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	The Eighteenth Legion, known as the '''Sand Keepers''', were one of the mighty [[Legiones Astartes (Hektor Heresy)\|Space Marine Legions]] of the [[Great Crusade (Hektor Heresy)\|Great Crusade]]. In the terrible civil war of the [[Hektor Heresy]], they were one of the three Legions entrusted with the defence of Terra. Their sacrifice for the Emperor on humanity's homeworld helped to ensure the final pyrrhic victory over Chaos.		The Eighteenth Legion, known as the '''Sand Keepers''', were one of the mighty [[Legiones Astartes (Hektor Heresy)\|Space Marine Legions]] of the [[Great Crusade (Hektor Heresy)\|Great Crusade]]. In the terrible civil war of the [[Hektor Heresy]], they were one of the three Legions entrusted with the defence of Terra. Their sacrifice for the Emperor on humanity's homeworld helped to ensure the final pyrrhic victory over Chaos.

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Notable Campaigns

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	In the fateful Siege of Terra, the Sand Keepers acquitted themselves with utmost honour. Between the mobile [[the Crusaders\|Crusaders]] and the stoic [[Scions of Europa]], the sons of Darius took the middle group, able to adapt and complement their battle brothers. The Sand Keepers disciplined and powerful Librarians played the pivotal role in keeping the valiant, but psychically-inactive, Scions from being overrun by daemons.		In the fateful Siege of Terra, the Sand Keepers acquitted themselves with utmost honour. Between the mobile [[the Crusaders\|Crusaders]] and the stoic [[Scions of Europa]], the sons of Darius took the middle group, able to adapt and complement their battle brothers. The Sand Keepers disciplined and powerful Librarians played the pivotal role in keeping the valiant, but psychically-inactive, Scions from being overrun by daemons.

	==Notable Campaigns==		===Notable Campaigns===

	*'''998.M30: [[Core Worlds Campaign]]'''. Although the [[Void Angels\|Fifth Legion]] would be more famously associated with the sudden violence of the war against the Core Worlds, Darius Cyaxares' men played an important role. The Primarch himself was entrusted with the main responsibility in negotiations, but there was never any conception that he would be a bystander should the talks fail. Indeed, [[Gaspard Lumey]]'s dispatches indicate that the decision for the ruthless blow against Karazak was based on Darius' intuition. The Sand Keeper's military contributions at Valaya Station were no less important, breaking open the gate to the innermost Core Worlds and compelling the final surrender of these rich planets.		*'''998.M30: [[Core Worlds Campaign]]'''. Although the [[Void Angels\|Fifth Legion]] would be more famously associated with the sudden violence of the war against the Core Worlds, Darius Cyaxares' men played an important role. The Primarch himself was entrusted with the main responsibility in negotiations, but there was never any conception that he would be a bystander should the talks fail. Indeed, [[Gaspard Lumey]]'s dispatches indicate that the decision for the ruthless blow against Karazak was based on Darius' intuition. The Sand Keeper's military contributions at Valaya Station were no less important, breaking open the gate to the innermost Core Worlds and compelling the final surrender of these rich planets.

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	Due to the diversity of their Chapters, the Sand Keepers were not associated with a particular approach to warfare. Their various Expeditionary Fleets almost seemed to be experimental formations, testing out different approaches on the battlefields of the Great Crusade. The only constant was the Legion's legendary even temper. Although their commanders occasionally made errors, they never did so out of passion.		Due to the diversity of their Chapters, the Sand Keepers were not associated with a particular approach to warfare. Their various Expeditionary Fleets almost seemed to be experimental formations, testing out different approaches on the battlefields of the Great Crusade. The only constant was the Legion's legendary even temper. Although their commanders occasionally made errors, they never did so out of passion.

	During the Siege of Terra, the Sand Keepers' strength against the Traitor Legions and especially their daemonic allies was particularly noted. ~~During~~ the Scouring, Darius' battered Legion was often called on to provide advisors to the avenging Loyalist fleets.		During the Siege of Terra, the Sand Keepers' strength against the Traitor Legions and especially their daemonic allies was particularly noted. Once the Scouring began, Darius' battered Legion was often called on to provide advisors to the avenging Loyalist fleets.

