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The Sanguinary Legion is a chapter of Adeptus Astartes.They are the descendants of the Blood Angels and were formed from the mightiest warriors of all the Blood Angel descendant chapters.

History
One of the most ferocious and well organized chapters in the Imperium. As organized as they are they can quickly shift fighting styles from an organized squad to a cluster of special operations commandos. They fight all kinds of threats but excel in fighting the forces of chaos.

Founding
The chapter was founded in 679.M41 from some of the greatest warriors of the Blood Angels descendant chapters and immediately proved their worth after beating back a Chaos Invasion on the Forge World of Balanarr IV, and a few other battles on the other Balanaar worlds, after their Chapter Master, Richardus Ramponis, Defeated the Khorne Daemon Fer'khant'ara with the Aid of the Master Librarian Domenicus. After the battle the chapter roamed through space searching for a planet to call home.

Thenissia
Thenissia is the Home of the Sanguinary Legion and is one of 5 planets under their watchful eye. Thenissia is roughly 63% Water, 5.63% being fresh. Thenissia consists mostly of jungles, plains and beaches. Thenissia also has a number of mountain ranges scattered around the planet some even being located in the middle of the ocean. Thenissia also has 3 moons 1, Ferrus, is visible during the day. The other two, Gladius and Pilum, are a bit bigger then Ferrus and are present at night. Thenissia also has 23 other smaller artificial moons that can be seen at various points during the day and night.Thenissia's main moons contain large settlements and produce some of the Sanguinary Legion's equipment as each is rich in resources. They are also used to mass produce weapons for each moon's defense force and for some of Thenissia's PDF. The artificial moons are used as a planetary defense system and each has a fairly large weapon for fighting enemy ships in orbit and many smaller weapon systems for added firepower. They also have a small defense force in case the enemy lands on the surface of the moon and some may contain outposts owned and maintained by othe Imperial organizations such as the Adeptus Mechanicus' base on Marmon. Some moons also have sub-moons owned by the upper class citizens who wish to live in space as each moon and sub-moon has an atmosphere capable of supporting life.

681.M41
It was near the sub-sector Tiber that the Master Librarian Domenicus sensed a mysterious planet that was destined to be the location of their permanent garrison. When the Chapter landed on the lush planet the warriors knew they had found their home. The Chapter Master named this planet Thenissia and with the aid of their fellow descendant chapters presumed to build a glimmering marble citadel capable of withstanding an Imperial Exterminatus on a vegetative jungle island.

During the construction Assault Sergeant Shanus discovered a Pre-Heresy relic that quickly brought the attention of the Inquisition (and the Blood Ravens). 4 regiments of Imperial Gurad were sent to maintain a presence on the planet. Unfortunately a chaos lord by the name of Adaroth knew that there were even more artifacts scattered across the planet and would be ascended to Daemonhood if he could aquire some and make a few thousand sacrifices to the skull throne. Only 8 days after the Fortress-Monastery was finished Adaroth begin his invasion.

Facing numerous Daemons and Chaos Marines the soldiers of the Imperial Guard were losing hope until the Legendary Librarian Domenicus used his powers to activate the relic and summoned a rift in the warp filled with unspeakable horrific powers emanating from it, plaguing, slaying and forcing back the daemonic horrors of Adoroth's Warband. Richardus, Domenicus, Khalilos and Shanus met Adoroth as he was transforming into a Daemon Prince. Shanus charged him with his jump pack but Adoroth's Daemonblade quickly broke Shanus' leg. Richardus and Khalilos charged him head on being a bit smarter than Shanus while he fired his plasma pistol at the Daemon and Domenicus used his Psychic powers to weaken it. Khalilos was impaled and thrown to the side after smashing the Daemons balls open and knocked unconscious. Richardus wounded, though not as bad, proceeded to plunge his Sacred Gladius right into the Daemon's abdomen knocking it onto the ground. He then proceeded to slice the Daemon Prince's head off to keep in his Hall of Achievements.

Celebrating the succesful defense of their new homeworld the 4 then proceeded to industrialize the planet. In the following year the city of New Roma was built on a larger island in the vicinity of the Invictus Hold. The city grew to an immense size and the planet Thenissia was one of the most prosperous of Imperium Planets. The marble capitol was a testimony to the hard work of the Imperial forces and the chapter. The success of the city led to a major population boost which also greatly increased the numbers of the Sanguinary Legion.

