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In the Dark Age of Technology, mankind development terra-forming techniques and evolved astro-engineering capabilities that allowed them to transform barren worlds into habitable planets.^1-p219 During this time, thousands of colonies were established by humans on distant worlds.^9-p42

Of major importance was Amongst the invention of creations in this scientific high point were the [[STC|Standard Template Construct]] system. ^9-p42 These evolved computers allowed colonies to maintain their technological level. The STCs contained all human technological knowledge and provided the instructions to build anything the colonists might need. As most colonists were simple and required only basic equipment, the more advanced technology was rarely utilised. The resulting exploration brought mankind new knowledge, wealth and arrogance. Science is said to have become God. Humanity had encountered several [[Xenos|alien]] races. With their discovery began the first human-alien wars. With mankind at the height of its power the threat of aliens was trivial and eventually non-aggression pacts were signed with many of the alien races. At this time the human colonies were federated to Terra - allowing the human race to remain unified.

The resulting exploration brought mankind new knowledge, wealth and arrogance. Science is said to have become God. Humanity had encountered several [[Xenos|alien]] races. With their discovery began the first human-alien wars. With mankind at the height of its power the threat of aliens was trivial and eventually non-aggression pacts were signed with many of the alien races. At this time the human colonies were federated to Terra - allowing the human race to remain unified. During the Age of Technology [[psyker]]s were first scientifically verified to exist. It is however unexplained how these psykers avoided the danger of [[daemon]]ic possession for thousands of years, which would have led to the destruction of entire worlds. Where at first the gift of the psychic mutation was limited to a few individuals, who often fell victim to superstitious suppression, towards the end of the age, psykers suddenly began appearing in great numbers, on every human world. On the more progressive human worlds, these psykers - at least until the threat of daemonic possession became apparent - were protected and allowed to develop and explore their abilities. On other worlds they were often killed in witch-hunts.

*⁹: [[Codex Imperialis]] pg.50 42