Brother Pariah

There was a bunch of research done in this thread. I'll cut 'n paste the relevant information. As far as "something official" from GW, there were some pictures in the Apocalypse book that included some UDF forces, if I recall correctly. Planetary Defense Forces: General Information "Each [planet in Ultramar] has its own government, armed forces, and individual cultures..." (US WD 263, p. 22) "When looking to its own defense, each world maintains its own dedicated armies, but can also call upon the protection of the Ultramarines." (US WD 263, p. 22) "The harsh life on Macragge breeds hardy people with strong martial values and hard-working natures. Discipline, self-reliance and honor are seen as cardinal virtues and the children of Ultramar are taught these values from the earliest age. These are reinforced in the training academies and, vby the time students graduate, they are amongst the most disciplined humans in the galaxy.... the workers and warrios of Ultramar are respected throughout the galaxy and are a byword for strength, courage and honor." (US WD 263, p. 24) Relationship to the Ultramarines "...all [planets in Ultramar] look to the Ultramarines and Macragge for leadership." (US WD 263, p. 22) "The inhabitants of these worlds are industrious, disciplines and intensely loyal to the Ultramarines." (US WD 263, p. 22) Imperial Guard Regiments of Ultramar "[The worlds of Ultramar] are not required to levy troops for the Imerial Guard, but such is the prosperity and disciplined nature of Ultramar that hundreds of regiments stand ready to fight throughout the galaxy." (US WD 263, p. 22) *** "To maintain this way of life, children of both sexes were sent to military and athletic academies at the age of six where they were taught to fight, build their stamina, maintain discipline, endure extremes of pain and survive in the wild. Life for the students was brutal and only the very best survived. At fourteen, after eight years of the toughest training imaginable, those students became soldiers." Index Astartes Volume III Page 22. "This punishing regime ensured that the military might of Macragge was second to none and many of the surrounding systems adopted the same method of training." Index Astartes Volume III Page 22. "At the age of six, as was the custom for children of Macragge, he (Roboute Guilliman) was taken from his father and inducted into the Agiselus Barracks where he mastered the art of war with breathtaking speed." Index Astartes Volume III Page 23. "Disciplined, well-equipped armies from Macragge kept the King's peace, and starships travelled regularly between neighbouring systems." Index Astartes Volume III Page 25. "When looking to their defence, each world maintains its own dedicated armies, but can also call upon the protection of the Ultramarines. They are not required to levy troops for the Imperial Guard, but such is the prosperity and disciplined nature of Ultramar that hundreds of regiments stand ready to fight throughout the galaxy. As well as their own defence, the worlds of Ultramar provide recruits for the Ultramarines.." Index Astartes Volume III Page 26. "The harsh life on Macragge breeds hardy people with strong martial values and hard-working natures. Discipline, self-reliance and honour are seen as cardinal virtues and the children of Ultramar are taught these values from the earliest age. These are reinforced in the training academies and, by the time students graduate, they are amongst the most disciplined humans." Index Astartes Volume III Page 28. "The skies boiled with fiery streamers of Tyranid reinforcements, but the brave warriors of the Ultramarines and their defence auxilia made the invaders pay in foul alien blood for every yard of ground grudgingly given." Codex: Space Marines pages 19 and 20. *** From "the military of Ultramar" Ultramar is the realm of the Ultramrines within the greater realm of humanity, that is the Imperium. Its worlds do not pay the Imperiums tithes. Instead they contribute directly toward the upkeep of the Ultramarines chapter. The rulers of the invidual worlds of Ultramar are feudal lords of the master of the Ultramarines. This is why the Ultramarines leader is also known as the Lord of Ultramar. Just like other worlds in the Imperium, each world of Ultramar raises regiments for its own defense. Most worlds in the Imperium are obliged to provide regiments for the Imperial Guard when required, but Space Marine homeworlds are an exception. In the case of Ultramar, however, the Ultramarines rule so efficiently and are so prosperous, that they maintain several hundred regiments ready to join the Imperial Guard when needed. As a result regiments have fought all over the galaxy, often in campains alongside the Ultramarines themselves. ... BTW: When GW replayed the battle of Macragge a few years ago, they used Valhallans as Auxillia. But that also could be, because it were the only minis in winterclothes... *** White Dwarf US Issue 231, pp. 100-101 said ***

I believe they still are.

Here's a big list of Heresy-era Ultramarines, courtesy of Apologist, on The Great Crusade.

Maybe one of these days I'll try to distill it down into something that's actually internally-consistent.

We always ruled that a thumb was fair game in my group. As long as everyone understands the rules correctly and applies them equally, everything's fair and square.

AWESOME. What happens if you win? A six-month internship designing Magic card sets, and probably a job at Wizards of the Coast doing same afterwards. Thanks, Gree. I'll incorporate your research into the article and start the next section in a week or so when I have some breathing room in my schedule.

As I said before, as soon as someone does the research and writeup for the Doom Eagles, this project is back in business. Until then, it's on hiatus. I'm in the middle of some absurdly-demanding gaming-related stuff right now, so I have almost no time to even read the B&C, let alone carry any projects of this nature.

Trask - Fought against the Thousand Sons at Rogsburg, probably during the Heresy or Scouring. Brother Kane - Led an assault squad against the Thousand Sons at Rogsburg, probably during the Heresy or Scouring. Both from WD 120, p. 12.

Thanks, Chaptermaster Graymantle. I don't have the magazine at hand at the momembnt, but I'm pretty sure that the quotation is accurate. The Corinthian Crusade has been a bit ambiguous in its position in the timeline for years as a result. Never mind. It appears that I simply inferred that 698/M41 represented the final stages. I feex in next update.

Oh, OK. I'll try to look 'em up at some point and edit them into your post. Thanks for letting me know.

4th century of M41: Sergeant Varthion's Deathwatch squad destroys a xenos warhost hundreds of times their number in defence of the Warp Gate at Watch Fortress Erioch. (Deathwatch Core Rulebook, p. 168)

Sgt. Caelicus, 10th Coy. (Deathwatch Core Rulebook, p. 138) Sgt. Varthion. Seconded to the Deathwatch in the 4th century of M41. (Deathwatch Core Rulebook, p. 168)

Nyuck nyuck nyuck!

That would have been seriously weird. Lionel Johnson is obscure; de Sade is a household name.

Ah yes, here it is. "Petronius Caligarus, Ultramarines Captain." From the Warhammer 40,000 Rulebook 2nd edition, p. 46.