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*''';Armistos''':These officers were charged with maintaining, categorizing, requisitioning, and dispensing the vast arsenals of a Space Marine Legion. Beyond this, they worked to improve the weaponry of the Legion and ran simulations and field augmented tests. The skill required of an 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|7d}}

*''';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 [[Paragon 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|7f}}

*''';Chaplain'''

The Chaplain Order, established towards the end of the Great Crusade, was intended to create a cadre of fearsome :Fearsome veteran warriors who would enforce a cohesion of doctrine and 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|7e}}

*'''Dark Emissary''';DelegatusA rank established for the [[Sons of Horus]] during the [[Horus Heresy]], they :These officers were charged tasked with ensuring their [[Primarch]]specific missions by a Legion's allies and servants remained unquestioningly loyal high command, allowing them to himact with full authority. The Dark Emissaries also guided the Warmaster's forces with their strategic experience and served as a paragon of skill and martial prowessAs such, that every member of the Sons of Horus should strive towards. However they would also serve as executioners for anyone that failed to live up to could mobilize the their exacting PrimarchLegion's expectations or displayed seditious intentions. These could be carried out by the Dark Emissaries' [[Staff of Dark Authority]]resources, deploy assets independently, and perform vital strategic missions.{{Fn|86a}}

*'''Delegatus''';EsoteristThese officers were tasked with specific missions by a Legion's high command, allowing them :Members of the [[Librarius (Fortress-monastery)|Librarius]] who returned to act their studies with full authority. As such, they could mobilize or without the Legion's resources, deploy assets independently, blessing of their Primarch and perform vital strategic missionsdelved into forbidden lore that saw common use on the battlefield.{{Fn|6a1a}}

*'''Esoterist''';Forge LordMembers :Masters of the machine and foundry, Forge Lords are the most experienced and skilful of the Legion’s [[Librarius (Fortress-monastery)|LibrariusTechmarine]] who returned s. These warrior-smiths are skilled battle-leaders as much as they are artisans of war, and are often appointed to their studies with or without the blessing command of their Primarch Legion detachments comprised largely of tanks and delved into forbidden lore that saw common use on the battlefieldarmoured vehicles or battle-automata, as well as serving as stewards to a Legion’s Dreadnoughts.{{Fn|1a7a}}

*'''Forge Lord''';HeraldMasters :These officers carried the official banner of the machine and foundrytheir lords, Forge Lords are the most experienced and skilful of the Legion’s [[Techmarine]]sbe they Primarch or otherwise. These warrior-smiths are skilled battle-leaders as much as they are artisans of war, They often oversaw and are often appointed to undertook the command interests of Legion detachments comprised largely of tanks and armoured vehicles or battle-automatatheir Legions in key missions, acting most commonly as well as serving as stewards to a Legion’s Dreadnoughts.emissaries{{Fn|7a7c}}

*'''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|7c}} *''';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|7b}}

*''';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|7b}}

*''';Moritat'''

:Cold-blooded murderers who fought with a suicidal fervour.{{Fn|5}}

*''';Mortificator''':These specialized [[Techmarine]]s were responsible for their Legion's [[Dreadnought]]s. 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|1c}}

*''';Pathfinder''':Within the ranks of the Legions at the time of the outbreak of the Horus Heresy there were few remaining [[Space Marine Scout|Scout]] cohorts, with most companies equipped with scout armour long since reassigned to [[Reconnaissance Squad|Reconnaissance]] detachments.{{Fn|7c}}

*''';Opsequiari'''

:A rank of disciplinary officer.

*''';Praevian'''

:On the field of battle they marched at the forefront of [[Battle-Automata]] forces, guiding them through the engagement{{Fn|6c}}

*''';Primus Medicae'''

:High officers of the Legion [[Apothecarion]], the primus medicae of a Legion ensures 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.{{Fn|7a}}

*''';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 artefacts and weapons and openly sought prohibited lore in the hope that it would provide wisdom capable of combating the Daemonic.{{Fn|1b}}

*'''Saboteur''';Siege-BreakerA rank used by the [[Alpha Legion]], Saboteur Consuls were expert assassins, masters :The wreckers of misdirection cities and infiltrators who fortresses, Siege Breakers were dedicated officers whose specialty is applied to upending their enemies' best-laid plansthe destruction of strategic targets. They were so skilled, that Saboteurs could stroll into the ranks of their opponents without revealing themselves and cause havoc behind enemy lines or eliminate high-ranking targets by using their equipment of a sling often placed in command of explosive devices, a [[Power Dagger]], armoured spearhead assaults and an [[Astartes Shotgun]]. Saboteur Consuls trump cardfrontline artillery units, though, was preferring to closely observe their ability to undertake '''False Colours''' operations.work rather than sat back behind the rear{{Fn|97d}}

*'''Siege Breaker''';WarmongerThe wreckers of cities and fortresses, Siege Breakers :These [[Centurion (Rank)|Centurions]] were hardened commanders who were officers whose specialty is applied much respected for their willingness to heroically throw themselves and their men into the destruction of strategic targets. They were often placed in command of armoured spearhead assaults toughest resistance, and frontline artillery units, preferring are entrusted to closely observe their work rather than sat back behind prosecute shock assaults which crush the rearfoe in a single action.{{Fn|7d1a}}

*===Legion-Specific Consuls=== ;Dark Emissary:A rank established for the [[Sons of Horus]], they were charged with ensuring their [[Primarch]]'s allies and servants remained unquestioningly loyal to him. The Dark Emissaries also guided the Warmaster's forces with their strategic experience and served as a paragon of skill and martial prowess. However they would also serve as executioners for anyone that failed to live up to the their exacting Primarch'Stormseer's expectations or displayed seditious intentions. These could be carried out by the Dark Emissaries'[[Staff of Dark Authority]].{{Fn|8}}  ;Saboteur:A rank used by the [[Alpha Legion]], Saboteur Consuls were expert assassins, masters of misdirection and infiltrators who were dedicated to upending their enemies'best-laid plans. They were so skilled, that Saboteurs could stroll into the ranks of their opponents without revealing themselves and cause havoc behind enemy lines or eliminate high-ranking targets by using their equipment of a sling of explosive devices, a [[Power Dagger]], and an [[Astartes Shotgun]].{{Fn|9}} ;Stormseer

:A [[librarian]] from the [[White Scars]] Legion.{{Fn|4}} *'''Warmonger'''These [[Centurion (Rank)|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|1a}}

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