| abstract | - The Black Consuls was a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter that was a Second Founding Successor or Primogenitor Chapter of the Ultramarines. An ancient tome of knowledge known as the Mythos Angelica Mortis lists it as one of the 20 Chapters of Astartes founded to make up the Astartes Praeses -- an ever-vigilant Space Marine task force assigned to guard the regions of the Imperium surrounding the Eye of Terror. The members of this Chapter were stern and uncompromising, with a history of xenophobia and violent combat tactics. The Black Consuls were recorded as having been annihilated at the Siege of Goddeth Hive in 455.M41 by elements of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion. Their current status is unknown, though Imperial records indicate that a force of Black Consuls is still operating in the Jericho Reach as part of the Achilus Crusade. Yet, it is very rare indeed for every one of any Chapter's Battle-Brothers to be present at any given battle, even if their home world is under attack. Individual squads may be detached to perform special duties or serve as part of a composite Space Marine force attached to a larger Imperial Crusade. Individual officers may be undertaking consular duties, conversing with their opposite numbers in brother Chapters in order to coordinate larger scale strategy. Some Battle-Brothers may be undertaking duty in the Deathwatch, while in the case of the Black Consuls and other Primogenitors, individuals or small groups may be engaged on a pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Primarch on Macragge. Even if the main force of the Black Consuls Chapter was, as accounts suggest, destroyed, some Battle-Brothers undoubtedly survive, scattered across the Imperium on a myriad of duties. If and when their Chapter's fate is confirmed, these Battle-Brothers will be faced with a choice. If their numbers are sufficient and the resources exist, they may decide to focus all of their efforts on rebuilding their numbers, offering up what remains of their own gene-seed to begin the long process of rebuilding. Or, if too few brethren remain, they may decide to go their separate ways, serving the Imperium as long as they can as in organisations such as the Deathwatch.
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