The remnants of the Imperium of Cathood exited bunkers and surfaced from the depths of the seas. Under the ruling of Alaric Vorn. Upon returning to the surface, Vorn decreed a crusade to capture and unify Terra under one rule. His speech: “Citizens of Terra. Survivors. Drifters. Remnants. Listeners. This is not a declaration of war. That would imply you had a choice. For two hundred years, mankind has scattered itself like ash upon the wind. Scrambling for shelter. Worshipping rust. Killing over rot. We have watched you scavenge the bones of a world you do not deserve. This era of chaos ends now. In the name of the Imperium Solis—Empire of the Unconquered Light—I, Alaric Vorn, High Strategos and Custodian of Order, hereby initiate the Reunification Protocol. Every city, every fortress, every hole in the ground you dare to call a sovereign state will be surveyed, subjugated, and sanctified under the Solemn Banner of Sol. You may run. You may resist. You may hide behind your dogmas and your dead. But know this—light does not negotiate. The sun does not ask permission to rise. We are not here to conquer. We are here to restore. We do not seek blood, but we will drown you in it if you force our hand. And when your final cries are etched into your ruins, the Imperium shall burn away the rot and build anew.” “One world. One law. One light.” “Lux Invicta. Ordo Aeternum.” Following the speech, bands of Ashen Covenant soldiers were sent out to claim lands for Imperium Solis. The map shown shows the current extent of Imperium Solis. While the world is being unified, Vorn focuses on the oncoming alien threat.
