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→Background
Their home world of [[Raikan]], lies within the [[Segmentum Tempestus]]{{Fn|6}} and their [[power armour]] is red with black trim. Their Chapter symbol is a set of red bird's talons on a black circular background and likely ties the Chapter's history to [[Medusa (Planet)|Medusa's]] [[Clan Morragul]], as they share the same symbol.{{Fn|7}}
During the [[12th Black Crusade]] was the Exorcists one of the three chapters – together with the [[White Consuls]] and [[Red Talons]] – that entered the [[Gothic Sector]] after the [[Warp storm]] that had isolated the sector ended and fought in the [[Gothic War]].{{Fn|13a}}{{Fn|13b}}
===Known Engagements===
*Some time after the [[Abyssal Crusade]] (after '''321.[[M37]]'''){{Fn|4}}, the Chapter attacked the [[Fists of Olchis]] and the [[Talons of Anathrax]]{{Fn|3b}}, which had become corrupted by their trials in the [[Eye of Terror]].{{Fn|4}} The Red Talons' attack resulted in the near complete destruction of both corrupted Chapters.{{Fn|3b}}
*'''948.[[M38]]''' — [[First Scouring of Coriolanthe]]
*'''143-151.[[M41]]''' — [[12th Black Crusade]]: The Red Talons were stationed around the [[Gothic Sector ]] during the [[Gothic War]].{{Fn|11}}{{Fn|13b}}
*'''977.[[M41]]''' — [[Orask Wars]] — A full [[Space Marine Company|Company]] was committed to the conflict.{{Fn|8}}
*'''Undated''' — [[Battle of Amion]]{{Fn|3c}}
