History TabletopGame / Brighthammer40000

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*** Slaanesh, the youngest of the Lords of Order, was born not of the Eldar's hedonism, but the Eldar's desire to kill the Universal Destroy and answer the prayers of the abused goddess Isha for a deity who is capable of being loving and compassionate. They're basically equal parts Aphrodite and the Muses, responsible for passion, love, and artistic inspiration. However, they are vain, ill-tempered, and easily offended.

*** Primarch Horus Lupercal in canon ''40k'' was tricked into siding with Chaos, and it was his actions in the Horus Heresy as the Arch-Heretic that rendered the Emperor of Mankind a barely living corpse, and significantly crippled the Imperium of Man. Here, after the Lords of Order were corrupted by the massive influx of traumatized souls murdered in the Great Crusade, Horus instigated the "Horus Ascendancy" event by committing ritual suicide with some of his brothers so they could [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence become Princes of Order]] and counter the Lords of Order's collective tyrannical influence on the galaxy. As a result, Horus and his Ascended brothers are celebrated as heroes and worshiped as the Emperor's Demigods.
*** Primarch Lorgar in canon ''40k'' was the true instigator of the Horus Heresy, whose actions influenced Horus Lupercal to go on the warpath against the Imperium of Man based on a lie. Here, he joined Horus in becoming Princes of Order to save the galaxy from the corrupted Lords of Order during the Great Crusade, and is celebrated as a hero.

** The Old Ones (here called the ''Great'' Old Ones) were {{Precursors}} in the ''40k'' canon, and while they were ShroudedInMyth many great achievements were attributed to them, such as mastering the Warp as well as creating and guiding many of the younger races of the galaxy--such as the Aeldari, Orks, and Jokaero--before they were destroyed by the Necrontyr and their C'tan masters. Here, the Great Old Ones are AbusivePrecursors whose tyranny is legendary among the races of the Brighthammer galaxy, and the Xenos they created were explicitly designed as slave soldiers in The War in Heaven. They were so evil and powerful that the Necrontyr and C'tan were forced to commit total genocide on them just to end the war. Even ''that'' wasn't enough to end them permanently, as the influence they had on the Warp created the Universal Destroyer, which required the ascension of Gork and Mork to fight the Warp Entity to a standstill before the Lords of Order could strike it down for good. Even now the Exodite Eldar are attempting to resurrect them.

* AdventureFriendlyWorld: A {{Reconstruction}}. DependingOnTheWriter, the galaxy is either a near-total utopia or very close to it. The Imperium of Man is a bastion of benevolent order, the Lords of Order distribute their miracles freely with their more passively malicious actions being tempered by the noble ascended Primarchs, the Orks are [[NobleSavage Noble Savages]], the Eldar are enlightened mystics who helped create Slaanesh and the Eye of Harmony (a place of unparalleled bliss and contentment), the Necrontyr and C’tans were peaceful freedom-fighters who now meditate in self-imposed isolation, and the Tyranids are friendly “Gene Merchants” who only wish to help others and create a perfect planet. There are still dangers within this galaxy, such as the dogmatic Tau, as well as rogue Eldar who wish to resurrect the tyrannical Great Old Ones. The Imperium itself has problems of a different type and scale, such as corrupt imperial governors, seditious rebels, massive pirate fleets, and rogue psykers. Even the planets that the Tyranids create are filled with fantastical wild animals and environments that could easily kill ill-prepared travelers. Luckily, the galaxy will never want for heroes with the noble-to-a-fault Space Marines and Imperial Guard, and professional adventurers (who’re the equivalent of the rogue traders).

