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In the tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000, the Grey Knights are a mysterious chapter of Space Marines. They act as the military arm of the Ordo Malleus, the Daemon-hunting branch of the omnipotent Inquisition.

History

The Grey Knights were founded at some point between the start of the Horus Heresy and the events of the Second Founding. They are not descended from any of the original twenty Space Marine Legions, having been created from a unique gene-seed - believed to have been developed from the genetic template of the Emperor of Mankind himself.

Legend has it that the Grey Knights were founded on the order of the Emperor himself. Designated Chapter 666, the Grey Knights are permanently attached to the Ordo Malleus branch of the Inquisition. The Grey Knights are unique among the Space Marines as the only chapter to have full knowledge of the dark secrets of Chaos - they alone completely know of and understand the existence of Daemons and of their appearance in the real world, and they alone are best equipped to battle and defeat mankind's most terrible enemy.

Note, however, that this contradicts the information given in virtually every other Warhammer 40,000 sourcebook, where the various other armies are portrayed as definitely being aware of the existence of Daemons. In particular, the Librarians of other Chapters are said to be the main line of defense and attack against these entities. However, while other Chapters and Imperium forces have some knowledge of Daemons and how to fight them, only the Grey Knights have privy to the darkest, deepest secrets that the Imperium knows of these creatures.

In the Chapter's long history the Grey Knights hold the highest honour of all: not one Grey Knight has ever turned to Chaos.

Organisation

While the Grey Knights are technically members of the Adeptus Astartes, they do not involve themselves with the ordinary activities of the Space Marines. They are instead attached to the Inquisition, charged with uncovering and expunging the taint of heretical Chaos wherever it is found.

Each successful recruit is given a suit of Aegis Armour and a Nemesis Force weapon, and is assigned to a squad under the leadership of a Justicar. The Space Marine can ascend to the position of Justicar, and then from this point may be awarded Terminator honours. Elite soldiers within the Terminator corps can be promoted to the position of Brother-Captain, or even to the position of Grand Master of the Chapter.

The Grand Master can be considered the galaxy's greatest adversary of Daemons, and is almost always a member of the Inner Conclave of the Inquisition.

Headquarters

The Grey Knights' fortress-monastery is located on Saturn's moon, Titan. This world is also home to the Librarium Daemonica, the Imperium's foremost repository of information relating to Daemons and Daemonology.

Although Titan is the Chapter's homeworld, squads of Grey Knights are scattered throughout the galaxy, in order to best respond to the threat of Chaos, wherever it may strike.

Recruitment

Considering the role of the Grey Knights, potential recruits are put through even more stringent trials than other Space Marine Neophytes. The recruits are drawn from across the galaxy and brought to Titan for testing. The most advanced bio-engineering and psycho-surgery is utilised to condition the Neophytes, and each recruit must pass the six hundred and sixty six Rituals of Detestation, to prove that he is capable of withstanding horrors that would break even the greatest of 'normal' Space Marines. Upon success, the recruit also has the majority of their memories and personality erased, the better to ensure their absolute and unwavering loyalty to the Emperor. One of the main criteria for selection is that the recruit must show great psychic potential, as the entire Chapter is made up of psykers.

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