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lumi-klovstad-games · 8 months

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The Rise and Fall of the Wardens of Tamasa, and the Doom of the Euphoric Ravagers

In the Grim Darkness of the Far Future, there is only War.

This Darkness and Conflict has a way of testing the souls of all men, and unfortunately many are found wanting in the end.

The Chaos Marine warband known as the Euphoric Ravagers are a cautionary tale, and a tragic example of how even the best and brightest might fall into corruption and heresy, and the greatest tragedy was that their fall stemmed from their genuine desire to serve the God-Emperor of Mankind and to live righteously.

Initially founded some time after the 34th millennium, the Wardens of Tamasa grew into an Ultramarine successor chapter of great repute. Their assigned sector in the Segmentum Obscurus was regarded by many as “a little Ultramar”, with a dozen worlds noted for their high populations, excellent standard of living, and exceptional degree of safety relative to other nearby sectors.

Having tempered their armor against Ork invasions and Khornate Cults, the Wardens developed a reputation as a noble chapter who could break even the sharpest blades turned against them. Steadfastly rooted in the teachings of their Primarch, Roboute Guilliman, they were driven by a strongly held deep desire to emulate his greatness and honor his legacy.

As the centuries passed, they became warrior philosophers who carefully studied the history of their Primarch and the deeds of their Ultramarine sires and their brothers in the myriad Ultramarine successor chapters. They sought to be the epitome of discipline, order, and strategic brilliance — a star for other Chapters to fix their course by and chart their way to greatness and glory in turn.

And, for a time, it was good. Very good.

By the 39th Millennium, the Wardens of Tamasa had become heroes known far and wide, household names celebrated throughout the Segmentum. Imperial Guard Regiments were proud to serve alongside them, and other younger Space Marine Chapters looked to them for inspiration. The worlds of their sector were called “The Jewels of Tamasa” and were both prosperous and patriotic. Their Chapter Master at this time, Uraius Goremman, led them with unwavering devotion to their cause of emulating their Primarch, and was regarded by all as a wise and just leader much as Guilliman had been.

But they had been noticed by a gaze apart from the adoring eyes of the Imperium of Man. A terrible unsleeping eye in the Warp had caught notice of something stirring in the hearts of the Wardens, a weakness the chapter was unaware of, and one that could be exploited for dreadful purposes. The Wardens of Tamasa had unknowingly acquired the interest of Slaanesh, the Emperor of Excess, Prince of Pleasure, Duchess of Desire, Lord of Lust, and Countess of Chaos.

It started benignly enough: friendly rivalries emerged between the Wardens and other Ultramarines chapters. These were encouraged by Chapter Master Goremman, as these rivalries inspired his men to do better and accomplish more. But in time, the chapter became less concerned with simply living up to Guilliman’s vision and more obsessed with becoming “Ideal Sons” of the Primarch. It was not enough that they live up to his vision and embody his values, they had to be better at it than the other Ultramarine successors, and perhaps even better than the Ultramarines themselves.

The Wardens’ obsession with perfection began to take root and consume them, their once-noble and healthy pursuit of being better scions of Guilliman transforming into an unhealthy fixation on order and discipline, and a firm belief in the preeminence and supremacy of their Chapter over all others. The seeds of Slaanesh’s corruption had taken root, nurtured by the Wardens’ unquenchable desire to mirror their Primarch. Unknown to the Wardens, Slaanesh had seized upon this opening, this weakness that formerly was their strength. The God of Obsession and Prince of Perfection entangled their minds with visions and dreams of grandeur and glory, and promises of unspeakable power to enforce their will upon their sector. The whispers grew louder, growing into sweet and haunting melodies that gnawed upon the Wardens’ subconscious and dominated their dreams. Their obsession with discipline and order grew ever more engorged, and their need for precision and perfection, though it produced ever more glorious results upon the battlefields of the Segmentum Obscurus, gradually alienated their friends and neighbors as it became more and more of a liability.

The rivalries grew more tense and strained, as they became less about pushing chapters to mutual excellence and more about proving the Wardens’ superiority. They started to treat their allies more dismissively — such allies served little purpose but to enable the glory and perfection of the Wardens of Tamasa, after all. This conduct gradually worsened as the Wardens treated any failure to uphold the Codex Astartes harshly, and any who failed to fight exactly as they perceived Guilliman would have were punished severely. As their micromanaging and perfection complexes grew, both their non-Astartes allies and the other Chapters became distant from the Wardens, dooming them to become even more entrenched in their darkening spiral as Slaanesh and its daemons subtly fed the Wardens' darker natures, pushing their obsession further and further.

The Jewels of Tamasa began to lose their sparkle, as the glittering worlds fell into the fundamentalist tyranny of the Wardens; the planetary governors obviously couldn’t be trusted to keep order adequately, so the Wardens literally replaced them. As the Jewels fell to the growing Military Junta of the Marines who once ensured their safety, the vivacious standard of living once known on those worlds and celebrated throughout the region diminished and was replaced by a totalitarian state who ensured order through fear and the harshest punishments for any infraction, as any crime or misstep, no matter how slight, became a blasphemy against the God Emperor and the memory of Roboute Guilliman. Every flaw had to be stamped out by force, because the Wardens had seen the true nature of humanity and realized that what they were doing was necessary, essential even, to realize the visions of their beloved Primarch and the God-Emperor of Mankind. Despite their brutality towards the populace, the Imperium of Man did little to respond; the Imperial Tithe was still being honored, and the populations held fast to Imperial Laws, and so the Wardens were permitted to manage the Jewels the way they best saw fit.

It is not known precisely when the Wardens of Tamasa had become irrevocably doomed to their fate, but the time of their fall into darkness is well known. Their push towards perfection damned them in the final decade of M39, as their habit of placing the Captain of one of their 10 Companies as the governor of each world of the Jewels led to an impasse — twelve worlds, but only ten captains. Chapter Master Goremman held council with his Captains as they strove to understand how their Beloved Primarch had failed to arm them for this eventuality and how to proceed.

