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Thorian Reformation

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	Finally, the Moirae Schism of the Adeptus Mechanicus (which had been ongoing since the Nova Terra Interregnum) was peacefully brought to an end with Thorian reformation and the schismatics were allowed to rejoin the Orthodox Tech Priests, while the [[Sons of Medusa]] Chapter made up of [[Iron Hands]] and Marines from successors believing in the Moirae doctrine (minus the [[Red Talons]] who killed all of their schismatics) were judged to be pure and their unofficial founding was formally ratified by an edict by the restored High Lords, finally bringing an end to the last major problem of the Nova Terra Interregnum as well.		Finally, the Moirae Schism of the Adeptus Mechanicus (which had been ongoing since the Nova Terra Interregnum) was peacefully brought to an end with Thorian reformation and the schismatics were allowed to rejoin the Orthodox Tech Priests, while the [[Sons of Medusa]] Chapter made up of [[Iron Hands]] and Marines from successors believing in the Moirae doctrine (minus the [[Red Talons]] who killed all of their schismatics) were judged to be pure and their unofficial founding was formally ratified by an edict by the restored High Lords, finally bringing an end to the last major problem of the Nova Terra Interregnum as well.

	To make sure these new reforms were followed, the [[Inquisition]] set up the [[Ordo Hereticus]] to both police the Ecclesiarchy and protect the purity of its teachings, with the Battle-Sisters serving as the Ordo's Chamber Militant.		To make sure these new reforms were followed, the [[Inquisition]] set up the Ordo Sanctorum and [[Ordo Hereticus]] to both police the Ecclesiarchy and protect the purity of its teachings, with the Battle-Sisters serving as the Ordo's Chamber Militant.

	As proof that no good deed goes unpunished, Thor's head got taken by [[Trazyn the Infinite]], making Trazyn no less than the fifth person to have claimed that valuable skull. No kidding, the paperwork is such a clusterfuck that three different Sororitas shrines and at least one Chaos jackass all claim they've got Thor's skull knocking around in their attic somewhere (although to Trazyn's credit, this head is preserved in a jar, which makes it more plausible he did get the original).		As proof that no good deed goes unpunished, Thor's head got taken by [[Trazyn the Infinite]], making Trazyn no less than the fifth person to have claimed that valuable skull. No kidding, the paperwork is such a clusterfuck that three different Sororitas shrines and at least one Chaos jackass all claim they've got Thor's skull knocking around in their attic somewhere (although to Trazyn's credit, this head is preserved in a jar, which makes it more plausible he did get the original).

1d4chan>Ow, My Sanity.: /* Thorian Reformation */

2022-03-19T11:35:18Z

Thorian Reformation

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	If you're still trying to untangle the issue, remember that most of Vandire's former victims wanted the Ecclesiarchy up and gone. Hearing that Thor's second and third reforms were seemingly mutually exclusive probably shut them up with happy smiles, and hearing that the pious and largely-incorruptible Daughters would be doing the policing likely didn't raise any further complaints (and those that did complain [[Blam\|shut themselves up quickly]]).		If you're still trying to untangle the issue, remember that most of Vandire's former victims wanted the Ecclesiarchy up and gone. Hearing that Thor's second and third reforms were seemingly mutually exclusive probably shut them up with happy smiles, and hearing that the pious and largely-incorruptible Daughters would be doing the policing likely didn't raise any further complaints (and those that did complain [[Blam\|shut themselves up quickly]]).

	'''MERCIFULLY''', this infamous case of semantics fuckery was actually resolved in pretty badass fashion by the 8th Edition version of Codex: Adepta Sororitas in 2019. Witnessing the furiously fiery faith of the Daughters of the Emperor and recognizing the need for the missionaries and standing churches of the Imperial Cult to have a way to defend themselves, Sebastian Thor went to bat for the Daughters. Thanks to the momentum of, you know, saving mankind from a raving lunatic with delusions of grandeur, he was able to strongarm the High Lords into exempting the Daughters from the Decree Passive and allowing them to reorganize as the Adepta Sororitas we know and love today, with the caveat that the Sororitas have the responsibility of basically being the Ecclesiarchy's version of Commissars. [[Awesome]] guy, that Sebastian Thor. So on the one hand, the Ministorum is happy to have the nuns with guns under their authority; on the other hand, the nuns with guns constantly watch the Ministorum and its personnel for any sign of corruption be it Chaotic or mundane and don't hesitate to get their flame on at the first hint. This hasn't stopped them from putting the Ecclesiarchy's desires first on occasion, though (which considering the Reign of Blood should have immediately gotten the offenders purged).		'''MERCIFULLY''', this infamous case of semantics fuckery was actually resolved in pretty badass fashion by the 8th Edition version of Codex: Adepta Sororitas in 2019. Witnessing the furiously fiery faith of the Daughters of the Emperor and recognizing the need for the missionaries and standing churches of the Imperial Cult to have a way to defend themselves, Sebastian Thor went to bat for the Daughters. Thanks to the momentum of, you know, saving mankind from a raving lunatic with delusions of grandeur, he was able to strongarm the High Lords into exempting the Daughters from the Decree Passive and allowing them to reorganize as the Adepta Sororitas we know and love today, with the caveat that the Sororitas have the responsibility of basically being the Ecclesiarchy's version of Commissars. [[Awesome]] guy, that Sebastian Thor.

			So on the one hand, the Ministorum is happy to have the nuns with guns under their authority; on the other hand, the nuns with guns constantly watch the Ministorum and its personnel for any sign of corruption be it Chaotic or mundane and don't hesitate to get their flame on at the first hint. This hasn't stopped them from putting the Ecclesiarchy's desires first on occasion, though (which considering the Reign of Blood should have immediately gotten the offenders purged).

