You've gotta cut the Emprah some slack: even as a dried up, mummified corpse, he's still one of the single most powerful entities in the universe, capable of somehow holding the Empire of Man together by directing the Astronomican. That's a lot of work for someone who is little more than a brain in a jar.
What are those wax seals with marked streamers attached to everything?
They're called purity seals. They're inscribed with prayers, litanies and such, and are a very common practice in the Imperium of Man.
Basically, they're a way to say "This person/object is pure from the corruption of Chaos, and has earned respect and honour". And nobody fits that description more than the God Emperor himself.
You've gotta cut the Emprah some slack: even as a dried up, mummified corpse, he's still one of the single most powerful entities in the universe, capable of somehow holding the Empire of Man together by directing the Astronomican. That's a lot of work for someone who is little more than a brain in a jar.
which is hilarious in hindsight, since if they let him die, he'd be able to ascend to proper godhood and could battle the chaos gods properly.
which is hilarious in hindsight, since if they let him die, he'd be able to ascend to proper godhood and could battle the chaos gods properly.
According to the lore (which fluctuates as much as the Warp itself), the Emperor is all that is holding Chaos at bay. If the Emperor were to die, even for a moment, all of humanity may be destroyed by the time he finishes ascending. If you can't tell, it isn't a terribly happy setting.
