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"Brothers, let us fight without fear. Whittle away at the enemy like a grindstone to a blade. There is no reason to fear death, for in death, you return."

- Sergeant-Processor Redidimus Carollium

Tomb Watchers
The Tomb Watchers are a semi Codex-compliant Loyalist Space Marine chapter founded during the th Founding. The Tomb Watchers are known primarily for their veneration and respect of death, more so than most Space Marine chapters.

Like most Space Marine chapters, the Tomb Watchers believe their service to the Emperor does not end with death. What distinguishes them from the standard retinue of Space Marine beliefs is their belief that death serves not as a closing note to life, but as a beginning for continued endless service to the Emperor of Mankind, in one way or another. As such, their chapter focuses very heavily on death and oversees the burial and departure of their fellow Battle-Brothers in far more care than many chapters. Additionally, the Tomb Watchers refuse to field Dreadnoughts, seeing them as a "corruption of the flesh that so binds us with every human being in the galaxy."

Despite their fanatical beliefs of death, the Tomb Watchers are not suicidal. In fact, the opposite is quite true. The Tomb Watchers see death as the paramount event in a Space Marine's life, and see to it that they spend their entire lives preparing for it. Because of this, the Tomb Watchers field large numbers of Apothecaries and treat their bodies with utmost respect, as well as attempt to reclaim the bodies of fallen comrades to the best of their abilities, even if it results in the damage of a Marine or his war gear.