	Finally, the Moirae Schism of the Adeptus Mechanicus (which had been ongoing since the Nova Terra Interregnum) was peacefully brought to an end with Thorian reformation and the schismatics were allowed to rejoin the Orthodox Tech Priests, while the [[Sons of Medusa]] Chapter made up of [[Iron Hands]] and Marines from successors believing in the Moirae doctrine (minus the [[Red Talons]] who killed all of their schismatics) were judged to be pure and their unofficial founding was formally ratified by an edict by the restored High Lords, finally bringing an end to the last major problem of the Nova Terra Interregnum as well.		Finally, the Moirae Schism of the Adeptus Mechanicus (which had been ongoing since the Nova Terra Interregnum) was peacefully brought to an end with Thorian reformation and the schismatics were allowed to rejoin the Orthodox Tech Priests, while the [[Sons of Medusa]] Chapter made up of [[Iron Hands]] and Marines from successors believing in the Moirae doctrine (minus the [[Red Talons]] who killed all of their schismatics) were judged to be pure and their unofficial founding was formally ratified by an edict by the restored High Lords, finally bringing an end to the last major problem of the Nova Terra Interregnum as well.

	To make sure these new reforms were followed, the [[Inquisition]] set up the [[Ordo Hereticus]] to both police the Ecclesiarchy and protect the purity of its teachings, with the Battle-Sisters serving as the Ordo's Chamber Militant.		To make sure these new reforms were followed, the [[Inquisition]] set up the [[Ordo Hereticus]] to both police the Ecclesiarchy and protect the purity of its teachings, with the Battle-Sisters serving as the Ordo's Chamber Militant.

	It's still pretty darn weird that the Brides of the Emperor weren't brutally purged by the furious mops of everyone-in-the-galaxy, though. Having a last=second change of heart doesn't make you innocent of the horrors you committed or willfully and knowingly enabled. Realistically the moment the Sisters stepped outside of the Palace they would have been blasted to hell by furious soldiers and citizens. Doubly so when you realize that the Black Templars were there as well, who are especially intolerant of...well, anything short of themselves.

	As proof that no good deed goes unpunished, Thor's head got taken by [[Trazyn the Infinite]], making Trazyn no less than the fifth person to have claimed that valuable skull. No kidding, the paperwork is such a clusterfuck that three different Sororitas shrines and at least one Chaos jackass all claim they've got Thor's skull knocking around in their attic somewhere (although to Trazyn's credit, this head is preserved in a jar, which makes it more plausible he did get the original).		As proof that no good deed goes unpunished, Thor's head got taken by [[Trazyn the Infinite]], making Trazyn no less than the fifth person to have claimed that valuable skull. No kidding, the paperwork is such a clusterfuck that three different Sororitas shrines and at least one Chaos jackass all claim they've got Thor's skull knocking around in their attic somewhere (although to Trazyn's credit, this head is preserved in a jar, which makes it more plausible he did get the original).

1d4chan>Ow, My Sanity.: /* The Reign of Blood */

2021-11-03T20:09:58Z

The Reign of Blood

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	The main event in the Age of Apostasy began around M36, when [[Goge Vandire]], [[High Lords of Terra\|Master of the Administratum]], had the [[Ecclesiarchy\|Ecclesiarch]] assassinated and took control of the church himself. 40K being 40K, power went to his head and he began the so-called '''Reign of Blood''' in which he purged the Imperium of any dissenters with the backing of armies of millions of frenzied Imperial Cultists and a personal army called the Frateris Templars.		The main event in the Age of Apostasy began around M36, when [[Goge Vandire]], [[High Lords of Terra\|Master of the Administratum]], had the [[Ecclesiarchy\|Ecclesiarch]] assassinated and took control of the church himself. 40K being 40K, power went to his head and he began the so-called '''Reign of Blood''' in which he purged the Imperium of any dissenters with the backing of armies of millions of frenzied Imperial Cultists and a personal army called the Frateris Templars.

	Eventually, the people of the Imperium grew tired of Vandire's rule, and when a young man named [[Sebastian Thor]] started warring against the mad High Lord he was soon joined by a massive army known as the resurgent Confederation of Light (since the original followers had just gone into hiding). Vandire sent a fleet to deal with Thor's army, but when it was destroyed by a massive [[Warp Storm]] that appeared out of nowhere (and is still there by M41, called Storm of Emperor's Wrath), people took that as a sign that the [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Emperor]] ~~favored~~ Thor and he became even more popular.		Eventually, the people of the Imperium grew tired of Vandire's rule, and when a young man named [[Sebastian Thor]] started warring against the mad High Lord he was soon joined by a massive army known as the resurgent Confederation of Light (since the original followers had just gone into hiding). Vandire sent a fleet to deal with Thor's army, but when it was destroyed by a massive, localized [[Warp Storm]] that appeared out of nowhere (and is still there by M41, called the Storm of the Emperor's Wrath), people took that as a sign that the [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Emperor]] favoured Thor and he became even more popular.

