A THOUSAND CHAPTERS

On many occasions in the Imperium’s history, there have been long periods of rebellion and anarchy; times when the balance of power has suddenly changed and history been lost or re-written. Many later Foundings of Space Marines were born of such troubled times, making it impossible to ascertain when they were created. Their origins are ever shrouded in mystery. All that is known for sure is that there are approximately a thousand Chapters today–perhaps less than one Space Marine for every planet in the Imperium. This has remained the case even since the inception of Primaris worlds – those planets that play host to new Primaris Chapters and their fortress monasteries.When the Great Rift yawned open, it swallowed many long- standing Space Marine strongholds,their Chapters now considered lost forever.

帝國歷史上曾經(jīng)有過漫長的叛亂和混亂時(shí)期，在這些時(shí)候，力量的平衡突然改變，歷史則會(huì)遺失或被重寫。很多后期組建的星際戰(zhàn)士戰(zhàn)團(tuán)就是誕生于這樣的糟糕時(shí)期，這也讓查明他們的組建時(shí)間變得不可能，他們的起源包裹在謎團(tuán)中。我們現(xiàn)在能夠確信的是：目前大約有一千個(gè)戰(zhàn)團(tuán)——也許帝國的每個(gè)世界都只能分不到一個(gè)的星際戰(zhàn)士。即使原鑄世界——那些用于容納新的原鑄戰(zhàn)團(tuán)和他們要塞修道院的世界出現(xiàn)后情況也仍然如此。當(dāng)大裂隙張開難以逾越的鴻溝之后，它吞下了眾多位置遙遠(yuǎn)的星際戰(zhàn)士據(jù)點(diǎn)，他們的戰(zhàn)團(tuán)也被認(rèn)為是永遠(yuǎn)失落了。

It can be said that there are three main categories of Space Marine Chapters. The first and largest group are the scions of Guilliman–those Chapters descended from the Ultramarines and their Primogenitors.These Chapters maintain their own traditions,for the Codex Astartes insiststhat each should have its own name, badge and heraldry. Nonetheless, they honour Roboute Guilliman as their Primarch and his successor, the ruler of Ultramar, as their distant liege. Should the returned Primarch or the Lord of Ultramar ever need aid, he will find these Chapters ever willing to fight at his side.

可以說星際戰(zhàn)士戰(zhàn)團(tuán)有三種主要的類別，第一種也是最多的一種是基里曼的子嗣——極限戰(zhàn)士與始祖戰(zhàn)團(tuán)（機(jī)仆：第二次建軍的十二個(gè)藍(lán)精靈子團(tuán)，經(jīng)常跟藍(lán)精靈一起出任務(wù)）的子團(tuán)。這些戰(zhàn)團(tuán)保有著他們自己的傳統(tǒng)，因?yàn)榘⑺顾厥サ鋱?jiān)稱每個(gè)戰(zhàn)團(tuán)都要有自己的名稱、標(biāo)識(shí)和紋章。但是，他們尊奉羅伯特 基里曼為他們的原體，并且視原體的繼承者——奧特拉瑪?shù)慕y(tǒng)治者為自己在遠(yuǎn)方的君主。倘若歸來的原體或奧特拉瑪之主需要幫助，他們便會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這些戰(zhàn)團(tuán)伴隨在他們身旁作戰(zhàn)。

The Chapters in the second largest category owe their genetic inheritance to another Primarch,but follow the Codex Astartes as closely as their divergent genetic heritage allows. While primarily made up of successor Chapters, such as the Crimson Fists and Brazen Claws, this group also includes several Chapters from the First Founding – most notably the White Scars, Imperial Fists, Iron Hands and Raven Guard. While they still venerate their own Primarchs,they nevertheless also aspire to the high standards and wise teachings that Roboute Guilliman put down in the Codex Astartes.

第二個(gè)大類的戰(zhàn)團(tuán)繼承了其他原體的基因，但他們也在自己不同的基因遺產(chǎn)允許的范圍中嚴(yán)格地遵循阿斯塔特圣典。他們主要是諸如緋紅之拳和青銅利爪之類的子團(tuán)，其中也包括許多初創(chuàng)戰(zhàn)團(tuán)——最明顯的是白色傷疤、帝國之拳、鋼鐵之手和暗鴉守衛(wèi)。他們?nèi)匀怀缇醋约旱脑w，不過他們也向往羅伯特 基里曼在阿斯塔特圣典中寫下的崇高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和智慧教導(dǎo)。

The final group is even more aberrant.These Chapters, whether by virtue of a gene-seed quirk, the teachings of their own Primarch, or even sheer stubbornness, eschew the Codex Astartes in favour of their own structural and combat doctrines. The Black Templars and Space Wolves are amongst this group, remaining fiercely independent and looking to their own divergent beliefs and ways of war.

最后一類則更為異常。由于基因種子的某些奇怪特性、他們自己原體的教導(dǎo)甚至純粹是出于固執(zhí)，這些戰(zhàn)團(tuán)有意回避阿斯塔特圣典，他們更偏好自己的組織結(jié)構(gòu)和戰(zhàn)斗信條。黑色圣堂和太空野狼就是其中的成員，他們保持強(qiáng)烈的獨(dú)立性，并尋求自己不同的信念和戰(zhàn)爭方式。