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Sometimes mentioned in fluff relating to the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]], the '''Occlusiad''' was a time period when a radical sect of Tech-Priests calling themselves the Apostles of the Blind King (probably no relation to the [[Silent King]]) declared humanity to be an affront to the Machine God. Then for good measure, they uncovered a bunch of archeotech that lets them blow up stars. This actually is more likely than it seems: considering how often the Adeptus Mechanicus priests/generally everyone go insane, it's not so unlikely that one of these rogue sects would manage to get their hands on world-ending technology. Probably a lesson to be learned here somewhere. | Sometimes mentioned in fluff relating to the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]], the '''Occlusiad''' was a time period when a radical sect of Tech-Priests calling themselves the Apostles of the Blind King (probably no relation to the [[Silent King]]) declared humanity to be an affront to the 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 not so unlikely 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 | War between the Imperium and the Apostles raged for a decade, seeing the outer edges of [[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== | ==Abyssal Crusade== | ||
Revision as of 11:47, 19 March 2022
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. 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 (ie it's not mandatory). Theoretically, this means that the Imperium should be better off than it was pre-Apostasy (Sisters burn xenos, don't burn loyal citizens), but apparently 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 Tech-Priests calling themselves the Apostles of the Blind King (probably no relation to the Silent King) declared humanity to be an affront to the Machine God. Then for good measure, they uncovered a bunch of archeotech that lets them blow up stars (along with some super-strong Great Crusade-era Space Marine tanks, which they 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 not so unlikely 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 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 Titan), the Blind King's 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
One of the more important events of the Age of Redemption was the Abyssal Crusade. Basically, a Chaos-worshipping Cardinal (apparently such things exist) sent thirty Chapters of Space Marines on a crusade into the Eye of Terror, where most of them went renegade and/or insane, some fought to the bitter end, one chapter's fate remains unknown, and one other chapter survived along with a couple other survivors and made their displeasure known to the heretic cardinal and his followers. What little was left of them (the heretics, not the Marines) was tossed into a star.
Dissidence Dreams
A bunch of optimists, mostly children, decided they could change the galaxy for the better with love and tolerance. They decided to go on a pilgrimage for Terra, calling themselves the Children's Crusade.
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 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.