The Imperial Assassins I 40k Lore

Thank you all for watching. This video is a complete rewrite of the original assassins project, which I didn't think was a good representation of their lore in its first iteration. As such, I've remade this to include far more details on the assassins themselves, including more information on each of the primary six clades, and also those of the two slightly more forgotten temples. I hope you all enjoy!
Much of this lore came from the old assassins codex, as well as from some recent rule book lore. The Maerorus temple is covered in detail within the novel "Seventh Retribution" if anyone wants to read more about them.
Narrator: AI
Contents:
Assassins: 0:00
Founding: 6:41
Vindicare: 11:45
Callidus: 14:20
Culexus: 16:43
Eversor: 19:17
Venenum: 23:13
Vanus: 24:41
Adamus: 27:53
Maerorus: 30:30
Death Cult: 36:29
Conclusion: 38:49
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[@MrDrDeaGood]

I applaud your acquisition of Attenborough’s A I twin brother. Ty for your hard work Scholattenborough’ 😀

[@cav89-]

*Original fictional Non-identical twin.

[@Scholarslore]

Totally OC character (but thank you!)

[@gromnir]

@@Scholarslore I've thought it sounds like a middle aged John Hurt, so be careful the same thing doesn't happen to this as the last one.

[@S-T-E-V-E]

@@Scholarslore Hey man love your work! I've been trying to find the Story you did with the Attenborough Voice about the Warp outbreak that happened on an Agri-World through a young girl who was bullied by her Boss and had a Psyker breakdown! What was the Planet called or where can I find the story, I'm new to 40K and I loved that story but after you had to take it down I can't find it anywhere! Any chance of re-voicing it?

[@LEOAUNIT33N]

The smiling face at the end lets you know he was proud of that one.

[@sebastianwittenkamp2738]

"A prophylactic towards the utter chaotic strife of the galaxy." Epic.

[@mayjou6605]

"So long as they remain faithful and loyal to the Imperium, one need never fear the silent approach of these killers". Tell that to the Inquisitorial party sent to Opus, I guess

[@F1re_cat]

innocence proves nothing

[@Aaron-oh3yj]

It's always a pleasure to see one of these videos get released. They make my drive to work much less tedious.

[@Scholarslore]

Glad you enjoyed them!

[@NastyStankyChicken]

It is truly impressive how far AI voices have come, this sounds exactly like how I'd imagine a savant like Uber Aemos from Eisenhorn would sound like.

[@Scholarslore]

It really is, honestly I'm still amazed by it

[@jakepalmer1747]

Its as impressive as it is worrying

[@be_quiet_and_drive]

I am reading a book that has a Vanus assassin side plot. They might be my favorite. Total Information control. The Eversors are awesome too. Great video man.

[@user-eh4gf7gj6w]

What's the book title?

[@Scholarslore]

Thank you. Yeah the Vanus are interesting, tbh they could have gotten their own half hour video with all the interesting stuff they've got going on. I really like their whole angle

[@TheViralInfekT]

​@@user-eh4gf7gj6wNemesis from the Horus Heresy is a good one about Assassins

[@trajanfidelis1532]

Vanus and venenom are my personal favorites. Thanks for the video!

[@Scholarslore]

Thank you!

[@chrisstorrer]

Your writing is top notch. Thank you so much for the excellent videos. You are quite impressive, my friend.

[@Scholarslore]

Thank you! This one was quite fun to write. When I was looking back over the old script I thought that it was ridiculous how I had barely covered the topic in any detail, so it needed a full revamp to do the assassins some justice.

[@catalyst336]

absolutely love these 40 min videos, 30 just isnt enough to fall asleep to lol.

[@philsanders9625]

Is this a generated voice or a natural voice. It's quality is unimaginable, and the editing is phenomenal. No breathes, no pops, no wet touches. Truly amazing work. Go pro.

[@coldhands2802]

I always wonder that when watching these videos esp if they are British. This one sounds like a 60 something man with his glasses on the tip of his nose and a pocket watch.

[@paulkielty8385]

I started work at a Warhammer store last week. I'm living the dream right now with this channel : D

[@TheUnknownLegend1234]

That sounds amazing

[@stretcher]

I tip my fedora to you in celebration, m'brother.

