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On the other: Magnus himself. His very presence frightened many, but he began to speak with great charisma. His argument was that no knowledge was tainted of itself, and no pursuit of knowledge was ever wrong so long as the seeker of that truth was master of what he learned. He spoke with finality that the Thousand Sons had mastered their knowledge and that there was no ways too labyrinthine for them to know.
== Judgement Judgment ==
Magnus had spoken passionately with great power and the Council became even more divided. While effective the Witch Hunters could not effectively match Magnus' persuasiveness. The tension could easily have been cut with a knife when a group of Space Marine [[Librarians]] approached the Dais. The Emperor acknowledged them with a nod, and all fell silent. Among the group were some of the greatest Librarians of the [[Space Marine Legion]]s. They formed a Semisemi-circle around the Dais to indicate that they spoke as one voice, but it was a young [[Epistolary]] who spoke.
A psyker, he proposed, was like an athlete, a gifted individual whose native talent must be carefully nurtured. Psykers were not evil in themselves. Sorcery however was a knowledge that had to be sought for, even bargained for with evil powers. No one could be sure who benefited in the deal.
They proposed the education of all psykers and their priority would be to serve [[Mankind]]. This should become an immediate Imperial priority. Conducting Sorcery sorcery would forever be outlawed as an unforgivable offense against Mankind and the worst kind of [[heresy]].
The End end result was a comprise compromise that offered both factions something. It was as if this was what the Emperor was waiting for, and he ruled it as law immediately without allowing any rebuttal from either side. The Edicts of Nikaea stand to this millennium as the Imperial policy regarding human psychic mutation. Magnus attempted to storm out of the hall in protest, but was barred by the Emperor himself. The confrontation between father and son is recorded in the ''Grimore Grimoire Hereticus''.
The Emperor ordered Magnus to cease the practice of sorcery and incantation, and the pursuit of all knowledge related to magic. Magnus of course did not like the idea, and it was said his face was brittle enough to crack. But in the end he bent his will to the Emperor and agreed to obey.
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