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With this seal he bears the word of the High Twelve, their authority, and their faith. This champion carries with him a unique seal of office, a golden cross inlaid with an amber encased Imperial Aquila. (as seen with ninth Champion Zorolla of the Novamarines) In the event a Champion is chosen from the deathwatch or has earned the right to bear their marks then the Champion is also allowed to bear the silver etched arm of the prestigious group. The position of champion comes with a new colour scheme to the warrior's armor, replacing any color's is a stark white with golden accents, their only marks denoting their lineage being a single shoulder pad bearing their original heraldry as well as any weapons they choose to use. Some champions have used this to improve their position for future generations (as noted below under previous champions notes on them), or have requested selfish things. No matter how large or small the High Lords grant the champion one reward that if within their power to grant will actively provide. The High Lords foresaw this and as a result when a champion is formally given his position one favor is granted. This is a heavy price to pay with some chapters treating a selected champion as a traitor of sorts and records are purged or marks of honor stripped. He holds no rank in those halls and is forbidden to set foot on his homeworld unless it is on orders from terra itself. When a champion wins his duels and is found to be approved by the High Lords of Terra he ceases to be a warrior of his former chapter completely. A reminder of the heritage of the position and a place to pay respects to these fallen peerless warriors. Here they are interred with their armor and wargear on display next to their bodies lovingly displayed and respected. Each one buried on Terra in a secret crypt known only to the High Lords themselves and the current champion at that point in time. These brothers are given a heroes burial worthy of any chapter master for services rendered above and beyond the call of duty. Since that moment every further champion has come from every corner of the Imperium imaginable, Most die horribly and are never heard from again, but some have died on hospital linen sheets too. Initially this caused much debate throughout the potential candidates that had competed, however, the High lords of Terra saw this as a sign that limiting the pool had proven to be a narrow minded error. This Champion was not in fact a true son of Dorn, he was found and adopted into the chapter, however, he was originally a son of another primarch (which he never named even upon his death bed possibly out of fear). However it would be when the sixth of these Imperial Champions former brother Matteus of the Hawk Lords achieved this role that things changed.
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Initially only full-blooded Sons of Dorn could attain this post which would be won through a series of non lethal duels against potential candidates from any Chapter who felt they had a brother with the potential to win these duels. So it was that the position of Imperial Champion was born. So they established a position which would be filled by an Astartes who would stand as both Terra's messenger across the stars and Saviour from any situation they deemed too important to Terra to risk to lesser men, or too risky to be achieved by someone less qualified. The first council of the High Lords of Terra post the rebuilding of both the Imperial Fists and the greater Imperium as a whole recognized the last Imperial Fist for his boundless strength of character and warrior spirit and knew that in the future heroes like him would be needed again. It was in the aftermath of the War of The Beast that the first Emperor's Champion was named. It is from this proud history that a second champion was formed.
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Since the Great Crusade the Imperial Champion is a title that has existed since the legendary Rogal Dorn and Sigismund of the Imperial Fists Legion.