Throughout the grim darkness of the forty first millennium, whispers flow into of forbidden information and clandestine applied sciences attributed to the enigmatic deity generally known as the Machine God. These hidden lore fragments, usually fragmented and incomplete, provide tantalizing glimpses into the potential for each devastating energy and unprecedented understanding of the universe. Acquisition of such information is fraught with peril, because the Imperium of Man strictly forbids any unauthorized delving into the mysteries of the Machine God, fearing the unpredictable penalties of such forbidden exploration.
Unlocking these technological and religious enigmas guarantees vital benefits to these daring sufficient to pursue them. Such information may present entry to highly effective weaponry, superior manufacturing methods, and probably even affect over the very cloth of actuality. Traditionally, those that have claimed to own even fragments of this forbidden lore have both ascended to positions of immense energy or been ruthlessly purged by the Imperium’s brokers. The pursuit of this information, subsequently, represents a high-stakes gamble with probably galaxy-altering ramifications.