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THE
GUARDIAN ANGELS FLUFF
How long have the Guardian Angels
been around?
What's so special about the Guardian
Angels?
Why is the Chapter named the Guardian
Angels?
What does "Custodes Angelus"
stand for?
What does "Capitulus Patria
Nostra" mean?
What Chapter number is the Guardian
Angels Chapter?
What Chapter did the Guardian
Angels originate from?
Do the Guardian Angels have a
Successor Chapter?
Are the Guardian Angels based
on any religion, history etc.?
Where are the Guardian Angels
based and where do they operate?
Who is really the Guardian Angels
Chaptermaster?
Why is the Chapter so medicaly
oriented?
If the Chapter is so medicaly
oriented, why don't they use clones?
If the Guardian Angels are on
edge with the Adeptus Mechanicus, how come they
are so hi-tech?
How come the Chapter secludes
Psychers, but not Null-Psychers?
Does the Chapter have a spesific
weapon / tactic / fighting style favorite?
Why does the Chapter mostly rely
on swords for close combat?
What is the colour, equipment
and dress code of the Chapter?
In the Chapters fluff it states
that "the Chapter only recruits men with
fair skin, blond hair, blue eyes mesomorphic
traits and blood type O- ~".
Isn't this a bit sexist / rasist / shallow...
?
THE
GUARDIAN ANGELS IN GAME TERMS
Can I; write stories for / use
/ make artwork for the Guardian Angels Chapter?
Does the Chapter have a digital
presens for Computer games like "Dawn of
War"?
How big is the Guardian Angels
Army?
Does Games Workshop know of the
Guardian Angels Chapter?
Is the Guardian Angels Chapter
official?
Who does the Guardian Angels Chapter
belong to?
Are there any more people out
there playing The Guardian Angels?
Is the Chapter for sale?
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What is Warhammer 40000?
What are Space Marines Anyway?
Can there be Female Space Marines?
Are Space Marines Neutred, genderless
etc.?
Are Space Marines really such
Killing Machines?
Are bolters Caseless or not?
SITE
SPESIFIC
Navigating the site
How long has the site been active?
How often is the site updated?
How can I submit something to
the site and/or Chapter?
Why is there a form for contact
rather than regular e-mail?
May I Re-post material from this
site somewhere else?
May I Link to the Guardian Angels
site?
When I recieve a message from
the Guardian Angels, it says it is from "the
Chamber of Angels". What does this mean?
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THE
GUARDIAN ANGELS FLUFF
How
long have the Guardian Angels been around?
The story of the Guardian Angels actually began
in 1990 with the release of the Warhammer 40000
universe-based board game; "Space Crusade".
The DIY project for the Chapter began some
time in August 2003, but the colour scheme and
much of the background fluff originates from the box
art and gaming from Space Crusade back in 1990,
so essentially one can say that the Chapter
has been around since then.
What's
so special about the Guardian Angels?
The Guardian Angels are an extremely detailed
DIY Chapter that is constantly updated with
several projects that hopefully, the community
will find interesting.
Fluff wise:
The Chapter is a Chapter that celebrates Humanity
as the most valuable race in the galaxy. - The
Chapter deals openly with the human public,
practices and preaches lessons of humanity and
knowledge rather that just war.
Their armour is that of white, black, orange
and blue, but unlike most Chapters; the Guardian
Angels have no reservations against using Camo
schemes, and frequently do so.
They are well versed in technology
and medicine; are a well respected Boarding
Specialists Chapter and are known to shy away
from psychers even though they embrace Null-Psychers.
- This has brought them on edge with both the
Inquisition and the Adeptus Mechanicus, but
still, they keep fighting for Humanity and what
they see as it's epitome; The Emperor.
For a more complete understanding of the Chapter,
begin with the Synopsis.
Game wise:
The Guardian Angels is a Chapter that is extremely
diverse with the goal of being able to take
on any enemy on any battlefield, in any mission
at any time and place.
To do this, the Chapter must be flexible and
have the opportunity to field anything from
Codex Astartes. The Chapter must be mobile,
ready and willing.
To do this, the Chapter must be equipped with
bases for any battlefield, have interchangeable
weapons and camo; readymade Army lists for any
occasion and mobile transporter units.
The Chapter is well on its way to completing
this. Now all that remains is economy and time...
