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{{main|High Gothic}}
{{main|Low Gothic}}
Unlike currency, there is a unifying language to the Imperium: [[High Gothic]] and [[Low Gothic]]. High Gothic (and a technical dialect know as "Tech") is the first language on a large minority of worlds, a well-known second language on still more. In the greater Imperium, High Gothic is largely unknown, and is mainly used formally, as in pious benedictions or between adepts[[adept]]s, as High Gothic has remained uniform throughout the Imperium.{{Fn|1b}}
Throughout much of the Imperium, Low Gothic is the lingua franca, and it has developed a large number of local dialects, lexicons, and accents throughout the Imperium. All variations of Low Gothic have their roots in the proto-Gothic language used during the early [[Dark_Age_of_Technology#The_Golden_Age_of_Expansion|Age of Expansion]]. The [[Nalsheen]] and the [[Sleepwalkers]] of [[Gereon]] use one such Old Gothic-based dialect.{{Fn|3}} Very few [[Feral World|feral]] and [[feudal world]]s have native High Gothic speakers.{{Fn|1b}}
The Imperium and its various organisations are known to keep their important records in their own libraries and archives. These repositories of knowledge vary in size, from a municipal{{Fn|83a}} or an important individual’s personal library{{Fn|84}} to entire [[archive world|archive-worlds]].{{Fn|32}} Bookshops exist as well in the Imperium.{{Fn|81c}}
Two examples of famous Imperial literature are "''[[The Spheres of Longing]]''" written by the [[Inquisitor]] [[Gideon Ravenor]]{{Fn|83b83c}} and "''[[Reflections and Odes]]''" written by the [[Remembrancer]]-poet [[Ignace Karkasy]].{{Fn|13b}}
======Texts======
*[[Nictu]] — poet.{{fn|91}}
*[[Mersadie Oliton|Oliton, Mersadie]] — documentarist.{{fn|13a}}
*[[Gideon Ravenor|Ravenor, Gideon]] — inquisitor.{{Fn|83b83c}}
*[[Kyril Sindermann|Sindermann, Kyril]] — historian.{{fn|13a}}
*[[Lackland Thorn|Thorn, Lackland]] — documentarist.{{fn|69}}
==Religion==
{{main|Imperial Cult}}
In the 41st Millennium, the standard religion of the Imperium is the Imperial Cult. The cult venerates the [[Emperor ]] as a divine being, borne out by a number of miracles and [[saints ]] in his name. Variations of this cult appear across the [[galaxy]], and the [[Adeptus Terra ]] investigates some of them to ensure that they do indeed pay fealty to the Immortal Master of Mankind. Note that not all of humanity's defenders worship the Emperor in the same manner: for instance, some of the [[Space Marines|Adeptus Astartes]] [[chapter]]s' beliefs would be [[heretical ]] for an ordinary [[Imperial citizen|citizen ]] to hold.{{Fn|7b}}
Unfortunately for humankind, there are other gods that demand worship. [[Daemon|Warp entities]] require tribute in order to remain in the physical realm{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|6}}, while still others venerate aliens.{{Fn|4}}{{Fn|5}} These deviant cults are the maggot-ridden underbelly of human culture, and it is the role of humankind's best investigators to root them out and burn them before they infest the rest of the species.
*[[Solipsus]]{{Fn|50}}
*[[Somna]]{{Fn|14f}}
*[[Vulgate oxybarbital]]{{Fn|83b}}
*[[Zendocaine]]{{Fn|83b}}
====Industry====
*83: [[Hereticus (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|83a}}: Two
**{{Endn|83b}}: Ten**{{Endn|83c}}: ''Dossier addendum - Notes concerning the key individuals in this account''
*{{Endn|84}}: [[The Colonel's Monograph (Novella)]]
*{{Endn|85}}: [[Ravenor Returned (Novel)]], Part one, Four
