The '''Ordo Chronos''' are one of was established to study the smaller sub-branches anomalous passage of time during interstellar travel through the [[Inquisitionwarp]] with few . This is because of the fact that time works differently within the empyrean; in rare circumstances, vessels can arrive at their destination much later than intended - for example taking centuries to arrive whilst only months have passed onboard the vessel while within the warp. Tales of such dreadful fates are common knowledge amongst void travellers and accepted as one of the [[Ordo Calixis]] having heard risks of it and even fewer warp travel. In extremely rare circumstances vessels may even possessing any knowledge as to their purposearrive back into realspace at a time before they actually set out.¹{{Fn|3}}

It is ===Disappearance===The Ordo Chronos was for years thought disappeared without a trace. Some believed that their origins are traced to they were in hiding whilst others hold the study the effects view that they came into competition with renegade factions of the [[warpAdeptus Mechanicus]] during interstellar travel along with in the passage pursuit of time in that mysterious realmlong forbidden technology. This is because of the fact that time worked differently within not the empyrean within certain vessels entering a journey taking months only first Ordo to discover that centuries had passed within have vanished over the mortal realm despite the intentions of the vessels [[Navigator]]. Such millennia - with some going merely quiescent for a dreadful tale is common knowledge amongst void travellers and accepted as one of the risks of warp travel. Even rarer events within the [[Imperium]] are those of [[Human]] vessels entering the warpperiod, only to emerge at an earlier point in historywhilst others were purposely hiding so deep that even other Inquisitors could not find them.^{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3}}

As a result, this ===Civil War==={{Main|Chronostrife}}The Ordo is believed to had been established to combat Chronos once again appeared in Imperial history in [[M42]] during the temporal anomalies or other such effects that might emerge within the vicinity of [[Chronostrife]], an internecine conflict over the [[Jericho ReachImperial Dating System|Imperial Calendar]]. Those The conflict erupted when the reborn [[InquisitorRoboute Guilliman]]s that are within the Ordo Chronos are particularly concerned of the effects of time distortions can lead attempted to create a disruption in the proper flow of time due to unintended interventions in the past. Such actions are deemed as interference in the fate of Mankind reliable history and against reorganise the will of Imperium's dating system – the God-[[Emperor]]. Over the course of centuries, bitter internal conflict within the Ordo Chronos have expanded their mandate to relate to all forms of temporal phenomena and include other such events that might be a deliberate attempt in intefering the flow of timeis currently ongoing.¹{{Fn|4}}

However, following this chain ===Era Indomitus===Operatives of events, the Ordo Chronos have seemingly disappeared with all its members having vanished. Their true fate remains unknown with some believing that they are in hiding whilst others hold accompanied the fleets of the view that [[Indomitus Crusade]], where they came in competition assisted shipboard [[Chronologians]] with renegade factions of calculating the time elapsed during [[Adeptus MechanicusWarp Travel]] over the pursuit of long forbidden technology. Regardless, the fate of the Ordo Chronos remains a mystery Two such operatives were attached to those few that know of their existence and some wonder whether they will emerge once more in the future[[Fleet Tertius]].¹{{Fn|7}} ==Known Inquisitors==*[[Appolus Bourgery]]{{Fn|5b}}*[[August Helden IIV]]{{Fn|6}}*[[Mearghus]] ==See also==*[[The Pharisene Paradox (Short Story)]]*[[Sentinel (Timescape)]]

*^{{Endn|1}}: [[Dark Heresy: Ascension]] by [[Fantasy Flight Games]], pg. 171*^{{Endn|2}}: [[Black Crusade Core Rulebook]] by , pg. 321*{{Endn|3}}: [[Fantasy Flight GamesCodex: Inquisition (6th Edition)]] - ''Ordo Chronos''*{{Endn|4}}: [[Dark Imperium (Novel)]], Chapter 9*5: [[White Dwarf November 2019]]:**{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 32124**{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 43*{{Endn|6}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20171214223217/https://regimental-standard.com/2017/07/05/enriching-activities-for-idle-hands/ The Regimental Standard: Enriching Activities of Idle Hands (posted 05/07/2017)] ''(archived page, dated 14 December 2017, last accessed via Wayback Machine 11 April 2026)''*{{Endn|7}}: [[Avenging Son (Novel)]], Chapter 27*{{Endn|8}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20190820013831/https://regimental-standard.com/2018/02/07/know-your-inquisitors/ The Regimental Standard: Know Your Inquisitors (posted 07/02/2018)] ''(archived page, dated 20 August 2019, last accessed via Wayback Machine 11 April 2026)'' {{ImperiumOrg}} [[Category:Ordo Chronos]][[Category:InquisitionOrdos|Chronos]] [[fr:Ordo Chronos]]