Vexilla Defensor
Vexilla Defensors are Custodes Vexillas that are carried by the Adeptus Custodes' Vexilus Praetors Standard Bearers. The Praetors are infused with mysterious crypto-technological abilities that aid their brethren and allies in battle, but which abilities come to the fore depend on the Standard they carry.[1]
The Vexilla Defensor is borne into battle where the foe brings overwhelming firepower to bear. Built into this standard is a refractor-field generator of great power, whose protective shield protects nearby allied forces from harm. The deployment of these vexillas has spawned more than one legend and parable; to the unenlightened, the effects of the Vexilla Defensor look as though the Emperor is extending direct protection to those who fight at the side of his favored warriors.[2]
