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Name: Knights of Avalon
Founding chapter: Imperial Fists
Founding: 39M
Chapter Master: Uther Pendragon
Homeworld: Avalon
Fortress-Monastery: Grail
Main colours: Metal Armor with Heraldry based on Company/Order
Specialty: Assault
Estimated strength: 3,000-4,000

History
The Knights of Avalon are a chapter based in the outskirts of Segmentum Obscurus on the planet Avalon. The Chapter was created to counter-attack any Black Crusades from the Eye of Terror. They Chapter is currently fighting a massive Ork Waaagh! as well as dealing with Eldar of the Ulthwé Craftworld. The Planet Avalon is classified as a Feudal World and ruled by multiple Lords and Dukes across the planet. The geographic features of Avalon is a massive planet that comprises of a single continent that is surrounded by thousands of smaller island.

Organization
The Knights of Avalon are not organized like the regular Chapters. Instead they are split into twelve companies lead by Grand masters and a host of orders which work outside of the companies.

(This is using Codex: SpaceWolves units and renaming them)

Grand Masters: (Wolf Lord)
Serve as the leaders of the Companies, every Grand Master uses his own tactics on the eve of battle

Chaplains: (Wolf Priests)
Similar to that of any Space Marine Chapter.

Druids: (Rune Priest)
Druids take the position of the Chapter's Librarians, But are also take up the task as apothecaries. Of course they never act as Apothecaries on the battlefield yearning for glory in combat, but back on the Battle Barges or back the on Avalon giving medical treatment to the wounded battle brothers using various herbs.

Paragons: (Wolf Guard Battle Leader)
When a Grand Master is to busy dealing with a much larger manner or simply sees the task as to mundane for him due to not holding enough glory for him to be bothered with he sends an elected Paladin of high esteem or of great promise and gives them the rank of Paragon and is ordered to gather a task force and accomplish the quest given to them.

Paladins: (Wolf Guard)
Paladins are the equivalent of veteran sergeants in other Space Marine chapters or Sword Brethren in the Black Templars.

Artificer: (Iron Priest)
Artificers serve as the Chapter's Tech Marines.

Black Knights: (Lone Wolves)
There are some Brethren in the chapters who simple refuse to work with in the organization of the Chapter and prefer to work alone and for their own personal glory and thus given the title Black Knight, Many die in foolish blazes of glory but for those who survive and prove themselves as worthy fighters are given the most highest honors and are given full access to the armory.

Knights: (Grey Hunters)
Proven fighters they are taken from the Knight Errant Squads, they serve as the bulk of most Grand Masters' armies serving as the Tactical Squads in other Chapters.

Knight Errants: (Blood Claws)
Fresh recruits from Avalon most of them are young knights and squires that have a brash and reckless charging headlong into the thick of combat to earn personal glory. The Grand Masters use them as effective although reckless assault troops.

Warhounds: (Fenrisian Wolves)
Warhounds are massive canines that are bread by the chapter as personal companions for the Grand Masters, Paragons, and Black Knights. These canines are sometimes gathered into large packs and used to assault the enemy infantry.

Archers: (Long Fangs)
Showing a gift for long-range destruction, these Knights are placed into Archer Squads what serve as the chapter's Devastator Squads.


Knightly Orders:
There are currently three Knightly Orders that take new recruits and train outside of the chapter, but come to the aid of Grand Masters if it is requested, each Order has a Grand Master that oversees the training and distribution of its Knights. Veterans of these Orders either return to the Chapter's main army as Knights but a few stay in the Order as Paladins and often lead the Knight Errants into combat.

