Bolter Porn

Of all the legends of the Imperium, one of the strangest is that of the Legion of the Damned. For those who know where to look, there are many corroborated accounts of these otherworldly warriors, their unexpected appearances upon a desperate battlefield, and their sudden and inexplicable disappearance at the battle's end.

Inquisitor D. Merloriac, Ordo Chronos

Never before or since have I seen fighting such as I witnessed when that host fell upon the Orks. Seizing the moment, I regrouped my company and led them once more into the fray, yet there was little work for us, for the Greenskins lacked stomach for the fight. Soon we secured the great bastion once more and without further loss. Of the dark brotherhood, there was no sign.

Witness Report by Varro Tigurius, Chief Librarian Ultramarines Chapter

They warrant further investigation, that much is certain. Their modus operandi bears similarities to that of... certain individuals we consider of extreme importance. It is not unheard of for those... lost to history to appear in a state that bears little relation to their original appearance. Given postmortem Auspex readings it is clear they have advanced telekinetic capacity, presumably psychic in origin. Upon stasis capture, I recommend extensive questioning within a quarantined null zone, performed by gifted Interrogator-Chaplains still attired in full battle plate.

Brother Amadeos of the Dark Angels Chapter's Elite 1st Company, the Deathwing

I personally believe them to be Warp-tainted, and therefore in need of the purging flame. But while they fight as allies of the Imperium, whilst they bring destruction to the foes of Mankind, well; their destruction remain a low priority - for me at least.

On the Anvil of War are the strong tempered and the weak made to perish, thus are men's souls tested as metal in the forge's fire.

The Primarch Vulkan

You have suffered. I know this. You have come to the abyss, and almost surrendered yourselves to it. That changes now. I am father, general, lord and mentor. I shall teach you if I can, and pass on the knowledge I have gained. Honour, self-sacrifice, self-reliance, brotherhood. It is our Promethean creed and all must adhere to it if we are to prosper. Let this be the first lesson...

Primarch Vulkan in his inaugural address on Nocturne to the Survivors of the XVIII Legion

I can scarcely imagine what inspired Horus to this madness. In truth, the very fact of it frightens me. For if even the best of us can falter, what does that mean for the rest? Lord Manus will lead us in. Seven Legions against his four. Horus will regret rebellion.

Vulkan, Primarch of the Salamanders Legion

Before seeking victory, first make yourself invulnerable to defeat.

Primarch Corax, Meditations upon War and Shadow

Stop blindly obeying the words of the book and look at the situation. You have completed your training, but you must now learn to apply it. Regurgitation is not the answer, simple analysis and thought must be used to solve the problem!

Captain Maodes Karib, Raptors 5th Company

When war calls we all ought to answer. Would that it were not this way, but for our people to survive we must all tread the darkest of paths. Yet I regret that many of our kin have grown to see such obligations not as a duty, but a joy. I do not love the blade for its form or its keen edge, but only for that which it defends. Must we pay for existence with our very souls?

Introspections Upon Perfection, Kysaduras the Anchorite

The first thing one must learn about the Aeldari is that they are a race of fragments, broken and scattered across the galaxy. In culture, geography and technology, the disparate elements of the Aeldari race vary wildly. Even within a single sub-race (the so-called kindreds of the Asuryani, Exodites, Drukhari and the mysterious Harlequins) there is great diversity of tradition and attitude.

Inquisitor Bronislaw Czevak, Teachings of the Unholy

Perfidious Eldar! They had the stars in their grasp and now are left to sift the dust of their once fabulous realm. For all their intellect and mysticism they could not contain the beast within them, nor tame the wild monsters of the Shadow. Why should we pay them any heed?"

Inquisitor Gründwald, Ordo Xenos

There is a terrible darkness descending upon the galaxy, and we shall not see it ended in our lifetimes

Inquisitor Bronislaw Czevak at the Conclave of Har

What care I that my legions are faceless? Identity matters only to those who have the ability to think: my Immortals and Lychguard, perhaps; my Lords and Crypteks, certainly. For the remainder of my vassals? Well, suffice to say that the concept of glory is wasted on the inglorious

Imotekh the Stormlord, Phaeron of the Sautekh Dynasty, Regent of Mandragora

Order. Unity. Obedience. We taught the galaxy these things long ago, and we will do so again

Imotekh the Stormlord, Phaeron of the Sautekh Dynasty, Regent of Mandragora

Your death shall slake my axe's thirst!

Avaras of the World Eaters traitor legion, skull taker of Khorne

There is no peace. There is only time wasted between battles.

Ergathon of the Skulltakers, Champion of Khorne

Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Skull Throne!

In life, war. In death, peace. In life, shame. In death, atonement.

Final Litany of the Litany of Sacrifice, recited by Krieg korpsmen when entering battle

The Krieg method of war is a measure of discipline and their sacrifice. It demands respect from all - friend and foe alike.

