In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war
Lore of the Warp
A fan-made guide to the heroes, monsters and gods of the 41st and 42nd millennia: 104 characters, 137 unit types, 44 factions and 218 documented connections, written in plain language.
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Seven pages, in order, that explain most of the setting.
1The Emperor of MankindMeet the god-emperor on the Golden Throne and the dream everything else grew from.
2The Horus HeresyThe favourite son's betrayal is the wound behind nearly every modern feud.
3The return of GuillimanA loyal son wakes after ten thousand years into the Era Indomitus.
4The Long WarHorus's heir, his thirteen Black Crusades and the fall of Cadia.
5The Dark GodsMeet the four Chaos Gods, beginning with the jovial Plague Father.
6The ancient racesAeldari seers, Necron kings and the alien empires that came before.
7The Great DevourerThe Tyranid swarm, the threat that treats whole worlds as food.
The setting
It is the 41st millennium, now moving into the 42nd. Humanity's Imperium spans a million worlds, ruled in the name of an Emperor who has sat dying on the Golden Throne for ten thousand years. It is beset on every side by the daemonic powers of Chaos, ancient xenos empires and hungry alien swarms.
The backstory
Ten thousand years ago the Horus Heresy shattered the Emperor's Great Crusade. In that civil war, half of his twenty Primarch sons turned traitor. Most of today's feuds, hatreds and legends trace back to that betrayal.
The present day
Abaddon's 13th Black Crusade broke Cadia and tore the Great Rift across the galaxy. Roboute Guilliman has returned as Lord Regent and launched the Indomitus Crusade. That is the "Era Indomitus" you will see throughout this site.
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Featured characters
Belisarius Cawl
Archmagos Dominus of the Adeptus Mechanicus
Adeptus Mechanicus
Saint Celestine
The Living Saint
Adepta SororitasThe Emperor of Mankind
Master of Mankind, Lord of the Imperium
Imperium of Man
Commander Dante
Chapter Master of the Blood Angels, Regent of Imperium Nihilus
Blood Angels
Cypher
Lord of the Fallen
The Fallen
Lion El'Jonson
Primarch of the Dark Angels
Dark Angels
Marneus Calgar
Chapter Master of the Ultramarines, Lord Macragge
UltramarinesRoboute Guilliman
Primarch of the Ultramarines, Lord Regent of the Imperium
Ultramarines
Sanguinius
Primarch of the Blood Angels, the Great Angel
Blood AngelsAbaddon the Despoiler
Warmaster of Chaos, Lord of the Black Legion
Black LegionGrandfather Nurgle
Chaos God of Disease, Decay and Despair; the Plague Father
Chaos DaemonsHorus Lupercal
Warmaster, Primarch of the Sons of Horus
Black Legion
Asdrubael Vect
Supreme Overlord of Commorragh
DrukhariEldrad Ulthran
High Farseer of Ulthwé
Craftworld Aeldari
Yvraine
Emissary of Ynnead, Daughter of Shades
Ynnari
Imotekh the Stormlord
Phaeron of the Sautekh Dynasty
Necrons
Szarekh, the Silent King
Last of the Silent Kings
Necrons
Trazyn the Infinite
Overlord of Solemnace, Archaeovist
Necrons
Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka
Prophet of Gork and Mork
Orks
Commander Farsight
O'Shovah, Commander of the Farsight Enclaves
Farsight Enclaves
Commander Shadowsun
O'Shaserra, Supreme Commander of the Fire Caste
T'au EmpireThe Swarmlord
Blade of the Hive Mind
Tyranids
Ûthar the Destined
Kâhl of the Greater Thurian League
Leagues of VotannEvery character page follows the same layout: overview, a Most Brutal Moment, origins, key events, battles, personality, connections, legacy and appearances. Where official sources disagree or lore has been retconned, a "Contested lore" box says so instead of picking a side.