709.M41
But the good times were comming to an end. The Sanguinary Legion picked up wind of an arriving Ork Waaagh and knew that if they managed to land on the ground the entire planet would be plagued by orks for ages to come. There was only one way to defeat this Waaagh and that was by fighting them in space where their spores could not produce more orks.

3 companies of Legionnaires boarded the Iksorb headed into space. After days of intense fighting Shanus and Khalilos, along with a small group of Devestators and Sternguard veterans, landed upon the Steel-Smasha And gunned their way to the Warboss Einhrik Git'Stompa. There they fought locked in a stalemate against the boss. It seemed as though the battle would rage on for all eternity until Git'Stompa ran into a wall when attempting to charge Khalilos. Shanus then stuck his Power Sword into the Warboss' skull ultimately ending the attack and saving the planet. Upon return Shanus became a hero of the Chapter and the previous celebration was extended to commemorate Shanus' victory over Git'Stompa.

Expansion of San Guiliniar
When the fortification of Thenissia was deemed complete in 721.M41 the Legion decided to expand their territories into the nearby uninhabited planets. The Chapter Master, who now uses the title Lord Invictus, persuaded by his advisors gave the task to the centurion of 4th Company, Aporias - Lord Expurget. An honour above all others Aporias was determined to prove himself to the Lord Invictus and his counsel. He immediatley expanded San Guiliniar by conquering 4 nearby planets. He then further expanded by terra-forming all the barren planets in the sub-sector providing the Sanguinary Legion with worlds ripe for the taking.

However while doing this Aporias came upon a stange world named Empitas with a dark mysterious feel despite it being somewhat close to the sub-sector's star, Astratus. It was here that a small invasion was initiated by a Black Legion warband. In the midst of battle the chaos lord leading the attack was killed by Aporias. Seeing as the enemy was leaderless and he had a chance at power he fell to chaos becoming the chaos lord of the warband. He then proceeded to fight against the Sanguinary Legionnaires he once commanded. The Legion suffered heavy losses but the few that escaped, lead by Sergeant Thomas headed back to Invictus Hold to warn the Lord Invictus of Aporias' treachery.

Organization
The Sanguinary Legion consists of 10 companies, Honour Guard, Sanguinary Guard, and a Death Company. They also contain a special strike force called the Death Strike. Another force within the company is the Chapter Command which is not unlike a company commanded by Richardus, Lord Invictus.

The Chapter Command
The Chapter Command is a group similiar in organization to a company lead by the Lord Invictus. Members of the Chapter Command are hand picked by the Lord Invictus and usually recommended by his right-hand man Domenicus. A member of The Chapter Command has the most luxurious quarters second only to the highest lords of the Chapter. They also have the best weaponry in the chapter and the and the best vehicles. The fleet and armoury are cared for and in the hands of the members of the Chapter Command. Members of the Chapter Command have the dual responsibilities of Veteran Marine and the Lord Invictus's personal body guards. Joining the Chapter Command is the highest honour even exceeding that of joining the 1st company, Honour Guard, Sanguinary Guard or the Deathstrike.

Fleet Command

 * 3 Battle Barges ( Wings of Sanguinius, Iksorb, Crown of the Emperor)
 * 10 Strike Cruisers ( Guiding Fist, Angel's Blood, Redemption's Edge, Blue Phoenix, Chains of Flight, Golden Spear, Flying Sword, Red Valour, Mercy of Hell, Doom Bird)
 * 6 Rapid Strike Vessels
 * 10 Gladius Class Frigates
 * 3 Hunter Class Destroyers
 * 1 Nova Class Frigate (Lance of Heaven)
 * 25 Caestus Assault Rams
 * 30 Thunderhawks

Armoury

 * 20 Stormraven Gunships
 * 10 Storm Eagle Gunships
 * 10 Stormtalon Gunships
 * 20 Land Raiders
 * 25 Techmarines
 * 10 Baal Predators
 * 20 Predators
 * 15 Whirlwinds
 * 100 Servitors
 * 4 Vindicators
 * 1 Land Raider Achilles (Augustus), gifted by the Forgotten
 * 1 Damocles Command Rhino (Cesare)

