Blood Eagles

The Blood Eagles are a Space Marine Chapter whose progenitor and Founding are unknown to the Imperium. In truth the Blood Eagles are among those shadowy Chapters that were created during the infamous 13th "Dark Founding". They are also well hated traitors within the Imperium as the Chapter turned upon the Imperium and embraced the Ruinous Powers as a Chaos Warband, or so it would seem. In truth the Chapter feigned betrayal of the Imperium at the behest of certain parties in the Inquisition, who remain the Chapter's only contact and connection to the Imperium that they secretly serve. In its guise as a Warband of the Dark Gods the Blood Eagles Chapter has gained a fel reputation amongst both the followers of the Dark Gods and the Imperium. Those cults and Warbands that ally with the taciturn and grim Eagles often experience unprecedented success, but equally often their allies suffer calamity and end up destroyed, with only the Eagles themselves seeming to walk away unscathed through it all. In addition to sabotaging and informing on various Chaos Faction the Blood Eagles are often used by the Inquisition to strike directly at the Imperium. Their well known status as a Chapter declared Excommunicate Traitoris and as followers of the Dark Gods allows the INquisition to use them to strike at targets within the Imperium with impunity. Often the Blood Eagles have been called upon to rain destruction down on dangerous, but politically formidable targets, or to provoke the Imperium into action via their raids. Yet for all their utility the Inquisition keeps a close eye on the Chapter less their facade become their reality.