Why that's the case, we have no clue.Īs elites, Sword Brethren are all armed with close combat weapons like a Chainsword, Power Sword and Lightning Claws. This Castellan is picked from the Sword Brethren as is the case when a Castellan or Marshal is killed, the new one will be picked from the Sword Brethren.ĭespite the fluff of them all wearing Terminator armour, in terms of the minis, none of them actually wear it. Black Templar veterans are elevated to this rank and placed in separate squads where they will fight as elites, train to use Terminator Armour (they are the only Black Templars allowed to use the armour) or form a Marshal's bodyguard.īecause of their status and the shit they wear, they are exempt from training Black Templar Neophytes and unlike squads with Initiates, Neophytes will not be found in a Sword Brethren squad.ĭuring Crusades, a Marshal can also appoint a Castellan to lead one of the Fighting Companies. The poor man's dollar store Emperor's Champion.Ī Sword Brethren or Sword Brother, are the Black Templars equivalent to the First Company of other Chapters.

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