Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-37.152.33.225-20131111163502/@comment-37.152.33.225-20131218125518

@96 - lol, you'ev read my mind again! This is what I think would make such a great story and why it should be written in; The fact that on the surface the return of a loyalist Primarch would be a joyous occasion, in reality it could actually end up weakening the Imperium.

As you said, most likely the High Lords and the Inquisition would be most obviously in opposition and suspicous of any returned Primacrh, regardless of the thoughts of the masses. It would therefore take one of the most patriotic and resolute to masterfully balance the situation and prevent civil war - theres your book right there.

However, if Guilliman were to return and be healed, it would have to really be due to the return of another loyalist, preventing Guilliman from feasibly being the first to return. So another good story, could be Russ returning from the warp. Finding the Imperium in its current state he seeks to cure the Emperor with energy he has found in the warp. This doesn't work on the Emperor but works on Guilliman.

Just an idea but I think that it would make sense for any of the returned loyalists to try and heal Guilliman, as most of the others simply would not want to help rule the Imperium for varying reasons, except maybe Vulkan. What do you think?