'''They are genetically engineered and augmented [[Human]]s that can have a variety of augments to better serve in their roles. Some are noted as wearing bronze masks that shows mechanical green eyes or have red-tinted ocular sensors replacing their organic eyes. Like many blessed acolytes of the Machine God, they can be augmented beyond the concerns of void exposure, as well as have additional mechanical limbs. Some wear red robes or other colours befitting the [[forge world]] they or their ward hails from.{{Fn|3a}} Members of the Protectors''' were soldiers typically carry staved weapons, such as [[Transonic Weapon|transonic]] halberds, and guards that worked have additional ranged weaponry or sidearms sometimes wielded in an additional mechanical limb. They serve as personal protectors of tech priests of high station, such as [[explorator]]s,{{Fn|3a}} or as the personal guards within a Tech-Priest's [[Forge Temple|forge]]. Some are noted as smelling of spoilt, decayed meat and oils.{{Fn|1}} Protectors are often afforded access to [[Adeptus Noosphere|noospheric]] communion with the Tech-Priest they ward, alongside their master's Cult Mechanicusallies. However, the lifeward rarely interjects in their master's [[Noosphere|noospheric]]conversations with colleagues, containing their thoughts and emotions with sturdy firewalls as to not interrupt their dialogues. They only interject if the subject directly pertains to their duty.{{Fn|3a}}

They were genetically engineered and augmented Protectors can be given gifts upon being adoption as lifeward to a Tech-Priest. Their master might gift them a [[HumanDeus Mechanicus]]s that wore red robes and bronze masks that showed green mechanical eyes. Members emblem, a talisman of the Protectors typically carried weapon staves copper and served as the personal guards within a techpriest's [[forgeadamantine]]. They were noted to smell of spoilt, decayed meat and oilsbe worn proudly inset upon their chest plate.{{Fn|3b}}

*[[Rho-Mu 31]] - A Protector in of [[Mars|Magma City]] who served [[Adept]] [[Koriel Zeth]].{{Fn|1}}*[[Alpha-Rho-25]] - A Protector assigned to the [[War Within the Webway|Imperial defensedefence]] of the [[Emperor]]'s [[Webway Project]] and was one of the first Imperials to uncover [[Drach'nyen]]'s presence there.*[[Phocon Xal]] - Lifeward of [[Explorator]] [[Talin Sherax]].{{Fn|3a}} == Related Articles See also==

==SourceSources==*{{Endn|1}}: [[Mechanicum (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]], {{Cite This}}1.01*{{Endn|2}}: [[Master of Mankind (Novel)]], {{Cite ThisMarker End}}*3: [[Dominion Genesis (Novel)]]:**{{Endn|3a}}: ''Misery's Daughter'', Chapter 2**{{Endn|3b}}: ''The Almagest'', Chapter 4