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

BattleBarges

Unrivaled Skill Astartes-class Battlebarge

Matchless Riposte Apocalypse-class Battleship

Cruisers

A Cunning Momerath Astartes-class Strike Cruiser

Gryphon on the Wing Astartes-class Strike Cruiser

Cheshire in Repose Astartes-class Strike Cruiser

Rapid Strike Vessels

White Knaves, Gladius-class Frigate Squadron

Alabaster Lightning, Nova-class Frigate Squadron

Let None Escape, Hunter-class Destroyer Squadron


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

Captain Tristan Flamecloak

Chaplain Corran Soft-thunder

Epistolary Elgin Madcap

Techmarine Eligon Longsighted

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.


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.