[@Daniel-ll2cl]

@@stretchersensei l’dew is that you?

[@TwistedNerves]

Very well done video. I really like the new voice, and you really put the lore together nicely in this one. Bravo!

[@Scholarslore]

Thank you very much!

[@dougernaughtblair]

Thank you once again brother for such a detailed sermon.

[@Scholarslore]

Thank you for watching!

[@stinkusmaximus6621]

Man these have certainly gotten longer .....nice

[@Scholarslore]

Indeed. I can't believe how barren some of the old scripts were, and imo they never really covered the topics in a good enough level of detail, so in a way its nice to have this opportunity to rectify those old problems.

[@peterga3658]

Great video . this is nice, im liking the new voice , great editing man the art is so well placed, and best of all its a long video i dont know why but i enjoy long format more then having to scroll through one every 10 min or so

[@Scholarslore]

Thank you!

[@Phallomancer]

Amazing videos dude. They're some of the best 40k content out there. Weirdly enough they help me focus and that voice you've settled on is so smooth it helps me to fall asleep when I'm ready to go down.

[@SeraphTheStorm.]

The format of your script is perfect, drives home the whole idea.

[@OGSadPenguin]

I really appreciate the work you do and applaud your dedication after the Attenborough voice was no longer useable. I’m very picky with who I like to hear 40k lore from and your channel has consistently delivered informative, entertaining and well written videos. Will always be excited for the next one

[@MrGrim]

Definitely one of the coolest parts of the imperium. Excellent work as always Lord Scholar

[@TheRoflbbq]

My favorite 40k lore and troops, thanks for the upload!

[@Scholarslore]

You're welcome!

[@bearbear6614]

This was brilliant! Hope to hear more scholar's tales about assassins!

[@Scholarslore]

Thank you! I'll probably do another vid on them, more to cover some of the actual assassination stories from 40k

[@Mwuhahaha]

oooh I like these long lectures. Thank you sir.

[@Serrax]

Diggin the new voice, great stuff as always my dude

[@philurbaniak1811]

👍👍 really really enjoyed this one, I'm sure I've never heard about those last few!

[@mattymayhem1232]

Please make More videos! You are great! Love to see what you come up with next.

[@babyyoda0U812]

I await these videos with great anticipation...thank you sir 🙏

[@allanmax2141]

Phenomenal mate absolutely outstanding stuff! Sleep to this everyday. Would love some videos on Astartes chapters, maybe mini-series? Thanks again, please keep up the good work since the KZbin heresy, channel voice is perfect now we are back!

[@Roylevis]

I am a big fan of the Culexus and its lore. If its something Eldar and chaos fear, its Culexus's

[@Scholarslore]

Honestly out of all the things in 40k, blanks and Culexus's are pretty high up on the list of messed up things which I'm glad don't exist in real life.

[@mattlynch8620]

I would love a game based on this. Like a Hitman game in the grim future of mankind.

[@spencerdouglas9]

Ahhhhhh this morning just got a lot better !!!!!!!

[@mrsepta2962]

"One chance is all I need" - Vindicate Assasin

[@fbussier80]

"WWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!" - Eversor Assassin.

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

Haha vraks

[@GameCinematics]

Great video as always. Do you also do Warhammer Fantasy Lore or only 40k? If both I would like a vid about the known Skaven-Lore. The Emperor protects.

[@ravenskaven123]

Thanks for the new vid mate 👍

[@Arkimedus]

God I love longform lore videos

[@longarrowthegreat5230]

AY YOOOOOOOOO!?!?!? THEY GOT *THE* NARRATOR!?!?!? INSTANTLY INVESTED!!!

[@bac0nknight691]

Out of curiosity i notice some weird clipping when simulating deep breaths. Love the work, keep going.