What followed broke the Chapter in two.

Chapter Master Goremman, having long held himself to be the paragon of Guilliman’s virtues, was the most vulnerable to Slaanesh’s insidious and corrupting influence. What had been whispers in the beginning were now a heavenly chorus guiding him at all hours, pushing him to seek answers in forbidden knowledge and rituals that promised him the strength and perfection he now constantly craved. In his desperation to attain what he most desired, Uraius Goremman sealed his own fate, and that of his chapter: Goremman decided that the words of the Codex were Absolute, sacred law. There were not "too few Captains" to govern the territory. There were simply too many planets.

With all the compassion and empathy of a raw blade swinging hungrily for the neck of an innocent, Goremman ordered "the surplus" to be "dismantled and redistributed"; two whole planets of the Jewels were to be destroyed after they were stripped of anything of value. This decision horrified the younger captains, who as far gone as they were still acknowledged that their Primarch would never destroy something so practically valuable as two whole Imperial worlds, especially heavily populated and productive worlds, to correct a math error. This disagreement swiftly led to fracturing in the chapter between the younger idealists that made up the Guilliman Loyalists and the older, more experienced (and much more thoroughly corrupted) Goremman Hardliners.

Goremman initially appeared to cede to the Loyalists logic, but their victory was short-lived and trivial, as Goremman emerged after a short period of seclusion and meditation in which he had consulted the heavenly chorus in his mind how he should proceed, and the music had answered. He ultimately declared what just a few months earlier might have been blasphemy in the chapter: Guilliman had been flawed, and not the Icon they had thought him to be. The Chapter Master “reconsidered” Guilliman to be “a flawed but well-meaning prophet”, a great and mighty but ultimately “lesser figure meant to kindle greatness in those who were truly destined for perfection”, namely, the Chapter Master and those who shared his views. It was up to them to “finish” the Codex Astartes by purging it of its imperfections and expanding it as needed to best accomplish their mission, including the establishment of as many companies as would be necessary to ensure the Chapter’s domain — and already it was obvious that the Chapter Master was anticipating expanding his realm further, turning greedy and lustful eyes to the neighboring and technically still-allied sectors as the music in his mind sang of how he could bring those neighbors closer to perfection as well. While the veteran companies agreed with Goremman, the younger Captains and Companies were incensed at the idea their Primarch and his Codex could have possibly been imperfect, and this insult to his memory and his magnum opus had proved the final straw.

Fractures in the chapter which had been developing for years over matters of orthodoxy, culture, and policy finally cracked wide open, and the Wardens of Tamasa split apart, roughly along the lines of older radicals loyal to Chapter Master Goremman, and younger idealists who felt the ideals the chapter stood for were more important than any individual leader, especially as Goremman's instability had been visibly growing. Someone needed to make a stand.

The resulting civil war tore the Chapter apart. After six years of hell, the damage done to the former Jewels of Tamasa was catastrophic. As the pro-Goremman Hardliners exterminated the Roboutian Loyalists, they succumbed to the pleasure of punishing the unworthy and the imperfect with brutal treatment, torturing them in hellishly delightful and horrific ways before taking the ultimate pleasure in executing the infidels. With the extermination of over half the chapter and their subsequent devastation of the worlds they once watched over for failing to live up to their impossible standards, their fall was now complete, and the Chapter was declared Excommunicate Traitoris by the Inquisition. A task force was hastily reassigned from any nearby Space Marine deployments and sent to wipe out the Wardens. Consisting of two companies of the Iron Hands successor chapter the Dawn Stalkers, one company from the Raven Guard successors the Mentors of Deliverance, and a company and a half from the Ultramarine successors in the Azure Magisters paired with the Astra Militarum’s Ephriosian Deathtalons and the Picicrean Black Hawks, the task force departed on a retaliatory Crusade that ultimately saw the Wardens of Tamasa cut and run rather than face destruction, with the now heretic chapter fleeing into the Eye of Terror, not to be seen for over a century.

What emerged from the Eye was not what went in over a century prior. While the Wardens of Tamasa had been corrupted, they had still ultimately desired the best for the galaxy, if only as they saw it in their narrow and murderously dogmatic view. However, the hundreds of Chaos Marines of the Euphoric Ravagers that revealed themselves were a different and even more dangerous beast. While within the Eye of Terror, Chapter Master Goremman had utterly surrendered to Slaanesh’s chorus in his mind. The tendrils of corruption snaked and wormed through his psyche, reforging his mind and soul into something beautiful and terrible: the Chaos Lord Argathes, the so-called “Lightbringer of the Violet Expanse”. His transformation had marked the Wardens’ final descent from well-intentioned extremists into blasphemous anti-crusaders who had eyes on establishing their OWN Imperium of Man, one free of the imperfections of the current system and where instead every soul with the power to act seized on their OWN sense of law and order. This blasphemous Imperium would have at its height Argathes himself, a twisted high priest to impart Slaanesh’s love, wisdom, and adoration to the people.

Donning garish colors and obscene symbols that marked them as Slaanesh’s devoted warriors, the Euphoric Ravagers became a force of unspeakable violence and debauchery. Their once pristine and gilded power armor was now adorned with the garlands of excess and perversion, reflecting their new allegiance and their disdain for the imperfect disciplines of the Imperium. Under Argathes’ leadership, the Ravagers stormed across the Segmentum, indulging in their newfound hedonistic desires, corrupting and devastating all they touched. Their acts of barbarity and perversion became the stuff of nightmares — men, women, and children fell to their knees, driven to howling madness by the overwhelming sensations and displays the Ravagers unleashed, and no one would be spared.

These veteran warriors’ obsession with perfection rendered them an implacable foe, as they had been driven by their madness to become the apex of the warrior's craft — their movements upon the battlefield were well drilled, and hypnotic in their perfect dance-like coordination. Each soldier’s form in combat was beyond reproach, with every shot and strike delivered with nanometer precision, the way they bobbed and weaved to avoid enemy attacks beautiful and graceful beyond compare. Countless of the Emperor’s faithful failed to so much as make a mark upon their glorious and ruined armor and flesh before being slaughtered in new ecstatic and rapturous ways.

