Editing Sand Keepers (section)

==Notable Chapters==
'''The Immortals'''

The prestigious 1st Chapter of the Sand Keepers. Alone among the Chapters of the Sand Keepers, the Immortals did not draw their recruits from a particular region.  Instead, entry into their ranks was reserved for veteran warriors from the other Chapters.  As the cream of the Legion, every member is equipped with terminator armour.  Most fielded a power weapon and a combi-bolter.  The Chapter's nickname refers to the Sand Keepers' determination to keep the formation at full strength, immediately drawing a suitable replacement for each of the fallen.  The blending of the Legion's best warriors among the Immortals, and the aspiration of their battle brothers to join that elite fraternity, helped to maintain the unity of the sometimes disparate Sand Keepers.

More so than the other Chapters, the Immortals were typically scattered among different expeditions and battle groups.  In many cases, only a squad of Immortals would be present on a battlefield, but every Sand Keeper officer highly valued them for their prowess and their wisdom.


'''Hounds of Darius'''

The 2nd recruited from among the crafty ''Rosheni'' people who raised Darius in the underhives of Simurgh.  Although they did not have the prestige and distinction that followed the Immortals, the Hounds were the largest and archetypal Sand Keeper Chapter, training a solid core of Tactical marines adept with the Bolter and able to handle any situation.


'''The Scorpions'''

The 3rd were one of three Chapters that drew their recruits from Darius' homeworld, Simurgh.  Unusually, their recruits came from a people not famed for war but for technical expertise: the factory workers of Simurgh's great hives.  If Darius' decision to draw his warriors from this layer of society was surprising, the result was more so.  The Scorpions' heavy support squads are among the most feared in the Imperium, sending before them a hail of heavy bolter shells.


'''The Sphinxes'''

Their aspirants were the sons of the old nobility and warrior caste of Simurgh.  The Sand Keepers honoured their warrior tradition by training their 6th Chapter as assault marines, skilled with the chainsword and jumppack.


'''The Shirdal'''

Recruited exclusively from the Feudal World '''Sarianidi''', the 8th Chapter were the most skilled of the Sand Keepers' outriders.  Every warrior in the Chapter had the use of a Space Marine Bike, with the 1st Company mounted on Jetbikes.  Outside of the Sand Keepers, they were sometimes recognised as the "Griffin Chapter" due to the Low Gothic name for their emblem.