

Long established in the background as being directly responsible for the shape the galaxy is in in the 41st millennium, it is the subject of the Horus Heresy series of novels and audio books, by various authors. The God-Emperor was permanently injured in a lethal duel with their leader, the Primarch Horus (his son, in a way), to the point that he is only kept alive by an extremely complex life support device known as the Golden Throne. Please review the short conversation blacklist on our wiki before commenting or posting.In the Backstory of the Warhammer 40,000 universe is humanity's era of hope, only just starting to dawn after the long and terrible Dark Age, before it is brought to an end by the Horus Heresy, wherein fully half of the best warriors the human race had to offer turned to worshipping dark gods and nearly wiped out the other half. Rule 10: Certain topics are considered too controversial and tend to always end in arguments, rule-breaking, and reports.Discussion threads/comments are welcome but must be appropriately marked with spoiler tags and have no revealing information in the post title. Rule 9: No excerpts from a novel (novellas/short stories excluded) released within the last 30 days, so that there is time for others to read it.If you can't get to the point in a few paragraphs, it might not be worth posting. Excerpts must also be a "reasonable length", page long direct copies are not permitted. Rule 8: Posts containing novel excerpts must be supported by at least a paragraph describing why this moment is important, be it a grand revelation in the lore or a critical turning point in a character design.Fan fiction must be labeled, such as using to denote such a post. You may transcribe the text, however, and we request that you cite the book it came from. Rule 7: Official lore and fan fiction/fluff are welcome, but posting screenshots of official Games Workshop and/or Black Library material is not allowed.Such posts/comments will be removed and bans may apply.

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