The Ecclesiarchy is the ruler of the Imperial Cult, the bearer of the sacred word of the Emperor. Given the fractious nature of the Warhammer 40K universe, the uneven pace of technology development often due to the superstitions surrounding technology by the techpriests, and adding the actual erosion of technological knowledge) some technologies may be used in one section of the galaxy and not in others.įrom The Age of Apostacy: M36 - The Present Retcons like these are part and parcel of GW development. This is a good time period for Games Workshop to develop "new" technology because it could be part of the expansion of the Imperium and filling technological holes discovered by the company, writers, or gamers. ![]() There were new sciences being redeveloped during this period and it is easy to see technology developed during that time being challenged and shelved as the two groups struggle for dominance for the next 7,000 years.** The hole left by the Emperor caused a power struggles between the Ecclesiarchy (the voice of the Emperor) and the Administratum (the bureaucracy of the Imperium) ![]() ![]() Instead, there was a power struggle which, given the size and complexity of the Imperium could have science and technology projects starting and stopping, even being lost for centuries while the government was restructured again and again. The Age of Apostasy was a good choice for introducing new technology because after the Horus Heresy, the Imperium was due for a period of quiet and expansion. This process is still happening into the present day.
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