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The Fire Claws generally fought in the area around the [[Eye of Terror]] alongside [[Cadian Shock Troopers]].{{Cite this}} When the [[Emperor's Tarot]] showed a badly damaged [[Space Hulk]] emerging from the [[warp]] in the [[Stygies System]] in [[Segmentum Obscurus]], the Fire Claws were mobilized to investigate. The hulk was codified as the ''[[Captor of Sin]]'' and contained a [[Chaos]] Warband led by a [[Champion of Tzeentch]] known as the [[Excoriator]]. The Fire Claws used their [[Strike Cruiser]]s to cripple the hulk and then sent [[Terminator Assault Squads]] to investigate it, led by [[Librarian]] [[Decario]] and the shadowy [[Inquisitor]] [[de Marche]]. The renegades realized they were doomed and made their final stand in the vast engine room, where Decario and de Marche both fought the Excoriator.{{Fn|6e6d}}

The champion carried a [[daemon sword]] forged in the heart of the Eye of Terror that had the essence of a [[Greater Daemon]] bound within it. De Marche quickly found himself out of his league as his [[power axe]] had no effect. His armour was cut open and he had been grievously wounded. Decario's [[force sword]] was shattered and his [[Terminator Armour]] was cut open in one fell swoop. Fortunately, Decario used his [[Power Fist]] to rip the Excoriator's sword arm from its socket. Even though it was wounded, the Champion fought on, smashing down the Librarian and killing four more Terminators before Decario grabbed the nearest weapon and, with a prayer to the Emperor, took off the head of the Excoriator.{{Fn|6e6d}}

Decario then noticed that the weapon he had was the Daemon Sword. Instantly he felt that this weapon could be used to defeat Chaos. De Marche warned the Librarian that only he was trained to handle such weapons. Decario handed over the weapon and they returned to their ships. Once back on their ships, de Marche explained that this weapon could be used against Chaos and should not be destroyed. With the aid of Decario, they convinced the [[Chapter Master]] of the Fire Claws and, under the eyes of the Inquisitor, they explored the worlds around the Eye of Terror for more such artifacts. Over the decades that followed they slowly collected more relics and became known as the '''Relictors'''.{{Fn|6e6d}}{{Fn|6f}}

It did not take long for the rest of the [[Imperium]] to discover their use of Chaos weaponry in warfare. A cell of Inquisitors, four Chapter Masters and an [[Emperor Class Battleship]] descended on the Relictors' [[Fortress Monastery]] and they were forced to hand over all relics and de Marche and take on a century-long penance crusade. De Marche was executed as a [[heretic]] and, as part of their crusade, the entire Chapter (all 10 companies) were deployed to [[Armageddon]]{{Fn|8}} in the Equatorial Jungles. In spite of requests for urgent assistance, the Relictors largely pursued their own goals in the campaign.{{Fn|6e6d}} Notably, under the guise of eliminating [[Feral Ork]]s in the jungles that could reinforce the main [[Ork]] forces besieging several [[Hive]]s, the Relictors scoured the area in search of [[Angron's Monolith]].{{Fn|6f6e}}

Following the Chapter's exile from their [[Adeptus Astartes Homeworld|homeworld]] in roughly '''948.[[M41]]'''{{Fn|Note 2}}, the Relictors became a [[Fleet Based|Fleet Based Chapter]] based out of a [[Ramilles Class Star-fort]] known informally as their 'sky fortress'. Although the fortress had a name, it was not used often (with many in the chapter seeing the name as outdated) and very few even remembered it.{{Fn|6e6d}}

As the Fire Claws, the chapter's colours were orange and black.{{Fn|6e6d}}After becoming the Relictors, the chapter changed their colours to grey and black.{{Fn|6b6a}}

*[[Artekus Bardane]] - [[Chapter Master]].{{Fn|6a6f}}*[[Baeloch]] - [[Space Marine Company|Fourth Company]].{{Fn|6b6a}}*[[Bylar]] - [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] active during the [[Blood Star Campaign]].{{Fn|6d6c}}*[[Decario]] - [[Chief Librarian]].{{Fn|6e6d}}*[[Divolio]] - [[Space Marine Sergeant|Veteran Sergeant]] of [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Maegar|Maegar's]] [[Space Marine Command Squad|Command Squad]].{{Fn|6g}}*[[Ibraxin]] - [[Codicier]].{{Fn|6f}}*[[Juster]] - [[Space Marine Sergeant|Sergeant]], Fourth Company. Fell to Killed by [[Feral Ork]]s on [[Armageddon]].{{Fn|6b6a}}{{Fn|6e}}{{Fn|6f6h}}*[[Kantus]] - Fourth Company. Killed by [[Feral Ork]]s on [[Armageddon]].{{Fn|6b6a}}{{Fn|6f6e}}*[[Kharran]] - [[Space Marine Sergeant|Sergeant]], Fourth Company.{{Fn|6c6b}}*[[Maegar]] - [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]], Fourth Company.{{Fn|6c6b}}*[[Nabori]] - Fourth Company. Fell to Killed by [[Feral Ork]]s on [[Armageddon]].{{Fn|6b6a}}{{Fn|6e}}{{Fn|6f6h}}*[[Tarryn]] - Fourth Company.{{Fn|6b6a}} ==Armoury=={|align=center border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width=650px|-|style="background:#000; color: black" colspan=4 align=center|'''Relics'''|-|style=background:#FFF8DC align=center|'''Relic Name'''|style=background:#FFF8DC align=center|'''Relic Type'''|style=background:#FFF8DC align=center|'''Notes'''|style=background:#FFF8DC align=center|'''Source'''|-|[[Artekus Scourge]]||Also known as the '''Screaming Flail'''. Wielded by [[Chapter Master]] [[Artekus Bardane]].|{{Fn|6f}}|}

*{{Endn|Note 1}}: The battle aboard the ''[[Captor of Sin]]'' is said to have occurred roughly 150 years before the [[Third War for Armageddon]], which happened in '''998.[[M41]]'''.{{Fn|6e6d}}*{{Endn|Note 2}}: The chapter's exile from their homeworld is said to have occurred roughly 50 years before the [[Third War for Armageddon]], which happened in '''998.[[M41]]'''.{{Fn|6e6d}}

**{{Endn|6a}}: ''Before Chapter One'', pg. 7**{{Endn|6b}}: Chapter OneTwo**{{Endn|6c}}: Chapter TwoThree**{{Endn|6d}}: Chapter ThreeFour**{{Endn|6e}}: Chapter FourSix**{{Endn|6f}}: Chapter SixSeven**{{Endn|6g}}: Chapter Eight**{{Endn|6h}}: Chapter Nine