Adeptus Custodes - Post-Heresy Era: Trajann Valoris - Trajann Valoris is the current Chief Custodian and 17th Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes and perhaps the deadliest individual warrior in the entire Imperium. There are no records in the Imperial databanks on his martial conquests or his ascent into the order. For as long as any living mortal can remember, Valoris' name has been spoken of with nothing short of reverence, for many considered the Captain-General to be the personal representative of the Emperor Himself. Even the High Lords might be mocked, when in wine or in anger, but to do so with the Captain-General was simply beyond imagination. For to mock Valoris was to mock the Emperor Himself. Such blasphemy would not go unpunished, and would inevitably result in a transgressor's untimely death. While the two Tribunes of the Adeptus Custodes were generally occupied with the many ritual purposes of the order, the Captain-General had no set remit, but governed the forces under his command with complete freedom, to the extent that if the Ten Thousand had dealings with any part of the Adeptus Terra, they were carried out through him. Though the Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes traditionally served among the High Lords of Terra only under the most dire of circumstances, such as during the War of the Beast in the mid-32nd Millennium, it was only the persistence of Chancellor Lev Tieron that persuaded Valoris to assume the seat on the Senatorum Imperialis that had been left vacant for some time following the death of Lord Brach, the Chancellor of the Estate Imperium.Andros Launceddre - Andros Launceddre was the Chief Custodian and 16th Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes. Launceddre was also the immediate predecessor in those offices of Trajann Valoris. During the Years of Madness, possession was revealed amongst a sub-sect of the doomscryers themselves, though not until the false predictions of the fallen psykers sent Captain-General Launceddre to his death at the Battle of the Gilded Pyre (later recounted in the Custodians' chronicles as the Battle of Black Pyre). It is amidst this climate of spiralling paranoia and danger that Captain-General Trajann Valoris was elevated to command the Ten Thousand, and he wasted no time in taking steps to regain ironclad control of Terra's defences.Calladayce Taurovalia Kesh - Calladayce Taurovalia Kesh is a skilled Custodian Guard who has been chosen to take part in the Blood Games intended to test the defences of the Imperial Palace multiple times, due to her flair for grandiose and unexpected stratagems, making her an excellent foil for those of her comrades seeking to hone their protective skills. In her last Blood Game during the Era Indomitus, Kesh attempted to win by teleporting a compact cyclonic warhead next to the Emperor's Golden Throne. She was going to accomplish this by using the teleporter aboard the Navis Imperialis Cobra-class Destroyer Vigilant Flame of Battlefleet Solar, which she had commandeered. As a member of the Adeptus Custodes, the Vigilant Flame's crew innocently followed her orders to travel to Terra with her secret cargo, ostensibly so she could complete an important mission. Having been sworn to secrecy by the Custodian, the crew of the Vigilant Flame even repeated her fictional cover story to the Terran defence forces that they were transporting an attache from the Hive World of Necromunda. Though they became increasingly doubtful of Kesh's purpose, the destroyer's crew continued to obey her -- except for the Vigilant Flame's  Vox Officer Ewa Bhattoor. Increasingly suspicious of the Custodian's motives, she secretly transmitted a distress signal over the ship's vox system, which was received by the Adeptus Custodes officers charged with guarding Terra. In response, Shield-Captain Nicodaemius teleported aboard the destroyer with a squad of his fellow Custodians and confronted his old friend Kesh, putting an end to the Blood Game eight-hundred and seventy three solar days, sixteen solar hours and nine solar minutes after it began.Galahoth - Galahoth was the Chief Custodian and 15th Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes. A notoriously conservative Captain-General, the Adeptus Custodes suffered stagnation under his rule. Galahoth disappeared sometime in the latter years of M40 or early M41, which heralded the so-called Years of Madness, a time of strange omens and ominous whispers that engulfed Terra. There was a study increase in cult activity -- both heretical and xenophile -- throughout the Sol System, which included the Throneworld as well. He was succeeded by Andros Launceddre.Aesoth