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Oh, Hero is known to most Imperial citizens as it has remained a popular song since the Age of Chaos. Traditionally, it is played during funerals of particularly noble heroes of the Imperium.

This hymn was written during the Age of Chaos by a then little-known singer, Mimette Han. Her career had been, as far as one can tell after all those ages, neither particularly successful nor unsuccessful. She had specialized in cheery easy on the ear songs and had barely managed to get attached to a Rememberancer corps.

However, fate had still not said its last word: Han witnessed the tragic, if heroic death of Captain Endymion and had been inspired to compose and write what would become an unforgettable lament for the fallen, sung through the ages.

Oh, Hero does not name the fallen, whose death it laments and leaves little hints to Captain Endymion's end. Instead, it concentrates on the value of courage and the shortness of life. We only know what inspired Han, because she had given the manuscript and her notes to Primarch Curze shortly before her death.

Only one recording of Han performing it has reached our times. It is a partial pict of her last concert, before she had to leave the scene forever due to health issues.

The song itself is a mournful dirge best suited for young clear sopranos. The main part is played on the piano, which is joined by a viola soon after. Only after the two instruments have joined in a tearful embrace does the orchestra accompany them.

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