	When Thor finally got to [[Terra]], he joined forces with the [[Space Marines]] and [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] (who had never been friendly with the [[Ecclesiarchy]] to begin with) and managed to dislodge Vandire, forcing him to retreat to the heavily-fortified Ecclesiarchical sanctum of the Imperial Palace. With a Space Marine force spearheaded by the [[Imperial Fists]] and their successors it was assumed that Vandire would be easily overwhelmed. You can imagine the Coalition's surprise when instead of zealous but ineffective Frateris Militia they unexpectedly were faced with a force of superbly trained and equipped warrior-women clad in [[Power armour]], wielding [[Bolters]], skilled enough in warfare to challenge even Space Marines and holding their ground to the last woman in their utter, complete and absolute conviction they were defending the [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Big Guy]] himself. ~~This was~~ [[Sisters of Battle\|The Daughters of the Emperor]] (temporarily renamed "Brides of the Emperor" because Vandire was implied to be [[Slaanesh\|maybe probably definitely absolutely using them as sex slaves]]), and they proved to be too well entrenched for the Astartes' premier fortification-breaking experts to overcome quickly; what should have been a beheading alpha strike bogged down to the point it looked like it would turn into a massive meat grinder. Luckily for everyone involved, Thor had a Plan B: the Captain-General of the [[Adeptus Custodes]] managed to infiltrate the compound (he and his warriors had remained at their post defending the Emperor at the centre of the Palace without intervention so far, or so Vandire thought) and brought Alicia Dominica, the leader of the Brides/Daughters of the Emperor, to a face-to-face meeting with Big E himself. What exactly was said between the Emperor and the woman who would become the first leader of the Adepta Sororitas is unknown, but it's really not hard to guess that the essence of the message was 'My Daughter, Vandire deceived you and serves only himself'. When Alicia Dominica came out of the throne room, she was filled with such [[Rage]] that she [[Awesome\|ended up personally executing Vandire herself]]. His last words were [[lulz\|"I don't have time to die; I'm too busy"]].		When Thor finally got to [[Terra]], he joined forces with the [[Space Marines]] and [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] (who had never been friendly with the [[Ecclesiarchy]] to begin with) and managed to dislodge Vandire, forcing him to retreat to the heavily-fortified Ecclesiarchical sanctum of the Imperial Palace. With a Space Marine force spearheaded by the [[Imperial Fists]] and their successors it was assumed that Vandire would be easily overwhelmed. You can imagine the Coalition's surprise when instead of zealous but ineffective Frateris Militia they unexpectedly were faced with a force of superbly trained and equipped warrior-women clad in [[Power armour]], wielding [[Bolters]], skilled enough in warfare to challenge even Space Marines and holding their ground to the last woman in their utter, complete and absolute conviction they were defending the [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Big Guy]] himself.

			They were [[Sisters of Battle\|The Daughters of the Emperor]] (temporarily renamed "Brides of the Emperor" because Vandire was implied to be [[Slaanesh\|maybe probably definitely absolutely using them as sex slaves]]), and they proved to be too well entrenched for the Astartes' premier fortification-breaking experts to overcome quickly; what should have been a beheading alpha strike bogged down to the point it looked like it would turn into a massive meat grinder. Luckily for everyone involved, Thor had a Plan B: the Captain-General of the [[Adeptus Custodes]] managed to infiltrate the compound (he and his warriors had remained at their post defending the Emperor at the centre of the Palace without intervention so far, or so Vandire thought) and brought Alicia Dominica, the leader of the Brides/Daughters of the Emperor, to a face-to-face meeting with Big E himself. What exactly was said between the Emperor and the woman who would become the first leader of the Adepta Sororitas is unknown, but it's really not hard to guess that the essence of the message was 'My Daughter, Vandire deceived you and serves only himself'. When Alicia Dominica came out of the throne room, she was filled with such [[Rage]] that she [[Awesome\|ended up personally executing Vandire herself]]. His last words were [[lulz\|"I don't have time to die; I'm too busy"]].

	==Thorian Reformation==		==Thorian Reformation==

1d4chan>Lord Of The Lemmings: /* Thorian Reformation */

2021-10-18T03:19:07Z

Thorian Reformation

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	To make sure these new reforms were followed, the [[Inquisition]] set up the [[Ordo Hereticus]] to both police the Ecclesiarchy and protect the purity of its teachings, with the Battle-Sisters serving as the Ordo's Chamber Militant.		To make sure these new reforms were followed, the [[Inquisition]] set up the [[Ordo Hereticus]] to both police the Ecclesiarchy and protect the purity of its teachings, with the Battle-Sisters serving as the Ordo's Chamber Militant.

	It's still pretty darn weird that the Brides of the Emperor weren't brutally purged by the furious mops of everyone-in-the-galaxy, though. Having a last=second change of heart doesn't make you innocent of the horrors you committed or willfully and knowingly enabled. Realistically the moment the Sisters stepped outside of the Palace they would have been blasted to hell by furious soldiers and citizens.		It's still pretty darn weird that the Brides of the Emperor weren't brutally purged by the furious mops of everyone-in-the-galaxy, though. Having a last=second change of heart doesn't make you innocent of the horrors you committed or willfully and knowingly enabled. Realistically the moment the Sisters stepped outside of the Palace they would have been blasted to hell by furious soldiers and citizens. Doubly so when you realize that the Black Templars were there as well, who are especially intolerant of...well, anything short of themselves.

	As proof that no good deed goes unpunished, Thor's head got taken by [[Trazyn the Infinite]], making Trazyn no less than the fifth person to have claimed that valuable skull. No kidding, the paperwork is such a clusterfuck that three different Sororitas shrines and at least one Chaos jackass all claim they've got Thor's skull knocking around in their attic somewhere (although to Trazyn's credit, this head is preserved in a jar, which makes it more plausible he did get the original).		As proof that no good deed goes unpunished, Thor's head got taken by [[Trazyn the Infinite]], making Trazyn no less than the fifth person to have claimed that valuable skull. No kidding, the paperwork is such a clusterfuck that three different Sororitas shrines and at least one Chaos jackass all claim they've got Thor's skull knocking around in their attic somewhere (although to Trazyn's credit, this head is preserved in a jar, which makes it more plausible he did get the original).

