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Dorn commanded his [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]] and Expeditionary Fleets with peerless devotion and military genius. It was said that he possessed perhaps the finest military mind of the Primarchs, ordered and disciplined but still inclined to flashes of zeal and inspiration. Indeed, the [[Warmaster]] had said that he esteemed Dorn and the Imperial Fists so highly that he reckoned if the Fists, noted masters of defence, were to hold a fortress against him and his [[Luna Wolves]], the resultant conflict would result in a never-ending stalemate.
Commonly dressed in armour of burnished copper and gold, Dorn also wore a red velvet cloak and unfurled eagle-wing motif . It was heavily present on most parts of his gear, most notably on a decorative section of his armour that rose above his shoulders. He had a stern and naturally unsmiling face, topped with an unruly shock of short, bone-white hair.<sup>3a</sup>
When the Emperor returned to Terra to build a capital worthy of ruling a million planets, Dorn went as well. Always having excelled in the construction of fortresses, he was tasked with designing the defences for the [[Imperial Palace]]. These would prove to be magnificent, and would be well tested in the following years. [[Fulgrim]] once asked if Rogal Dorn thought it could withstand the [[Iron Warriors]] legion, and Dorn's truthful answer infuriated [[Perturabo]] to such a degree they would almost destroy each other in battle years later.<sup>2</sup> Later, upon reflection, Dorn considered his overly competitive relationship with Perturabo to have demonstrated personal weakness, presumably including the exchange which resulted in Perturabo's outburst.<sup>6</sup>
