Constantin Valdor
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Constantin Valdor was the High Custodian to the Emperor and head of the Adeptus Custodes at the time of the Horus Heresy.
Just prior to the Horus Heresy, Valdor was charged by the Emperor to accompany Leman Russ of the Space Wolves in bringing Magnus the Red to account for breaking promises made during the Council of Nikaea at which the Emperor strictly forbade the use of sorcery and psychic powers.
Valdor, with a contingent of elite Custodian Guard, fought alongside Russ and the Space Wolves on Prospero. He and his forces were responsible for killing at least three of the greatest psykers of the Thousand Sons and routing a force much more numerous than their own, however little else is known after this. He was also responsible for saving Bjorn when his arm was corrupted by the sorcerous powers of a Thousand Sons psyker. Valdor sliced Bjorn's arm off to prevent the corruption from overrunning his body. This is presumably where Bjorn became known as 'the fell handed'.
It is unclear what role Valdor played during the rest of the Horus Heresy. It is likely however that he would have taken no active roll in the defence of the Imperial Palace due to being too far from Terra and that he would most likely arrived on Terra after the defeat of Horus and the ascension of the Emperor to the Golden Throne. If his force was travelling with Leman Russ then he and the Custodes would have been trapped fighting the Alpha Legion in space while the White Scars returned to defend Terra.
