What Really Happens When a Hive World Runs Out of Food in WH40K

In the Warhammer 40K universe, Hive Worlds are colossal cities where billions struggle to survive under the crushing heel of the Imperium. These planets demand endless supplies of food, yet produce almost none themselves. So what happens when the shipments stop? When the granaries run dry? When billions of mouths are left with nothing to eat?

The answer is far darker than starvation.

Civilians turn on each other, cannibal cults emerge, and desperate masses riot for crumbs. The Administratum enforces brutal rationing, Arbites unleash executions, and Chaos preys on the dying hope of the population. Soon, noble houses abandon entire sectors, and the hungry begin devouring the dead—or the living.

And when the situation spirals beyond control, the Imperium has one final solution:

Exterminatus.

This is not just hunger.
This is the collapse of civilization on a planetary scale.
Welcome to the terrifying truth behind a Hive World’s final days.

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