Icon of the Ultramarines
The Shield Chapters of Ultramar were 10 Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes, all successors of the Ultramarines Legion, charged by Lord Commander of the Imperium Roboute Guilliman with permanently defending the Realm of Ultramar in the Era Indomitus.
Each Shield Chapter was granted full command and political control of a world within Ultramar.
This planet served as their base of operations and area of responsibility in defending that portion of the realm.
Shield Chapters[]
- Aquiloan Brotherhood
- Avenging Sons - The Avenging Sons were granted control of Callimachus.
- Doom Eagles
- Novamarines
- Praetors of Ultramar - The Praetors of Ultramar secured their own Chapter homeworld of Howsbridge.
- Scythes of the Emperor
- Silver Skulls
- Sons of Orar
- Reborn
- Ultramarines - The Ultramarines were expected to secure their homeworld of Macragge.
Source Notes[]
In Chapter 1 of the novel Dark Imperium: Godblight Tetrarch Decimus Felix explained that each member of his Chosen of Vespator Honour Guard came from one of the ten Shield Chapters of Ultramar.
In Chapter 5 of the novel Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work, Felix listed the names of each of his Chosen of Vespator and to which Chapter they originally belonged.
In Chapter 20 of the 2021 revised edition of the novel Dark Imperium Roboute Guilliman named several of the worlds in Ultramar that the Shield Chapters were granted to serve as their bases of operation.
Sources[]
- Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work (Novel) by Guy Haley, Ch. 5
- Dark Imperium Revised Edition (Novel) by Guy Haley, Ch. 20
- Dark Imperium: Godblight (Novel) by Guy Haley, Ch. 1