User:Ebon Shadowshot/Guardians of Death

"We protect the Galaxy... from itself."

- An unknown Turon

The Lords of Protection and Guardians of Death (often just shortened to Guardians of Death) is one of the two species-held mantles in the Milky Way Galaxy. It is the opposite of the Mantle of Life which the Precursors, Forerunner and Humanity held. The only species to hold the title is the Turons, who created the title at the Galactic Treaty Meeting. While the Mantle of Life strictly forces the species to protect and nurture the life of all sentient (and some semi-sentient) beings in the Milky Way Galaxy, the Guardians of Death are required to destroy anything from the Milky Way that threatens the Galaxy's existence. During the Forerunner-Precursor war, it was heavily debated to whether the Turon's should find an heir. The Turon's decided against it, but watched as the species evolved into the Galaxy's protectors, or the Galaxy's traitors.

Unlike their relationship with the Precursors and the Forerunner, the Turons do not communicate often with the current holders of the Mantle of Life (Humanity).

While the whole species is considered to be the Guardians of Death, it is actually only a chosen 10 Turons who are the 'true' Guardians, while the rest of the species are considered the Lords of Protection.