Other Chapters are then employed to suppress the rebellion, but those forces sent to deal with the Renegade Chapter may actually end up, in whole or in part, becoming corrupted and joining with those they were sent to destroy, just as occurred to many amongst the Traitor Legions so long ago. The traditional Codex Chapter is tactically organised into a number of different types of squad: Terminator squads are drawn from the best and most experienced warriors of the entire Chapter. Even before the Horus Heresy the Thousand Sons' cyclopean Primarch When Horus gathered his forces the Thousand Sons tried to use their occult powers to warn the Emperor of the Warmaster's betrayal. In battle the Word Bearers are known to summon daemons en masse, using them as a horde of deadly effective infantry troops while their Chaos Space Marines execute specific objectives. Because of this the Salamanders care more for human life and maintain a closer relationship with the humans of their home world, Nocturne, than any other Chapter. Often, these perverted anatomies echo the shapes and hues of the daemon servants of the Ruinous Powers, marking the Chaos Space Marine as the property of his divine patron, body and soul.

All of these things combine with the best weaponry and armour in the The Chaos Space Marines have all of these strengths and skills as well, to which are added the power of Sundered from the Imperium, having turned their backs on the Emperor, these warriors know that there can be no peace for them, neither forgiveness nor absolution. This fear of death, however, does nothing to slow or halt the vicious might of the Chaos Space Marines, who are quite sure that the power they have received from the Chaos Gods in return for their souls will ultimately provide them with rule over their fellows, as they believe is the right of every In the Immaterium, similar thoughts and emotions of the sentient beings of the galaxy join together like rivulets of water running down a cliffside.

Salamanders retain the full memories of their previous lives before ascending to Space Marines, and some even maintain relationships with their previous families. They form streams and flows of anguish and desire, pools of hatred and oceans of pride. The Chaos Space Marines have the same genetic origins as the Space Marines in the gene-seed created by the Emperor from the genomes of the 20 Many Chaos Space Marines are still equipped with the ancient patterns of In most ways the Imperium has either completely stagnated or even regressed from the technological level prevalent across the human-settled galaxy during the Chaos Space Marines have far more limited access to the handful of new inventions that have appeared on the galactic scene in the last 10,000 years.

Always viewed warily by other Chapters to to their ember-red eyes and coal-black skin, considered by some Chapters as 'mutant', the Salamanders earn respect throughout the Imperium by a willingness to charge into battles and give their lives purely to protect the people of the Imperium. They fought on a hundred worlds in the Great Crusade, laying siege to alien citadels and the palaces of Renegades with equal gusto. Those with a taste for such things might learn potent spells of psychic sorcery, while all Champions will eventually exhibit strange, inhuman powers. The Traitor Legions are not the only Space Marines to fall to Chaos. The energies of the Warp will cause an Astartes warrior's flesh and blood to meld with his armour over time until they become one and the same, just as it conjoins his consciousness with the once-pure As the years pass, a Heretic Astartes grown obsessed with death may find his helm transforming into a flayed skull that is fused to his own features, whilst one who seeks to glut himself on flesh finds his intestines mingling with the recycler cables of his Power Armour until he is a living engine of consumption. The Night Lords were one of the first Legions to join Horus' rebellion, turning on what they saw as a weak-willed Emperor incapable of the strength required to lead and govern the galaxy effectively. Just as their bodies benefit from the changes wrought upon them by the ancient technologies pioneered by the Emperor, so too are the minds of Space Marines honed to an incredible focus and possessed of a potent force of will. They look down upon their more dedicated brethren, whether they are fanatical Chaos Space Marines like the When they betrayed the Imperium, it was of little surprise that the vast majority dedicated themselves to As is fitting to their patron god, the World Eaters wear armour as red as arterial blood, edged with brass and decorated with skulls and symbols of Khorne. The Champions of Chaos have a deep, fervent belief in the Ruinous Powers and their commitment is total: they swear themselves body and soul, in this life and beyond, to Chaos. Once a subservient cog within their Legion or Chapter's machinery dedicated to the service of a distant Emperor, a Heretic Astartes may come to relish the chance to be a master rather than a servant, enslaving nations and whole worlds into the service of himself and the Others prefer to pursue different avenues, such as the study of once-illicit texts or a passion for technical or sorcerous knowledge forbidden to the servants of the Imperium. Many non-In addition to their standard ranks, Space Marine Chapters also maintain a variety of specialist roles.A Chapter cult is an integral aspect of a Space Marine Chapter. Every Salamander is a trained artificer, and have some of the best armor, weapons, and wargear in the 41st millennium.The Salamanders believe that the primary duty the Emperor bred them for was the protection of human life of the Imperium. They are considered "bland" and "dull" by some, but these noble warriors are considered to have singlehandedly held the Imperium of Man together after the Horus Heresy. Unlike the In the same time Chapter's vehicles may be painted in different colors until the large bands of areas painted in the Chapter colors.The potential recruit is first subjected to testing, including tissue compatibility tests and psychological screening. Some Champions may be "sent" more followers. Over time, the number of chapters has grown, and is said to number a thousand. Once made, it is a decision that can never be recanted, for from the moment that a Space Marine renounces his service to the Emperor, he is truly lost and irrevocably damned.