Part 1 of 14 in M41
Timeline of Major Events in the Warhammer 40,000 Universe
Early Events (100-300.M41)
- The Iron Hands Chapter, led by Clan Raukaan, assaults an Eldar dig site on Dawnbreak, claiming relics and abandoning the planet to Eldar reprisals.
- Inquisitor Scallen requests the Sisters of Battle to purge Hive Tumulus of the Cult Epicurian.
- Clan Raukaan defeats a group of Dark Eldar slavers in the Hundharr Cluster using civilian workers as bait.
The Gothic War (500-600.M41)
- Abaddon leads the 12th Black Crusade, ravaging the Gothic Sector and sparking the Gothic War.
- The Howling Griffons, Ultramarines, and Sons of Orar Chapters defeat the Cabal of the Crimson Libation and their ex-Imperial Guard slaves.
- Chaplain Armand Titus of the Howling Griffons is interred within a Dreadnought sarcophagus after succumbing to Xenos poisons.
Later Events (700-900.M41)
- The Planet Killer is destroyed, with no traces of its remains found by Inquisitor Horst’s investigation.
- Rogue trader Veronique Renuka is declared an outlaw for her involvement in a coup attempt on Cyclopia.
- The genocidal madman Kobras Aquairre disappears into the Rifts of Hecaton.
- A Meritech Clan raid triggers a fifteen-year war that ends with the destruction of Meritech clan strongholds.
Notable Battles and Events
- The Battle of Columnus: The Forge World Columnus is assaulted by the Ork Weirdwaaagh! led by the Weirdboy Zagdakka.
- The Iron Hands Clan Raukaan and the Raven Guard Shadow Company defend against the Orks, but at great cost.
- The Kristosian Conclave is called to debate Warleader Kristos’ actions on Columnus, expanding into a general debate on the chapter’s philosophy.
- Rogue trader Salgut Falkin ferries hive workers to an uninhabited world, establishing a thriving community that is later ejected by the Eldar.
Inquisitorial Activities
- Inquisitor Eisenhorn declares Inquisitor Quixos a heretic and Extremis Diabolus, leading a cell to hunt him down and kill him.
- Inquisitors are murdered, and Jaq Draco raids the Black Library of Chaos, incinerating the planet Sabulorb.
- The Grey Knights witness the disappearance of the Blue Scribes and discover that the symbol was one of invitation, not banishment.
