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The '''Storm Wardens''' are a [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]] of an unknown [[Founding]].
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==History==
===The Nemesis Incident===
In 945.[[M36]], [[Chapter Master]] [[Owin Glendwyr]] took his forces to the [[Steropes Cluster]] in response to a reading of the [[Emperor's Tarot]] by the [[Chief Librarian]], although some versions of the account state that it may have been at the behest of the [[Inquisition]]. The region of space had many worlds consumed by the energies of the [[Warp]]. Several worlds in the periphery had come upon under the dominion of [[Enslavers]]. Glendwyr had a painful choice: deploy his warriors in costly battles or destroy the worlds and their populations. In one account, Glendwyr and an unnamed [[Inquisitor Lord]] of the [[Ordo Xenos]] explored a series of ruins of uncertain origin. The Storm Wardens and an allied Inquisitorial force came upon under attack by [[Enslavers|Enslaver]]-controlled humans and later by [[Enslaver Behemoths]]. The ensuing battle cost the lives of many battle-brothers. Three worlds were cleansed of the xenos presence, but ultimately the Inquisitor Lord declared the Writ of [[Exterminatus ]] on seven more before the cluster was declared purged.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2b}}
The Storm Wardens returned to Sacris, where it was discovered that a psychic taint from the Enslavers had corrupted a number of the First Company. The Chapter's Apothecaries, Chaplains, and Librarians attempted to remove the taint, but it was found to be too ingrained and presented a threat to the entire Chapter. The Inquisitor Lord wanted the infected to volunteer for liquidation, but the senior officers rejected it. Glendwyr proposed a compromise. Having convinced the Inquisitor Lord of its viability, the Chapter Master ordered that he and the First Company be interred within stasis sarcophagi in vaults far below the Chapter's fortress-monastery, which would not be opened until a cure for the taint was discovered. The Inquisition placed an addition demand of requiring that Sacris be isolated and all knowledge of the Nemesis Incident be purged from the Imperium's history. Deceptive propaganda of a virulent plague on the planet's surface was spread by automated beacons in orbit for years to come.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2b}}{{Fn|2c}}
*[[Lorgath Maclir]] - Current Storm Wardens [[Chapter Master]].{{Fn|1a}}
*[[Owin Glendwyr]] - Storm Wardens [[Chapter Master]] upon the conclusion of the Nemesis Incident. Owin was placed in stasis soon after.{{Fn|1a}}
*[[Brin Maxen]] - [[Chief Librarian]] during the Nemesis Incident. He authored the [[Liber Tempest]] before his death.{{Fn|22a}}
==Related Articles==
**{{Endn|1c}}: p. 52
**{{Endn|1d}}: p. 335
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Deathwatch: The Nemesis Incident]], **{{Endn|2a}}: p. 2**{{Endn|2b}}: p. 3**{{Endn|2c}}: p. 4
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