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White Lions

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The White Lions are the elite of the elite. Under their general, Yorin Thaurm, they put king and country before anything else and will stand and defend until the very last man. The White Lions are a loyal Codex-compliant Adeptus Astartes Chapter founded in the 36th Millennium, rumoured to be descended from the Imperial Fists. Located in the Ultima Segmentum to the north of the realm of Ultramar, the chapter have since their founding patrolled the area, ever watchful for xeno incursions. In more recent years, the White Lions have been heavily involved in the Damocles Gulf Crusade, being assigned to monitor the activities of the Tau Empire, and defend against their southern advances into the Imperium. A warrior can only join the ranks of the White Lions after displaying considerable valor and skill upon the battlefield. He must then also complete the traditional rite of a Chracian warrior -- to hunt and kill a white lion. These great cats are amongst Chrace's fiercest creatures; they stand as tall at the shoulder as a horse, and a swipe of their claws is enough to shatter a spine. There are accounts of prides of white lions ravaging convoys, and even attacking isolated villages, should they become hungry enough. To slay such a beast is therefore an exceptionally difficult task but, if the warrior succeeds, he is entitled to wear the lion's pelt as a mark of courage. The thick pelt has another use too -- worn over armor, it offers excellent protection against arrows and shot.[1a] The White Lions are Andoran soldiers who have sworn fealty to the Lion Throne of Andor, as opposed to the Queen of Andor. The White Lions were recruited by Rahvin, posing as a western Andoran lord named Gaebril to replace the Queen's Guards. Rahvin had designs to claim the Lion Throne for himself, and needed the swords to achieve his goals as the Queen's Guards would have fought him to the end.

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Icon of the White Lions, an ancient symbol of pride and honour.

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The White Lions are the elite of the elite. Under their general, Yorin Thaurm, they put king and country before anything else and will stand and defend until the very last man. The White Lions are a loyal Codex-compliant Adeptus Astartes Chapter founded in the 36th Millennium, rumoured to be descended from the Imperial Fists. Located in the Ultima Segmentum to the north of the realm of Ultramar, the chapter have since their founding patrolled the area, ever watchful for xeno incursions. In more recent years, the White Lions have been heavily involved in the Damocles Gulf Crusade, being assigned to monitor the activities of the Tau Empire, and defend against their southern advances into the Imperium. A warrior can only join the ranks of the White Lions after displaying considerable valor and skill upon the battlefield. He must then also complete the traditional rite of a Chracian warrior -- to hunt and kill a white lion. These great cats are amongst Chrace's fiercest creatures; they stand as tall at the shoulder as a horse, and a swipe of their claws is enough to shatter a spine. There are accounts of prides of white lions ravaging convoys, and even attacking isolated villages, should they become hungry enough. To slay such a beast is therefore an exceptionally difficult task but, if the warrior succeeds, he is entitled to wear the lion's pelt as a mark of courage. The thick pelt has another use too -- worn over armor, it offers excellent protection against arrows and shot.[1a] Although every Phoenix King since Caledor the Conqueror has offered his bodyguard their choice of replacement weaponry, the White Lions continue to proudly bear the traditional woodman's axe into battle. Many of the axes are ancient heirlooms, handed down from father to son across centuries untold, yet they never lose their keen edge, and can fell a tree or cleave a man in half with but a single blow.[1a] White Lion regiments are often dispatched to join the armies of Ulthuan during times of particular danger, tasked with protecting High Elf generals and mages, or bolstering the overall strength of the army. White Lions are renowned for their unflinching courage in the face of overwhelming odds and terrible horrors, protecting their charge whatever the foe and regardless of the danger to themselves.[1a] The White Lions are Andoran soldiers who have sworn fealty to the Lion Throne of Andor, as opposed to the Queen of Andor. The White Lions were recruited by Rahvin, posing as a western Andoran lord named Gaebril to replace the Queen's Guards. Rahvin had designs to claim the Lion Throne for himself, and needed the swords to achieve his goals as the Queen's Guards would have fought him to the end. After Rahvin was destroyed by balefire wielded by Rand, and Rand himself had taken control of the city, the majority of the White Lions fled Andor and ended up near the Spine of the World with Cairhienin rebels.

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