Scene of Wonder: When Tieron goes to Luna to investigate the disturbance there, he walks in on the aftermath of the massive battle between the Imperial forces and Chaos, with none other than Roboute Guilliman in the centre. The way he describes it, he sounds like he's losing his mind throughout the whole encounter.

Watchers of the Throne is a series of Warhammer 40K novels by Chris Wright. They take place at roughly the same time as the game's "Gathering Storm" campaign, which advanced the plot of the setting. Currently, the series is comprised of: Watchers of the Throne is a bold examination of the consequences of Warzone: Fenris and The Gathering Storm. It is balancing act of complementary stories and musings which ultimately provide a framework to understanding what has transpired. In the second book, Valerian finds himself realizing that he enjoys true battle, and can't keep still in the Imperial Palace the way he used to. Hand Signals: As a Sister of Silence, Aleya communicates with others through thoughtmark, a form of sign language.Sole Survivor: Aleya begins the story as the only survivor of her sisterhood. Once she arrives on Terra, she finds that many other Sisters are also last of their own groups. Fallen Hero: Underplayed; the leaders of the Splintered are various figures of authority on Terra, like administrators, cardinals, and Arbites leaders, who have used the turmoil on the planet for a power grab when they should've been the planet's first line of defense. At one point, Tieron learns about a war over Fenris (itself the focus of "Wrath of Magnus" tabletop campaign), and has to put it aside because of all the other stuff happening. He does try to leverage the news to support his plan to release the Custodes. Custodes are strong enough and their guardian spears durable enough to shatter the shafts of the giant Daemonic axes some Bloodthristers use. Praetorian Guard: Though not in a bodyguarding capacity, anybody who's familiar with the Minotaurs knows that it's an open secret that they function as the High Lords' enforcers, doing their dirty work and enforcing their will. Due to the High Lords' influence, the Minotaurs are both incredibly well-equipped for a chapter, even gaining acess to Primaris marines not long after they debuted while most of them were going on crusade with Guilliman, and are given a lot of leeway in how they conduct themselves, even though they have earned a reputation for brutality that can rival the Flesh Tearers and commit outright betrayal of fellow Imperial forces if it means acheiving their strategic goals. note Incidentally, High Lord influence also means their records are sealed off even to the Inquisition. The common chapter disposition and battle tactics are also strikingly similar to that of the Iron Warriors...

Double Agent: In the second book, Fadix openly sides with the Imperium Eterna while covertly setting up assassins to take them out when the time comes. In The Emperor's Legion, he covertly assembles a team of Custodians to accompany Aleya to Vorlese, despite the edict preventing them from leaving the Palace still being in effect. Valerian was part of the 4,000 Custodes warriors which took part in the Second Battle of Terra against the forces of Khorne, during which he met the Sister of Silence Tanau Aleya. Valerian, Aleya, several Sisters, and a squad of Grey Knights managed to take down a Bloodthirster in the battle. As they were about to be overwhelmed, Captain-General Trajann Valoris led a charge from the Lion's Gate that swept across the Chaos forces. [1d] The Emperor's Legion tells a new story set at the heart of Terra, from the POV of three main characters: A custodes, a sister of silence, and the chancellor. Each one contributes an essential pillar to the full narrative by which we experience a new dawn upon the Imperium, and how these consequences spread throughout the entire inner workings of the dystopic machine of the Imperium to tremble its very core. Chris Wraight manages to establish the setting and somber mood of Terra through the eyes of different perspectives that work out quite well in the full panorama, giving us a glimpse of what is like to be a human in such place and in such times. The construction of Terra and the way the scenarios are laid out is a fascinating new insight into the lore, as well as an entertaining journey through an industrial, overly zealous hell.Do not assume the Custodian Guard are zealots who have stagnated behind the walls of the Imperial Palace, knowing nothing of the outside world. (Or greased up muscle men, you'll know what I mean if you're in the know hehe) Never before have the the Adeptus Custodes, the guardians of the Emperor himself, been the stars of a Warhammer 40,000 novel. This is your chance to find out all about how they work in the dark millennium. I was greatly surprised to find this book was brilliant. Its not just Custodes doing stuff, it's a great depiction of 40k Terra. After learning what horus heresy Terra was like, the author does a great job of comparing the two through only the barest knowledge his characters possess. The reader of course is able to fill in the blanks and see the greater decline the Imperium is in before the Indomitus Crusade. No doubt there will be many White Scars stories to come, both in the Scouring and beyond, but I do like the idea of writing a complete narrative, with a beginning, middle and end, before the baton is passed on to someone else. In Warhammer 40,000, of course, we already have Robbie MacNiven’s brilliant White Scars stories, so I don’t think fans will be short of material. In terms of the Space Wolves, given my schedule, I’m not sure that I’ll be doing any more with them either, although I do have the long-postponed third book in my Warhammer 40,000 trilogy to attend to. (See below…) Some Custodes ponder that the Grey Knights might be a better embodiment of the Emperors legacy other than themselves because they were "His last great weapon". This is something that they never speak out loud, but amongst them it persists.

A closer look at the Throne and Terra, what remains of the Earth we know. It explores a bit of the inner workings of the Adeptus Custodes, the layout of the Golden Throne and how it is maintained, and a walk through the life of a Sister of Silence. The twelve missing assassins Jek notices in Assassinorium documents turn up killing off the leaders of the Imperium Eterna. Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: Several people note that in his determination to release the Custodes, Tieron is acting extremely unlike his usual self. Some suggest that he simply found a cause worth fighting for, while others wonder if the Emperor isn't acting through him. Tieron himself is unsure.When I read this book, I was set on giving it two stars. That did not feel entirely fair. Sure, the terribad language overshadowed everything, but the book itself wasn't that bad? What was this book about? I kind of remembered one long ongoing conflict but could not remember details of when, where or why. I decided to re read the entire book. Action Girl: Tanau Aleya is an Anti-Magic-wielding demon slayer, as are her fellow Sisters of Silence.