What is Earth like in 40k?

The Earth was stripped of all forms of natural resources many millennia ago; its soil is utterly barren and its atmosphere is now a fog of industrial pollution. Massive, labyrinthine edifices of state sprawl across the vast majority of the surface.

What type of government is the Imperium of Man?

What is Earth called in Warhammer 40k?

Terra, also dubbed Holy Terra and known in antiquity as Earth [13a], is the homeworld of Mankind, the resting place of the Emperor, and the most holy and revered place in the Imperium. Pilgrims throughout the Imperium flock to Terra – even the barren soil that pilgrims tread upon is considered holy.

Can the Imperium survive?

Yes, Chaos or Tyranids will consume the Imperium. Most of the Imperium of Man will collapse, as it consolidates and tries desperately to protect Terra and the God Emperor.

How many worlds are in the Imperium of Man?

1,000,000
The Imperium of Man is home to over 1,000,000 human-settled planets scattered across over 100,000 light years of space in the Milky Way Galaxy.

What is 40K Imperium?

Warhammer 40,000: Imperium is a brand new tabletop wargaming collection officially licensed by Games Workshop. The collection is your gateway into the 41st Millennium, where humanity battles for survival against aliens, traitors and other terrible foes.

What planet did Horus land on?

Early Life. When Horus was scattered, his pod landed on the world of Cthonia, a planet close to the Sol System. He was discovered by the Cthonian gang overlord Khageddon, and given the “no-name” of Nergüi.

Can the Imperium of Man recover?

the imperium wont survive without the astronomican, it’s too galactically widespread for sub-warp travel to maintain. there would still be mini-empires (for a little while at least), but because warp-travel wouldn’t be safely accessible then such empires wouldn’t really be feasible beyond a few neighbouring systems.

How many people are in 40K?

The Imperium is the largest and currently most powerful political entity in the galaxy, consisting of at least 1,000,000 Human-settled worlds dispersed across most of the Milky Way Galaxy. Consequently, an Imperial planet might be separated from its closest neighbour by hundreds or even thousands of light years.

Do humans have any contact with the Imperium of mankind?

However, most Humans in the galaxy have little day-to-day contact with the government of the Imperium unless they serve in one of its Adepta or run afoul of its various protectors, such as the Inquisition or the Adeptus Arbites .

How does the Imperium of man rule?

The Imperium is still nominally ruled by the Emperor of Mankind as an absolute monarch. However, since his ascension to the Golden Throne, the duty of actual high-level governing of the Imperium falls to the Senatorum Imperialis — the Imperial Senate, formed by the 12 High Lords of Terra.

How many stars are there in the Imperium of mankind?

The volume of space claimed in the name of the Emperor of Mankind contains hundreds of millions of stars, many host to their own planetary systems, and yet there are only an estimated million or so Planetary Governors occupying the thrones of the Imperium’s worlds.

Why does the Imperium have so many Forge Worlds?

Because of the Adeptus Mechanicus’ monopoly on technical knowledge and expertise in Imperial culture, the Forge Worlds are the Imperium’s primary source of all kinds of hardware: from farming equipment to war machines such as starships, tanks, aerospace fighters, or even Titans.

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