Talisman of Seven Hammers
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The Talisman of Seven Hammers was a compass-like device that was created by the Primarch Vulkan following his resurrection after the Battle of Nocturne. Due to being disoriented following his rebirth, he did not remember forging it. The device served as a "compass" that guided Vulkan and his three Draaksward through the Webway to Terra. It also had crippling powers over the daemonic, and was able to give the Great Unclean One Aghalbor a True Death.[1a]
In truth, the Talisman was constructed by Vulkan under the guidance of the Emperor and its true purpose was to serve as a Dead man's switch. Installed into the Golden Throne, the Talisman would activate should the Throne fail. This would create a roaring inferno that would consume all of Terra, denying Horus and the powers of Chaos the Throneworld should they emerge victorious in the coming struggle. The Emperor always intended for Vulkan to construct and oversee the activation of the Talisman.[1b] The Talisman could not be activated by any save Vulkan himself.[2]
