Grey Knights Grand Master
Grand Master is one of the highest ranks to which a Grey Knight can rise, below only the Supreme Grand Master. They are armed and armoured in the best the Imperium has to offer and benefit from hundreds of years of experience in fighting the daemonic. They are devastating in close combat, especially when backed up by a retinue of the feared Grey Knights Terminators. While all Grey Knights are psykers, the Grand Master's skills are honed to such a fine point that he can wield his psychically attuned Force Weapon with exceptionally terrific power. The Grand Master is certainly one of the greatest warriors in the entirety of the Imperium.[1]
The Grey Knights only have a total of eight Grand Masters at any one time. This number is derived from the eight founding Space Marines which Malcador the Sigilite brought to Titan.[Needs Citation]
Each Grand Master has final command of a Brotherhood, although operational command is often left to the Brother-Captain. The Grand Master will only take full command of his Brotherhood if there is a battle which is considered too perilous for even the hardened skills of a Brother-Captain to handle.[3]
Notable Grand Masters
Current[5]
- Vardan Kai - 1st Brotherhood
- Vorth Mordrak - 2nd Brotherhood
- Voldus - 3rd Brotherhood
- Drystann Cromm - 4th Brotherhood
- Rothwyr Morvans - 5th Brotherhood
- Anval Laraon - 6th Brotherhood
- Covan Leorac - 7th Brotherhood
- Aidan Perdron - 8th Brotherhood
Historic
- Doriam Narathem - 3rd Brotherhood
- Ganelon - Died fighting Ghargatuloth on Khorion IX[2]
- Joros - Grand Master of the 8th Brotherhood. Personally slain by Logan Grimnar during the aftermath of the First War for Armageddon
- Malquiant - Died fighting Ghargatuloth on Khorion IX[2]
- Mandulis - Died fighting Ghargatuloth on Khorion IX[2]
- Orias - Grey Knights Dreadnought
- Qanox - Present during the Exterminatus of Cyrene. Found Gabriel Angelos, innocent of the heresy tainting the planet.[4]
- Tencendur - Fought in the 13th Black Crusade[1]
- Valdar Aurikon - 3rd Brotherhood (killed by Magnus)
- Vaurmand - 3rd Brotherhood[6]
Original
The nine original Grand Masters of the Grey Knights were known as:
- Janus
- Koios
- Satre
- Yotun
- Iapto
- Ogen
- Khyron
- Epithemius
- Crius (never assumed his mantle of leading a Brotherhood)
Sources
- 1: Codex: Daemonhunters (3rd Edition), [Needs Citation]
- 2: Grey Knights (Novel) by Ben Counter, [Needs Citation]
- 3: Codex: Grey Knights (5th Edition), [Needs Citation]
- 4: Altar of Cyrene (Short Story) - published in Inferno! #45
- 5: Codex: Grey Knights (7th Edition), pg. 15
- 6: The Emperor's Gift (Novel) Chapter 12 Part 3
Uncited
- The Emperor's Gift (Novel) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Chapter 18, pg. 226
Grey Knights Forces | |
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Command | Supreme Grand Master • Grand Master • Brother-Captain • Brotherhood Champion • Librarian • Techmarine • Chaplain • Apothecary • Ancient |
Elites | Paladin Squad • Purifier Squad • Justicars • Dreadnought • Venerable Dreadnought |
Troops | Terminator Squad • Strike Squad • Interceptor Squad • Purgation Squad |
Vehicles | Rhino • Razorback • Land Raider • Land Raider Crusader • Land Raider Redeemer • Nemesis Dreadknight |
Aircraft | Stormraven • Stormtalon • Stormhawk • Thunderhawk |
Characters | Kaldor Draigo • Castellan Crowe • Aldrik Voldus • Arvann Stern |