The 5th Brotherhood of the Grey Knights is known as 'The Preservers'.[1]
Overview
Symbol of the 5th Brotherhood of the Grey Knights[1]
The 5th is responsible for training the Grey Knights' Apothecaries and overseeing the management and preservation of precious gene-seed. The Grand Master of the 5th is Chief Apothecary of the Chapter as well as Protector of the Sanctum Sanctorum. The 5th are also the managers of the Grey Knights' Dreadnoughts.[2]
Notable Actions
- 901.M41: The Battle of Kornovin[4]
- 941.M41: The Plague of Madness[1b]
- 959.M41: The Pandorax Campaign[3]
- M42: Half of the Brotherhood are dispatched to battle the taint of Tra'mawt'ha the Voidmaw. The remainder under Grandmaster Morvans are following a desperate series of visions as they try to reach the Nachmund Gauntlet in time.[5]
- M42: The Season of Blood. The 5th Brotherhood is dispatched to Armageddon to prevent its fall by a massive Khornate horde under the returned Daemon Primarch Angron. At the climax of the battle 5th Brotherhood Grand Master Rothwyr Morvan sacrifices himself to push Angron back through the Red Angel's Gate just as it is sealed.[6b]
Assets
Current Strength
The 5th Brotherhood currently consists of:[2]
- 4 Officers (Grand Master, Brother-Captain, Brotherhood Champion, 1 Brotherhood Ancient)
- 20 Sanctum Guardians
- 12 Grey Knights Apothecaries
- 4 Terminator Squads
- 4 Interceptor Squads
- 4 Purgation Squads
- 8 Strike Squads
- 5 Dreadnoughts
Notable Members
- Grand Master Rothwyr Morvans (Former)[6b]
- Brother-Captain Tauros Hendron (Former)[6a]
- Grand Master Lexek Hasimir (former)[3]
- Brother-Captain Neodan (former)[1a]
- Brother-Captain Zaebus [5]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Grey Knights (7th Edition) — Chapter Organisation
- 2: Codex: Grey Knights (8th Edition), pgs. 14–15
- 3: Pandorax (Novel) - Interlude
- 4: Mortarion's Heart (Audio Drama)
- 5: Codex: Grey Knights (9th Edition), pg. 13
- 6: Crusade: Armageddon
- 5: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition: War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes, pg. 206