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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
Added information from Path of the Eldar series
The red omega chapter symbol is closely related to the Ultramarines symbol. They appear to possess a large amount of [[Power Armour_#Mark 6 "Corvus Armour"|Corvus-pattern]] power armor suits in their armory.{{Cite this}}
===Recruitment===
The Sons of Orar recruit from juvenile veterans of tunnel fighting on the [[hive world]] of [[Armato]].{{Fn|11}}
==Notable Battles==
*The [[Jorun Retaliation]] (143.[[M41]]): En route to the [[Gothic War]] an Imperial Battlegroup, the [[15th Heraklion Ironclads]], turned on their [[Commissariat]] attachment and went renegade. Investigations into this turn of events uncovered the foul [[xenos]] taint of [[Dark Eldar]], who had managed to ensnare and corrupt General [[Jorun]] and his command structure. Jorun and his fleet raided planet after planet, enslaving whole populations for their masters. The full [[Howling Griffons]] chapter was given command of the strike force, with support from the [[Ultramarines]] and Sons of Orar chapters. {{Fn|2}}
*[[Siege of Alaitoc]]: In late [[M41]], the Sons of Orar acted as one of provided the spearheads Astartes contingent for the Imperial assault on the [[Siege Craftworld|craftworld]] [[Alaitoc]]. Committed to the second wave of the attack, the Sons did a great deal of Alaitocdamage to the [[Eldar]] defenders before Chapter Master [[Achol Nadeus]]ordered their withdrawal.{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|12}}
*[[13th Black Crusade]].{{Fn|7}}
*[[Plague Wars]] — The Sons of Orar provide 3 Companies.{{Fn|8}}
==Members==
* [[Achol Nadeus]] - Chapter Master during the [[Siege of Alaitoc|assault on Alaitoc]] in late M41.{{Fn|12}}
*[[Marius Venatoris]] - Captain of the 5th Company{{Fn|9}}
*[[Cominus]] - Member of the [[Chosen of the Tetrarchy]]{{Fn|10}}
*{{Endn|9}}: [[White Dwarf November 2019]] pg.51
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work (Novel)]] - Chapter 5
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Path of the Seer (Novel)|Path of the Seer]], pages 364-365 (paperback edition)
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Path of the Seer (Novel)|Path of the Outcast]], Chapter "Resolution" (PDF edition)
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