Order of the Iron Steed: (Swiftclaw Bikers)
Knights of the Iron Steed specializes in rapid assault training Knight Errants in the art of hit and run combat on Bikes and Attack Bikes. Paladins from this Order are often inducted into the Order of the Wolf

Order of the Thundering Sky: (Skyclaws)
The Order of the Thundering Sky specializes in Jump Infantry

Order of the Wolf: (ThunderWolf Cavalry)
This Order was once apart of the Order of the Iron Steed, during an engagement against Orks the Order fought along side Canis Wolfborn and his army of Thunderwolf Cavalry. After the battle was over Canis was so impressed of the Chapters valour and bravery in combat that he gave a host of Thunderwolves to the Chapter. The Paladins of the Iron Steed were these mounts and from that point have been a vital and great asset to the Chapter. This Order also maintains the packs of Warhounds that are distributed amongst the chapter.


Yeoman: (Wolf Scouts)
Yeoman do not act like the Orders, they do not care for valor or glory only completing their given objectives on battle which has made them a valued asset to the Chapter. Their combat method of infiltration and ambush has also served the Knights well in situations where full out assault is almost impossible.


Recruitment:

All new recruits come from the Chapter's home planet of Avalon, the majority of the chapter recruits from the main continent's young nobility who are already begun to train in combat. While the Knightly Orders recruit from specific areas, this is mostly seen in the Yeomans who recruit from the dense forest regions where the majority of people are Hunters.



Notable Members:

Lord Uther Pendragon: Current Chapter Master, Grand Master of 1st company (Logan Grimnar)
Lord Arthur: Grand Master of 2nd Company
Lord Leodegrance: Grand Master of 3rd Company
Lord Agravain: Grand Master of 4th Company
Lord Caradoc: Grand Master of 5th Company
Lord Gawain: Grand Master of 6th Company
Lord Galahad: Grand Master of 7th Company
Lord Kay: Grand Master of 8th Company
Lord Lionel: Grand Master of 9th Company
Lord Percival: Grand Master of 10th Company
Lord Yvain: Grand Master of 11th Company
Lord Ector: Grand Master of 12th Company
Lord Ulrik von Liectenstein: Grand Master of the Order of the Iron Steed, also one of the few members who is not of noble birth
Lord Raymond: Grand Master of the Order of the Thundering Sky
Lord David: Grand Master of the Order of the Wolf (Canis Wolfborn)
Lord Hood: Grand Master of the Yeomen
Sir Bors: A respected Paladin (Arjac the Rockfist)
Sir Lancelot: The chapter's champion and most skilled fighter
Nilrem: The Head Druid of the Chapter and adviser to all Grand Masters (Njal Stormcaller)
Augustine: Head Chaplain of the Chapter (Ulrik the Slayer)




Inspiration and Notes:

Well with a little help from the Warhammer Fantasy armies Bretonnia and Empire I took names of units from Bretonnia and the concepts of Knightly Orders from the Empire.
All of the Grand Masters are Knights of the Round Table.
Nilrem is Merlin backwords.
Lord David is named after from the main character of the movie "American Werewolf in London"
Augustine is the first Arch-Bishop of Canterbury
Ulrik von Liectenstien is based off of the Ulrik von Liectenstien from the movie "a Knight's Tale" rather than the Historic figure.
Lord Hood is Robin Hood
Uther Pendragon is Arthur's father in Arthurian Legend.
Avalon is the resting place of King Arthur in Arthurian Legend, I originally heard the name from the Led Zeppelin song "Battle of Evermore" where the lyrics state "I am waiting for the angels of Avalon" which inspired this whole theme for this Chapter.
The Geography of Avalon in a copy of Englands (but made bigger).
Sir Raymond was a Commander during the First Crusade.



I hope you enjoyed this.

Lol is it that bad?

It's a good idea transferring a knight themed army into the SW list it fits well. Bit of a shame the TWC equivs ride thunderwolves though, could they not ride massive horses?

Plus Thanks for explaining that 'Nilrem' is 'Merlin' backwards, i would NEVER have worked it out. As you might have guessed i'm being sarcastic....

Well, I wanted to give them horses but I just couldn't think of anything to swap for it, or how I would actually make them. But I do I'll probably change it.