Imperium of Man
Structure
The High Lords of Terra collectively form the Council of the High Lords of Terra, also known as the Senatorum Imperialis. The Senatorum is an Imperial governing body comprised of the twelve highest-ranked officials of the most powerful Adepta of the Imperium of Man. This body carries out the day-to-day decisions required to govern the Imperium in the Emperor of Mankind's name.
The Lord Commander of the Imperium is a singular and unique rank held by the individual who serves as the first among equals in the Imperium of Man's ruling oligarchy, the Senatorum Imperialis, governing Humanity in the name of the Emperor of Mankind. It has been held only a few times in the Imperium's history, in the first case in the millennium and a half after the end of the Horus Heresy in the early 31st Millennium and most recently again after the Terran Crusade of 999.M41. In both the first and last instance, the position was filled by the same man -- the Primarch Roboute Guilliman.
History
The Imperium was founded by the Emperor of Mankind, also called "The God-Emperor" and the "Master of Mankind", at the end of the Age of Strife, in the 30th Millennium AD.
The Imperium of Man is a war-torn stellar empire, teetering on the brink of collapse. For 10,000 Terran years it has been ruled by the deathless Emperor, a being of almost limitless psychic power, to whom thousands of souls are sacrificed daily. 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. It is a place where you are but one amongst billions and, no matter how heroic your death, you will not be missed. 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. 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 Mankind. Were it to pass into nothingness, so too would the human race, destroyed by enemies uncountable, to the braying laughter of the Dark Gods.
"The martyr's grave is the keystone of the Imperium."
Founding Date
late 30th Millennium
Type
Geopolitical, Empire
Capital
Head of State
Head of Government
Government System
Oligarchy
Power Structure
Feudal state
Economic System
Market economy
Official State Religion
Subsidiary Organizations
Deities
Location
Official Languages
Controlled Territories
Neighboring Nations
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