The Primarch of the Blood Angels Chapter, a seven foot tall man with the wings of an angel and the ferocity of a devil.

Sanguinius, Primarch of the Blood Angels

It happened that after the Emperor created the Primarchs, the infants were stolen from the chamber in which they lay. The forces of Chaos made off with the infants and carried them through the warp. Unable to destroy the infants because of the powerful protections laid on them by the Emperor, the deamonic powers of the warp nonetheless did their best to alter and mould the Emperor's work to their own evil ends. Thus it was that even the best of the Emperor's creations became corrupted at the outset.

The pod that housed the infant Sanguinius came to rest upon the surface of Baal Secundus, at the place now known as Angel's Fall. The infant Primarch was found by one of the wandering tribes of humans who called themselves the Folk of the Pure Blood, or simply the Blood. The young Sanguinius's life almost came to an end then and there, for the touch of Chaos had changed him. Tiny vestigial wings, like those of an angel, emerged from his back. Many wanted to kill the child as a mutant, while others wanted to spare the boy, for in all other ways he was as perfect a child as had ever been seen. Eventually common humanity prevailed and the child was spared.

The infant Sanguinius grew quickly and learned everything his parents could teach him. After three weeks he was as large as a child of three years, and could walk. Its is said that at this age he slew a giant fire scorpion with his bare hands. As Sanguinius grew his wings grew also, changing from tiny vestigial things into mighty pinions that could bear him aloft onto the desert air. By the time he was one year old, he looked and acted like a man in his youthful prime. He could walk without a rad-suit in the poison desert, and could shatter mighty boulders with a single blow of his outstretched hand. In the use of all weapons he soon excelled his teachers.

When a wandering band of mutants surprised the tribe, Sanguinius slew them all, although they numbered over a hundred. This was the first time the members of the Blood had ever seen him truly angry, for he felt his comrades' lives were in danger. When the blood-rage overtook him Sanguinius was indeed terrible to behold. His full Primarch powers came apon him and a nimbus of light played about his head.

Sanguinius distinguished himself in the fateful days and years that followed. He soon rose to leadership of the Blood, and under his guidance they rolled back the mutant tide. For a time mankind had a breathing space on the moon called Baal Secundus. Sanguinius was worshipped as a god by his followers. They felt that if they followed him they could once more create a paradise in their dreadful land.

It was shortly thereafter that fate intervened once more. The Emperor had been questing across the galaxy in search of his lost children and his incredible psychic powers led him to Baal. His ship landed at the Conclave of the Blood, and he walked straight to the home vehicle of Sanguinius.

Others among the Primarchs are said to have fought against the Emperor when they first met but this was not the case with Sanguinius. He immediately recognized the Emperor for who he was and bent his knee before the Lord of Mankind. The Emperor raised him up and looked apon his people and saw they were fair and noble. The best of his warriors he offered to raise up into Space Marines. The others were to be honorably left behind to defend mankind's birthright upon Baal Secundus. The Emperor performed the complex operation that would extract the gene-seed from Sanguinius's genetic codes and he implanted ten thousand warriors with it. Thus were born the Blood Angels, among the Chapters of the First Founding. They joined the Emperor's fleet and sailed across the Sea of Stars to participate in the Great Crusade.

Sanguinius may be included in any Blood Angels Army and counts as one of its HQ choices. He must be used exactly as described below, and can not be given any additional equipment. He may be only used in a battle where both players have agreed to the use of special characters.

Wargear: The Sanguine Blade, Bolt Pistol, Artificer Armour and a Rosarius (4+ Invulnerable save).

SPECIAL RULES

The Sanguine Blade: The Sanguine Blade counts as a power weapon with a plus 1 to the user's strength.
Pinions of Iron: Sanguinius has a large set of wings. He counts as having a jump pack. So he may move 12" and assault 6". In missions with Deep Strike he may take advantage of this.
Precognition: It was said that Sanguinius could foretell the future. Once a game, Sanguinius may retake a single phase. For instance, if he charges into an assault and doesn't cause any wounds, you may restart the assault phase. Both players reroll any dice and if Sanguinius caused any casualties, they are returned and can fight again. BUT Sanguinius could not foresee his own death, so if he dies, you may not retake the phase.

How to make Sanguinius.

My Sanguinius was very simple. I took the lower half of Commissar Yarrick (his legs, duh), the upper body of an old Brettonian piece and the wings from a greater daemon.
First, you need to clean up the lower half of Commissar Yarrick and pin it to the upper body of the Brettonian piece. Next, I made a sash around his waste (the same width as the sash on Yarricks front) to cover up the gap. The last part is to pin the wings in place.

As I said, real easy. After all this is dry and solid, you can add details to Him. I made a gem on his belt and one around his neck shaped like a blood drop. I made a winged jewel out of the old plastic Imperial eagle banner top. Just cut off the feet and heads, round out the body and paint it. That is if you can get one. Don't ask me. My last one is on my Emperor model.

If you have any questions, Email me.
Some smart Alec asked where his bolt pistol is. Its in a holster under his wings attached to his sash. =P