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===The Warp Drive===
By [[M18]]{{Fn|7}}, the Age of Technology brought the development of the [[Warp drive]] and the '''Gellar Field''', allowing spacecraft to make short [[Warp]]-jumps, travelling vast distances in a relatively short amount of time. One can compare this to the way the [[Tau]] ships currently travel.{{cite this}} In the early days of Warp travel, many means were tried to navigate the Warp with varying degrees of success, including [[drug]]s, [[psychic power]]s, and machines.{{Fn|14a}}
The Warp drive accelerated the colonisation of the [[Galaxy]],{{Fn|6}} with vast colonisation fleets travelling from Terra.{{Fn|13}} It also allowed trade and communications between the colonies and Terra. Humanity began encountering other alien races, such as the [[Orks]]{{Fn|6}} and [[Eldar]]{{Fn|5}}, and clashed with both civilizations during this period.{{Fn|5}}{{Fn|6}}
During this era, many forms of [[Mutant]]s were created by means of genetic experimentation in order to engineer beings that could fulfill set goals as envisioned by their creators. Amongst those created during the Dark Age of Technology is believed to include the ranks of the Navigators though whether their development was with a purpose or by accident is not known{{Fn|1b}}
The Navigators formed [[Navigator House|Houses]], and began to survey the systems that would later form the [[Imperium]] during the Age of Exploration.{{Fn|1414b}}
===The STC===
*{{Endn|12}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]] pg.235
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Fulgrim (Novel)]], Chapter Six
*{{Endn|14}}: [[Farseer (Novel)]], **{{Endn|14a}}: Chapter Twelve**{{Endn|14b}}: Chapter Four
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