[@venkelos6996]

This was a very enjoyable video! In my 20 years of 40k Fandom, the Imperial Assassins are among my favorite things in the verse; they about tie with the Inquisition, and rest right below my beloved Rogue Traders. There are times I question their methods; how can a Callidus move among the GSC, Eldar, Tau, or Orks, without being "detected"? Do the Vanus supply Intel for ALL the clades, or just their own, and then how do the others find the places they need to go, if Inquisitors haven't discovered a problem, yet? Still, each is awesome, in their own ways, whether assassinating a leader, and then impersonating them, to further topple the organization, drop them wirh a single shot, or compel them to literally rip their own veins out, rather then face them. They can't be their full awesome in table top, because then the game wouldn't be fun, but they are still great. On a side note, I wonder if this program will ever cover the Imperium's roving conquistadors; the Rogue Traders? The power of pure human ambition, coupled with some of the best resources the Imperium has, and without the frequent shortages. I've been gaming RPGs for the better part of 30 years; mfrom D&D to White Wolf, 40k and Star Wars, but my singular, most advanced, and involved, character was my self-insert Rogue Trader. The game never happened, so I had the freedom to write for him, and his character sheet is over 45 pages of kit, allies, resources, and exploits. Hrs honestly a little too anime, with some noblebright, for some 40k fans, but still one of my favorite personal creations, and I'd love to see a video referencing the lore of his peers; my favorite thing in 40k.

[@Scholarslore]

Thank you! I do really enjoy the assassins lore as well. I think some suspension of disbelief is needed for the Callidus techniques, since in the setting, I would assume that psykers would be able to fairly easily detect them whilst disguised. But for mingling about with the Tau it would probably be a bit easier, since they've probably had some rather comprehensive training on Tau behaviour, and if they've been polymorphined up, then they should be fairly indistinguishable from the rest of the Tau. Also, even though I couldn't find a direct source for this (I did check because I was wondering the same thing), but I would guess that the Vanus agents DO supply the rest of the clades/organisations with intel. It would only make sense that the largest and most expert signals group within the setting would also be helping out the other agencies. At some point I will cover the Rogue Traders, in fact its been on my list for a long while now. I have a half-formed script of a series of short stories from some rogue trader adventures, but its about half a year old now and I've forgotten whats actually written in it. But yes, soon I'll cover them in some actual detail.

[@nickbaspaly6239]

That was awesome!

[@j9lorna]

In another timeline, Jurgen wouldve been a Cullexus assassin.

[@neonsaint408]

Love your lore videos m8. You do a credit to Warhammer franchise and its fans !

[@bees6273]

This is so good.

[@user-nm6lq9wg6d]

Keep up the good job ! Greetings from France. :)

[@dfgndfghdfghdfgh]

Top 3 40k lore channel on yt

[@TheNikke90]

The voice the ambient!!! keep it

[@Transblucency]

Though i was drawn here by the sanctified voice of St. David of Attenborough, I stayed for the writing, which is top notch.

[@taudvore259]

Just when I think I have the measure of how bonkers 40k is, I learn about the Death Cults. There truly is no end to the madness of the Imperium.

[@KeyserSoeze]

Nice with bit longer videos, 10-15 min is a bit short i think, 30-60 min perfect! Keep it up!

[@manw3bttcks]

I would think the nullness of the culexus assassin might be a weakness. "I feel really odd, I think a culexus is nearby, bodyguards get me out of here!"

[@chikami6014]

It seems each clave is a masterminded thought process of competing young men in a circle or around a fire, trying to outwit each other's team by making their faction lore more comparatively brutal than his friends' stories xD 'OH YEAH? well mine are SO dangerous, they need to be kept asleep when not active, and they MURDER SO GOOD. " "yeah well mine can shoot yours dead from miles away even through fog. " "MINE WOULD EXPLODE YOUR ALLS assassins BRAINs JUST BY BEING ON THE SAME PLANET WITH PSYCHIC BURSTSSS" .... "Yeah well your guys would still die from my harvested Catachan frogs." XDD this reminds me of how me and my cousins would talk

[@piksi4590]

Aaaah, perfection. Soon, you'll drop three hour long sermons Baldermort's style 😂 🎉

[@erictaylor2952]

I heard that there was a assassin named spear?,who could track & kill his targets by a sample of blood.

[@Jabberwokee]

Frickin’ Eversore, surprised none of them have ever been recorded turning to Khorne

[@KakashiHatake-sv1vb]

Is there a playlist you use for the background music?

