Grey Knights Chapter Colour Scheme A Blade Against Chaos These were the Grey Knights, and they would stand as the Emperor's ultimate weapon against the gods of Chaos. He knew that of all the Imperium's many foes, the daemonic was the greatest threat, and so He created a brotherhood of incorruptible warriors to fight Daemons. In His infinite wisdom the Emperor foresaw that even should He prevail against Horus, the threat of Chaos would remain to forever after threaten Humanity. History has proven that all people can be corrupted and even the mighty Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes are not immune to the unholy temptations of the Dark Gods. Mortal foes cannot stand against the Imperium when it is roused to war, but the Daemon is not mortal. The Emperor's armies are vast and numerous, from the void-borne fleets of the Imperial Navy and the endless ranks of the Astra Militarum to the superhuman Space Marines and the unimaginably powerful Titan Legions. If left unchecked and unopposed, Daemons would claim the universe for their own, pulling down the pillars of creation and fashioning a never-ending nightmare where once the galaxy had been.ĭaemons are unlike any other foe the Imperium faces, and against their unnatural horror men and women can find themselves powerless. There is no greater threat to the galaxy than the denizens of the Warp and the Ruinous Powers that rule them.ĭaemons and gods, these otherworldly horrors tear at the veil between the Realm of Chaos and reality, hungry for the souls of Humanity and the ruin of worlds. They are the Imperium's mightiest weapon against the Warp, transhuman Space Marine psykers, and its single enduring hope for salvation. They are the champions of reason, order and righteousness, holding back Daemons and the scions of the Dark Gods. Inscription upon the Arcus Daemonica, attributed to the Emperor of MankindĬhapter Badge of the Grey Knights Humanity's ShieldĪ light against the darkness, the Grey Knights stand against the greatest threat Mankind has ever faced. " One unbreakable shield against the coming darkness, one last blade forged in defiance of fate, let them be my legacy to the galaxy I conquered, and my final gift to the species I failed."
These squads may be called upon to act independently from the main body of the Grey Knight force, and have to operate at full efficiency even when light years away from the rest of their Chapter.Īs such, the brother-captain who is the leader of each Grey Knight squad is obeyed immediately and without question by those under his command.
Unlike almost all other Space Marine Chapters, the Grey Knights do not follow the tenets of the Codex Astartes in the matter of force organisation.ĭue to the unique manner in which the Grey Knights are recruited and trained, each warrior progresses through a series of pre-ordained ranks and will operate in a particular squad led by an individual of higher rank, rather than being assigned to a particular Battle Company.
Yet, in the 10,000 standard years of Imperial history, no Grey Knight has ever been corrupted by the Ruinous Powers of Chaos. Unlike other Astartes, every Grey Knight is a potent psyker. The existence of the Chapter is virtually unknown outside of the Inquisition and the highest echelons of the Imperial Adepta, and is a well-guarded secret enforced by mind-wipes and even assassination of Imperial citizens if necessary. It is kept as a private preserve of the Inquisition. The Grey Knights' fortress-monastery, the Citadel of Titan, is based on Titan, the largest of the moons of the gas giant Saturn in the Sol System. The Grey Knights act as the military arm or " Chamber Militant" of the Ordo Malleus, the Daemonhunters who form the oldest branch of the virtually omnipotent Inquisition. They have the honour of being implanted with gene-seed engineered directly from the genome of the Emperor Himself. They were created by the Emperor Himself with the aid of Malcador the Sigillite at the time of the Horus Heresy to serve as Humanity's greatest weapon against the threat posed by the existence of Chaos. The Grey Knights are a secret and mysterious Chapter of Space Marines specifically tasked with combating the dangerous daemonic entities of the Warp and all those who wield the corrupt power of the Chaos Gods.