Venatari Custodian

A Venatari Custodian, also called a Cudtodian Venatari, is a warrior of the Adeptus Custodes who is tasked with serving as part of an airborne assault force of Custodians through the use of a sophisticated pattern of winged Jump Pack called Auramite Pinions.

While Custodes Shield Companies patrol the vast hallways and cavernous rooms of the Imperial Palace on Terra, the Venatari are elevated above, making their domain among the rooftops and spires, overseeing and assessing the threat of all who enter or leave.

Their predatory instincts have earned the Venatari the nickname of ‘the Emperor’s Hunting Eagles’, standing as immobile and vigilant as the birds of prey of Old Earth atop the mountain peaks before swooping into a killing dive.

Veterans of the Custodes' Blood Games in which they test each other to penetrate the Imperial Palace's defences, their ranks contain those with the proven skill to master the rare and sophisticated flight system and archeotech weapons they use.

Unit Composition

 * 3-10 Venatari Custodians (Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras)
 * 3-6 Venatari Custodians (Present Day)

Wargear

 * Custodian Armour
 * Refraction Field (Horus Heresy era only)
 * Custodian Jump Harness (Auramite Pinions) - A form of winged Jump Pack used only by the Adeptus Custodes.
 * Archeotech Kinetic Destroyer - Kinetic Destroyers are master-crafted Archaeotech Pistols used only by the Venatari Custodians.
 * Tarsus Buckler - The Tarsus Buckler is a small auramite shield used to protect a Ventari Custodian while in combat.
 * Misericordia
 * Venatari Lance (Replacement for Kinetic Destroyer and Tarsus Buckler) - A Ventari Lance is a two-handed Power Weapon wielded by the Ventari Custodians that also contains a single-barrel archeotech repeater for ranged combat.
 * Melta Bombs (Horus Heresy era only)
 * Plasma Grenades (Horus Heresy era only)
 * Krak Grenades (Horus Heresy era only)