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The '''Grey Knights''' are a [[Space Marines]] [[Chapter]] and the [[Chamber Militant]] for the [[Ordo Malleus]]. The chapter specialises in the hunting and extermination of [[daemon]]s.{{Fn|2a}}
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==Overview==
[[imagefile:40k-13-grey-knight-paragon.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Grey Knights Apothecary]]{{Fn|56}}]]The Grey Knights are the legendary Chapter 666 - and although nominally a Chapter chapter of the Astartes, they are in the a Chamber Militant of the [[Inquisition]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1e}} along with the [[Adepta Sororitas]] and the [[Deathwatch]]. Each member of the chapter undergoes a gruelling grueling and torturous selection process, and even once inducted, their harsh training regime is without equal. In battle, they move as an army of silver ghosts, surrounded by awe, and equipped to the teeth to deal with the worst foes that [[Chaos]] can raise to meet them.{{Fn|2a}}
Ever since the Chapterchapter's founding, only the Inquisition and Chapter Masters chapter masters have been allowed to know of the Grey Knight's existence. Many chapters believe the Grey Knights to be a myth, if they have even heard of them at all. Space Marines who encounter them are telepathically scoured, while [[Imperial Guard]] regiments they fight beside are simply executed. The [[Space Wolves]] know of their existence, however, after slaughtering Grey Knights, [[Red Hunters]] , and Inquisition Forces, forces during what the Grey Knights call the [[Months of Shame]].{{Fn|2a}}
To battle such enemies as Daemons, creatures that are not of this realm but formed of sorcery and madness, a Grey Knight must embrace the power of the [[Warp]] to battle a Daemon with its own weapons. Each Grey Knight is an accomplished, powerful [[psyker]] whose psychic presence is anathema to creatures of the Warp. They are trained to channel their [[Imperial_Psychic_Powers#Grey_Knights|psychic energies]] into a halo of protective wards known as [[The Aegis]]. Thusly armoured, a Grey Knight's presence becomes unpalatable to Daemons, making him immune to corruption, able to wield forbidden black magic, harness tainted artefacts and scour blasphemous tomes all without risk of being overwhelmed by the cursed power of Chaos.{{Fn|1a}}
