107,789
edits
Changes
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
no edit summary
The exact membership and power dynamic of the Grand Council was controversial. Many [[Human]]s in the Imperium blamed the Primarchs and their [[Legiones Astartes|Legions]] for the bloodshed of the Heresy and wished to lessen their role in the new Imperium. Unlike the old War Council, where the Primarchs had reigned absolute, Imperial baseline humans ultimately would have far more power within the {{PAGENAME}} in the form of members of the [[Senatorum Imperialis]].{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|1c}} The countering of Astartes influence would ultimately would be expressed by [[Khalid Hassan]], master of the [[Chosen of Malcador]] and new [[Grand Master of Assassins]] after the [[Malcador the Sigillite|Sigillite]]'s death, who only gained a set on the Council through threatening [[Master of the Administratum]] [[Simion Pentasian ]] with a [[Callidus Assassin]].{{Fn|1d}}
Another early controversy in the Council was how to pursue the Scouring, with Rogal Dorn leading a faction that included [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]], [[Lion El'Jonson]], the badly wounded [[Jaghatai Khan]], and [[Blood Angels]] [[First Captain]] [[Raldoron]] that wished for a [[Crusade]] of vengeance against the fleeing Traitors. Meanwhile, those led by Guilliman and the Human [[High Lords]] advised for a more cautious strategy based around securing their powerbase and retaking strategically vital worlds. Vulkan only reluctantly supported Guilliman's Dorn’s position while [[Constantin Valdor]] said nothing for either side.{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|1g}}
The first meeting of the Council took place within the damaged [[Great Chamber of the Senatorum Imperialis]], and one of its first acts was to authorize the [[Retaking of Luna]] and [[Siege of Mars|reconquest of Mars]]. This was in favor of Guilliman's consolidation strategy, which had only prevailed thanks to the High Lords supporting his position over the other Primarchs.{{Fn|1e}}
