Lucretius Corvo

Lucretius Corvo was the founder and first Chapter Master of the Novamarines, a Second Founding Successor Chapter of the Ultramarines Legion.

History
Lucretius Corvos was originally a highly honoured Captain of the 90th Company, 9th Chapter, of the XIII Legion. He led his company in countless successful engagements during the Great Crusade and served as one the Ultramarines' Champions during the vicious fighting against the apostate Word Bearers Traitor Legion on the planet Astagar during the Heresy. In this particularly brutal six-solar-day-long battle, Corvo led a desperate counterattack against an enemy force many times his own unit's number. His chosen band managed to destroy a Traitor Warlord-class Titan and break the siege. As recognition for his tenacity and heroic actions, a Laurel of Defiance was awarded to Corvo by Primarch Roboute Guilliman himself. The Novamarines' use of a quartered livery is based upon Lucretius Corvo's own personal heraldry. After the Second Founding, Corvo was chosen to become the first Chapter Master of the Novamarines, one of the first Primogenitor Successor Chapters of the Ultramarines.