[@iamdinkel]

Ambition must be struck down when it affects billions and trillions. Beautiful voice of the 41st, and the distraction when the focus of the goal removes the point of humanity removes the reason. There is love in the universe, it doesn’t matter but it does give the individuals meaning in the Imperium.

[@oskar630]

What software are you using for the voice please?

[@Riri_734]

Can wait for the Deathcult Assassin companion for Rogue Trader.

[@ChrisToefurBackCashGrab]

Good to hear your voice ;)

[@epiendless1128]

To truly understand the horror of the Eversor, consider: it's 1 December, and they've just finished thawing out Mariah for Christmas.

[@JohnRoy-nx1fu]

I’ve got all but callidus assassin because the 1st two times I did have her, she fell apart at the glue contact points so I accepted defeat & gave up on her. When, if I dc buy another model I’ll take my good old time with her

[@kennethquinnies6023]

What do you think of Necron Quantum asassins?

[@wintermute7378]

Imagin a target or scenario where a team of one member from each temple is assembled...

[@TheCheeseslice9]

Just wanted to say thank you for listening to the men and women of the imperium that listen to this bespoken scholar.

[@d.i.l.l.i.g.a.f.594]

Had a table top game against my older bro years ago. Me - hive tyrant, 20+ hormagaunts , 20+ termagauts thingys and few swarms tiny bugs things My bro - only one 5 man scout squad space marines, that i could see. I was like ???? 🤔hmmmm My bro was like hehehe😈 "you can go first"..... I did one turn, his assassin popped out killed my hive tyrants game over. Tyranids had no hive mind😭 Moral of story take more than one big Creature 😂🤣 (Only had a small army btw, didnt get much pocket money, back in the day when i was a weee lad😂)

[@user-eh4gf7gj6w]

What's the book with the rogue temple?

[@MrCrystalwarrior1]

Does anyone else remember the early days of WH40k that featured the storyline "War of the Assassins" where the entire assassin order went to war with itself over the two proposed new grandmasters of the Ordo Assassinorum? Apparently the Imperial Palace itself became a battlefield of warring factions of assassins, who fought for whichever Grand Assassin they were favouring at the time. Fantastic story, and one that would make a truly awesome game within the WH40k game system. Imagine something like Kill Team or regular WH40k, only using assassins instead of Astra Militarum/Adeptus Astartes or any other army :-)

[@dennishogan5696]

At first this sounded like E.Y.E divine cybermancy

[@MrCrystalwarrior1]

@@dennishogan5696 I have no idea what E.Y.E is. I just remember the early days when Rogue Trader was still in its infancy, and they were writing amazing stories about the Imperial History and background, before it became what we know as WH40K today. I still remember the Mad max style game they had, called Dark Future (I have the two novels by jack Yeovil, Demon Download and Krokodil Tears, which are still fun to read today), and how White Dwarf had D&D scenarios and minis painted from other manufacturers, many done by John Blanche himself, and other painters who used both oil and enamel paints, as acrylic paints weren't as popular then. White Dwarf used to have little storylines before their articles, which were often more exciting than the articles themselves. Then again, I've been in the hobby since 1972, so remember quite a lot more of the early Rogue Trader days than many do today.

[@menusdenus2841]

Please do the imperial fist

[@bees6273]

Yesss

[@fadelsukoco3092]

Honestly, the fact that the Imperium was willing to lure in Chaos forces to the planet that the Maerorus subject was hiding in to flush her out, and presumably at least suspecting some amount of the unpredictability that such an encounter would result in, this honestly seemed liked a situation in which a pre-emptive Exterminatus would actually be justified. Given that the assassin temple was an assassin temple, meaning that it had some level of influence in the Imperium (to be able to authorize the transfer and selling of STCs and stuff as part of their failed deal with the Admech for example), it should've been straightforward enough for them to get into contact with someone that had Exterminatus authority (like an inquisitor or chapter master) and convince them to carry it out, using the justification that the Maerorus was really the result of Chaos experimentation made by a Chaos group that had *absolutely nothing to do with the assassin temple itself haha yes really trust us bro* in order to give just enough information to convince them that it is a threat that warrants Exterminatus given the implications of the experiment's abilities.

