The Guardians of the Covenant

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Abbay led me to another stone tablet covered with inscriptions in the same three languages. "By now King Ezana is thanking 'the Lord of Heaven' for success in a military expedition into nearby Sudan," he said. "We know he meant Jesus because archaeological digs have turned up coins during Ezana's reign that feature the Cross of Christ around this time." Before that, they bore the pagan symbols of the sun and moon. The next day I tried again, led by a friendly priest to the gate of the ark chapel, which is about the size of a typical suburban house and surrounded by a high iron fence. "Wait here," he said, and he climbed the steps leading to the chapel entrance, where he called out softly to the guardian. Hundreds of objects were subsequently plundered. They are in a number of collections. The V&A, which has Maqdala treasures including a gold crown and a royal wedding dress, has floated the idea of a long-term loan. The developer is supposed to issue an “assumption of liability” notice when applying for planning permission and pay the CIL once they’ve notified the council that works have commenced. Massacre at Darkmor (Unknown Date.M42) - Elements of half a dozen Unforgiven Chapters descended upon the Shrine World of Darkmor, including multiple companies from the Angels of Vengeance, the Consecrators and the Guardians of the Covenant. All had followed their Librarians' scryings to the planet, searching for the newly materialised Fallen Angel Cypher. It was not long before they discovered that they were not the hunters, however, but the hunted. The Warp Storms that subsided to allow their armies into Darkmor's orbit returned in force. On the planet's surface, the Unforgiven found the world's vast cathedrals in ruins and its populace slaughtered. Awaiting in ambush were armies of daemons, Chaos Space Marines and Renegades. What followed was the worst single incident of losses suffered by the Unforgiven since the Forgotten Wars. Less than a hundred Space Marines from an original contingent of a thousand managed to escape, and they did so only because they pursued Cypher, who, in his attempt to flee, led them to a secret teleportation device.

Cloaks and hoods are worn by all ranks, but the Veteran Guardians of the Covenant and the Chapter's Inner Circle are most commonly seen wearing the crimson cloth, because they have learned enough about the Dark Angels Legion's history, and thus their shame, prior to obtaining their rank within the Chapter. Catherine D’Andrea, director of the Eastern Tigray archaeological project at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada, said the region was “truly blessed with numerous and varied forms of tangible and intangible cultural patrimony”. Ethiopia & Eritrea by Matt Phillips and Jean-Bernard Carillet, Lonely Planet Publications (Oakland, California), 2006

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We've had 1,000 years of Judaism, followed by 2,000 years of Christianity, and that's why our religion is rooted in the Old Testament," he told me. "We follow the same dietary laws as Judaism, as set out in Leviticus," meaning that his followers keep kosher, even though they are Christians. "Parents circumcise their baby boys as a religious duty, we often give Old Testament names to our boys and many villagers in the countryside still hold Saturday sacred as the Sabbath." Paul Raffaele is a frequent contributor to Smithsonian. His story on Congo's imperiled mountain gorillas appeared in October.

Blessings Unheralded • Core Rulebook • Dark Tides • Forsaken System Player's Guide • Rain of Mercy • Redacted Records • Wretches of the Writ • The Graveyard Shift • Threat Assessment: Xenos • The Null Hypothesis • Church of Steel • Brass Tax • Gutshiva's Kommandos • Gamemaster's Screen • Affliction Ascendant • The Lord of the Spire • On the Wings of Valkyries • Litanies of the Lost • Rain of Mercy • Forsaken System Player's Guide Of Isaac the Lord said, “I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant.” (Gen. 17:19.) His wife, Rebekah, was chosen by the Lord and tried and tested for twenty years before receiving the blessing of motherhood. Then she became the mother of twins—Esau and Jacob, Jacob being the younger. Like their progenitor chapter, the 1st and the 2nd companies are distinguished by unique names and heraldry. The 1st Company are known as the “Swords of the Covenant” and follow the normal colouration of the Guardians. The Guardian’s sword iconography is very prominent on both the Terminator suits and power armour suits that the company employs. The 2nd company is known as the “Sword’s Wing” to reflect their role as the “eyes and ears” of the Guardians. Their iconography is the same as the regular Guardians, although some elements of the “wing” heraldry and motifs of the legendary Ravening of the Dark Angels can be seen. Most members of the 2nd company never wear robes to further differentiate themselves from their fellows.Eleventh Hour • Core Rulebook • Game Master's Kit • Final Testament • Hammer of the Emperor • Enemies of the Imperium • No Surrender • Shield of Humanity • Salvaging Solace While many mothers in ancient Israel were as true and faithful to their trust as guardians of the covenant as were those mentioned, many were not. Eventually the great mass of people relaxed their guard and allowed the evils of idolatry to creep into their society and into their homes. Ahab, their king, married Jezebel, a worshiper of Baal; and because she was more zealous than the guardians of the covenant, the whole nation succumbed to her wiles and worshiped idols of wood and stone. W hile many of the early records of the Chapter are extant and oft studied by senior members of the Chapter, it is an irony that the reason and causes for the Chapter’s name have become obscured by the path of millennia. While all can agree that the Chapter was formed to “Guard a Covenant”, it is unclear as to what that Covenant actually is. Core Rulebook • Game Master's Kit • Know No Fear • Emperor Protects • Rites of Battle • Mark of the Xenos • Final Sanction • Oblivion's Edge • Nemesis Incident • Achilus Assault • First Founding • Jericho Reach • Rising Tempest • Honour the Chapter • The Outer Reach • Ark of Lost Souls • The Emperor's Chosen • Falling Star Siege of the Fenris System (999.M41) - The Guardians of the Covenant were among the Unforgiven forces that accompanied the Dark Angels during their siege on the Fenris System.

Broken Chains • Core Rulebook • Game Master's Kit • Hand of Corruption • Tome of Fate • Tome of Blood • Tome of Excess • Tome of Decay • Binding Contracts Only a handful of the Chapter's brethren are known to have served in the Deathwatch, though none have done so since the coming of the Achilus Crusade. Squad designation is indicated by a white Low Gothic numeral stenciled in the centre of the squad specialty symbol.

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