1st Company

 * Centurion Domenicus, Regent Invictus
 * 100 Space Marine Veterans
 * 2 Furioso Dreadnoughts
 * 2 Venerable Dreadnoughts
 * 1 Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought

2nd Company

 * Centurion Brutus, Master of the Watch
 * 6 Tactiacl Squads
 * 2 Assault Squads
 * 2 Devastator Squads
 * 3 Dreadnoughts

3rd Company
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 * Centurion Markus, Master of Sacrifice
 * 6 Tactical Squads
 * 2 Assault Squads
 * 2 Devastator Squads
 * 1 Dreadnought[[File:Captain_Arnos.jpg|thumb|Centurion Arnos, Lord Expurget

4th Company

 * Centurion Arnos, Lord Expurget
 * 4 Tactical Squads
 * 3 Assault Squads
 * 3 Devastator Squads
 * 2 Ironclad Dreadnoughts

5th Company

 * Centurion Malgar, Master-at-Arms
 * 3 Tactical Squads
 * 3 Assault Squads
 * 4 Devastator Squads
 * 1 Ironclad Dreadnought

6th Company

 * Cenutrion Calgus, Master of Fire
 * 8 Tactical Squads
 * 2 Devastatos Squads
 * 2 Dreadnoughts

7th Company
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 * Centurion Aristidese, Master of the Marches
 * 10 Tactical Squads[[File:Logas,_Sky_Commander.jpg|thumb|Centurion Logas,
 * 2 Venerable Dreadnoughts
 * Centurion Logas, Sky Commander
 * 10 Assault Squads
 * 4 Rhinos
 * 3 Land Speeders



9th Company

 * Centurion Dionacle, Lord Sunder Storm
 * 10 Devastator Squads
 * 4 Hellfire Dreadnoughts

10th Company

 * Centurion Darius, Master of the Recruits
 * 8 Scout Squads
 * 2 Tactical Squads
 * Remaning Neophytes
 * 2 Landspeeders
 * 1 Hellfire Dreadnought

First Company
The 1st Company is the most esteemed company in the Sanguinary Legion. Each member of the 1st Company is a veteran of the chapter and is one of the best of his chapter. Each member of the 1st company has repainted all the silver-grey parts of his armour a bright Sanguine Red, symbloising his ascension to a pure Blood Angel, a true Son of Sanguinius. No member of the 1st company has ever turned to chaos willingly or unwillingly simply from a strong will. As such they are often used to fight Chaos and are also highly respected by the Ordo Malleus and the Grey Knights. At the induction ceremony each new member of the 1st Company recieves a special medallion constructed by the Ordo Malleus which also incorporates the marine's original company's heraldry. The medallion is not only used to remind the marine of his origins but it is blessed by the High Chaplain and Enchanted by the Master Librarian to ward off daemons in a manner much like the Grey Knights.

Honour Guard
The Sanguinary Legion maintains an Honour Guard unit to accompany high ranking Space Marines or to deploy to parts of the battlefield where alot of enemies need to be taken down. The Honour Guard use Power Swords with the exception of the Sergeants who use thunder hammers. Regardless of rank they all carry Storm Shields.

Sanguinary Guard
The group of Astartes who once guarded Sanguinius himself. They wear traditional golden Artificer Armour, Death Masks, and wield Angelus Boltguns and ''Galives Encarmine. ''They are the best that the chapter has to offer and exemplifies the values of Sanguinius further then any other Space Marine can.

Death Strike
A special operations group that has access to a wide array of weaponry.

Company Markings
Sanguinary Legion Space Marines use the company colours of their founding chapter but instead of the symbol they simply use the company number. The company markings are displayed on the left kneepad. it is customary for a Centurion to paint their kneepad with the company colour and to display the number in the background colour (basically they invert their kneepad colouration ).

Squad Markings
The Sanguinary Legionaries also use the same squad colours as the Blood Angels but still use just the number. It is displayed on the right kneepad. Sergeants use the background colour of their squad on thier right kneepad but instead of the squad number they display a 2 in roman numerals to symbolize their rank. Centurions do the same but with a roman numeral 1.