[@joshuaf.3723]

What happened to Attenborough??

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

Cease and desist awhile ago

[@TheUnknownLegend1234]

There's a community post detailing it.

[@jewishbaker]

This voice bro 👏👏 always top class content but this is the voice for me 😅

[@houseofbroke]

We've got an UltraMegaSuperAssassin located on a planet. Let's seed chaos elements with our full support into the society to create ... chaos ... then we'll put Inquisitors to investigate the chaos elements then we'll use an Imperial assassin to murder the Inquisitors and blame it on the Chaos elements in order to force the ultimate assassin threat to the Empire to come out of hiding and then we'll send in an entire Space Marine legion to kill the ultimate threat assassin (and clean up the chaos elements that we seeded onto the planet). What do you think? (silence with occasional insects chirping in the background) Or ... we could just order an Exterminatus to the world and send in the army to sort through the ashes. (roaring applause and approval). If it's a threat to the Empire, just burn the planet. Other planets have been destroyed for far less, so ... Keep it simple.

[@ashholenyc1312]

4:22 Can you tell me more about these assassin gays?

[@SuicidelG]

I don't get it... the imperium seems to tweak the human genome constantly... why do the adeptus mechanicus consider it heresay?

[@blooddrawer]

adamus's thing of cutting off heads sounds a lot liek demon slayer ngl

[@anonme2348]

I want to hear this new narrator give the Warboss Script.

[@ted5567]

Everser

[@CaptainSnackbar]

i miss David Attenborough's voice :(

[@Vagolyk]

The Official Assassin Temples™.

[@robertbritt3129]

What about hash'hash'ins

[@Von_Langstein]

I heard they are pretty high among imperials

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

Also ass-ass-ins Warriors well versed in the utilization of their massive asses as great hammers, the “in” refers to your fate of being crushed into a human Tin can. No doubt to feed the next, more faithful human who finds your remains.

[@scottyelder8351]

- I killed a God " Night Haunter's assassin

[@jayuppercase3398]

Set the speed to 1.25

[@1noduncle]

Your worst nightmare.

[@KingZealotTactics]

No more Attenborough lore? me sad....... : (

[@GurenPlasma]

Why are the Imperial Assassins

[@user-db8hq8fe9v]

Ngl, this voice is p cool

[@sharrowkin1360]

In answer to your question in the thumbnail "Who are Inmperial Assassins?" - Well, my ex-wife for one.

[@TheLastRaven]

A simple task perhaps.

[@robinmiller1989]

Ass......assin🎉

[@absynthminded]

OK. So much respect for this project.. Accept my style observations as but one opinion, dripping in awe and appreciation. An Imperial Orator should have significantly more robust lung capacity.. The Breathing, the inhales and 'breaths' between points of commentary.. seem, sharp?, pronounced? somewhat labored? The content is fantastic. I want David back tho, and I know you had a solid argument of fair use. Just don't use Dave's name.

[@Mc12136]

Sounds like Russia

[@Scholarslore]

Never know who is really sending these assassins

[@soulin11]

The last few videos are soooo long. I know that you can’t shorten endlessly but maybe make it two parts? I love your videos but especially recently your video format changed often and dramatically. Again I love how the lore is presented here but 4 videos ago you had the 9min video about agriworlds and now two 40 minute banger.

[@Theembodimentchannel]

You’re overusing the word “incredibly”, otherwise great stuff

[@Sapeidra]

Every time I read "can evolve to anything" it just feels like lazy writing, like the low IQ get out of writing prison card. Legienstrasse takes its place here together with Tyranids and SC Zerg and some Marvel characters.

[@fonzdevries4575]

Too many damn adds👎👎👎👎

[@tommiatkins3443]

When you think about it, if Hitler, Stalin, Pol pot, Napoleon or Trump....were in fear of a efficient bullet. Would they modify their behaviour?

[@somerandomguy4240]

Am I the only who gets distracted by the breathing? The new voice is cool and all but, hearing an A.I. breath is kinda.. unnerving.

[@SphenForTheWin]

Please no AI narrator.