Sanguinary Guard - Notable Sanguinary Guard: Exalted Herald of Sanguinius Azkaellon - The venerated hero and founder of the Blood Angels' Sanguinary Guard, Azkaellon served as the first Exalted Herald of Sanguinius during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras. He continued to serve with his primarch until Sanguinius perished in the assault on the Warmaster Horus' Battle Barge Vengeful Spirit during the final hours of the Siege of Terra. He would be the lone member of the Sanguinary Guard that survived that final confrontation due to his absence from the battle. Sanguinius' prescient vision of his own fate led him to insist that his Herald remain on Terra so that should he fall, the Sanguinary Guard would not be extinguished. Once reconstituted by Azkaellon, they would go on to serve as a beacon of hope for the Blood Angels and the wider Imperium in the dark days ahead. Though he yearned to fight at his primarch's side one final time, with a heavy heart Azkaellon acceded to Sanguinius' wishes. He knew that he could not jeopardise the sacred duty entrusted to him. Following the death of Sanguinius, there was no clear line of succession, and soon factions within the Blood Angels formed around potential candidates. In addition, the Flaw slowly made its presence felt, further muddying the Legion's future. Ultimately, it was Azkaellon, sole survivor of the Sanguinary Guard, who drove the Blood Angels' destiny onwards. Azkaellon -- who saw clearly that the Blood Angels had more pressing worries than organisational doctrine -- ensured the division of the Blood Angels Legion into the Chapters that endure today. These were the Blood Angels themselves, who maintained the old Legion's heraldry and traditions, the Flesh Tearers, the Angels Vermillion, the Angels Encarmine and the Angels Sanguine. What became of Azkaellon himself after this point is unrecorded, but his legacy lives on in the Chapters he created. Following his primarch's final orders, the Sanguinary Guard also managed to survive when the Blood Angels' primarch did not, for Azkaellon made certain that their legacy was maintained, not just in the Blood Angels, but in every Successor Chapter that arose from the dissolution of the Blood Angels Legion during the Second Founding. The Sanguinary Guard believe the spirit of their founder lives on in the form of the golden angel of vengeance known as the Sanguinor, preserved against the withering millennia by the Emperor's grace.Brother Aratron - Having served under Captain Azkaellon for many years, Brother Aratron was selected to become the very first Herald of the new Emperor Sanguinius, the primarch of the Blood Angels having been selected by his brother, Roboute Guilliman, to become the new leader of Imperium Secundus. In the end, Brother Aratron was chosen over Brother Haratial to become the second Emperor's new Herald, although his true fate was only known to the innermost circle of the IX Legion.Brother Haratial - A true hero of Baal, Brother Haratial was a member of the original Sanguinary Guard, one of the few blessed souls to have served under Captain Azkaellon in the distant past of the 30th Millennium. Brother Haratial's tale ends abruptly at some point during the Blood Angels' stay on Macragge during the period of the Imperium Secundus. Shortly after Haratial's disappearance, a new iconic figure of the Blood Angels would emerge: the Herald of Sanguinius -- the Sanguinor.Brother Zuriel - Zuriel was the second in command of Sanguinius' personal guard at the time of the Signus Campaign during the Horus Heresy.Brother Neria - A Sanguinary Guard during the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy.Brother Vual - A Sanguinary Guard during the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy.Brother Donotriel - Dontoriel has been a Blood Angel for five centuries, and a Sanguinary Guard for the last two. His many heroic deeds are listed upon his scroll of record in the Reclusiam on Baal. The most glorious among them was Dontoriel's slaying of the Butcher of Borghan. In a battle that lasted for a day, he hacked apart the Daemon Prince and ended the Monsoon of Blood that had gripped the world of Viscydra for a decade. It was this deed that would earn him the Aureate Honour -- the icon of a golden blade he would wear upon his armour with pride. Despite this recognition, Dontoriel remains humble, seeking only to win glory for the Chapter that he serves.Exalted Herald of Sanguinius Caraeus - Much like his predecessor Azkaellon in an earlier era, Caraeus was the sole member of the Blood Angels Sanguinary Guard to survive Hive Fleet Leviathan's assault on Baal. After the Devastation of Baal was won by the Blood Angels and their allied forces, he was raised to become the latest Exalted Herald of Sanguinius, the commander of the Sanguinary Guard. With the arrival of the Indomitus Crusade at Baal during the battle and the Primaris Space Marine reinforcements it brought, the Sanguinary Guard was expected to soon be back at full strength and under Caraeus' command.