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Warhammer 40K Deep Lore: Primarchs and the Horus Heresy

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  1. 6. Author of the Lectitio Divinitatus who turned traitor after his city Monarchia was razed
  2. 7. Apex savanna hunter, or El'Jonson, primarch of the Dark Angels
  3. 8. Duke of Milan in fiction, or the Thousand Sons' pyramid-studded homeworld burned in the Heresy
  4. 11. Shadowy committee of xenos who calculated that humanity's extinction was the only path to peace
  5. 12. Chocolate confection, Roman god, or the Mechanicum's rust-red cradle fractured by schism
  6. 13. Fenrisian primarch who broke the cyclops Magnus's back over his knee
  7. 14. Bend out of shape, or navigate the churning psychic tides of the Immaterium

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  1. 1. Canine predator; Horus's legionaries were Luna ones before taking his name
  2. 2. Iron-willed siegemaster destined to dig brutal trenches while his golden rival built palaces
  3. 3. Genghis's title, also borne by the White Scars primarch who held back before siding with his father
  4. 4. Utter disorder, or the undivided four-headed nightmare lurking beyond the veil
  5. 5. Perfectionist artisan seduced by a silver blade into becoming a serpentine daemon prince
  6. 9. Powered by daylight, or the grueling multi-sphere war fought along the road to Earth
  7. 10. Metal worn 'within' and 'without', per the bitter siege legion's motto
  8. 11. Cat's scratcher, or the paired lightning-weapon prized by Konrad and Corax

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Games Workshop and Warhammer 40K History

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  1. 3. Forge World casting material known for crisp details and toxic dust
  2. 6. Massive scale 1980s tabletop spin-off focused on miniature Titan warfare
  3. 9. East Midlands English city that serves as the global home of Warhammer World
  4. 11. Young, high-tech xenos empire preaching unity for the Greater Good
  5. 12. Acrylic hobby liquid applied in two thin coats, per classic advice
  6. 13. Green-skinned brute powered by collective belief and scrap technology
  7. 14. Heavy metal element phased out of Games Workshop miniature production in 1997

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  1. 1. Color of the unpainted plastic pile of shame awaiting brushes
  2. 2. Plastic platform under a model that expanded from 25mm to 32mm
  3. 4. Classic space-dwarf miner faction, sidelined for decades before returning as the Leagues of Votann
  4. 5. Numbered cubes tossed in fistfuls during the shooting phase
  5. 7. Material whose multipart kits gradually replaced pewter and white metal
  6. 8. Miniatures brand Games Workshop co-founded with Bryan Ansell in the late 1970s
  7. 9. Soulless metallic xenos race previewed as free promotional models in 1998
  8. 10. Towering, god-machine war engine introduced via early Epic releases

Warhammer 40K Xenos: Orks, Aeldari, Necrons and Tyranids

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  1. 5. Fungal warrior driven by an insatiable urge for galactic warfare
  2. 6. Greenskin slang for firepower, of which there can never be enough
  3. 7. Muscle-bound bruiser serving as a greenskin squad lieutenant
  4. 10. Autonomous non-sentient sentinel tasked with maintaining dormant sarcophagi
  5. 12. Traditional designation for the psychically attuned race that birthed a Chaos god
  6. 13. Eccentric battlefield engineer with an instinctive knack for jury-rigged tech
  7. 14. Closely coordinated tactical clutch of lesser Tyranid organisms
  8. 15. Runtish greenskin underling used as cannon fodder and living mine detector

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  1. 1. Star god betrayed and splintered into weaponized reality-warping shards
  2. 2. Queen bioform aboard a mothership tasked with orchestrating adaptation
  3. 3. Subterranean crypt where metallic legions slumbered for sixty million years
  4. 4. Mightiest brute whose colossal stature and violent swagger unite rival clans
  5. 8. Ancient noble who commands entire robotic legions with cold mechanical precision
  6. 9. Aeldari prognosticator who casts psychically attuned wraithbone runes to forecast doom
  7. 11. Scything chitinous weapon evolved for slicing through ceramite plate

Warhammer 40K Video Games

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  1. 2. Heretical underground network rooted out by Rejects in Tertium
  2. 4. Grand fleet named in the subtitle of the Battlefleet Gothic video game
  3. 6. Brawny abhuman powerhouse capable of shielding allies in Tertium's depths
  4. 8. Mechanical, tomb-dwelling menace awakened beneath the surface in turn-based tactics
  5. 10. Fatshark's cooperative first-person slasher set on planet Atoma Prime
  6. 12. Deep expanse plied by privateers in Owlcat's isometric RPG
  7. 13. Ubiquitous macabre imperial motif found on menus, icons, and flying probes
  8. 14. Grim dark constant that serves as the franchise namesake and endless galactic reality
  9. 15. Mental energy wielder vulnerable to Warp perils in Darktide

