Archived: Vengeful Crusade

The Vengeful Crusade is an assortment of Space Marine Chapters, the Loyalist remnants of the Knights Azure Traitor Legion, Imperial Guard Regiments, Titan Legions, and Knightly Houses, allied under the unifying dual causes of defending the Imperium from threats, both Chaos and Xenos, and to redeem the name of the traitorous Knights Azure.

The Crusade is completely fleet-based, comprising a vast armada of ancient and newer warships and battle-barges. While still servants of the Imperium they accept neither Uriel nor Cleophus' claims to power, instead taking a neutral stance and offering assistance to either. Despite lacking a world, or Imperial tithe assistance, they have managed to keep a steady recruitment, largely thanks to their hold of half of the Knights Azure gene-seed stocks and to permission from other Chapters and Imperial Governors to recruit from their worlds.

While best known for their assistance to the Imperium during the Great Reavings, they are also known for their daring raid on Terra in the early years of the 32nd Millenium to recover the gene-seed stock of the Knights Azure, succeeding in gaining near half of it before their discovery and flight from the system. They are also known to keep close ties with the Mechanicum, from which they are able to maintain their ships and heavy equipment, though what they offer in return is currently unkwon.

They are currently engaged in fighting Molos and the Chaotic forces assaulting the Imperium in the 13thGreat Reaving.