The Council of Nikaea

Ordained by the highest echelons of the Magisterum Imperialis, the Council of Nikaea took the form of a consistorial court presided over by the Emperor Himself as final arbiter of justices, though He took no part?in either the debate or the voting that followed it. Of the many great offices of the Imperium's bureaucracy and chambers militant of the Great Crusade, a vast throng of delegates attended, with perhaps more than 10,000 souls bearing witness to the proceedings. First among these were the Primarchs of the Legiones Astartes and the High Lords of the Terran Council, as well as representatives of the Martian Mechanicum and the various Ordos Telepathica and Scholastica Psykana. It also included many representatives of lesser Imperial institutions —including the author of this record— and many thousands of other servants and functionaries of the courts of Terra, and it was rare indeed for any meeting on such a scale to be convened outside of the Segmentum Solar. Such was the pomp and ceremony that accompanied the Council, few could mistake the importance of the gathering, and the opening ceremonies alone lasted for several days and cost the Imperial treasury a sum equal to the tithe of an entire sector.

尼凱亞會議是由人類帝國最高級別的官員們主辦的一次會議，會議采取了（宗教）監(jiān)督法庭的形式，由帝皇親自主持并作為最終的裁決者——盡管他并未參加討論與隨后的投票。帝國官僚體系的許多重要部門和大遠征的軍事部門派出了一支龐大的代表團參加會議，可能有超過一萬人見證了會議進程。其中地位最為尊貴的是阿斯塔特軍團的列位原體、泰拉議會的高領主們，以及火星機械神教、星語廳和靈能學院的代表們。參會者還包括來自帝國下級機構的眾多代表（這份記錄的作者本人就是其中之一），以及數千名其他侍者和泰拉宮廷的工作人員們。在太陽星域之外的地區(qū)召開如此規(guī)模的會議實屬罕見。伴隨這次會議而來的典禮和排場極為恢宏，幾乎沒人會搞錯這次聚會的重要性，僅僅開幕典禮一項就持續(xù)了數天，帝國為此消耗的財費總和相當于一整個星區(qū)上繳的十一稅。

As with all such gatherings of the great and mighty, the Council of Nikaea was much more than a simple venue for the discussion of a single issue, even one so weighty as the fate of battle psykers within the vast armies of the Imperium and the Legiones Astartes in particular. In attendance were the lords of planets and sectors upon whom the weight of evidence bore, the directors of vast bureaucratic empires, and masters of hungry armies and far-voyaging fleets, all brought together in one place for a brief and momentous time. As the spectacle of the opening ceremonies unfolded, agreements were struck and webs of patronage woven in the shadows, and as the foremost lords of the Imperium sat in judgement over the Librarius and by extension the Thousand Sons, wider alliances were bought and sold in the distant galleries of the hall. Indeed, in the wake of the Council and the departure of its guests, as the host of servitors and menials began the month-long cleaning operation afterwards, no few corpses were discovered in discrete corners of the halls of Nikaea, testament to rivalries settled and grudges laid to rest.

就像所有的此類高官顯貴的聚會一樣，尼凱亞會議絕非是討論單一問題的簡單場所——哪怕是（決定）帝國的龐大軍隊，尤其是阿斯塔特軍團中戰(zhàn)斗靈能者們的命運這個極為沉重的議題。出席這場會議的有持有著大量（相關）證據的行星與星區(qū)領主們，龐大官僚體系帝國的主管們，以及饑渴好戰(zhàn)的軍隊與遠航艦隊的統(tǒng)御者們，所有人都為了這個短暫而重要的時刻而被聚集在一起。隨著壯觀的開幕式，各方達成著協(xié)議，也在暗中編織著互惠互利的（關系）網絡;當帝國最位高權重的領主們審判智庫（制度），并將審判范圍擴大到千子軍團身上時，更為廣泛的聯盟們也在會議大廳遠處的走廊中被收買和出賣著。事實上，在會議結束，參會客人們動身離開之后，當成群的機仆和仆人們開始進行長達一個月的清理作業(yè)時，他們在尼凱亞會議廳（各個）互不相連的角落處發(fā)現了不少的尸體，它們就是與會各方解決爭端和平息怨恨的證據。

Though a full listing of those who attended this momentous gathering and the many far-reaching implications of their individual actions is beyond the scope of this treatise, it may be considered useful to some readers, especially those who did not experience firsthand those glory days of the Imperium, to have at their disposal a concise list of the most important of those who made their voices known during the Council at Nikaea: the Primarchs and those of full consular rank of the Terran Court or higher present, and their respective positions which they took on the central debate. For the sake of completeness, also noted separately are those Primarchs of the Legiones Astartes who were not present and their known or believed stance on the issue of battle psykers in the Legions:

雖然關于那些參加此次盛會的人員以及他們個人行為所造成的諸多深遠影響的完整列表并不在拙作的記錄范圍之內，但對于某些讀者，尤其是那些并未親身經歷帝國輝煌歲月的讀者們而言，向他們提供一份那些已知在曾尼凱亞會議上發(fā)過聲的最重要人物的簡潔名單以供使用可能是有用處的：諸位原體和來自泰拉宮廷與更高級別部門的全權領事官們，而且還附加了他們在核心討論中所采取的立場。為了完整起見，我還單獨列出了那些沒有出席會議的阿斯塔特軍團原體們，以及他們對軍團中戰(zhàn)斗靈能者問題的已知或據信立場

Those Present at the Council of Nikaea's Known Stance on the use of Psykers in the Legiones Astartes

尼凱亞會議參會者對于在阿斯塔特軍團中使用靈能者的已知立場

The Emperor: Even in these latter years, it is frowned upon to speculate at the Emperor's hidden plans, and it is impossible to accurately guess His intentions for the conclave.

