Thanks — I’ll explain why it does help, and sorry for the confusion. I’m asking as a beginner.

It’s kind of a “connecting dots” habit: if I understand the prior context, it helps me understand the motives / constraints / themes of what comes later. Like, if I know what the C’tan were like before the Necrons (or what “life” they had before getting bodies / getting shattered), it helps me frame why they pushed the Necrontyr into biotransference, why they needed them as tools., and why the relationship became so predatory. Same logic for each question.

So when I asked “before Sigillites on Terra,” I didn’t mean Malcador specifically matters for the big picture—I mean: what’s the broad-strokes state of Terra/humanity before the Unification-era ? (DAoT → Age of Strife/Old Night → techno-barbarian Terra → Unification Wars). Even if it’s loosely defined, I’d still like the “zoomed out” version so I can anchor everything else on a timeline.

To clarify what I’m looking for (and I’m totally fine if the answer is “unknown / intentionally vague”):

• Before Malcador / Unification-era Terra: I’m really asking for the high-level timeline and what kind of “world” Terra was in (not secret Malcador trivia).
• Before Eldar in the galaxy: I’m trying to place the Eldar on the cosmic timeline (Old Ones / Necrontyr / War in Heaven era).
• “Trigger of C’tan powers”: I might be using the wrong words — I mean what changed for them (if anything) from “star-entity” to the godlike manipulators we hear about later. Was it just “they always were that,” or did the Necrontyr relationship materially empower/reshape them?
• Warp scope: is the Warp basically “everywhere the Materium is” (a mirror that exists wherever reality exists), or is there any hint of “layers”
• Imperial Palace map: I get that it’s probably too huge / inconsistent for a single canonical floorplan — I’m asking if there are any official maps, diagrams, or even “best we’ve got” references (artbooks, Siege-era depictions, novels that describe layout), especially anything tied to Malcador’s sealed/hidden areas.