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The origins of Malcador remain a mystery, and are unknown save to the Emperor himself. According to Malcador himself, by the time of the [[Horus Heresy]] he is was over 6,700 years old and remembers his date of birth to the second.{{Fn|16}} Malcador was a surviving member of an ancient order known as [[The Sigillites]] , which sought to gather and preserve the greatest and most powerful artifacts in Human history.{{Fn|15}} Malcador met the Emperor when he was just another Terran Warlord, and was the one who recommended he take on the title Emperor.{{Fn|16}} Nonetheless many rumors said he was the Emperor's kin, but this can not be verified. Malcador first appeared in Imperial records during the [[Unification Wars]], where he served as the Emperor's adviser and administrator.{{Fn|9}} The cradle of his ancient order became the foundations of the [[Imperial Palace]].{{Fn|15}} As the Emperor's primary representative, Malcador often acted in his stead, or preceded him, the intent being for the Emperor to make his presence known only in the event of Malcador's failure. One such event was the humbling of the [[Word Bearers]] in the ruins of [[Monarchia]]. During the incident, an enraged [[Lorgar]] slapped Malcador 20 metres through the air with the back of his hand, but he not only survived but got up afterwards.{{Fn|4a}} According to Malcador, both himself and the Emperor conspired to agitate the Primarchs and turn them against one another, with the resulting war purging certain unworthy individuals and the [[Space Marine Legion]]s just as they had the earlier [[Thunder Warrior]]s. This would lead humanity, not bio-engineered superhumans, as the rulers of the galaxy. However, the [[Ruinious Powers]] intervened before their plan could be fully formulated, leading to disaster in the [[Horus Heresy]]. This account may be either a partial or total lie, as Malcador himself seems to keep its validity ambiguous.{{Fn|16}}

Very soon after the outbreak of the Horus Heresy, the Emperor told Malcador to summon "men of character, skill and determination" who would be tested and trained to become an elite group of investigators with the task of rooting out treachery and [[Heresy]]. This marked the founding of the Imperial [[Inquisition]]. Among the first Malcador approached for this duty were [[Death Guard]] hero [[Nathaniel Garro]] and former [[Sons of Horus]] Captain [[Iacton Qruze]].{{Fn|3a}} Malcador would subsequently task Garro with recruiting a select group of individuals for him in aid of this endeavour{{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|5c}}; these individuals would be termed (at least for a time) Malcador's [[Knights-Errant]],{{Fn|5b}} and later formed the root of the [[Grey Knights]] [[Space Marine]] [[chapter]].{{Fn|7}} Qruze was retained closer to home, acting as Malcador's "hand" in investigative matters such as the case of [[Solomon Voss]].{{Fn|6}} Malcador is noted for having given the [[Chaplain]] Edict at (presumably) [[Nikaea]]: a group of Marines that would maintain the order and discipline of their fellow Marines, and to keep watch for heresy and psychic powers, the former to be dealt with summarily, the latter to be referred to the Legion Librarium.{{Cite This}}