Editing Organisation (Guardians Exemplar) (section)

==Plurimus Tersus Marine==
:The Plurimus Tersus Marine, also known as the “None Purer” Marine, is a ceremonial title unique among the Guardians Exemplar. Similar to the Emperor's Champion of the Imperial Fists and their successors (most notably, the Black Templars), the Plurimus Tersus Marine originates from a title bestowed by Archlibrarian Ephraim to a young Brother-Captain Micaiah after the marine was found to be free of a minor defect in the chapter's gene seed, a fact the chapter kept strictly hidden in order to prevent any accusations that they weren't as pure as they claimed to be. Found to be free of this (relatively minor) taint, Ephraim declared that Brother-Captain Micaiah would hearby be known as “Plurimus Tersus”, the marine who would lead the chapter into a new age of purity.

:From that day several millennia ago, the title has been passed down among the Guardians Exemplar, a marine only losing the title if he ascends to Chapter Master, or if he falls in battle. If a Plurimus Tersus marine survives a battle but it to grievously wounded to continue his role, he is placed within the suit of one of the chapter's few dreadnoughts, an honour worthy of only a Plurimus Tersus marine.

:To pick a new Plurimus Tersus marine, every battle brother in the chapter is placed under strenuous testing until one is found that is considered to be purer then his fellow marines. However to be given the title, the marine must first be deemed worthy enough of such a prestigious charge by the leadership of the chapter. This is a difficult task and there have been countless centuries where the chapter has not included a Plurimus Tersus marine among its ranks. If the marine is approved, they are given the magnificent suit of artificer armour worn by their predecessors, each of whom had engraved their names and greatest victories upon its surface.

:From that day onward, the marine serves as the chapter's champion, leading his brothers in battle and seeking out the enemy leadership so that he can prove that the Guardians Exemplar are truly the Emperor's Finest.

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