Timeline

 * 679.M41 - Balanaar Conflict - Most of the chapter, alongside the Blood Angels and the Salamanders, was present on Balanaar IV to fight off a Chaos invasion except for 7th Company which assisted Space Wolves forces on Balanaar III and 8th and 9th Company who helped the Imperial Guard set up defences on Balanaar II.
 * 723

Relations

 * Blood Angels - The Sanguinary Legion is very close with their parent chapter and their succesor chapters, even maintaining some amount of communication with the Knights of Blood, and if either chapter require a large amount of soldiers they can often be seen working together. The Sanguinary Legion are avid followers of Sanguinius and believe that in order to be marines worthy of his gene seed they must constantly purge the emperor's enemies and protect all people of the Imperium, no matter the cost to themselves.
 * Space Wolves - The Sanguinary Legion have a strong relationship with the Space Wolves since they both are somewhat free spirit chapters outside of battle and fierce fighters in battle. They also share a devotion to the citizens of the Imperium, a trait hard to find within other chapters. They can be seen together often during feasts or when discussing more political matters.
 * Salamanders - The Sanguinary Legion are avid admirers of the Salamanders for many of their smaller actions such as walking amongst the civilian population when not in battle, being very self reliant and capable of producing well crafted, high quality armour and weapons, and ultimately for their devotion to the citizens of the Imperium of Man. In fact the Salamanders willingly train select members of the Sanguinay Legion in the fine art of crafting weapons and armour so that these Legionaries can spread their knowledge to the rest of thier chapter. The Sanguinary Legion can often be seen working together with the Salamanders in battle or crafting extraordinary pieces of weaponry together. The Sanguinary Legion have also adopted the Salamander's tradtion of living among their planet's local populace and as such own many vacation homes around Thenissia and its neighboring planets which are inhabited during times of peace by the Sanguinary Legionarries and the Marines of other chapters that the Sanguinary has a strong bond with.
 * Imperial Guard - The Imperial Guard respect the Sanguinary Legion more than they fear them, despite their bloodthirsty nature on the battlefield and enjoy working with them as the Legionaries view them as Imperial citizens with weapons, despite them being soldiers. Because of their viewpoint they fight valiantly when working with them, making their lives a high priority in order to fulfill their duty to protect the weaker people of the Imperium. The Imperial Guard appreciate being under the watchful eye and protection of the the Sanguinary Legion and likewise the Sanuinary Legion enjoy having temporary access to their large arsenal of vehicles and simply being in their company as the Sanguinary Legion delight in being accepted by the population of the Imperium.
 * Inquisition - The Sanguinary Legion view themselves as warriors of the Emperor, not warriors of the Inquisition, whom they believe have corrupted his original intentions and are the blame for the current state of the Imperium and because of this they are often stubborn to work with them unless they can be convinced that their intentions will help fulfill their duty to the Emperor. Even though they resent the Inquisition, for the most part they have made a few friends with the more righteous and less tyrannical Inquisitors they have worked with and so they have a small amount of auhtority within the Imperium even being owed a few favours such as being able to request the assistance of some of the many Imperial assassins. The Inquisition is also more hesitant to speak against the actions of any member of the Sanguinary Legion thanks to their Inquisitorial connections.
 * Adeptus Mechanicus - The Adeptus mechanicus have a fruitful relationship with the Sanguinary Legion as both have come to each other's aid in their darkest hours. Their relationship is also strong due to the Sanguinary Legion being friendly with the other chapters who stand strong with the Adeptus Mechanicus. As a result they have better access to the Adeptus Mechanicus' arsenal of vehicles even having more opportunities to call in titans. The Adeptus Mechanicus also has a small base on Thenissia and have help to maintain the Sanguinary Legion's Equipment even augamenting it to the best of their abilites giving the Sanguinary Legion more time to produce their own equipment. The Adeptus Mechanicus also has a base on Marmon, one of Thenissia's many Defense Moons.

Notable Members
Richardus Ramponis - Current Chapter Master and Lord Invictus. 1st Chapter Master.

Domenicus - Master Librarian and Captain of the 1st Company. Current Regent of Thenissia

Kevin - A high ranking librarian. Domenicus' asistant

Avaron - High Chaplian

Khalilos - Terminator Sergeant