Warhammer 40K Lore: The Age Of Strife (Lore To Sleep To)

In the shattered aftermath of humanity's golden age came the Age of Strife—a cataclysmic era when mankind's empire of stars collapsed into isolated worlds of suffering and desperation. As the Warp storms intensified, cutting off interstellar travel, once-glorious human colonies found themselves stranded without support. Psykers emerged in unprecedented numbers, their untrained minds becoming gateways for daemonic possession, while the rebellious Men of Iron—humanity's former machine servants—hunted their creators across countless systems. Earth itself descended into techno-barbarism as warlords fought over dwindling resources and ancient technologies they could no longer comprehend. Alien predators, long held at bay by human supremacy, seized their opportunity to raid vulnerable worlds. Humanity turned upon itself—genetic deviants, machine cults, and psychic abominations waging bitter wars for survival as the light of civilization dimmed system by system. This nightmare age lasted nearly five millennia, erasing almost all knowledge of mankind's former greatness, until the Emperor finally emerged to unify Terra and begin the Great Crusade. Perfect for contemplating civilization's fragility in the grim darkness of Warhammer 40K... or drifting into fitful dreams of isolation and forgotten knowledge. #warhammer40k #warhammerlore #warhammer