I think it's suggested his visual appearance is just a psychic projection.
Now I'm imagining this 15 foot tall dude subtly manipulating the course of human history in various guises great and humble such as "nameless 15 foot tall drifter" and "15 foot tall Alexander the Great".
These Adeptus Custodes intrigues me.
You can but it will be confusing as it deals with a lot of factions and historical events in the imperium.
That actually happened when Magnus broke through Emps psychic barrier when the webway project was being worked on.
Thanks! Will just read up online on those. Time to hunt down the book locally first.
Man, these Custodes sounds freakin' badass. Also, love the gears the use. Probably the best looking gears in 40k.
He did manipulate the course of human history. He was the guy who gave humanity things like Animal Husbandry, crop management, government, making subtle influences to the development of humanity all through history since about 8000BC. It's not beyond the realm of possibility that the Emperor was Leonardo Da Vinci in one of his guises to advance human science and culture.
Magnus (primarch) had the ability to shapeshift. It is likely the Emperor did too.
"The Orks are the pinnacle of creation. For them, the great struggle is won. They have evolved a society which knows no stress or angst. Who are we to judge them? We Eldar who have failed, or the Humans, on the road to ruin in their turn? And why? Because we sought answers to questions that an Ork wouldn't even bother to ask! We see a culture that is strong and despise it as crude."
The Orks are inferred to be engineered (by the Old Ones). After a certain point they spawn their own intelligent orks that seem to have a genetically gifted understanding of science and technology. So of course they're not going to ask questions.
No. He's immortal and has been around for a long time.
There's no real firm answers to his ancient origins. But he wandered the world and amassed knowledge from different groups. No doubt his psychic powers helped enormously.
Well, he sent Russ to bring Magnus to him, Horus changed to order to destroy the legion to weaken either both of them or turn Magnus' legion.
There are certainly places where people live an easier lives and can pursue their hobbies. At least in 30k era, there are more of such places than 40k. The thing is, 40k stories revolves around Space Marines, and although Space Marines presence are actually a rare occurrence, if a Space Marine is present in your planet, it means your planet is already fucked.
There are a million worlds in the Imperium. It depends.
Aye, can't ever 'ave enuff dakka. Tho if youse don't 'ave dakka, choppa will do.
When it comes to 21st century knowledge that's all rather academical anyway, nobody knows anything about things so far back, not even vague myths really. The Age of Strife was a bad time for everything, records of the past included.
the emperor's manbabies sound booooringggggg, i'm going green.
The Emperor united Terra in late M30. Before that, Terra was basically Mad Max in future during the Age of Strife.
i feel it's pull, oh god it's intoxicating.
Watchers of the Throne is great, and also a fantastic audiobook. You can start with it, but don't be afraid to look up stuff if you don't know quite what it is. There is art of so much stuff that you can figure it out easy. That particular book has 3 characters and point of view chapters so its pretty easy to follow. Its an Imperial buracrat, a custode, and a sister of silence. It is set RIGHT before the warp rips open and the current Dark Imperium setting starts. I think its a great intro to newer 40k.
