On a planet named San Leor, he found an all-female cult devoted to the worship of the Emperor, named the Daughters of the Emperor. It was this hubris that saw him sow the seeds of his own downfall. He used the armies of the Ecclesiarchy with wild abandon, slaughtering entire worlds he thought had slighted him, indulging his desire for torture, and raising statues to his own glory across the galaxy. His reign over much of the Imperium became known in later years as the Reign of Blood, which gives you an idea of how well it went. Through political manoeuvring (and quite a few assassinations), Vandire positioned himself to rise to the head of the Ecclesiarchy as well, becoming High Lord of both branches of the Imperial government at once. When a certain Goge Vandire became head of the Administratum, the Imperial bureaucracy, he began a savage series of culls of the Ecclesiarchy, removing heads from many shoulders as he sought to root out the corruption. The Ecclesiarchy, the church of the Imperium, had become severely corrupt.

This era saw the Imperium come under dire threat from within. Vandire’s premiership became known as the reign of blood With the Sisters of Battle becoming more of a competitive army – and with the extra attention and brilliant new models recently lavished upon them by Games Workshop – now is the perfect time to explore their backstory and how they perform on the table. The Adepta Sororitas, as a tabletop force, date back to the 2nd Edition of Warhammer 40,000 however, their first codex only came out in 1997 meaning that they still remain one of the younger factions in the venerable tabletop wargame. Now, barely a year after reviving them with a whole new plastic model range and codex, Games Workshop has granted the Sisters of Battle a second full codex, seemingly in the middle of the 9th Edition, putting the often overlooked faction on the same standing as many more prominent veteran armies. Recently, as part of the game’s 9th Edition, they’ve received much more of a focus than in prior incarnations.įor many fans, the sight of an Adepta Sororitas codex had come to prophesy that a new edition of the game was on its way, as they were often seen as an afterthought. The star is rising for the Warhammer 40k’s Adepta Sororitas, more commonly known as the Sisters of Battle.

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