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[[Image:swordbrethren_lg.jpg|right|thumb|Black Templars Sword Brethren]]
'''Sword Brethren''' are the [[Black Templars]] equivalent to the [[First Company]] of other [[Chapter]]s. Black Templar [[veterans]] are elevated to this rank and placed in separate squads where they will fight as elites, train to use [[Terminator Armour]] (they are the only Black Templars allowed to use the armour) or form a [[Marshal]]'s bodyguard. <br>Because of this they are exempt from training [[Neophyte]]s and unlike squads with [[Initiates]] they will not be found in a Sword Brethren squad.
During Crusades, a Marshal can also appoint a [[Castellan]] to lead one of the [[Fighting Company|Fighting Companies]]. This Castellan is picked from the Sword Brethren as is the case when a Castellan or Marshal is killed, the new one will be picked from the Sword Brethren.
