Jade Talons
GW canon
Summary
Former loyal White Scars successor that fell to Chaos after the False Primarch war and still seeks Jaghatai Khan.
Allegiance
Traitors
Founding
Unknown
Colours
Dirty white with a burgundy left pauldron and green marking; Terminators black and blue
Doctrine
Hunting; trophy-taking of skulls
Epoch
from M33
History
The Jade Talons were a pragmatic loyal Chapter of hunters and skull-takers. In M33 they followed a false Primarch, believing him to be Jaghatai Khan, and were declared Traitoris Perdita in the War of the False Primarch; the Chapter was nearly destroyed and splintered. Some became pirates, others fell to Chaos, among them Chapter Master Sah'Al-Zhar, now a Daemon Prince.
Notes
Despite heresy the Chapter kept its pragmatism, hunter instincts and skull-taking, and still hopes to find Jaghatai Khan. The Huntsworn Kyndred companies hunt enemies and seek news of the Primarch; the Nemesis Cadre of Chaos Terminators wages psychological war with jade-coloured lightning claws.
Additional Information
Founding, detail
The Lexicanum gives no founding
Allegiance, detail
Formerly loyal; condemned as Traitoris Perdita after the War of the False Primarch (M33) and split: one part serves the Chaos gods, another turned to piracy.
Sources
Lexicanum, article “Jade Talons” (revision 726000, retrieved 25 Oct 2026): https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Jade_Talons. Works cited there: White Dwarf 515.