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==Overview==
Warpspace is a mirror dimension of pure energy. Existing as a mirror to our own reality, the [[Materium]], it is the domain of the [[Gods of Chaos]].{{Fn|5}} These Gods dwell in their own realms, perpetually battling for one another in a struggle known as the [[Great Game]]. The size of these realms expands and contracts as the power of the Warp ebbs and flows.{{Fn|8}} The Warp's existence is fueled by the emotions and souls of all sentient beings in the Materium.{{Fn|5}} Warpspace is without form and the laws of time and space do not apply there, for both size and time are simultaneously infinite and irrelevant within The Warp.{{Fn|3}} Its energies are in constant turmoil, subject to endless disturbances.{{Fn|3}}
The common analogy used to describe Warpspace compares the Warp to a vast sea of energy, which is subject to constant movement, currents, undertows, etc. Immaterial space and real space bear a relationship as the dimensions parallel with each other. The fact that they share this relationship allows a Warp-capable craft to enter the Warp, carried for a time along the Warp flows until reemerging into real space a distance away from its starting point. The common metaphor used for Warp-jumping compares the Warp to a fast flowing stream. Its motionless banks represent real space. A leaf dropped into the water upstream will be carried along by the currents. This is a useful metaphor in understanding Warpspace, although the Warp is far more complex in its movements than a linear stream. The Warp moves in endlessly unpredictable and convoluted patterns.{{Fn|3}}
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook]] p.I
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Of Honour and Iron (Novel)]], Chapter Eight
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Codex: Chaos Daemons (8th Edition)]], pg. 8
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