Koumadra - Aesoth Koumadra was the Chief Custodian and Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes sometime between the 33rd and 39th Millennia.Beyreuth - Beyreuth was the Chief Custodian and Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes during the War of the Beast in the mid-32nd Millennium. During this crisis, he led the Custodian Guard in battle against the Harlequins of the Troupe of Joyful Tears, when they managed to breach the sanctity of the Imperial Palace, intent on personally delivering a message to the Master of Mankind Himself. Only Shadowseer Lhaerial Rey and Death Jester Bho reached the chamber that led to the Sanctum Imperialis, they were able to kill dozens of Custodians, all the while as the Shadowseer insisted that she had come in peace. She explained that she had been sent on behalf of Ulthwé Farseer Eldrad Ulthran to deliver an important message to the Emperor. But the Adeptus Custodes would not relent in their sworn duties, and so, pressed their attack against the xenos interlopers, killing Bho and impaling Lhaerial to the ground with a Guardian Spear. As the Shadowseer continued to insist on meeting with the Emperor, the enraged Captain-General was about to give the order to kill her, until the timely intervention of Inquisitor Lord Veritus saved the Harlequin's life. Using his position as the Inquisition's Representative to the Senatorum Imperialis, Veritus forced Beyreuth to release Lhaerial to him so that he could interrogate her. After the tragic event known as The Beheading occurred, the de facto rule of the Imperium fell to the sole remaining High Lord of Terra, the Officio Assassinorum's representative, Drakan Vangorich, who reminded Beyreuth of the fact that the Eldar nearly breached the threshold of the Eternity Gate. This argument convinced Beyreuth to join Imperial politics and to take his place amongst the esteemed ranks of the Senatorum Imperialis alongside Vangorich.Heracleon - Heracleon is one of two Tribunes who serves in the Adeptus Custodes of the present era. He serves as the master of the Hataeron Guard, the elite cadre of Custodians who oversees the personal security of the Emperor within the Sanctum Imperialis itself.Italeo - Italeo is one of two Tribunes who served in the Adeptus Custodes of the present era. He commanded the few Custodian forces that were abroad fighting the myriad foes of Mankind in holy warfare. Often, he would be impossible to reach by summons due to the inherent danger inherent in his duties. Following the destruction of Cadia, and the formation of the Great Rift, Italeo was mortally wounded during the Battle of Lion's Gate, while fighting against a massive incursion by the forces of the Khorne, though he managed to kill one of the Bloodthirsters who was leading them, before his death. Following his death, Italeo was succeeded by Maldovar Colquan as Tribune.Maldovar Colquan - Maldovar Colquan is one of two Tribunes who served in the Adeptus Custodes if the 41st Millennium. Maldovar spent many years in service, holding vigil over the Emperor as a member of the elite Hataeron Guard. Following Itaelo's death during the Battle of Lion's Gate while combating the forces of the Blood God, Maldovar was chosen to replace him as Tribune. Following the resurrection of the Ultramarines Primarch Roboute Guilliman, who was later acknowledged as the acting Lord Regent of Terra, Tribune Colquan served as a liaison between the acting Lord Commander of the Imperium and Captain-General Valoris. He later joined the assembled Terran forces and took part in Lord Guilliman's Indomitus Crusade, to take the fight to the Archenemy. Tribune Maldovar led the Custodian contingent for well over a Terran century and took part in many notable campaigns, including the Battle of Raukos, which signaled the end of the century-long Crusade. While Colquan served Guilliman faithfully, the Lord Commander could not help but take notice that the Tribune, like many Custodians, had remained superlative individual warriors. But the Adeptus Custodes had rarely served as generals since the old times, and centuries of isolation had dulled what command abilities they had once possessed. The Tribune's contempt for baseline Humanity also troubled Guilliman, a sentiment that was all too often shared amongst Colquan's fellow warrior elite. The Custodians had spent their lives guarding the Emperor, yet they had forgotten who the Emperor guarded in His turn. He chastised Colquan to be more forgiving.Aadilus - A Shield-Captain of the Adeptus Custodes, he commanded Custodian Vertus Praetor forces against the Vostokh 7th Traitor Imperial Guard regiment during the Victorium Crusade sometime after