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How far in the future is Warhammer 40K?
about 39,000 years
Most Warhammer 40,000 fiction is set around the turn of the 42nd millennium (about 39,000 years in the future).
What if all the necrons woke up?
If the Necrons can be prevented from waking to their full glory, if the scattered Tomb Worlds can be prevented from unifying, then there is a chance of survival. If not, then the great powers of the galaxy will surely fall, and the Necrons shall rule supreme for all eternity — undying, cruel and utterly implacable.
How many Tyranids are there?
Tyranid population growth skyrockets, with population doubling approximately every 2.5 days. Main Hive Fleet arrives, craft generally numbering around 1.5 billion.
How long did the Necrons sleep?
The Necrons were laid to rest, ordered to sleep for sixty million years and then reawaken, ready to rebuild all that was lost and restore the dynasties to their former glory.
What is the 41st millennium in Warhammer 40k?
Warhammer 40,000 “It is the 41st Millennium. For more than a hundred centuries the Emperor of Mankind has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Earth. He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods and master of a million worlds by the might of His inexhaustible armies.
What is it like to live in the Imperium?
The peoples of the Imperium live in a place where daemons are real, mutation is frequent and death is a constant companion. To be alive in the late 41st Millennium is to know that the universe is a terrifying and hostile place.
Do humans have any contact with the Imperium of mankind?
However, most Humans in the galaxy have little day-to-day contact with the government of the Imperium unless they serve in one of its Adepta or run afoul of its various protectors, such as the Inquisition or the Adeptus Arbites .
How does the Imperium of man rule?
The Imperium is still nominally ruled by the Emperor of Mankind as an absolute monarch. However, since his ascension to the Golden Throne, the duty of actual high-level governing of the Imperium falls to the Senatorum Imperialis — the Imperial Senate, formed by the 12 High Lords of Terra.