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'''Warp Gates''' are points located in real space connected to another such region by way of a tunnel that travels through the [[Warp]]. {{Fn|1}} They were constructed by ancient [[Human]]ity during the [[Dark Age of Technology]] and the workings of them are not understood by the Imperium.{{Fn|7}} ==Overview==These tunnels are somehow known to be able to avoid the disturbances of warp space thus allowing a journey to be made both safely as well as during a fixed time. A great mystery surrounded these gates as there was speculation on whether they were natural phenomena or an artificially created event. If the latter, a further question was asked on who were the creators of warp gates and what was their intended purpose. Some gates are known to be artificially enhanced as they contain mechanical constructions that delineated their entrances though their exact function could only be guessed at. Their one disadvantage is the fact that their destination is pre-determined and permit travel only within the fixed lane. Some warp gates are little more than black holes in space.{{Fn|1}}

Every spacefaring species are willing to use warp gates whenever they are encountered though the location they lead to can be hazardous. This is because many gates appear to be defective that dump space vessels to random regions of warp space. Others instead take their travellers travelers to areas that were once planets or stars but are now empty tracts of space. There is also the possibility that a gate can lead to a distant [[xenos]] star empire. It is even possible that some craft can disappear into the warp and end up being transported beyond the galaxy itself.{{Fn|1}}