Argent Stars

The Star Born (Originally called the Celestial Chosen) is a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter of unknown founding and questionable gene-seed lineage. Known for their initial contradicting staunch loyalty to the High Lords of Terra and their propensity to act under their own system without many knowing their true goals, this chapter has raised more than a few questions and has answered almost none of them.

During the early decades following their founding, the chapter became know for their tactics of inciting terror amongst their targets before a bombardment of missiles and raids of assault squads. Most of the attacks the chapter conducted left none alive to tell the tale, and thus the chapter has been a subject of many accusations from fellow Space Marines and even the Inquisition. These accusations only increased when, unknown to the wider Imperium, the High Lords of Terra strangely released their direct hold on the chapter. The reasoning behind this has yet to be discovered save by only the most astute of Inquisitors who themselves have remained quiet on the matter.

Today, the Star Born act under their own rule entirely and have frequently been seen operating with an equally secretive chapter: the Dark Angels.

The Celestial Chosen
Very little is known of this iteration of the chapter as it was made under the strict orders of the High Lords of Terra and is thus under their direct scrutinizing eye and censor. They are reported to have descended from the 1st Legion, although the truth to this matter, like most matters regarding this chapter, is conjecture at best. Rumors that still persist to M42 suggest that the chapter was created solely to help hold back the tide of the Eye of Terror and the consistent Dark Crusades. Other rumors suggest that they, similar to the Minotaurs, acted as a form of enforcer for the High Lords wishes, ensuring that the taint of Heresy never spreads beyond containment. Indeed, several incidents in their history implicate some truth to both possibilities. What is "strange", however, is that despite this factual loyalty to the High Lords (although not to the evangelical extent of the Minotaurs), the chapter often seemingly acted under its own ruling system and would sometimes even go off the record for operations and campaigns. Interestingly, this has never been brought up in discussion within the Administratum, adding further confusion and mystery to the truth behind this chapter.

The First Sighting
The chapter was first unleashed upon the foes of the Imperium following the devastating 5th Black Crusade in a clean-up operation