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==History==

As many records of the Chapter's history are lost, the Raptors' exact origins are unclear. It is generally accepted that the Chapter is descended from the Raven Guard and was one of the first new Space Marine Chapters created during the Second Founding in [[M31]]. According to one widely believed theory, the Raptors originated as a Raven Guard [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]] company of new [[initiates]] training on [[Deliverance]] at the time of the [[Drop Site Massacre]].{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|14}} This company was subsequently sent against the followers of [[Horus]] in remote parts of the [[Galaxy]], thus diverging from the rest of the Raven Guard.{{Fn|14}} Having distinguished itself in the civil war, the company was subsequently reorganized as a Chapter amid the reforms initiated by the [[Codex Astartes]]. The fledgling Raptors then began their service to the [[Imperium]] as a [[fleet based]] Chapter hunting down the forces of the [[Traitor Legions]] in the [[Great Scouring]].{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|14}}

[[File:Brother Adalgis.jpg|thumb|right|Raptors Marine Brother [[Adalgis]] in field modified armour (tundra zone camouflage, operation Sedna, [[Badab War]])]]

In '''701.[[M36]]''' at the direct request of [[Segmentum High Command]], the Raptors blockaded the [[Origo System]]. As a result all of the system's population disappeared. It remains a mystery what happened there and a dozen highly ranked [[Lord Inquisitor]]s, in particular of the [[Ordo Xenos]], have vanished in attempts to determine the truth.{{Fn|12}}

Jemadal is an orb of dense, slimy jungle, stagnant and dank to a suffocating degree and teeming with voracious predators and carnivorous plants. The atmosphere of the planet is so heavily saturated with moisture that the air is literally suffocating. Previous attempts to terraform the planet by the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] had been abandoned centuries before and to survive an hour on Jemadal is an achievement. The world is also infested with predators and each day the Raptors came under attack from swarms of carnivorous beasts and bat-winged creatures that could kill an ordinary man with a single bite.{{Fn|2}}

As the breathable air in the Raptors' armour began to run out and the oxygen supplies dwindled, the Chapter's [[Techmarine]]s desperately sought a solution. The Techmarines were able to modify the breathing apparatus of the [[Power Armour]]'s helmets to incorporate an osmotic gill that filtered the oxygen from the heavily moisturised air. This modification proved highly effective and the Raptors were able to subsist on a diet of indigenous plants and fungi.{{Fn|2}}

Apart from the equipment found within a typical Astartes armoury, the Raptors are known to make extensive use of [[scouts]] and also keep a sizeable contingent of all [[Land Speeder]] variants and transport vehicles.{{Fn|6d}}{{Fn|14}} The Chapter is notably missing all early trophies, records, and much of its most valuable and ancient wargear due to the destruction of their original homeworld in M34 or M36.{{Fn|8a}} They are also known to make greater use than perhaps any other Chapter of [[Phobos-pattern armour]]. For heavy support, they make extensive use of [[Invictor]] warsuits and fast-moving [[Impulsor]] transports.{{Fn|14}}

==Noted Elements of the Raptors==