Emperor's Swords

The Emperor's Swords is a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter of unknown origin and Founding. The Chapter was decimated by the Alpha Legion Chaos Space Marines after 300 years of infiltration and subversion.

Chapter History
The Emperor's Swords were destroyed by the machinations of the Alpha Legion Chaos Space Marines. For over a dozen generations the Alpha Legion manipulated the slums, gangs, and sects of the Emperor's Swords' homeworld of Ghorstangrad, a heavily populated Imperial Hive World. The Alpha Legion's operatives placed subconscious triggers in the rituals used by the gangs and sects who inhabited the Underhives of the planet's various hive cities. It was from these gangs and sects that the Emperor's Swords recruited new Space Marines for their Chapter.

Notable Campaigns

 * Decimation of the Emperor's Swords (Unknown.M41) - When the Alpha Legion attacked Ghorstangrad, they were able to use these triggers to disorient and confuse a good number of the Emperor's Swords. These Swords even turned on their fellow Astartes. In the ensuing chaos, the Emperor's Swords ceased to be an operating Chapter. Some of the survivors turned Renegade and joined the Alpha Legion. Those that did not died at the Traitors' hands and had their gene-seed harvested for use by the Alpha Legion in creating new Chaos Space Marines. As for Ghorstangrad, it fell to the control of Chaos and was renamed Bellicas by the Alpha Legion.

Chapter Colours
There is no Imperial record of the Emperor's Swords' Chapter colours.

Chapter Badge
There is no Imperial record of the Emperor's Swords' Chapter badge.

Note
There is some disambiguity in regards to the Emperor's Swords Chapter. Apparently there are two such Space Marine Chapters named the Emperor's Swords. The second such Chapter named the Emperor's Swords was wiped out to the last man when the the automatons of a Necron Tomb stirred to life, deep within the caverns of their chapter world of Bellicas in 970.41, and fell upon the unsuspecting Chapter. Those forces isolated outside are swiftly overwhelmed, but the fate of those within is far grimmer. Though the Space Marines fight with determination and never once surrender to terror, three weeks later the Necrons emerge triumphant with the death of the Chapter Master at the hands of their Necron Lord. Two decades later, in 990.M41, the Fire Lords Chapter descend upon the blighted world of Bellicas, exterminating the Necron menace and avenging the destruction of the Emperor's Swords.