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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
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At the end of this hallway of heroes the gate itself stands, massive and unbreakable, forged of tempered adamantium layered with ceramite. Its outer face is sheathed in gold, and damasked with an image of the Emperor in the days of the [[Great Crusade]] standing triumphant over his broken enemies.
An elite core of 300 Adeptus Custodes called the ''Companions'' stand guard over the Emperor himself while the rest of the Adeptues Adeptus Custodes guard the rest of the Imperial palace.
During the Battle of Terra in the Horus Heresy, Primarch Sanguinius alone defended this entrance from the hordes of Chaos vying to overrun the Palace when no other could withstand the ferocity of the assault.
