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The '''Sons of Orar''' are a [[Codex Chapter]] and [[Successor Chapter]] of the [[Ultramarines]].{{Fn|1b}}
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The '''Sons of Orar''' are a [[Codex Chapter]] and [[Successor Chapter]] of the [[Ultramarines]].{{Fn|1b}} They are one of the ten [[Shield Chapters of Ultramar]].{{Fn|15}}
 
==Overview==
Though the history of the Sons of Orar has been lost, what is known is that they revere [[Orar]], an [[Ultramarines]] [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] who won great renown in the wake of the [[Horus Heresy]], and claim him as their spiritual patriarch.{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|1c}} They are currently one of the 10 [[Shield Chapters of Ultramar]].{{Fn|10}}
 
The red omega chapter symbol is closely related to the Ultramarines symbol. They appear to possess a large amount of [[Power Armour#Mark VI "Corvus Armour"|Corvus-pattern]] power armour suits in their armoury.{{CME}}
 
==Notable Battles==
*'''143.[[M41]]:''' The [[Jorun Retaliation]] — En route to the [[Gothic War]] an Imperial Battlegroup, the [[15th Heraklion Ironclads]] turned on their [[Commissariat]] attachment and went renegade. Investigations into this turn of events uncovered the foul [[xenos]] taint of [[Dark Eldar]], who had managed to ensnare and corrupt General [[Jorun]] and his command structure. Jorun and his fleet raided planet after planet, enslaving whole populations for their masters. The full [[Howling Griffons]] chapter was given command of the strike force, with support from the [[Ultramarines]] and Sons of Orar chapters.{{Fn|2}}
*'''Late [[M41]]:''' [[Siege of Alaitoc]] — The Sons of Orar provided the Astartes contingent for the Imperial assault on the [[craftworld]] [[Alaitoc]]. Committed to the second wave of the attack, the Sons did a great deal of damage to the [[Eldar]] defenders before Chapter Master [[Achol Nadeus]] ordered their withdrawal.{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|11}}
*'''999.[[M41]]:''' [[13th Black Crusade]].{{Fn|7}}
*'''[[M42]]:''' [[Plague Wars]] — The Sons of Orar provide 3 [[Space Marine Company|Companies]].{{Fn|8}}
*[[M42]]: The [[Ultramarian Reclamation]] - The Sons of Orar provide 4 companies and move on the world of [[Gavromor]]. However they encountered unexpected empyric anomalies and requested [[Inquisitorial]] assistance. They were further classified as Perditum Traitoris Diabolus, though the details of what this entails remains unknown.{{Fn|15}}
 
==Recruitment==
The Sons of Orar recruit from juvenile veterans of tunnel fighting on the [[hive world]] of [[Armato]].{{Fn|3b}}
==Basic InfoChapter Assets==Though the history of the Sons of Orar has been lost, what is known is that they revere ===Armoury==={|align=center border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width=550px|style="background:#511; color: white" colspan=4 align=center|'''Armoury'''|-|style=background:#900 align=center|'''Name'''|style=background:#900 align=center|'''Type'''|style=background:#900 align=center|'''Sources'''|-|[[OrarValiant Legacy]], an |[[UltramarinesStorm Shield]] [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] who won great renown in the wake of the [[Horus Heresy]], and claim him as their spiritual patriarch.{{Fn|1b4}} {{Fn|1c}}
The red omega chapter symbol is closely related to the Ultramarines symbol. They appear to possess a large amount of ===Notable Vessels===*''[[Honour Implacable]]'' — [[Corvus-patternBattle Barge]] power armor suits in their armory.{{Fn|9}}
The chapter shares a name with ===Members===*[[Achol Nadeus]] — Chapter Master during the planet [[Siege of Alaitoc|assault on Alaitoc]] in late M41.{{Fn|11}}*[[Typhon (Sons of Orar )|Typhon]] — [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the 3rd Company.{{Fn|6}}*[[Marius Venatoris]] — Captain of the 5th Company.{{Fn|9}}*[[Abraxus (planetSons of Orar)|OrarAbraxus]] — [[Space Marine Veteran Sergeant|Veteran Sergeant]], 3rd Company.{{Fn|9}}*[[Cominus]] — Member of the [[Chosen of the Tetrarchy]].{{Fn|10}}*[[Phelbor]]– Battle-brother, a 6th Squad.{{Cite Marker End}}*[[Hive WorldCyprias]] in – Seconded to the [[Gothic SectorDeathwatch]].{{Fn|14}}*[[Demitrion]] – Battle-brother, 6th Company.{{fn|5}}
==Notable BattlesImages==*The <gallery mode="packed" heights="300">Sons of Orar.jpg|Sons of Orar [[Jorun RetaliationFirstborn]] (143{{Fn|6}}</gallery> ==Miniatures==<gallery mode="packed" heights="300">Sons of Orar captain by Keith Robertson WD2013nov.jpg|Sons of Orar [[M41Captain]]): En route to the [[Gothic War]] an Imperial Battlegroup, the 15th Heraklion Ironclads, turned on their [[Commissariat]] attachment and went renegade{{Fn|12}}Sons of Orar librarian by Keith Robertson WD2013nov. Investigations into this turn jpg|Sons of events uncovered the foul Orar [[xenosLibrarian]] taint {{Fn|12}}M1860648 Sons of OrarXL.jpg|Sons of Orar [[Dark EldarFirstborn]], who had managed to ensnare and corrupt General [[JorunSternguard]] and his command structure. Jorun and his fleet raided planet after planet, enslaving whole populations for their masters. {{Fn|1d}}</gallery> ==Trivia=={{Trivia}}*The full Sons was originally created by [[Howling Griffons'Eavy Metal Team]] chapter was given command of the strike force, with support from the member [[UltramarinesKeith Robertson]] and Sons of Orar chapters. {{Fn|213}}*In late The chapter shares a name with the planet [[M41Orar (planet)|Orar]], a [[Hive World]] in the Sons of Orar acted as one of the spearheads for the Imperial [[Siege of AlaitocGothic Sector]].{{Fn|3}}The significance of this is unknown.
==Related ArticlesSee also==
*[[Loyal Space Marine Chapters (List)]]
*[[Space Marine Forces (List)]]
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]]:**{{Endn|a1a}}: pg. 30**{{Endn|b1b}}: pg. 25**{{Endn|c1c}}: pg. 34**{{Endn|1d}}: pg. 114
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One]], pg. 124
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Path of the Seer (Novel)]], **{{Endn|3a}}: {{Cite Marker End}}**{{Endn|3b}}: pages 364-365 (paperback edition){{Cite ThisMarker End}}===Uncited===*{{Endn|4}}: [[Deathwatch: Honour the Chapter]], pg. 136*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (6th Edition)]], pg. 31*{{Endn|6}}: [[How to Paint Space Marines]], pg. 87*{{Endn|7}}: [[Gathering Storm: Fall of Cadia]], pg. 97*{{Endn|8}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition Rulebook]], pgs. 158–159*{{Endn|9}}: [[White Dwarf November 2019]], pg. 51*{{Endn|10}}: [[Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work (Novel)]], Chapter 5*{{Endn|11}}: [[Path of the Outcast (Novel)]], Chapter "Resolution" (PDF edition)*{{Endn|12}}: [[White Dwarf November 2013]], pg. 100 — ''[[Kit Bash]]: Space Marine Heroes''*{{Endn|13}}: [[White Dwarf 306 (UK)]], pg. 119 — ''[['Eavy Metal Showcase]]'', 'The Sons of Orar'*{{Endn|14}}: [[White Dwarf 467]], pg. 101 - Blood and Snow Part II*{{Endn|15}}: [[500 Worlds: Titus#500 Worlds: Titus|500 Worlds: Titus]], pg. 17
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