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[[Image:DACalth*'''Armistos'''These officers were charged with maintaining, categorizing, requisitioning, and dispensing the vast arsenals of a Space Marine Legion.jpg|thumb|right|330px|A [[Consul-Chaplain]] Beyond this, they worked to improve the weaponry of the [[Word Bearer]]s]]*[[Legion and ran simulations and field augmented tests. The skill required of an Armistos Consul|Armistos]]was much sought after by the Master of the Arsenal, and the most prized candidates were those of level temperament who are not apt to charge into the fray but are capable of supporting and supplying their Battle-Brothers without desire for aggrandizement.{{Fn|17d}} *'''Champion'''Chosen from the best blades of the Legion, a Champion bears the honour of their chapter or company in battle, and is armed with a [[Champion Consul|ChampionParagon Blade]]. Their sworn task is to seek out the foe’s mightiest warriors, and slay them as an object lesson in the Imperium’s superiority.{{Fn|27f}}{{Main|Champion Consul}} *[[Consul-'''Chaplain|'''The Chaplain]]Order, established towards the end of the Great Crusade, was intended to create a cadre of fearsome veteran warriors who would enforce a cohesion of doctrinenand belief in the scattered and increasingly idiosyncratic Legions, far from Terra. Theirs was a mortuary symbol of sacrifice graven in the form of an ornate staff, mace or axe: the Crozius Arcanum, which served as both a badge of office and a deadly weapon.{{Fn|27e}} *[[Consul-'''Delegatus|Delegatus]]'''These officers were tasked with specific missions by a Legion's high command, allowing them to act with full authority. As such, they could mobilize the Legion's resources, deploy assets independently, and perform vital strategic missions.{{Fn|26}} *[['''Esoterist]]'''They were members of the Librarius who returned to their studies with or without the blessing of their Primarch and delved into forbidden lore that saw common use on the battlefield{{Fn|25a}} *[['''Forge Lord]]'''Masters of the machine and foundry, Forge Lords are the most experienced and skilful of the Legion’s Techmarines. These warrior-smiths are skilled battle-leaders as much as they are artisans of war, and are often appointed to the command of Legion detachments comprised largely of tanks and armoured vehicles or battle-automata, as well as serving as stewards to a Legion’s Dreadnoughts.{{Fn|27a}} *[['''Herald]]'''These officers carried the official banner of their lords, be they Primarch or otherwise. They often oversaw and undertook the interests of their Legions in key missions, acting most commonly as emissaries{{Fn|27c}} *[[Librarian]]For many years the Legions maintained cadres of battle-psykers in their ranks, warriors who fused these esoteric powers with a Space Marine’s superhuman physical power. They used powers such as [[Divination]], [[Pyromancy]], [[Telekinesis]], [[Telepathy]], [[Thaumaturgy]], and were equipped with a [[Psychic Hood]].{{Fn|27b}} *[['''Master of Signals'''The Master of Signals]]is a strategic and communications specialist capable of interpreting and directing the flow of battle around them, and calling in support strikes from distant batteries and orbiting vessels.{{Fn|27b}} *[['''Moritat]]'''Cold-blooded murderers who fought with a suicidal fervor{{Fn|28}}{{Main|Moritat}} *[['''Mortificator Consul|Mortificator]]'''These specialized Techmarines were responsible for their Legion's Dreadnoughts. They showed a near fanatical devotion to their charge of managing the Legion's honored dead, and in some cases went so far as to contravene the tenets of the Cult Mechanicus adopted by the Masters of the Forge. A Mortificator's primary duties included the protection during slumber and rousing during war of the Legion's Dreadnoughts, and when necessary, extends to the controlling of those Dreadnoughts too asleep or too choleric to be considered wholly sane.