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#redirect {{ImperiumPortal}}[[Image:Administratum Symbol.jpg|thumb|80px|right|Symbol of the Administratum{{Fn|9b}}]]The '''Adeptus Administratum''' is the administrative and bureaucratic division of the [[Adeptus Terra]], consisting of untold billions of clerks, scribes and administrative staff constantly working to manage the [[Imperium]] at every level, from assembling war fleets to levying taxes. It is the largest of the departments comprising the Adeptus Terra - the mere administration of the [[Imperial Palace]] is estimated to involve over ten billion adepts.{{Fn|1a}} ==Overview==[[Image:Adept of Administratum.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Adept]] of the Administratum{{Fn|9a}}]]The Administratum was created as the Imperial Administration, and was under the control of [[Malcador (Character)|Malcador]], titled the Chief of the Imperial Administration.{{Cite This}} Billions of Administratum officials on [[Terra]] and throughout the [[galaxy]] are constantly carrying out population censuses, working out tithes, recording and archiving information, and the million other things that are necessary for the running of the [[Imperium]]. Such is its immense size and complex bureaucracy that whole Administratum departments have been lost and forgotten. So dogmatically bureaucratic, whole departments of adepts continue to diligently but purposelessly carry out the role their department was founded for, even after the department has become long obsolete. Of all the Imperium's divisions, the Administratum is regarded as the least prestigious, but its high ranking members are among the most powerful men in the Imperium. Despite its massive inefficiency, the Administratum is so integral to the running of the Imperium, that without it, the whole Imperium would grind to a halt. As a result, the [[Master of the Administratum]] is the most powerful member of the [[High Lords of Terra]]. Many Administratum positions are hereditary; parents pass on their ranks and positions to their children, who continue the work that had occupied the lives of their ancestors. Typical Administratum [[adepts]] labour within gargantuan vaults, sitting at logic-engines and can be considered learned by Imperial standards.{{Cite This}} Like other non-combatant servants of the Adeptus Terra, the members of the Administratum wear a monastic style of dress, their habits varying in colour according to rank and area of responsibility. The basic color for the lowliest scribe is black - higher-ranking members have increasingly lighter shades of grey, and eventually pure white.{{Fn|2}} While the Administratum as a whole is primarily responsible for all logistical operations relating to the civil aspects of the Imperium, one of its departments, the [[Departmento Munitorum]] is responsible for the logistics of the [[Imperial Guard]], organising military tithes, troop movements and troop deployment.{{Cite This}} Despite holding sway over untold trillions and managing a galactic bureaucracy, the Administratum's primary method of record keeping and distribution of information is [[Wikipedia: Vellum|Vellum]]. Parchment not only appeals to the dogmatic values and traditionalism of the Administratum, but is also considered a far more secure and cheaper a method of data collection than electronic counterparts such as [[Data-Slate]]s or [[Cogitator]]s while being far more durable than standard paper. Enormous amounts of Vellum is produced from the hides of [[Porcine]] bred on [[Agri-World]]s or artificially grown in bio-vats. Vellum is a prized resource in the Imperium, so much so that inter-agency wars have been fought over it and wealthy familial dynasties solely dedicated to the creation of parchment exist. Legions of Administratum scribes work tirelessly upon Vellum, consuming untold amounts of the parchment in their endless recording of data. It is said that Vellum is the 7th largest import to [[Terra]] in sheer weight due to the demands of the Imperial bureaucracy. The Administratum itself seems aware of the inefficiency of written record over more modern methods, but nonetheless does not change.{{Fn|11}} ==Divisions of the Administratum==[[Image:Administratum.jpg|thumb|right|200px|An adept of the Administratum{{Fn|1a}}]]The Administratum is comprised of innumerable divisions and offices. Each office or department is involved in some specific aspect of administration, most of them are petty and of little interest.{{Fn|1a}} Known divisions are listed below: *The [[Departmento Munitorum]] - Oversees the massive logistics and management of the [[Imperial Guard]]*The [[Departmento Exacta]] - Oversees the collection of [[Imperial Tithe]]*The [[Estate Imperium]] - Record keeping department{{Fn|7}}*The [[Historical Revision Unit]]{{Fn|1a}} - Revises historical records that may be 'subversive' to Imperial rule*The [[Imperial Fleet]] and its three components: the [[Imperial Navy]], [[Merchant Fleet]], and [[Civil Fleet]].{{Fn|8}}*The [[Logis Strategos]] - Intelligence and threat-analysis agency{{Fn|3}}*The [[Officio Assassinorum]] - Secretive assassination organization{{Fn|8}}*The [[Officio Sabatorum]]{{Cite this}}*The [[Officio Agricultae]] - food management agency*The [[Officio Medicae]] - medical agency*The [[Ordo Tempestus]] - Elite military force that includes [[Tempestus Scions]] and [[Commissars]]{{Cite this}}*The [[Officio Logisticarum]] - Logistical agency that oversaw the [[Indomitus Crusade]]{{Fn|10}}*The [[Tithes Chamber Notaries, sub. Planetary Census (Abhumans)]] - Deals with [[Abhuman]] affairs.{{Fn|8}} ==Ranks and titles of the Administratum==There are countless ranks and titles used within the Administratum; the system is also used within the Adeptus Terra as a whole.{{Fn|1a}} Some examples include: *The [[Master of the Administratum]] - The titular head of the organization and one of the High Lords of Terra{{Fn|1a}}*The '''Master Logisticar''' - Senior position{{Fn|6}}*[[Adept]]us (or Adept) - The title of all members of the Adeptus Terra, from the highest ranking to the most petty of functionaries{{Fn|1a}}*[[Prefect]]us (or Prefect) - Officers and officials{{Fn|1a}}*[[Master (Administratum)|Masters]] - Departmental heads{{Fn|1a}}*[[Ordinate]]s - Minor administrative officials{{Fn|1a}}*[[Curator]]s - Maintains the ancient records of the Imperium; the rank also requires associated historical and linguistic knowledge{{Fn|1b}}*[[Scribe]]s - Lowly functionaries responsible for keeping records{{Fn|1a}}*[[Cipher]]s - Special form of messengers; they memorize dictation with a single scan, repeating it verbatim when they reach their destination; they have no knowledge of the messages they carry{{Fn|1b}}*[[Menial]]s - Lowly non-specialized workers recruited from the non-adept population{{Fn|1b}}*[[Subordinate]]s - Hereditary slaves who serve as engineers, craftsmen, etc, as well as in unskilled occupations{{Fn|1b}} ==Sources==*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex Imperialis (Background Book)]]**{{Endn|1a}}: page 48**{{Endn|1b}}: page 49*{{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]] (1987), pg. 140*{{Endn|3}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Eight - Raid on Kastorel-Novem]], pg. 7*{{Endn|4}}*{{Endn|5}}*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Adeptus Custodes (8th Edition)]], pg.12*{{Endn|7}}: [[Imperial Munitorum Manual (Background Book)]], pg. 3*{{Endn|8}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 139*9: [[Dark Heresy Rulebook]]**{{Endn|9a}}: pg. 44**{{Endn|9b}}: pg. 247*{{Endn|10}}: [[White Dwarf July 2019]] - Indomitus Crusade Fleets*{{Endn|11}}: [[Vaults of Terra: The Hollow Mountain (Novel)]] - Chapter 6{{ImperiumOrg}} [[Category:Administratum| ]][[Category:Imperium]][[de:Adeptus Administratum]][[fr:Adeptus Administratum]]
