Marines Ardent

"'I, heir of Usman, guardian of Jahan, lord of Angels, to whom mortals bow and xenos tremble, am but a servant of He Who Resides. As are you my brothers. All of us share in that greatest of honours.' - Iskender Bey"

The Marines Scimitar are a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter created as part of the 23rd 'Sentinel' Founding. In the wake of the Third Navarine Crusade, which saw hundreds of worlds fall to the Imperium, it was decided a force of Astartes should be created to help protect the new territories, centered around Verana Sector. The chapter specialises in rapid response, crushing threats to the region before they have a chance to grow.

The native culture of their homeworld has deeply influenced the chapter although in terms of organisation they are mostly Codex adherent. The Marines Scimitar have a particular hatred for Orks due to the Sack of Jahan, which triggered an ecological disaster turning the already hostile environment into a death world.

For millenia the chapter maintained close links with the Ordo Xenos until the recent Narnhem Constroversy. The breaking of ties has been something of a scandal. The Marines Scimitar however remain well respected within Verana Sector and across the Eastern Fringe.

Chapter History
The Marines Scimitar were estabalished towards the end of M37. The Third Navarine Crusade, the last campaign of the legendary Lord Solar Navare, was only one of many carried out during the Age of Redemption. However the success of the crusade proved a mixed blessing. Imperial forces were stretched thin across the region as many human worlds "liberated" by the Imperium began to revolt against its religious fanaticism and the realities of a total war economy. In turn xenos force scattered by Navare began to regroup, launching counter-attacks into the newly won region. The Lord Solar himself would be killed in 905.M37 not in battle but by rioting hive workers, hungry for bread.

The High Lords of Terra deemed the situation dire enough to select the region for a new Space Marine chapter to help secure its worlds. The Iron Champions, who had contributed five companies to the Crusade were granted the honour of becoming its progenitors. Captain Ullman of the 7th oversaw the chapter's creation, choosing the desert world of Jahan for its hardy population and loyalty during the unrest of the previous century.