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Ureña  \nManaging Art Director  \nAndrew Navaro  \nArt Direction  \nAndy Christensen  \nProduction Management  \nEric Knight  \nLicensing and Development Coordinator  \nDeb Beck  \nExecutive Game Designer  \nCorey Konieczka  \nExecutive Producer  \nMichael Hurley  \nPublisher  \nChristian T. Petersen  \nGames Workshop  \nLicensing Manager  \nJohn French  \nHead of Licensing  \nJon Gillard  \nHead of Licensing, Legal and Strategic Projects  \nAndy Jones  \nHead of Intellectual Property  \nAlan Merrett  \nSpecial Thanks  \nPlaytest Coordinator Ron DeValk,“The Bolter and Chainsword Playtest Group” Ryan Powell with Matt Bogart, Jon Cox, Max Hardenbrook, Matt Hunt, Steve Koelzer, Anders Lang, and Richard Sanders,“No Guts, No Glory” Sean Connor with Adam Lloyd, Aaron McManusWood, Stephen Pitson, Mark Smith, and Simon Tierney,“The Librarians” Pim Mauve with Keesjan Kleef, Jan-Cees Voogd, Joris Voogd, and GerlofWoudstra,“Veterans of a Psychic War” Benn Williams with Chris Lancaster, Scott Philips, John Ross, Rebecca Williams, and Eric Young,“You Bid Babies?!?” Jordan Millward with Keri Harthoorn, Kyle Harthoorn-Burton, Kieren Smith, and Julia Smith,“Unrepentant” Lachlan “Raith” Conley with Jordan Dixon, Mark McLaughlin, and Brad Twaddell.  \n\n| \u003Cbr>TM | FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES | Fantasy Flight Games 1975 West County Road B2 Roseville, MN 55113 USA |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Copyright © Games Workshop Limited 2012. Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer 40,000 Role Play, Only War, the foregoing marks’ respective logos, Eleventh Hour, and all associated marks, logos, places, names, creatures, races and race insignia/ devices/logos/symbols, vehicles, locations, weapons, units and unit insignia, characters, products and illustrations from the Warhammer 40,000 universe and the Only War game setting are either ®, ™, and/or © Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2012, variably registered in the UK and other countries around the world. This edition published under license to Fantasy Flight Publishing Inc. All rights reserved to their respective owners. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers.\u003Cbr>Product Code: IGP01 Print ID: 1368MAY12\u003Cbr>Printed in the USA\u003Cbr>For more information about the Only War line, free downloads, answers to rule queries, or just to pass on greetings, visit us online at\u003Cbr>[www.FantasyFlightGames.com](www.FantasyFlightGames.com) |  |  |\n\nIt is the 41st Millennium  \nFor more than a hundred centuries, the Emperor has sat  \nimmobile on the Golden Throne of Earth. He is the  \nmaster of mankind by the will of the gods, and master of a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies. He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology. 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