	==Equipment==		==Equipment==

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Tactics

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	==Tactics==		==Tactics==
	Due to the diversity of their Chapters, the Sand Keepers were not associated with a particular approach to warfare. Their various Expeditionary Fleets almost seemed to be experimental formations, testing out different approaches on the battlefields of the Great Crusade. The only constant was the Legion's legendary even temper. Although their commanders occasionally made errors, they never did so out of passion.		Due to the diversity of their Chapters, the Sand Keepers were not associated with a particular approach to warfare. Their various Expeditionary Fleets almost seemed to be experimental formations, testing out different approaches on the battlefields of the Great Crusade. The only constant was the Legion's legendary even temper. Although their commanders occasionally made errors, they never did so out of passion.

			During the Siege of Terra, the Sand Keepers' strength against the Traitor Legions and especially their daemonic allies was particularly noted. During the Scouring, Darius' battered Legion was often called on to provide advisors to the avenging Loyalist fleets.

	==Equipment==		==Equipment==

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Organisation

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	Under Darius, the Sand Keepers became known for their careful use of specialist arms. Each Chapter of the Legion was recruited from a particular world or region, and focused on the traditional methods of war practised by their homeland. While in another Legion this might have resulted in imbalance, Darius's commanders assembled their Expeditionary Fleets by drawing on a combination of warriors from among the different Chapters, recombining their strengths into an original sum, more than its independent parts.		Under Darius, the Sand Keepers became known for their careful use of specialist arms. Each Chapter of the Legion was recruited from a particular world or region, and focused on the traditional methods of war practised by their homeland. While in another Legion this might have resulted in imbalance, Darius's commanders assembled their Expeditionary Fleets by drawing on a combination of warriors from among the different Chapters, recombining their strengths into an original sum, more than its independent parts.

	==Legion Equipment==		==Tactics==
			Due to the diversity of their Chapters, the Sand Keepers were not associated with a particular approach to warfare. Their various Expeditionary Fleets almost seemed to be experimental formations, testing out different approaches on the battlefields of the Great Crusade. The only constant was the Legion's legendary even temper. Although their commanders occasionally made errors, they never did so out of passion.

			==Equipment==
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Notable Domains

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	This Feral World was pacified in 826.M30 by an expedition led by Darius Cyaxares himself. The fierce and warlike horsemen of Sarianidi succumbed without a fight, seeing the Sand Keepers as superior beings come to uplift them to the heavens. When the Astartes announced their intention to only take a small tithe of Sarianidi's youth each year, there was little objection. These recruits, gathered into the 8th Chapter, take naturally to hit-and-run tactics.		This Feral World was pacified in 826.M30 by an expedition led by Darius Cyaxares himself. The fierce and warlike horsemen of Sarianidi succumbed without a fight, seeing the Sand Keepers as superior beings come to uplift them to the heavens. When the Astartes announced their intention to only take a small tithe of Sarianidi's youth each year, there was little objection. These recruits, gathered into the 8th Chapter, take naturally to hit-and-run tactics.


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	The only man-made sights on Kumul are the works of the Sand Keepers. Successful aspirants first meet the elegant lines of the '''Khiruhton''' spaceport, which perfectly marries a symbolic gateway form with its function as a landing pad. Those who survive the march to the squat fortress, '''Inshushinak''' are sometimes awed by the scale of the building, but rarely marvel at its external appearance. However, the interior is a masterpiece of architecture. Great halls, carved from the living rock, are carefully lit to produce a daunting atmosphere. This hallowed place is the heart of the Legion, housing the genetic repositories that ensure the Sand Keepers' survival. Neophytes struck down with ''The Mark of Darius'' are escorted to the bowels of Inshushinak, never to emerge.		The only man-made sights on Kumul are the works of the Sand Keepers. Successful aspirants first meet the elegant lines of the '''Khiruhton''' spaceport, which perfectly marries a symbolic gateway form with its function as a landing pad. Those who survive the march to the squat fortress, '''Inshushinak''' are sometimes awed by the scale of the building, but rarely marvel at its external appearance. However, the interior is a masterpiece of architecture. Great halls, carved from the living rock, are carefully lit to produce a daunting atmosphere. This hallowed place is the heart of the Legion, housing the genetic repositories that ensure the Sand Keepers' survival. Neophytes struck down with ''The Mark of Darius'' are escorted to the bowels of Inshushinak, never to emerge.

