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Tomb Lords

Imperial Fists Successor Chapter

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The Tomb Lords are a Successor Chapter to the Imperial Fists, and as such follows its parent Chapters' preference for siege warfare.

Lore:
The world of Pyrodiah was formally ruled by feudal warlords, but was quickly brought in-line with Imperial doctrine when it was assigned as the Tomb Lords Homeworld. Between M36 and M41, known as the Age of Apostasy, the Necron presence far beneath the surface began to stir. The Tomb Lords returned home to counter-attack the threat from beneath the worlds' feet, and pushed back against the metallic menace. Through grueling combat within the Necron catacombs deep underground, the threat was effectively neutralized, though pockets of the ancient robots still persist across the planet, rising to harass civilian and military centers.

The Necrowatch:
Pyrodiah is a Necron Tomb World. For as sure as a star rises over the horizon, the menace beneath the crust awakens.
As a response to this threat on its homeworld from within, an additional company was formed tasked solely with patroling the planet
Initially in collaboration with the Ordo Xenos Deathwatch, the extended timescale forced the Ordo to withdraw from the planet, but provide necessary resources specifically for repelling the Necrons.
The people of Pyrodiah were among the first to recognise the importance of the Necrowatch, for it was traditional for a portion of the warrior caste of the planet to fulfil the role of security.
With the formalisation of the Necrowatch, The Tomb Lords grew a bond with its imperial charges on par with the duty of care the Salamanders exhibit. This in turn seems to have had a positive effect on recruitment, as increasingly more of initiates survive the trials of transformation into Astartes for the chapter.

The Great Vigil:
[to be written]

Librarian Deviation:
[to be written]

Completed Models

WIP Photos

Firstborn Heretic Models

Models made: These models were original based on combining the Necron Immortal torso back piece with a standard Space Marine chest piece. The legs were a resin 3rd party part, now OOP, made by Anvil Industry. This made the models unusable in official GW stores and events, but worked great aesthetically.
**Old Lore: ** The Lore was a secondary consideration to the design. The Tomb Lords in Lore started as above as Loyalist, but events unfolded that forced the chapter to use Necron technology to supplement their wargear. This ultimately would have had a Master of the Forge take the place of Chapter Master, seeing the use of Necron tech as suitable so long as it was in defence of the Imperium. Even when fighting Loyalist factions the Tomb Lords, then labeled the "Necrostartes," still considered themselves loyal to the Imperium.