* FallenHero: The Initiates of Order were initially a brotherhood of warriors founded during the war with the Great Old Ones, and they would travel across the galaxy as {{Hope Bringer}}s in the name of the Lords of Order. However, after its rapid growth and transformation into a functioning government, and the birth of the Imperium of Man, the Initiates of Order, now the "Adepts of Unified Order" became extremely xenophobic and tried purging all Imperial Planets of "heretical" lifeforms as a show of extreme disagreement of the Imperium of Man's tolerance towards Xeno races. This not only caused a minor faction of Adepts to side with the Imperium of Man out of horrified disgust, it also corrupted the Lords of Order, who became bloated from the massive influx of souls who died in what was called the "Great Crusade", and turned all four of them into divine tyrants. To save the galaxy, Horus Lupercal instigated the Horus Ascendancy event by committing ritual suicide with some of his fellow Primarchs so they could Ascend of Princes of Order, and counter the Lords of Order's tyrannical influence. In the end, the Imperium of Man was victorious, with the Emperor of Mankind personally slaying the Archadept responsible for the tragedies, but it's because of the Great Crusade that the modern Initiates of Order don't have a central unified structure anymore.
* DeathByAdaptation: The traitor Primarchs committed ritual suicide during the Great Crusade in order to counter the corrupted Lords of Order's influence, becoming [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Princes of Order]] in the process. This contrasts the loyalist Primarchs, who are either dead or missing in canon 40k.
* EleventhHourRanger: Slaanesh is this to the Lords of Order in their fight to contain the Universal Destroyer, being the one who tips the odds in their favor.
* EnemyMine: A major reason for the way the setting is now is that a lot of the different factions were able to cooperate against greater threats. The Necrontyr, C'tan, Eldar, and Orks won their freedom from the grip of the Great Old Ones, the warp abomination created from this first struggle known as the Universal Destroyer was sealed away with the combined effort of the Lords of Order and Gork & Mork, the Imperium of Man cleaned up the mess that resulted in the Lords of Order being corrupted, and the sudden appearance of the despotic Tau Empire and the all-consuming Tyranid Hivemind inspired people to start banding together to mitigate the damage done by the two factions.
* FootballHooligans: The Orks were made less grimdark by finding a less-lethal vent for their violent impulses, TabletopGame/BloodBowl.

* ThePowerOfRock:
** The Sisters of Rock are followers of Slaanesh who use music as an expression of their devotion to the Emperor and the Lords of Order in spectacular shows. In battle, they use special personal weapons such as bolt-guitars and chainguitars, and have a penchant for using sonic weapons.
** Some Orks also channel their violent tendencies into composing heavy metal songs in what's know as "Goff Rock."

** The [[GodEmperor Emperor of Mankind]] is also more outwardly compassionate and heroic than his canon ''40k'' counterpart, and was implied to be a good father figure for all the Primarchs, which allowed them to achieve their full potential. During the Great Crusade, he let Horus and several of his brothers sacrifice themselves during the Great Crusade by committing ritual suicide, as it allowed them to become Princes of Order and save the galaxy by countering the tyrannical influence of the corrupted Lords of Order, who were all bloated from the souls massacred by the Adepts of Unified Order. In addition, he has a goatee.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: Most of the elements that made all of the factions of 40K evil one way or another (even humans' worse version of the Spanish Inquisition) has been removed.

*** Primarch Horus Lupercal in canon ''40k'' was tricked into siding with Chaos, and it was his actions in the Horus Heresy as the Arch-Heretic that rendered the Emperor of Mankind a barely living corpse, and significantly crippled the Imperium of Man. Here, after the Lords of Order were corrupted by the massive influx of traumatized souls who murdered in the Great Crusade, Horus instigated the "Horus Ascendancy" event by committing ritual suicide with some of his brothers so they could [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence become Princes of Order]] and counter the Lords of Order's collective tyrannical influence on the galaxy. As a result, Horus and his Ascended brothers are celebrated as heroes and worshiped as the Emperor's Demigods.

*** Primarch Horus Lupercal in canon ''40k'' was tricked into siding with Chaos, and it was his actions in the Horus Heresy as the Arch-Heretic that rendered the Emperor of Mankind a barely living corpse, and significantly crippled the Imperium of Man. Here, after the Lords of Order were corrupted by the massive influx of souls who died in the Great Crusade, Horus instigated the "Horus Ascendancy" event by committing ritual suicide with some of his brothers so they could [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence become Princes of Order]] and counter the Lords of Order's collective tyrannical influence on the galaxy. As a result, Horus and his Ascended brothers are celebrated as heroes and worshiped as the Emperor's Demigods.

** The Leagues of Votann are the ideologically descended from the Golden Men from the Dark Age of Technology–[[TranshumanTreachery ultra-radical transhumanists]] [[LibertariansInSpace space libertarians]] who want to bring an "End of Flesh," live without the Lords of Order, and surpass the Emperor. Essentially taking on the worst aspects of the canon Imperium.

** The Sisters of Rock are followers of Slaanesh who use music as an expression of their devotion to the Emproer and the Lords of Order in spectacular shows. In battle, they use special personal weapons such as bolt-guitars and chainguitars, and have a penchant for using sonic weapons.