104.220.162.108: /* Plague of Unbelief */

2021-05-15T23:52:55Z

Plague of Unbelief

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	{{Main\|Plague of Unbelief}}		{{Main\|Plague of Unbelief}}

	Another minor event was the '''Plague of Unbelief''', in which a rogue Cardinal built a personal empire after Terra was cut off by warpstorms towards the end of the Reign of Blood. The idiot might even have gotten away with it too, but then he got the [[derp\|genius idea]] to bother the [[Space Wolves]]. With his armies in shambles after learning that you shouldn't rouse a sleeping Wolf ~~the hard way~~, it gave Confessor Dolan Chirosius the ~~occasion~~ to start a revolt that would ultimately give the crazy dumbass the boot.		Another minor event was the '''Plague of Unbelief''' in which a rogue Cardinal built a personal empire after Terra was cut off by warpstorms towards the end of the Reign of Blood. The idiot might even have gotten away with it too, but then he got the [[derp\|genius idea]] to bother the [[Space Wolves]]. With his armies in shambles after learning the hard way that you shouldn't rouse a sleeping Wolf, it gave Confessor Dolan Chirosius the opportunity to start a revolt that would ultimately give the crazy dumbass the boot.

	On a galactic scale it's not a particularly important event, but as a story it is full of [[Awesome]].		On a galactic scale it's not a particularly important event, but as a story it is full of [[Awesome]].

104.220.162.108: /* Thorian Reformation */

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	==Thorian Reformation==		==Thorian Reformation==
	With Vandire dead, Thor became the new Ecclesiarch (initially refusing the position, but the Adeptus Custodes commanded him to either take the position or die), and he instituted some reforms. First, he toned down the Ecclesiarchy's grandeur, insisting that the Church serve the Imperium as much as the other way around. Second, he issued the [[Decree passive]], a law which stated that the Ecclesiarchy should have no "men under arms". Finally, since he realized that the Ecclesiarchy still needed an armed force in case another Vandire tried to spring up, he reformed the Daughters of the Emperor into the Orders Militant of a new, all-female branch of the Ecclesiarchy, the [[Adepta Sororitas]], reasoning that the Decree Passive didn't forbid them since they were ''women'' under arms and that the Ecclesiarchy shouldn't be left totally dependent on the other parts of the Imperium for its defense. Even in the [[grimdark\|grim, dark]] future, there are still [[rules lawyers]]. Bad ones, too, since any fool could point out that "men" also shares the definition of being another name for "human" , thereby making any church Chamber Militant, regardless of gender, illegal. Of course, it is [[heresy]] to point this out, and heresy is decided by... oh. On the bright side, imagine how the Sororitas and the rest of the Imperium would react. The former is so fanatical they might genuinely kill themselves for being a "sinful existence" or some such. The latter would probably launch another reformation crusade in fear of a second Reign of Blood. After killing the "heretic" who pointed out the discrepancy. After all, if the Ecclesiarchy refuses to acknowledge that "men" also means "human" then they would be officially declaring half the species to no longer be considered human. The Imperium would not react well to that. To put it mildly, the Ecclesiarchy may well not manage to survive as an organization after the fallout from that.		With Vandire dead, Thor became the new Ecclesiarch (initially refusing the position, but the Adeptus Custodes commanded him to either take the position or die) and he instituted some reforms. First, he toned down the Ecclesiarchy's grandeur, insisting that the Church serve the Imperium as much as the other way around. Second, he issued the [[Decree passive]], a law which stated that the Ecclesiarchy should have no "men under arms". Finally, since he realized that the Ecclesiarchy still needed an armed force in case another Vandire tried to spring up, he reformed the Daughters of the Emperor into the Orders Militant of a new, all-female branch of the Ecclesiarchy, the [[Adepta Sororitas]], reasoning that the Decree Passive didn't forbid them since they were ''women'' under arms and that the Ecclesiarchy shouldn't be left totally dependent on the other parts of the Imperium for its defense. Even in the [[grimdark\|grim, dark]] future, there are still [[rules lawyers]].

	If you're still trying to untangle the issue, remember that most of Vandire's former victims wanted the Ecclesiarchy up and gone. Hearing that Thor's second and third reforms were seemingly mutually exclusive probably shut them up with happy smiles, and hearing that the pious and largely-incorruptible Daughters would be doing the policing likely didn't raise any further complaints (and those that did complain [[Blam\|shut themselves up quickly]]).		If you're still trying to untangle the issue, remember that most of Vandire's former victims wanted the Ecclesiarchy up and gone. Hearing that Thor's second and third reforms were seemingly mutually exclusive probably shut them up with happy smiles, and hearing that the pious and largely-incorruptible Daughters would be doing the policing likely didn't raise any further complaints (and those that did complain [[Blam\|shut themselves up quickly]]).

	'''MERCIFULLY''', this infamous case of semantics fuckery was actually resolved in pretty badass fashion by the 8th Edition version of Codex: Adepta Sororitas in 2019. Witnessing the furiously fiery faith of the Daughters of the Emperor and recognizing the need for the missionaries and standing churches of the Imperial Cult to have a way to defend themselves, Sebastian Thor went to bat for the Daughters. Thanks to the momentum of, you know, saving mankind from a raving lunatic with delusions of grandeur, he was able to strongarm the High Lords into exempting the Daughters from the Decree Passive and allowing them to reorganize as the Adepta Sororitas we know and love today~~. [[Awesome]] guy~~, ~~that Sebastian Thor. With~~ the caveat that the Sororitas have the responsibility of basically being the Ecclesiarchy's version of Commissars. So, on one hand, the Ministorum is happy to have the nuns with guns under their authority~~. On~~ the other hand, the nuns with guns constantly watch the Ministorum and its personnel for any sign of corruption be it Chaotic or mundane and don't hesitate to get their flame on at the first hint. This hasn't stopped them from putting the Ecclesiarchy's desires first on occasion, though~~. Which~~ considering the Reign of Blood should have immediately gotten the offenders purged.		'''MERCIFULLY''', this infamous case of semantics fuckery was actually resolved in pretty badass fashion by the 8th Edition version of Codex: Adepta Sororitas in 2019. Witnessing the furiously fiery faith of the Daughters of the Emperor and recognizing the need for the missionaries and standing churches of the Imperial Cult to have a way to defend themselves, Sebastian Thor went to bat for the Daughters. Thanks to the momentum of, you know, saving mankind from a raving lunatic with delusions of grandeur, he was able to strongarm the High Lords into exempting the Daughters from the Decree Passive and allowing them to reorganize as the Adepta Sororitas we know and love today, with the caveat that the Sororitas have the responsibility of basically being the Ecclesiarchy's version of Commissars. [[Awesome]] guy, that Sebastian Thor. So on the one hand, the Ministorum is happy to have the nuns with guns under their authority; on the other hand, the nuns with guns constantly watch the Ministorum and its personnel for any sign of corruption be it Chaotic or mundane and don't hesitate to get their flame on at the first hint. This hasn't stopped them from putting the Ecclesiarchy's desires first on occasion, though (which considering the Reign of Blood should have immediately gotten the offenders purged).