So unstoppable and undefeatable were the Ravagers that they were not stopped for good until the Indomitus Crusade, when Roboute Guilliman, returned from the grave, heard what had become of his wayward successors. Despite the righteous fury that he rightfully felt towards the Ravagers and all that they had become and done, he also mourned them. He could not help but feel partially at fault for their fall, even though he fully admitted to his own errors. They had idolized him, and what he represented, and that had pushed them down a path from which the only redemption was death. Perhaps if he’d been more humble, or admitted to his imperfections more in his Codex… but Guilliman pushed these thoughts from his mind, for they would do him no good. He'd seen enough good men fall into darkness and corruption to know that in the end, it was the Wardens of Tamasa that had created an entirely unreasonable and distorted image of him to follow, and their fall had been their own doing. Now, they needed to be stopped, no more and no less.

And Guilliman knew exactly who to send to accomplish this mission.

Despite his initial wariness regarding the young chapter, the Redemptor Roses — a young chapter of Astartes that was crafted from leftover gene-seed from Guilliman’s fallen brother Fulgrim as an experiment of sheer desperation by the Imperium a few years before Guilliman’s return — had recently proven themselves at the Second Fall of Cannaey against a numerically far superior and far more experienced force of their “brothers” from the Emperor’s Children, and the Roses had not only emerged victorious, but had handily butchered the Slaaneshi Marines present on Cannaey to the last man. Even though the Imperium was unable to retain Cannaey at the battle, the Redemptor Roses had proven themselves both loyal and resistant to Slaanesh’s influence, and had already pledged themselves to eradicating the dark god’s influence wherever it could be found. Furthermore, they proved they had the skill and discipline to defeat Slaaneshi Marines who possessed superior numbers and experience, even in situations other chapters might have considered risky or hopeless.

When the Ravagers re-emerged, this time attacking the Fortress World of Agorus, Guilliman called for the Redemptor Roses to answer — and Chapter Master Gautier Boudreaux heartily answered, mobilizing over three hundred warriors to wipe out the Ravagers once and for all. Accompanied into battle by Agorus’ own Imperial Guard — the Iron Dragoons — with High Judge Archus Landaelian and his 2nd Court from the Ceramite Gavels lending their support, as well as the Sisters of Battle of the Order of the Valorous Sigil, justice was finally served upon the fallen Marines. Completely outnumbered and outgunned, with all escape routes cut off, the Euphoric Ravagers gradually realized that their quest for perfection had finally led to them biting off more than they could chew. Their deaths were assured.

And yet, in that moment, realizing that the end had come, something of the Wardens of Tamasa may have reasserted itself. It is said by all who remember the Euphoric Ravagers' destruction that their Last Stand was a PERFECT expression of the combat strategies laid out in the Codex Astartes — literally a textbook example. As justice for nearly 2000 years of blasphemy and depravity finally arrived and ended their reign of terror, they gave one last battle so beautifully executed it would have made Roboute Guilliman himself shed a single tear of appreciation.

Their last act had culminated in everything that they had originally pursued: the perfect example of Guilliman’s warrior values.

The fall of the Wardens of Tamasa serves as a grim reminder of the dangers of obsession and the treachery that may lurk in even the most noble aspirations. Their tragic fall and transformation into the Euphoric Ravagers is a testament to the cunning of the Ruinous Powers, as they were used as unwitting pawns in Slaanesh’s grand game. Their tale reminds all that no matter the purity of one’s intentions, vigilance must ALWAYS guard against the seductive whispers of the Warp.

#I wanted to do something with Slaanesh that GW historically hasn't done:#show how it would corrupt someone without a mountain of drugs and SA convictions #how would Slaanesh corrupt someone who just wanted to do good and detested the things we typically associate with Slaanesh worship?#& even for all that detestation they still cross the line into depravity and hyper ultra violence eventually bcuz that's how Slaanesh rolls #warhammer 40000 #my ocs #warhammer 40k #my oc stuff #wh40k #slaanesh #slaaneshi #chaos #ultramarines #roboute guilliman #chaos warband #indomitus crusade #chaos marines

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ragefear · 5 months

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tagged by @kyghostly thank u and also sorry it took me so long to do this

last song listened to: Bird Seed Special by Raymond Scott. Everything Raymond Scott does is great I just have his artist page on shuffle right now

last movie you watched: Genuinely I think it might have been Oppenheimer way back in July? OH WAIT NO IT WAS THE '95 REMAKE OF MIRACLE ON 34th ST

currently watching: House, Elementary, Letterkenny, and One Outs

other things you’ve watched this year: I watched Trigun. Do NOT ask me about this I'm very normal I promise

currently reading: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. It's genuinely such a beautiful work, highly recommended

currently listening to: Raymond Scott on shuffle lmao. Also I have a playlist for a crackship that I made over the summer that I've been listening to on loop

currently working on: I've returned to last year's OC/Jojo fic that I was using to cope with the horrors. I have a couple of boring groundwork chapters to finish and then things can really start rippin

current obsession: mmm I love. Christmas. sorry for being boring lmao I'm just making sure everything is Just Right, I just got my uncle his gift and my cousins and my brother's done, I'm having a great time out here tags: @pyrogaynia @agengingeer @radioactivecatboy @rogha @ethicallysaucedlibraryfaggot @angelslant

#ask game #no pressure from tags ofc #i love. talking about myself #and i assume other people may also enjoy it

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briefalpacashark · 1 year

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=Sylwanin’s Song chord=

Oldest biological daughter to Jake and Neytiri. Lo’ak’s twin.

1st - Oval-shaped amber bead. The bead was split from one stone. Lo’ak’s song chord holds the other half. A gift from Moat to signify the importance of the twins' birth.

