3,993
edits
Changes
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
m
no edit summary
===Regimental Hierarchy===
*''[[Uxor|Uxor Primus]]'': Overall command rank for the regiment.{{Fn|1h}}*''[[Uxor]]'': Command rank, having authority over one or more companies and/or part of the regiment's logistics and intelligence departments.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|1e}}*''[['Genewhip]]''': [[Commissar|Political Officer]]. Responsible for regulating Chiliad's ethos, maintaining conduct and morale, and enforcing discipline.{{Fn|1f}}*''[['Hetman]]''': [[Captain (Imperial Guard)|Company Commander]]. Apparently the most senior military rank achievable in the Geno, due to its nature as a brigade of companies.{{Fn|1c}}*''[['Bashaw]]''': Subordinate rank to Hetman, several in a company.{{Fn|1c}}*'''Trooper''': the lowest and most numerous rank in the Geno, that of front-line soldier. Selected to be at peak physical condition.{{Fn|1f}}
=====Notable Commanders=====
In order to keep the gene-stock fresh and to ensure flexibility and originality of thought, the senior fighting rank in the Geno, that of ''[[Hetman]]'', was only open to non-Uterine soldiers—resulting in these officers usually not being as physically impressive as their subordinates. There was no shortage of recruits for this position, due to the reputation of the regiment.{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|1e}}
The highest rank in the regiment was that of ''[[Uxor]]'', a position only able to be held by women. Upon selection for the future position of ''Uxor'', teenage girls had their ovaries removed and stored in the regiment's gene-banks, there to be used in conjunction with the gene-codes of established martial lines. The resultant children were born to be ''Geno warriors'' and uxors. An additional part of the process, not fully understood, resulted in the awakening of extremely weak [[psychic powers]] in the female candidates. These powers typically took the form of a 'felt connection' to their men, and an ability to perceive their operational situation at a higher level. This manifested practically on the battlefield as a quicker and more intelligent response to strategic situations, and a well-informed command tree. Known as "''[[Cept]]''cept", this power burned out quickly, with the result that most uxors became powerless as they approached the age of thirty, thus lessening their usefulness, and their having typically slim and small frames, with their aides being teenage girls.{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|1e}} Removal from command and reassignment to other duties (e.g. medicae, cartomancer, or Munitorum commander){{Fn|1d}} quickly followed the loss of ''cept'', and it was an uxor's responsibility to train at least one aide, or junior, in order to replace her.{{Fn|1}}{{citethis}}
==Trivia==
