Denzark
09-05-2010, 03:13 PM
Here's something my fluff-fu isn't up to speed on - namely, when did worshipping the Emperor become sanctioned/compulsory/the norm?
Reading the HH books, and obviously the Emperor has put a hold on all religions. Now, at some point he fights Horus, is lively enough (still able to speak) to give Dorn instructions for the Golden Throne, where after a while he becomes less and less able to speak and then becomes the living corpse we all know and love. So, who declares him divine, and why?
Was it himself? Because he needed to harness the worship of his people to fight on?
Did the ecclesiarchy/high lords wait until he was unable to fight against this notion, and what for - did they think he would be a puppet God?
I've seen how the ecclesiarchy came about - but what I am trying to dig into was why, when, and what for, did the immortal Emperor finally allow worship of himself as a deity?
Reading the HH books, and obviously the Emperor has put a hold on all religions. Now, at some point he fights Horus, is lively enough (still able to speak) to give Dorn instructions for the Golden Throne, where after a while he becomes less and less able to speak and then becomes the living corpse we all know and love. So, who declares him divine, and why?
Was it himself? Because he needed to harness the worship of his people to fight on?
Did the ecclesiarchy/high lords wait until he was unable to fight against this notion, and what for - did they think he would be a puppet God?
I've seen how the ecclesiarchy came about - but what I am trying to dig into was why, when, and what for, did the immortal Emperor finally allow worship of himself as a deity?