Hawk Lords

The Hawk Lords are a Codex Astartes-compliant Loyalist Chapter of Space Marines of unknown origin and Founding.

Chapter History
The Hawk Lords played a role in defending the Imperial Fortress World of Cadia from the assault of the Forces of Chaos during the 13th Black Crusade. The Hawk Lords' Chapter homeworld is the planet called Preyspire. At present, contact with the Chapter's 7th Company has been lost not many light years from Preyspire due to a hostile engagement with unknown xenos forces.

Notable Campaigns

 * The 13th Black Crusade (999.M41) - The Hawk Lords committed 7 full companies against the Forces of Chaos during the 13th Black Crusade. The Hawk Lords' most important action during the Crusade came in the defence of the hive city of Kasr Elisha on Cadia. The Hawk Lords' 5th Company, under the leadership of Captain Augustus Hubertus, aided the Cadian 35th Mechanized Imperial Guard Regiment in the defence of Kasr Elisha by holding off elements of the Thousand Sons Traitor Marines in the hive's main goverment spire, buying the Cadians time to reposition themselves to defeat a Reaver-class Traitor Titan. Unfortunately, much of the 5th Company, including Captain Hubertus, were slain when elements of the Chaos Space Marine warband called the Brotherhood of Darkness entered the hive city. The survivors were relieved by a small portion of the Imperial Fists' elite 1st Company led by Captain Lysander.

Chapter Combat Doctrine
The Hawk Lords almost never use Drop Pods in their planetary assaults, preferring to make use of their Thunderhawk gunships for low-altitude insertions instead because of the greater control the use of those aircraft allows in making deployments. So skilled are they in the use of such tactics that the Astartes pilots of other Loyalist Chapters have been known to spend time as pilots in one of the Hawk Lords' Talon Wings to gain the aeronautical skills displayed by the Hawk Lords.

Chapter Colours
The Hawk Lords' Power Armour is painted purple with gold shoulder plate trim and a golden Aquila. The shoulder plate trim normally bears the Astartes' company colour as prescribed by the Codex Astartes. The colour scheme of this Chapter is very similar to the scheme used by the Pre-Heresy Emperor's Children Legion.

Chapter Badge
The Hawk Lords' Chapter badge is a golden hawk on a purple background that is depicted in a similar style to the Imperial Aquila and the badge of the Raven Guard.