Astral Claws

Chapter Creation
The Astral Claws were created during the 35th Millennium to guard against the numerous threats emerging from the Warp rift called the Maelstrom.

Rebellion
In response to Badab's failure to pay its planetary tithes for 150 years and to the Chapter's tardiness in submitting its usual 5% tithe of gene-seed to the Adeptus Mechanicus, an Imperial Adeptus Mechanicus Explorator cruiser entered Badab's orbit to conduct an investigation. Huron's first overt act of rebellion was to order his own planetary defenses to fire upon the intruders, starting the Badab War. The Imperial starship was destroyed, and the Inquisition martialed several other Loyalist Space Marine Chapters to put down the rebellion and eliminate the Astral Claws.

The Badab War
The Astral Claws found themselves outnumbered by Imperial forces and so called for aid from other Space Marine Chapters. They were joined by the Executioners, Lamenters and Mantis Warriors. Eventually, the weight of the Imperium crushed the rebels and Badab fell in 312.M41. Around two hundred Astral Claws escaped the Imperial blockade, taking with them Huron's severely maimed body; fleeing into deep space, they eventually found refuge in the Maelstrom where they were secure from the retribution of the forces of the Imperium. The became a pirate warvband of Chaos Space Marines called the Red Corsairs and a cybernetically enhanced Lufgt Huron, now a Chaos Lord calling himself Huron Blackheart, became their notorious leader.

Organization
The remnants of the Chapter form the core of a group of rebel Marines known as the Red Corsairs, who ruthlessly attack supply lines and follow Chaos Undivided. Since becoming followers of Chaos, the rebel Chapter is known to harbor fugitive Marines from several Chapters who have abandoned their Chapter and the Imperium and turned to Chaos.

Chapter Colours
The Astral Claws were originally referred to as the "Tiger Claws" and their armour was patterned with tiger stripes. As the Red Corsairs, they now wear red and black Power Armour with gold trim.

Notable Astral Claws and Red Corsairs

 * Chapter Master Lufgt Huron (known as Huron Blackheart following the Badab War)