2nd - A small red bead. To signify the first communion with Eywa. Identical to Lo’ak’s.

3rd - Small black bead. A bead given to her by Jake due to the fact that she was the first of his children whose first word was dada. All the others' first word was mama.

4th - A small orange bead with another tied to it to make it look like a small song chord. To signify the first story she remembers being told. The story of her grandmother and grandfather's love.

5th - A small brown bead from Neteyam’s braids. To signify Neteyams favorite lullaby that he sang her.

6th - A yellow feather. The first time she rode an Ikran with her father.

6th - A medium round deep purple bead. For the birth of Tuktirey.

7th- 8th- 9th- small red, small blue, and small yellow. Since she wasn't there for the birth of her older siblings she decided to add them on. Red for Neteyam, blue for Lo’ak, and yellow for Kiri.

10th - A charred seed. Taken from the forest destroyed by the sky people's arrival. Signifying the arrival of the sky people.

11th - Long blue bead. Signifying the start of her storyteller training.

12th - A small brown bead. The first story she sang to her people.

13th - Small blue river stones. Five consecutive - a gap - four consecutive. She and Loak were teased for their five fingers. She learned of her father’s past, how he was once a human. She was surprised but she accepted him fully. The five consecutive beads symbolize that. The four below it also honor her mother’s past.

14th - A piece of her mother’s old bow string. For her start of training to use a bow.

15th - Dark brown bead. Accompanying her mother on one of her hunts.

16th - A bead from her grandfather’s vestiges. The first time she met her grandfather, through the great tree.

17th - Fat red bead. From learning how to ride a Pa’li (direhorse).

18th - An oddly shaped blob of sap from an old tree. Learning about the history of her people.

19th - A white bead with a small tree carved into it. To honor the fall of the home tree.

20th - A circular white bead. To honor the massacre of her tribe before her birth.

21st - Light yellow bead. Tuks first communion with Eywa.

22nd - A long dark blue bead. Learning how to play the omati s'ampta (the blue flute). Only played at the most sacred of events.

23rd - A small purple bead. When Tuk took her first steps.

24th - Grey bead. Seeing the hallelujah mountains for the first time. In awe at her home world.

25th - Small orange bead. To commemorate the song she created.

26th - A white thin bead. When she was old enough to understand her mother told her all she had been through. So she put a bead in honor of her mother, to understand and applaud her strong spirit despite the unspeakable sorrows she went through.

27th - A small blue bead. Getting lost in the forest with Loak, they promised each other that they would always stick together. It was a day the twins truly understood their bond. That's the first time Sylwanin got in trouble along with Lo’ak.

28th - A green bead from Neteyam. To commemorate the first time she helped her grandmother with the spring festival.

29th - Small black bead. The first time Tuk said her name. (The first name of all her siblings)

30th - A seed used for medical purposes. One from Kiri and one from Moat when she decided to stop training as a storyteller and train as a warrior. It was a hard choice.

31st - A red bead. Beating her dad in a fight. (he was drunk at the time)

32nd - A flat bead with her English name carved into it. Learning all the human language called English.

33rd - A polished gray stone that almost looks like metal. Finishing what Norm called a college degree

34th - Dark gray bead. A bead from a river she likes to dive at. A river where she collects Kiri's favorite food. Small scallop creatures that stick to the bottom rocks.

35th - A bead made from the bone of the beast she hunted. For her first hunt.

36th - Ikran tooth from Oogi, with her own tooth bound to it. For when performed her right of passage bonding with her Ikran, Oogi. When Oogi went to bite her she reacted on instinct punching him and knocking a tooth loose. He did exactly the same in return.

37th - A tooth from the Thanator her mother rode into battle. To symbolize her dream hunt. Her spirit animal is a Palulukan (Thanator).

38th - A small piece of wood. A chip from the home tree, from the same part she carved her bow from.

39th - Long red bead. For when Neteyam became one of the people.

40th - A seed from the tree her hut was set in. Moving their home from the forest to the hallelujah mountains.

41st - A chip from an asteroid. From when her parents and elder brother went to fight in space.

42nd - Thin flat black bead. For the first mission she went on with her father and mother.

43rd - Dark green bead. A bead to thank Eywa for saving her family from Quaritch.

A bead for her favorite places and people she would likely never see again. 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th, 51st and 52nd

- A stone of her favorite river. - A piece of a fallen branch from the sacred tree. - A small floating rock from the hallelujah mountains. - A small woven section of their family hut. - A bead from Moat’s braids. - A bead from Norm. - A bead from some village children. - A bead from her friend. (Sariya) - A seed from the forest she and her siblings would play in.

53rd - A medium sized wooden bead. A bead from leaving the forest.

54th - A barnacle that stuck to the mangrove branch that supports their new hut. To symbolize coming to their new home.

55th - A shell from Tsireya. For learning the Way of water.

56th - A light blue, white shell with small glowing spots. The first time she sang to the Metkayina.

57th - Two white flat circle beads. Both form a matching set of chokers they wore when they were younger.

For Neteyam’s death.

#avatarwayofwater #avatar oc #avatar way of water #sully family #neteyam #lo'ak #kiri

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3score11poet · 9 months

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Coffee Hour

SEEDS OF FAITH, 08/04/2023

Faith alone can avail nothing. Faith always sounds like believing something with or without evidence (like we hear in Miracle on 34th Street). Faith is different, though. It's built on trust, which is built on experience. As one theologian put it: Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen. When we put one foot in front of the other, we trust we'll get to where we're going. We may face obstacles; we may face opposition; we may face detours, but as long as we keep moving, each day brings us closer to our goal.

My Stunt Double du Jour may appear to be risking life and limb, but he's been here before. He knows the way, and we need only follow if we wish to reach the same heights as him.

#coffee hour #seeds of faith #tree climbing

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drgairyuki · 24 days

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A 2nd Randomly Generated Space Marine Chapter Attempt

I palyed around the Space Marine Chapter Creation Tables again, but this time I used Dice Roller. And... well, it has its pros and cons.

