Summary Black Templairs

Black Templars place great emphasis on close combat prowess and honour. As such they can often be seen charging into suicidal situations to avenge fallen comrades, but this does not dispel that such tactics indeed prove effective. By their doctrine, they abhor the traitor, the alien and the mutant.

The Black Templars are not organised like the regular Chapters. Most of the time they fight into Fighting Companies which are formed in an ad hoc manner. The individual squads and specialists (such as Techmarines and Apothecaries) will fight side by side out of familiarity and comradeship rather than any imposed organisation

Unlike other Chapters, Black Templars do not have veteran sergeants in their squads. The Marines who excel in combat are honoured by being promoted to the Marshal's Sword Brethren.