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| − | [[Image:Chronosinquisitor.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An Ordo Chronos | + | [[Image:Chronosinquisitor.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An Inquisitor of the '''Ordo Chronos'''{{Fn|8}}]] |
| − | The '''Ordo Chronos''' are an Ordo Minoris of the [[Inquisition]] that combat and prevent anomalies in time due to the use of [[Warp]] | + | The '''Ordo Chronos''',{{Fn|3}} sometimes rendered '''Ordo Chronus''',{{Fn|5a}} are an [[Inquisition#Ordo Minoris|Ordo Minoris]] of the [[Inquisition]] that combat and prevent anomalies in time due to the use of [[Warp travel]],{{Fn|3}} hunting down those considered chronologically improbable and erasing them.{{Fn|5a}} |
| − | The Ordo was established to study the anomalous passage of time during interstellar travel through the warp. 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 risks of warp travel. In extremely rare circumstances vessels may even arrive back into realspace at a time before they actually set out.{{Fn|3}} | + | The Ordo was established to study the anomalous passage of time during interstellar travel through the [[warp]]. 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 risks of warp travel. In extremely rare circumstances vessels may even arrive back into realspace at a time before they actually set out.{{Fn|3}} |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | This Ordo is believed to have been established to study the temporal anomalies or other such effects that might emerge within the vicinity of the [[Jericho Reach]] with a view to controlling or combating them. [[Inquisitor]]s of the Ordo Chronos were particularly concerned with the effects of time distortions that could lead to a disruption of the proper flow of time due to unintended interventions in the past. Such actions are deemed as interference in the fate of Mankind and against the will of the [[God-Emperor]]. Over the course of centuries, the Ordo Chronos expanded their mandate to relate to all forms of temporal phenomena and include other such events that might be a deliberate attempt to interfere with the flow of time.{{Fn|1}} | + | This Ordo is believed to have been established to study the temporal anomalies or other such effects that might emerge within the vicinity of the [[Jericho Reach]] with a view to controlling or combating them. [[Inquisitor]]s of the Ordo Chronos were particularly concerned with the effects of time distortions that could lead to a disruption of the proper flow of time due to unintended interventions in the past. Such actions are deemed as interference in the fate of Mankind and against the will of the [[God-Emperor]]. Over the course of centuries, the Ordo Chronos expanded their mandate to relate to all forms of temporal phenomena and include other such events that might be a deliberate attempt to interfere with the flow of time.{{Fn|1}} Before the disappearance of all Ordo Chronos members, the [[Deathwatch]] partook in a joint operation with them.{{Fn|2}} |
===Disappearance=== | ===Disappearance=== | ||
| − | The Ordo Chronos was thought disappeared without a trace. Some believed that they were in hiding whilst others hold the view that they came into competition with renegade factions of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] in the pursuit of long forbidden technology. This is not the first Ordo to have vanished over the millennia - with some going merely quiescent for a period, whilst others were purposely hiding so deep that even other Inquisitors could not find them.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3 | + | The Ordo Chronos was for years thought disappeared without a trace. Some believed that they were in hiding whilst others hold the view that they came into competition with renegade factions of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] in the pursuit of long forbidden technology. This is not the first Ordo to have vanished over the millennia - with some going merely quiescent for a period, whilst others were purposely hiding so deep that even other Inquisitors could not find them.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3}} |
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===Civil War=== | ===Civil War=== | ||
{{Main|Chronostrife}} | {{Main|Chronostrife}} | ||
| − | The Ordo Chronos once again appeared in Imperial history in [[M42]] during the [[Chronostrife]]. The conflict erupted when the reborn [[Roboute Guilliman]] attempted to | + | The Ordo Chronos once again appeared in Imperial history in [[M42]] during the [[Chronostrife]], an internecine conflict over the [[Imperial Dating System|Imperial Calendar]]. The conflict erupted when the reborn [[Roboute Guilliman]] attempted to create a reliable history and reorganise the Imperium's dating system – the bitter internal conflict within the Ordo Chronos that is currently ongoing.{{Fn|4}} |
