>>14786677I'd prefer a 50k, where the war is at endgame. Each race is battered and bloodied, but, because all their enemies are also on the brink of defeat, there is a strong, powerful glimmer of hope.
Finally, after thousands upon thousands of years, the fate of the galaxy may be decided upon forever.
Gone is the grim dark age, the stagnancy and lack of progress.
The Imperium have shaken off the binds of superstition after a race-wide vision of the Emporer to guide them, and now have almost Tau-level tech. Their numbers have been scythed dramatically by millenia of conflict, the noble Space Marines rumoured to be at nearly Pre-Heresy strength.
The Ruinous Powers have almost been completely annihilated, by both the Grey Knights, and the subtle changes in the warp thanks to the Emperor's resurgence . Only by their slaughterous victory can they once again rise in power.
The Orks have been systematically reduced to a mere sector by Tau and Imperial hunters, driving them into a level of Waaagh! previously unknown.
The Eldar have made a last stand against their dread brethen, the Dark Eldar, and the two races begin their final battle.
The Tau Empire has reached it's zenith, though it's sheer size is causing it to fall apart. Only by destroying the last external resistance can they stand unified in the Greater Good.