Lord Commander Militant, Segmentum Obscurus

In the Emperor's service, the Death Korps will pay any price.

From the darkness we strike: fast and lethal, and by the time our foes can react ... darkness there and nothing more.

Raven Guard Saying

They are the sons of the Angel, the blooded host, the defenders of Humanity. They are strength. They are nobility. They are the Blood Angels, and I say to you there are no more loyal or determined servants of the Emperor alive today.

High Lord Baldus Bael to Ordo Astartes Inquisitor Neizallkin Following the Grand Accusation

Sanguinius. It should have been him. He has the vision and strength to carry us to victory, and the wisdom to rule once victory is won. For all his aloof coolness, he alone has the Emperor's soul in his blood. Each of us carries part of our father within us, whether it is his hunger for battle, his psychic talent or his determination to succeed. Sanguinius holds it all. It should have been his...

My sons, the galaxy is burning. We all bear witness to a final truth -- our way is not the way of the Imperium. You have never stood in the Emperor's light. Never worn the Imperial eagle. And you never will. You shall stand in midnight clad, your claws forever red with the lifeblood of my father's failed empire, warring through the centuries as the talons of a murdered god. Rise, my sons, and take your wrath across the stars, in my name. In my memory. Rise, my Night Lords.

The Primarch Konrad Cruze, at the Final Gathering of the VIII Legion

It is better by far to be an object of fear than of respect, for one is a truth of the soul and the other an illusion of the mind.

The Codex Hydra

Hatred is never so sweet, and vengeance never so pleasurable, than when it is applied to one once loved.

Nostraman Proverb

A Blackstone Fortress was a massive, alien-constructed star fort and Warp-based strategic weapon employed by both the Imperium of Man and the Forces of Chaos during their more recent conflicts. According to some Imperial savants, the Blackstone Fortresses were constructed and first used during the war between the Old Ones and the Necrons remembered in Aeldari legend as the War in Heaven. The Blackstone Fortresses were known to the ancient Aeldari as the Talismans of Vaul.

The Emperor is our Father and our Guardian, but we must also Guard the Emperor.

Teachings of the Adepta Sororitas

Blackest of Ages, Saddest of Times. Let none give name to he that laid us low...

The Chant of Days, Scrivener Obyss Mak

Let the word of the Emperor be heard once more wherever men gather and look upwards unto the stars. Let them know that the Emperor looks back upon them, from the Golden Throne, wherever in this benighted galaxy they might reside.

We are the warriors of the Grey Knights, armoured in faith, shielded by devotion and armed with purity of purpose. But greater even than these, we carry the light of the divine Emperor of Man into the dark places to purge the daemonic wherever it may be found.

Brother-Captain Arvann Stern

One unbreakable shield against the coming darkness, one last blade forged in defiance of fate, let them be my legacy to the galaxy I conquered, and my final gift to the species I failed.

Inscription upon the Arcus Daemonica, Attributed to the Emperor of Mankind

Without the light of Chaos, the universe would stagnate and collapse. Only through this struggle, can any advancement occur.

From the Book of Magnus

There is no sin but ignorance.

There is no truth in flesh, only betrayal.

There is no strength in flesh, only weakness.

There is no constancy in flesh, only decay.

There is no certainty in flesh but death.

Credo Omnissiah

The universe is not like a puzzle-box that you can take apart and put back together again and so solve its secrets. It is a shifting, uncertain thing which changes as you consider it, which is changed by the very act of observation. A powerful man is not a man who dissects the universe like a puzzle box, examining it piece by piece and measuring each piece with scientific precision. A powerful man has only to look upon the universe to change it.

Techno-Magos Gaelos

There can be but one protocol to follow when faced with those who blaspheme against the Machine God. Begin the Canticles and send forth the Legions. The doom which we deliver must be absolute. All must fall before the Omnissiah's might.

From iron cometh strength! From strength cometh will! From will cometh faith! From faith cometh honour! From honour cometh iron!

Unbreakable Litany of the Iron Warriors Traitor Legion

Only in death does duty end. This is the favoured axiom of the rulers of man and the craven orators who speak on their behalf. For our sins, we too have passed on such falsehoods to our own, instilling in them the notion that death is the end of all things. We were wrong about the nature of our duty. We were wrong about death's place in the order of things. It was only at the edge of madness, drenched in the blood of brother and foe, that we learnt the error of our thinking. For only in death does duty begin. It matters not in what colour we daub our armour or which symbol we carve on our pauldrons. Our purpose remains what it was always intended to be. We will kill the enemies of Mankind, and with blade and fire protect the Emperor's domain. We are harbingers of death, angels of vengeance, tearers of flesh.

Flesh Tearers Chapter Master Nassir Amit

We are fury! We are wrath! We are death!Chaplain Appollus, Flesh Tearers

To live is to kill. To live for the kill is to be of the Blood.