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[[Image:KnightGuards.jpg|thumb|right|350px|[[Chaos Knight]] Household Guards{{Fn|5}}]]
'''Knight Household Guards'''{{Fn|1a}}, or also known as '''Militias'''{{Fn|2b}}, are the warrior troops of [[Knight House]]s and [[Chaos Knight House]]s.{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|3b}}
==Description==
Raised from a [[Knight World]]'s population{{Fn|1a}} or from allied [[Forge World]]s{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|4}}, Household Guards aid in defending their [[Knight House]]s' [[Homeworld]]s{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2a}} and can also accompany them into battle.{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|3b}} While they do resemble [[Planetary Defence Forces]], Household Guards possess a much smaller amount of heavy equipment.{{Fn|6}} 

Some [[Knight Houses]] are capable of fielding large numbers of Household Guard formations, which go by various names{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|3b}}. [[High King]]s{{Fn|4}} and [[Baron]]s{{Fn|1b}} can have their own personal Household Guard, which can result in their warriors having different uniforms and weaponry, than those who serve the entire Knight House.{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|4}}
==Imperial Knight Household Guard==
{|align=center border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|style=background:#9F9F9F width="20%" | '''Name'''
|style=background:#9F9F9F width="15%" | '''Formation'''
|style=background:#9F9F9F width="10%" | '''Allegiance'''
|style=background:#9F9F9F width="20%" | '''Source'''
|-
|'''Genebound'''
|'''Birth'''
|[[House Khord]]
|{{Fn|3a}}
|-
|'''Joviann Watchmen'''
|'''Vigil'''
|[[House Barragon]]
|{{Fn|3a}}
|-
|'''Netsmen'''
|'''Squadron'''
|[[House Hasburg]]
|{{Fn|3a}}
|-
|'''Palatial Guard'''
|'''Cohort'''
|[[House Callivant]]
|{{Fn|3a}}
|-
|'''Sacristan Guard'''
|
|[[High King]] [[Bryce]] of [[House Griffith]]
|{{Fn|4}}
|-
|'''Yeomen'''
|'''Following'''
|[[House Hawkshroud]]
|{{Fn|3a}}
|-
|}
==Chaos Knight Household Guard==
{|align=center border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|style=background:#9F9F9F width="20%" | '''Name'''
|style=background:#9F9F9F width="15%" | '''Formation'''
|style=background:#9F9F9F width="10%" | '''Allegiance'''
|style=background:#9F9F9F width="20%" | '''Source'''
|-
|'''Immortals'''
|'''Battalion'''
|[[House Mandrakor]]
|{{Fn|3b}}
|-
|'''Indentured Militia'''
|'''Chain'''
|[[House Khomentis]]
|{{Fn|3b}}
|-
|'''Iron Guard'''
|'''Regiment'''
|[[House Khymere]]
|{{Fn|3b}}
|-
|'''Night Watchmen'''
|'''Phalanx'''
|[[House Black]]
|{{Fn|3b}}
|-
|'''Wyrm-guard'''
|'''Fang'''
|[[House Lucaris]]
|{{Fn|3b}}
|-
|}

==See Also==
*[[Titan Guard]]

==Sources==
*1: [[Assassinorum: Kingmaker (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: Chapter 23
**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter 36
*2: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (9th Edition)]]
**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 8 - ''The Omnissiah's Boon''
**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 13 - ''Questor Imperialis - To Sail the Void''
*3: [[War Zone Nachmund: Rift War]]
**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 31 - ''Forces of the Imperium''
**{{Endn|3b}}: pg. 33 - ''Forces of the Arch-enemy''
*{{Endn|4}}: [[White Dwarf September 2016]], pg. 122 - ''Parade Ground: Warhammer 40,000 Kill Teams'' - Created by [[Duncan Rhodes]]
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Chaos Knights (9th Edition)]], pg. 10 
*{{Endn|6}}: [[White Dwarf 126 (UK)]], pg. 29

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