Drover (Knight World)
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
Drovers are a sub-class on Knight Worlds,[1] that are charged with tending to the fields, estates[2] and herds of their world's nobility.[1]
Description
They use several different types of bipedal walker frames to carry out these duties.[2] However by law, Drover Walkers are not armed with weapons and they must rely on their world's Imperial Knights to protect them from raiders and predators. This is intentionally done, so that the Drovers will not be able stage a revolt against their noble masters.[1]
Trivia
- The Drovers were created by the Games Workshop employee Ian Pickstock. They were featured in The Citadel Journal 1.[1]
- Droving in the real world refers to the practice of walking livestock herds over large distances
Sources
- 1: The Citadel Journal 1, pg. 33 - Space Marine: Knights
- 2: White Dwarf 126 (UK), pg. 30