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==Background==

===History===

After the [[Horus Heresy]], it was decided (in the [[Codex Astartes]] written by the [[Ultramarines]] Primarch [[Roboute Guilliman]]) that no single man should ever wield the power of a whole legion of Space Marines alone, and that each legion was to be split up into thousand-man strong chapters. [[Rogal Dorn]] of the [[Imperial Fists]] legion long opposed this, but decided to yield rather than risk the fragile peace of the post-heresy Imperium. The Imperial Fists legion was divided into four chapters: The marines most devoted to their Primarch were to remain Imperial Fists, the most zealous started the never-ending crusade of the [[Black Templars]] and the younger and more levelheaded marines formed the Crimson Fists.¹ It is also rumoured that the planetary assault company were formed into another Chapter but all records have been wiped from Imperial history (See [[Soul Drinkers]]).

The Crimson Fists spent their first nine millennia as a space-faring [[Crusade Chapter]], much like the [[Black Templars]]. Their first victory was against a large host of [[Exodite]] [[Eldar]] on Urolak Prime, followed by the cleansing of HR8518; the home system of an alien race known as the [[Scythians]].¹ Their most legendary campaign was the Crusade of Righteous Liberation - the retaking of planets lost after the [[Age of Apostasy]]. The largest Crimson Fist operation in more recent times was the [[Voltigern Crusade]] in late M40, where several [[Ork]] empires in the Loki sector were attacked and destabilized, later to collapse in civil war. For this, the Crimson Fists were granted fiefdom over [[Rynn's World]], a prosperous [[agri world|agri-world]].¹

The last two-hundred and eighteen surviving Space Marines on Rynn's World consolidated their defences at the planet's capitol, [[New Rynn City]], and managed to stave off the invasion after a furious, 18-month siege behind the city's walls. The siege was broken by a relief force of more than 2200 ships and elements of 6 Space Marine Chapters (amongst them the Ravenwing of the Dark Angels¹⁰), the Titan Legions, and the Imperial Navy. ⁹ With no more than a hundred surviving marines the Chapter came close to being disbanded due to irrecoverable battle losses, but have since managed to recover.¹ The chapter is back to half its original strength as of late M41.⁵

===Organisation===

The Crimson Fists embrace the Codex Astartes readily, and are probably the most traditional among the sons of [[Rogal Dorn]], and receive training of all aspects of combat as written by Roboute Guilleman. There are a few minor deviances; such as the first company being known as the [[Crusade Company]], a tradition started after the Crusade of Righteous Liberation left the Crimson Fists with no more than 128 survivors. The 1st company has been kept at 128 marines since, with the master of the Crusade Company always being the Chapter Master as well. It is considered a bad omen to march to battle with less than a full veteran company.

==Notable Crimson Fists==

* [[Rogal Dorn]] - Crimson Fists Primarch (via the Imperial Fists)¹

* Chapter Master [[Alexis Polux]] - The Crimson Fists First Chapter Master (dec.)