The Warp, which had been turbulent and capricious for the past standard year, now rose towards a storm of unprecedented fury. Always the largest of the Space Marine Legions, the Ultramarines found themselves divided and despatched all over the Imperium in a desperate effort to stem the tide of invasion and unrest that followed the Heresy. Roboute Guilliman, Primarch of the Legiones Astartes Ultramarines. Counter-Attack is, again, not bad – but you want to be charging to use Interlocking Tactics! Their supply lines cut, their initiative lost and the Scourge Stars in peril due to the War in the Rift, the Nurglites chose to retreat from Ultramar. Above all things the legion venerates Guilliman and his teachings, and the realm of Ultramar Segmentum that they have created together. Each chapter was given stewardship over an area of space, and charged with ensuring its good governance and defence. [12], There would then be a period of rebuilding, decontamination and fortification across the recently reformed 500 Worlds. The main body of the Legion's void craft fleet is made up of mid-scaled cruisers and smaller Battle Barges of various classes, along with substantial numbers of lighter pattern purpose-built Strike Cruisers, frigates and fast patrol cutters, all which can be produced by the shipyards of worlds across Ultramar. [1c][15a] One of the furthest realms from the light of the Astronomican, Ultramar lies south of the Tau Empire and Ichar IV. They start at 185 pts for 5, and have basic Assault Marine profiles (with Jump packs), but also Artificer Armour and power swords. The reunion of father and son, and the relocation of the XIIIth Legion of the Legiones Astartes to the planet merely reinforced Guilliman's position as the true leader of Macragge. [Needs Citation], During the Great Crusade, Ultramar maintained a steady supply of new recruits for the Legion, such that the Ultramarines became one of the largest Legions ever. This had allowed the people of Macragge to maintain contact with several neighbouring human-settled star systems, despite the storms' fury, and so retain a tenuous link to the rest of human space and the knowledge that it was not alone in the darkness. - posted in + ULTRAMARINES +: Hi everybody, I am thinking of adding some Adeptus Mechanicus units to my Macragge PDF and Ultramarines armies. Along with the Scythes of the Emperor and the Ultramarines themselves, there is now a force of 10,000 Sons of Guilliman ready to defend the Realm of Ultramar at all times. They must heal the rift between Ultramar Segmentum and the Imperium. Then, in 111.M42, after his return to Maccrage during the Plague Wars, Guilliman announced that he had made a grave mistake when he had allowed the official borders of Ultramar to shrink so drastically in the days after the Horus Heresy. It is home to the Fortress of Hera, the Ultramarines' fortress-monastery. Re-rolling Runs is only really useful in turn 1 and 2, as otherwise you’ll want to charge. The Codex emphasises a balanced, combined-arms approach to warfare, but is also flexible enough to recognise that there are times, such as when Guilliman defeated Alpharius, when a more extreme approach is required. Though the Ultramarines would eventually prove victorious, they would not be afforded the luxury of reaping the fruits of their victory. While all within Ultramar are subjects of the Emperor, the Supreme Leader of Ultramar was always Roboute Guilliman. [2a] It, along with the Ultramarines themselves, was left largely unscathed by the Horus Heresy[1a], though it was invaded by the Word Bearers resulting in the Battle of Calth.