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Like other non-combatant servants of the Adeptus Terra, the members of the Administratum wear a monastic style of dress, their habits varying in colour according to rank and area of responsibility. The basic color for the lowliest scribe is black - higher-ranking members have increasingly lighter shades of grey, and eventually pure white.{{Fn|2}} While the Administratum as a whole is primarily responsible for all logistical operations relating to the civil aspects of the Imperium, one of its departments, the [[Departmento Munitorum]] is responsible for the logistics of the [[Imperial Guard]], organising military tithes, troop movements and troop deployment.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1b}}

Despite holding sway over untold trillions and managing a galactic bureaucracy, the Administratum's primary method of record keeping and distribution of information is [[Wikipedia: Vellum|Vellum]]. Parchment not only appeals to the dogmatic values and traditionalism of the Administratum, but is also considered a far more secure and a cheaper method of data collection than electronic counterparts such as [[Data-Slate]]s or [[Cogitator]]s while being far more durable than standard paper. Enormous amounts of Vellum is produced from the hides of [[Porcine]] bred on [[Agri-World|Agri-Worlds]] or artificially grown in bio-vats. Vellum is a prized resource in the Imperium, so much so that inter-agency wars have been fought over it and wealthy familial dynasties solely dedicated to the creation of parchment exist. Legions of Administratum scribes work tirelessly upon Vellum, consuming untold amounts of the parchment in their endless recording of data. It is said that Vellum is the 7th largest import to [[Terra]] in sheer weight due to the demands of the Imperial bureaucracy. The Administratum itself seems aware of the inefficiency of written record over more modern methods, but nonetheless does not change.{{Fn|11}}

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**{{Endn|4a}}: pg. 247

**{{Endn|4b}}: pg. 326

*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Adeptus Custodes (8th Edition)]], pg.12

*7: [[Imperial Munitorum Manual (Background Book)]]

*{{Endn|26}}: [[ Valdor: Birth of the Imperium (Novel)]], Chapter 7

*{{Endn|27}}: [[Imperium Maledictum: Macharian Requisition Guide]], pg. 6

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