Vadok Singh
Vadok Singh, the Warmason, was an Imperial architect who aided the Primarch Dorn in turning the Imperial Palace into a fortress during the Horus Heresy. They often disagreed, while conversing on how best to prepare the Imperial Palace for the traitorous Warmaster's invasion of Terra, which irritated Singh — as he was an experienced craftsman, while Dorn was a warrior. This, combined with referring to the Primarch by his first name, Rogal, often irritated the accompanying Imperial Fists Captains Sigismund and Archamus. As a result of this, on more than one occasion Dorn had to signal the two Captains to stand down, before they confronted Singh for his lack of respect towards their Primarch. Despite their differences, though, Singh and Dorn both vowed to work together to restore the Imperial Palace to its former splendor, once Horus' forces were defeated.[1]
Later in the Heresy, the formerly imprisoned Legionary Severian invaded Singh's private estate in his desperate attempt to flee from Terra. He kidnapped Singh and would have escaped with the Warmason aboard a shuttle, had the expert hunter Nagasena, who had been charged with killing Severian, not appeared and defeated the Legionary. Though Singh was horribly shaken by the event, he was unharmed and continued to aid Dorn in fortifying the Imperial Palace[2]. After the Imperium succeeded in defeating Horus' forces, Singh was honoured for his work and his remains were later stored within the vast Warmason's Cathedral on Lubentina. The Cathedral was protected by the Battle Sisters of the Order of the Sombre Vow, and it also contained Singh's possessions that were declared to be relics by the Imperium[3a]. One of which was the Warmason's Casket, which was later sought out by a squadron of invading Iron Warriors.[3b]
Because of his Masonic guild's gene-breeding their bloodline to favour height for the purpose of surveying and overseeing, Singh was taller than Dorn, but was also incredibly thin. Due to his station, Singh's guild supplied him with a number of slaves, which always followed in the Warmason's wake and saw to his needs.[1]
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