White Consuls
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
Chapter Summary
Background
The White Consuls are a Successor Chapter of the Ultramarines Legion, and are one of the 20 Astartes Praeses chapters. They are listed in the Mythos Angelica Mortis as being one of the 20 Space Marine chapters assigned to guarding the Eye of Terror region.
Their color scheme is the reverse of the Ultramarines one, replacing the blue with the white and the white with the blue, this means for instance that the Veteran consuls have a blue helmet. The shoulder trim still displays the company colour as per Codex Astartes dictat3.
Fleet
The White Consuls are known to possess at least one battle barge - Sword of Truth, and two strike cruisers - the Hermes and the Eternal Faith1.
Notable Campaigns
- 12th Black Crusade - Participated in the Twelfth Black Crusade (aka the Gothic War).
- Thirteenth Black Crusade2 - The White Consuls fielded all 10 companies against the forces of Chaos in this campaign.
Sources
- 1To Cleanse The Stars by Andy Chambers and Matt Keefe. (accessed 2007.02.19)
- 2Codex: Eye of Terror
- 3Codex: Ultramarines, page 42
- 4Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition), page 73
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