn't raised there, she has no connection to it. The cult is her home and treating commoners as nicely as Salamanders do is, well, their prerogative on their world - she'd torch them for saying hello in the wrong tone of voice.

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
Both nocturnean parents work for an Inquisitor, have their daughter when not in Nocturne, die (happens when you serve an Inquisitor, daughter is put into a schola, make sense.

That's a neat solution. If you want another slant on it, you could have a Nocturnean lady picked up by an Inquisitor, unknowingly with child. Inquisitorial service is no place for a child, so to keep his lackey he pulls some strings and has her daughter taken away to a Schola.

Nocturnean Sister: check
Bastard Inquisitor: check
Narrative potential for daughter, mother and Inquisitor: check