Why
is the Chapter named the Guardian Angels?
When trying to find a name for the Chapter,
I wanted it to reflect the Space Marines "Angelic"
Status. Naturally "Guardian Angels"
came to mind, and after checking with the Liber
Astartes (the most extensive Chapter listing
in existence), I found that the name, surprisingly
enough, was unclaimed.
The name reflects the Chapters status as humanities
protectors; both in body, mind and soul. - Not
just body, like most Space Marine Chapters.
What
does "Custodes Angelus" stand for?
Basically its a pseudo high-gothic Latin translation
of Guardian Angels.
What
does "Capitulus Patria Nostra" mean?
"Capitulus Patria Nostra" is the Chapters
motto, and means "The Chapter, our fatherland".
- It reflects the unity of the Chapter, Humanity
and the Emperor.
The idea is that wherever the Chapter goes,
they bring Humanity, and wherever Humanity is,
is their home; the Imperium. - And the Imperium
is the legacy of their father; The Emperor.
- Thus; "The Chapter IS our Fatherland."
What
Chapter number is the Guardian Angels Chapter?
The Chapters background is complex and somewhat
unknown. Therefore the Chapter's true founding date
is unknown, and so is the Chapter number.
Rather than a number, the Chapter uses the infinity
symbol; a Lemniscate.
This also reflects the Emperors enigmatic words
about the Chapter: "And their number shall
be greater than the Stars."
What
Chapter did the Guardian Angels originate from?
This is unknown, but many theories have speculated
as to their origin.
These speculations include: One of the Expunged
Legions, the Ultramarines, the Blood Angels,
the Imperial Fists, a combination of Chapters,
the Custodes Imperator, a Dark Ages of technology
Cult, and even the Pre Heresy Death Guard. -
Whatever the truth is; it is unknown, or the
Chapter has no interest in telling the public
about their origins...
Do
the Guardian Angels have a Successor Chapter?
No.
The Chapter has only recently reemerged to the
Imperium, and even then it has taken time for
them to agree to delivering geneseed to the
Adeptus Mechanicus.
The Chapter has many Imperial Fractions against
them, and the Chapter is unlikely to ever get
a Successor Chapter. - They do however have
representatives in many other Imperial fractions,
like; The Ordo Xenos Killteams, the Legio B&C's
army and Killteams, Navigator Houses, Rogue
Traders, and even some carrying out medical
service with the Orders of the Hospitalers of
Adepta Sororitas.
Are
the Guardian Angels based on any religion, history
etc.?
No.
Although it borrows from some Angelic, Roman
and even Greek aspects, it is not directly based
upon any religion, mythology or history.
Where
are the Guardian Angels based and where do they
operate?
The Chapter is based somewhat to the southeastern,
middle of Ultima Segmentum.
They operate heavily along the Eastern Galactic
frontier, but also have other battle stations,
like in the Maelstrom Sector.
For a more in depth analysis, take a look at:
Operative
locations and Fleet
Assets.
Who
is really the Guardian Angels Chaptermaster?
The real Chaptermaster of the Guardian Angels,
is one of the Chapters Arch Angels, the Venerable
Dreadnought; Metatron.
As a dreadnought, Metatron is however often
found in the reverie like state of stasis, and
while he is indisposed like this, his appointed
voice of the Chapter; the Master and Commander
of Chapter affairs, is the functioning Chaptermaster.
Currently, Metatron's representative is the
honorable Commander; Validus Aequitas.
Why
is the Chapter so medicaly oriented?
This is a functioning of the Chapter handed
down since their begining, that reflects their
ability to protect and heal Humanity.
For the Chapter it is a constant reminder that
their duty lies with Humanity and Protection
not with War.
The Chapter strives for peace, unity and greater
understanding, but to do this, they must have
understanding of both how to take life, and
how to save it.
If
the Chapter is so medicaly oriented, why don't
they use clones?
Many Chapters have tried using clones with little
success. The Guardian Angels are not eager to
follow in their footsteps. - They have full
confidence that what humanity can present them
with will be better, and believe that a clone
merely represents the copy of a single entity,
opening up for the possibility of a single error
(like a virus) eradicating the entire Chapter.
- Diversity is better!
If
the Guardian Angels are on edge with the Adeptus
Mechanicus, how come theyare so hi-tech?