帝皇：哪怕是在近些年，猜測帝皇的隱秘計劃也是不被允許的。而且我們也不可能正確猜測出他進行這場秘密會議的意圖。

Malcador the Sigillite, High Proconsul Imperialis: Unknown

掌印者馬卡多，帝國高級執(zhí)政官：未知

Kelbor-Hal, Fabricator-General of?Mars: Vehemently against

凱爾博-哈爾，火星鑄造將軍：激烈反對

Lords Militant Tabor Ludovicia and Haldane Ma'lon,Muster of the Imperialis Auxilia: Openly favoured neither side

軍務領主塔波爾 盧多維西亞，帝國輔助軍集結官哈爾丹 馬’?。汗_表示不偏向任何一方

Grand Admiral Constansa Suati-Falkan,Imperialis Armada: Vehemently against

帝國無敵艦隊上將康斯坦莎·蘇蒂法爾坎：激烈反對

Occulex-Magister Jalisco de Jerichos Huerta,Ordo Astra Telepathica: Avowed neutrality?

星語廳靈視主管哈利斯科·德?杰里科·韋爾塔：公開表示中立

Constantin Valdor of?the Custodian Guard: Favoured neither side

禁軍統(tǒng)帥康斯坦丁 瓦爾多：公開表示不偏向任何一方

Magnus, Lord of?the XVth Legion: Adamantly in favour?

馬格努斯，第十五軍團之主：堅定支持

Leman Russ, Lord of?the VIth Legion: Vehemently against

黎曼 魯斯，第六軍團之主：激烈反對

Fulgrim, Lord of?the IIIrd Legion: Proponent of their use

福格瑞姆，第三軍團之主：提倡使用戰(zhàn)斗靈能者

Sanguinius, Lord of?the IXth Legion: Proponent of?their use?

圣吉列斯，第九軍團之主：提倡使用戰(zhàn)斗靈能者

Mortarion, Lord of?the XIVth Legion: Vehemently against?

莫塔里安，第十四軍團之主：激烈反對

Corvus Corax, Lord of the XIXth Legion: Favoured the censure of Magnus?

科沃斯 克拉克斯，第十九軍團之主：贊同對于馬格努斯的譴責。

Rogal Dorn, Lord of the VIIth Legion: Known not to favour their use, but priorly on record as not strongly opposing their use in other Legions than his own 一 known however to favour Magnus' censure

羅格 多恩，第七軍團之主：已知羅格 多恩不贊成使用戰(zhàn)斗靈能者。之前有記錄表明，他并不強烈反對在其他軍團使用它們，但他自己的軍團除外——不過他卻贊成對于馬格努斯的譴責

Those Primarchs not Personally Present at the Council of Nikaea's Known Stance on the use of Psykers in the Legiones Astartes

未能親自出席尼凱亞會議的原體們對于在阿斯塔特軍團中使用靈能者的已知立場

Lion El'Jonson, Lord of the Ist Legion: Openly favoured neither side, but known to favour Magnus' censure

萊昂 艾爾’莊森：公開表示不偏向任何一方，但已知他贊成對于馬格努斯的譴責

Perturabo, Lord of the IVth?Legion: Against

佩圖拉博，第四軍團之主：反對

Jaghatai Khan, Lord of the Vth?Legion: Supported their use

察合臺可汗，第五軍團之主：支持使用戰(zhàn)斗靈能者

Konrad Curze, Lord of the VIIIth Legion: Supported their use

康拉德 科茲，第八軍團之主：支持使用戰(zhàn)斗靈能者

Ferrus Manus, Lord of?the Xth Legion: Did not favour their use?

費魯斯 馬努斯，第十軍團之主：不贊成使用戰(zhàn)斗靈能者

Angron, Lord of?the XIIth Legion: Vehemently against

安格隆，第十二軍團之主：激烈反對

Roboute Guilliman,Lord of?the XIIIth Legion: Less vocal proponent of their use??

羅伯特 基里曼，第十三軍團之主：委婉表示提倡使用戰(zhàn)斗靈能者

Horus, Warmaster of?the Imperium: Openly favoured neither side

荷魯斯，帝國戰(zhàn)帥：公開表示不偏向任何一方

Lorgar, Lord of the XVIIth Legion: Supported their use

珞珈，第十七軍團之主：支持使用戰(zhàn)斗靈能者

Vulkan, Lord of?the XVIIIth Legion: Supported their use

伏爾甘，第十八軍團之主：支持使用戰(zhàn)斗靈能者

Alpharius, Lord of?the XXth Legion: Supported their use

阿爾法瑞斯，第二十軍團之主：支持使用戰(zhàn)斗靈能者