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The Senatorum Imperialis (officially the Lords Temporal, Martial and Ecclesiarchical of the Most Divine and Righteous Imperium of Mankind[20]) collectively form the Council of the High Lords of Terra. The Senatorum is an Imperial governing body led by twelve leaders of the most powerful organisations of the Imperium. This body rules the Imperium in the Emperor's name. The Senatorum itself is composed of tens of thousands of Imperial dignitaries, nobleman, lords, and other officials, but these rarely meet and instead the "High Twelve" conduct the vast majority of affairs.[18]
The task of the High Lords is to interpret and enact the will of the Emperor. Accordingly, the position of High Lord was the most powerful in the Imperium[1] until the reemergence of Roboute Guilliman, who declared himself Imperial Regent, or the Emperor's Living Voice.[25]
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The High Lords
Determining who will hold the position of High Lord has resulted in millennia of political intrigue between the various bureaucracies seeking to increase their power. However, some organisations are so powerful, so fundamentally important to the Imperium, that their position on the Council is considered sacrosanct. For this reason the following nine offices are almost always represented as High Lords:[1]
- The Master of the Administratum
- The Inquisitorial Representative[1]
- The Ecclesiarch of the Adeptus Ministorum
- The Fabricator-General of the Adeptus Mechanicus
- The Grand Provost Marshal of the Adeptus Arbites
- The Paternoval Envoy of the Navigators
- The Master of the Astronomican
- The Grand Master of the Officio Assassinorum
- The Master of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica
The remaining three positions are most likely to be filled from among the following powerful leaders:[1]
- Lord Commander of Segmentum Solar
- Lord Commander Militant of the Imperial Guard
- Cardinal(s) of the Holy Synod of Terra
- The Abbess of the Adepta Sororitas
- Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes
- The Chancellor of the Estate Imperium
- The Speaker for the Chartist Captains[10]
- Lord High Admiral of the Imperial Navy[6]
The position of Lord Commander of the Imperium, first held by Roboute Guilliman, continued after his wounding at the hands of Fulgrim. There were still holders of the title, often simply referred to as "Lord Guilliman" in the Primarch's honor, until at least mid-M32. The Lord Commander served as the Chairman of the Senatorum.[18] Following the rebirth of Guilliman in the closing days of M41, he has assumed the title of Lord Commander, renaming it Imperial Regent.[25]
The actual institution of the Senatorum itself is overseen by a Chancellor of the Imperial Council. While not among the High Twelve, it is nonetheless a powerful and influential position.[26] There are also lesser lords who, while not part of the High Twelve, are still full members of the Senatorum Imperialis.
- Commandant of the Schola Progenium[27]
- Lord Constable of the Synopticon[26]
- Mistress Plenary of the Catacombs[26]
- The Consul Pre-Eminus of the Navis Nobilite
- The Chirurgeon-General of the Order Hospitaller[30]
- The High Lord of the Imperial Chancellery[30]
Despite their vital importance to the Imperium, the Adeptus Astartes are not represented among the High Lords. This may have been set up intentionally by Roboute Guilliman himself as the Primarch fervently believed that it was the duty of the Space Marines to protect mankind, not rule it.[17] This tradition was broken for a brief period in M32, during the War of the Beast and The Beheading, when the successive Chapter Masters of the Imperial Fists — Koorland and Maximus Thane — reigned as Lord Commander of the Imperium (see "History", below).
