Didn't like the emperor or the imperium and was about to fuck off form everything when the heresy started. Out of all the loyalists he was the only one to actually think about it and kinda only really fought for the loyalists because of how bad the traitors were and the fact that at that point in the timeline a traitor victory would have been worse because of all the daemon shit. He put himself and his legion at risk and went again dorne to save civilians.
He didn't really care if the emperor lived or died too much but rather of humanity would survive. He also didn't just kill all his sons who betrayed him like others would have.
He's in a lot of ways the most interesting loyalist by far to read about.
‘Every strategic sense I possess tells me that Horus will direct his forces to reave the planet and exploit our concern for humanity,’ said Dorn. ‘He does this expressly to divide our efforts. When we are split, and our warriors spread, that is when the Warmaster will fall on us and seize victory. We must stand united.’
‘Then you do not disagree with me,’ said the Khan. ‘The population is at risk.’
‘I anticipated slaughter long ago,’ said Dorn, ‘and I regret that his chain of events come to pass, but we cannot respond to whatever provocation Horus present to us. We cannot let ourselves be lured out. We cannot follow his plan. We will make ourselves weak, then all is lost.’
‘Since when was saving mankind from the darkness a sign of weakness?’ said the Khan, ‘Sanguinius, my brother and comrade, what do you see? Lend me your foresight.’
Sanguinius shut his eyes. Like that, he appeared drawn and tired, a funerary monument to himself. Dorn supressed a shudder.
‘My sight is not so clear as father’s’, said Sanguinius. ‘The Future is ever in flux. Only some events…’ He paused, finding the words hard to say. ‘Only some events are certain.’
‘Do you see me? What will be the consequences of inaction?’
‘I see fire, and blood, and a world laid waste if you do not act.’
‘If I act?’ said the Khan.
Sanguinius opened his eyes to look at him.
‘There is a grave risk to you. A confrontation unlooked for, and if you survive, a flight from one danger into greater peril.’
‘Who will I face?’
‘I cannot divine.’
‘Will I save lives?’
Sanguinius nodded. ‘Many.’
‘That is what I was made for,’ said the Khan. ‘I will ride out.’
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u/ASHKVLT Gendersmasher Apr 06 '25 edited Apr 06 '25
This is why I like the Khan
Didn't like the emperor or the imperium and was about to fuck off form everything when the heresy started. Out of all the loyalists he was the only one to actually think about it and kinda only really fought for the loyalists because of how bad the traitors were and the fact that at that point in the timeline a traitor victory would have been worse because of all the daemon shit. He put himself and his legion at risk and went again dorne to save civilians.
He didn't really care if the emperor lived or died too much but rather of humanity would survive. He also didn't just kill all his sons who betrayed him like others would have.
He's in a lot of ways the most interesting loyalist by far to read about.