the formation of the Great Rift.Adronitus - Adronitus is a Shield-Captain of the Adeptus Custodes. Following the conclusion of the Terran Crusade led by the resurrected Ultramarines Primarch Roboute Guilliman in ca. 999.M41, Adronitus confronted the Emperor's son before the Eternity Gate. He granted the Primarch permission to enter within the sacred space of the Sanctum Imperialis to commune with his father, the Emperor. Just before entering the chamber, Guilliman ordered the Custodian Guard to seize the Fallen Angel Cypher who had aided the Primarch on his journey in return for an audience with the Emperor. But Guilliman had no intention of allowing a man of uncertain intentions like Cypher to see his father. Adronitus had Cypher placed in the Custodian Guard's remit, and escorted the Fallen Angel to a prison cell located deep beneath the Imperial Palace complex. However, within only solar hours, Cypher would somehow escape his latest prison through unknown means.Daryth - A Shield-Captain that was charged with capturing the Fallen known as Cypher, following his escape from the prison cells deep beneath the Imperial Palace. Following a trail of fading clues, Shield-Captain Daryth and his men have pressed out into the stars to continue their mission. Now they enlist the aid of the Sisters of Silence, bringing a band of the elite witch hunters aboard their frigate, Sol's Arrow, before making the perilous crossing of the Great Rift. The presence of the Silent Sisters seems to calm the madness of the empyrean, at least enough to aid the Custodians in making their dangerous journey into the Imperium Nihilus. Amidst the madness, their augurs do not detect the heavily shielded Space Marine Strike Cruiser that follows in their wake, its hull night-black and its insignia veiled.Yorta'karin Desmodages - A Shield-Captain that currently serves in the modern-era Adeptus Custodes.Anatolyn Ganorth - A Shield-Captain of the Fury of Terra Shield Host, which defended the Imperial world of Elysia from invasion by Heretic Astartes, following the formation of the Great Rift. Led by Captain-General Trajann Valoris himself, Ganorth has been chosen to act as his naysmith and to fight valiantly at Valoris' right hand.Rothrian Ganyth - A Shield-Captain that currently serves in the Adeptus Custodes of the 41st Millennium.Tybanus Lencilus - A Shield-Captain that currently serves in the Adeptus Custodes of the 41st Millennium.Tybalus Maxin - A Shield-Captain that currently serves in the Adeptus Custodes of the 41st Millennium.Oldorian Mefistal - A Shield-Captain wko serves in the Dread Host.Archturus Paliades - A Shield-Captain that currently commands the Gilded Talons Shield Company.Nathadian Steale - A Shield-Captain of the Fury of Terra Shield Host, which defended the Imperial world of Elysia from invasion by Heretic Astartes, following the formation of the Great Rift.Thetus - A Shield-Captain of the Solar Watch, he led a Shield Company that purged a cabal of xenos flesh-witches on Yorlos.Heraclast Vadrian - Following the formation of the Great Rift, Shield-Captain Vadrian became concerned over the continual decline of the Golden Throne's functions and the threat it posed to the Emperor's safety. After bringing up his concerns to Captain-General Trajann Valoris, he was granted permission to seek out a solution. He gathers a band of his finest warriors aboard the cruiser Scion of Argo, and sets off following a lead that points to the lost Forge World of Morvane.Valerian - Valerian served as a Shield-Captain in the Adeptus Custodes of the 41st Millennium as a part of the Palaiologian Chamber of the Hykanatoi. While taking part in one of the Custodes' Blood Games, he was asked by Heracleon, the Tribune of the elite Hataeron Guard, to join their order. Having long striven to become a member of the Companions, Valerian eagerly accepted this great honour. Led to the Last Door of the Sanctum Imperialis, he prepared himself to face the Hataeron Guard's first trial -- to cross the threshold of the Last Door and enter the presence of the God-Emperor. But after catching a glimpse of the Master of Mankind, Valerian could not compel himself to take a step, for his body refused to obey him. Valerian felt great shame and embarrassment, having failed this first of many trials, and so, he returned to his former duties on the Outer Walls of the Imperial Palace. But he would later make up for his perceived shortcomings, when he helped to valiantly defend the Palace defences during the mayhem and madness that ensued following the aftermath of the formation of the Great Rift, and the subsequent Battle of Lion's Gate.Kalim Varanor - An Aquila Commander who welcomed the newly