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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 [[Ecclesiarchal Palace ]] 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}}
Later, Vangorich began training Wire for a mission to assassinate Lansung{{Fn|3c}}, while also dispatching a task force under the [[Vanus Temple]] operative [[Clementina Yendl]] to infiltrate [[Mars]] and discover what the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] was hiding regarding the Orks.{{Fn|3a}} When Inquisitorial Representative Wienand finds herself under threat from rival [[Lord Inquisitor]] [[Veritus]], Vangorich dispatched Wire to rescue her.{{Fn|4}} Vangorich next sought to contain Veritus and limit his damage to the Senatorum, while using Beast Krule to foil an assassination attempt on himself by the Inquisitorial Representative. Vangorich continued to be disgusted by the High Lords, condemning [[Juskina Tull]]'s [[Proletarian Crusade]] as madness. Following the disastrous crusade, Vangorich helped orchestrate the meeting between the High Lords and an Ork "ambassador". Vangorich, like the rest of the High Lords, proved speechless when the Ork ambassador demanded the surrender of humanity.{{Fn|5}}
===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]] [[Chapter]]s was scrambled to stop Vangorich. Storming the Assassinorum Temple on [[Terra]], the force was assailed by a hundred [[Eversor Assassin]]s. 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.{{Fn|15}}
==Sources==
**{{Endn|3c}}: Chapter 18
*{{Endn|4}}: [[The Emperor Expects (Novel)]] Chapter 18
*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Last Wall (Novel)]] Chapter 18
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