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Index Astartes: The Matamatas - Origins |
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The Matamatas was one of the Chapters founded during the 17th Founding raised in response to an major Ork Waargh
around the Terpidus Star Cluster in the Galatic South-East. The Ork Waaagh began upon the world of Lenios and
quickly engulfed the star system and neighbouring systems. Imperial Guard regiments were raised from systems
within a hundred lightyears and rushed to the engulfed systems to stem the expansion of the Ork Waaagh. Several Space
Marine Chapters responded to the call and engaged the growing Waaagh.
What was expected to be a short war became a drawn out stale-mate. The Ork Waarah managed to obtain a foothold in the Terpidus Star Cluster and it was all Imperial forces could do, just stemming the Waaagh and preventing it from growing. Reinforcements comprising of a few Imperial Navy Fleet, Imperial Guard regiments raised from beyond a hundred lightyears and many other Space Marine Chapters filtered towards the Terpidus cluster, but even with the increased in forces, the stale-mate could not be broken. With the prolonged war beginning to drain the Imperium of its much needed military forces, the creation of new Space Marine Chapters was sanction by the High Lords of Terra and the Seventeenth Founding was birthed. The Matamatas Space Marine Chapters belonged to one of the Seventeenth Founding, created from the Salamanders gene stock. By the time the new Space Marine Chapters arrived at the Terpidus star cluster, 14 years have passed since the war begun. With the arrival of the new Space Marine Chapters, the tide of battle finally began to turn, favouring Imperial forces. Within the span of 11 years, the Orks were finally cleared from the Terpidus Star Cluster and the Waaagh was broken. As is usual with Ork incursions, they can never be fully wiped out, and the worlds in the Terpidus Star Cluster continue to face constant Ork raids till this day. Many of the new Space Marine Chapters of the Seventeenth Founding were given Rights of Conquest and they established their bases in the Terpidus Star Cluster, recruiting from among the local population. Thus did the Matamatas Chapter come to be located upon the world of Kopjes. |
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