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==Background==
[[Image:Blood Raven.JPG|thumb|A Blood Raven from [[Dawn of WarII]]]]
===Homeworld===
The Blood Ravens are a fleet-based chapter and have no official homeworld, living on board of several [[Battle Barge]]s and [[Strike Cruiser]]s instead. Their [[Fortress Monastery]] is the Battle Barge [[Omnis Arcanum]]. Also much of the chapters marines were born on the planet Cyrene but was Destroyed by an [[Exterminatus]] order issued by [[Brother-Captain]] [[Gabriel Angelos]].
In the Dawn of War: Soustorm campaign line, if played as the Space Marines (Blood Ravens) and win, the epilogue notes that they were given their own fortress-monastery on [[Kaurava II ]] in the Lands of Solitude, renamed Borealum in honour of Brother-Captain [[Indrick Boreale]], the force commander who led the five Blood Raven companies to victory.<sup>2</sup>
===Beliefs===
===Geneseed===
The Blood Raven [[geneseed]] seems to be stable, though the high proportion of psykers in the Blood Ravens ranks has resulted in more regular testing of the purity of their geneseed tithe. Thus far, there has been little evidence of mutation. There is, however, a slight mutation in the Catalepsean Node, which grants Blood Ravens perfect recall, but renders them unable to experience R.E.M. Sleep.
==Organisation==
The Blood Ravens follow the standard organization laid down in the [[Codex Astartes]]. Due to the higher proportion of Librarians within the Blood Ravens, it is not unknown for Librarians to lead companies into battle.
