Two and a half thousand years later, two more Orders were created by Deacis VI (the Orders of the Bloody Rose and Sacred Rose) and the Convent buildings were extended to accommodate almost 15,000 warriors each. So at the founding of the Orders, they each would have numbered (roughly) 2,500 each. With recruits passing through the hands of the Schola Progenium once again, the Adepta Sororitas' ranks soon grew to over 10,000 fighters and the Ecclesiarch succeeding Thor (Ecclesiarch Alexis XXII) split each of the Convents into two Orders each, founding the Orders Militant of the Ebon Chalice, Valorous Heart, Fiery Heart and the Argent Shroud.

Upon founding the Adepta Sororitas these warriors were split between the Convents on Ophelia VII and Terra (the Convent Sanctum and Convent Prioris respectively). When Sebastian Thor ascended to the position of Ecclesiarchy there were roughly 4.000 Daughters of the Emperor under his command. The 4,000 fighters who had survived the onslaught of the Space Marines and Tech-Guard slowly filed into the massive hall. It was a small cult, perhaps only 500 members in total on the little known agri-world of San Leor.Дuring the start of the Siege of the PalaceДЇor months the combined forces of the Tech-Guard and Space Marines tried to breach its walls, only to be constantly thwarted by the Brides of the Emperor, who numbered some 10,000 fighters by this time. The only hard numbers is from the 2nd Edition.Дўnd Edition is the only Codex with hard numbers.Д®arly in the Reign of Blood Vandire's extensive network of spies notified the High Lord of a particular sect which had previously eluded the attention of the Ministorum. How many Sisters of Battle are there? Unlike Space Marines where we have at least a theoretical number (1,000 Chapters of 1,000 each), we don't get so much information on them.

Sisters of battle 8th edition