Before Humanity: The Galaxy’s Deep Past

Before humanity rose to prominence, the galaxy of Warhammer 40,000 had already endured civilizations, wars, and catastrophes on a scale almost beyond comprehension. This episode introduces the deep history that shaped everything to come, from the mysterious Old Ones and their enemies to the ancient conflicts that transformed entire species. It explains why the Necrons, Aeldari, Orks, and other powers have histories reaching millions of years before the Imperium of Man, and how those distant struggles still influence the 41st and 42nd Millennia. Listeners will learn why the setting’s present cannot be understood without its prehistoric past, where forgotten technologies, psychic upheavals, and the legacy of the War in Heaven created conditions that later civilizations inherited rather than chose. The episode also establishes an important theme of Warhammer 40K lore: the galaxy was already old, wounded, and haunted long before humanity believed itself destined to rule it. Visit ImaginedBattlefield.com for more military and science fiction.