The Story So Far
This page contains information on the events of the Death Unto Darkness campaign to date.
- You do not need to memorise all of this information. It is helpful to have an overview of the campaign background. If you are a new player, you may find it easier to involve yourself in ongoing plot if you have an understanding of the campaign context.
- You may assume your character has access to the IC documents below. The "Sector Updates" and "Conclave Updates" represent IC text which your character has access to through Inquisition archives.
Timelines and History
- Timeline of the Prosperitas Sector contains information on the History of the Prosperitas Sector up to 596.M41. You can use this as a quick reference for important dates in the Imperial history of the sector.
- Campaign 1 - Part 1 contains a narrative summary of Death Unto Darkness events 1-6, which ran from 2016-2021. You can read this to understand what has happened at previous Campaign Events.
Prosperitas Sector Reports
These are IC reports produced by NPC agents of the Prosperitas Conclave and published to all Acolytes.
- Sector Report I – Covering 586-590.M41
- Sector Report II – Covering Early-Mid 592.M41
- Sector Report II.5 Polarnus – Covering the Weeping Eye capture of Polarnus Station
- Sector Report II.5 Nivalis – Covering the Archenemy siege of Nivalis
- Sector Report III – Covering Late 592.M41 to early 593.M41
- Sector Report IV – Covering early 593.M41
- Sector Report V – Covering Early-Mid 593.M41
- Sector Report VI – Covering Mid 593.M41
- Sector Report VII – Covering Late 593.M41
- Sector Report VIII – Covering Early-to-Mid 594.M41
- Sector Report IX - Covering Late 594.M41 to Mid-595.M41
- Sector Report X - Covering Late 597.M41 following the Silence
Conclave Updates
Conclave Updates are sporadically sent out as requests for information, judgements and other details sent Astropathically to all servants of the Inquisition within the Prosperitas Sector. They come from the Conclave of Inquisitors who form the Ordos Prosperitas, the combined body of the Inquisition within the Prosperitas Sector.
- Post-E8 Conclave Update - issued early 598.M41.
Prosperitas Gazetteer
These are narratives which trailer future plots and provide colour and flavour about incidents across the Sector. They are written by the Game Team. They do not represent IC information your character has access to.
- Gazetteer I - Dark Crusade
- Gazetteer II - Hope
- Gazetteer III – The Die is Cast
- Gazetteer IV – Seas of Lerwick
- Gazetteer V – A Candlemass Story
- Gazetteer VI – Polarnus Rising
- Gazetteer VII - A Warmaster's Return
- Gazetteer VIII - The Heresiarch
- Gazetteer IX - Within the Silence
A Note on Dates
Death Unto Darkness is set 38,575 years in the future, and time passes IC at roughly the same rate as it does OC (with exceptions for Warp travel and narrative convenience).
- In general, if trying to calculate Today's IC date you can assume that the month and day are the same as they are OC.
- The current year is 597.M41 in 2021, 598.M41 in 2023, 599.M41 in 2024 and so on.
- There is a spreadsheet which helps calculate the current correct IC date here.