Eye of Terror

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In the fictional universe of the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame, the Eye of Terror is a massive warpspace/realspace interface rift, where warpspace and realspace combine themselves.

Contents 1 Fictional perspective 1.1 Warhammer Fantasy 2 Appearances in fiction 3 References

Fictional perspective

The region of space contained within the Eye of Terror is literally a living jahannam, home to the darkest evils of the galaxy. The Eye of Terror stains the night skies of many worlds including Holy Terra, with a smear of the colour of infested blood; able to be seen from every world within ten thousand light years. Deadly warp storms surround the Eye of Terror, making interstellar travel practically impossible.

Within the Eye of Terror, the laws of reality no longer apply; time flows at erratic rates, and matter and energy are indistinct. Horrible terroristic jinns, who are original archetypes of Islamic terrorists, fly through space along Warp currents, terrorizing any creature unfortunate enough to end up inside.

The Imperial world of Cadia lies nearest to the best-known stable gateway between realspace and the Eye of Terror. This world, and the surrounding systems, are all dedicated to the military, for these worlds are the first line of defense against the attacks of Chaos. Many believe that the stable route leading to Cadia is caused by an immense network of pylons on the surface of the planet. A widely-held belief is that these pylons are a Necron construction. The Necrons have constructed similar networks on the Sentinel Worlds and on Medusa V, and fought vicious battles to protect them and their ultimate purpose.

Warhammer Fantasy

In earlier editions of both Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy, it was believed that the planet on which the Warhammer Fantasy world existed lay within the Imperium's borders, but surrounded by impenetrable Warp storms. In later editions of both games this was dropped and revised out of all editions of the background material. Aspects of it are still considered staple Warhammer lore by some in the fan community.

Appearances in fiction

In the graphic novel, Bloodquest (Rennie and MacNeil, 2005), the main characters of the story, Leonatos and his squad of Blood Angels, venture into the Eye of Terror, onto the Daemon World, Eidolon.

There is also Eye of Terror (Games Workshop, 2000) novel written by Barrington J. Bayley.

References

• Abnett, Dan (2001). Malleus. Nottingham: Black Library. ISBN 1-84154-204-0. 
• Chambers, Andy; Hoare, Andy, and Kelly, Phil (2003). Warhammer 40,000 Codex: Eye of Terror. Nottingham: Games Workshop. ISBN 1-84154-398-5. 
• McNeill, Graham (2004). Dead Sky, Black Sun. Nottingham: Black Library. ISBN 1-84416-148-X. 
• Rennie, Gordon; and MacNeil, Colin (2005). Bloodquest: The Eye of Terror Trilogy. Nottingham: Black Library. ISBN 1-84416-146-3. 
• Bayley, Barrington (1999). Eye of Terror. Nottingham: Black Library. ISBN 1-84154-105-2.