The Chapter is new to the Imperium, but old
in many ways.
They retain strong roots back to the Dark Age
of Technology, and in all secrecy hold their
own fairly complete STC data hidden away at
many locations.
This data has been used to build and maintain
the Chapter, and though the Inquisition know
of the Chapters "deception", they
keep their secret from the Adeptus Mechanicus,
as they believe a monopoly on technology can
lead to a serious unbalance should the Cult
of the Machine God ever fall out of the Imperium’s
graces.
How
come the Chapter secludes Psychers, but not
Null-Psychers?
In the past, the Emperor of Mankind forbade
the Adeptus Astartes to have Psychers within
their Army. - Many Legions went against this
command, including the Primarch; Magnus the
Red, that was eventually destroyed on order
of the Emperor.
The Emperor was immersed within the Golden Throne
before being able to revoke all Astartes Psychers
however, and this has lead to that most Chapters
did, and still do go against the Emperors orders
regarding Psychers. - The Guardian Angels however
remember the Emperors orders, and refrain from
including Librarians in the ranks of their order.
Still, the Chapter needs protection from Psychers,
and ways to train against them or test new initiates
for psychic potential. To do this, the Chapter
keep "the Brothers of Silence". -
The Null-Psychers that nullify psychic abilities
and reveal psychers through the sheer terror
of life drain. - The Emperor never gave a order
against Psychic Nulls, so the Chapter is well
within their bounds using such individuals as
part of the Chapter. - Even if many fractions
of the Imperium frown upon their use.
Does
the Chapter have a spesific weapon / tactic
/ fighting style favorite?
The Chapter strives to be diverse and do not
hold a specific Strategy, tactic or fighting
style as a favorite. Instead using what is most
efficient for the occasion.
It may be noted that
as close combat weapons go however, the Chapter uses blades
for their default close combat weapon; especially
swords, but no axes.
Why
does the Chapter mostly rely on swords for close
combat?
The weapon masters of the Chapter will try to
explain this away to many reasons, like; that
the sword is more elegant, more diverse, easer
to use in confined spaces, that you can easily
stab, slash, hammer and parry with a sword.
Some will argue that the sword is art, and that
it holds a spiritual meaning, and that mastering
the sword gives on greater insight into the
mysteries of existence.
Some will tell you that once you're out of ammo,
the Sword is your friend.
Some will argue that in confines spaces and
Jungles, there is no better weapon.
The essential reason must however be put down
to tradition and military doctrine.
What
is the colour, equipment and dress code of the
Chapter?
This is a complicated question that
is better answered by visuals, but for now,
suffice to say that the Armour is white and
black with a orange and blue shoulder pad. Details
in gold and silver. - The eye lenses are blue.
Sergeants have silver rims to the blue shoulderpad,
while veteran sergeants have a golden rim. -Higher
ranking officers have a massive gold plated
shoulder pad in place of the orange one.
All the Chapters equipment is in a dark metal
based black, and at times the Chapter will also
use suitable camo schemes.
The Chapter for the most part uses a Mk8 Power
Armour hybrid, Carpace Armour or Tactical Dreadnought
Armour, but can also be found in monastic robes
or uniforms of black, white, blue, gold, orange,
and different camo schemes.
The Chapter is almost always adorned with the
Chapter symbol and Imperial Eagle
Equipment distribution is to complicated to
go into here. You should look it up in the Chapters
"Living" Codex instead.
In
the Chapters fluff it states that "the
Chapter only recruits men with fair skin, blond
hair, blue eyes mesomorphic traits and blood
type O- ~". - Isn't this a bit sexist /
rasist / shallow... ?
No!
It was never intended to be a political remark
or a reflection of a view or opinion.
Space Marines must be men according to the official
fluff, the Chapter is loosely based on the traditional
way to illustrate angels; with fair skin, blond
hair and blue eyes. - Also originating from
the original Space Crusade Box Art.
While the Chapter usually retain these traits,
the Melanochrome organ makes it so they get
lighter or darker skin, hair and eyes based
on the location and atmospheric properties they
are in.
Naturally Marines need to be of a genetic makeup
that makes their training as easy and efficient
as possible, and they need to have easy access
to donors for medical emergencies. - Thus the
mesomorphic traits and blood type O-.
