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==History== | ==History== | ||
===War of the Beast=== | ===War of the Beast=== | ||
| − | During the [[War of the Beast]], Vangorich was warned of the [[Ork]] threat early on by [[Inquisitorial Representative]] [[Wienand]]. Vangorich was known for his tense relationship with the [[Lord High Admiral]] [[Lansung]]. He held all the High Lords in contempt, save amicable relationships with Wienand and [[Lord Commander Militant]] [[Heth]]. During the war, Vangorich dispatched the former Assassin [[Esad Wire]] on an unknown mission seemingly targeting the Inquisition.{{Fn|2}} | + | During the [[War of the Beast]], Vangorich was warned of the [[Ork]] threat early on by [[Inquisitorial Representative]] [[Wienand]]. Vangorich was known for his tense relationship with the [[Lord High Admiral]] [[Lansung]]. He held all the High Lords in contempt, save amicable relationships with Wienand and [[Lord Commander Militant]] [[Heth]]. During the war, Vangorich dispatched the former Assassin [[Esad Wire]] on an unknown mission seemingly targeting the Inquisition.{{Fn|2}} However this was just his warning to the Inquisition to stop spying on him, and Vangorich's next move was to shapeshift into a [[Priest]] and infiltrate the [[]] where he poisoned [[Ecclesiarch]] [[Mesring]]. Vangorich told the Ecclesiarch that he only had 3 days to live, and if he wanted the antidote in that time he would immediately declare a [[War of Faith]] against [[The Beast]] to force Lansung to redeploy his forces against the Greenskins.{{Fn|3}} |
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| + | Later, Vangorich began training Wire for a mission to assassinate Lansung{{Fn|3c}}, while also dispatching a task force to infiltrate [[Mars]] and discover what the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] was hiding regarding the Orks.{{Fn|3a}} | ||
===The Beheading=== | ===The Beheading=== | ||
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 124 | *{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 124 | ||
*{{Endn|2}}: [[I Am Slaughter (Novel)]] | *{{Endn|2}}: [[I Am Slaughter (Novel)]] | ||
| + | *{{Endn|3}}: [[Predator, Prey (Novel)]] Chapter 7 | ||
| + | **{{Endn|3b}}: Chapter 9 | ||
| + | **{{Endn|3c}}: Chapter 18 | ||
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[[Category:Characters (High Lords of Terra)]] | [[Category:Characters (High Lords of Terra)]] | ||
[[Category:Characters (Human)]] | [[Category:Characters (Human)]] | ||
[[Category:Characters (Officio Assassinorum)]] | [[Category:Characters (Officio Assassinorum)]] | ||
Revision as of 02:50, 15 January 2016
Drakan Vangorich was the Grand Master of Assassins of the Officio Assassinorum in M32. A major player during the War of the Beast, he later oversaw a violent attempted coup against the Imperium in an event known as The Beheading.[1]
History
War of the Beast
During the War of the Beast, Vangorich was warned of the Ork threat early on by Inquisitorial Representative Wienand. Vangorich was known for his tense relationship with the Lord High Admiral Lansung. He held all the High Lords in contempt, save amicable relationships with Wienand and Lord Commander Militant Heth. During the war, Vangorich dispatched the former Assassin Esad Wire on an unknown mission seemingly targeting the Inquisition.[2] However this was just his warning to the Inquisition to stop spying on him, and Vangorich's next move was to shapeshift into a Priest and infiltrate the [[]] where he poisoned Ecclesiarch Mesring. Vangorich told the Ecclesiarch that he only had 3 days to live, and if he wanted the antidote in that time he would immediately declare a War of Faith against The Beast to force Lansung to redeploy his forces against the Greenskins.[3]
Later, Vangorich began training Wire for a mission to assassinate Lansung[3c], while also dispatching a task force to infiltrate Mars and discover what the Adeptus Mechanicus was hiding regarding the Orks.[3a]
The Beheading
For reasons still unknown, in 546.M32 Drakan would act against the High Lords of Terra. Deploying his elite assassins, the High Lords were slain to a man. A Space Marine strike force drawn from the Halo Brethren, Sable Swords, and Imperial Fists Chapters was scrambled to stop Vangorich. Storming the Assassinorum Temple on Terra, the force was assailed by a hundred Eversor Assassins. A sole Space Marine survived to reach Vangorich and slay the mad Grand Master with his Bolt Pistol. Afterwards, the Imperium descended into a period of anarchy.[1]
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook, pg. 124
- 2: I Am Slaughter (Novel)
- 3: Predator, Prey (Novel) Chapter 7
