Watchers

The Watchers were a group of constructs found on Rhino. They were machines with a divine purpose given by their modron creators - to protect the portal within Rhino. 
There were broadly speaking two types of watchers - Alpha Watchers and Omega Watchers. A-Watchers were created and placed on Rhino by the modron gods of Mechanus, and O-Watchers were converted. An A-Watcher, with physical or mechanical contact, could convert any construct to their cause, which could manifest in red glowing eyes and dormant devotion. They operated on an innate directive, their main instinct being to protect the rift within the south pole. Unfortunately due to their creators' lack of foresight (perhaps expecting no others would ever set foot on Rhino), they were programmed the Watchers' main directive to kill all lifeforms on Rhino.
Until the arrival of the Khepri expeditions, their only targets were the Brood.
The Watchers were responsible for blocking communications across the whole moon.
O-Watchers were converted via the AO Protocol, a touch or data transmissible virus-like rampancy. Several of Khepri II's SCRAM units fell foul to the protocol, and one such unit killed Captain Indrol.
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