THE
GUARDIAN ANGELS OUT OF CHARACTER
Can
I; write stories for / use / make artwork for
the Guardian Angels Chapter?
Yeah, sure!
As long as it’s not for commercial use,
nothing would make me happier!
If you do so, please let me know about it.
I would also like permission to add such work
to the website (with the proper credit of course),
but retain the right to not put up material
that isn’t suitable in quality or contents,
as well as the right to change, edit and/or
delete submitted material to better fit the
website and/or the Chapter.
To submit something
or get more info etc. please contact
the Chaptermaster.
Also make sure that you take a look at the Legal
Section of the website.
Does
the Chapter have a digital presens for Computer
games like "Dawn of War"?
Yes, but currently not for public download,
and you're not likely to see them in online
games either.
How
big is the Guardian Angels Army?
Fluff wise it is bigger than the Codex Astartes
dictates measuring around 25 000 to 30 000 members.
Around 2000 Marines, a large Fleet and much,
much more.
Take a look at the Chapter
Organization section for an in depth analysis.
In game terms, the Chapter
is huge and still growing.
All the contents can’t be listed here,
but suffice to say that the Army can easily
field a battle force of around 6000 - 8000 points.
Does
Games Workshop know of the Guardian Angels Chapter?
The Chapter was submitted to Games Workshops
European Chaptermaster Competition in December
2004, and is online, so it is a fair bet that
they are aware of the Chapters existence.
Is
the Guardian Angels Chapter official?
No! The Guardian Angels Chapter is unofficial,
and is not endorsed by Games Workshop in any
way.
Who
does the Guardian Angels Chapter belong to?
That is a question that is difficult to answer,
as the universe the Chapter is based upon belongs
to Games Workshop, while the idea and creation
of the Chapter itself belongs to its creator.
Are
there any more people out there playing The
Guardian Angels?
So far there are two ambassadors for the Chapter
based in Legio B&C Armies.
These armies belong to: Chaplain
Mortis, and Demonthenes.
For more info go to the armies respective representation
pages on this site.
Is
the Chapter for sale?
Unless you're Games Workshop, no!
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What
is Warhammer 40000?
In short, its a dark, futuristic wargame for
tabletop strategy, miniature gaming.
Games workshop gives a more complete answer
if you want to have a go at it;
http://uk.games-workshop.com/warhammer40000/background/
What
are Space Marines Anyway?
Space Marines are futuristic genetically enhanced
and super equiped soldiers that are the ultimate
Protectors of Humanity across the Galaxy.
You can find more info about the Space
Marines on Games Workshops website.
Can
there be Female Space Marines?
According to official fluff from the first Index
Astartes book, Marines MUST be men.
They are the Sons of the Emperor, based upon
the Emperors and the Primarch's genes.
Both the Emperor and all known Primarchs where
male, and thus implants made from their genetic
structure can be argued to be x/y chromosome
based and male compatible.
The reason to Marines being male has to do with
that the Space Marine implants are not compatible
with females. Supposedly due to the Black Carpace
(probably a nerve system allocation problem),
which allows a Marine to interact with his Power
Armour through nerve impulses; is not compatible
with females. - Supposedly this is also tied
in with the body's testosterone production ability
and how the nerve-ends fuse with the synth-nerves
in the Black Carpace.
The Warhammer 40000 universe
does hold female, Power Armour clad warriors
however; the Adepta Sororitas. These warriors
do not have genetical upgrades however, and
are just well trained and well equipped human
warriors that wear Power Armour, but are
not capable of becoming one with it.
Earlier fluff does mention
something that can be interpreted as Female
Space Marines, but these are most likely only
early references to the Adepta Sororitas.
Games Workshop has also earlier made a blister
pack with Power Armoured Females.
These models are sometimes believed to represent
Female Space Marines, but where actually ment
to be Female, Human Adventurers in power armor.
You can see the models in question here:
http://www.solegends.com/citrt/rt601adventurers.htm
Although
it is the official view of the Guardian Angels
Chapter; that there is no such thing as an actual
Female Space Marine, there is nothing stating
that Females (even Power Armoured ones) cannot
be trained and equiped like a Space Marine,
and serve in their Chapter. – In fact,
the Guardian Angels have one such individual
within their ranks; "Angelica Graymantle
Angelos", who is a respected officer and
ave inspiring Role Model within the Chapter.
