Editing The Vorpal Sword Went Snicker Snack Chapter

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'''Warcry:''' "Snicker-snack!"

'''Heraldry:''' Bone-white Armor with black markings. Symbol is a scarlet sword driven through a monstrous skull.

'''Homeworld:''' Iontach, Iontach System, Scathan Subsector, Lorglione Sector


== Ships of the Vorpal Swords ==

===Capital Ships===

''Astartes''-class Battlebarge ''Unrivaled Skill'' 

''Apocalypse''-class Battleship ''Matchless Riposte''

''Astartes''-class Strike Cruiser ''A Cunning Momerath'' 

''Astartes''-class Strike Cruiser ''Gryphon on the Wing'' 

''Astartes''-class Strike Cruiser ''Cheshire in Repose'' 

''Astartes''-class Strike Cruiser ''Circle and Bind'' 

''Armageddon''-class Battlecruiser ''Rosmarus Odobenus''

''Dictator''-class Cruiser ''Carpentarius''

''Tyrant''-class Cruiser ''Lepidopterror''

===Rapid Strike Vessels===

''Gladius''-class Frigates ''Knave of Swords'', ''Knave of Diamonds'', ''Jack of Blades''

''Nova''-class Frigates ''Alabaster Lightning'', ''Thunderous Thrust'', ''Concurrent'', ''According to the Law'', ''Judgement by Fire''

''Hunter''-class Destroyers ''Let None Escape'', ''Whosoever Stands Firm'', ''Within His Sight'', ''Beyond Duty Lies Ruin'', ''Untold Fury'', ''Coriolis''

''Cobra''-class Destroyers ''Envenomed Dirk'', ''Grasping at Straws''

===Pollcoinin Strikeforce===
''Astartes''-class Strike Cruiser ''Cheshire in Repose'' 

''Astartes''-class Strike Cruiser ''Circle and Bind''

''Gladius''-class ''Jack of Blades''

''Nova''-class ''According to Law'' 

''Hunter''-class ''Beyond Duty Lies Ruin'' & ''Let None Escape''

== Major NPCs ==

===HQ===
Chapter Master Leon White-eye

Master of Sanctity Drusin Heavyhand

Reclusiarch Jearid the Whisperer

Chief Librarian - Alistair Deathspeaker

Master of the Forge - Marcon Lightningbreath

Slayer - Lew of the Riven

===Fifth Company===
[[The_Vorpal_Sword_Went_Snicker_Snack_Flamecloak | Captain Tristan Flamecloak]]

[[The_Vorpal_Sword_Went_Snicker_Snack_Softthunder | Chaplain Corran Soft-thunder]]

[[The_Vorpal_Sword_Went_Snicker_Snack_Madcap | Epistolary Elgin Madcap]]

[[The_Vorpal_Sword_Went_Snicker_Snack_Longsight | Techmarine Eligon Longsight]]

[[The_Vorpal_Sword_Went_Snicker_Snack_Everswift | Champion Kylan Everswift]]

== History ==

== Culture ==

Lots of sword imagery as well as favoring lightning raids. The sword is the weapon of the duelist so close combat skills are in high regard but the sword is also the weapon of the civilized warrior so they also strive to be warrior-poets. Thus they value the pen and true marksmanship as well. They don't refuse to use imprecise heavy weapons like the autocannon and heavy bolter but they relegate them to use by younger brothers and scouts. They prefer precision weapons like the lascannon, plasmagun and stalker-pattern bolter. 

==Notable Combat Doctrines==

'''Sword and Pistol''' 

When engaged in large conflicts the Brothers of the Vorpal Swords maneuver primarily in two squad sections. The leader of this formation is the senior Brother-Sergeant and holds the title Sword-Sergeant. The junior Sergeant is called the Pistol-Sergeant. In this formation the Sword squad acts as close assault troops armed with bolter, chainsword and specialized assault weapons of which the plasmagun is the most coveted, while the Pistol squad provides cover and supporting fire using heavier weapons with a preference for autocannon. The best marksmen among the Brother-Marines are typically in Pistol squads while the more skilled duelists fill out the Sword squads.

== Unique Traditions ==
The Slayer is actually a Chapter Serf who carries the eponymous vorpal sword, a power weapon of great antiquity, sublime beauty and power. According to tradition a young Serf picked it up from where it fell when the Chapter Master was wounded by the largest Jabberwock ever seen, and then took the monster's head in a single stroke. It is said the Serf was the Master's descendant. 

From that day all Vorpal Sword aspirants are required to have children before they are taken and if those children are not Serfs they become so whether their father survives the process or not.