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Mars
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[[Image:Mars32.jpg|thumb|right|The Icon of Mars{{Fn|7b}}]]
[[Image:MarsSkit.jpg|thumb|right|Martian [[Skitarii]] ]]
Mars is the linchpin of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] and the greatest repository of technical knowledge in the [[Imperium]].{{Fn|7a}}{{Fn|8a}} Martian society is highly stratified, with the lowest level consisting of unaugmented [[Human]] citizens who labour en masse at simple tasks. Most citizens aspire to gain status by joining the [[Skitarii]]. In the process, they will receive their first bionics. Above these menials and soldiers are the ruling order, the [[Tech-Priest]]s. The planet itself is ruled directly by the [[Fabricator-General]] of the Mechanicum.{{Fn|7b}} The ruling body of the Forge World and the entire Cult Mechanicus by extension, is the [[Synod of Mars ]] (also known as the Great Synod and Martian Synod) and is lead by Fabricator General.{{Fn|21}}
Mars is the home of the mightiest fleet in the [[Imperium]], the [[Battlefleet Solar]]; above the equator vast space docks float in geo-stationary orbit. Mars serves as the [[Segmentum]] fortress of [[Segmentum Solar]], and is the home world of several [[Titan Legion]]s, including the [[Legio Ignatum]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|8a}} Every day trillions of tons of cargo are ferried downwards to the surface or upwards into space to the gigantic orbiting [[manufactorum]]s by [[Orbital Spire|void-lifts]].{{Fn|20a}}
