Perturabo named the grand theater Svantovit, after a local deity he had learned of during the magnificent performance at the Vostonia Grand Theater.
He symbolized war and abundance, and the ancient people of Vostonia had worshipped him before battle to seek his protection.
Frix, leader of the Trident, studied the theater his father had outlined. Its overall structure had been designed as a leaning tower.
The design seemed familiar to him. After a silent moment of thought, he suddenly remembered where he had seen it before.
Nimrod's Primarch's Palace aboard the Shadow of the Throne had possessed the same asymmetrical structure.
[Father forbade anyone from mentioning Lord Nimrod, yet he built an asymmetrical structure when constructing the grand theater.
Fulgrim asked him to build a grand theater surpassing Vostonia. Did he choose this design to honor Lord Nimrod?]
Heart of Hydra had no similar architectural structures. The Iron Warriors' colossal excavation machines rumbled into motion.
After Hark identified the point most likely to fracture as desired, Warsmith Toramino's armored regiment tore open a gigantic tower-shaped pit with earth-breaking bombs.
The explosion shook the entire world. Tongues of fire several kilometers wide shot into the heavens, hurling millions of tons of vaporized debris into space.
Dust spread for hundreds of kilometers. As rubble poured down, construction on Svantovit began beneath the cover of dust clouds and thunderstorms.
The phenomenon created by the Iron Warriors would fundamentally alter the local microclimate for decades.
The Iron Warriors drove a vast workforce of laborers, craftsmen, and Adeptus Mechanicus engines from attached regiments to their limits.
Every son of Perturabo was both warrior and craftsman. They spent no less time studying structural mechanics than they did enduring their rigorous daily training.
Battle-brothers served as laborers, sergeants as craftsmen, officers as skilled technicians, and Warsmiths as