CHRONOLOGY OF THE
GUARDIAN ANGELS
792.M30
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Secret construction of the Ark of Terra and its Fleet
is begun.
014.M31
Horus Heresy; Siege of Earth.
Guardian Angels run their program, evacuate Terra,
and due to Horuses Sacrelege against the Emperor,
are lost to the Imperium.
Fort Barachiel hidden; Guardian Angels in Stasis.
Last of the original Brotherhood of Angels die, much
STC knowledge dies with them.
054.M38
Icar V rediscovered by the Imperium, and settled.
994.M39
Space Hulk “Vigilo Sodalitas” found drifting
in Wild Space by the Black Templars. Under Ordo Malleus
supervision, the Black Templars search the ancient
ship, and find the Hulk to be fully operational, with
Warp shields intact. - Machine Spirit Computer system
set to jump into the warp and proceed to given coordinates,
then re-enter Real space for 48 hours every 500 Years.
Log indicates the ship left Terra with no logged mission
in 014.M31. The Ships logs however indicate the captain
hinting to a great treasure of unimaginable value
to humanity. (Possibly a complete STC system.)
Logs also indicate where to begin the hunt.
It has later been speculated that this ship was an
emergency back-up plan layed out and executed by the
immortal Emperor, for maintaining Imperial knowledge.
792.M39
Hunt ends in the rediscovery of The Ark, and the Guardian
Angels. – Ordo Hereticus sanctions the Guardian
Angels, and keeps them a secret.
Some of the Chapters STC knowledge adopted by the
Inquisition.
400.M40
Guardian Angels at 1000 men and growing.
The Chapter is still kept as a secret of the Inquisition.
708.M40
The Guardian Angels are attacked by an Adeptus Mechanicus
Force that accuse them of hiding STC secrets.
The Venor Crusade begins.
709.M40
Venor Crusade brought to an end, and the Guardian
Angels are put under Inquisitorial supervisionon on
Inquisitorial demand by Inquisitor Lex Promelgatio.
738.M41
Latest Founding (26th).
Guardian Angels Chapter officially founded by the
Lords of Terra, on recommendation from Ordo Hereticus.
The Chapter is introduced as a Chapter specializing
in boarding actions and “Proximity Fighting"
at cramped positions, like; in boarding missions,
and close quarter fighting in underground environments,
like deep within Hive cities.
Later this has also evolved to the Chapter getting
a rumour for being specialists in taking and holding,
or sabotaging such areas as; Tyranid infested nesting
caves and deep inside Necron tombs. – The Chapter
has also worked alongside the Ultramarines on several
occasions, usually filling the role of boarding specialists
onboard Tyranid Hive Ships, and backup for ground
and subterranean operations.
745.M41
First Tyranid war.
Three Guardian Angels Battle Companies sent as boarding
specialists to help man the Eastern defenses after
the Ultramarines tremendous losses at Ultramar.
Guardian Angels provided with a Ramilies Class Star
fort from their home planet’s factories as a
gift for their continued protection. – This
is also a move from the Machine Cult in an attempt
to make peace with the Chapter.
A small Battle force of Guardian
Angels is dispatched to fight alongside the Ultramarines
against the Tyranids on the Agriworld: Deran II.
The Guardian Angels 4th Company arrives late, and
are only part of the final battle. – A heavy
defense is set up by the Marines, the Imperial Guard
and the remaining PDF Forces; But the world is lost.
The last forces are evacuated, and Exterminatus is
carried out by Admiral Von Hock on orders by Lord
Inquisitor Secoino.
901.M41
Fourth Quadrant War,
Tyrant of Badab. Astral Claws master, Lufgt Huron,
revolts near the Maelstrom. – Eventually resulting
in the Red Corsairs Chaos Marines.
907.M41
Three Guardian Angels Battle Companies and their Ramilies
Class Star fort rerouted to the area surrounding the
Maelstrom, for Space lane control and boarding actions.
907.M41
Ork incursions in Ultima Segmentum.
First Ork appearance in jungles on Icar V.
Icar V Orks battled by PDF forces and the Guardian
Angels 10th Company.
After several weeks, the Orks are finally eradicated
by orbital bombardment from the Guardian Angel Battle
cruiser “Sword of the Heavens” under the
orders of Ordo Xenos.
914.M41
Guardian Angels provided with two new Strike cruisers
and several complete Tactical Dreadnaught Armours
by the Inquisition; for the Chapters efforts during
the Badab uprising.
The equipment has been requisitioned and rebuilt from
Marine Chapters that rebelled during the Badab War,
as well as newly crafted equipment.
991.M41
Guardian Angels first encounter Necrons after having
come to the aid of the Imperial Guard.
Battle rages long and hard before the Necrons mysteriously
dissappear from the battlefield.
992.M41
Second Tyranid war against Hive Fleet Kraken.
Guardian Angels 4th Battle Company with their Battle
Barge "The Shadow Guard" and its two supporting
Strike cruisers; “the Gloriam”, and ”the
White Angel”, fight a Tyranid Splinter Fleet
on the Agri World Iridia Prime.
Newly appointed; Captain Daniel of the 4th Company
is set in Charge of the Planets remaining PDF, and
the Planetary Imperial Navy Airborne. – With
these forces under his command, the great Captain
defeats the Tyranids in record time, and with surprisingly
few losses.
The Chapter however loses their experimental Hive
mind disruption Generator before it can be properly
tested.
992.M41
Guardian Angels and Adepta Sororitas enter a special
pact of friendship and trust; after the Chapter comes
to the aid of a Tyranid besieged Chapel Majoris of
the sisters Hospitaler.
993.M41
Inquisitorial supervision ended. -
Guardian Angels officially found not guilty on all
charges, as they are completely loyal to hummanity,
the Emperor and the Imperium; as well as showing no
signs of mutation, heresy or the taint of Chaos.
The Chapter is rewarded with the Inquisitorial diploma
of purity and are granted the right to carry out their
Chapters belief as part of Imperial dogma.
994.M41
A small Battle force from the Guardian Angels partakes in the joined Chapter operations of the Balur Crusade against Xenos held worlds along the Eastern Galactic Fringe.
Force lead by Marneus Calgar.
994.M41
Operation; Enduring Sweep.
The Guardian Angels and Aegyptus Astartes Chapter ally to battle Splinter Fleet; Talos III in the Udigo VI system.
The battle rages in space; with boarding actions, in mining meteors, onboard Tyranid vessels, and on the desert planet of Udigo VI for 42 days before the Tyranids are defeated and the Imperial Guard take over.
999.M41+
Present Day.
