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Supposedly, Perturabo never trusted the Olympians and refused to return any affection given by Dammekos. Dammekos spent plenty of time with his new son, but never got anything in return. Perturabo shunned his siblings [[Herakon]] and [[Andos]] and only enjoyed the company of his foster sister [[Calliphone]]. Many saw Perturabo as a cold and brooding child but when considered that he had been thrown onto a world with no idea of his origins or purpose, this is perhaps a little harsh. Nonetheless Perturabo took the name not of venerated Olympian heroes as was expected of nobility but rather an ancient title for those with prodigious ability. Perturabo waged wars against rivals for his adopted father, and due to the many warring city-states of Olympia gathered enormous experience in siege warfare. Overseeing the construction of many siege engines once thought technologically impossible on the planet, Perturabo soon scored victory after victory and became known as a merciless bloody-handed warlord.{{Fn|9}} Throughout his life Perturabo was haunted by visions and feelings of a [[Eye of Terror|Great Maelstrom]], though he told none of it as he feared it would be seen as a sign of weakness.{{Fn|7b}}
When the [[Emperor]] arrived Perturabo immediately submitted himself to the Emperor's mercy and ousted the Tyrant of Lochus. Dammekos is said to have spent his remaining few years gathering forces to attempt to retake his power. He failed but created a current of unrest which would be used later{{Cite This}}. Perturabo spent much time with his brother [[Magnus]] on [[Terra]] in his early days in the fledgling [[Imperium]], attempting to discover the many secrets of mankind's past and became particularly interested in the works of famous inventors.{{Fn|7a}} It became said that of all the Emperor's sons, Perturabo had the most raw scientific and technological knowledge.{{Fn|9}}Impressed by his intellect and ruthlessness, the Emperor gave him command of the Iron Warriors, a Legion of Space Marines created from Perturabo's own genome to reflect his strategic genius {{Fn|1a}}.
Upon taking command of his Legion, Perturabo reviewed the war record of his new forces. After heavily analyzing their record, effectiveness, doctrines, and practices, Perturabo found them wanting. His punishment was decimation. By lottery, one in every ten Legionaries was chosen to be beaten to death by his comrades. Such would be Perturabo's reign: brutal and unforgiving.{{Fn|9}} Perturabo went on to lead his new Iron Warriors gene-forged sons on a lightning crusade against the planet of [[Justice Rock]] and its heretical [[Black Judges]].
===Great Crusade===
