Brethren Of Iron
(Rule)Description: Effects
• Castellax Battle-automata Maniples* may be taken as non-Compulsory Troops choices, Vorax Battleautomata Maniples* may be taken as non-Compulsory Fast Attack choices and Domitar Battle-automata Maniples* may be taken as non-Compulsory Elites choices in a Detachment using this Rite of War. In addition, a single Thanatar Siege-automata Maniple* of no more than one model may be taken as a non-Compulsory Heavy Support choice in a Detachment using this Rite of War.
• Any Legion Techmarine in a Detachment using this Rite of War may be upgraded to have a cortex controller at +20 points.
* Note that rules for these units are found in the Liber Mechanicum book.
Limitations
• A Detachment using this Rite of War may not have more units that include one or more models with the Automata Unit Type than the total number of units it includes that do not include any models with the Automata Unit Type.
• At least one model with a cortex controller must be included in the Detachment for every three models with the Automata Unit Type in the Detachment.
• No models or units in the Detachment may be given the Paragon of Metal special rule (see Liber Mechanicum).
• A model with the Forge Lord Legiones Consularis upgrade must be taken as the Compulsory HQ choice for an army using this Rite of War (but need not be chosen as the army Warlord). Note that this will preclude certain other characters from being included in the Detachment, and means in most cases that both a Legion Praetor and a Legion Forge Lord must be taken.