Index Astartes: Patriarchs of Iron

 The Patriarchs of Iron

Battlecry: "Through Iron we are strong."

"Through flesh we are stronger still."

Founding: Ultima Founding

Successors of: Iron Hands

Number: 1000

Primarch: Ferrus Manus

Chapter Master: Lord Patriarch Anatir Mon; Chapter Council

Homeworld: Fleet-Based; 10 Separate Tribe Battle Barges

Chapter History: Founded during the later part of the 42nd millennium from original members of the Iron Hands Legion of old, former Venetarii veteran Anatir Mon and his brothers awoke to a very different galaxy to fight in the Indomitus Crusade alongside Roboute Guilliman. The Patriarchs of Iron were formed in honor of the true teachings and legacy of Ferrus Manus.To serve the Emperor of Mankind and show the strength of humanity and the weakness of the traitor and the xenos alike. Thus the Patriarchs were born, bearing a fresh Crusade in Segmentum Obscurus with the might of a newly christened fleet of 10 Chapter Battle Barges and their respective escorts to scoure the lost realm of the Emperor of Mankind and fight back the horrors emerging from the Cicatrix Maladictum

Chapter Beliefs: The Patriarchs of Iron heed the original teachings of Ferrus Manus from the Canticle of Iron, being unbending and unyielding in their spirits. Like the Iron Hands, the Patriarchs share the same cold, logical pathology of their first founding brothers. Quick to temper and unyielding in battle, these battle brothers share none of the hatred of flesh like the Iron Hands. Instead believing in the flesh they have been given from the Emperor and their Primarch. Replacing the flesh of their bodies only when battlefield injuries demand it. It is rare indeed to see a Patriarch with extensive bionics. Typically those of the Veteran Companies having extensive bionics replacements shows their renown as warriors as well as their unending duty to the Emperor. The veterans of the Patriarchs harbor a distaste for their bionic state, instead developing a melancholic state from reliance on the machine parts of their bodies instead of the flesh. They hold no reverence toward the Iron Hands.

Chapter Combat Doctrine: The Patriarchs prefer the unyielding punishment of massed Batteline Squads and the support of Mechanized Repulsor elements to crush their enemies. Relying on the supreme tactical superiority and synergy of differing elements of Astartes Combat capabilities has seen every battle and war the Patriarchs have prosecuted ending in extreme success and glory for the chapter. Their success is also due to their uniformity and cooperation as a unified fighting force as a Chapter. Their full strength being enacted at all times. 

Chapter Colors: The Patriarchs wear mostly black armor. In tribute to their Primarch, they possess silvered arms on their battle plate. 

Chapter Emblem: The emblem consists of a cybernetic/human skull with a silver crown emblazed on a field of black.