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The common analogy used to describe Warpspace compares the Warp to a vast sea of energy, which is subject to constant movement, currents, undertows, etc. Immaterial space and real space bear a relationship as the dimensions parallel with each other. The fact that they share this relationship allows a Warp-capable craft to enter the Warp, carried for a time along the Warp flows until reemerging into real space a distance away from its starting point. The common metaphor used for Warp-jumping compares the Warp to a fast flowing stream. Its motionless banks represent real space. A leaf dropped into the water upstream will be carried along by the currents. This is a useful metaphor in understanding Warpspace, although the Warp is far more complex in its movements than a linear stream. The Warp moves in endlessly unpredictable and convoluted patterns.{{Fn|3a}}
The Warp is the final destination of the deceased souls of most races of the Galaxy. These souls will swirl endlessly within the Chaotic eddies of the Warp, and many are consumed by preying [[Daemons]].{{Fn|4a}} Perhaps fortunately for the vast majority, particularly the minimally psychic, they swiftly lose any sentience and will perceive only the nothingness of oblivion.{{Fn|16}} The [[Craftworld Eldar]] use [[Spirit Stone]]s to protect their departed souls from becoming the playthings of [[Slaanesh]].{{Fn|7}} While the [[Harlequin]] [[Eldar]] rely on the protection of the [[Laughing God]].{{Fn|8}} The [[Imperial]]s believe that the [[Emperor]] will protect a virtuous soul once it has entered the Warp{{Fn|9}} while the [[Orks]] are spirited to the [[Great Green]] under the protection of [[Gork and Mork]].{{Fn|14}}
The Warp is born from the thoughts, dreams, and emotions of every psychically attuned sentient race in the [[Galaxy]]. Every emotion and action in the [[Materium]] feeds the Warp and it is reflected back, creating its own reality. Should the races of the Galaxy somehow be cut off from the Warp, its malevolent entities would ultimately weaken and starve.{{Fn|6}}
*{{Endn|14}}: [[ Ghazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaagh! (Novel)]] - Chapter 2
*{{Endn|15}}: [https://archive.ph/jIqna Warhammer Community: Daemons of the Ruinstorm – Download the free PDF army list] - [https://assets.warhammer-community.com/eng_sept25_thehorusheresy_legacies_daemons-saw5gpveno-3n1zdm6sqf.pdf Legacies of the Age of Darkness: Daemons of the Ruinstorm], pg. 7 ''(Saved archive page, dated 4 September 2025, last accessed 4 September 2025, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/5cqf0kgx/daemons-of-the-ruinstorm-download-the-free-pdf-army-list/)''
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Echoes of Eternity (Novel)]] - Chapter 4
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