Enemies of the Sisters
and the Emperor



 
 
 

The Sisters of Battle are the police force of the Ecclesiarchy.  They perform mundane chores like protection of officials and collection of tithes.  However they are also highly trained professional killers, and are often sent into battle, to combat and defeat the foes of the Emperor.
 

Below is a list and a picture of some of the more well known enemies of the Emperor.  The description is brief, all you need to know is that they are fundamentally a threat to the stability of the Imperium and that the Daughters of the Emperor will stop at nothing to defeat them.


 
 
 
 
 
 
The Forces of Chaos
The forces of chaos are rife in the 41st millennia.  Normally rational human beings are being swayed by the evil depravation and power that can be offered by the dark gods.  Khorne, Tzeentch, Slaanesh and Nurgle are the main Gods worshipped by these maniacs, though there are thousands of others.  The forces of the Imperium including the Sisters are in a constant battle with the pathetic individuals swayed by the lures of these creatures, and in some cases annihilate whole worlds to cleanse the evil from them.
The most problematic of the chaotes are the Chaos Space Marines, those who were turned to chaos during the Horus Heresy, and those who have followed in the depraved footsteps of their brethren.  There are the Cultists, ordinary humans who turn for their own power and find out too late that the only ones given power are the dark ones themselves.  We must contain and destroy the chaos threat lest the fallen bring forth tides of daemons from the warp to inhabit this universe.
 
The Orks
The Orks are warlike creatures who live purely for conflict.  They have thousands of empires ruled by warlords who love nothing more than to fight either among themselves or against anyone else available.  They have servants called Gretchin and below them Snotlings who are equally dangerous simply because of their numbers.
The Orks minds are geared purely towards the pursuit of Power and war.  They are resilient and though not skilled in tactics are surprisingly powerful, especially in large numbers, which is how they invariably attack.  They seem to have no purpose except to fight and must be annihilated before they annihilate us.
 
Tyrannids
Tyrannids are savage creatures, looking rather like monsters from children's stories.  They are of one mind, and work as a team from what is known as the Hive mind.  They travel in fleets of ships, all psychically linked and are incredibly terrifying.  Their armour is their hide, and they fight with just their bodies, yet they nearly wiped out the Ultramarines at Macragge, and are a foe to be reckoned with.  They have long chitinous claws and hurl spores that can kill.  They are separated into creatures, Tyrannid Warriors, Genestealers, Carnifexes and the most terrifying of all, Hive tyrants.  These tyrants appear to be the controlling force of the smaller warriors and have manipulating power.
Necrons
Necrons are a relatively new found enemy.  They have been 'known' about for some time, but it is only recently that the Imperium has had the opportunity to study the remains of these enemies.  We know they have structures all over the universe, but we know little of the reasons for their apparent hostility towards the Imperium and indeed every other race that we know about.  They are machines, controlled we think by remote, the leaders do not appear to be on the battlefield at anytime, and they appear to need to be in numbers to be effective.  They are however a most formidable foe, not least because we do not understand their weaponry.  However as with all things the Daughters of the Emperor shall prevail.
Eldar
The Eldar are a dying race, and the fault is all their own.  They lived such hedonistic lifestyles that they created Slaanesh, the God of Pleasure.  He is known as the bane of the Eldar, and he claims their souls.
They are sly and cunning and cannot be trusted even in an alliance.  They will disappear if losing, and are arrogant beyond belief.  We can fight these most easily, they have weaponry that we have studied, and though they are fast, we have the might of the Emperor on our side.  They may be an ancient, powerful race, but they almost destroyed themselves once, and we shall aid them in finishing the job.
Dark Eldar
The Dark Eldar are not just the enemies of all races, but the sworn enemies of the Eldar, their cousin race.  They live for pain and the pleasure that torturing their victims in the most horrific manners imaginable.  They are masters of the infliction of pain, and take prisoners rather than annihilating their enemies.  These hideous creatures more than any  other are the anathema of all the Emperor and the Imperium stand for.  It is imperative that these creatures of misery are removed from existence.

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All pictures are copyright Games Workshop and come from the Codex Imperialis, with the exception of the Necron and the Dark Eldar which come from White Dwarf 217 and the new Rulebook respectively.