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[[Image:RG4.jpg|thumb|right|Insignia of the 4th Company{{Fn|2}}]]
The '''4th Company''' of the [[Raven Guard]], known as '''''"The Silent"''''', is one of the [[Chapter]]'s [[Space Marine Company|Battle Companies]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|2}}


==Overview==
The 4th strives for the second aspect of the [[Trifold Path of Shadow]], stealth. While all Raven Guard are trained in stealth, the 4th takes it to a whole new level. The Silent are therefore contemplative and methodical in their approach to battle, judging rash action to be as dangerous as any foe. Their squads tend to be deployed on campaigns known from the outset to be long and arduous, where positioning matters more than sheer fury. Once unleashed, the Silent infiltrate deep behind enemy lines, carrying out precision operations of sabotage and disruption that leave the enemy True to their title, the 4th takes to war with no words or war cry and do not even use [[Vox]] commands lest they give away their position. Instead, orders are given by coded vox-pip or gestures. Both methods use [[Corspake]] - a secret language once used by the rebels of [[Deliverance]] in [[Corax]]'s time. Specializing in infantry squads, what vehicles they do use are further modified to reduce sound and energy signature and are often used to distract from incoming foot assaults. In the [[Age of the Dark Imperium]], the 4th has made prodigious use of [[Repulsor]] tanks.{{Fn|1b}}

As the 4th often operates behind enemy lines and provides targeting data for orbiting war fleets, the Shadow Captain of the 4th is the [[Master of the Fleet]].{{Fn|1b}}

==Known Battles==
*'''991.[[M41]]:''' [[War for the Sargassion Reach]]{{Fn|3}}
*'''999.[[M41]]:''' [[Invasion of Ultramar]]{{Fn|4}}
*'''[[M42]]:''' [[Invasion of the Odoacer System]]{{Fn|5}}

==Known Members==
*[[Vynda Aason]] - Current [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]].{{Fn|1a}}
*[[Aethon Shaan]] - Former Captain{{Fn|2}}, now [[First Captain]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|4}}
*[[Ardaric Vaanes]] - Former Captain, now a [[Chaos Space Marine]].{{Fn|4}}
*[[Sael Karros]] - [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenant]]{{Fn|5}}

==Sources==
*1: [[Codex Supplement: Raven Guard (8th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 11
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 15
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex Supplement: Angels of Death (7th Edition)]], pg. 46
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (6th Edition)]] (E-Book Edition), pg. 213
*{{Endn|4}}: [[The Chapter's Due (Novel)]], Chapter 3
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Apocalypse (Novel)]], Chapters 1-2

[[Category:Formations (Raven Guard)|Company #04]]