Praetorians

Unlike the mindless Warriors, Praetorians are highly intelligent. They arrive unannounced on battlefields, striking with gravity-defying jump packs to execute "lesser" races who have trespassed on Necron territory. The Praetorian Guard (Warhammer 40k: Astra Militarum) Creative Micro-Fiction "Hold the line, lads! For Praetoria and the Emperor!"

They wield Rods of Covenant , ancient staves that can fire beams of molecular-disintegration energy or crush armor in close quarters. Praetorians

Their standards often bore the Scorpion , the zodiac sign of their patron. Unlike the mindless Warriors