Chapter Origins Why Was The Chapter Founded? (d10) 4: Strategic Prognostication - "Our tarot cards say there's going to be a threat here, maybe. Found a Chapter!"

When Was The Chapter Founded? (d100) 24: 34th Millennium; 8th Founding (sometime mid-millennium) and 9th Founding (between M34 and M35)

Who was the Chapter's Progenitor? (d100) 6: Ultramarine* Nope. Too vanilla for me. Rerolling again. 65: Blood Angel Ooooohhh, the Blood Angels Or alternatively, testing something out by rolling 2d100… 1: Ultramarine* 79:Traitor Legion or unknown

Chapter Properties and Flaws Gene-seed purity (d10) 3: Pure - Same as progenitor in terms of purity, and will maintain close links with it

Chapter Demeanour (d10) 10: Uphold the Honour of the Emperor - Performing unheroic acts? BLAM NO

I can/could ignore the rest

If one exists, what is the Chapter's Flaw? (d10) 1: We Stand Alone - The Chapter is either distrusted for some reason, or shuns contact with others.

Chapter Legends Figure of Legend (d100) 34: Chapter Master

Deeds of Legend (d100) 36:The individual was a stalwart enemy of the servants of Chaos, and slew a Daemon Prince.

Chapter Homeworld and its Properties Chapter homeworld (d100) 6:Hive World

Fleets 10+d10 vessels:6

Homeworld terrain (d100) 5:Jungle/Forest/Swamp

Rule of homeworld (d10) 7: Distant rule - "You see that castle up there? It's inhabited by the mighty sky-warriors of Emp-rar. Sometimes they come and steal our children."

Not fleet-based so I could ignored

Tactical and Strategic Organization Chapter organisation (d10) 10: Unique organisation/Unique(Codex)

Combat doctrine (d10) 4: Stealth

Characteristic Chapter Training (d100) 56: Duty Unto Death: Astartes of this chapter will readily take on missions others see as suicidal, and soldier through any pain they encounter on the way.

Chapter Specialities Specialty restrictions (units the chapter cannot field) - Only roll if Unique Organisation was selected (d100) 89: Librarian (can't, won't or unorthodoxly use Psykers) Probably has something to do with their Progenitor if they're loyalist descendants of one of the Traitor Legion

Special equipment- Roll once if Divergent was selected, twice if Unique Organisation was selected (d100) 33: Bestial Companion: More common among those Chapters whose origins come from Feral Worlds, this Chapter prides itself on raising hunting animals to assist in battle. Examples: Fenrisian Wolf, hunting birds. I think a Chiropteraen-looking creature will do. Maybe a creature that look like a cross between a wolf and a bat

Chapter Beliefs What form do the Chapters' beliefs take? (d100) 13: Revere the Primarch - "Our Spiritual Liege is better than yours!" (can reroll if lineage is unknown)

Chapter Strength At what strength is the Chapter? (d10) 3*: Under Strength: The Chapter is recovering from a defeat or accident that occurred several decades ago, or has recently suffered heavy, but not irrecoverable losses. It is probably at a minimum of half strength, and should return to nominal strength within a decade. *Already rolled that one before. Rerolling. 1: Endangered: The Chapter numbers only a handful of Companies or less having suffered devastating losses in combat, accident, or dramatic genetic instability. If recovery is even possible it will take many decades, making every Battle-Brother (and his Progenoids) an invaluable resource. *Mmmmm… Maybe? Alternatively, i'll reroll again. 9: Normal: The Chapter can field ten full companies, each with ten squads. In all likelihood most every squad consist of ten brethren and some specialized appointments may be empty, but the Chapter is regarded as fully fit for battle.

Chapter Relations Who are your Chapter friendly with? (d100) 15:Adeptus Arbites

Who are the Chapter's enemies?(d100) 65: Chaos Space Marines (you should choose a particular warband, Chapter, or Traitor Legion) If I had to guess… probably the Black Legion or something else, probably due to daddy issue or something else

#warhammer 40000 #warhammer 40k #40k #space marines #adeptus astartes #legiones astartes #random character generator #character creation #my creations #random generator #1d6chan

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RIIL Credit Union Basketball Championships Press Conference set for March 15 at the Ryan Center

March 15, 2024

The RIIL Credit Union Basketball Championships Press Conference will be held Friday, March 15 at 10:30 a.m. at the Ryan Center.

The eight teams that have qualified for the Final Four of this weekend’s Rhode Island Interscholastic League Girls and Boys Basketball State Tournaments will be in attendance, along with members of the Shea High School and Tolman High School unified basketball teams that will be playing an exhibition game in between the state final games on Sunday, March 17.

The Top 12 teams in the Power Rankings after the RIIL Divisional Playoff Tournaments were completed qualified for the State Tournament. In addition, any division tournament champion not previously in the top-12 received automatic bids. The teams that have advanced to the girls semifinals include Barrington High School (#1 seed), North Kingstown High School (#2), Moses Brown (#3) and St. Mary Academy - Bay View (#5). The boys semifinalists include: Classical (#1 seed), Barrington High School (#2), La Salle Academy (#3) and Lincoln High School (#4).

Also in attendance Friday will be representatives from the Credit Unions of Rhode Island, now in their 34th year serving as presenting sponsor of the RIIL Basketball Championships.

Tickets for the RIIL Credit Union Basketball Championships are $10 for adults, $8 for youth and high school students and are available at the Ryan Center Box Office and online at uritix.evenue.net. Visit www.theryancenter.com or www.riil.org for more information.

