Adeptus Custodes - His Ten Thousand || Warhammer 40k Lore
117The Adeptus Custodes, renowned as the Brotherhood of Demigods, the Golden Legion and a host of other titles.The Custodian Guard, The Guardians, Watchers of The Throne, The Thousand Companions, The Ten Thousand but most commonly known as Custodians, are the guardians of the Imperial Palace and the Golden Throne, as well as being the personal bodyguard to the Emperor. Due to the vast size of the Imperial Palace, the Custodes always act as a defensive army. Together with the Sisters of Silence they represented the Talons of the Emperor being the right hand of the Emperor. For much of their history the Custodes rarely left the Imperial Palace and even more rarely left Terra. It is the Adeptus Custodes that decide who may enter the throne room of the Emperor, and when. Such is their authority in this matter that Space Marines and Inquisitors must kneel before them. Custodians are the mightiest of mankind's warriors. They are to the Space Marines what those trans-human warriors are to common Guardsmen, an elevated elite whose raw strength and willpower are wholly insurmountable.
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