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Hey guys here is the background fluff of my army:
ORDER DESCRIPTION.
The origin of the Order of the Void Knights is shrouded in mystery even by the standards of the Dark Angels; being known of only by the Council of the Grand Masters - the Leader of the Dark Angels and each of it's successor chapters.
What is known by these individuals is that the Void Knights were established in secret by the Council of Grand Masters during the 31st millennium following the Horus Heresy, approximately during the second founding.
The Order was created to carry out a single task; to find and destroy the Fallen Angels - those who betrayed their brothers, Primarch and Emperor during the heresy.
The Void Knights are a splinter company of veteran warriors that exists as a semi-autonomous and unique force whose numbers are originally derived from the Dark Angels Legion and it's successor chapters.
Each member of the Void Knights has proven themselves worthy of advancement into their respective chapter's 1st company. These hardened warriors are instead initiated into the service of the Void Knights by the Chapter Masters of their respective chapter himself.
As a result of their high pedigree, the Void Knights more than make up for their lack of numbers in their sheer skill and battlefield experience.
The Void Knights are tasked exclusively with hunting down the Fallen Angels and as such will never commit themselves to any engagement with an enemy of the Imperium unless it is certain a Fallen Angel is present. They are the hunters and executioners of the lost sons of the Lion.
Far smaller and more mobile than a fully fledged chapter, the Void Knights boast no more than 100 Astartes warriors at any one time. They are not a fully fledged chapter and therefore their founding is unknown to the High Lords of Terra and the Imperium at large.
The Void Knights are specialists at rapid assault, infiltration and assassination and are adept at hunting and destroying the Fallen Angels wherever they may hide in a never-ending attempt to redeem their Primarch and Legion's honour.
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ORDER COLOUR SCHEME.
The Order of the Void Knights wear full suits of bone coloured armour similar to the fabled Deathwing, the reasons for this are twofold:
The first is that the Astartes of the Void Knights are all veterans worthy of elevation to their respective chapter's 1st company.
The second is that the Void Knights exist exclusively to hunt the Fallen, as is symbolised by the bone white of the Deathwing.
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ORDER STRUCTURE.
The Order consists of 10 squads of 10 Astartes. The squads take their name from their respective Templars.
Prelate Ezra.
Interrogator Chaplain Zephaniah.
Librarian Isaiah.
Tech-marine Ezekiel.
Venerable Dreadnought Hosea the Revered.
30 Tactical Marines Squads Amos, Obadiah and Ishmael.
20 Assault Marines Squads Micah, Nahum Squads.
10 Devastator Marine Squad Habakkuk.
10 Ravenwing Bike Squad Malachi.
10 Deathwing Terminator Squad Zechariah Squad.
10 Deathwing Knight Squad Jonah.
5 Deathwing Command Terminator Squad Haggai Squad.
5 Land Raider (Redentors 1-5).
5 Rhinos (Harbingers 1-5).
The Strike Cruiser 'Light of Redemption' with Drop Pods and Thunderhawk Gunships.
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ORDER RANKING.
PRELATE
A rank comparable to both Chapter Master and Captain. The Prelate is the overall leader of the Order, but commands a company-sized force in the same manner as a regular Company Master or Captain.
ARCH TEMPLAR
Hand picked by the Prelate to lead his Honour Guard and succeed him should he die. He is the Champion of the Order and often will be the Order's finest duelist and wields a gigantic halberd in the shape of a wing. Comparable to a Deathwing Champion.
TEMPLAR
A squad leader, comparable to a Sergeant.
KNIGHT
The standard Void Knight Astartes, each is a veteran soldier.
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PRELATE THADDEUS EZRA.
The current Prelate of the Void Knights is Thaddeus Ezra, a superfluous warrior and brilliant tactician, who has led the Void Knights for over three centuries.
Ezra has seen dozens of Fallen Angels face judgment for their betrayal over his time of leadership, and is considered to be one of the greatest leaders of the Void Knights' largely uncelebrated existence.
As a mark of his position, Ezra wields the Blade of Woe, an ancient Relic Blade from lost Caliban that has been carried by the Prelate of the Void Knights since their inception.
HOSEA THE REVERED.
Hosea the Revered is over one thousand years old and was formerly a powerful Librarian of the Angels of Redemption Chapter before initiation into the Void Knights.
Hosea was badly wounded by the traitorous Fallen Angel Malchor the Great and encased in a mighty dreadnought shell. He now primarily resides aboard the 'Light of Redemption', where he is in a perpetual state of stasis and only called upon in times of dire need.
