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The '''Eye of Terror''' (''Ocularis Terribus'', ''Anathema Nonplus Ultra'' ([[Ordo Malleus]]{{Fn|9}}), ''Ocularis Malifica''{{Fn|16}}) is a massive [[Warp rift]], where the [[Warp]] co-exists with [[Materium|real space]], the largest and most well-known in the galaxy. It is located at the edge of the galaxy, to the north and west of Terra, in the [[Segmentum Obscurus]].{{Fn|1}}

The Eye of Terror is an area of the galaxy where the Warp and realspace overlap. A ship can enter the Warp without a Warp drive simply by crossing its border. The area used to be the domain of the old Eldar empire. When Slaanesh was born, the energy of her birth permanently breached the veil between realspace and the Warp, so now all the planets and stars that existed in that area are now within the Warp. These worlds have become [[daemon world]]s. At the very center of the Eye lies the "byssos"{{Fn|5}}, a hole in the fabric of reality through which raw Chaos energy pours out.{{Fn|6}}

==Origin==

The Eye of Terror is not a natural phenomenon, as it was created by the [[Old Ones]] during the [[War in Heaven (Necron)|War in Heaven]], as they fought the [[Necrons]]. The Necrons would then seal the Eye of Terror close, but it was later reopened by the [[psychic]] shock wave that accompanied the birth of the fourth [[Chaos God]], [[Slaanesh]], during the [[Fall of the Eldar]].{{Fn|13}}

Old star charts all came to map the Eye of Terror with the legend "Abandon hope all ye who enter here".{{Fn|14a}}

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==The Eye as a Refuge==

The Eye offers a sanctuary to the worst forms of traitors and heretics forced to flee from Imperial justice.{{Cite this}}

Mortals within the Eye are constantly exposed to the effects of Chaos, physically warped so their bodies come to reflect their flawed natures; the [[Death Guard]], for example, worship [[Nurgle]], Chaos God of Decay, so that their bodies become bloated and putrid.{{Cite this}}

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==Sectors and Subsectors surrounding the Eye of Terror==

Due to the constant threat of raids and incursions, the Imperium is present in one way or another in almost every system within 500 light-years of the Eye. This presence can range from small listening posts to heavily fortified frontier worlds.{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|4}}

*[[Boros Gate]] — Region of space based around the [[Boros System]] that allows for stable routes to [[Terra]]. Second in strategic value after the Cadian Gate.

*{{Endn|15}}: [[Inferno! 43]], pg. 33 - ''[[The Bad, the Warped & the Insane (Comic)]]''

*{{Endn|16}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/02/12/the-lore-of-legions-imperialis-how-the-great-slaughter-began/ Warhammer-Community - The Lore of Legions Imperialis – How ‘the Great Slaughter’ Began (map)] ''(last accessed 13 Feb 2024)''

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