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[[File:Custodesimage.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Custodian Guard c.[[M31]] (during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]]).]]

Together with the [[Sisters of Silence]] they represented the [[Talons of the Emperor]] as the right hand of the Emperor with the Sisters as the left.{{Fn|25f}} For much of their history the Custodes rarely left the Imperial Palace and even more rarely left [[Terra]]. It is the Adeptus Custodes that decide who may enter the throne room of the Emperor, and when. Such is their authority in this matter that [[Space Marine]]s and [[Inquisitor]]s must kneel before them. Custodians are the mightiest of mankind's warriors. They are to the Space Marines what those transhuman warriors are to common [[guardsmen]], an elevated elite whose raw strength and willpower are wholly insurmountable.{{Fn|19}}{{Fn|25}}

*[[Axandrian Incident]]{{Fn|63}}

*[[Battle of Terra]]{{Fn|4g}}

====Post-Heresy====

===Castes & Subdivisions===

Custodians belong to a caste determined by their wargear and battlefield role.{{fn|15g}}

*[[Hykanatoi]]{{Fn|15a}} - The main strength of the Custodian Guard. These are [[Guardian Spear]]-equipped heavy infantry. Their numbers included the Custodian Guard proper as well as several specialised units

*[[Warders of the Vaults of Rython]] — Shadowy sub-force of the Custodes deployed deep within the Imperial Palace.

*[[Eyes of the Emperor]] — Sect of retired Custodians{{Fn|25q}}

*[[Blade Champion]] - Champions who seek out enemy leaders.{{Fn|37}}

[[Image:CustodesOrgArt.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Organisation of a Custodes battle deployment{{Fn|43c}}]]

===Fleet===

The spaceships of the Custodes have ancient translocation bays utilising '''Godstrike Pattern''' and [[Veilbreaker Teleportarium|Veilbreaker Pattern]] [[Teleportarium]]s where blessed incense drifts in the chill air. Each station is permanently attended to by high-ranking [[Tech-Priest]]s and blessed to such a degree that even [[Contemptor Dreadnought]]s can be teleported straight into battle.{{Fn|19}}

The Custodes do not consider themselves soldiers. Rather, they see themselves as the guardians of the Emperor. Not just the guardians of his physical form but also his ideals and what the species was meant to become. As such they are also scholars, artisans, and counsellors in addition to being trained rigorously in the art of combat.{{Fn|22b}}

[[Image:PalaceDungeon.jpg|thumb|right|Custodians underneath the [[Imperial Palace]]{{Fn|43b}}]]

*''[[Oracle Maximus]]'' — Star-Keep guarding the [[Sol System]]. Located on the star line between Sol and [[Vordrast]]{{Fn|25b}}

*''[[Prescience]]'' — Star-Keep guarding the [[Sol System]]. Located on the star line between Sol and [[Hydraphur]]{{Fn|25b}}

*''[[Scion of Argo]]'' — [[Cruiser]]{{Fn|25c}}

*''[[Sol's Arrow]]'' — [[Frigate]]{{Fn|25c}}

*[[Zerin]]{{Fn|3}}

*[[Ixion Hale]] — Tribune{{Fn|70}}

*[[Tsutomu]] - [[Custodian Warden|Prefect Warden]]{{Fn|30}}

*[[Abram Hasrubal]] — [[Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought]]{{Fn|17b}}

*[[Sagittarus Malacque]] — [[Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought]]{{fn|15a}}, survived War Within the Webway after suffering severe damage{{fn|15j}}

*[[Hasturias Calaxor]] — Was a [[Shield-Captain]], is now a [[Contemptor Dreadnought]]{{Fn|25s}}

*[[Aquillon]] — ''Occuli Imperator''{{Fn|6}} — Prefect of the Hykanatoi assigned to watch Lorgar and killed during his betrayal.{{fn|15j}}

