The Order of the Argent Shroud is defined less by what its Sisters say than by what they do, for like their founder they hold that deeds honour the Emperor where words merely flatter Him. Silver-armoured and cloaked in white edged with red, they are a quiet Order, sparing of speech and lavish only in sacrifice, and their history is a litany of selfless heroism performed without expectation of witness or reward.
The Order was raised when the ancient Convent Prioris was divided, and it looks to Saint Silvana as its first mistress and guiding light. Silvana was renowned for a wordless devotion so complete that she gave everything of herself and asked nothing in return, and the Sisters who follow her example strive to embody that same humility even as they perform feats that would leave lesser warriors boasting for a lifetime. To an Argent Shroud Sister, glory sought is glory tainted; only the Emperor's judgement matters.
In battle the Order is swift and aggressive, favouring lightning assaults and fluid manoeuvre over the grinding advance of other Sisters. Argent Shroud companies commit themselves wholly to the offensive, striking with such speed that they frequently outrun their own support and fight on alone, cut off and surrounded, trusting to faith and momentum to see them through. Again and again they have hurled themselves into hopeless positions to shield the innocent or seize a sacred objective, content that their sacrifice, though unsung, is witnessed by the only eyes that matter.
Order of battle
The Order of the Argent Shroud field the units of the Adepta Sororitas, a detachment from the roster:
Other Adepta Sororitas formations
Order of Our Martyred LadyThe largest and most widely deployed Order Militant, spread thin across the Imperium to answer any call for holy retribution.
Order of the Bloody RoseZealous vanguard Sisters famed for suicidal aggression, who consider a slow death by heresy far worse than a swift one in glorious battle.
Order of the Ebon ChaliceAn ancient and wealthy Order whose Sisters guard priceless relics and pursue heresy with the patient thoroughness of inquisitors.
Order of the Sacred RoseThe most disciplined and composed of the great Orders, Sisters who meet the horrors of war with serene, prayerful calm and refuse ever to break.
Order of the Valorous HeartThe most penitent of the Orders Militant, bearing the ancient guilt of the Sisterhood's complicity in the Reign of Blood and atoning through grim wars of endurance and attrition.
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