History
The original High Lords were known as the Council of Terra. These consisted of key individuals to the Emperor's rule and was originally staffed by the Fabricator-General of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the Paternova of the Navis Nobilite, the Master of the Astra Telepathica, and Regent Malcador the Sigillite. Military matters were outside of the jurisdiction of this council, instead vested in Warmaster Horus.[17]
Following the Horus Heresy, the High Lords of Terra succeeded the Council of Terra as the main executive body of the Imperium as the beginning of the reformations initiated by Primarch Roboute Guilliman, who joined the Council as Lord Commander of the Imperium, commanding the entirety of the Imperial armed forces.[2] In early M32, the rise of the Imperial Creed and the Cult of the Saviour Emperor in the Imperium meant that the Ecclesiarch of the Adeptus Ministorum was granted a seat, which soon became permanent.[Needs Citation] During the War of the Beast in 544.M32, the Senatorum paralyzed by inaction as the Orks devastated humanity and multiple High Lords were removed, arrested, and even killed. During the conflict, the Imperial Fist Koorland rose to become Lord Commander of the Imperium and removed the Ecclesiarchy from the High Twelve.[19] In the aftermath of the conflict in 546.M32, the High Lords were killed to a man in the mad Grand Master of Assassins Drakan Vangorich's coup and he ruled for the next hundred years at the head of a puppet cabinet. After his death at the hands of Maximus Thane, anarchy reigned for a period before the Space Marines were able to restore peace.[9]
By 598.M35, the Senatorum Imperialis declared the founding of a new Space Marine Chapter known as the Astral Claws that were charged with the responsibility of guarding the space lanes in the region of the Maelstrom. Their mission included the interdiction of any renegades that sought to flee into the area and escape Imperial justice.[7]
In M36, Goge Vandire, Master of the Administratum, led a coup d'état and became the Ecclesiarch of the Adeptus Ministorum, holding a dual role. During his Reign of Blood, the High Lords were powerless to act. When Fabricator-General Gastaph Hediatrix demanded that the High Lords account for themselves and execute Vandire, Goge dissolved the High Lords and declared the Space Marines and Mechanicus as traitors. Before long, Goge was killed, and the High Lords returned to power.[Needs Citation]
The High Lords are known to have issued an edict to ratify the creation of the Sons of Medusa in 011.M37[22] and often issue orders directly to the Minotaurs. In 0266999.M41 they issued the Orphean Decree, dissolving the Orpheus Sector and charging the Minotaurs with the Exterminatus of its worlds.[20]
In the closing days of the 41st Millennium, the reborn Primarch Roboute Guilliman returned to Terra and again declared himself Lord Commander of the Imperium. He pledged to appropriately deal with the High Lords and promised to reorganize and rearm the Imperium to face the coming threats. Soon after taking power five[25] of the High Lords were removed and replaced by Guilliman.[24] Guilliman oversaw a general purge of Imperial bureaucracy known as the Primarch's Scourge.[29]
Notable High Lords
- Roboute Guilliman — First Lord Commander of the Imperium[2]
- Decius XXIII — Ecclesiarch as of 945.M41[13]
- Veneris II – First Ecclesiarch to sit in the Senatorum[3a]
- Umberto II — Ecclesiarch around the time of the 11th Black Crusade[16]
- Sarius Gorki — Paternoval Envoy in M41[8a][8b]
- Sabrina — Abbess of the Adepta Sororitas. Currently missing.[11]
- Javor — Lord High Admiral of the Imperial Navy in M32
- Iulia Lestia — Inquisitorial Representative in 989.M41
- Uixot — Fabricator-General of Mars in the 8th Black Crusade
- Sennaca — Traitor who conspired to murder the Emperor, sometime between M40 and M41
- Aesoth Koumadra — Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes
- Tybanus Lencilius — Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes
- Galahoth — Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes in M41
- Andros Launceddre — Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes in M41
- Vult - Inquisitorial Representative in M41[31]
- Skito Gavalles - Master of the Administratum in the 500s.M41.[32]
- Saviona
- Veynd
- Xanthius[4]
798.M30-014.M31: The Great Crusade and Horus Heresy
Though known as the Council of Terra during the Horus Heresy, the body seemed to serve the same basic function. However, military functions were managed by the War Council. Known members during this time period included:
- Malcador the Sigillite — Regent of Terra and First Lord of the Council
- Constantin Valdor — Captain-General of the Custodian Guard
- Fabricator-General of the Martian Mechanicum — Only became a sitting member of the Council following the Schism of Mars in the Horus Heresy.
- Simion Pentasian — Master of the Administratum
- Harr Rantal — Grand Provost Marshal of the Adeptus Arbites
- Nemo Zhi-Meng - Choirmaster of the Astra Telepathica
- Two Lord Commander Militant of the Imperial Army: Tabor Ludovicia and Haldane Ma'lon. By the Siege of Terra this post was held by Adreen.
