Monodominants
You ask why we must cleanse the xenos. I will tell you. The filth of the alien and the witch must be exterminated to preserve the purity of the Human race, lest we degenerate into abomination.
- Witch Hunter Tyrus at the Conclave of Vera
The Monodominants are one of the oldest Imperialist sects. It was Inquisitor
Goldo in the third century of the 33rd millennium who penned the treatise
‘Monodomination – The Right of Man to Rule the Galaxy in the Emperor’s Holy
Name.’ In this lengthy document, he compiled his many experiences and
commentaries from nearly four hundred years of service to the Imperium. His
final conclusion amounted to declaring that the only way the Emperor’s loyal
servants would survive in the galaxy was if everything else was destroyed. At
the time, this overtly pessimistic view found few sympathizers and was
attributed to a devout but ageing Inquisitor suffering a breakdown and losing
his faith in humanity’s ability to prevail. However, several centuries later,
Inquisitor Jeriminus of Paelutia revived the theme of Monodominance and swore to
enact Goldo’s vision, and it has enjoyed various levels of popularity ever since.
The Monodominants have a simply goal: to destroy forever the Emperor’s enemies.
Monodominants have absolutely no tolerance for any kind of wayward behavior.
There is no excuse for heresy, contemplating heresy or for abetting heretics.
Heresy includes mutation, religious deviation, aliens, psykers and any other
beings who do not conform to their view of the loyal Imperial servant. There is
only one punishment for heresy in the Monodominant philosophy – death. Mankind
is fighting a war for racial survival, and the Monodominants hope that if they
kill off enough aliens, psykers, mutants and heretics, eventually natural
selection will prevail and humanity will rise to its position of ultimate power.
Monodominants are very militant and petition the Inquisition for the final solution of Exterminatus more than any other
sect. They are an open faction, using
their presence to stir widespread xenophobia and hatred, leading mobs of
frenzied citizenry to purge their own ranks of the filthy and unclean heretics
who threaten their future. They are utterly ruthless and unforgiving, inflexible
and intolerant. They are generally the youngest and most hot-headed of the
Imperial Cult, charging across the Imperium leaving devastation in their wake.
Their confidence in their philosophy is almost unshakeable and they, more than
any other faction, will wage war upon sects with a slightly less hard line
view if their paths cross – in their minds, quite rightly, being a member of the
Imperial Cult is no excuse for heresy.
Those who believe in the Monodominant philosophy are wont to associate
with the most militant and violent cults and creeds within the Imperium, such as
Redemptionists, and can most readily draw upon
the resources of the Ministorum to achieve their aims. Of course, many
find the Monodominants incredibly narrow-minded and rigid, and claim
that often they do more harm than good with their excessive purges. Those
who believe in the incorporation of alien technology and warp artifacts, and
other supposedly heretical notions, consider the Monodominants to be crippling
themselves by their refusal to make use of such tools.
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