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|Fortress-Monastery=Unknown, closely guarded secret{{Fn|3}}
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|Colours=White with green helmet, chest and backpack.{{Fn|5}} Chest eagle displays the company colour.{{Fn|11}}{{Fn|Note}}
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|Strength=Roughly the same as the [[Ultramarines]]{{Fn|3}}
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The '''Mentors''' (or '''Mentor Legion'''{{Fn|1}}) are a loyalist [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]].{{Fn|2}}
===Overview===
The Mentors are a secretive chapter, who prefer to work alone. They are untrusting of other chapters. Currently, they are in battle with [[Biel-Tan]] Craftworld [[Eldar]] and [[Orks]] of the [[Charadon]] System.{{Fn|2}} On their founding they were designated with the chapter number of 888, a number previously belonging to the [[Star Scorpions]] Chapter.{{Fn|3}} The Star Scorpions were a Chapter of the [[Twenty Fifth Founding]] and had the dual misfortune of producing redundant [[gene-seed]] and being devastated by warp entities after becoming lost in the [[warp]]. Although what exactly happened to the Chapter is unknown, the [[Emperor]] decreed the Chapter be considered dead. The gene-seed of the Star Scorpions survived, although the mutated gene-seed made [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] efforts to rebuild the Chapter futile.{{Cite This}}
During the [[Twenty Sixth Founding]],{{Fn|6}} the [[Adeptus Terra]] assigned one of the newly created chapters (the Mentor Legion) with the colors colours and number of the Star Scorpions. The Mentors were given an entirely new generation of genetic material{{Fn|10d}} collated from the storage banks of the [[Ultramarines]] (or one of their descendants) in the [[Terra]]n laboratories.{{Fn|10f}} The Mentors are a specialist Chapter and their modus operandi is quite different from that of the bulk of the Adeptus Astartes. The Mentors have an extraordinary capacity for learning, particularly of military matters. Because of this, the chapter's main pursuit is perfecting the fusion between science, the art of war and military technology. The Mentors do not engage in campaigns or wars as other chapters do, but instead "loan" squads of Marines to other Imperial forces for the duration of a battle or sometimes a whole campaign. Squads of Mentors may be found fighting alongside the [[Imperial Guard]] or even other Chapters throughout the galaxy.{{Fn|6}}
[[Image:Mentors Banners.jpg|thumb|right|Mentors' banners]]
There are two ways Imperial commanders use them on the battlefield when they are loaned to them. First the cadre element may simply be used as a powerful squad, gaining the benefits of their special equipment; alternatively, they may become leaders for other units. The latter is preferred by Imperial Guard commanders as the Elite Cadre make especially good leaders for units of normal warriors. {{Fn|3}}
====Known Campaigns====*'''???:'''.[[The Humbling]]{{CME}}*'''987.[[M41]]:''' — The [[Golance War]] against [[Eldar]]. — The Mentors reinforce the [[Flesh Tearers]].{{Fn|9}}*'''???'''.[[M41]] — :''' Battles against [[Biel-Tan]] [[Eldar]] and [[Orks]] in the [[Charadon]] System.{{Fn|2}}*'''~900s.[[M41]]:''' — The [[Necron]] [[Cryptek]] [[Szeras]] leads warriors of the [[Sautekh Dynasty]] upon the world of [[Gorszt]], razing a fortress-complex belonging to the Mentors. As his prize, Szeras claims the entire stock of [[Gene-seed]] hidden beneath the fortress.{{Fn|8}}*'''???.[[M42]]:''' - The [[Charadon Campaign]]. — The Mentors alongside the [[Excruciators]] and [[Novamarines]] [[Chapter]]s lead a mixed host of [[Battle Sisters]], [[Skitarii]] and [[Imperial Guard]] in the invasion of the [[Industrial World]] of [[Ferryk]].{{Fn|14}} ===Heraldry===The Mentors wear white [[Space Marine Power Armour|power armour]] with green helmets, chests and backpacks.{{Fn|5}} A Marine's chest [[aquila]] displays the [[Space Marine Company|company]] colour.{{Fn|11}}{{Fn|Note 1}}
===Chapter Elements=======Fleet====
*''[[Eunoia]]'' - flagship{{Fn|10b}}
*''[[Bodhisattva]]'' - [[Strike Cruiser]]{{Fn|10e}}
*''[[Victrix (Frigate)|Victrix]]'' - [[Frigate]]{{Fn|10c}}
====Notable Members====
[[Image:MentorLeader.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Commander '''[[Nisk Ran-Thawll]]'''{{Fn|7}}]]
*[[Nisk Ran-Thawll]] - [[Chapter Master]]{{Fn|4}}
*[[Anuradha Daaz]] - [[Chapter Serf]] now in service of the [[Emperor's Spears]]{{Fn|10c}}
{{Clear}}===Images===
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Mentor.jpg|Mentors [[Firstborn]]{{Fn|5}}
</gallery>
===Trivia===
{{Trivia}}
*In the original [[1st Edition]]-era background, the Mentors were referred to as the "Mentor Legion" and had a different Chapter symbol and background.{{Fn|1}} Recently in the novel ''[[Spear of the Emperor (Novel)|Spear of the Emperor]]'', the Mentors are referred to both as Mentors and Mentor Legion.{{Fn|10a}}
==Trivia==Notes====*{{Trivia}}In the original [[1st Edition]]-era background, the Mentors were referred to as the "Mentor Legion" and had a different Chapter symbol and background.{{FnEndn|Note 1}} Recently in the novel [[Spear of the Emperor (Novel)|Spear of the Emperor]], the Mentors are referred to both as Mentors and Mentor Legion.{{Fn|10a}}===Note===: In [[Insignium Astartes]] it's stated that the Mentors show company colours in the form of a helmet stripe.{{Fn|14}}
===See also===
*[[Loyal Space Marine Chapters (List)]]
*[[Space Marine Forces (List)]]
===Sources===
{{Cite}}
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Insignium Astartes]], pg. 53
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