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|Chapter Master= [[Lias Issodon|Lias Issodon "The Grim"]]{{Fn|6c}}
|Descendants=None known, but several are suspected to have been created prior to the [[Age of Apostasy]], records of which were subsequently lost.{{Fn|6a}}
|Homeworld=Various names listed, including [[Tarrengast]]{{Fn|14}} in the [[Sutter Spiral Nebula]].{{Fn|6a}} Several additional [[Adeptus Astartes Recruiting World|Recruiting Worlds]]{{Fn|14}} such as [[Numina]], [[Ra]], [[Badwater]],{{Fn|6a}}, and [[Cortiz-Pol]]{{Fn|9}}. Known to be located in the [[Sutter Spiral Nebula]].{{Fn|6a}}
|Fortress-Monastery=[[Prime]]{{Fn|6a}}
|Colours=Drab Green with silver aquila{{Fn|6d}} (originally Blue and Yellow){{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|7}}
|Specialty=Jungle Warfare, Guerrilla Warfare, Infiltration, anti-[[Ork]] Warfare{{Fn|14}}
|Battle Cry=Unknown
|Strength=≈1000 (no evidence is given to doubt Chapter strength)
|Miniature Px=
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The Raptors are a [[Successor Chapter]] of the [[Raven Guard]], created in the [[Second Founding]].{{Fn|5}}They are famous for their exceptional survival abilities, and extremely skilled in guerrilla warfare and infiltration operations.{{Fn|14}}
==History==
[[Image:Raptor_Taros.jpg|thumb|right|Brother [[Kalius]] of the Raptors Chapter ([[Taros Campaign]]){{Fn|4e}}]]
Several centuries after their founding, the Raptors were granted a [[homeworld]] on the edge of the [[Eye of Terror]], the name of which was lost in the passage of time. Sometime between [[M34]] and [[M36]], the Raptors' original homeworld was believed to have been destroyed some time during the [[4th Black Crusade|4th]] or [[5th Black Crusade]]. In [[M37]], Imperial records list listed the Chapter as destroyed or missing in action; the Raptors disappeared for the next two thousand years.{{Fn|6}}{{Fn|14}}
In early [[M39]], the Raptors appear suddenly reappeared on the Imperial order of battle during the [[Caberiad Wars]] at full chapter strength. They are now By then, they were based on a new homeworld , [[Tarrengast]], within the [[Sutters Spiral Nebula]] and do . However, the Raptors did not not reveal its their new homeworld's exact location or nameto any outsiders, including other Imperials.{{Fn|6}}{{Fn|8a}}{{Fn|14}}
==Notable Engagements==
'''998.M41''': During the [[Taros Campaign]] the Raptors commit a strike force of the 3rd and 6th Companies, led by Captains [[Orelius]] and [[Kaedes]], respectively.{{Fn|4b}} The companies are garrisoned abroad the [[Battle Barge]] ''[[War Talon]]'' during the operation.{{Fn|4a}} This force is initially responsible for spearheading the invasion of Taros and neutralising the planetary defences.{{Fn|4c}} During the eventual retreat of all imperial forces from [[T'ros]], the Raptors are tasked with forming the rear guard and ensuring remaining Imperial forces and loyalists are able to flee in relative safety.{{Fn|4d}} While directing his battle-brothers, Captain Kaedes is struck repeatedly in the right arm and upper torso with molten shrapnel. He is later interred in a [[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnought]].{{Fn|4d}}
===Other Engagements=Known campaigns==
[[File:raptors.jpg|thumb|right|Raptors Scout Marine {{Fn|8a}}]]
*'''[[Caberiad WarsM31]] (~:''' [[M39Great Scouring]]){{Fn|614}}*'''701.[[Egammonon RevoltM36]], :''' [[Fourth Quadrant Rebellion]] — Forces including a Raptors [[Land Raider ProteusOrigo Blockade]] in temperate winter camouflage are deployed{{Fn|1a}}<sup>,</sup>{{Fn|1b12}}*[[Origo Blockade]] — Forces including the Raptors 5th Company are deployed.{{Fn|3}}*'''~[[M39]]:''' [[Sancta Angelis CampaignCaberiad Wars]] ({{Fn|6}}*'''339.M39-370.[[M39) ]]:''' [[Sancta Angelis Campaign]] — A Raptors taskforce isolated from Imperial support and communication by [[warp storms]] conducts a thirty-year campaign against [[Waaagh! Irongol]] culminating in the elimination of [[Warboss]] [[Irongol]] himself, ending the Waaagh!{{Fn|6}}{{Fn|14}} During this deployment the Raptors make use of desert camouflage.{{Fn|3b}}*The '''775-780.