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==History==
The ''Imperator Somnium'' was constructed not on [[Mars]], but on [[Terra]].{{Fn|3a}} It was a unique, golden vessel of immense size, dwarfing even [[Imperial Navy|Imperial]] [[battleships]] in both size and firepower.{{Fn|1}} Its size was on par with that of the [[Orbital Plate]]s of [[Terra]]. The ''Imperator Somnium'' was extremely advanced, constructed with the secrets of Terra's [[Dark Age of Technology]]. As such, it wielded formidable weaponry such as [[Volkite Storm Accelerator]]s, ten [[Nova Cannon]]s along its keel, Rad-Fusion warheads, and much of its functions were automated, allowing for effective operation with a minimal crew of only three [[Custodians]].{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|3b}} Within the hull of the ''Sommnium '' were unique cloaking technologies which shrouded the ships ship's mass and engine returns into the background radiation of space. An (an effect that could be extended to any ships accompanying the vessel).{{Fn|3b}}
The vessel was being used by the Emperor as his flagship by the later stages of the Crusade during the [[Ullanor Crusade]].{{Fn|2}} During the [[Horus Heresy]], in the final stages of the [[Solar War]] it was ordered by [[Rogal Dorn]] to flee to the edges of the [[Sol System]] alongside the ''[[Phalanx]]'', ''[[Red Tear]]'', and other precious Loyalist vessels. There, it fell under the command of [[Admiral]] [[Niora Su-Kassen]]'s fleet hiding near [[Saturn]]. However Su-Kassen allowed the vessel to be used to break the traitor blockade of Terra in order to allow [[Corswain]]'s [[Dark Angels]] to land on the Throneworld's surface. In a dramatic final stand, the ''Imperator Somnium'' destroyed four [[World Eaters]] [[Heavy Cruiser]]s and an [[Emperor's Children]] [[Battle Barge]] before being torn apart by enemy fire.{{Fn|3b}}
==Trivia==
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*"Imperator Somnium" is a rough Latin translation of ''"The Emperor's Dream"'' or ''"The Dream of the Emperor"''.
==See Also==
*''[[Bucephelus]]''
==SourceSources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Wolf of Ash and Fire (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Fear to Tread (Novel)]] - ''Ullanor''
*3: [[Mortis (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|3a}}: Chapter 12
**{{Endn|3b}}: Chapter 14
