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However 1,500 years later during the Imperium's near destruction in [[War of the Beast]], the Inquisition's Daemonhunters based around [[Saturn]] were still a closely guarded secret, so much so that not even most the [[High Lords]] knew of their existence.{{Fn|14}} During the war the Inquisition was formally split between the Ordo Malleus and [[Ordo Xenos]] so that humanity could better prepare to face new threats. Following the death of one of original Inquisitors, [[Veritus]], [[Inquisitorial Representative]] [[Wienand]] succeeded him and oversaw the formal founding of the order. To do this, she met with the first [[Grey Knights Supreme Grand Master]] [[Janus]] on [[Titan (Moon)|Titan]].{{Fn|14}}
The truth however is skewed, and historians and savants point to the Emperor's original declaration, known as the '''Charge of the Malleus''', as the Ordo's founding moment. The Charge is written in gold over the Ultimate Gateway of the Malleus Fortress on [[Titan (Moon)|Titan]], and is reaffirmed by every Malleus member upon elevation to the rank of inquisitor. It is known that during the [[Great Crusade]], the forces of the Emperor encountered many worlds that worshiped foul daemonic beings as gods. Such worlds were either cleansed or cast into the warp though those that were not were instead had their daemons imprisoned by psychic wards on that planet. Following this task, the Ordo Malleus created the [[Brotherhood of the Watch]] to guard these prison worlds.{{Fn|8}}
