Shadow Haunters

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The Shadow Haunters are a Loyalist 3rd Founding Space Marine Chapter derived from the Raven Guard gene-seed and their Primarch, Corvus Corax. Its history can be traced back to the early Horus Heresy era.

The last surviving member of the Raven Guards' Mor Deythan, Captain Venandi, who was thought to have perished during the events of the Horus Heresy would later reemerge with the formation of the Shadow Haunters Chapter, which would be a part of the 3rd Founding.

Chapter History
The origins of the Shadow Haunters hail back to the days of the Horus Heresy in the early years of the 31st Millennium. They are the remnants of the Raven Guards' Mor Deythan. Or more specifically, Venandi is the last remaining remnant.

Chapter Organisation
Like their genetic forebears, the Shadow Haunters' are regarded as a Codex Astartes-compliant Chapter, as their organisation, order of battle and tactical operations adhere closely to the tenets laid down by the Codex. But the Shadow Haunters also maintain a high degree of flexibility in their deployments and structures.

Officer Ranks

 * Highlord (Chapter Master)
 * Ascendant (Captain)
 * Votary (Lieutenant)

Specialist Ranks

 * Warden (Chaplain)
 * Librarian (Epistolary, Codicier, Lexicanium)
 * Apothecary
 * Techmarine

Line Ranks

 * Veteran Sergeant
 * Veteran Marine
 * Brother-Sergeant
 * Shade-Brother (Battle-Brother)
 * Scout
 * Neophyte (Initiate)
 * Aspirant

Shadow Haunters Librarians
Like their fellow Astartes Chapters, the Shadow Haunters also maintains a Librarius of potent psykers who are highly talented and trained to master the power of the Warp.

Each Chapter selects its Librarians in its own way, either from seed worlds, as it does with the bulk of its Initiates, or from the ranks of gifted psykers brought to the Scholastica Psykana. Most Chapters train and test chosen psykers following the ancient ways laid out in the Codex Astartes.

Librarians of the Shadow Haunters are trained in this way, and, with few minor traditional variances, have been taught to live by the word of the Codex. Shadow Haunters' Librarians have a number of unique psychic abilities only used by the psykers of their Chapter:
 * Shadows of the Dead - A Shadow Haunters' Librarian can summons shadow versions of vanquished battle-brothers to fight alongside the Chapter and its allies for a short period of time.

Primarch's Curse: Lure of the Shadows
Like their Progenitors, the Shadow Haunters also suffer from certain genetic deficiencies. The Shadow Talon's demeanour heavily reflects their combat doctrine. Generally reserved, Shadow Haunters stay in the shadows until the right time to speak. When they do pitch in they tend to be very recalcitrant and terse, often condemning the more direct tactics of their fellow Chapters. As they become unstable, they begin to mimic the sullen nature of their Primarch before his mysterious disappearance. This usually occurs in three stages:
 * Level 1 - The Battle-Brother is used to working in his small Raven Guard strike team, and finds the direct tactics used by other Chapters to be brutish and ineffective. When commanded into a direct attack that he finds foolhardy, the Battle-Brother is resistant, almost to the level of disobedience.
 * Level 2 - Becoming increasingly intractable, the Battle-Brother is quiet and brooding. In mission briefings he stays in the shadows, only speaking when absolutely necessary. For example, the fellow members of a Deathwatch Kill-Team would feel uneasy around the moody Battle-Brother, tending to avoid him when possible.
 * Level 3 - The Battle-Brother despises the tactics of his fellow Battle-Brothers, knowing that his more intelligent approach is the best way to victory.

Notable Shadow Haunters

 * Venandi -
 * Korvin Ordias, "The Shadow Stalker" - Korvin Ordias is the current Highlord of the Shadow Haunters.
 * Vaen Mordaan -
 * Draevus Kaed -
 * Kyphan Astys -
 * Vykus Solari -
 * Vassorian Orevis -
 * Szavis Ordane -
 * Kasovar Streng -

Chapter Fleet
The Chapter's fleet includes the following starships:

Battle-Barges
Acherus -

Strike Cruisers
(to be added) -

Formerly
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Chapter Relics
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Chapter Badge
The Shadow Haunters' Chapter badge is a _____.