- Cohran Hursula — Master of the Astronomican
- Ossian — Chancellor of the Estate Imperium
- Bolam Haardiker — Paternoval Envoy
- Kelsi Demidov — Speaker for the Chartist Captains
- Sidat Yaseen Tharcher - Chirurgeon-General[28]
- Jemm Marison - High Lady of the Imperial Chancellery[30]
Following the reforms of Roboute Guilliman after the Heresy, the Council of Terra was formally reorganized into the Senatorum Imperialis.
544-546.M32: The War of the Beast
The first known complete composition of the High Lords was that during the War of the Beast in 544.M32, shortly before the Beheading, they included:[18]
- Udin Macht Udo — Lord Commander of the Imperium and Chairman of the Senatorum
- Koorland — deposed Udo as Lord Commander
- Maximus Thane — succeeded Koorland as Lord Commander
- Lansung — Lord High Admiral of the Imperial Navy and the most powerful High Lord
- Marguerethe Wienand — Inquisitorial Representative
- Lastan Neemagiun Veritus — briefly replaced Wienand as Inquisitorial Representative before sharing the role
- Heth — Lord Commander Militant of the Astra Militarum
- Abel Verreault — succeeded Heth as Lord Commander Militant
- Juskina Tull — Speaker for the Chartist Captains
- Tobris Ekharth — Master of the Administratum
- Erekart Mesring — Ecclesiarch
- Abdulias Anwar — Master of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica
- Kubik — Fabricator General of the Adeptus Mechanicus
- Helad Gibran — Paternoval Envoy of the Navis Nobilite
- Vernor Zeck — Grand Provost Marshal of the Adeptus Arbites
- Volquan Sark — Master of the Astronomican
The Grand Master of Assassins at the time, Drakan Vangorich, had recently lost his seat to the Ecclesiarch. However, despite not officially being one of the "High Twelve" he still frequently took part in their meetings.[18]
546.M32: The Beheading
After the Beheading, Vangorich unveiled a new composition Senatorum. Due to his distrust of psykers, the Adeptus Astra Telepathica and Adeptus Astronomica were not represented.[21]
- Maximus Thane — Lord Commander of the Imperium and de jure Chairman of the Senatorum[21]
- Drakan Vangorich — 12th Grand Master of Assassins and de facto Chairman of the Senatorum[21]
- Oskar Lowis — Lord Commander Militant of the Astra Militarum[21]
- Iryss Gelthor — Lord High Admiral of the Imperial Navy[21]
- Hektor Rosarind — Chancellor of the Estate Imperium[21]
- Wienand — Inquisitorial Representative[21]
- Eldon Urquidex — Fabricator-General of Mars (impersonating Kubik)[21]
- Tobris Ekharth — Master of the Administratum[21]
- Dovrian Ofar — Paternoval Envoy of the Navis Nobilite[21]
- Galatea Haas — Lady Speaker for the Grand Provost Marshal of the Adeptus Arbites (nominally representing Vernor Zeck)[21]
- Ostulus — Ecclesiarch[21]
- Beyreuth — First Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes to sit in the Senatorum[21]
M36: Age of Apostasy
- Goge Vandire — Master of the Administratum & Ecclesiarch (Dual roles)[3]
- Paulis III — Ecclesiarch deposed by Vandire[3]
- Sebastian Thor – succeeded Vandire as Ecclesiarch[3c]
- Gastaph Hediatrix — Fabricator-General of Mars[3b]
- Phaedrus — Master of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica[12]
- Excelsor — Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes
- Unnamed Grand Master of Assassins — Grand Master of Assassins[23]
- Tziz Jarek — briefly Grand Master of Assassins (impersonating the Unnamed Grand Master)[23]
999.M41: 13th Black Crusade
- Irthu Haemotalion — Master of the Administratum
- Oud Oudia Raskian — Fabricator-General
- Zlatad Aph Kerapliades — Master of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica
- Leops Franck — Master of the Astronomican
- Baldo Slyst — Ecclesiarch
- Aveliza Drachmar — Grand Provost Marshal
- Merelda Pereth — Lord High Admiral
- Uila Lamma — Paternoval Envoy
- Kania Dhanda — Speaker For the Chartist Captains
- Fadix — Grand Master of Assassins
- Kleopatra Arx — Inquisitorial Representative
- Brach — Chancellor of the Estate Imperium and a member of the High Lords, until his death in the early years of the Thirteenth Black Crusade. Eventually replaced by Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes Trajann Valoris.
