Editing Sons of Medusa (section)

==History==
The Sons of Medusa, although born out of strife and discontent, share much in common with their parent [[Chapter]] in terms of organisation and philosophy. They too abhor mortal weakness and place an unusual reliance on technology and equipment.

===Founding===
[[Image:Executioners Deimos Predator Executioner.jpg‎|200px|thumb|left|[[Techmarine|Forge-Wright]] of the Sons of Medusa]]The Founding of the Sons of Medusa is highly unusual in that, technically, they were never actually founded at all. Their origins lie within an [[Imperial]] civil conflict known as the [[Nova Terra Interregnum|Moirae Schism]], which itself occurred during the [[Nova Terra Interregnum]]. During this schism, which affected all branches of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] and those Imperial factions closely tied to it, the Iron Hands chapter stood on the brink of destroying itself in an internal chapter war. However, the ruling council of the Iron Hands, the Great Clan Council, was able to settle the matter by getting all concerned to agree to a simple solution; the Moirae dissidents were to be exiled from the chapter, with all parties swearing never to take up arms against each other. In the wake of this ruling, almost a full third of the chapter split away to become a [[Black Templars|fleet-based]] divergent branch of the Iron Hands. Over time, they increased their numbers (by accepting Moirae dissidents from other Iron Hands successor chapters as well as traditional recruiting) and by the time the Moirae Schism was over, the Moirae Iron Hands were reckoned to stand at chapter-strength. The only known exeption is the infamously zero-chill [[Red Talons]] Chapter, which [[That Guy|killed all of their Schismatics]].

With the restoration of the [[High Lords of Terra]] just before the beginning of the [[Age of Redemption]] in the Thorian Reformation in the last years of the [[Age of Apostasy]], the Moirae Iron Hands were carefully judged and scrutinised by the resurgent Imperium for their actions during the Schism, the Interregnum and the Apostasy, and were found pure and loyal to the greater Imperium. As a result, the High Lords of Terra issued a special edict that would ratify the Moirae Iron Hands' right to exist as a Space Marine chapter in their own right. They were renamed the Sons of Medusa and gained new heraldry, as well as the distrust and wary observation of some in the Adeptus Mechanicus and other Space Marine chapters unhappy with this development.

As if to test their loyalty, the first campaign officially issued to the Sons of Medusa was that of the Great Cull; the eradication of those elements of the Imperium found wanting in the aftermath of the [[Nova Terra Interregnum]], the Moirae Schism and the greater part of the [[Age of Apostasy]]. They are noted to have performed above and beyond expectations in this campaign, outshining their parent chapter as well as other Imperial forces with their zeal to destroy Imperial traitors, as well as other foes of humanity.

While their beliefs from the original creed of Moirae have diverged over the years, their adherence to its prophecies filtered through cold mechanical logic has given them a reputation for knowing exactly when to intervene. More recent rumors suggest that their Primaris battle-brothers may have true prophetic abilities, but nobody has been able to prove it yet.

===Recent Years===
The Sons of Medusa most recently appear in Imperial records as one of the chapters who took part in the [[Badab War]] on the side of the loyalists. They entered the war after the initial period of conflict as reinforcements called in to deal with the secessionists after they had officially been deemed heretical. The chapter deployed significant forces to the war and performed admirably throughout. They spent the first few years of their involvement purging enemy outlying strongholds, during which they are only noted to have suffered one serious setback; the destruction of the [[Strike Cruiser]] ''Warspite'', lost with all hands. The ''Warspite'' was destroyed by the secessionist [[Executioners]] chapter; when the Executioners surrendered not too long after, the Sons of Medusa advocated bloody retribution. They were denied this by the actions of the [[Salamanders]] forces present in the warzone, who stepped in to prevent unnecessary deaths. This incident is noted to have seriously soured relations between the loyalist chapters.

The Sons of Medusa were in at the kill of the Fall of Badab and [[Lugft Huron]]'s secessionist forces, being primarily responsible for the capture of one of the star fortresses which protected Badab Primaris from attack. The capture of this particular fortress was the last act needed to shatter the Tyrant of Badab's "Ring of Steel" and open Badab Primaris to planetary assault. Most of their Atropos War Clan now replaced with [[Primaris Marines]]. They took part in the defense against the Invasion of the [[Stygius Sector]].