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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
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Part of the Emperor's vision of human unification was the [[Primarch Project]], meant to be the creation of 20 superhumans to lead the [[Emperor]]'s forces to reclaim the [[galaxy]] in his name. It also saw the creation of the [[Space Marine Legions]] from the [[gene-seed]] samples that survived the scattering of the [[Primarch]]s by the [[Gods of Chaos|Chaos gods]]. These forces would play the major role in the upcoming Great Crusade alongside the [[Imperial Army]], [[Titan Legion]]s, [[Legio Cybernetica]], [[Sisters of Silence]], and [[Adeptus Custodes|Custodian Guard]].{{Fn|1}}
The subsiding of the warp storms plaguing much of the galaxy coincided with the end of the Age of Strife. With warp travel feasible again, the Emperor was able to begin the Great Crusade which would create the Imperium. Even before the warp storms and the Age of Strife had ended, the Emperor had begun to make plans for the Great Crusade. These plans included the creation of a far more advanced form of power armour required for the conditions of deep space and alien worlds.{{Fn|1}}.
After securing [[Luna]] and then [[Mars]], he began a great building project, reconstructing the industries and production facilities he would need to construct and maintain a great space fleet, sufficient to carry his legions all the way to the edges of the galaxy. Mars, due to its advanced technology and manufacturing infrastructure, became the center of this development, producing, along with ships, the arms and armor his warriors would be equipped with.{{Fn|1}}. [[Saturn]], [[Neptune]], and [[Jupiter]] fell to the Emperor next, its inhabitants liberated from cruel alien overlords. Finally, the Imperial War Fleet broke out of the [[Sol System]] system after completely annihilating the "false world" of [[Sedna]].{{Fn|7a}}
==The Crusade begins==
