Nova Terra Interregnum
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The Nova Terra Interregnum is also known as the time of twin Empires and lasted for nine centuries.
Overview
The Ur-Council of Nova Terra dismissed the authority of the High Lords and claimed rule of the Segmentum Pacificus.[1] Eventually the civil conflict spread to the Adeptus Mechanicus, resulting in the Moirae Schism.[2] During the Cataclysm of Souls in 975.M35 the Ecclesiarchy tried to unite the Imperium as a religious state. Their efforts ended in massive religious wars against the Ur-Council in a civil war unseen since the Horus Heresy.[1][3] During the fighting, the Dark Angels made a daring attack upon Nova Terra upon suspecting that the mysterious Cypher was the member of the Ur-Council known as the Saviour of Praxus, though they failed to secure any prisoner.[3] Other major battles of the civil war included the Tellarite Rebellion.[4]
Later, during the Hrakon Campaign, the Dark Angels cornered the rebel leader Obidiah Hrakon, who had been a key supporter of Nova Terra.[3]
Far from Nova Terra, it is said that the Realm of Ultramar was strengthened by the Interregnum and was free of the turmoil that beset the rest of the Imperium.[5]
See Also
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook, pgs. 124-125
- 2: Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook, pg. 170
- 3: Codex: Dark Angels (6th Edition), pgs. 36-37
- 4: Forge World - Praetor Rules (saved archive page, dated January 2012)
- 5: Codex Supplement: Ultramarines (8th Edition) - pg.36