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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
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Before the [[Cadia#Destruction|destruction of Cadia]] and the formation of the [[Cicatrix Maledictum]], the perimeter of the Eye was thoroughly wracked by Warp storms that effectively formed a barrier that both trapped the Eye's inhabitants and kept out intruders.{{Fn|10}}
Some regions of the Eye are calm enough for ships to travel through in a reasonably safe and predictable way, and an interstellar civilization civilisation of sorts (all devoted to Chaos) exists among these regions of the Eye.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|5}}
The only safe and reliable opening in this barrier was the [[Cadian Gate]], and that the region was heavily defended and patrolled by the Imperium military.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|5}}
Imperial ships avoid the area around the Eye for thousands of light-years. Ships traveling too close to the Eye can be thrown far off-course - they can also be caught in temporal whirlpools which carry them backwards or forwards in time, or which trap them in limbo forever.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|5}}
