Purple Stars

The Purple Stars are a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter of unknown Founding and origin. Almost nothing is known about this Chapter in the Imperial records. They are rumoured to have close ties with the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Inquisition. Sometime during the 32nd Millennium, at the behest of Techmagos Ipsissimus and an unidentified emissary to the Inquisitorial Representative of the High Lords of Terra, the Purple Stars sent Epistolary Merchstrumer and half a squad of battle-brothers into the Eye of Terror to carry out a clandestine reconnaissance mission. But their presence did not go unnoticed, and soon the Purple Stars found their null ship being boarded by a large force of Chaos Space Marines. Severely outnumbered and running low on ammunition, the Purple Hearts prepared to sell their lives dearly, attacking the Traitor Marines with Chainswords and Power Axes in a futile attempt to repel them. The Purple Hearts Astartes were wiped out, with the exception of two lone survivors. One was the Purple Stars Librarian, Merchsturmer and the other was the ship's Astropath. Though mortally wounded, the Librarian had managed to acquire his fallen battle-brothers' Progenoid Glands, to be implanted in future Space Marines. Dying, he carried a dire warning for the Imperium, that there was an impending Black Crusade fast approaching.

Chapter Colours
The Purple Stars' Chapter colours are not listed in current Imperial records. The only thing of note is that the Librarians of this Chapter wear ebon coloured Power Armour instead of the usual blue panoply of a Librarian.

Chapter Badge
The Purple Stars' Chapter badge is not listed in current Imperial records.