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By decree of the High Lords of Terra all information involving records of this Astartes group is to be safeguarded and only to be shared by an inquisitor that the Ordos -Redacted- has proven worthy of being aware of the group or if necessary to any inquisitors who have the misfortune in crossing paths with this group. Those who do not fit this distribution should be subjected to mind scrubbing or if necessary silenced immediately.

This data relic contains all available known records of the Astartes known as the 'Void keepers'

Chapter Origins: Void keepers' past is kept secret by the chapter itself, much about this chapter is kept secret, however in battles involving void keeper casualties some data on their origin could be traced. This can also be due to their void-based nature not having any homeworld or any homeworld that is aware of the imperium at large.

The void keepers' first-ever recorded presence comes from 889.M41. during a daemonic incursion on the hive world of -Redacted- where a local guard regiment and sisters of battle fought an army of chaos daemons. In the final hours of the world's forces came the void keepers, they came forth to assist the world's defenders from the onslaught of daemonic forces and they were able to successfully banish hordes of daemons. It was however when the mastermind of the entire invasion a greater daemon of Tzeentch a 'lord of change' attempted to lead a powerful counter-attack to this new threat where it was reported as 'not foreseeing this event'.

This resulted in the void keepers' successfully beating back the counter-attack and defeating the greater daemon, however instead of banishing the greater daemon of Tzeentch the Astartes 'contain' the daemon in a device and shortly after closing the source of the breach into the warp. During the aftermath, much of the world inhabits were slain in the invasion along with most of the defending forces. From those that had remained on the planet when inquisitors from the Ordos heretics had come to investigate they found the world mostly abandoned only finding a few surviving imperial citizens who were still alive and not insane.

After nearly a complete Terrian month from surviving servo-recordings and comprehensive interrogation, the report indicates that the void keepers had offered the survivors a choice to follow with them for a chance of retribution against those who destroyed their world and defend humanity from those who seek to destroy the human race. Where -Redacted------------------------------joined the void keepers and left the planet leaving only the few who didn't accept their offer.

From then on only a few sightings have been seen of the Void Keepers throughout the stars, never staying in one place for long.

Chapter Behavior: The chapter is usually moving throughout space mostly in the outer sectors where not few tend to find themselves willingly, sectors such as the 'Halo Stars' and the 'Ghoul stars' have the most sightings of the void keepers' home fleet.

The void keepers tend to avoid the imperium at large avoiding internal conflict, especially with those involving the ecclesiarchy and the inquisition. Regardless the void keepers tend to heed calls of aid on those imperial worlds with no strategic value, and even would defend imperial citizens from outside forces even from other Astartes.

During a tyranid invasion on 892. M41. the Astartes known as the Marines Malovent attempted to destroy an entire civilian living settlement by orbital bombardment believing a gene-steal cult had been the reason for the invasion. In which the void keepers crippled the Marines Malovent ships that attempted to do the bombardment finding no evidence of a cult. Threats were exchanged between the two Astartes forces but resulted in a private vox message between the chapter master of the Marines Malovent and an unknown individual aboard one of the void keepers' ship, in which the Marines Malovent simply left the battle leaving the void keepers to finish escorting survivors to safety.

The Void keepers also have been reported to be searching for all forms of relics or knowledge which some inquisitors believe an entire part of their home fleet would break off to find this relic or lost knowledge after learning of it. They could spend decades in order of searching for such a find calling them 'Seeking Crusades' which has led them to encounter members of the cult Mechanics and have positive ties with different agencies of Mars due to their shared interest in seeking lost knowledge.

Along with that, the Void keepers will assist any other Astartes loyal to the imperium, usually choosing those who are considered 'true Astartes'. For in 994. M41. During their penitent crusade the Lamenters were set upon a Tyranid hive fleet attack while defending a local civilian settlement. It is unknown if they were aware or unaware of the penitent crusade they held but while the dwindling Lamenter forces were on the brink of being whipped out the void keepers stepped in to assist their fellow Astartes. Some reports that they even set their apothecaries to collect the gene-seed of the fallen blood angel successors to return them back to the marines.

There have also been reports of the void keepers other assisting chapters such as but not limited to:

• Space wolves
• Sliver Skulls
• Raptors
• Salamanders
• Crimson Fists
• Blood Ravens
• Celestial Lions
• Blood Angels
• Charnel Guard

Chapter Recruitment: In theory, the Void Keepers have many ways of recruiting from having natural births among their massive fleets or pulling from those young appliances whose families join their ranks after they save their home world. In which they will undergo an unknown amount of training in which they will become an Astartes of the void keepers, but the way they recruit is all but a mystery however these reasons are most likely.

