Angels of the Hunt

"We are the Sons of the Lion, borne of the tribes of Acirema. Children of the First Legion, Braves of the Eternal Liege. We are the death bringers and star killers, we are the arrows and sword in the Imperium's hand. Let the enemy lament our coming as they would lament the fall of the lighting bolt, or the talons of the great Thunderbird. Let them fight us on the plains, in the forests, upon the mountain tops. We will find them. We will kill them. For we are the Angels of the Hunt. And our swords are ever ready."

- Supreme Grand Master Aleric Falls-with-Stone

Esoteric and proud, the Angels of the Hunt are a mighty Chapter of the Unforgiven operating within the Exile Sector, one of six Chapters making up the vaunted Justicarium. Of all the members of this loose confederation of Space Marine Chapters, brought together by the will of the Inquisition and mutual wishes of three of the founding Chapters, the Angels of the Hunt can almost easily be said to be of the most unorthodox of culture. (Though the most unorthodox in tactics is the purview of the Maverick Lords, whome they associate with often) A strange blend of the chivalric codes of the Unforgiven and neolithic warrior societies of the Feral World of Acirema, the Angels of the Hunt often evoke many of the same stereotypes of bloody savagery as the famous Space Wolves and White Scars as well as the usual aloof and insular natures of the Dark Angels Successors.

Steeped in knightly codes of honor and valor, while also holding to the brutal neolithic warrior culture of their homeworld, the Angels of the Hunt are awe inspiring to witness on the battlefield. Clad in the monastic robes of their forebears, but also in the pelts of great beasts and trophies gathered from their fallen foes, the Angels of the Hunt bear into battle esoteric totem weapons and mighty archotech from the lost ages of mankinds past glory, cutting as swath through the foe with both measured sword stroke and brutal barrage, chanting the war songs of their home world as a warrior priest would recite litanies of courage and vengeance in battle.

Though reclusive and generally remiss with their battle reports, the Angels of the Hunt are noted as good natured despite their stoicism, and often eager to do battle alongside honored allies and fellow Sons of the Lion. Theirs is the way of a questing knight, always on the lookout for a chance to intervene and assist those mired in battle against the hated enemies of man. To their foes, they are without mercy, hacking them down and making war trophies of their sacred monuments and bravest warriors. The Chapter's Librarium is overflowing with great trophies, taken from across the width and breath of the Exile Sector. But a darkness seems to follow the Angels of the Hunt, a bleak stain upon their countenance that marks them as less than trustworthy. This is their underlying curse as Sons of the Lion, for as with all the Unforgiven, the Angels of the Hunt were named as such for their undying dedication to the search for the Fallen. And in this is where the Chapter holds much shame, for their hunt is one that is all encompassing even by the standards of the Unforgiven. Often the Angels of the Hunt have had to cover their tracks, executing otherwise loyal servants of the Imperium who may have come too close to the dangerous truth of the Fallen, having gone so far as to quietly assassinate the likes of Inquisitors and fellow Adeptus Astartes in order to keep the secret safe. Such shame rests heavy upon the Chapter's collective soul, and the Angels of the Hunt desperately long for vindication in all that they have done for the honor of the Lion. They will not rest until every single Fallen has been hunted down and made to repent for their sins... No matter the cost.