	~~It's still pretty darn weird that~~ the ~~Brides~~ of the ~~Emperor weren't brutally purged by~~ the ~~furious mops of everyone-in-~~the~~-galaxy~~, ~~though. Having a last second change~~ of ~~heart doesn't make you innocent~~ of ~~the horrors you committed or willfully~~ and ~~knowingly enabled. From human nature, realistically~~ the ~~moment~~ the ~~Sisters stepped outside~~ of the ~~Palace they would have been blasted~~ to ~~hell by millions~~ of ~~furious soldiers and billions of furious citizens holding their triggers down together~~.		Finally, the Moirae Schism of the Adeptus Mechanicus (which had been ongoing since the Nova Terra Interregnum) was peacefully brought to an end with Thorian reformation and the schismatics were allowed to rejoin the Orthodox Tech Priests, while the [[Sons of Medusa]] Chapter made up of [[Iron Hands]] and Marines from successors believing in the Moirae doctrine (minus the [[Red Talons]] who killed all of their schismatics) were judged to be pure and their unofficial founding was formally ratified by an edict by the restored High Lords, finally bringing an end to the last major problem of the Nova Terra Interregnum as well.

	~~Finally, the Moirae Schism of the Adeptus Mechanicus (which had been ongoing since the Nova Terra Interregnum) was peacefully brought to an end with Thorian reformation and the schismatics~~ were ~~allowed to rejoin the Orthodox Tech Priests~~, ~~while~~ the [[~~Sons of Medusa~~]] ~~Chapter made~~ up ~~of [[Iron Hands]] and Marines from successors believing in the Moirae doctrine (minus~~ the [[~~Red Talons~~]] ~~who killed all of their schismatics) were judged~~ to ~~be pure~~ and ~~their unofficial founding was formally ratified by an edict by~~ the ~~restored High Lords~~, ~~finally bringing an end to~~ the ~~last major problem of~~ the ~~Nova Terra Interregnum as well~~.		To make sure these new reforms were followed, the [[Inquisition]] set up the [[Ordo Hereticus]] to both police the Ecclesiarchy and protect the purity of its teachings, with the Battle-Sisters serving as the Ordo's Chamber Militant.

	~~Anyway~~, to make ~~sure these new reforms were followed,~~ the ~~[[Inquisition]] set up the [[Ordo Hereticus]] to both police the Ecclesiarchy~~ and ~~protect~~ the ~~purity of its teachings, with~~ the ~~Battle-~~Sisters ~~serving as~~ the ~~Ordo's Chamber Militant~~.		It's still pretty darn weird that the Brides of the Emperor weren't brutally purged by the furious mops of everyone-in-the-galaxy, though. Having a last=second change of heart doesn't make you innocent of the horrors you committed or willfully and knowingly enabled. Realistically the moment the Sisters stepped outside of the Palace they would have been blasted to hell by furious soldiers and citizens.

	As proof that no good deed goes unpunished, Thor's head got taken by [[Trazyn the Infinite]], making Trazyn no less than the fifth person to have claimed that valuable skull. ~~I wish I was~~ kidding, the paperwork is such a clusterfuck that three different Sororitas shrines and at least one Chaos jackass all claim they've got Thor's skull knocking around in their attic somewhere (although to ~~his~~ credit, this head is preserved in a jar, which makes it more plausible he did get the original).		As proof that no good deed goes unpunished, Thor's head got taken by [[Trazyn the Infinite]], making Trazyn no less than the fifth person to have claimed that valuable skull. No kidding, the paperwork is such a clusterfuck that three different Sororitas shrines and at least one Chaos jackass all claim they've got Thor's skull knocking around in their attic somewhere (although to Trazyn's credit, this head is preserved in a jar, which makes it more plausible he did get the original).

	==Plague of Unbelief==		==Plague of Unbelief==

104.220.162.108: /* The Reign of Blood */

2021-05-15T23:46:12Z

The Reign of Blood

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	==The Reign of Blood==		==The Reign of Blood==
	The main event in the Age of Apostasy began around M36, when [[Goge Vandire]], [[High Lords of Terra\|Master of the Administratum]], had the [[Ecclesiarchy\|Ecclesiarch]] assassinated and took control of the church himself. 40K being 40K, power went to his head and he began the so-called '''Reign of Blood''', in which he purged the Imperium of any dissenters with the backing of armies of millions of frenzied Imperial Cultists and a personal army, called the Frateris Templars. Vandire proved difficult to unseat, as he was protected by an order of warrior women once known as the Daughters of the Emperor (renamed the Brides of the Emperor when he convinced them to serve him).		The main event in the Age of Apostasy began around M36, when [[Goge Vandire]], [[High Lords of Terra\|Master of the Administratum]], had the [[Ecclesiarchy\|Ecclesiarch]] assassinated and took control of the church himself. 40K being 40K, power went to his head and he began the so-called '''Reign of Blood''' in which he purged the Imperium of any dissenters with the backing of armies of millions of frenzied Imperial Cultists and a personal army called the Frateris Templars.

