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{{IntWik|Destination=Adeptus Custodes}}The '''Adeptus Custodes''' (also '''The Emperor's Guard''' or '''Custodians''') are the guardians of the [[Imperial Palace]] and the [[Golden Throne]] of , as well as being the personal bodyguard to the [[Emperor]]. A select group of three hundred Custodes, known as the "''Companions"'', form the Emperor's personal bodyguard. Due to the size of the Imperial Palace, the Custodes always act as a defensive army, although technically they should never see action unless Terra is invaded<sup>1</sup>. It is the Adeptus Custodes that decide who may enter the throne room of the Emperor, and when.
==History==
During the [[Great Crusade]], the Custodes always kept a contingent with the Emperor for his protection, but also travelled individually as envoys. Since the Emperor's interrment on the Golden Throne, the Adeptus Custodes have taken a more limited role of protectors of the Imperial Palace.
==Sources==
*<sup>1</sup>[[Codex Imperialis]]
[[Category:The Emperor and the Adeptus Custodes]]