{{Fn|25b}} *[['''Legion Pathfinder|Pathfinder]]'''Within the ranks of the Legions at the time of the outbreak of the Horus Heresy there were few remaining Scout cohorts, with most companies equipped with scout armour long since reassigned to Reconnaissance Marine detachments. Those few that remain are often veterans of over a century of war in the most hostile terrain known to humanity, and the last Pathfinders are the unchallenged experts on combat in this field.{{Fn|27c}} *'''Opsequiari'''A special rank from the [[Consul-Opsequiari|OpsequiariSpace Wolves]]Legion.{{FnMain|2Consul-Opsequiari}} *'''Praevian'''On the field of battle they marched at the forefront of [[Consul Praevian|PraevianBattle-Automata]]forces, guiding them through the engagement{{Fn|26c}}{{Main|Champion Consul}} *'''Primus Medicae'''High officers of the Legion [[Primus MedicaeApothecarion]], the primus medicae of a Legion hold the onerous duties of both ensuring the battle-readiness and physical wellbeing of their battle-brothers. This is an authority which none but a Primarch or his chosen deputy can overrule, and such warriors are dedicated to preserving the gene-seed of the Legion from loss or contamination at any cost, even that of their lives{{Fn|27a}} *[['''Primus Nullificator Consul|Primus Nullificator]]'''These warriors were pioneers of early attempts by the Legiones Astartes to counter the Daemonic once the spawn of the Warp began to appear in number during the Heresy. They sanctioned research into esoteric artifacts and weapons and openly sought prohibited lore in the hope that it would provide wisdom capable of combating the Daemonic.{{Fn|25c}} *[['''Siege Breaker]]'''The wreckers of cities and fortresses, Siege Breakers were officers whose specialty is applied to the destruction of strategic targets. They were often placed in command of armored spearhead assaults and frontline artillery units, preferring to closely observe their work rather than sat back behind the rear{{Fn|27d}} *'''Stormseer'''{{Fn|4}}A [[Stormseer Consul|Stormseerlibrarian]] (from the [[White Scars]])Legion.{{FnMain|4Stormseer}} *[['''Warmonger Consul|Warmonger]]'''These Centurions were hardened commanders who were much respected for their willingness to heroically throw themselves and their men into the toughest resistance, and are entrusted to prosecute shock assaults which crush the foe in a single action.{{Fn|25a}}
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[[Image:DACalth.jpg|thumb|right|330px|A [[Consul-Chaplain]] of the [[Word Bearer]]s]]
'''Legiones Consularis''', or '''Consuls''', were a rank bestowed to [[Centurion (Rank)|Space Marine Centurion]]s during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]].
==Known types of Consuls==
==Miniatures==
*{{Endn|3}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/04/13/the-librarian-consul-boils-space-marines-with-warp-lightning-even-if-the-emperor-says-not-to/ Warhammer Community: The Librarian Consul Boils Space Marines With Warp Lightning, Even if the Emperor Says Not To (posted 13/4/2023)] (last accessed 13/4/2023)
*{{Endn|4}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/11/09/master-the-meteorological-with-the-mystical-white-scars-stormseer-consul/ Warhammer Community: Master the Meteorological With the Mystical White Scars Stormseer Consul (Posted on 09/11/2023)] (Last accessed on 09/11/2023)
*{{Endn|5}}:[[The Horus Heresy Book Eight]]**{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 290**{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 292**{{Endn|5c}}: pg. 292*{{Endn|6}}:[[The Horus Heresy Book Six]]**{{Endn|6a}}: pg.233**{{Endn|6b}}: pg.234**{{Endn|6c}}: pg.232*{{Endn|7}}:[[Liber Astartes]]**{{Endn|7a}}: pg. 111**{{Endn|7b}}: pg. 105**{{Endn|7c}}: pg. 110**{{Endn|7d}}: pg. 112**{{Endn|7e}}: pg. 109**{{Endn|7f}}: pg. 108*{{Endn|8}}:[[The Horus Heresy Book Three - Extermination]], pg. 153
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