RIIL Credit Union Basketball Championships

Saturday, March 16

Noon - Girls Semifinal Game 1: #1 Barrington vs. #5 St. Mary Academy-Bay View

2 p.m. – Girls Semifinal Game 2: #2 North Kingstown vs. #3 Moses Brown

4 p.m. – Boys Semifinal Game 1: #1 Classical vs. #4 Lincoln

6 p.m. - Boys Semifinal Game 2: #2 Barrington vs. #3 La Salle Academy

Sunday, March 17

3:30 p.m. - Girls Final: Winner of Final Four Game 1 vs Winner of Final Four Game 2

5 p.m. - Unified Basketball Exhibition Game: Shea High School vs. Tolman High School

6 p.m. - Boys Final: Winner of Final Four Game 1 vs Winner of Final Four Game 2

#RIIL Credit Union Basketball Championships #basketball #Credit Unions of Rhode Island #Barrington #Bay View #Classical #Lincoln #La Salle Academy #North Kingstown #Moses Brown #Shea #Tolman #RIIL

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phoenixmaiden-gaming · 7 months

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So I was now at the Dueling Peaks and somehow found my way up the mountain where I found Dueling Peaks North Cave. Inside I found a blue frog and got my 13th Bubbul Gem. There was also a triangle design on the ceiling, so I took a picture. I knew that if there was a north cave there was another one on the other side. They were probably connected. I left the cave and continued around the side and found a Korok puzzle where I had to go by a pin wheel to make some balloons appear. I shot them down and a Korok appeared and gave me my 34th Korok Seed.

#phoenix be gaming #The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom #Nintendo Switch #gaming #gameplay #playthrough #game #games #video games #gamer #gamer girl #gamer fun #gamer life #entertainment #Nothing is Queue Everything is Permitted

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fiftytwotwentythree · 8 months

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Wellness Wednesday:

Moving But Going Nowhere

Starting to sound like a broken record, but I've been doing all my workouts - I haven't missed a beat. I think my meals have been in check and porportionally controlled... but still... my weight goes nowhere.

For the first time - 3 consecutive weeks - I have been the exact same weight - no more, no less.

I didn't say this out loud, put at the pace I was going couple months ago with my weight loss journey I thought I could crack 100 pounds before the end of the year but I feel like I am at a full stalemate.

Which sucks when looking at where I've been standing for about a month... but, hey, I am still 81 pounds lighter than what I used to be. I heavily surpassed my initial goal - nothing to be ashamed of.

In the same turn though, I feel like I got to mix things up. Thinking, starting in September or October I will revamp my workout - I still sweat but the actions/workouts are bit of an ease.

34th CHECK-IN:

Current Goals:

Lose 52 lbs

Completed as of 4/12/2023

New Goal: Maintain or Continue on The Weight Loss Path

Avoid "Junk Food"

Minimize Take-Out / Fast Food Consumption

Short Term:

Vegetarian-ish Diet: Completed

End Date: 4/09/2023 - 46 Days Total

Meal Tracker:

THURSDAY

Lunch:

(4) Hotdogs

(4) Scoops of Potato Salad

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

Snack:

(3oz) Beef Jerky

(4oz) Bag of Sahale Snacks Pomegranate Vanilla Flavored Cashews Glazed Mix

(4oz) Bag of Sahale Snacks Pomegranate Flavored Pistachios Glazed Mix

Supper:

(7) Pieces of Leftover Rana's Chicken & Garlic Ravioli

- Classico Roasted Red Pepper Alfredo

- Dusting of Parmesan Cheese

(2) Slices of Buttered Bread

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

(2) Small Oranges

FRIDAY

Lunch:

(2) Pastrami with Pepperjack Cheese Sandwiches

- Mustard

Snack:

Bag of Imperial Nuts Power Blend (Peanuts, Almonds, Pistachios, Hazelnuts)

Supper:

(2) Cheeseburgers on Hawaiian Burger Buns

- Top Secret Burger Sauce

(4) Servings of Seasoned Diced Red Potatoes

(4) Servings of Firecracker Green Beans

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

SATURDAY

Lunch:

(2) Leftover Cheeseburgers on Hawaiian Buns

- Top Secret Burge Sauce

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

Snack:

(6oz) Bag of Old Dutch White Cheddar Popcorn

(14oz) Bag of Wonderful's Shelled Seasoned Salt Pistachios

(2) Small Oranges

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

Supper:

(1) Leftover Cheeseburger on a Hawaiian Bun

(4) Scoops of Potato Salad

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

SUNDAY

Lunch:

Santa Fe Style Salad

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

(2) Small Oranges

Snack:

(2) Bowls of Wonderful's Shelled Sweet Chili Pistachios

(2) Bowls of Smartfood's White Cheddar Popcorn

~1/4 of a (5.35oz) Bag of Bigs Taco Bell Taco Supreme Seasoned Sunflower Seeds

Supper:

Santa Fe Style Salad

(1) Small Orange

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

MONDAY

Lunch:

Bowl of Cesaer Salad with Croutons

(1) Glass of Chocolate Milk

Snack:

~1/4 of a (5.35oz) Bag of Bigs Taco Bell Taco Supreme Seasoned Sunflower Seeds.

Supper:

Bowl of Leftover Cesaer Salad with Croutons

(2) Small Oranges

TUESDAY

Lunch:

Bowl of Leftover Cesaer Salad with Croutons

(2) Small Oranges

Snack:

~1/4 of a (5.35oz) Bag of Bigs Taco Bell Taco Supreme Seasoned Sunflower Seeds.

