Imperial Lances

The Imperial Lances are a 3rd Founding Chapter descendant of the Imperial Fists. They were created to move throughout the Imperium, crusading against the Emperor's enemies. They bear little in common with their forbearers, excluding their skill at ranged warfare. They are known to be very proficient with nearly all ranged weapons and will go to great lengths to keep the enemy at range for as long as possible.

They are known to maintain a rather unusual Chapter tradition in that they take 'sons' when they are deemed worthy. These sons will train under the 'father' until they are accepted as scouts, when they will serve in the Scout Company. This is due to them believing that it is best for the new recruit to have a model for themselves and have some of their training personalized. The 'family' will keep close bonds and often they serve alongside each other.

The Imperial Lances are very critical of those that actually believe the Emperor is a god as they see him as no more than a great human, who has done many of the greatest feats that humanity has ever realized. But he is still a man.

Recently the Chapter has been occupied dealing with a rather troublesome Craftworld. They have been pursuing it for months, attempting to eradicate it while it's still in Imperial space. They have launched several raids against the Craftworld, only for it to escape into the void. But it's time is coming as the lances are closing in on it.

Founding
"We will be Fists no more, but only in name. In heart, in spirit, we will always the Imperial Fists. The Fists of Dorn!"

- Chapter Master Zyphis Tyrin at the Chapter's Founding

When the Imperial Lances were first conceived, one-hundred battle-brothers, specialists, and officers were taken from the Imperial Fists Companies to serve in this Chapter. Captain Zyphis Tyrin was chosen to become the new "Praetor", the Chapter Master of the Lances. He promised to crusade against the enemies of man to avenge all the fallen of Dorn and all those that had yet to fall. He immediately began to take up raids against xenos forces with his recruits, so as to bloody them in the cauldron of war. Zyphis then diverged his Chapter from the Codex Astartes in their Chapter hierarchy and company structure. He believed that the Codex could not be used in his Chapter as strictly as the Fists implemented them in their own. He did away with the reserve companies as prescribed by the Codex, as he believed that each company should be able to meet the same requirements needed. In only a few years, the Lances were a formidable fighting force, able to go head-to-head with almost any force they would meet.