Chapter geneseed: From fallen void keepers that were able to be safely extracted and examined, the void keepers have traces of ultramrine Geneseed. Unlike the normal successor of the ultramarines, the gene-seed of the void keepers seemed to be altered in such a way that it seems that this gene-seed could be implanted into a 'non-human'. Once again this is only in theory... but during a report of the void keepers on a battle a witness claimed to see a void keeper with the 'head of a dragon' spewing an acidic green flame at a durkari raider. Along with other reports of those void keepers with 'wings', 'tails', and even single horns of non-chaos origins.

It is unclear if these reports of mutation are fact or fiction, due to the fact that void keeper geneseed is extremely unlikely to cause any mutations due to the stable nature of the void keepers' geneseed.

Chapter heraldry: The void keepers' heraldry does in some ways match the standards of the Codex Astatres having Apothecaries, tactical squads, and even tech marines with the respecting marks.

But the main heraldry of a single marine is that of a black-and-white armor scheme. Where their legs possess white joints and black plating, while their arms possess a reverse faction with their joints are black with white plating. Their chest and pauldrons have a primary black color with the secondary being a white color. Their upper helm are black while their lower face plate is usually white, with the lenses of their helms being red.

Their symbol is that of a double circle with the outside circle having three bumps with the middle circle holding three arrows pointing to a skull. The holy aqualia on their chests have been altered with that of the same symbol resting on top of the heart of the two-headed eagle only being a white/silver color not and not gold. Although on their other soldier lacks any symbol for squad identifications like that of the codex Astartes usually differing from different companies.

From a cracking hammer to a nine-tailed fox head, it is theorized that some of these different companies are specialist squads tackling different tasks. Usually, no two companies with different symbols are seen together only ever rarely seen but this is only when the void keeper's homefleet is under attack.

Among the reports, there are rumors of the void keepers who lack any white markings donned in completely black armor with weapons of unknown origin able to stop greater daemons in their tracks with a single blow. It is said that these marines are donned in an unrecognizable mark of Astartes power armor never seen before.

Chapter wargear: From common Astartes power armor and boltgun patterns, the void keepers possess a wide variety of war gear in their charge from plasma, melta, to even infrequent volkite-based weapons. The void keepers are well equipped even possessing a large amount of terminator plate and dreadnought along with a shadow sword tank to even a gunship that seemed to be similar to that of a 'blackstar gunship' used by Ordos xeno's deathwatch.

This gunship is called a 'Lunar Storm-Pattern gunship' having an arsenal of a variety of weapons systems and quick shock assault systems installed. From quickly deploying Astartes to placing down or dropping armored vehicles such as Rhinos or razorbacks on and/or behind enemy lines.

But what is most curious about the void keepers is their equipment that is used to 'contain' certain targets or items, these 'containment devices' are similar to a nercon tesseract trap. Surprisingly the strange nercon energy of these traps is never detected when used, but these devices can differ on the target usually increasing their size. Such devices were used to contain a 'lord of change' and a 'Tyranid bio-titan' on a few such reports of these devices being used.

Also to note is the large number of ships in void keepers' fleet, from the usual Astartes battle barge to a single retribution-class battleship. In the many theories of this chapter, some believe that some of these ships were stolen from traitor warbands or have been acquired by other successor chapters joining the void keepers both theories have been yet to be proven although it is highly likely.

Other reports speak of a much larger ship known as the 'Ark of Terra' which has been described as a massive ship of unknown make, of course, sprout theories of this so-called 'Ark' but one theory is one that the members of Adaptus Mechnicus who are aware of the void keepers' assistance. They believe the Ark of Terra is a ship that pre-dates the age of strife, being able to go through space in time without the usage of the warp along and able to spread this to other ships in their homefleet.

It is unknown if this is true but Ark of Terra could be a -REDACTED------------------------- due to rumors of what the void keepers call 'Sol's betrayal where -REDACTED-------------

Chapter Hierarchy: It is unknown of who commands the void keepers for it is said that they do not possess any Chapter Master, what is curious about the void keepers is that some say that an inquisitor leads the void keepers. However, due to their tendency to avoid Inquisition forces and would fire upon Inquisition forces if they attempted to subdue or terminate a Void Keeper, this rumor seems to be false.

