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An individual Forge World is operated theoretically as its own separate sovereign realm, but one beholden to the authority of the [[Fabricator-General]] of [[Mars]] and [[Synod of Mars|Holy Synod]]. However it is not unheard of for Forge Worlds to have a high degree of autonomy and power, and sometimes have even gotten away with flouting the dictates of Mars itself. Each Forge World is ruled by its own complex web of [[Archmagos|Archmagi]]{{Fn|27}} and an individual [[Fabricator-General]].{{Fn|24}}

All Forge Worlds are completely dedicated to the manufacture of the various machines of the Imperium, the pursuit and preservation of humanity's ancient scientific knowledge and the worship of the [[Machine God]]. Ancient pacts between the Adeptus Mechanicus and other worlds and institutions of the [[Imperium]] oblige the various Forge Worlds to supply other worlds and the various military arms of the Imperium, such as the [[Imperial Guard]]. Based on most forge worlds are the Titan Legions; these are supported by legions of [[Skitarii]], the Mechanicus's cybernetically-enhanced soldiers, who also serve as the forge worlds' military forces. Besides these two prestigious forces, there are many other sub factions of a Forge World's armies such as those of the [[Legio Cybernetica|Cybernetica]], sworn [[Knight House]]s, [[Auxilia Myrmidon]], [[Ordo Reductor]], [[Ordinatus|Ordinati]], [[Prefecture Magisterium|Magisterium]], [[Tech-Thrall]]s, war [[Servitor]]s, etc.{{Fn|27}} Equipment produced by forge worlds are constructed according to the individual forge world's own design-standards or "[[Forge World Variants|patterns]]".{{Fn|16}}

*{{Endn|27}}: [[Liber Mechanicum (3rd Edition)]], pgs. 10-11

*{{Endn|28}}: [[Journal Tactica: The Forges of Saturn]], pg. 3

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