===Era Indomitus=== | ===Era Indomitus=== | ||
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==Known Inquisitors== | ==Known Inquisitors== | ||
| − | *[[Appolus Bourgery]]{{Fn| | + | *[[Appolus Bourgery]]{{Fn|5b}} |
*[[August Helden IIV]]{{Fn|6}} | *[[August Helden IIV]]{{Fn|6}} | ||
*[[Mearghus]] | *[[Mearghus]] | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[The Pharisene Paradox (Short Story)]] | ||
| + | *[[Sentinel (Timescape)]] | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Dark Heresy: Ascension]], pg. 171 | *{{Endn|1}}: [[Dark Heresy: Ascension]], pg. 171 | ||
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Black Crusade Core Rulebook]], pg. 321 | *{{Endn|2}}: [[Black Crusade Core Rulebook]], pg. 321 | ||
| − | *{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Inquisition]] | + | *{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Inquisition (6th Edition)]] - ''Ordo Chronos'' |
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Dark Imperium (Novel)]], Chapter 9 | *{{Endn|4}}: [[Dark Imperium (Novel)]], Chapter 9 | ||
| − | * | + | *5: [[White Dwarf November 2019]]: |
| − | *{{Endn|6}}: [https://regimental-standard.com/2017/07/05/enriching-activities-for-idle-hands/ The Regimental Standard: Enriching Activities of Idle Hands ( | + | **{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 24 |
| + | **{{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}} | {{ImperiumOrg}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Ordo Chronos]] | ||
[[Category:Inquisition Ordos|Chronos]] | [[Category:Inquisition Ordos|Chronos]] | ||
[[fr:Ordo Chronos]] | [[fr:Ordo Chronos]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:18, 11 April 2026
The Ordo Chronos,[3] sometimes rendered Ordo Chronus,[5a] are an Ordo Minoris of the Inquisition that combat and prevent anomalies in time due to the use of Warp travel,[3] hunting down those considered chronologically improbable and erasing them.[5a]
The Ordo was established to study the anomalous passage of time during interstellar travel through the warp. 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 risks of warp travel. In extremely rare circumstances vessels may even arrive back into realspace at a time before they actually set out.[3]
Contents
History
This Ordo is believed to have been established to study the temporal anomalies or other such effects that might emerge within the vicinity of the Jericho Reach with a view to controlling or combating them. Inquisitors of the Ordo Chronos were particularly concerned with the effects of time distortions that could lead to a disruption of the proper flow of time due to unintended interventions in the past. Such actions are deemed as interference in the fate of Mankind and against the will of the God-Emperor. Over the course of centuries, the Ordo Chronos expanded their mandate to relate to all forms of temporal phenomena and include other such events that might be a deliberate attempt to interfere with the flow of time.[1] Before the disappearance of all Ordo Chronos members, the Deathwatch partook in a joint operation with them.[2]
Disappearance
The Ordo Chronos was for years thought disappeared without a trace. Some believed that they were in hiding whilst others hold the view that they came into competition with renegade factions of the Adeptus Mechanicus in the pursuit of long forbidden technology. This is not the first Ordo to have vanished over the millennia - with some going merely quiescent for a period, whilst others were purposely hiding so deep that even other Inquisitors could not find them.[1][3]
Civil War
The Ordo Chronos once again appeared in Imperial history in M42 during the Chronostrife, an internecine conflict over the Imperial Calendar. The conflict erupted when the reborn Roboute Guilliman attempted to create a reliable history and reorganise the Imperium's dating system – the bitter internal conflict within the Ordo Chronos that is currently ongoing.[4]
Era Indomitus
Operatives of the Ordo Chronos accompanied the fleets of the Indomitus Crusade, where they assisted shipboard Chronologians with calculating the time elapsed during Warp Travel. Two such operatives were attached to Fleet Tertius.[7]
Known Inquisitors
See also
Sources
- 1: Dark Heresy: Ascension, pg. 171
- 2: Black Crusade Core Rulebook, pg. 321
- 3: Codex: Inquisition (6th Edition) - Ordo Chronos
- 4: Dark Imperium (Novel), Chapter 9
- 5: White Dwarf November 2019:
- 6: 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)
- 7: Avenging Son (Novel), Chapter 27
- 8: The Regimental Standard: Know Your Inquisitors (posted 07/02/2018) (archived page, dated 20 August 2019, last accessed via Wayback Machine 11 April 2026)