Supper:

Bowl of Cesaer Salad with Croutons

WEDNESDAY

Lunch:

(2) Hotdogs

Large Bowl of Leftover Cesaer Salad with Croutons

Snack:

Bowl of Wonderful's Shelled Sweet Chili Pistachios

Bowl of Wonderful's Shelled Salt & Pepper Pistachios

Supper:

Box of Great Value Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Macaroni & Cheese

(1) Hotdog

(2) Glass of Chocolate Milk

(2) Small Oranges

Workouts:

THURSDAY

(200) Jumping Jacks [4 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Assisted Push-Ups [2 sets of 50]

(50) Reverse Leg Lifts [5 sets of 10]

(50) Leg Kickbacks [5 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

FRIDAY

(200) Jumping Jacks [4 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Assisted Push-Ups [2 sets of 50]

(50) Reverse Leg Lifts [5 sets of 10]

(50) Leg Kickbacks [5 sets of 10]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

SATURDAY

(200) Jumping Jacks [4 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Assisted Push-Ups [2 sets of 50]

(50) Reverse Leg Lifts [5 sets of 10]

(50) Leg Kickbacks [5 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

SUNDAY

(200) Jumping Jacks [4 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Assisted Push-Ups [2 sets of 50]

(50) Reverse Leg Lifts [5 sets of 10]

(50) Leg Kickbacks [5 sets of 10]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

MONDAY

(200) Jumping Jacks [4 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Assisted Push-Ups [2 sets of 50]

(50) Reverse Leg Lifts [5 sets of 10]

(50) Leg Kickbacks [5 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

TUESDAY

(200) Jumping Jacks [4 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges [4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [5 sets of 10]

(100) Assisted Push-Ups [2 set of 50]

(50) Reverse Leg Lifts [5 sets of 10]

(50) Leg Kickbacks [5 sets of 10]

(5 min) Planks [5 Sets of 1 min]

WEDNESDAY

(200) Jumping Jacks [4 sets of 50]

(100) Glute Bridges[4 sets of 25]

(100) Push-Ups [10 sets of 10]

(100) Assisted Push-Ups [2 Sets of 50]

(50) Reverse Leg Lifts [5 sets of 10]

(50) Leg Kickbacks [5 sets of 10]

(100) Sit-Ups [5 Sets of 20]

WEIGHT TRACKER:

Starting Weight (Noon, 1/01/2023): XXX.X lbs

Weight at Last Check-In, 8/16/2023: 0.0 lbs

Weight As of Noon, 8/23/2023: 0.0 lbs

Total Weight Loss: -81.2 lbs

Closing Thoughts:

The Good:

Recently, I have been able to sneak my workouts in at a reasonable time of day - thus positively improving my sleep schedule.

The Bad:

Could go for a vacation.

The Ugly:

Nothing too Ugly

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so this tournament has 34 teams and i’m currently scoring a game for the 34th and 31st seeded teams…

i’m not really having a great time but it might be over real quick after this inning because of run rules

omg that does not sound fun tbh

oooh i hope it’s over quick!!

#faithlynn speaks 🪐#ask faithlynn ✨

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skillstopallmedia · 1 year

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Madrid: Rublev charts his course

This Sunday, the Russian Andrey Rublev, 6th player in the world and seeded n ° 5, qualified for the round of 16 of the Masters 1000 of Madrid in Spain, on clay, after his victory against the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka, 34th world player and seeded n°28, in two sets (6-2, 7-5) and 1h27 of play. Andrey Rublev charts his course. This Sunday, the Russian, 6th player in the world and seeded n°5,…

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presidential-man-slut-poll · 1 year

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Round One Announcement

This post is not the masterpost; it’s just a list of the contenders and the bracket. The masterpost will be updates when the polls are ready, so keep an eye on it until then!

The bracket website cut me off at 32, so not everyone made the cut. You can read more at the FAQ. Ronald Reagan isn’t included because he sucks and deserves no fun. Nonetheless, he had massive man slut energy.

Start thinking about who has the sluttiest vibes, because round one is coming at some point. Here’s a list of the current contenders and the bracket. The format is as follows: (Seed Number) Name, Presidential Order

(3) Abraham Lincoln, 16th vs. (30) William Howard Taft, 27th

(31) Andrew Jackson, 7th vs. (2) Thomas Jefferson, 3rd

(27) Calvin Coolidge, 30th vs. (6) Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd

(19) Chester A. Arthur, 21st vs. (14) James Monroe, 5th

(9) George H. W. Bush, 41st vs. (24) William McKinley, 24th

(7) George Washington, 1st vs. (26) Warren G. Harding, 29th

(13) Grover Cleveland, 22nd/24th vs. (20) William Henry Harrison, 9th

(23) Harry S. Truman, 33rd vs. (10) James Garfield, 20th

(21) James K. Polk, 11th vs. (12) Ulysses S. Grant, 18th

(11) James Madison, 4th vs. (22) Gerald Ford, 38th

(1) John F. Kennedy, 35th vs. (32) Andrew Johnson, 17th

(17) John Quincy Adams, 6th vs. (16) John Tyler, 10th

(5) Richard Nixon, 37th vs. (28) Herbert Hoover, 31st

(29) Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th vs. (4) Theodore Roosevelt, 26th

(25) Woodrow Wilson, 28th vs. (8) John Adams, 2nd

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scotianostra · 3 years

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Happy 34th Birthday Andy Murray born in Glasgow on May 15, 1987, to Judy and William Murray.

Andrew Barron Murray grew up in Dunblane and began playing tennis at age 3. A former competitive tennis player, Judy coached Andy and his older brother, Jamie, in their early years.

In March 1996, while 8-year-old Murray was sitting in his classroom at Dunblane Primary School, an armed man entered the building, and shot and killed 17 people—16 students and one teacher—before committing suicide by turning the gun on himself. During the horrible event, Murray ran and hid in his headmaster’s office. It still surprises me today that some people are unaware of this tumultuous thing happened in Andy’s life and he picked himself up and achieved so much

Andy scored a major youth championship when he won Florida’s Orange Bowl in his age group in 1999. In 2004, he became the world’s No. 1 junior after winning the U.S. Open junior title. Later that year, he was named the BBC’s “Young Sports Personality of the Year.”

Shortly after becoming the youngest British player to compete in the Davis Cup, Murray made his professional debut in April 2005. In 2006, with new coach Brad Gilbert, Murray beat top-ranked Roger Federer in Round 2 of the Cincinnati Masters tournament. Also that year, he defeated Andy Roddick en route to winning the SAP Open for his first ATP title. A year later Murray claimed a second straight SAP Open and also won the St. Petersburg Open to break into the Top 10 rankings

Murray emerged in the tennis spotlight when he defeated Spanish sensation Rafael Nadal to reach the final of the 2008 U.S. Open, before losing to Federer. He ascended to No. 2 in the world in 2009, and finished runner-up at the Australian Open in both 2010 and 2011.

