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The Imperium of Man / IMPOM
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“The martyr’s grave is the keystone of the Imperium.”
— The Liber Imperialis
“What is the strongest weapon of mankind? The god-machines of the Adeptus Mechanicus? No! The Astartes Legions? No! The tank? The lasgun? The fist? Not at all! Courage and courage alone stands above them all!”
History
“The Emperor Protects…”
— The Lectitio Divinitatus
In its name, terrible wars are fought and desperate sacrifices made, yet even this river of carnage and blood is a small price to pay, for the Imperium is the guardian of Humanity. Were it to pass into nothingness, so too would the Human species, destroyed by enemies uncountable.
A truly vast domain, the Imperium is spread amongst the many stars of the galaxy. Its territories encompass untold millions of stars and countless more Human lives.The Imperium is primarily an interstellar tribute empire, allowing its member worlds to largely govern themselves.
The Emperor of Mankind is the sovereign of the Imperium of Man, and Father, Guardian, and God of the human race.
His will is omnipotent, extending across the million worlds that comprise His Imperium. For ten thousand years the Master of Mankind has served humanity, simultaneously carrying out a multitude of tasks vital to its survival. The Emperor’s role as guardian of mankind seems to have been predestined for Him. Without the Emperor there would be no Imperium, little space travel, and no protection from the multitude of threats facing mankind.
The Emperor knows that to protect his race he must survive as long as necessary. And when the Emperor sends his wrath, he sends his Adeptus Astartes.
“They shall be my finest warriors, these men who give of themselves to me. Like clay I shall mould them, and in the furnace of war forge them. They will be of iron will and steely muscle. In great armour shall I clad them and with the mightiest guns will they be armed. They will be untouched by plague or disease, no sickness will blight them. They will have tactics, strategies and machines so that no foe can best them in battle. They are my bulwark against the Terror. They are the Defenders of Humanity. They are my Space Marines and they shall know no fear.”
Manifesto
The Imperium is primarily an interstellar tribute empire, allowing its member worlds to largely govern themselves as long as they recognise the authority of the Emperor and His servants and support the state religion, the Imperial Cult, which holds the Emperor to be the one, true God of Mankind.
Every world of the Imperium must also pay the Imperial taxes levied on them in the form of troops and materiel that is known as the Imperial Tithe. These resources go to the service of the Astra Militarum and the Imperial Navy, the armed forces which keep the Imperium united and safe.
The Imperial Tithe supports the overall economy of the Imperium by redistributing resources where needed, usually to shore up one region of the Imperium where conflict is raging by drawing resources from more peaceful sectors.
In general, the Imperium promotes the development of a neo-feudal political system, which the High Lords of Terra and the Inquisition have long believed to be the most stable form of Human government. There are few Human-settled worlds in the galaxy where any but the most wealthy nobles have any say in the government of their planet, and the Imperial establishment generally characterises any movements toward “democracy,” self-rule or the overthrow of the neo-feudal system as outright heresy against the divine plan of the God-Emperor.
Charter
‘ate heretics
‘ate xenos
luv me Emperor
Simple as
The galaxy is the Emperor’s, and anyone or anything who challenges that claim is an enemy who must be destroyed.
Render unto the Emperor what is His.
Do not profane the Emperor or defile his temples.
Do not steal from or slay the Emperor’s citizens.
Do not defile the Emperors citizens with drugs.
Addicts be advised that the all-seeing Inquisition knows your addiction and may act upon it.
If you suspect someone is harboring a rogue psyker, or if you begin to notice latent psychic ability in yourself or anyone you know, report them to your local Inquisitor for immediate mnemonic purgitation.