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In the nightmare future of the 41st
millennium, Mankind teeters upon the brink of extinction.
The galaxy-spanning Imperium of Man is beset on all
sides by ravening aliens, and it is threatened from
within by malevolent creatures and heretical rebels.
Only the strength of the Immortal Emperor of Terra stands
between Humanity and its annihilation. Dedicated to
His service are the countless warriors, agents, and
myriad servants of the Imperium. Foremost among them
stand the Space Marines, mentally and physically engineered
to be the supreme fighting force, the ultimate protectors
of Mankind.
The Emperor's cause is just indeed
– malevolent aliens and the twisted worshippers
of the Ruinous Powers lurk at every turn to corrupt
and enslave Mankind. Enemies are both without and within.
Nowhere is this more so than in the farthest reaches
of the Imperium, especially an area known as the Eastern
Fringe. Here the worlds of Humanity are few and far
between, separated by vast tracts of wilderness space
and hostile alien empires. It is here that a group of
the Adeptus Astartes – the Emperor's greatest warriors,
known to the masses as Space Marines – choose to
make their stand. They are the Ultramarines Chapter,
and they know no fear.
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Created from the flesh of the Emperor Himself, Space Marines are
the elite of the Imperium's fighting forces. They are rigorously
chosen from the hardiest of warrior cultures and then genetically
modified, mentally fortified, and physically engineered to perform
far beyond human limits. Armed with the boltgun – a weapon
of divine wrath – and armored in ancient, artificer-forged
suits of power armor, the Space Marines are living embodiments of
the Emperor's Will and the bane of all the enemies of Mankind.
Space Marines are banded together in small, independent armies known
as Chapters. Each Chapter is made up of a thousand Space Marines
and is responsible for its own recruitment, training, and indoctrination.
Space Marines are noble of spirit, stern of demeanor, and fanatically
devoted to their Chapter and the Emperor. They fight with a zeal
and fervor that no normal man can match.
 The
Ultramarines Chapter has defended Humanity since the very birth
of the Imperium, its unswerving loyalty and bravery matched only
by its formidable battle skills. The Ultramarines' fighting strength
stands as a bulwark against the darkness to protect untold billions
of citizens against the predatory forces that surround them. They
are the Angels of Death and the fire of the Emperor's wrath. None
can stand before them.
In 745.M41 (40,745 CE), the Ultramarines were committed in several
conflicts in and around Ultramar, their home system and base of
operations. The Chapter was also still recovering its strength after
the Scouring of Barchi earlier in the same year. It was at this
time that a previously unknown threat emerged from the uncharted
depths of intergalactic space – the alien race that came to
be known by Humanity as the Tyranids.
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