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The '''Wars of Vindication''' was a civil war within the [[Officio Assassinorum]] in [[M36]] and is part of the [[Age of Apostasy]].^{{Fn|1}}

Taking place shortly after the death of [[Goge Vandire]], before his death Vandire had managed to gather a strong following in the Officio Assassinorum through bribery and blackmail. Foremost amongst Vandires Vandire's agents was [[Tziz Jarek]], a [[Callidus Temple|Callidus]] assassin. Using the shape shifting powers of [[Polymorphine]], Jarek assassinated the true [[Grand Master of Assassins]] and took his place. However, the ever-cautious [[Unnamed Grand Master of Assassins|Grand Master]] was prepared for such a move and in fact had switched himself with an identical double. Still very much alive, the Grand Master mustered the assassins still loyal to him and assaulted the Assassin Temple on [[Terra]]. The vicious fighting eventually spilled into the [[Imperial Palace]] itself. The ancient arsenal of forbidden and [[xenos]] weaponry was opened up. Gene-sympathetic nerve gases polluted the corridors of the Imperial Palace while neutronic warheads destroyed whole wings of the ancient structure.^{{Fn|1}}

In the end, the true Grand Master assassinated Jarek and then disappeared in self-imposed exile. Whether he is still alive as of [[M41]] is not known. In the aftermath of the carnage, the [[Inquisition]] set up the [[Ordo Sicarius]] at the behest of [[Inquisitor]] [[Jaeger]]. The Ordo Sicarius has since monitored and overseen the Officio so that such another terrible war can never take place again.^{{Fn|1}}

*^{{Endn|1}}:[[Codex: Assassins (3rd Edition)]] , pg.10