	Eventually, the people of the Imperium grew tired of Vandire's rule, and when a young man named [[Sebastian Thor]] started warring against the mad High Lord, he was soon joined by a massive army known as the resurgent Confederation of Light ''(since the original followers had just gone into hiding)''. Vandire sent a fleet to deal with Thor's army, but when it was destroyed by a massive [[Warp Storm]] that appeared out of nowhere (and is still there by M41, called Storm of Emperor's Wrath), people took that as a sign that the [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Emperor]] favored Thor, and he became even more popular.		Eventually, the people of the Imperium grew tired of Vandire's rule, and when a young man named [[Sebastian Thor]] started warring against the mad High Lord he was soon joined by a massive army known as the resurgent Confederation of Light (since the original followers had just gone into hiding). Vandire sent a fleet to deal with Thor's army, but when it was destroyed by a massive [[Warp Storm]] that appeared out of nowhere (and is still there by M41, called Storm of Emperor's Wrath), people took that as a sign that the [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Emperor]] favored Thor and he became even more popular.

	When Thor finally got to [[Terra]], he joined forces with the [[Space Marines]] and [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] (who had never been friendly with the [[Ecclesiarchy]] to begin with), and managed to dislodge Vandire, forcing him to retreat to the heavily-fortified Ecclesiarchical sanctum of the Imperial Palace. With a Space Marine force spearheaded by the [[Imperial Fists]] and their successors ~~(the [[Black Templars]], the [[Soul Drinkers]], and several others)~~ it was assumed that Vandire would be easily overwhelmed. You can imagine the Coalition's surprise when instead of zealous but ineffective Frateris Militia, they unexpectedly were faced with a force of superbly trained and equipped warrior-women, clad in [[Power armour]], wielding [[Bolters]], skilled enough in warfare to challenge even Space Marines and ~~who held~~ their ground to the last woman in their utter, complete and absolute conviction they were defending the [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Big Guy]] himself. This was [[Sisters of Battle\|The Daughters of the Emperor]] (temporarily renamed "Brides of the Emperor" because Vandire was implied to be [[Slaanesh\|maybe probably definitely absolutely using them as sex slaves]]), and they proved to be too well entrenched for the Astartes premier fortification breaking experts to overcome quickly ~~and~~ what should have been a beheading alpha strike bogged down to the point it looked like it would turn into a massive meat grinder. Luckily for everyone involved, Thor had a Plan B: the Captain-General of the [[Adeptus Custodes]] managed to infiltrate the compound (he and his warriors had remained at their post defending the Emperor at the centre of the Palace without intervention so far, or so Vandire thought) and brought Alicia Dominica, the leader of the Brides/Daughters of the Emperor, to a face-to-face meeting with Big E himself. What exactly was said between the Emperor and the woman who would become the first leader of the Adepta Sororitas is unknown, but it's really not hard to guess that the essence of the message was 'My Daughter, Vandire deceived you and serves only himself'. When Alicia Dominica came out of the throne room, she was filled with such [[Rage]] that she [[Awesome\|ended up personally executing Vandire herself]]. His last words were [[lulz\|"I don't have time to die; I'm too busy"]].		When Thor finally got to [[Terra]], he joined forces with the [[Space Marines]] and [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] (who had never been friendly with the [[Ecclesiarchy]] to begin with) and managed to dislodge Vandire, forcing him to retreat to the heavily-fortified Ecclesiarchical sanctum of the Imperial Palace. With a Space Marine force spearheaded by the [[Imperial Fists]] and their successors it was assumed that Vandire would be easily overwhelmed. You can imagine the Coalition's surprise when instead of zealous but ineffective Frateris Militia they unexpectedly were faced with a force of superbly trained and equipped warrior-women clad in [[Power armour]], wielding [[Bolters]], skilled enough in warfare to challenge even Space Marines and holding their ground to the last woman in their utter, complete and absolute conviction they were defending the [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Big Guy]] himself. This was [[Sisters of Battle\|The Daughters of the Emperor]] (temporarily renamed "Brides of the Emperor" because Vandire was implied to be [[Slaanesh\|maybe probably definitely absolutely using them as sex slaves]]), and they proved to be too well entrenched for the Astartes' premier fortification-breaking experts to overcome quickly; what should have been a beheading alpha strike bogged down to the point it looked like it would turn into a massive meat grinder. Luckily for everyone involved, Thor had a Plan B: the Captain-General of the [[Adeptus Custodes]] managed to infiltrate the compound (he and his warriors had remained at their post defending the Emperor at the centre of the Palace without intervention so far, or so Vandire thought) and brought Alicia Dominica, the leader of the Brides/Daughters of the Emperor, to a face-to-face meeting with Big E himself. What exactly was said between the Emperor and the woman who would become the first leader of the Adepta Sororitas is unknown, but it's really not hard to guess that the essence of the message was 'My Daughter, Vandire deceived you and serves only himself'. When Alicia Dominica came out of the throne room, she was filled with such [[Rage]] that she [[Awesome\|ended up personally executing Vandire herself]]. His last words were [[lulz\|"I don't have time to die; I'm too busy"]].

	==Thorian Reformation==		==Thorian Reformation==

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	==Wars of Faith==		==Wars of Faith==
	Contrary to popular belief, the Age of Apostasy actually started much earlier than the Reign of Blood, and had its roots in M33 with the establishment of the '''Temple of the Saviour Emperor''', which was basically the Vatican: 40k-style, and ~~with~~ its position amongst the High Lords of Terra ~~would~~ actually impose taxes on the citizens of the Imperium.		Contrary to popular belief, the Age of Apostasy actually started much earlier than the Reign of Blood, and had its roots in M33 with the establishment of the '''Temple of the Saviour Emperor''', which was basically the Vatican 40k-style, and its position amongst the High Lords of Terra allowed it to actually impose taxes on the citizens of the Imperium.

