The Space Marines of the Ice Drakes are a space-bound fleet, their homeworld long succumbed to the taint of chaos, the populous enslaved and slaughtered. The solitary 8th company remaining to oversee the planet was easily overrun. The majority of the chapter was questing around the Eye of Terror, assisting with the 5th black crusade. A warp rift opened on the planet, disgorging daemons all along the planet. The assault squads responded with as much force as they could, banishing thousands of the foul creatures and several Greater Daemons, but to no avail, they were all but destroyed. Upon returning from the defense of the Crusade, the company discovered the planets descent into chaos. Realizing the futility of trying to save the planet, the Chapter Master immediately ordered it bombed from orbit. Virus-bombs exploded across the face of the planet, cleansing it and destroying it. Ever since then the chapter has been on a never-ending crusade around the Eye, recruiting from planets as they go. Having lost over half their assault gear with the fall of the 8th, the company now boasts 2 Devastator reserve companies, and are peerless foes of ranged death. Having recruited from more forgeworlds than most other chapters, they boast more Techmarines and stronger bonds with the Adeptus Mechanicus than any save the Iron Hands chapter. As such they boast more artificers and weapon-smiths, able to maintain their wargear on higher standards than the average chapter. Having strong ties with many liberated forgeworlds, they are often resupplied, and as such they boast a larger number of heavy and special weapons, enough to hand out to the depleted PDF or Guard regiments to give them a fighting chance. Having quested thusly for centuries, the Ice Drakes are well versed in the fighting style of the many chaos warbands, able to counter their every move nigh-on flawlessly. This has won them renown by those fighting around the Eye, many guard regiments knowing that soon retribution is coming, and with it the roar of the Drake.

Due to their close proximity to the eye, the Ice Drakes chapter distrusts psykers, but they are not unwilling to use them. They go through rigorous conditioning, after which only the purist and strongest are deemed allowed refining their powers. They are always within terminator armor, so as to protect them from perils of the warp, as around the eye there is a much greater daemonic presence.