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 were not just guards but an intelligence agency, employing speculatores to spy on citizens and dissenters alike. Praetorians
Eventually, their loyalty was sold to the highest bidder; in AD 193, they famously auctioned off the entire Empire to Didius Julianus. The Triarch Praetorians (Warhammer 40k: Necrons) Narrative Piece For Praetoria and the Emperor
The Triarch Praetorians do not sleep, for they have no world to return to. When the Necron race entered the Great Sleep, the Praetorians remained awake, drifting through the void in tomb-ships to ensure the ancient codes of the Necrontyr were upheld. When the Necron race entered the Great Sleep,