	Farming on Kumul is extraordinarily difficult, but the Sand Keepers impose this onerous task on their recruits in the belief that a dose of humble work gives a finer temper to a warrior's spirit than a purely martial education. Neophyte companies are seasoned in fortified farming communities on the flanks of the '''Anshan''' range. Each commune is presided over by a Recruit Captain, usually a veteran of the Sand Keepers' wars, with senior Neophytes appointed Recruit Sergeants and tasked with supervising their juniors.		Farming on Kumul is extraordinarily difficult, but the Sand Keepers impose this onerous task on their recruits in the belief that a dose of humble work gives a finer temper to a warrior's spirit than a purely martial education. Neophyte companies are seasoned in fortified farming communities on the flanks of the '''Anshan''' range. Each commune is presided over by a Recruit Captain, usually a veteran of the Sand Keepers' wars, with senior Neophytes appointed Recruit Sergeants and tasked with supervising their juniors. For all the efforts of these youths, their survival is only possible thanks to the '''Springs of Darius''', Kumul's sole source of freshwater. It is a matter of some contention whether the Primarch created or merely discovered the springs.

	One of the last tasks of the successful neophyte on Kumul is to dig himself a '''Karaan''' (rock dwelling) in the volcanic rock of '''Mount Zohhāk'''. Here he must endure the passing of a full season, nourishing himself by hunting the great predators of the Death World and learning discipline in solitude. After the disappearance of Darius Cyaxares, an occasional recruit would report that they had been saved by the intervention of the Old Man of the Desert, but none have verified these tales. Whether the Neophyte dies or survives to join the Legion, his Karaan is destined to be his memorial. The Sand Keepers go to great pains to inter their fallen in the graves they have wrought with their own hands. '''Ashtur''', the empty Karaan of Darius Cyaxares, is a centre of veneration.		One of the last tasks of the successful neophyte on Kumul is to dig himself a '''Karaan''' (rock dwelling) in the volcanic rock of '''Mount Zohhāk'''. Here he must endure the passing of a full season, nourishing himself by hunting the great predators of the Death World and learning discipline in solitude. After the disappearance of Darius Cyaxares, an occasional recruit would report that they had been saved by the intervention of the Old Man of the Desert, but none have verified these tales. Whether the Neophyte dies or survives to join the Legion, his Karaan is destined to be his memorial. The Sand Keepers go to great pains to inter their fallen in the graves they have wrought with their own hands. '''Ashtur''', the empty Karaan of Darius Cyaxares, is a centre of veneration.

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Legion Equipment

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	Although their justifications varied from claims about the efficiency of standardised training and logistics to fervent statements of the weapon's status as a perfected instrument of mankind's destiny, the Sand Keepers made heavier use of bolter weapons than any other Legion. Rather than resort to different arms for different tactical situations, the Legion tended to deploy specialist munitions, such as the ''Kraken, Scorpion,'' and ''Tempest'' bolt shells. Their love affair with bolter weapons went all the way to fielding an unusually high number of ''Fire Raptor'' Gunships and pioneering the use of the ''Stormlord'' super-heavy tank.		Although their justifications varied from claims about the efficiency of standardised training and logistics to fervent statements of the weapon's status as a perfected instrument of mankind's destiny, the Sand Keepers made heavier use of bolter weapons than any other Legion. Rather than resort to different arms for different tactical situations, the Legion tended to deploy specialist munitions, such as the ''Kraken, Scorpion,'' and ''Tempest'' bolt shells. Their love affair with bolter weapons went all the way to fielding an unusually high number of ''Fire Raptor'' Gunships and pioneering the use of the ''Stormlord'' super-heavy tank.

			Due to the early discovery of their Primarch, the Sand Keepers made pacts with some of the most ancient and powerful Forge Worlds. These alliances ensured that their '''Immortals''' were equipped with the powerful Terminator armour and that the Legion's arsenal included sophisticated jetbikes and ''Contemptor''-Pattern Dreadnoughts.

	==Specialist Ranks==		==Specialist Ranks==