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| - Most Chapter Serfs come into the service of their Chapter by being drawn from the Chapter's homeworld population, being selected as Aspirants of the Chapter but found wanting to become full-fledged Space Marines, or being born into that status as the child of Chapter Serfs. A minority of Chapter Serfs are humans who have been rescued by the Space Marines on the field of battle and allowed to accompany and serve their saviours out of gratitude. A Chapter's fortress-monastery is home to a large population of these hereditary servants and while they occupy a humble position, they are loyal members of the Chapter. The Serfs are inducted into the Chapter cult, and do not begrudge the status they could have obtained if they were once Aspirants, nor their lowly station, as they are always aware t
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| - Most Chapter Serfs come into the service of their Chapter by being drawn from the Chapter's homeworld population, being selected as Aspirants of the Chapter but found wanting to become full-fledged Space Marines, or being born into that status as the child of Chapter Serfs. A minority of Chapter Serfs are humans who have been rescued by the Space Marines on the field of battle and allowed to accompany and serve their saviours out of gratitude. A Chapter's fortress-monastery is home to a large population of these hereditary servants and while they occupy a humble position, they are loyal members of the Chapter. The Serfs are inducted into the Chapter cult, and do not begrudge the status they could have obtained if they were once Aspirants, nor their lowly station, as they are always aware that their godlike masters could not fulfill their sacred duty of prosecuting the Emperor of Mankind's wars and defending Mankind without their humble but necessary assistance. Chapter Serfs are generally well-treated by most Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes, and are educated and trained to a much higher standard than most other servants of the Imperium in order to fulfill their duties. For instance, all Chapter Serfs are capable of both reading and writing in High Gothic. Amongst the Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes, individual treatment of Chapter Serfs may vary: the Ultramarines and Salamanders treat their Serfs the most fairly, as important if still mortal extensions of the Chapter, while the Imperial Fists tend to treat their Serfs as if they were invisible and unimportant, while the Marines Malevolent treat them as little more than mortal slaves who are barely worthy of being in their masters' august presence. When Space Marines go to war, their Serfs maintain the fortress-monastery and defend it from attack. Chapter Serfs are normally never deployed in battle alongside their Space Marine masters, whose battle prowess they could never hope to match with their frail, mortal frames. However, most Chapter Serfs are still trained in the martial arts to levels at least equivalent to that of a standard Imperial Guardsman, and are expected to assist in the defence of Chapter assets such as fortresses and vessels if the need arises. Indeed, when the foes of the Emperor assault a Space Marine Battle Barge, it may very well be Chapter Serfs manning the great vessel's gun turrets, freeing up their Astartes masters for more important tasks.
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