Founding

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A Founding refers to the creation of new Space Marine Chapters. The Grey Knights being the only exception as they were created prior to the second founding by Imperial decree.

Foundings do not happen on any sort of schedule but rather are established as needed, usually to maintain the 1,000 Chapters quota.

The Creation of the Original Space marine Legions by the Emperor was the First Founding and took place at the beginning of the Great Crusade. It consisted of 20 Legions each made up of roughly about 50 Companies, or Chapters depending on the legions own naming convention. The Second Founding, divided up the remaining loyalist Legions into Chapters each about 1,000 Astartes strong, after the events of the Horus Heresey. The Second Founding was decided to be nesseccary in order to prevent any one person having the power to threaten the Empire ever again. One chapter from each loyalist legion was permitted to maintain the original colours, insignia, and name of their Founding Legion, the Chapters of the First Founding.

New Chapters
New chapters are only created by a decree from the High Lords of Terra, and, some whisper, by the sole will of the Immortal Emperor of man. The job of actually founding these chapters belongs to the Adeptus Mechanicus.

The Adeptus Mechanicus store the gene-seed of all the Adeptus Astartes Chapters which they recieve in the form of a tithe. Using Human test-slaves, the produce new progenoids. Zygotes are grown from gene-seed and implanted into the slaves - the zygotes develop into progenoid organs and are removed. A single slave is used in this way to create two progenoids, which are then implanted into two more slaves, and so on. One thousand sets of organs are created, taking over half a century of constant reproduction.

Known Space Marine Foundings and the Chapters Founded
1st Founding

       I.            Dark Angels

     II. Unknown

   III. Emperor’s Children

   IV. Iron Warriors

     V.            White Scars

   VI. Space Wolves

 VII. Imperial Fits

VIII. Night Lords

   IX. Blood Angels

     X.            Iron Hands

   XI. Unknown

 XII. World Eaters

XIII. Ultramarines

XIV. Death Guard

 XV. Thousand Sons

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