Blades of the Praetorian

The Blades of the Praetorian are a successor chapter of the Imperial Fists, founded on the feudal world of Agrenos to defend the nearby systems from orks and other foul xenos. Following the opening of the Great Rift, they have seen more action against the forces of Chaos. The introduction of this new threat has left them spread rather thin between combating the spread of an ork Waaagghh! towards their homeworld and keeping chaos at bay.

Chapter History
The Blades of the Praetorian chapter of the Adeptus Astartes was founded in 738.M41, alongside the Storm Giants and Mentors chapters. Originally founded to defend a small system from ork warbands, the chapter's exploits include little else. Keeping near their home system, they are known nearly exclusively to the populace of Agrenos and it's nearby planets and moons.

Appearance
The Blades of the Praetorian chapter bear royal purple armor, a color favored by the royalty of their homeworld, with their shoulders and right knee shelled in a thin layer of darkened bronze, the material favored by metal workers on their home. Their shoulder trim varies based off Order, or company, and the left shoulder shows their chapter symbol, while their right shoulder shows battlefield role. The eye-shields of their armor typically glow a yellow color, and high ranking marines may have white helmets.

Combat Doctrine
On the planet of Agrenos, fire arms of better quality than a simple musket are nonexistent. Nobles are taught to fire flintlocks, if available to them, but the planet at large favors the blade. Because of this, battle-brothers of chapter typically carry a bladed weapon of some sort along with their firearms. These blades, typically chainswords, are crafted for each initiate as they finish their indoctrination, following them till either they die, or are granted access to superior tools of war. Due to this preference, the chapter is known to rush to their foes, locking them in close combat and using their superior swordsmanship to crush their foes.