In 2012, Murray made it to the Wimbledon final for the first time with his semifinal win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the first home grown player to reach the final since 1938. However, Murray lost in the final to Federer, who claimed his seventh Wimbledon win.

Murray avenged his Wimbledon loss at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, held in London, where he beat Federer to take his first Olympic gold medal. That September, he continued to burn up the courts with an impressive run through the U.S. Open field. Murray scored an impressive victory over Novak Djokovic in a tough five sets to clinch his first Grand Slam title. becoming the first player from the British Isles since 1977—and the first British man since 1936—to win a Grand Slam singles tournament.

After losing to Djokovic at the 2013 Australian Open, Murray made history that summer by defeating the Serbian player to claim the Wimbledon men’s singles championship. He was the first British male to win the tournament in 77 years and the second Scottish-born player to win Wimbledon since Harold Mahony in 1896 a gap of 117 years.

Murray underwent back surgery in September 2013 following his loss in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. His performance was uneven for much of the 2014 season, though he made news by hiring former women’s champion Amelie Mauresmo to be his coach.

Andy seemingly was back on track when he reached his fourth Australian Open final in early 2015. That March, he scored career victory No. 500 while competing at the Miami Open.

Murray followed with an impressive run at the 2015 French Open, battling back from a two-set deficit in the semifinals before succumbing to Djokovic. A few weeks later, he reached the semifinals of Wimbledon, but his hopes of advancing were cut short by the ageless Federer. Murray’s subsequent fourth-round loss at the U.S. Open not only thwarted his last chance for a major title in 2015, it snapped his streak of 18 consecutive appearances in a Grand Slam quarterfinal.

Andy Murray began the 2016 season on a strong note, advancing to the Australian Open final before suffering another loss to his nemesis, Djokovic. However, he gained some revenge by defeating Djokovic to claim the Italian Open in May, and then sustained his high level of play through the French Open. With his semifinal win over defending champion Stan Wawrinka, Murray became the first British player to reach the French Open final since 1937. However, his bid to add another Slam title fell short when he wound up on the losing end of a blistering Djokovic onslaught once again.

In July 2016, Murray advanced to the semifinals at Wimbledon after defeating Jo Wilfried-Tsonga. In the final, he upended Milos Raonic, the first Canadian man to make it to the Wimbledon final, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6. The victory was Murray’s third Grand Slam title.

The following month, Murray continued his sterling play by defeating Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro at the Rio Games, making him the first male tennis player to successfully defend his Olympic singles title.

Despite concerns over a lingering hip injury, Murray returned to Wimbledon in 2017 as the defending champion and progressed to the third round with straight set wins against Alexander Bublik and Dustin Brown.He dropped his first set of the tournament to Fabio Fognini but proceeded to the fourth round in four sets. Murray continued to the quarter final with a straight set victory against Benoit Paire. However, he was defeated in the quarter-final by Sam Querrey in five sets. Since then he has lost his world number one ranking and undergone surgery.

In March 2018 Murray lost his British number one ranking to Kyle Edmund for the first time since 2006.

In January 2019 a very emotional Murray announced at a press conference that his career was possibly over due to struggling physically for a “long time”, particularly with his hip injury. He said that he had been suffering with hip pain on a daily basis, and that it caused him to struggle with tasks like putting his shoes and socks on. He spoke of the possibility of a second hip surgery, but expressed doubt this would be a viable option to prolong his career, merely allowing him to “have a better quality of life, and be out of pain”

He said he hoped to play on until at least Wimbledon but that the upcoming Australian Open could well be his last tournament, he later went out in the second round. Andy admitted “I’m not sure I can play through the pain for another four or five months”

The top American doubles player Bob Bryan urged Andy to have the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Operation that helped him return to top flight tennis. Informing him that the BHR would improve his quality of life and may help him return to the professional tennis tour. The orthopedic surgeon who pioneered the treatment said in an interview he could forecast a return to the sport “in the high 90 per cent” Andy had the surgery that Februar and on 7 March, Murray stated in an interview that he was now free of pain in his hip as a result of the surgery and may therefore return to playing competitive tennis, but that any potential Wimbledon return would be dependent on how his hip felt, and that he would not rush his comeback and may test his condition by playing doubles.

Andy has since played a number of doubles matches, the most anticipated was the dream pairing with Serena Williams at Wimbledon last year, they lost in the third round to the top seeds. He continued playing the doubles circuit till late that year before returning to singles, losing his first few matches was no surprise, this was about getting back to match fitness and he dropped down to the second tier “Challenger circuit” to regain his match fitness, winning his first match since January.

At the end of November 2019, a television documentary, Andy Murray: Resurfacing, was released on Amazon Prime, detailing Murray’s various attempts to overcome his hip injury over a two-year period from his defeat at Wimbledon in 2017 to his doubles victory at Queen’s Club in 2019. December saw him withdraw from the the Australian Open and the inaugural ATP Cup with a pelvic injury.

Andy continues to try and gain match fitness and was recently in action in Rome as he prepares for the French Open which starts on May 30th, he has also been handed an invitation to the Queens Club competition on the run up to Wimbledon. Andy has fallen to 123rd in the world rankings. He missed out on the Australian Open due to quarantine protocols after contracting the coronavirus and has not had much competitive action since.

The three-time Grand Slam winner is now stepping up his preparations for a potential singles comeback in either Geneva or Lyon next week.

In his personal life April 2015 saw Andy Murray marry longtime girlfriend Kim Sears at Dunblane Cathedral in his hometown. They had met at the U.S. Open in 2005, they have four bairns, Sophia, Edie, Teddy, and a new boy born in March, which I can’t find the name of online!

#scotland #scottish #Tennis #sportsman #grand slam winner #champion #birthday

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