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Black Templars
continue their crusade, this time against the Eldar.
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Battle Cry of the Black Templars
The history of the Black Templars can be traced back to the Imperial
Fists' defense of the Emperor's Palace during the Horus Heresy.
After the Traitor Legions had been defeated, it was decided that
the loyal Space Marines should be split into smaller Chapters. Rogal
Dorn – Primarch of the Imperial Fists – agreed reluctantly,
and the Black Templars were created. Since that time thousands of
years ago, the Black Templars have been on the greatest and longest
crusade the Imperium has ever known to prove their loyalty to the
Emperor.
COMBAT DOCTRINE
The Black Templars have continued in the style of their founder,
Sigismund, in that they prefer close combat to ranged warfare. Face-to-face
with his enemy, a Space Marine can earn honor and respect and be
sure that his foe is truly vanquished. This inclination for close
combat is further emphasized by the fanaticism of Black Templars
battle brothers, whose righteous anger makes them impatient and
headstrong. Black Templars will drive towards the foe relentlessly,
their own casualties only serving to spur them on faster, hungry
for vengeance against the slayers of their brethren. As part of
their dedication to the Emperor, the Black Templars swear fell oaths
of faith and protection. Before a battle, it is customary to renew
one of these vows to the Emperor – the type of vow made focuses
the thoughts of the Initiates on a particular aspect of their duties
and encourages them to extreme bravery, ruthlessness, or sacred
revulsion against the foe.
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