	There had been many separate cults of the Emperor, but the Temple either swallowed them all up, or obliterated them, to the point that the only cult that challenged them was the '''Confederation of Light''' ~~which was~~ a more penitent cult that was all about "giving" in the name of the Emprah, rather than building up big cathedrals and palaces.		There had been many separate cults of the Emperor, but the Temple either swallowed them all up or obliterated them, to the point that the only cult that challenged them was the '''Confederation of Light''', a more penitent cult that was all about "giving" in the name of the Emprah, rather than building up big cathedrals and palaces. Eventually there was a big war and the Confederation was removed as a major power player.

	~~There~~ was a ~~big war~~ and the ~~Confederation was removed as a major power player~~.		The Temple of the Saviour Emperor would only grow in strength as they accumulated wealth (via taxation that should rightly have gone into the government funding) and power since they had a religious army to back themselves up, eventually causing the Administratum to wane in power to almost pointlessness - which is funny because no government would ever let someone else take its power or its money. The moment they started taxing, any government would have shut them down (perhaps literally), with any complaint met with "I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of my soldiers killing you for sedition." This is especially funny when said government can easily argue that it was approved by the Emperor personally while he was still walking around whereas the religious organization merely claims that the Emperor approves of them despite forming long after he was put on the Golden Throne. Hell, the Administratum is even considered a kind of priesthood by the common folk, so technically the Administratum is the "true" Imperial Cult and could easily use that in its arguments to nip rebellion in the bud for when the Administratum sics the Hammer of the Emperor upon the morons trying to steal its money.

	~~The Temple~~ of the ~~Saviour Emperor would only grow in strength as~~ they ~~accumulated wealth via taxation that should rightly have gone into~~ the ~~government funding;~~ and power ~~since~~ they ~~had a religious army to back~~ themselves ~~up, eventually causing the Administratum to wane in power~~ to ~~almost pointlessness~~. ~~Which~~ is ~~funny~~ because ~~no government would ever let someone else take its power. Or its money. The moment they started taxing~~, ~~any government would have shut them down (perhaps literally).~~ ~~And any complaint~~ would have ~~been met with "I'm sorry, I can't hear you over~~ the sound of my soldiers killing you for sedition." Especially when said government can easily argue that it was approved by the Emperor personally while he was still walking around whereas the religious organization merely claims that the Emperor approves of them despite forming long after he was put on the Golden Throne. Hell, the Administratum is even considered ~~a kind of priesthood by~~ the ~~common folk~~. ~~So, technically~~, the ~~Administratum is the "true" Imperial Cult and could easily use~~ that in ~~its arguments~~ to ~~the common man. Y~~'~~know,~~ to ~~nip rebellion in the bud for when~~ the ~~Administratum sicks the Hammer of the Emperor upon the morons trying to steal its money~~.		There was a period of clever politicking when the Administratum thought they were on the comeback, but then the Ecclesiarchy declared "Screw you guys" and moved the seat of their power to [[Ophelia VII]] in a very expensive undertaking where they built new palaces for themselves and left [[Terra]] to rot. The only reason this would have mattered is because of the taxation thing, otherwise it only would have cost the Ecclesiarchy its own money gained through optional donations (required donations being considered taxation if the money-sniffers have anything to say about it). 300 years later, the Ecclesiarchy figured enough time had passed that they were in no danger of being messed with and returned to Terra, raising taxes ''even further'' to fund the move.

	There was a period of clever politicking when the Administratum thought they were on the come-back, but then the Ecclesiarchy declared "Screw you guys" and moved the seat of their power to [[Ophelia VII]] in a very expensive undertaking where they built new palaces for themselves and left [[Terra]] to rot. The only reason this would have mattered is because of the taxation thing. Otherwise it only would have cost the Ecclesiarchy its own money gained through optional donations (required donations being considered taxation if the money-sniffers have anything to say about it).		Funnily enough, this particular clusterfuck was based on [[wikipedia:Avignon_Papacy\|a real period in history]] where the Holy See was moved from Rome to Avignon and back again during the 1300s due to the French king's influence over the Catholic Church, which had the same general effect on Rome as it did on Terra due to how closely interwoven the Church was with Rome. However, unlike the real-life Church, the Ecclesiarchy grew loooong after the government it co-existed, meaning nothing like this was actually possible, especially letting them have a full-fledged army of their own. But, hey, you gotta suspend your disbelief in 40K. Sometimes so high that it requires blind faith.

	300 years later, the Ecclesiarchy figured enough time had passed and they were in no danger of being messed with any more, and returned to Terra, having to raise Taxes ''even further'' to fund the move.

	Funnily enough, this particular clusterfuck was based on [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Avignon_Papacy a real period in history] where the Holy See was moved from Rome to Avignon and back again during the 1300s due to the French king's influence over the Catholic Church, which had the same general effect on Rome as it did on Terra~~. Because of~~ how closely interwoven the Church was with Rome. However, unlike the real life Church, the Ecclesiarchy grew loooong after the government it co-existed ~~with. Which means~~ nothing like this was actually possible, especially letting them have a full-fledged army of their own. But, hey, you gotta suspend your disbelief in 40K. Sometimes so high that it requires blind faith.

