Turmos Apostasy

"Today is a new day, sons and daughters of Turmos! For our righteous faith, the Dark Gods have delivered us from the iron oppression of the Imperium! Today, we are masters of our own fate, and we shall rebuild mankind from the horrors of war!"

- Kelirian Vex, one day after the Cicatrix Maledictum Event The Turmos Apostasy is a heretic human empire located in Segmentum Ultima, now the Imperium Nihilus. Formerly under firm Imperial control, the world of Turmos gained independence from the Imperium after a violent insurrection lead by a deposed planetary governor took place with the assistance of the Word Bearers legion. On the same day that the planetary capital fell, the Cicatrix Maledictum appeared, visible from the planet's surface to the naked eye. With no more Imperial reinforcements coming, Turmos's forces have occupied several neighboring worlds, taking advantage of the chaos the Cicatrix Maledictum has caused in order to make itself a force to be reckoned with.

The Turmos Apostasy is a human empire located in Segmentum Ultima, to the galactic north of the Cicatrix Maledictum. Formerly Imperial space, the Apostasy has since gained independence from the Imperium following the Cicatrix Maledictum's appearance, resulting in Imperial reinforcements unable to arrive and quell the rebellion on Turmos's surface, which was lead and started by Chaos cultists with the assistance of several