[[M41]]:''' [[Fourth Quadrant Rebellion]]{{Fn|14}}**[[Egammonon Revolt]] — Forces including a Raptors [[Land Raider Proteus]] in temperate winter camouflage are deployed{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1b}}**[[Sulsalid Campaign]]{{Fn|6}}*'''901-912.M41:''' [[Badab War]]{{Fn|6c}}*'''969-976.[[M41]]:''' [[Jemedal]] deployment{{Fn|2}}*'''998.M41:''' [[Taros Campaign]]{{Fn|4b}}*'''998.M41-???.[[M42]]:''' [[Third War for Armageddon]]{{Fn|2}}*'''[[M42]]:''' [[Octarius War]]{{Fn|13}}*'''M42:''' [[Indomitus Crusade]]{{Fn|14}}**[[Indomitus Crusade Fleet Primus]]{{Fn|14}}**[[Indomitus Crusade Fleet Secundus]]{{Fn|14}}**[[Indomitus Crusade Fleet Tertius]]{{Fn|14}}** Anti-[[Drukhari]], anti-Ork, and anti-Chaos operations around Sutter Spiral Nebula{{Fn|14}} ==Homeworld ==The Raptors are secretive, and they do not reveal to outsiders that their current homeworld is [[Tarrengast]]{{Fn|14}} in the [[Sutter Spiral Nebula]].{{Fn|6a}} Tarrengast is an isolated, small planet with a highly diverse environment which regularily experiences substantial changes due to the anomalies affecting the Sutter Spiral Nebula; accordingly, the planet's population is hardy as well as very adaptable, providing excellent recruits to the Chapter.{{Fn|14}} The Raptors also maintain many more [[Adeptus Astartes Recruiting World|Recruiting Worlds]] in and around the Sutter Spiral Nebula as well as various secret sites to train their [[Aspirant]]s. The Chapter also often recruits people from active warzones and newly conquered or liberated worlds; the Chapter's extensive recruitment stems from its high loss rate among its Aspirants and Scouts due to their gene-seed as well as constant combat deployments.{{Fn|14}}
==Gene-seed==
Like their predecessor chapter, the Raptors have a malfunctioning [[Melanchromic Organ]], leading to pale skin and blackened hair. The [[Mucranoid]] is likewise missing. Unlike the Raven Guard, however, the Raptors still have a fully functional [[Betcher's Gland]]. It is unclear if the gland was somehow recovered or its loss among the Raven Guard occurred after the founding of the Raptors.{{Fn|8b}} The Chapter as a whole expresses a great skill at marksmanship, even by Astartes standards. It is uncertain if this is innate in the gene-seed or a result of superb training.{{Fn|8c}} The Chapter's gene-seed is less stable than that of many other Chapters, resulting in a longer adoption period for Aspirants as well as higher loss rates; combined with the Chapter's regular deployment of [[Neophyte]]s and [[Scout]]s in war zones, this necessitates that the Chapter recruits new members all the time to prevent the Raptors from going extinct.{{Fn|14}}
==Organization==
===Known Members===
*[[Lias Issodon]], "The Grim" — [[Chapter Master]]{{Fn|6}}
*[[KaedesKassayan]] — Former Captain of the Sixth First Company, wounded in the evacuation of [[Taros]] and now interred in a [[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnought]]by M42.{{Fn|4d14}}
*[[Orelius]] — Captain of the Third Company{{Fn|4a}}
*[[Guillem Garre]] — Captain of the Fouth Company.{{Fn|14}}
*[[Benedict]] — Captain of the Fifth Company{{Fn|7}}
*[[Mito]] — Former Captain of the Fifth Company{{Fn|9a}}
*[[Kaedes]] — Former Captain of the Sixth Company, wounded in the evacuation of [[Taros]] and now interred in a [[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnought]].{{Fn|4d}}
*[[Seranis]] — [[Lieutenant (Space Marine)|Lieutenant]], head of Raptors involved in Indomitus Crusade Fleet Primus{{Fn|14}}
*[[Octor Guerris]] — Veteran Sergeant{{Fn|14}}
*[[Caelestis]] — Veteran Sergeant of Fifth Company, Assault Squad{{Fn|7}}
**[[Aaron]] — Brother-Marine, Caelestis Squad{{Fn|7}}
LandRaiderRaptorlegionEgamonnonRevolt.jpg|[[Land Raider]], [[Egammonon Revolt]], [[Fourth Quadrant Rebellion]], Temperate camouflage: winter variant{{Fn|1b}}
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==Trivia==
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition: War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes]], pg. 18
*{{Endn|13}}: [[War Zone Octarius - Book 1: Rising Tide]], pgs. 30-31
*{{Endn|14}}: [[White Dwarf 494]], pgs. 42-53 — ''Index Astartes - Raptors''
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