Grave Bearers

"We fight to preserve the memory of those lost. Every brother who falls for the cause will live on forever! Never Forget!"

- Chapter Master Griffion, speech given at the creation of the first marines of the chapter

The Grave Bearers are a successor chapter of the Black Templars. Speculated to have been created around 36th millennium by then Captain Griffion who made a personal request from High Marshal Helbrecht.

Lore
The Grave Bearers derive their name from the ritual practice of engraving the names of the fallen brothers on the inside of their armor. This will insure that the fallen will always be remembers and the armor becomes their grave. For this reason, the Grave Bearers will go to great lengths to recover a fallen brothers armor.

During the 36th millennium, a boy by the name of Griffion at the age of seven, was forced to kill his parents who were converted to the Chaos god Khorne. An unknown chapter came to the rescue of the planet and expelled the demons that had taken over. 7 years later, the forces of Chaos reappeared. A Black Templar cruiser was nearby and came to the aid of the planet. After fighting a blood battle to the lowest level of one of the hives, the Black Templar Captain found himself face to face with a Demon Prince of Khorne. Having his body broken and arm ripped off, he was saved by Griffion and his gangers. Only the Captain and Griffion survived. The Captain took Griffion to become a space marine.

100 years later Griffion, a captain himself, went to High Marshal Helbrecht and requested to start his own chapter based on his vow of never forgetting all his brothers and loved ones who died on that forsaken world.

Organization
The Grave Bearers are a codex compliant chapter with a few variations. Due to their founding chapter the Black Templars, the Grave Bearers despise Psykers. They also have a unusual amount of dreadnoughts because of their beliefs in carrying their graves with them.