*When introduced as a playable faction for [[Warhammer 40,000]], the Adeptus Custodes were said to be recruited from '''sons'''{{Fn|25d}} of the Terran nobility, and formed a '''Brotherhood'''{{Fn|25d}} of '''men'''{{Fn|25e}}, in the [[Codex: Adeptus Custodes (8th Edition)|8th Edition Codex]]. The lore evolved in this area with the introduction of a female-custodian, [[Calladayce Taurovalia Kesh]], in the [[Codex: Adeptus Custodes (10th Edition)|10th edition codex]]{{Fn|51a}}.and the subsequent tweet from the official Warhammer Twitter account that stated that they always existed