Hosea's dreadnought exoskeleton magnifies his already prolific psychic powers, allowing the Void Knights' Cruiser to travel into chaos tainted space without risk of corruption.
LIGHT OF REDEMPTION.
The ancient vessel known as the Light of Redemption has over it's long history received so many additional upgrades and reinforcements that it is as comparable to a common Strike Cruiser as an Astartes is to a regular man.
The vessel is equipped to house the entirety of the Order for an indefinite amount of time and carries armaments sufficient to scour the surface of planets and engage in years of combat in the event of its prolonged inability to resupply of the tithed munitions and Astartes warriors from the Dark Angels and successor Chapters.
COUNCIL OF TEMPLARS.
The Council of Templars is the title of the Order's leadership and is made up of the Templars of each squad as well as the Order's Venerable Dreadnaught, Librarian, Interrogator Chaplain, Tech-Priest and Prelate.
In essence the Supreme Grand Master of the Dark Angels and the Chapter Masters of the Dark Angel successor chapters also hold a position on the council, and it is not uncommon for them to be present, whether physically or hologramatically, in council meetings.
It is the role of this council to find and pursue any possible leads on the Fallen, ensure resupply from the Order's tithing chapters, strategise campaigns and elect new Templars.
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ORDER HISTORY:
Below are the accounts of the capture and judgment of the most notorious and powerful Fallen to face judgment by the Void Knights.
992M31
The Order of the Void Knights is founded. Company Master Zephaniah of the Dark Angels is appointed the first Prelate of the Order.
655M32
The Fallen Angel known as Hereclus the Defiler is discovered on the moon of Salvataris III as he leads a successful coup of the Imperial Governor. The Void Knights enter the moon's atmosphere, assault the Governor's fortress, eliminate Hereclus and retreat the system in a single night, leaving the populous to devour themselves in civil war for years to come.
101M33
The Fallen Angel Giliad creates a fanatical cult around himself and subtly begins to corrupt the entirety of the Callus system. Dark Angel and Imperial Fist forces begin orbital bombardment of the five planets in the system. Giliad is caught fleeing and is executed by the Grand Master of the Dark Angels as the Prelate of the Void Knights looks on.
277M34
The Bjorn Campaign sees the Void Knights take heavy losses at the hands of the Orks whilst in pursuit of a Fallen Angel known as Cypher, during the chaos their quarry slips away.
554M35
The Lost Holds campaign sees the Space Wolves and their ancient enemies the Thousand Sons engage in a sector wide conflict that lasts for several months, scattered reports indicate a heavily augmented strike cruiser destroying a fleeing Chaos vessel and jumping to light speed during the final battle.
890M36
Eldar of the Bial Tan Craftword form a loose alliance with the Imperial Guard under the leadership of an ancient Astartes against the oncoming Waaagh! Gorgot. The command centre of the Imperial Guard is bombed from orbit by the Void Knights, leaving the allies leaderless and easy pickings for the relentless Orks.
111M37
Novamarines face orbital assault on the planet Xophon II by piratical Imperial Guard vessels led by a pair of Fallen Angels. The siege is lifted when the Light of Redemption warps into local space and a daring boarding mission ensues that sees the pair decapitated in close combat by the legendary Prelate Damascus.
808M37
Dark Eldar Raiders appear out of nowhere during the civil unrest on Golaris Prime stirred up by the Fallen Angel Beriah. The Void Knights and their loyalist allies are forced into a three way firefight. Their quarry is cornered in the militarium head quarters and immolated along with his personal guard. The loyalists flee the planet and the remainder of the traitors are left to the twisted devices of the Dark Eldar.
411M38
After several months of pursuit, Cypher eludes capture yet again.
587M38
The Fallen Angel known as Lorac the Blighted ascends to daemonhood on Xeru V. The surrounding system is soon infected with Green Pox. A combined force of Ultramarines, Dark Angels and Void Knights bomb the system with incendiary missiles. The Void Knights flee before their presence is revealed.
011M39
The Void Knights fail to root out a coven of Fallen Angels from the planetary fortress on Sortha, a nearby Orc armada is lured onto the planet by the Light of Redemption. The green skin brutes' sheer numbers overwhelm the entire planet.
392M39
The Sopor System falls into rebellion, several Fallen Angels calling themselves the Cabal of Night are discovered to be behind the anarchy. Taking charge of the local Guardsmen, Prelate Antioch sends hundreds of thousands of soldiers to their doom to eliminate the Cabal.
600M39
A Black Templar crusade crosses paths with the Void Knights Strike Cruiser whilst unexpectedly pursuing the armada of the Fallen Angel Damnor. The Templar's Frigates are left to fend for themselves as Damnor's command ship is destroyed by the Void Knights, who flee during the interstellar crossfire. The Crusade is lost.
