Sanguinary Priest

Ever Space Marine Legion, and every Chapter that has followed in those hallowed footsteps, has maintained a corps of Apothecaries to safeguard its gene-seed and the health of its Battle-Brothers. Yet Sanguinius knew that his Battle-Brothers would require more than physical curatives if they where to endure the endless war that was to be their mission in the years to come. The Blood Angels Primarch foresaw the shadow of death that would come to nestle in his scions' hearts – though he knew not how it would descend – and judged that constant guidance would be needed to put his darkness to proper use. So did he transform the Legion's Apothecaries into Sanguinary Priests, setting them as high in honour as the Chaplains of the Reclusiam, and as vital to the spiritual guidance to the Blood Angels.