Stephen 'jasper' Clark
03-15-2014, 04:17 PM
Hi Gang,
I'm starting this thread to highlight my painted miniatures... I broke my neck in 1986, and just recently got back into painting space marines. I do my work with the brush in my teeth, and although it's taking me ages to do anything, I am improving. I am creating my own chapter (just to make it even harder, lol :))
I've created a back story for my chapter, hope you like it...
"When man first travelled the stars to start colonization, they happened on Emraldis, a planet twice the size of Terra, which was green, lush and fertile. It was in the early days the ‘breadbasket’ of the Imperium, and fed countless worlds that were far more inhospitable. A Chapter was assigned to guard this precious haven, and in the chaos of the Horus Heresy the details of which chapter was assigned was lost.
After, the planetary forces were depleted and the Orks took full advantage. Being far out towards the rim of occupied human space, when they attacked, the Orks caused huge losses, but were ultimately held back for a generation. The Marines that were left developed very early the tactics of hit and fade away; classic guerrilla warfare. At the start of the campaign by the Orks, the chapter sent out requests for backup, but so close to the rim and the end of the Age of Strife, only the Raven Guard replied… When they arrived it was already too late to save the planet, and the remaining marines left were evacuated to a cruiser. Since they are so similar in makeup and tactics, the Exiles have become a successor chapter to Raven Guard.
As a mark to show their disgrace at not being able to hold the planet, even though no one else thinks they did, the Chapter has taken the name ‘The Exiles’ and wander space helping other Chapters to not befall the same fate as they did. Fierce warriors, the have a very Celtic heritage, and appear on the battlefield from nowhere, hit very hard and they disappear just as quickly, only to appear on another front entirely. If the foe they face is an Orkish force, then they will fight even harder (if that’s possible) until they are victorious, or every man is dead – They will never retreat again to the Orks, regardless of the cost.
Camulus Thunderborn is the current Chapter Master, and he is one of the last remaining who was a member of the original Chapter before the fall of their planet. As the chapter has no home world currently, their Fortress Monastery is aboard the Battle Barge ‘Exodus’. They do have always at least 4 cruisers out in space searching for viable initiates, mainly from Imperial Guard units. Once selected these initiates are put through even tougher examination than normal, and those few that do make it through are generally incredible fighters to start with. After their augmentation is complete, they are truly fearsome individuals."
Jasper
I'm starting this thread to highlight my painted miniatures... I broke my neck in 1986, and just recently got back into painting space marines. I do my work with the brush in my teeth, and although it's taking me ages to do anything, I am improving. I am creating my own chapter (just to make it even harder, lol :))
I've created a back story for my chapter, hope you like it...
"When man first travelled the stars to start colonization, they happened on Emraldis, a planet twice the size of Terra, which was green, lush and fertile. It was in the early days the ‘breadbasket’ of the Imperium, and fed countless worlds that were far more inhospitable. A Chapter was assigned to guard this precious haven, and in the chaos of the Horus Heresy the details of which chapter was assigned was lost.
After, the planetary forces were depleted and the Orks took full advantage. Being far out towards the rim of occupied human space, when they attacked, the Orks caused huge losses, but were ultimately held back for a generation. The Marines that were left developed very early the tactics of hit and fade away; classic guerrilla warfare. At the start of the campaign by the Orks, the chapter sent out requests for backup, but so close to the rim and the end of the Age of Strife, only the Raven Guard replied… When they arrived it was already too late to save the planet, and the remaining marines left were evacuated to a cruiser. Since they are so similar in makeup and tactics, the Exiles have become a successor chapter to Raven Guard.
As a mark to show their disgrace at not being able to hold the planet, even though no one else thinks they did, the Chapter has taken the name ‘The Exiles’ and wander space helping other Chapters to not befall the same fate as they did. Fierce warriors, the have a very Celtic heritage, and appear on the battlefield from nowhere, hit very hard and they disappear just as quickly, only to appear on another front entirely. If the foe they face is an Orkish force, then they will fight even harder (if that’s possible) until they are victorious, or every man is dead – They will never retreat again to the Orks, regardless of the cost.
Camulus Thunderborn is the current Chapter Master, and he is one of the last remaining who was a member of the original Chapter before the fall of their planet. As the chapter has no home world currently, their Fortress Monastery is aboard the Battle Barge ‘Exodus’. They do have always at least 4 cruisers out in space searching for viable initiates, mainly from Imperial Guard units. Once selected these initiates are put through even tougher examination than normal, and those few that do make it through are generally incredible fighters to start with. After their augmentation is complete, they are truly fearsome individuals."
Jasper