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RileyRivers

Warhammer 40K Help Request

I have an interest in Warhammer 40K and I wanted to make a lore-accurate chapter of all female Space Marines. Here are some ideas I had.

1) A company of Space Marines become isolated in an area of space where human populations are disproportionately female with few males around. This leads to experimentation to create female space marines out of desperation.

2) Among the successful attempts is a figure known simply as "The Lioness." She becomes the basis for new Gene-Seed for all future recruits with the chapter being called "Daughters of the Lioness."

3) Thinking of making their original Primarch Vulkan with the lost company being Salamanders since I like the fact that they care about civilians and I think it would be neat to give the Daughters similar beliefs and rituals.

4) Thinking that the Daughters have male concubines as a unique type of serf. The idea they work under is that girls born of a Daughter might be more capable of surviving the process of becoming a Space Marine.

Just to clarify, my knowledge of the setting is limited as I am a casual fan. I'm happy to hear any advice to refine this or learn more about the setting. Thank you for reading!
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Added: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
 
FrIgIdToStY
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Female space marines literally aren't  canon because of lore reasons... But as of recently a retcon by games workshop allows for female Adeptus Custodes to exist, and there's always the sisters of battle and silence to choose from.
RileyRivers
4 months, 2 weeks ago
I didn't say it'd have to be canon. What do you say would happen if a company got isolated in a region of space with few dudes and a lot of women?
FrIgIdToStY
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The women would die because the gene-seed used to create Space Marines is only compatible with male genetics. But if its for like a fanfic or something you can do whatever I guess.
RileyRivers
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Did you know that, in the early days of the tabletop game, they offered female Space Marines but they were discontinued due to low sales? This was at a point where the lore wasn't established.
FrIgIdToStY
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Do you have a provable source for this?  That sounds fascinating and I'd like to check it out.
RileyRivers
4 months, 2 weeks ago
They were listed under "Female Warrior" but their armor is unmistakably Space Marine.

Here's a poster featuring two examples
https://www.reddit.com/r/spacemarines/comments/14zgyva/...

Top row on the far left and the second to bottom row on the far left.
Dakisuke
3 months, 3 weeks ago
It almost sounds like the Reasonable Marines, expect they are differences.
FrIgIdToStY
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Because as far as I can tell there's never been legit female space marine models for sale by the creators. As far as I know which is why I'd like a source because I'm genuinely curious.
FrIgIdToStY
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Oh ok I know about those. They were pretty much prototype sisters of battle. Source

https://gamesworkshop.fandom.com/wiki/Female_Space_Marines
RileyRivers
4 months, 2 weeks ago
A comment on my FA Journal gave me this idea that my chapter would be labelled as heretics and traitors for tampering with the Gene-Seed, thus they are constantly on the run. They still try to protect the Empire and help the loyalist chapters in their time of need, even if the risk is getting backstabbed.
FrIgIdToStY
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Nice to see your thing is coming together, I on the other hand can't write anything to save my life.
RileyRivers
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Here's a though. Since the Daughters are constantly on the run from the Imperium, where do they get Gene-Seed for new recruits? One logical source is harvesting it from fallen members of the Chapter.
FrIgIdToStY
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Lol.🙃
FrIgIdToStY
4 months, 1 week ago
How very Space King of them.
Dakisuke
3 months, 3 weeks ago
They almost like the Reasonable Marines in a way (not comparing them to the Reasonable Marines).
max201451
2 months ago
I'll be real with ya mate, your wait (notices the comments) oh someone already told ya about the female space marine thing alright I won't go into it then. but if you want female space marines my only advice is not to make them solely female. someone made a jokey cat maid primarch with "battle siblings" weird as all hell but harmless. however, if you're dead set on the female thing. I say go for Vulking but make it clear it is an extremely rare one off. and make it clear zisteech (yeah I got his name wrong) had something to do with it.

because honestly, I can see that happening.
RileyRivers
2 months ago
My brain has already moved onto a new thing so the female space marine thing is already dead to me. I only even started on that train of thought because of that fat wheelchair girl marine post if you can recall that. I was just trying to make mine less lore breaking and bullshit.
max201451
2 months ago
eh alright
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