In this respect, the medical
staff of the Chapters Apotecharion also believe
that with the right knowledge, one may be able
to reverse engineer the Black Carpace and bioengineer
females to fit many, if not all of the biological
Astartes implants to a female body. - Still,
tradition, knowledge and willingness go against
this practice.
Are
Space Marines Neutred, genderless etc.?
The Space Marines are NOT genderless, they are
male.
As to whether they are sterile or not, this
all depends on the Chapter.
Some Chapters carry this out in their initiation
process, others do not.
The Guardian Angels belong to the latter of
the two.
Are
Space Marines really such Killing Machines?
Again, this depends on the Chapter.
Some Chapters, like the Mortifactors celebrate
death and suffering, others war.
Most Chapters however are more professional
about it, thinking of war as a means to an end,
and not the purpose in itself.
Some Chapters, like the Ultramarines and the
Guardian Angels, will only wage war when necessary,
and celebrate life, peace and balance instead.
Space Marines as individuals
are not barbaric creatures that only live for
war.
Such descriptions are better suited for Black
raged Blood Angels or Demon infested Chaos Berserkers.
Space Marines however are picked from the finest,
strongest and most intelligent humans humanity
can provide.
These individuals are than trained, scholared
and bio-engineered to become all that a human
can be in every way - not just for war.
As the Guardian Angels go,
they believe that training the mind is just
as important as training the body; and they
strive towards preserving humanity in all they
do.
Are
bolters Caseless or not?
Earlier bolter ammo was completely caseless,
but this ammo was prone to malfunction, and
so a new ammo type was made.
This new Bolter ammo holds a case with a small
kicker charge that brings the projectile out
of the weapon, then the bolt's mini jet engine
ignites bringing the projectile to it's designated
target. - So one may say that they are semi-caseless.
Still, the weapon is very versatile, and is
capable of using a number of different ammo
types, including shotgun ammo.
SITE
SPESIFIC
Navigating
the site
To navigate the site, use the top and bottom
metallic buttons for mainframe navigation.
On the screen, there is a hierocracy breadcrumb
trail that shows what page you are on and what
pages come before the one you are on.
Below this is the secondary navigation-field
that will give you the option to navigate within
the site area you are on.
There are also in-page links that will take
you to different places on the page, other pages
on the site and external sites.
Some pages also provide you with links to similar
topics for further research.
In the future there may also be a help function
on the site, a site index a site map, and a
search function for easy navigation.
How
long has the site been active?
The site has been active since late October,
2004, but has only been open to the wider public
since May. 25'th 2005.
How
often is the site updated?
Great effort will be made to update the site
at a minimum of once per month, but quite often
it will be updated more frequently than that.
On the main page, you can always see the most
current news, when the site was last updated,
and what pages or news stories where last updated.
In addition to this, the sites hot-linked banner
is updated whenever the site is, meaning that
the banner will always tell the public where
it is used about the sites latest updates.
How
can I submit something to the site and/or Chapter?
By using the contact form,
you can contact the Chapter to notify the Chaptermaster
that you wish to submit something, or that you
have a link with a download you wish to submit
to the Chapter and/or Site.
Why
is there a form for contact rather than regular
e-mail?
This is merely a protection against Mail-spiders
and Spam.
If you receive an e-mail from the Chapter, please
do not post it anywhere on the web, other than
in an e-mail back to the Chapter.
May
I Re-post material from this site somewhere
else?
Due to that the contents of this site may come
from different creators, this question must
be handled on a case to case basis.
If you want to re-post something, please Contact
the Chaptermaster to apply for the right
to re-post material.
May
I Link to the Guardian Angels site?
Yes you may, but please do not hot-link anything
but the hot-link banner from the data / downloads
section.
If you do link to this site, I would also like
to hear about it.
When
I recieve a message from the Guardian Angels,
it says it is from "the Chamber of Angels".
What does this mean?
Fluffwise, the Chapter has a major control hub
that is linked into a set of super computers
and Dreadnoughts. - From this Chamber, the Chapter
is capable of communicating with the Imperium,
monitor the Chapters actions all the way down
to an astropathic conduit that relays sound
and images from individual Marines, back to
the Chapter HQ.
Naturally this Chamber, dubbed "the Chamber
of Angels" is also where messages from
the Chapter will be sent from.