Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20161103010359

The Adeptus Militum Custoditarus or simply the Guards. They are the bulk of the imperial army while the Legions may be the back bone of the Militum Imperium the Guard are the rest of the body.

They are under the Legion's authority and generally seen as the step child given hand me down weapons and gear. Still they are a effective, well trained, and rather deadly fighting force. Most are taken from their homes across the empire and sent to the hellish battle fields of the empire most to never return.

They wear red light armor and are lead by officers (Normally retired Legionaries) they are organized into regiments 70,000 strong split up into a series of battalions (7,000) and sections (70).

They unlike the legions are made of mainly Non-Rin seeking to fight for the glory of the empire and it's emperor.

The Guard comprises of countless trillions maybe even quintillions of troops ready to die for the empire and it's emperor.

Each Guardsman is given the light red armor shown above, a basic laser rifle, a small short sword, and the aspiring words of Sanctus Liber (Sometimes parchments of it's words are placed on the armor) 