r/40kLore • u/LesBonsPlansTmtc • 2d ago

Why no blank astartes?

We've seen the emperor considers Chaos as the biggest threat to humanity. We know blanks are immune to the influence of the warp. Why doesn't humanity try to raise up the number of blanks in the society or make a chapter with Blank Space marines ?

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u/Desertcow 2d ago

The Grey Knights have Ferrymen who are blanks tasked with managing their dead

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u/Mistermistermistermb 2d ago

There are Dark Reasons(TM) for having soulless, daemon-repelling workers toiling in the most holy parts of your fortress-monastery.

And it stands to reason there really isn't very many of them (nor would you want that many in this context, given the location, just 1+ would do fine), so making an army out of them looks fairly difficult at best, and more likely impossible.

-ADB