kelbris:
Hi, I remember reading on a site (think it was tvtropes, not too sure) that if the emperor is killed then the warp would more-or-less merge with regular space creating a neverending hell for all life, not sure whether it was referring to regular 40k, dark heresy or some other ruleset. Can anyone confirm/deny this or tell me which rule set it is in/a link to something that mentions it? thanks, mainly asking since I am going to make a Dark Heresy game where you be Chaos instead of Space Marines and it would be good to know if this is the case so I can use that as the ultimate goal.
Realms of Chaos (first book Gamesworkshop ever published about Cbaos) and the Draco series by Ian Watson deal with this. That is only partially true. Remember the Eldar Rhanda Dandra(sp?) which is the end times?
As is canon from Realms of Chaos to the Horus Heresy (Visions of Heresy, the book series with background released pre-novels), the Emperor gave up all positive feelings and warp energies so he could ruthlessly murder Horus. He saw his son was still alive in the husk that all four Chaos Gods possessed and therefore his humanity would not let him strike him down. Thus he cast his humanity out where it lies in the Warp (Gav Thorp's whole Thorian sect he launched to get rid of the Star Child was basically this FYI). When the Emperor dies he reunites with his humanity and becomes whole for the first time in ten thousand years. He then reincarnates and unites the Empire for one last strike at Chaos. In the meantime Chaos spills over since the Emperor's death causes anarchy to erupt and they marshal everything they have. The Eldar join humanity, the Laughing God (also known as the Black Library, he is the forbidden craftworld) leaves the webway to join battle, and the Chaos Gods walk amongst us. Tzeencht rages since he could not prevent that which he has been trying (Barrington's Eye of Terror deals with the fact tjat Tzeencht is actively trying to have the Emperor not die while still trying to win minor victories seeing as how this is the end for him).
As for the result of this final battle... nobody knows! The Eldar have seen that they are fated to die. Therefore there is no more history for them to see. There's also a bit of this in Xenology with a tablet showing a child born amongst the stars coming from the warp to attack Chaos itself.
So, anymore questions? :P
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Also, apologies for spelling mistakes, typing this on my mobile.
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