The grim darkness of the far future has always been a bit bleak – but with the galaxy currently split in twain by the Cicatrix Maledictum, a full half of the Imperium of Man is cut off from the light of the Astronomican.
The forces of Chaos raid Imperium Nihilus with abandon, with Abaddon the Despoiler and Vashtorr the Arkifane at their head. The Necrons are up to no good in the menacing silence of the Nephilim Sector, the T’au are snatching up worlds around the Startide Nexus, Orks are being Orks, and Roboute Guilliman is up to his eyeballs in logistics, governance, and personal appearances in the thick of combat.
This is not, in short, the best time for a gigantic Tyranid hive fleet to make a sudden, slavering appearance to the galactic west – from where the larger part of the Imperial defences have been withdrawn to plug gaps in the line literally everywhere else.
That’s quite the state of play – but we haven’t even begun to scratch the surface. So here’s Wade, Supreme Loremaster of the 41st Millennium, to explain exactly how bleak things really are…
Well, that doesn’t sound good. Let’s hope there’s some cavalry coming. In the meantime, sign up to the newsletter to get all the news delivered direct, and check out the hub for all the coverage so far.