322M40
The trail of the band of Fallen Angels known as the Red Coven leads the Void Knights into the Eye of Terror, here the company encounter horrors beyond imagining. The Coven are never found.
388M40
Tyranid bio vessels are encountered by the Light of Redemption whilst in pursuit of Cypher. The trail goes cold yet again.
519M40
The Dark Angels muster all of their successor chapters for the Assault on Braxis. No less than a dozen Fallen Angels are captured.
A small contingent of Void Knights enter a warp rift summoned by the Fallen Angel's sorcerous leader during his escape, the fate of the Fallen or the so called 'Lost Brothers' is unknown.
772M40
During the battle of Dominus XI Prelate Sidon slays the Chaos Lord Kharag the Magnificent, whilst the Librarian Nineveh psychically immolates the Fallen Angel known as the Dark Wanderer.
932M40
Malchor the Great is finally cornered by the Void Knights, he is dispatched only after killing several Honour Guard and grievously wounding the company's Librarian Hosea.
933M40
Hosea is interred inside the shell of a dreadnought. His psychic powers are magnified tenfold and he begins his long vigil of protecting the Light of Redemption in tainted warp space.
003M41
The Light of Redemption is involved in a vicious battle with several piratical Planetary Defence vessels. Upon interrogation it is revealed that the planet below is amidst civil war. The planet is forsaken as the Void Knights continue on their path.
498M41
The Void Knights enter the Eye of Terror and infiltrate the Obscene Fortress on the planet Sor Kara, assassinating the Slaaneshi Prince Dharius, an ascended Fallen Angel of a debased nature.
544M41
A joint task force of Dark Angel and Void Knight Terminators assault the fortress of Qoros II, unraveling the sinister machinations of Cypher before the planet is lost to anarchy. Cypher is never found.
568M41
Ezra, a recent initiate to the Void Knights, single handedly tracks and captures Hebron the Black after his brother assault marines are all wiped out by cultists.
651M41
The battle of Tyrul. The remaining Ghorgons and Crimson Fists warriors are deemed acceptable casualties of war as the Red Coven is finally destroyed in an orbital bombardment by the Void Knights.
679M41
Ezra, the current Arch Templar of the Void Knights, ascends to leadership upon the death of Prelate Gilgal during the climactic battle of Sepora II. Ezra avenges his fallen leader by slaying the newly ascended Fallen Angel 'Eros the Warpmaster'.
722M41
The entire Planetary Governor's Council of Oliopus Prime is executed after collaborating with the Fallen Angel Withirus. Withirus is pursued to the edge of the Eye of Terror before being killed.
767M41
The lost Strike Cruiser 'Superiorus' is engaged by the Light of Redemption in a brutal boarding campaign. The Void Knights suffer heavy losses but ultimately claim victory and the scalp of Finarius, a known associate of Cypher.
821M41
Necron soldiers are inadvertently awoken on the planet of Ploris IX when a fleeing Fallen Angel called Reclorah and his followers make landfall. The Void Knights remain in high orbit until all life forms on the planet are confirmed wiped out by the skeletal machines.
899M41
Eldar and Tau battle over supremacy of the Galavas System. The Void Knights narrowly avoid destruction in their pursuit of the Fallen through the crossfire.
945M41
Ezra claims the head of the Fallen Angel known simply as the Nameless in single combat. The Nameless' daemonic allies disappear upon his death.
969M41
The Night Lord Traitor Legion are found to be harbouring a Fallen Angel. A combined planetary strike force of Dark Angels, Howling Griffons and Blood Angels assault the primary fortress, whilst Void Knight Terminators deep strike into the throne room and deliver the crushing blow to the Warlord and his Fallen ally.
978M41
After destroying the forces of the Fallen Angel Petros, The Void Knights are ambushed by the Kabal of the Soulreaver on Omegron VII.
992M41
The Order of the Void Knights marks it's 10,000th year of existence, over this time thousands of Astartes have given their lives in the hunt for the Fallen, likewise thousands of Fallen Angels have met their judgment over this time.
996M41
Prelate Ezra leads a small detachment of Void Knights onto the space station Vallus IV and prevents a Khornate daemonic incursion that would plunge the entire sector into bloodshed and ruin whilst taking the horned scalp of Gamron the Bloody.
999M41
The Council of the Grand Masters reinforces the number of the Void Knights to a full 100 Astartes.
Prelate Ezra and a hand picked party of the most senior Void Knights take their leave of the Light of Redemption and launch a new hunt for the Fallen.
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