Imperial Praetorian Guard

The Imperial Praetorian Guard (High Cipritine: Custodes Praetori'i Imperiales) is an elite turian military unit that serves as the personal bodyguard of the Primarch of Palaven and the Imperial Family. There are only ever eight guards at any given time - one from Palaven and seven from each of the empire's original extrasolar colonies - a tradition that goes back to the time of Aurelion Imperator. 
Becoming a member of the guard is an arduous process. Only the Primarch has the power to promote a soldier into the guard's esteemed ranks and only the most exceptional and loyal of individuals are ever considered for the position. Being selected to represent one's homeworld at the Primarch's side is thus one of the greatest honours a turian soldier can achieve in life. While technically anyone can become a member of the praetorian guard, provided they have served with enough distinction and valour, most of its members hail from the Familiae Martiales, the so-called "old military families" who have an unofficial monopoly on the empire's highest-ranking military postings.
It has long been the tradition for the head of the guard to be of the same nationality as the reigning Primarch, to ensure absolute loyalty, ie: the incumbent leader of the guard, Jaeson Sparatus, is both the countryman and fifth cousin of the reigning Primarch, Fidellion Victus.
== Known Imperial Praetorian Guards ==
=== Primarch Adrien Victus ===
=== Primarch Desolas Arterius II ===
=== Primarch Antraxes Mehrkuri ===
=== Primarch Fidellion Victus ===
* Bostra: Jaeson Sparatus (Praetor Primus; head of the guard) - assigned to the protection of Fidellion
* Carthaan: Phameas Tavus - assigned to the protection of Marcia
* Digeris: Polema Coronati - assigned to the protection of Irixia, Kiron, Euphemien, Gidion and Iacoba
* Epyrus: Theodora Fedorian - assigned to the protection of Iacoba
* Macedyn: Revia Halabrian - assigned to the protection of Gaius
* Palaven: Auresca Aurix - assigned to the protection of Adriana, Septimien and Justinia
* Parthia: Jeiran Darikun - assigned to the protection of Keirix, Leila, Livia and Callian
* Thracia: Pireius Lokarion - assigned to the protection of Desolas, Desola, Fidellion, Selena, Achaea and Solaeus
=== Primarch Desola Arterius ===