Editing Indomitus Crusade (section)

==Results of the conflict==
The Indomitus Crusade managed to push the forces of Chaos long enough for the [[13th Black Crusade]] to start losing its momentum (because Chaos doesn't stay organized for long and a lot of its warlords decided to start pillaging nearby systems rather than keep pushing towards Terra), thus preventing more damage from being done. This doesn't mean that the Imperium didn't suffer a massive blow: the [[Great Rift|'''Cicatrix Maledictum''']] and the losing of planets in hundred thousands means this was the biggest blow the Imperium has suffered since the days of the [[Horus Heresy]] or the [[War of the Beast]]. And you can be sure those worlds in there are going to be shitting out Dark Mechanicum, Lost and the Damned, and Daemonic threats soon enough once they fully get their Chaos on. The only saving grace is that the process would devastate the worlds within and their populations and Chaos isn't all that good at building stuff compared to everyone else.

===The Dark Imperium Stabilizes===
Half of the Imperium still gets barely any light from the [[Astronomican]], isolating the Imperium Nihilus from the Emperor's light and also cutting it off from any reinforcements that might come from the other side of the Imperium (except through one available warp route occupied by a traitor Knight House or, y'know, going around or above or under the Great Rift), exposing it to future attacks from heretics and xenos alike and making warp travel an even more hazardous experience. The splitting of the Imperium into two halves (one that is able to keep itself stable enough due to Guilliman and being on the same side as the Astronomican, and one which is basically daemon food) is bound to cause problems on the off chance there's enough of the Imperium left to break away in the Imperium Nihilus, not to mention that most Chaos forces are still running amok throughout the galaxy and now have a ''gigantic'' base of operations to launch their attacks from instead of the much smaller [[Eye of Terror]] and the [[Maelstrom]].

That said, the Primaris reinforcements to the Dark Angels and Blood Angels have alleviated the worst of the 13th Black Crusade's rampage, so it's not entirely hopeless. [[Dante]] is also honored by Gulliman and placed in charge of the Imperium Nihilus when he can't get to it, so they're not without any sort of leadership.

===Other Imperial issues===
The Primaris Marines debate has only gotten worse after the end of the Crusade, with most people seeing Cawl's creations as either necessary abominations or an outright heresy, depending on whom you ask. If Guilliman speaks soon and intelligently, this could be dismissed by his pointing out the Primaris are made from the most pure gene-seed in a device created by the Emperor himself using techniques used in the creation of the Custodes, so calling it heresy is like saying the Primarchs and Astartes in general are heretical. The Custodes know the Emperor approves, and the Custodes ''do '''not''''' like it when people refuse the Emperor's will.

On the administrative side, Guilliman has to manage several warzones at once while ruling the whole Imperium and dealing with the [[Ecclesiarchy|various]] [[Inquisition|groups]] that are opposed to his attempted reforms, which is a difficult task even for the Primarch known for his administrative skills. It'll be fine once he realizes that the current Imperium would be totally chill with him just exterminating all the groups opposing him. Even if he tried to wipe out the Ecclesiarchy the vast majority of people wouldn't see a heretic destroying worship of the Emperor but instead would see their religious institution refusing to roll over and die on the whim of one of the God-Emperor's own sons and are therefore heretical for not dying when their god's son told them to.

The Mechanicus' higher echelons are also highly annoyed that Cawl is calling so many shots, and only Cawl's seniority and knowledge of many long-lost technologies has kept them from declaring him an outright heretek - something rather amusing, considering the Primarines and their armour were created by the Emperor's leave before the Great Crusade. The fact that the Emperor = Omnissiah thing is still a thing (despite the recent political/religious tensions Guilliman's caused in the Imperium since his return) may also be lessening this somewhat, since it would be heresy to claim a Prime Conduit of the Omnissiah - one who can prove he's acting on the Omnissiah's own orders, at that - would be a Very Bad Idea for any tech-priest with half an ounce of sense.

Also, the <s>[[Squats]]</s> [[Leagues of Votann]] have finally made themselves known to the wider galaxy after millennia of playing the universe's longest game of hide-and-seek. This is thanks in part of the Cicatrix Maledictum ruining their cosy galactic cottage core and forcing them to expand outside of the core for the first time in their race's history. This has proven to be a mixed blessing for the Imperium. On one hand, there is a new faction of extremely powerful abhumans that kicks Chaos and Xenos ass like there is no tomorrow. On the other hand, there is a new faction of extremely powerful abhumans that can also kick Imperial ass if something like the AdMech got too adventurous for their own good. So far, relations seem pretty stable with the League as both factions have bigger fish to fry, so the High Lords could at least swipe their sweat for now.

===Xenos===
Meanwhile, the [[Tyranids]] ate some more planets and are pushing further into Segmentum Solar, the [[Tau]] lost a whole expansion sphere when they ran straight into the [[Death Guard]]'s [[Rape|main force]], the [[Necrons]] expanded some of their empires, the [[Ork]]s did what Orks do (hint: it involves [[Waaagh]]!, [[choppa]] and [[dakka]]) but they're more organized now, and the [[Craftworld]] Eldar are trying to figure out what to think of the Ynnari while generally attempting to not get wiped out by Chaos. The xenos and the danger they pose haven't gone anywhere, but for the time being the Imperium considers Chaos to be the more immediate threat to its existence.

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