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What if? What if the currents of fate became twisted and corrupted, and its architects recoiled in horror? What if the once familiar names became stuff of fevered dreams and insane prophecies uttered in a new, strange reality? What if the universe itself turned around a different pivot, diverging from the common past to form a wild future? In this new universe, the Emperor's grand design bore strange fruit. The names of Horus Lupercal, Roboute Guilliman, Sanguinius, Magnus remained forgotten fantasies of another age, their deeds a fictional legacy from the dawn of humanity. No, others took their place - crafted with the same arcane science and sorcerous incantations, yet given wholly separate destinies and futures. The fate of the universe still hangs by a thread, to be decided by the twenty gene-forged demigods - the Primarchs, whose Legions of Space Marines conquered the galaxy in the name of Terra only to fall to fratricidal strife. Yet these are not the Primarchs and Legions you know. These are the Twenty, and they will make the universe tremble. Note: this is a collaborative project where all canon Primarchs and Space Marine Legions are replaced with fan creations. The initial idea and Legion concepts are by Gulag, with input from other members of Counter-Factual.Net forums (me, Ran Exilis, SIngemeister, Meaneye, WarWolf88). The Index Astartes entries for all twenty Twisthammer Legions and Primarchs are by Gulag, me, Ran Exilis, and SIngemeister. I am posting this here to see if there is interest, and to perhaps reinvigorate the project. There are several years of on-and-off work in here, and we felt that it is finally in the shape where we can share the Twisthammer universe with others. We had a lot of fun creating these characters, and hope that you enjoy the results of our work! The Index Astartes entries are posted at the Twisthammer blog. In addition, what started as a for-fun project produced three novel-length works so far, all by yours truly: "Conqueror" (detailing the story behind Iskanderos' rebellion), "Reaper's War" (the tale of Angelus' and the Gargoyles' fall to Slaanesh), and "Broken Blades" (in which Baelic and the Warblades wonder if they are on the right side of the war... and then things get more complicated). For now, these works are posted at Counter-Factual.Net forums, however, as those forums will be shutting down soon, I will be reposting them if there is interest.

CONQUEROR Twisthammer – Book One It is the Thirty First Millennium, a time where heroes thrive and legends are born. Surging from humanity’s birthplace on Terra, the armies of the immortal Emperor of Mankind forge dominion over the galaxy after the anarchy of the Old Night. Long-lost worlds are brought back into the fold by force of diplomacy or arms, and alien oppressors are scattered to the winds and wiped from the pages of history. The Imperium of Man stands supreme over all who would threaten humanity. A million worlds celebrate the innumerable accomplishments of the new order. Great works of art and marvels of engineering are raised across the galaxy in honor of this glorious reunification. The many victories of the Emperor’s warriors bring peace and order to the worlds still emerging from the millennia-long dark age. Chief amongst these warriors are the Primarchs, twenty magnificent demigods created by the Emperor with the aid of arcane and forbidden technologies. Each Primarch leads a Legion of Space Marines, the pinnacle of humanity’s warriors made out of the Primarchs’ own genetic material. They are the most advanced and deadly warriors in humanity’s long history, and none could stand against them. Their names are legend, their deeds are million. The golden age of humanity dawns. But even amongst this august brotherhood, one warrior stands apart. He is Iskanderos, the Golden One, called the Conqueror and admired throughout the growing human dominion. He is the paragon of the species, general and strategist without peer, diplomat supreme who would bring about the Age of Mankind. He is the master of the Sixth Legion, the Imperial Redeemers, and humanity's best and brightest hope for transcendence. As echoes of the Old Night prepare to strike back, will he be humanity's deliverance or its damnation? -------------------------------- This is the opening novel in the Twisthammer series - a reimagining of the canon WH40K universe where the Primarchs are replaced with twenty original fan-made creations. Among other changes: the Great Crusade lasts for around 500 years, many Primarchs build their own pocket kingdoms within the Imperium, and these particular Primarchs are... a mixed bunch (read: most of them are not particularly nice). Note that all twenty Legions have been finished (IA entries on the below blog), though there is a lot of room in terms of developing rules, special characters, and imagery (as neither myself nor my collaborators are particularly talented with drawing/Photoshop). Additional information on Twisthammer can be found on the blog or in this thread