Imperium
The Imperium of Man is a galaxy-spanning interstellar Human empire, the ultimate authority for the majority of the Human species in the Milky Way Galaxy in the 41st Millennium A.D. It is ruled by the living god who is known as the Emperor of Mankind.
The founder and ruler of the Imperium is the god-like Emperor of Mankind, the most powerful Human psyker ever born. The Emperor founded the Imperium over 10,000 Terran years ago in the late 30th Millennium during the Unification Wars on Old Earth following the terrible period in Human history known as the Age of Strife.
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Genetically modified transhuman warriors, Space Marines are amongst Humanity’s most elite fighting forces. Angels of Death kill teams are composed of elite specialists trained in myriad forms of combat, who are capable of overcoming almost any foe.
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Grim, fatalistic and utterly uncompromising, the Death Korps of Krieg are famed for their endurance and ability to do battle in the most horrific conditions. Death Korps kill teams are made up of veteran specialists who have seen more fighting that many Astra Militarum soldiers will experience in their entire lifetime.
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The Adepta Sororitas, colloquially called the "Sisterhood," whose military arm is also known as the Sisters of Battle and formerly as the Daughters of the Emperor, are an all-female division of the Imperium of Man's state church known as the Ecclesiarchy or, more formally, as the Adeptus Ministorum.
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Elucia Vhane is a scion of a noble mercantile dynasty. Leaving behind her family’s operations in the galactic north, Vhane led her Elucidian Starstriders to the Eastern Fringe. Alongside her esoteric crew, the bold Rogue Trader seeks to eclipse the rich history of her ancestors with her own rise to glory – or die trying.
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It is the responsibility of the Adeptus Arbites to enforce Imperial law. Exaction Squads are formed from the most highly skilled and experienced Arbitrators. They are tasked with hunting down and securing the most heinous of criminals, returning them alive to face the full extent of the Emperor’s justice.
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The Grey Knights are a secret and mysterious Chapter of Space Marines specifically tasked with combating the dangerous Daemonic entities of the Warp and all those mortals who wield the corrupt power of the Chaos Gods. They were created by the Emperor with the aid of Malcador the Sigillite at the time of the Horus Heresy to serve as Humanity's greatest weapon against the threat posed by the existence of Chaos. They have the honour of being implanted with gene-seed engineered directly from the genome of the Emperor Himself.
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To the techno-zealots of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the galaxy is a complex mechanism, its workings the creation of their Machine God. They see the acquisition of knowledge as holy work, and task their cybernetically altered servants with carrying it out, no matter the cost.
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Counted amongst the complement of many Navis Imperialis vessels, Navy Breachers are elite Voidsmen who are outfitted, trained and endlessly drilled in boarding actions and void-based combat. Wielding a wide array of cutting gear, boarding shields and close-range weapons, they are well-suited to deadly combat in close confines.
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The reach of the Inquisition extends across the vastness of the Imperium. Inquisitorial kill teams bring together agents from all strata of Imperial society, from elite soldiers to zealous priests. Together, these disparate elements combine their skills to deadly effect, enabling them to root out and destroy heretics, aliens and the servants of Chaos.
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Amongst Cadia's most elite warriors, the Kasrkin are trained from birth in the art of war. Clad in carapace armour and bearing a wide range of specialist wargear, they are the special forces of the Cadian regiments, tasked with completing nigh impossible missions in the defence and furtherance of the Imperial cause.
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The Deathwatch, known also as the "Long Vigil," and the "Long Watch," is a unique Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes comprised solely of Veteran Space Marines that serves the Ordo Xenos of the Imperial Inquisition as its Chamber Militant. They are the warriors of last resort when the Inquisition needs access to firepower greater than that which the Astra Militarum or a team of its own Acolytes or Throne Agents can provide.
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New inductees into the ranks of the Adepta Sororitas, Sisters Novitiate who display great zeal and determination are often deployed together in kill teams to hunt down apostates or root out heretics. In performing such duties, they may one day rise to become full Sisters, spreading the Emperor’s light ever further.
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Masters of stealth and subterfuge, Phobos Strike Teams consist of Space Marine Infiltrators, Incursors and Reivers. Possessed of transhuman strength and equipped with a range of explosives, communications equipment and precise weaponry, they are capable of outmanoeuvring and overwhelming enemy forces many times their own size.
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Scouts are the new recruits of a Space Marine chapter who have advanced far enough in the early stages of their training and biological transformation to take part in battle with the rest of the Chapter.
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Terminators are Space Marine Veterans who have earned the right to wear Tactical Dreadnought Armour, better known as Terminator Armour. They are their Chapter's greatest infantry assets, each essentially serving as a walking tank.
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The Adeptus Custodes, known as the Legio Custodes during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras, is the Imperial adepta responsible for protecting the Imperial Palace and the physical body of the Emperor of Mankind, as well as serving as His most important emissaries, His companions, and the keepers of His many secrets.