*[[Uzkarel Ophite]] - Proconsul of the [[Hetaeron Guard]]{{Fn|71}}

*[[Beyreuth]] — [[Captain-General]] during the [[War of the Beast]]{{Fn|64}}

*[[Adronitus]]{{Fn|65}}

*[[Maldovar Colquan]] — Tribune{{Fn|66}}

*[[Navradaran]] — investigated the cult of the "Fallen Angel" on [[Terra]] during the 41st Millennium{{fn|20}}

*[[Valerian]] — [[Shield-Captain]]{{Fn|29a}}

*[[Aadilus]] — [[Shield-Captain]]{{Fn|25c}}

*[[Longinus]] - Companion{{Fn|34}}

*[[Heracleon]] — Tribune{{Fn|29b}}

*{{Endn|12}}: [[Visions of Heresy]], pg. 45

*{{Endn|13}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Burning-of-Prospero-ENG Games Workshop]

**{{Endn|14a}}: Rulebook

**{{Endn|14b}}: Legions at War Booklet

*{{Endn|19}}: [[Codex: Adeptus Custodes (7th Edition)]], pgs. 1–9

*{{Endn|20}}: [[Vaults of Terra: The Carrion Throne (Novel)]], Chapter 8

**{{Endn|21a}}: pg. 13

**{{Endn|21b}}: pg. 15

**{{Endn|22a}}: Chapter 13

**{{Endn|22b}}: Chapter 4, Valerian

*{{Endn|23}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/01/18/adeptus-custodes-preview-part-3-elitesgw-homepage-post-2/ Adeptus Custodes Preview Part 4: The Elites]

*{{Endn|24}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/01/17/adeptus-custodes-preview-part-3-war-machinesgw-homepage-post-2/ Adeptus Custodes Preview Part 3: War Machines]

**{{Endn|25a}}: pg. 20–21

**{{Endn|25b}}: pg. 29

**{{Endn|25u}}: pg. 66

**{{Endn|25v}}: pg. 38

*{{Endn|27}}: [[White Dwarf July 2019]] - ''Indomitus Crusade fleets''

*{{Endn|28}}: [[Valdor: Birth of the Imperium (Novel)]], Chapter 14

**{{Endn|29a}}: Chapter 28

**{{Endn|29b}}: Chapter 2

**{{Endn|29e}}: Chapter 17

**{{Endn|29f}}: Chapters 8-9

*{{Endn|31}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/04/20/psychic-awakening-consequences/ Warhammer Community: Psychic Awakening: Consequences (Posted on 20/04/2020)] (Last accessed on 20 April 2023)

*{{Endn|33}}: [[Psychic Awakening: War of the Spider]], pgs. 5-6

*{{Endn|34}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 89

*{{Endn|37}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/10/30/warhammer-day-2021-take-the-fight-to-terra-itself-with-the-next-battle-box-and-codexes-for-warhammer-40000/ Warhammer Community: Warhammer Day 2021 – Take the Fight to Terra Itself With the Next Battle Box and Codexes for Warhammer 40,000 (posted 10/30/2021)] (last accessed 10/30/2021)

*{{Endn|38}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Burning-of-Prospero-ENG Games Workshop Burning of Prospero] (dead link)

*{{Endn|55}}: [[White Dwarf July 2019]], pg. 20

*{{Endn|56}}: [[The Carrion Lord of the Imperium (Short Story)]] - [[Era of Ruin (Anthology)]]

*{{Endn|58}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]], pgs. 102–104

*{{Endn|59}}: [[The Wolf of Ash and Fire (Short Story)]]

*{{Endn|60}}: [[Scions of the Storm (Short Story)]]

*{{Endn|65}}: [[Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch]] – Part III

*{{Endn|66}}: [[Dark Imperium (Novel)]], Chapters 6-7

*{{Endn|67}}: [https://whc-cdn.games-workshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/LegioCustodesVenatariSquad.pdf Games Workshop]

*{{Endn|73}}: [[Echoes of Eternity (Novel)]], Dramatis Personae