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With Vandire dead, Thor became the new Ecclesiarch, 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 of some kind, 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. Even in the [[grimdark|grim, dark]] future, there are still [[rules lawyers]]. 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. | With Vandire dead, Thor became the new Ecclesiarch, 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 of some kind (Emprah knows why, though), 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. Even in the [[grimdark|grim, dark]] future, there are still [[rules lawyers]]. 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. | ||
As proof that no good deed goes unpunished, Thor's head got taken by [[Trazyn the Infinite]]. | As proof that no good deed goes unpunished, Thor's head got taken by [[Trazyn the Infinite]]. | ||
Revision as of 02:12, 24 September 2013
The Age of Apostasy is one of the major time periods of the Imperium of Man. It was preceded by Nova Terra Interregnum and followed by the Age of Redemption, stretching from the beginning of M36 to mid-M37.
The Reign of Blood
The main event in the Age of Apostasy began around M36, when Goge Vandire, Master of the Administratum, had the 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).
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 Coalition of Light. Vandire sent a fleet to deal with Thor's army, but when it was lost in the Warp, people took that as a sign that the 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 the Daughters proved to be too well entrenched for the Astartes premier fortification breaking experts to overcome. The Adeptus Custodes managed to infiltrate the compound (as they defended the Emperor, who was at the center of the Palace) and brought Alicia Dominica, the leader of the Brides of the Emperor, to a face-to-face meeting with the big man himself. What exactly was said is unknown, but she was filled with such Rage that she renamed her sect the Daughters and ended up personally executing Vandire herself. His last words were "I don't have time to die; I'm too busy".
Thorian Reformation
With Vandire dead, Thor became the new Ecclesiarch, 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 of some kind (Emprah knows why, though), 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. Even in the grim, dark future, there are still rules lawyers. 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.
As proof that no good deed goes unpunished, Thor's head got taken by Trazyn the Infinite.
Plague of Unbelief
Another minor event was the Plague of Unbelief, in which a rogue Confessor built a personal empire after Terra was cut off by warpstorms towards the end of the Reign of Blood. It's not particularly important, but it is full of Awesome.