~111.M42: Indomitus Crusade
Following the reorganization of the Imperium upon the resurrection of Roboute Guilliman, the High Lords were dissolved.[26a] Guilliman declared himself Lord Commander of the Imperium, Imperial Regent, and Lord Militant of the Senatorium Imperialis. However a century later by the conclusion of the Indomitus Crusade, the High Twelve had been restored with Guilliman serving as their head. By this point, he had replaced five previous members of the High Twelve as well as hundreds of lesser Lords.[25a] Guilliman's general purge of the Imperial bureaucracy became known as the Primarch's Scourge.[29]
- Roboute Guilliman — Lord Commander of the Imperium, Imperial Regent, & Lord Militant of the High Twelve.[25a]
- Trajann Valoris — Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes
Trivia
- Black Library's blog facetiously uses the title "High Lords of Terra" to refer to the authors who have contributed to the Horus Heresy series, including Dan Abnett,[14] Aaron Dembski-Bowden,[15] Graham McNeill,[14] James Swallow,[14] Gav Thorpe,[14] and Chris Wraight.[15]
Related Articles
Sources
- 1:Codex Imperialis (1993), p. 14
- 2:Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition), [Needs Citation]
- 3:Codex: Sisters of Battle (2nd Edition),[Needs Citation]
- 4:Codex: Orks (4th Edition), p. 92
- 5:Horus Heresy: Visions of War, [Needs Citation]
- 6:Battlefleet Gothic 41st Millennium, p. 86
- 7:Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), p. 7
- 8: Wolfblade (Novel) by William King — Space Wolf: The Second Omnibus
- 9:Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook, p. 124
- 10:White Dwarf 140 (UK), p. 50
- 11:White Dwarf 293 (UK), p. 57
- 12:Codex: Assassins (3rd Edition), p. 24
- 13: Codex: Witch Hunters (3rd Edition), p. 45
- 14: The High Lords of Terra Convene, February 2, 2012 (archived page, last accessed 5 September 2018)
- 15: Questions for the High Lords, May 10, 2012 (archived page, last accessed 5 September 2018)
- 16: Legion of the Damned (Novel), Prologue, p. 11
- 17: Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook p. 403
- 18: I Am Slaughter (Novel) by Dan Abnett, Chapter 3
- 19: The Last Son of Dorn (Novel) Chapters 2-3
- 20: Imperial Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of Orpheus, pg.59
- 21: The Beheading (Novel), Chapter Thirteen
- 22: Imperial Armour Volume Ten - The Badab War - Part Two, pgs. 91-103
- 23: Codex: Assassins (3rd Edition), pg.10
- 24: Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch Part 3
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- 25a: Chapter 12
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- 27: Echoes of the Long War (Novel), chapter six
- 28: The Last Council (Short Story)
- 29: White Dwarf July 2019 - Indomitus Crusade Fleets
- 30: The Lost and the Damned (Novel) - Chapter 23
- 31: Horusian Wars: Incarnation (Novel) - Chapter 1
- 32: Vaults of Terra: The Hollow Mountain (Novel) - Chapter 6
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Members of the High Lords of Terra | |
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Permanent Members | Master of the Administratum • Ecclesiarch • Inquisitorial Representative • Fabricator-General • Grand Provost Marshal • Paternoval Envoy • Master of the Astronomican • Master of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica • Grand Master of Assassins • Lord Commander of the Imperium |
Rotating Members | Lord Commander of Segmentum Solar • Lord Commander Militant • Cardinals of the Holy Synod • Abess • Chancellor of the Estate Imperium • Speaker for the Chartist Captains • Lord High Admiral • Captain-General |
Lesser Members | Chirurgeon-General • Chancellor of the Imperial Council • Commandant of the Schola Progenium • Lord Constable of the Synopticon • Mistress Plenary of the Catacombs |
Former Members | High Lord of the Imperial Chancellery |