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The Venom Thorns are an Renegade Space Marine Chapter of unknown Founding that is a Successor Chapter of the Imperial Fists. Nothing much is known about this renegade Chapter, other than at the end of their crusade at the Eastern Reaches, the surviving Space Marines have settled at the world of Xanatar unsanctioned, refusing to give this world back to the Imperial Forces.
History
At an unknown period of time, The Venom Thorns led their Chapter to reconquer the worlds of the Eastern Reaches for the Imperium. After the crusade, the Venom Thorns saw it fit to settle their first conquered world of Xanatar as their new Homeworld. This action have provoked the Imperial military forces, yet the action was answered in a from of an Imperial Fist Reclusiarch by the name of Belisar, who came to parley the Venom Thorns and make them reconsider their settlement of Xanatar.
Tek’Shal, a veteran sergeant of the Venom Thorns was the one who've received the Reclusiarch. Belisar tried to persuade Tek’Shal to leave the planet temporarily, vowing that the Imperial Fists will make sure that there will be no repercussions.
Sources
- Irixia (Short Story) By Ben Counter