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==Overview==
The '''Mordian Iron Guard''' are [[Imperial Guard]] [[regiment]]s, originally from the planet [[Mordian]]. A harsh and unforgiving planet given to extremes, it was ruled in the [[Emperor of Mankind|Emperor's]] name by a body known as the ''Tetrarchs''. The rule of the Tetrarchs was harsh, autocratic and above all absolute, a necessity due to planet's scarce and strictly-rationed resources. This environment bred a regimental system dedicated to the chain of command and an iron discipline at all levels. The Mordian Iron Guard are named and renowned for their iron resolve and their dour and unforgiving natures.{{Fn|41}}
As of the formation of the [[Imperium Nihilus|Dark Imperium]], the planet of Mordian had been assailed by [[Chaos]]{{Fn|15}} and in particularly the [[Thousand Sons]], who have made [[Invasion of the Stygius Sector|multiple attempts on Mordian itself]]. While the Mordians have been able to break any heretic [[Cultist]] cells discovered on their homeworld, many other worlds in their sector have not fared so well.{{Fn|41}}
*{{Endn|6}}: [[The 13th Black Crusade (Background Book)]], pg. 91
*7: [[Imperial Armour - Apocalypse]]
**{{Endn|7a}} : pg. 6 - ''Imperial Guard'', pg. 6**{{Endn|7b}} : pg. 92 - ''Dark Eldar'', pg. 92
*{{Endn|8}}: [[The Fall of Medusa V (booklet)]], pg. 33
*9: [[Only War Core Rulebook]]:
*{{Endn|22}}: [[First and Only (Novel)]] — [[The Founding (Omnibus)]], Part Six, Chapter One
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition)]], pgs. 41-42
*{{Endn|24}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 7th Edition Rulebook]] - ''The Pandorax Incursion''
*{{Endn|25}}: [[Deathwatch Core Rulebook]], pgs. 331–349
*{{Endn|26}}: [[Warhammer: Visions 1]], pgs. 124-127
*{{Endn|35}}: [[Codex: Chaos Daemons (9th Edition)]], pg. 23
*{{Endn|36}}: [[Codex: Astra Militarum (9th Edition)]], pg. 19
*{{Endn|37}}: [[The Iron Kingdom (Novel)]]{{CME}}
*38: [[Hand of Abaddon (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|38a}}: Chapter 1
**{{Endn|38c}}: Chapter 39
**{{Endn|38d}}: Chapter 42
*{{Endn|39}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070711163525/http://medusav.uk.games-workshop.com/campaign/factions/imperialguard/imperialguard8.htm Games Workshop - Medusa V - Week 8 Report] ''(saved archive page, dated 11 July 2007, last accessed 8 March 2025, original link: archived from [http://medusav.uk.games-workshop.com/campaign/factions/imperialguard/imperialguard8.htmthe original] 11 July 2007, last accessed 8 March 2025)
*{{Endn|40}}: [[White Dwarf 507]], pgs. 58 — ''War Zone Chalnath - Insidious Threat''
*{{Endn|41}}: [[Codex: Astra Militarum (10th Edition)]], pg. 36
*{{Endn|42}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20170109110930/http://www.games-workshop.com:80/en-GB/Mordian-Iron-Guard-Squd Games Workshop webstore : Mordian Iron Guard Squad] ''(saved archive)''*{{Endn|43}}: [[Execution Hour (Novel)]], Part fourFour, Four
*{{Endn|44}}: [[Citadel Journal 48]], pgs. 20-21 — ''Last Stand at Asch Creek''
*{{Endn|45}}: [[Iron Resolve (Novella)]], 1100