resurrected Ultramarines Primarch Roboute Guilliman upon his arrival on Terra with all honour. He eventually permitted the Primarch audience with Emperor. (Note: Conflicting accounts report that it was actually Shield-Captain Andronitus that received Primarch Guilliman and allowed him entrance. Which account is accurate is currently unknown.)Navradaran - An notable Custodian of the Adeptus Custodes' mysterious Ephoroi, by the time of the 13th Black Crusade, Navradaran was one of the few Custodians to venture out of the Imperial Palace and into the wider galaxy. A friend and mentor to Shield-Captain Valerian, Navradaran shared his great admiration for the Human spirit and taught the Shield-Captain to learn to tolerate their presence and accept them as more than mere nuisances. Under Captain-General Trajann Valoris' orders, he helped to collect the scattered remnants of the Silent Sisterhood and brought them back to Terra, but by the time they arrived, the Battle of Lion's Gate was already underway.Hasturius Calaxor - A notable Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought who has served within the ranks of the Adeptus Custodes for millennia. When he was still living, Hasturius Calaxor originally served in the ancient Legio Custodes, and came to prominence during the Horus Heresy during the defence of the Imperial Palace during the Siege of Terra. He held the Enlightener's Stair single-handedly against the turncoat soldiers of the 9th Terran Wardens. It was he who also rallied the Gospodor Heavy Infantry with his inspiring examples of bravery, and led them to retake the Dome of the Architects from Dortha Kol's Sons of Horus Legionaries and finally driving Kol's warriors to destruction and felled the traitor Warhound Titan Warp Jackal as well. These heroics saw Calaxor promoted to the rank of Shield-Captain, after which he led three further highly successful counter-offensives before the siege's end. He went on to earn himself many more names in the centuries that followed. After many centuries of faithful service, he finally fell in battle on the Dead World of Palathrix, his sheer force of will kept him alive long enough to be interred within a Dreadnought sarcophagus. He became Venerable Ancient Calaxor, and assumed a new role within the Ten Thousand, becoming a living war engine and strategic advisor both amidst the ranks of the Adeptus Custodes.Darian - A notable Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought of the Adeptus Custodes who served with the Fury of Terra Shield Host, led personally by Captain-General Trajann Valoris, which fought against the massive Heretic Astartes assault against the Imperial world of Elysia following the formation of the Great Rift.Eratorius - A notable Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought of the Adeptus Custodes who served with the Fury of Terra Shield Host, Second Shield Company (Vanguard Detachment), led by Shield-Captain Steale, which fought against the massive Heretic Astartes assault on the world of Elysia.Euramedes - A notable Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought of the Adeptus Custodes who often serves with the Gilded Talons Shield Company, under the leadership of Shield-Captain Archturus Paliades, following the formation of the Great Rift.Talorian - A notable Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought of the Adeptus Custodes who often serves with the Gilded Talons Shield Company, under the leadership of Shield-Captain Archturus Paliades, following the formation of the Great Rift.Uriaxes - A notable Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought who fell atop the walls of the Emperor's Imperial Palace during the War of the Beast in the mid 32nd Millennium. Though he was broken in body, he still wished to continue to fight for the Master of Mankind. He has continued to fight on through the millennia, during several notable events in Imperial history. He fought against the Dark Mechanicus on Ghosaris during the Moirae Schism as well as against the Blood Cults of Tsydon. Uriaxes still actively serves, fighting in various campaigns throughout the galaxy following the formation of the Great Rift, in an attempt to repay the debt he owes the Master of Mankind.Ynnades - Ynnades was one of the Adeptus Custodes' Revered Fallen -- a mighty Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought. The entombed warrior had been roused from his centuries-long slumber when Terra was engulfed by mayhem and chaos, following the formation of the Great Rift. He would later take part in the valiant defence of the Imperial Palace during the Battle of Lion's Gate against a massive incursion by the forces of the Blood God.