Editing Hektor Heresy (section)

===Ostium and Olmer===
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Aubrey the Grey rarely spoke in the public meetings of the Olmer Tribunal. Although he affected a manner of solemn regret, inwardly the Primarch rejoiced at the crumbling of the Imperium and plotted to further the ends of the Primordial. Aubrey used the occasion of the Tribunal to bring Cromwald Walgrun, Inferox, and Uriel Salazar into the worship of the Ruinous Powers, along with a handful of less august warriors in the command circles of other Legions. This achievement guaranteed that Hektor's nascent rebellion would inevitably serve the cause of Chaos - and that the Warmaster himself would tread the path of damnation.
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Malcador the Sigilite was immediately aware of the Voidwatcher's treachery. He quickly declared the Black Augurs ''Traitoris Extremis'' for use of sorcery in an attack on ancient Terra. Three Primarchs, [[Brennus]], [[Rogerius Merrill]], and [[Tiran Osoros]], were ordered to assemble at the Forge World Diamat and then proceed to the Voidwatcher's homeworld Ostium to destroy the Traitor Primarch and his gene-sons. Yet the Sigilite's declarations were not met with universal obedience. Hektor Cincinnatus appealed for calm and invited the Military Council to assemble at Olmer for a Tribunal to determine the extent of the Voidwatcher's wrong-doing. Brennus ignored Hektor's request and travelled directly to Diamat with his best warriors. Rogerius Merrill, ever loyal to Hektor, barely considered Malcador's order and made way to Olmer. For Tiran Osoros, the question was more complex. The Lord of the [[Scale Bearers]] decided to make for Olmer, but he had no intention of taking part in Hektor's Tribunal. Instead, Tiran would demand that the Military Council bow to Malcador's authority and disperse.

Among the other Primarchs, these events drew a mixed response. [[Aubrey The Grey]], [[Cromwald Walgrun]], [[Inferox]], [[Johannes Vrach]], and [[Uriel Salazar]] all heeded Hektor's call and came to Olmer. [[Shakya Vardhana]] was making the long warp trip to Malluma, where he would soon be fighting for his life against a powerful servant of Chaos, but the Council of Nine attended the Olmer Tribunal in his stead. [[Gaspard Lumey]] and his Fifth Legion were in exile at the edge of the Galaxy, too far to receive news of the events in process. [[Onyx the Indestructible]] was also far from the Imperial centre, but decided to make the long journey to Diamat in case his brother Primarchs needed help with the Voidwatcher. Despite their different characters, [[Arelex Orannis]], [[Golgothos]], and [[Roman Albrecht]] all remained at their posts and carried on their crusading efforts rather than engaging in politicking. Praetorians represented these three Primarchs to both Olmer and Terra. [[Tollund Ötztal]] withdrew to his homeworld Tisenjoch, already mourning the loss of one of his brothers and sent no emissaries. Only [[Alexandri of Rosskar]] saw the dispute between Malcador and Hektor as a sign of imminent conflict. The sire of the [[Silver Cataphracts]] had been charged to defend Terra while the Emperor worked on the Webway project, and took his responsibilities seriously. Alexandri departed from the Solar System and began to put the worlds of the Solar Sector on a full war footing. His captains oversaw the construction and improvement of fortifications. Class after class of conscripts were called up and put into military training. There was a chance, perhaps, that men as proud as the Warmaster and the Emperor's deputy would come to a peaceful conclusion, but Alexandri had never known such things to happen. Besides, he was eager to see how his Silver Cataphracts matched up against the [[Heralds of Hektor]].

The Primarchs assembled at Olmer sat down to business quickly. Tiran Osoros begged the Council to let him speak first, even ahead of Hektor's opening remarks, and was given time to make his argument.  Ever-laconic, Tiran stated simply that Malcador ruled in the name of the Emperor. Disputing Malcador's orders was every bit as insubordinate as disputing those that came directly from the Emperor himself. Hektor exercised his right of reply and explained that the Military Council conducted the Great Crusade in the Emperor's name as well and had standing orders to brush aside all those who stood in the way of mankind's domination of the Galaxy. Of course the Primarchs should obey the Emperor's intentions, but without their master to explain himself what were they to do? Discussing that question was the very reason the Tribunal had convened. Hektor's rhetoric carried the room, but Tiran shook his head sadly and excused himself. The Scale Bearers departed immediately for Diamat, followed shortly afterwards by the [[Iron Rangers]].

Meanwhile at Diamat, Brennus and his [[Expedition Fleets (Hektor Heresy)|Expeditionary Fleet]] were running low on patience. While he did not relish confronting one of his brother Primarchs, Brennus longed to end the delay and commence battle. However, he was hotly opposed by the Legion equerry, Ferdiad, who argued that the Thunder Kings should not proceed alone and, if possible, should negotiate with the Black Augurs for a peaceful solution. Brennus dismissed his second's views and decided to make for Ostium directly for a surgical strike. He and his Thunder Kings would attempt to confront the Voidwatcher directly and either capture or kill him. Without their Primarch, the remaining Black Augurs could be cleaned up when the Iron Rangers and Scale Bearers arrived. The great flaw in this plan was that Brennus did not account for the strength of Ferdiad's objections. When the Thunder Kings arrived at Ostium, Ferdiad and the many warriors loyal to him refused to join the attack. Furious and determined to prove himself right, Brennus plunged forward regardless of the worsening situation. The Thunder King had no trouble finding the Voidwatcher in his lair, but he was beaten back by blade and warpflame. Brennus retreated, but left many of his sons dead on the soil of Ostium. Bitterly disappointed in himself for acting so recklessly, Brennus ordered his Legion back to Diamat to link up with the Scale Bearers and Iron Rangers. The Thunder Kings' ships were places of sullen silence on that voyage.