** The [[GodEmperor Emperor of Mankind]] is also more outwardly compassionate and heroic than his canon ''40k'' counterpart, and was implied to be a good father figure for all the Primarchs. During the Great Crusade, he let Horus and several of his brothers sacrifice themselves during the Great Crusade by committing ritual suicide, as it allowed them to become Princes of Order and save the galaxy by countering the tyrannical influence of the corrupted Lords of Order, who were all bloated from the souls massacred by the Adepts of Unified Order. In addition, he has a goatee.

* SealedEvilInADuel: Gork and Mork helped keep the Universal Destroyer at bay by fighting it to a standstill for millennia until the Lords of Order could strike it down.

*** Slaanesh, the youngest of the Lords of Order, was born not of the Eldar's hedonism, but the Eldar's desire to kill the Universal Destroy and answer the prayers of the abused goddess Isha for a deity who is capable of being loving and compassionate. S/he's basically equal parts Aphrodite and the Muses, responsible for passion, love, and artistic inspiration. However, he/she is vain, ill-tempered, and easily offended.

** DependingOnTheWriter, the Tyranids are either unchanged, or they are sentient [[GenesisEffect Genesis Bombs]] that travel to desolate planets and terraform them into beautiful garden worlds in a quest to create a perfect planet. Rather than being feared and hated, the Tyranids are the most beloved xenos in the galaxy.

** The Old Ones (here called the ''Great'' Old Ones) were {{Precursors}} in the ''40k'' canon, and were ShroudedInMyth but many great achievements were attributed to them, such as mastering the Warp as well as creating guided many of the younger races of the galaxy such as the Aeldari, Orks, and Jokaero, before they were destroyed by the Necrontyr and their C'tan masters. Here, the Great Old Ones are AbusivePrecursors whose tyranny is legendary among the races of the Brighthammer galaxy, and the Xenos they created were explicitly designed as slave soldiers in The War in Heaven. They were so evil and powerful that the Necrontyr and C'tan were forced to commit total genocide on them just to end the war. Even ''that'' wasn't enough to end them permanently, as the influence they had on the Warp created the Universal Destroyer, which required the ascension of Gork and Mork to fight the Warp Entity to a standstill before the Lords of Order could strike it down for good. Even now the Exodite Eldar are attempting to resurrect them.

** Orks and Eldar, after being freed from the control of the Old Ones by the Necrontyr, began to seek their own purpose in life. The Orks still love a good fight, but hold a sense of honor in their heads, and will outright avoid harming civilians whenever they can. The a very receptive to negotiations and will graciously back off if the other party isn’t interested in fighting (in other editions, the Orks actually hate fighting and are compared to gorillas in terms of non-violent temperament). The Eldar never underwent the explosive hedonism that would've caused the Eye of Terror's formation, and in fact went on to create the Order Lords through prayer in a desire to create a balance to the universe that would prevent the Old Ones from returning or having their sins repeated.

* EnemyMine: A major reason for the way the setting is now is that a lot of the different factions were able to cooperate against greater threats. The Necrontyr, Ctan, Eldar and Orks won their freedom from the grip of the Old Ones, the warp abomination created from this first struggle known as the Universal Destroyer was sealed away with the combined effort of the Lords of Order and Gork & Mork, the Imperium of Man cleaned up the mess that resulted in the Lords of Order being corrupted, and the sudden appearance of the despotic Tau Empire and the all-consuming Tyranid Hivemind inspired people to start banding together to mitigate the damage done by the two factions.

* HeroicSacrifice: The traitor Primarchs in this setting, led by Horus, all committed ritual suicide during the Great Crusade, which allowed them to become Princes of Order and counter the Lords of Order's influence, after the four gods got bloated from the souls who died and were corrupted into becoming tyrants.

*** Primarch Horus Lupercal in canon ''40k'' was tricked into siding with Chaos, and it was his actions in the Horus Heresy as the Arch-Heritic that rendered the Emperor of Mankind a barely living corpse, and significantly crippled the Imperium of Man. Here, after the Lords of Order were corrupted by the massive influx of souls who died in the Great Crusade, Horus instigated the "Horus Ascendancy" event by committing ritual suicide with some of his brothers so they could [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence become Princes of Order]] and counter the Lords of Order's collective tyrannical influence on the galaxy. As a result, Horus and his Ascended brothers are celebrated as heroes and worshiped as the Emperor's Demigods.

*** Slaanesh, the youngest of the Lords of Order, was born not of the Eldar's hedonism, but the Eldar's desire to kill the Universal Destroy and answer the prayers of the abused goddess Isha for a deity who is capable of being loving and compassionate. However, he/she is vain, ill-tempered, and easily offended.