The Astronomican was originally constructed inM30in preparation for theGreat Crusade. TheEmperorbrought in large numbers ofTech-Priestsand drafted much of Terra's population for the gargantuan task of constructing theChamber of the Astronomicanat theForbidden Fortress. At the time of its construction, the Astronomican was the single largest structure on Terra, though this would later be surpassed by theImperial Palace. In the days of the Great Crusade, the Astronomican was powered by the Emperor's own psychic might directly. Without the beacon of the Astronomican to guide their ships through the Warp, Imperial armies would not have been able to enact the Great Crusade.
星炬最初是在M30建造的，为大远征做准备。帝皇带来了大量的技术神甫，并征召了泰拉的大部分人口，以完成在禁忌要塞建造星炬的艰巨任务。在建造时，星炬是泰拉上最大的建筑，尽管后来被皇宫超越。在大远征的日子里，星炬直接由帝皇自己的灵能力量提供动力。如果没有星炬的灯塔来引导他们的船只通过亚空间，帝国军队就无法发动大远征。

After the Heresy, the Emperor became interred within the Golden Throne and required increasing numbers of Psyker sacrifices to maintain the Astronomican. Today, the Astronomican is powered by ten thousand psykers trained by the Adeptus Astronomica. The omnipotent will of the Emperor constantly directs this energy across around fifty thousand light years of the Galaxy. Although the Emperor does not provide the energy of the beacon, only He has the psychic power to handle such immense energy and direct it across the Galaxy. The psykers who power the Astronomican are recruited into the organisation through the Adeptus Astra Telepathica. They are initiated into the Adeptus Astronomica as Acolytes, and taught how to use their powers, philosophy, the meaning of their lives, and the Lore of the Astronomican. Some achieve a mystic state, gaining the status of Chosen. It is these Chosen who are eventually called to serve in the Chamber of the Astronomican. Here they fuel the Astronomican beacon with their psychic energies; as their powers are drained the Chosen slowly fade and die. Up to one hundred Psykers die each day powering the Astronomican.
叛乱之后，帝皇被安置在黄金王座内，并要求越来越多的灵能者献祭来维持星炬。今天，星炬由星炬庭训练的一万名灵能者提供动力。帝皇的全能意志不断地将这种能量引导到银河系大约五万光年的范围内。虽然帝皇没有提供灯塔的能量，但只有他有灵能力量来处理如此巨大的能量并将其引导到整个银河系。为星炬提供动力的灵能者通过星语庭招募到该组织中。他们作为侍从被引入星炬庭，并被教导如何使用他们的力量、哲学、生命的意义和星炬的知识。有些人达到了神秘的状态，获得了受选者的地位。正是这些被选中的人最终被召唤到星炬庭任职。在这里，他们用他们的灵能能量为星炬灯塔供能；随着他们的力量被耗尽，受选者慢慢衰弱并死亡。每天有多达一百名灵能者为星炬提供动力。

帝国每天烧一千个灵能者这个数字是哪里来的？还有就是这些灵能者到底是烧给谁了，是拿去给星炬供能了还是被某个不可名状的恐怖尸皇给吞噬了以维持自身存在了？(审判庭警告⚠️)

这是有人告诉我的第九版军书设定，也就是说灵能者的牺牲压根没有什么魂归黄金王座，而是直接被金色大只佬给吞了(额，也算是魂归黄金王座了？)，帝国每天消耗的灵能者是给帝皇疗伤，星炬的能力还是帝皇?

还有就是黄金王座到底是干啥的？帝皇到底是用他疗伤还是抽取自己力量的？

黄金王座本身是个灵能功放，功率是可调的，用不着做到把人烧没那种程度，本来是网道计划成功后拿来放大灵能效果指挥交通的，帝皇老马轮流坐，没事还能下来歇会，小马只是个备选方案。网道一炸，常规手段堵不住洞了，加上泰拉进入混乱状态，地方大人多，必须要靠微操了，只能加大功率，小马不在，老马就撑不住了。其他使用方式也是靠调节功率来实现的。

星矩是星矩，王座是王座，两个地方都要烧人
星矩是专门训练的万人编制灵能者，每天平均有几百人衰竭而死
王座是直接拉人烧，以前是每天1000个（小说人类之主），后来王座开始出毛病，现在消耗是以前四倍（六版总规则书有提，应该还有其他出处）
一般的说法是地黄靠灵能者供能维持生命，小说黑暗之城里的黑豆芽说人类理解错了王座的作用，王座是用来封印亚空间裂隙的，总之灵能者就是给王座供能的

关于凡人灵魂去向，十几年前看过的说法是，普通人类的灵魂太过虚弱，死后就会消散在亚空间洪流里，灵族的灵魂太强消散不了，才需要被保护以免成为色孽的猎物。那么那些灵魂很强的人，黄皮子不保大概真会成为恶魔的玩物

那咒缚军团又是谁的灵魂？

烧了就是烧了，没了。
强如老马不也是被吃干抹净，否则这个档次的灵能强人就算“死”了也不会消停的。
帝皇吞了一万年灵能者，也被烧了一万年，现在已经是忒休斯的腐尸了