Editing Age of Redemption

The '''Age of Redemption''' is one of the major time periods of the [[Imperium of Man]]. It was preceded by the [[Age of Apostasy]] and followed by the [[Waning]], stretching from 010.M37 to the beginning of M39.

Basically, the [[Imperium]], fresh off the Thorian Reformation, decided to expend all of its troops in penitent and redemptive crusades instead of actually defending its borders. [[Derp|This would prove to be a bad idea...]] at least, if you listen to the core rulebook. The writers seemed to have goofed: the Adepta Sororitas fluff states these were ''Wars of Faith'', which are called by the Ecclesiarch and only include the Adepta Sororitas and whoever else wants to join them (i.e. it's not mandatory).

Theoretically, this means that the Imperium <u>should</u> be better off than it was pre-Apostasy (Sisters burn xenos, not loyal citizens). But apparently [[Not as planned|this wasn't true]].

==The Occlusiad==
Sometimes mentioned in fluff relating to the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]], the '''Occlusiad''' was a time period when a radical sect of [[Techpriests]] calling themselves the Apostles of the Blind King (no relation to the [[Silent King]]) declared humanity to be an affront to the [[Omnissiah|Machine God]]. Then for good measure, they uncovered a bunch of [[archeotech]] that [[Exterminatus|lets them blow up stars]] (along with some super-strong [[Great Crusade]]-era [[Space Marine]] tanks, which they [[rape|could build and deploy en-masse]]). This actually is more likely than it seems: considering how often the Adeptus Mechanicus priests/generally everyone go insane, it's possible that one of these rogue sects would manage to get their hands on world-ending technology. Probably a lesson to be learned here somewhere.

War between the Imperium and the Apostles raged for a decade, seeing the outer edges of the [[Segmentum#Segmentum_Obscurus|Segmentum Obscurus]] purged by exploding stars and traitor [[Skitarii]] macroclades. Though the Imperium fought long and hard against the heretic forces (the newly-formed [[Dark Hunters]] even managing to hold their own against a massive invasion of [[Daemon Engines]] and at least one [[Warlord Battle Titan|Titan]]), the Blind King's [[Psyker|psychic foresight]] allowed the cult to stay a step ahead of their opponents.

Eventually, however, a [[Navigator]] by the name of Joyre Macran accidentally discovered the palace-warship of the Blind King hidden in a fold of [[Warp]]-space. He escaped and returned, bringing with him an Emperor-class battleship called the ''Dominus Astra'' and promptly shows the Blind King the business end of its fuckoff-huge guns, pretty thoroughly killing the Blind King. With their boss dead, the cult is soon isolated and destroyed to the last.

==Abyssal Crusade==
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One of the more important events of the Age of Redemption was the disastrous '''Abyssal Crusade'''. Basically, a super influential [[Ecclesiarchy|Cardinal]] and [[Living Saint]] named Basillius the Elder sent thirty [[Space Marine Chapter|Chapters]] of [[Space Marines]] accused of being Chaos-tainted on a penitent crusade into the [[Eye of Terror]], where most of them went [[Judged|renegade or traitor]], although a few fought to the bitter end and the fate of one other chapter remains unknown. Only the [[Vorpal Swords]] escaped the Eye to make their [[RAGE|displeasure]] known to the cardinal, who was revealed to be a heretic and agent of [[Chaos]].

The [[Inquisition]] promptly executed him and put all his treatises, relics, and followers into a cargo freighter and shot them into a nearby sun, then had him pretty much wiped from Imperial records. While no-one remembers the old coot in the present day, it's impossible to ascertain how far his corruption reached and what remnants may remain even in the present day.

In true [[Games Workshop|GeeDubs]] fashion, despite the massive losses of Space Marines and the creation of a couple dozen [[Chaos Space Marine|Chaos warbands]] providing massive story fodder, the Abyssal Crusade has never been really elaborated upon beyond throwaway references and one [[Ultramarines|Ultrasmurfs-focused]] novel in which a Judged warband re-appears to eat shit and die at the smurfs' hands.

==Dissidence Dreams==
A bunch of optimists, mostly children, decided they could change the galaxy for the better with [[My Little Pony|love and tolerance]]. They decided to go on a pilgrimage for Terra, calling themselves the '''Children's Crusade'''.

[[Grimdark|And then all the ships got lost in the Warp!]]

They reappeared almost a thousand years later, most of the ships twisted and torn beyond recognition. It was renamed the '''Lost Crusade,''' and the [[Inquisition]] tried their hardest to cover it up (why they didn't use it as an example of why hope over faith in the Emperor is bad is kind of weird). It's almost as though [[Tzeentch|blind optimism and hope]] attracts negative warp entities.

The BRB gives the title "Dissidence Dreams" to the whole event, but it's not clear why.

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