These potent storms caused panic and upheaval, with shipping disrupted and mutation rife. They were born during a series of violent warp storms shortly after the conclusion of the Unification Wars, and at the start of the Great Crusade.
The Thousand Sons initially had a veiled and unclear purpose. In fact, if not for a few twists of fate, they may never have turned from the Emperor at all.Ī Legion composed entirely of Psykers, they stood as a unique fighting force in the nascent Imperium of Man, a dedicated project of the Emperor which eventually fell afoul of the Edict of Nikea, the machinations of the Lord of Change and, ultimately, the Wolves of Fenris. The Thousand Sons are not the archetype of a Traitor Legion – they do not throw themselves howling into the foe like the World Eaters, or openly worship the Empyrean in the same way as the Word Bearers. “While other Legions walked into infamy at their own choosing, the Thousand Sons were plunged into that state first by their own pride, second by the treachery of those who they trusted, and third by the Imperium itself…”
