Silver Skulls
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| Battle Cry | "Primus inter pares(First Amongst Equals)" | |
| Founding | Unknown | |
| Successors of | Ultramarines, possibly | |
| Successor Chapters | Unknown | |
| Chapter Master | Argentius | |
| Primarch | Robute Guilliman, possibly | |
| Homeworld | Varsavia | |
| Strength | Unknown | |
| Specialty | Headhunting, Prognostication | |
| Allegiance | Imperium of Man | |
| Colours | Gunmetal and black, with silver helms and aquilas | |
The Silver Skulls are a Space Marine chapter created in an unknown later Founding. They've been around since the days of Rogue Trader, decapitating heretics, covering their heads in silver and them as trophies. This practice is also employed by the White Scars on the skulls of those captured by the Hunt.
Mostly known these days for starring in short stories and a full novel by Sarah Cawkwell.
Prognosticators
The Prognosticator is the Silver Skulls equivalent of a Librarian. Prognosticators use various forms of divination to predict the future. These forms of divination often use psychic Tarot Card wafers, Rune Stones, etc. It is with their predictions that the Silver Skulls choose to go to battle, because their homeworld's culture places great reverence on psykers. In addition, they also serve as part-time Chaplains, for aforementioned reasons. Although if you think about it, that's a genuinely terrible idea, even by the standards of 40k's 'Put a lunatic in charge and assume it'll work out ok' style of poor choice making. Putting the dude who is most likely to get possessed by a daemon in charge of the spiritual well being of everyone else ? That gentlemen is exactly the kind of thinking that leads to minor problems.