Armiger Warglaive

Squire of the Knight Houses

The Armiger Warglaive is a smaller cousin of the Questoris Knights, standing roughly two-thirds the height of its noble brethren and piloted by squires — those of common blood serving Knight Houses, or younger sons not yet bonded to a full chassis. Despite its reduced stature, the Warglaive packs formidable close-combat capability: a thermal spear that vaporises armour at point-blank range and a reaper chain-cleaver that can cleave through tank-grade plating with each swing. Two Armigers typically deploy as a pair, controlled remotely or in concert by a master Knight whose own chassis serves as their command authority. Unlike full Knights, Armigers can be produced in greater numbers by the [[forge-worlds]] that maintain Knight households — their machine spirits are younger, less venerable, but no less loyal to the houses they serve. A Warglaive squire who proves themselves in battle may eventually be elevated to a full Questoris chassis, a transition that represents the pinnacle of social mobility within the rigid hierarchies of the [[knight-worlds]]. In the field, Warglaives function as fast-moving scout-killers, racing ahead of slower formations to engage enemy armour before it can reach the main line.