Jade Talons
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| Origin: | White Scars[1] | ||
| Leader: | Sah'Al-Zhar[1] | ||
| Colours: | dirty white with left pauldron burgundy, green marking; Terminators Black and Blue[1] | ||
The Jade Talons are a Chaos Space Marine Chapter, which is descended from the White Scars.[1]
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History
They were once a humble pragmatic loyal Space Marine Chapter, who embodied the hunter in all its aspects and were avid trophy-takers of skulls. However the Jade Talons also harbored a secret desire to be reunited with their Primarch Jaghatai Khan, which they shared with their Founding Chapter, the White Scars. So when a figure claiming to be a Primarch appeared in M33, the Jade Talons believed he was Jaghatai Khan and willing joined the other Imperial forces who flocked to his side. This led to the War of the False Primarch and though the Jade Talons had thought they had finally found Jaghatai Khan, they were sadly mistaken. Their false hope led them to be among the Space Marine Chapters who were declared Traitoris Perdita by the Imperium. When the False Primarch was finally defeated, the Jade Talons had been nearly destroyed during the conflict and began to splinter.[1]
While some of the shamed survivors left the Chapter to become pirates, other Jade Talons fell to Chaos. This included their Chapter Master Sah'Al-Zhar, who reformed those Jade Talons that followed him into servants of the Chaos Gods. Though it was done out of desperation, the Jade Talons sacrificed their principles in order to survive their downfall and also gained a new purpose to replace what they lost. Despite their heresy, however, the Jade Talons still share the same attributes they had as a Loyalist Chapter. This includes their pragmatism, hunter instincts and avid trophy-taking of skulls. The Jade Talons also continue to hope they will find their missing Primarch Jaghatai Khan, and the Chapter's Huntsworn Kyndred Company has been charged with doing so. Also in the millennia since their downfall, Sah'Al-Zhar's road to damnation has recently led him to become a Daemon Prince[1]
Organisation
- Huntsworn Kyndred - Companies charged with killing the Jade Talons' enemies and seeking out news of the lost Primarch, Jaghatai Khan[1]
- Nemesis Cadre - Chaos Terminators who revel in psychological warfare and are armed with jade colored lightning claws[1]
Notable Elements
Notable Members
- Sah'Al-Zhar - Daemon Prince commander of the Jade Talons. He served as its Chapter Master, before the Jade Talons fell to heresy[1]
- Ga-Mesh'ra - Master of Possession[1]
- Dharas - 2nd Huntsworn Kyndred Emir[1]
- Ko-Zun - Chaplain[1]
Trivia
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- The Jade Talons and its members were created by Adam Staincliffe. They appeared in White Dwarf 515.[1]
See Also
Related Articles
Sources
- 1: White Dwarf 515, pg. 52-59 - The Jade Talons
