The '''Shield Chapters of Ultramar''' are 10ten{{Fn|1}} [[Ultramarine]]-descended [[Chapters]], who that [[Lord Commander]] [[Roboute Guilliman|Guilliman]] has charged with permanently defending the [[Realm of Ultramar]]. In order to perform their duties, each Shield Chapter has command of a world within Ultramar, to use as their base of operations.{{Fn|2}}

*[[UltramarinesAquiloan Brotherhood]] — [[Macragge]].{{Fn|23}}*[[Avenging Sons]] — [[Callimachus (PlanetWorld)|Callimachus]].{{Fn|2}}*[[Doom Eagles]]{{Fn|3}}*[[Novamarines]]{{Fn|3}}*[[Praetors of Ultramar]] — [[Howsbridge]].{{Fn|2}} or [[Joros (Moon)|Joros]]{{Fn|4}}*[[Reborn (Chapter)|Reborn]]{{Fn|3}}

*[[NovamarinesUltramarines]]{{Fn|3}}*— [[Doom Eagles]]{{Fn|3}}*[[Aquiloan Brotherhood]]{{Fn|3}}*[[Silver Skulls]]{{Fn|3}}*[[Reborn (Chapter)|RebornMacragge]].{{Fn|32}}

==NotesSee also==In chapter 1 of the *[[Dark Imperium: Godblight (Novel)Astartes Praeses]], *[[Tetrarchs of Ultramar|TetrarchAdeptus Vaelarii]] *[[Felix (Tetrarch)|FelixMaelstrom Warders]] states that his *[[Chosen of Vespator]] [[Honor Guard]] each come from one Wardens of the ten Shield Chapters{{Fn|1}}. In chapter 5 of the [[Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work (Novel)Gauntlet]], Felix lists the names of each of his Chosen and what [[Chapter]] they came from{{Fn|3}}. In chapter 20 of the [[Dark Imperium (Novel)]] Second Edition, [[Lord Commander]] [[Guilliman]] lists a few of the worlds, the Shield Chapters will use as their bases.{{Fn|2}}