	==The Reign of Blood==		==The Reign of Blood==

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	The main event in the Age of Apostasy began around M36, when [[Goge Vandire]], [[High Lords of Terra\|Master of the Administratum]], had the [[Ecclesiarchy\|Ecclesiarch]] assassinated and took control of the church himself. 40K being 40K, power went to his head and he began the so-called '''Reign of Blood''' in which he purged the Imperium of any dissenters with the backing of armies of millions of frenzied Imperial Cultists and a personal army called the Frateris Templars.		The main event in the Age of Apostasy began around M36, when [[Goge Vandire]], [[High Lords of Terra\|Master of the Administratum]], had the [[Ecclesiarchy\|Ecclesiarch]] assassinated and took control of the church himself. 40K being 40K, power went to his head and he began the so-called '''Reign of Blood''' in which he purged the Imperium of any dissenters with the backing of armies of millions of frenzied Imperial Cultists and a personal army called the Frateris Templars.

	Eventually, the people of the Imperium grew tired of Vandire's rule, and when a young man named [[Sebastian Thor]] started warring against the mad High Lord he was soon joined by a massive army known as the resurgent Confederation of Light (since the original followers had just gone into hiding). Vandire sent a fleet to deal with Thor's army, but when it was destroyed by a massive [[Warp Storm]] that appeared out of nowhere (and is still there by M41, called Storm of Emperor's Wrath), people took that as a sign that the [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Emperor]] ~~favored~~ Thor and he became even more popular.		Eventually, the people of the Imperium grew tired of Vandire's rule, and when a young man named [[Sebastian Thor]] started warring against the mad High Lord he was soon joined by a massive army known as the resurgent Confederation of Light (since the original followers had just gone into hiding). Vandire sent a fleet to deal with Thor's army, but when it was destroyed by a massive, localized [[Warp Storm]] that appeared out of nowhere (and is still there by M41, called the Storm of the Emperor's Wrath), people took that as a sign that the [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Emperor]] favoured Thor and he became even more popular.

	When Thor finally got to [[Terra]], he joined forces with the [[Space Marines]] and [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] (who had never been friendly with the [[Ecclesiarchy]] to begin with) and managed to dislodge Vandire, forcing him to retreat to the heavily-fortified Ecclesiarchical sanctum of the Imperial Palace. With a Space Marine force spearheaded by the [[Imperial Fists]] and their successors it was assumed that Vandire would be easily overwhelmed. You can imagine the Coalition's surprise when instead of zealous but ineffective Frateris Militia they unexpectedly were faced with a force of superbly trained and equipped warrior-women clad in [[Power armour]], wielding [[Bolters]], skilled enough in warfare to challenge even Space Marines and holding their ground to the last woman in their utter, complete and absolute conviction they were defending the [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Big Guy]] himself. ~~This was~~ [[Sisters of Battle\|The Daughters of the Emperor]] (temporarily renamed "Brides of the Emperor" because Vandire was implied to be [[Slaanesh\|maybe probably definitely absolutely using them as sex slaves]]), and they proved to be too well entrenched for the Astartes' premier fortification-breaking experts to overcome quickly; what should have been a beheading alpha strike bogged down to the point it looked like it would turn into a massive meat grinder. Luckily for everyone involved, Thor had a Plan B: the Captain-General of the [[Adeptus Custodes]] managed to infiltrate the compound (he and his warriors had remained at their post defending the Emperor at the centre of the Palace without intervention so far, or so Vandire thought) and brought Alicia Dominica, the leader of the Brides/Daughters of the Emperor, to a face-to-face meeting with Big E himself. What exactly was said between the Emperor and the woman who would become the first leader of the Adepta Sororitas is unknown, but it's really not hard to guess that the essence of the message was 'My Daughter, Vandire deceived you and serves only himself'. When Alicia Dominica came out of the throne room, she was filled with such [[Rage]] that she [[Awesome\|ended up personally executing Vandire herself]]. His last words were [[lulz\|"I don't have time to die; I'm too busy"]].		When Thor finally got to [[Terra]], he joined forces with the [[Space Marines]] and [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] (who had never been friendly with the [[Ecclesiarchy]] to begin with) and managed to dislodge Vandire, forcing him to retreat to the heavily-fortified Ecclesiarchical sanctum of the Imperial Palace. With a Space Marine force spearheaded by the [[Imperial Fists]] and their successors it was assumed that Vandire would be easily overwhelmed. You can imagine the Coalition's surprise when instead of zealous but ineffective Frateris Militia they unexpectedly were faced with a force of superbly trained and equipped warrior-women clad in [[Power armour]], wielding [[Bolters]], skilled enough in warfare to challenge even Space Marines and holding their ground to the last woman in their utter, complete and absolute conviction they were defending the [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Big Guy]] himself.

			They were [[Sisters of Battle\|The Daughters of the Emperor]] (temporarily renamed "Brides of the Emperor" because Vandire was implied to be [[Slaanesh\|maybe probably definitely absolutely using them as sex slaves]]), and they proved to be too well entrenched for the Astartes' premier fortification-breaking experts to overcome quickly; what should have been a beheading alpha strike bogged down to the point it looked like it would turn into a massive meat grinder. Luckily for everyone involved, Thor had a Plan B: the Captain-General of the [[Adeptus Custodes]] managed to infiltrate the compound (he and his warriors had remained at their post defending the Emperor at the centre of the Palace without intervention so far, or so Vandire thought) and brought Alicia Dominica, the leader of the Brides/Daughters of the Emperor, to a face-to-face meeting with Big E himself. What exactly was said between the Emperor and the woman who would become the first leader of the Adepta Sororitas is unknown, but it's really not hard to guess that the essence of the message was 'My Daughter, Vandire deceived you and serves only himself'. When Alicia Dominica came out of the throne room, she was filled with such [[Rage]] that she [[Awesome\|ended up personally executing Vandire herself]]. His last words were [[lulz\|"I don't have time to die; I'm too busy"]].

	==Thorian Reformation==		==Thorian Reformation==