Ordo Chronos

The Ordo Chronos are one of the smaller sub-branches of the Inquisition with few amongst the Ordo Calixis having heard of it and even fewer even possessing any knowledge as to their purpose.^1-171

It is thought that their origins are traced to the study the effects of the warp during interstellar travel along with the passage of time in that mysterious realm. This is because of the fact that time worked differently within the empyrean within certain vessels entering a journey taking months only to discover that centuries had passed within the mortal realm despite the intentions of the vessels Navigator. Such 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 warp, only to emerge at an earlier point in history.^1-171

As a result, this Ordo is believed to had been established to combat the temporal anomalies or other such effects that might emerge within the vicinity of the Jericho Reach. Those Inquisitors that are within the Ordo Chronos are particularly concerned of the effects of time distortions can lead to 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 and against the will of the God-Emperor. Over the course of centuries, 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 time.^1-171

However, following this chain 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 the view that they came in competition with renegade factions of the Adeptus Mechanicus over the pursuit of long forbidden technology. Regardless, the fate of the Ordo Chronos remains a mystery to those few that know of their existence and some wonder whether they will emerge once more in the future.^1-171

Sources

• ¹: Dark Heresy: Ascension by Fantasy Flight Games, pg. 171