Knights of Baal

= Chapter history =

Formed during the 2nd founding the knights of baal have limited records of their founders save that they were members of the secretive brotherhood known as the ofanim, they acted alone as the legions watchful inner eye watching for onset of the angels shame the Red thirst.

After the heresy war they gathered there full order to discuss what there role in the new order of things was to be, some argued they should disperse within the newly formed chapters others that they should infiltrate said chapters to continue there duty to the great angel, the most senior of their number however advocated a different path, they would form themselves into a conventional chapter and with aid of the chaplaincy hunt down any son of the angel that turned from imperium.

With the conclave in agreement at last there chief a warrior known to the modern chapter as the Weeping Angel spoke with the Chapter master and current legion master Raldaron and informed him of their intent and with his assent began there mission to find the destroy the truest of their fathers shames the wretched demon-spawn of the heresy the Red Angel.

= Known engagements =

·        M31- The Scouring, deployed clandestinely they moved in on suspected sighting of their quarry eventually being turned aside by an ambush set by the Alpha Legion.

·        M34- The Grand Hunt. Seeking lost relics of there legion they sought many of their chapter’s new foes most notable Iskandar Khayon, after assaulting several key locations on the outer edge of the 4th black crusade they were able to secure a chain-axe whose teeth were believed to be fragments of Angels sword

= Chapter Structure =

The Knights of Baal are loose in there use of the codex asartes, maintain the codex strictures in order to avoid the ire of there brother chapters and the evade entirely the Inquisition attention, this being said they do maintain an entirely different rank structure and a larger the average chaplaincy and the fact that the chapter master is always selected from the chaplaincy not the captains.

Regular Ranks
§ Battle brother- Watch-brother

§ Sargent- Watch-keeper

§ Lieutenant- Sentinel

§ Captain-Lord-Sentinel

§ Chapter Master- Castellan

Specialist Ranks
§ Chaplain- Castigator

§ Rechlusiarch- Lord-Charnel

§ Librarian- Seeker

§ Chief-Librarian- Lord-Seeker

§ Vanguard-Questor

= Notable Brothers =

§ Castellan- Scurn. Current lord of the chapter, wielder of mourning, currently on Baal seeking an audience with Lord-commander Dante

§ Sentinel belial- Wanted by order of his majesty’s holy ordos on suspicion of the murder of several prisoner in keeping the of Ordo Astarte’s, note to all personnel, subject is under the protection of the current lord regent of Imperium Nihlus tact and diplomacy is advised

§ Questor Nervar- seconded to the death-watch, for his experience in the hunting of Hrud xenoforms

= Quotes =

“they are the bloody right hand of the chaplaincy, and for that they are to be shunned as kinslayers should” -Unknown Blood angel

“there is no honour in our duty no glory in our actions, that are mandate is clear is my only concern”- Castellan Scurn