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  1. 1. First word of the acclaimed RTS title that popularized squad-based capture points
  2. 3. Leman Russ, for one, rolling across tactical RTS battlefields
  3. 5. Turn-based tactical game starring augmented cyber-priests from Mars
  4. 7. Hex-based 4X strategy game subtitled Relics of War
  5. 9. Green-skinned, Waaagh-shouting brute featured as the manic hero of a side-scrolling shooter
  6. 11. Graceful, ancient xenos whose Aspect Warriors strike swiftly in battle

Warhammer 40K Lore: The Imperium of Man

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  1. 2. Birthplace of humanity where the Golden Throne resides
  2. 4. Navigators peer into this turbulent dimension to steer ships across the stars
  3. 7. Mortal bondsman attending to the armaments and daily needs of a Space Marine
  4. 8. Iron sepulchre that allows a critically mangled veteran to keep fighting for centuries
  5. 11. Red neighbor where the Omnissiah's priests forge engines of war
  6. 12. Corrupting cosmic force from the Great Ocean, dubbed the Primordial Annihilator
  7. 13. Emblem raised by Rogal Dorn's stalwart legion of stubborn defenders
  8. 14. Hammer of the Emperor composed of billions of ordinary mortal soldiers

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  1. 1. Airborne assault transport dropping airborne regiments straight into hot landing zones
  2. 3. Silent ruler sustaining the Astronomican beacon from a cybernetic life-support chair
  3. 5. One of twenty demigod laboratory sons engineered to lead the Great Crusade
  4. 6. Title for a sworn scholar or low-ranking functionary in the bureaucracy
  5. 9. Horus committed the greatest one, tearing the nascent empire in half
  6. 10. Deep vacuum where battlefleets engage, protected by shimmering energy shields

Warhammer 40K Miniatures Painting and Hobby

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  1. 3. Soft sponge material used inside carry cases to protect fragile miniatures
  2. 6. The fast-drying, water-based paint commonly used on models
  3. 7. The plastic disc or stand that a finished miniature is mounted on
  4. 9. A pale tone painted along raised edges to mimic falling light
  5. 11. A full collection of painted miniatures ready for the tabletop
  6. 12. A flat tray or wet pad used to hold and blend paint colors
  7. 13. Numbered cubes rolled by players during tabletop matches

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  1. 1. Dark coloring applied to recessed areas of a figure to add depth
  2. 2. Crafted miniature scenery such as ruined buildings and barricades
  3. 3. A small metal abrasive tool used to smooth down rough plastic
  4. 4. A small plastic or metal figure assembled and painted by hand
  5. 5. Artistic techniques used to simulate mud, chipped paint, and battle wear
  6. 8. The lightweight material used to mold most miniature model kits
  7. 10. Adhesive strip used to cover and protect areas while painting

Warhammer 40K Space Marines

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  1. 3. Complete devotion and spiritual belief placed in the Emperor
  2. 7. Massive military force of thousands of Marines before the great division
  3. 8. Great warrior recognized for extraordinary bravery and valor
  4. 10. Iconic tabletop battle game depicting the grim darkness of the far future
  5. 13. Power-assisted suit that protects a Space Marine from lethal attacks
  6. 14. Strict discipline and monastic code observed within a chapter

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  1. 1. Human bone emblem commonly decorating Imperial banners and armor
  2. 2. Tactical veteran who commands a ten-marine squad
  3. 3. An adversary or opposing combatant in battle
  4. 4. Strong sense of moral duty and pride upheld by every battle-brother
  5. 5. Combat medic trained to heal wounded brothers and extract genetic material
  6. 6. Biological material harvested from Space Marines to create new recruits
  7. 9. Supreme ruler and god-like protector of mankind enthroned on Terra
  8. 11. Battle mark left on skin, also naming the lightning-fast White warriors
  9. 12. Massive armed conflict fought on a galactic scale

Warhammer 40K Factions

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  1. 1. Ruinous quartet of powerful beings ruling the realm of Chaos
  2. 4. Green-skinned alien warrior obsessed with fighting and big guns
  3. 5. Red planet that serves as the center of the Adeptus Mechanicus
  4. 6. Giant bipedal combat walker deployed by the human Imperium
  5. 8. Massive human galaxy-spanning empire led by the Emperor
  6. 9. Cybernetic religious faction that reveres the Machine God
  7. 11. Word preceding Guard in the name of the plague-ridden traitor legion
  8. 12. Massive armada of Tyranid bio-ships traveling together

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  1. 2. Word describing the cruel splinter faction of the Eldar
  2. 3. Metal name shared by the Hands and Warriors marine legions
  3. 5. Armored super-soldiers genetically engineered to defend mankind
  4. 6. Swarming extra-galactic alien that consumes all living matter
  5. 7. Advanced alien civilization that fights for the Greater Good
  6. 10. Biological city-like structure or fleet designation of the Tyranids
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