Absolvers
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| Founding Chapter: | Blood Angels[6a] | ||
| Founding: | Unknown, mid-M34[6a] | ||
| Chapter Master: | Aureus Erinyes[6f] | ||
| Colours: | White and Red[2] | ||
The Absolvers are a Space Marine Chapter[1] known to be enigmatic and dour.[2]
Contents
History
Origins
Though the Absolvers are a Successor Chapter of the Blood Angels geneseed,[6c] Absolvers themselves never share this information with other organisations of the Imperium.[6d] Very often, even the Absolvers' aspirants do not know which Primarch's gene-seed they have.[6c] This has led to organisations outside the Chapter often speculating as to who exactly the Progenitor of the Absolvers is, suggesting the Ultramarines (since the Absolvers strictly adhere to the Codex Astartes)[6e], the Raven Guard, the Space Wolves or even the White Scars.[6d]
The Absolvers themselves hide their origin not because they are ashamed of Sanguinius (because they believe that he was a mightiest hero of mankind), but on the contrary - believing that they are unworthy to be called his sons, and that only through a long and painstaking process of absolution will they be able to reveal this knowledge to the whole world.[6c]
History
Created sometime in the M34 by the mysterious Tygranas Dalir - their first Chapter Master - the Absolvers have fought for the Imperium for a long time.[6a]
In the Age of the Dark Imperium, the Absolvers became trapped within the Gilead System, due to the creation of the Great Rift. Now beset on all sides by Daemons, opportunistic Xenos, wary allies, and rebellious citizens, the Chapter fights to defend Gilead and its citizens. Though their recruitment of Aspirants has skyrocketed, the Absolvers are spread thin and many have been allowed to operate individually, lending their strength to covert operations. Each knows that being cut off from the vast war machine of the Imperium, they must savour every bolt round and they may have to sacrifice the few to save the many. With the dire predicament facing them, the Absolvers now rely on their faith to shield them more than ever before.[2]
Notable Battles
- M34: Liberation of the Gilead System
- Liberation of Anacarsus[6b]
- Desolation of Minas[6b]
- Battle of the Nameless Gates[6b]
Heraldry
The symbol of the Absolvers is a blood red grail.[5][6a]
Notable Elements
Notable Vessels
Notable Members
- Aureus Erinyes — Chapter Master[6f]
- Tygranas Dalir — First Chapter Master.[3a]
- Akahir — Captain.[3b]
- Syres — Captain.[3a]
- Shahin — Chaplain.[3a]
- Gulkir — Battle Brother defending the Gilead System.[3a]
- Invictor Braham — Primaris Intercessor defending the Gilead System.[4]
See also
Sources
- 1: Chapter Approved 2001, pg. 117
- 2: Cubicle 7: #40KFriday: Tactical Space Marine (posted 21/02/2020) (last accessed 21 February 2020)
- 3: Wrath & Glory Core Rulebook:
- 4: Cubicle 7: Wrath & Glory Cover Reveal (posted 23/08/2019) (last accessed 23 August 2019)
- 5: Wrath & Glory: Brass Tax, pg. 6 — The Absolvers
- 6: Wrath & Glory: Vow of Absolution:
