Alienhunters
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The Alienhunters are the branch of the Inquisition that, unsurprisingly, hunts aliens. They are properly known as the Ordo Xenos.
In addition to highly-trained Inquisitors and access to the best soldiers and technology of the Imperium, the Ordo Xenos has a Chamber Militant called the Deathwatch, composed of the best alien-hunters from all the Space Marine chapters.
Seems to be the most overall levelmind of the three Inquisition branchs mostly because they don't work with brain rotting chaos.
They were supposed to get a Codex like the Daemonhunters and Witch Hunters (which were First and Second Books of the Inquisition, respectively), but the Sisters of Battle got split into their own White Dwarf army list, and the entire Inquisition got folded into the new Grey Knights, leaving the Deathwatch out in the cold.
With the inclusion of Supplemental Armies, such as Farsight and others, it is not unlikely that the Deathwatch will become a supplement for the new 6th Edition Space Marine Codex. Assume if it does happen they make Veteran Squads troop choices at a higher cost and limits on vehicles. GW would be insane not to do it, so most likely not happening.
