FORMORETHANAHUNDREDCENTURIESTHE EMPERORHASSATIMMOBILEONTHEGOLDEN THRONEOFEARTH.HEISTHE MASTEROFMANKINDBYTHEWILLOFTHE GODSANDMASTEROFAMILLIONWORLDS BYTHEMIGHTOFHISINEXHAUSTIBLE ARMIES.HEISAROTTINGCARCASSWRITHING INVISIBLYWITHPOWERFROMTHEDARKAGE OFTECHNOLOGY.HEISTHECARRIONLORD OFTHEIMPERIUM,FORWHOMATHOUSAND SOULSDIEEVERYDAY,FORWHOMBLOODIS DRUNKANDFLESHEATEN.HUMANBLOOD ANDHUMANFLESH–THESTUFFOFWHICH THEIMPERIUMISMADE.TOBEAMANIN SUCHTIMESISTOBEONEAMONGSTUNTOLD BILLIONS.ITISTOLIVEINTHECRUELLESTAND MOSTBLOODYREGIMEIMAGINABLE.THISIS THETALEOFTHOSETIMES. ITISAUNIVERSEYOUCANLIVETODAY– IFYOUDARE– FORTHISISADARKAND TERRIBLEERAWHEREYOUWILLFINDLITTLE COMFORTORHOPE.IFYOUWANTTOTAKE PARTINTHEADVENTURE,THENPREPARE YOURSELFNOW.FORGETTHEPOWEROF TECHNOLOGY,SCIENCEANDCOMMON HUMANITY.FORGETTHEPROMISEOF PROGRESSANDUNDERSTANDING,FORTHERE ISNOPEACEAMONGSTTHESTARS,ONLYAN ETERNITYOFCARNAGEANDSLAUGHTERAND THELAUGHTEROFTHIRSTINGGODS. BUTTHEUNIVERSEISABIGPLACEAND, WHATEVERHAPPENS,YOUWILLNOT BEMISSED… IseearisingdelugeofviolencedrowningHumanity’sworlds.Liketheseacrashinguponthecliffs,itgrindsandcrusheswitheverysurge. Entropy.Cruelty.Lunacyandhatred.ThesearetheweaponsoftheEnemy.ThetidesofChaoshavetoppledcivilisations,bringingthem fromsupremacytothebrinkofannihilation.BlindlydoesMankindmakethatsamejourney,nowstandingontheedgeoftheabyss. Iseethetricklingsandsoftime,blownthininthewindsofwar.Thecelestialclockchimesloud,itsdeathlyknellthedoomofall.Thehour ofEndingisnigh.IseethecreaturesoftheWarp,jealousandhungry,tearingatthefabricofrealitywithtalonandtempest.Theyseekto ruleoverus,towrestrealityitselffromourmortalgrip.Witheachpassingnight,theybringthegalaxyclosertoeternaldamnation. Iseewarunboundragingacrossthecosmos,ablackfirethatconsumesamillionworlds.Everyimaginableconflictismademanifest,and thevalorousbleedanddieaneweachday.Butbeneaththisbattleofdarknessandlightthereisatruththatsearsthemind.TheEnemy, nemesisofall,comesnotfromwithout.Ourmostcursedfoesaretheshadowsofoursoulsmadereal,andtheywouldseethegalaxyburn.