Under each Warlord's personal command is a unit of the Hearthguard, drawn from the Lord's loyal retainers, who form an aristocratic class in the stronghold. The Hearthguard are a warrior elite, and their status is reflected in their fondness for lavishly-ornamented gold jewellery. Belts, buckles, chains, pieces of armour and even weapons are decorated with traditional designs in gold and other precious metals, and a Hearthguard's prowess is displayed in the form of these decorative items.

An Engineer Guildmaster is often accompanied into battle by a small group of his closest colleagues. These Guild Journeymen are accomplished Guild Engineers in their own right, both skilled and experienced, and are most often found on the battlefield testing their latest engineering projects.

Hearthguard and Guild Journeymen can be used in two ways; they can either be assigned as a bodyguard for a character or they can be used as leaders for Daewar squads. Whichever way they are used, there can never be more than 20 Hearthguard and Guild Journeymen in the army altogether.

If you include any Hearthguard or Guild Journeymen in your army then regardless of the number actually taken they count as a single Elites choice.

Squad: A Warlord or Hearthlord's bodyguard consists of between three and eight Hearthguard. An Engineer Guildmaster's bodyguard consists of between three and five Guild Journeymen. The bodyguard and the character to which it is assigned form a single unit.

Options: Any model may be given equipment from the Hearthguard section of the Daewar Armoury.

Up to one in three models (rounding fractions up) may be armed with a heavy weapon (those marked with a '^H').

Standard Bearer: One Hearthguard in the Warlord's bodyguard may carry either the Warlord's Banner at a cost of +20 points, or the Banner of Vengeance at +30 points. Alternatively, one Guild Journeyman in the Engineer Guildmaster's retinue may carry the Engineer's Guild Lodge Banner at a cost of +35 points.

Warlord's Champion: One Hearthguard of the Warlord's bodyguard may carry the Warlord's Pavisse at a cost of +25 points.

Transport: A Hearthguard or Guild Journeyman bodyguard may be mounted in an Termite bought separately from the Fast Attack section of the Army List.

Robots make solid if somewhat limited troops because they rely on a program which determines what they do on the battlefield. Despite this they have many advantages over ordinary troops, as they are stronger, better armed and do not need to check morale. The technical expertise of the Engineers Guild has enabled them to maintain a substantial force of robots, some of which date back to the Age of Strife.

Type: Walker

Maniple: Each maniple consists of one to three Guild Crusaders.

Crew: One Guild Robot.

Weapons: Each Guild Crusader is armed with a dreadnought close combat weapon, particle gun and particle cannon.

Options: Any model may replace its particle gun with one of the following: incinerator at +5 pts; dreadnought close combat weapon at +15 pts. In addition, up to one model may replace its particle gun with a grav cannon at +35 pts.

Any model may replace its dreadnought close combat weapon with a thunder hammer at +5 pts.

Any model may replace its particle cannon with a beam cannon at +5 pts.

The entire maniple may be equipped with any of the following vehicle upgrades for the cost listed in the Daewar Armoury: boosted actuators, extra armour, grav field, upgraded combat program, upgraded targeting program.

Character: The maniple may be joined by a Guild Journeyman bought separately from the Elites section of the Army List.

Note: Guild Robot battle program adapted from rules by Christian Augst of thetaken.org and used without permission.

Previously a strictly civilian Guild house, Guild Miners are a fairly recent addition to Daewar battle forces. Conscripted to help defend the Homeworlds, Guild Miners join the fray with their gravitic mining equipment, and are even known to drill directly onto the battlefield using their Termite transports.

Squad: The squad consists of between six and twelve Daewar.

Weapons: Close combat weapon and beam pistol.

Options: Up to four models may replace their close combat weapon and mag-pistol with a grav gun at +10 pts. In addition, up to one model may replace his close combat weapon and mag-pistol with a grav cannon at +40 pts.

Up to two models may be armed with a demolition charge at a cost of +15 pts.

The entire squad may be equipped with either photon flash flares at +2 pts per model or grav bombs at +4 pts per model.

Character: The squad may be led by a Guild Journeyman bought separately from the Elites section of the Army List.

Transport Vehicle: The entire squad may be mounted in an Termite bought separately from the Fast Attack section of the Army List.