Age of the Dark Imperium

Age of the Imperium

Age of Rebirth - The Forging - Nova Terra Interregnum - Age of Apostasy - Age of Redemption - The Waning - Time of Ending - Age of the Dark Imperium

The Age of the Dark Imperium is the current period of Imperial history, beginning after the destruction of Cadia in the Thirteenth Black Crusade and the formation of the Great Rift.^[1] During this period the Imperium is effectively divided in two by the Great Rift, but has nonetheless endured thanks to the efforts of the revived Primarch Roboute Guilliman.^[3]

Notable Events

• The Noctis Aeterna and the formation of Imperium Nihilus
• Roboute Guilliman launches the Indomitus Crusade to reclaim worlds stranded from the Great Rift.^[2]
• Third War of Armageddon - Orks and Imperial forces unite against Daemonic forces.^[1]
• The Devastation of Baal
• The Invasion of the Stygius Sector
• The Plague Wars

Sources

• 1: Codex: Astra Militarum (8th Edition) - Heroes Beyond Number
• 2: Dark Imperium (Novel)
• 3: Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition Rulebook pg.46-47