Regardless agents of all the holy ordos are attempting to find any records of this 'Salem Grey' but none have come up in finding any inquisitor by that name. Yet a single eyewitness has reported a 'man in black armor' leading a group of black-armored space marines against a Tyranid invasion with a golden armor giant draped in a purple cloth.

The chapter's companies are split into numerous small chapters, usually ranging from 250-500 per chapter, unlike the guidelines of the Codex Astartes. A captain is assigned to each company and reports to the group known as the 'council of the ark' who seem to be the ones who command the void keepers as a whole.

The council of the ark whoever they might be is unknown like most of the void keepers' information, only believing that the council is abode the 'Ark of Terra' leading the void keepers' home fleet.

Another notable factor in the hierarchy is that the void keepers have been reported to have a cult of the Adeptus mechanics that has been seen with the void keepers on several occasions. The admech denies the existence of this 'cult' simply claiming it is all false reports however when the facilitator general was asked by the other high lords he -REDACTED-----------

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The Chapter however still claims that the emperor is the master of mankind not -REDACTED------------------------ the Omnissiah- REDACTED---------- They still possess chaplains despite this and tech marines but -REDACTED------------

Chapter Interactions with Xenos:

Aeldari/Eldar- The void keepers have been said to aid the Eldar and where they even assisted in defending a eldar craftworld, along with this the eldar have been seen coming to the aid of the void keepers on rare occasion.

Durkari/Dark Eldar- The void keepers will purge any Dark Eldar on sight.

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Orks- The void keepers have been fighting with the orks however some Ork Freebooters have traded with the void keepers for 'strange but shiny spikey bits'

Tau- The void keepers will purge any tau on sight

Farsight Enclave- Similar to the Eldar the void keepers have aided Commander Farsight on occasion, aiding his forces against chaos forces on more than once.

Nercons- -REDACTED------------------ In the chase of Trayzn the Infinite the void keepers have a 'trade agreement' with the collector usually involving both parties trading something in exchange of something else, however those who were luckily
and leave with their freedom intact speak that Trayzn admires the void keepers where it seems he will aid the void keepers on a 'relic crusade'.

Tyranids- The void keepers will actually attempt to contain however many Tyranids they can rather than purge them for an unknown reason. It is also to note that they will do similar mentioned when it comes to the very many gene-stealer cults attempting to contain rather than purging.

Chapter Relation to Chaos: Any attempt with chaos has been one of hostility where not a single void keeper has been reported to fall to the destinies of the warp. However, an Agent of the Ordos Malleus was once captured by the void keepers and warned that there is a fair worse threat lurking in the world known as the -REDACTED- king and even warned of a strange anomaly that can -REDACTED- solar bodies where -REDACTED------------------

Chapter threat level: The Void Keepers do not pose any threat to the imperium due to their nature of secrecy, however, the Void Keepers have shown that inquisitor agents and the Minotuars chapters are no match for their forces. It is forbidden to send any more inquisitorial agents in an attempt to neutralize the void keeper, especially agent assassin for they are -REDACTED---------- instead of being killed.

Current chapter whereabouts:
Upon the indomitus crusade, the chapter has somehow received Primaris reinforcements they have been more active as of late but this has caused more rumors to spread about the void keepers in an attempt to collect relics involving -REDACTED-in which has seen the void keepers clash with Vashtorr and his 'Army of Renown' in seeking these relics.

"In the dark, we thrive!"

Author's Note

A simple 'What if' special for my birthday...

This isn't canon to the main story however this does have breadcrumbs here on the main story without diving into spoiler territory. Plus some fun 40k candy just to have here for all of you my gift to all of you guys.

I've seen fan art of an SCP theme space marine chapter before and I don't think it's half bad, still decided to take my own take on an SCP/MLP chapter. If you noticed there is a certain named character from MLP as a space marine... like that one nightlord story here on fimfiction I enjoyed reading when I first was getting into 40k.

This was just a One-shot 'what if' with some lore-friendliness to 40k with that SCP flair.

I think it would be funny about this homebrew chapter trading with Trazyn like they were both trading card collectors.

Still hope you all have a great day, and thank you for Fire Hearth, Joe Toon, even though he might not read my story I thank Alex-Keller for him accepting my Commission for this story.

Now time to keep writing the main story.