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|Homeworld=[[Montsegnur]]{{Fn|4a}}
|Fortress-Monastery=Unknown
|Colours=Red armour with white squad specialty symbol, golden trim and golden left knee pad.{{Fn|5a7a}}
|Miniature=RedHuntersmini.jpg
|Specialty=Inquisitorial Service
The Red Hunters are one of the rare chapters that worship the [[Emperor]] as a god.{{Fn|3a}} Their uniform is red, with a white skull with a black Inquisition symbol on its head as a Chapter badge. The entire Chapter has been known to serve under an [[Inquisitor Lord]] on occasion. What little is known about the Red Hunters suggests that they may have been founded immediately following the [[Horus Heresy]], and were intended to hunt down and eliminate the [[Traitor Legions]]. To accomplish this task they are assisted by the forces of the [[Inquisition]] and offer their services to the Inquisitors in return.{{Fn|1}}
So strong is the link between this Chapter and the three great Inquisitorial orders that rumours abound that they had been founded at the request of the Inquisitorial Representative on [[Terra]], and that there was a secret pact between the Inquisition and the Chapter for mutual support. The Chapter is tied to the Inquisition by ancient bonds of honour and duty and are often called upon to face the servants of the Ruinous Powers and other fell enemies of Mankind. Fighting in Inquisitorial strike forces and providing protection for the most senior Inquisitor-Lords, the Red Hunters have confronted numerous horrors no mortals can face and be allowed to live should they survive, lest they taint others.{{Fn|5a7a}}
When forces serve alongside certain units of the Inquisition, many witness the full horror of a daemonic incursion or similar phenomenon. When those of the Imperial Guard or similar types of Imperial warriors witness such things, a common protocol that is utilised is that they are often put to death soon after, a mercy considering the corruption and insanity that will inevitably have taken root in their mortal hearts. As such, Chapter's line brethren are routinely subjected to a mnemonic purgation ("mind-wipe") rite, a protocol that preserves their souls and their physical abilities, albeit at the cost of their memories, skills, experience and personality. This makes them an even more valuable weapons in the hands of the secretive and often necessarily brutal Inquisition.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|4d}}
==Chapter Organisation==
Although still a Chapter of Space Marines that look to the [[Codex Astartes]] for its organisation and spiritual guidance, the Chapter makes their squads available for rapid responses to Inquisitorial calls for assistance. Often times, an [[honour guard]] of Red Hunters squads are called forward to the frontlines to provide personal protection to high ranking [[Inquisitor Lord]]s.{{Fn|5b7b}}
==Notable Elements of the Red Hunters==
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Warhammer: Visions 17]], pg. 112
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Savage Scars (Novel)]], Chapter 10
*57: [[Imperial Armour - The Siege of Vraks: Second Edition]]**{{Endn|5a7a}}: pg. 138.**{{Endn|5b7b}}: pg. 196.
===Uncited===
*[http://uk.games-workshop.com/spacemarines/chapter%2Dgallery/1/ Space Marine Chapter Gallery] ''(accessed 2007.02.18)'' (shoulder pad image)
