Lord Lieutenant
A Lord Lieutenant is a rank created by Lord Commander Roboute Guilliman and was given to veteran Space Marines in the Indomitus Crusade, who were experienced leaders.[1]
Due to the first contingent of Primaris being created by the maverick Archmagos Dominus Cawl, Guilliman was unsure of their loyalty and so needed Space Marines he could trust to watch over them. These were the Lord Lieutenants, who were attached to the Indomitus Crusade's Fleets, where they served as advisors to Fleetmasters, and were also given advisory command over all the Primaris within their Fleets. In battle, however, the Lord Lieutenants had command of only a Chapter strength of their Fleets' Unnumbered Sons. The main part of their duties, however, were instilling the Primaris with combat experience, the importance of the Indomitus Crusade and most importantly loyalty to the Imperium. As they did so, Guilliman also expected bonds of brotherhoods to be encouraged to form between the Primaris, in order to avoid any internal strife, and for the Primaris to have flexibility introduced into their thinking. Ultimately, however, the Lord Lieutenants were to cede control to Primaris commanders as soon as possible; though he stressed this was to done according to their own judgment. Afterwards, the Lord Lieutenants would then be assigned to a new group of Primaris to train. As the Indomitus Crusade began, Guilliman expected that within 12 years the Lord Lieutenants would ensure the first contingent of Primaris were able to operate without any oversight.[1]
Known Lord Lieutenants
- Messinius of the White Consuls[1]
Sources
- 1: Avenging Son (Novel), Chapter 20
