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'''Conclaves''' was were the chief organizational unit used by the [[Skitarii]] during the [[Age of Strife]], [[Great Crusade]], and [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|1a}}
==Overview==
[[Image:HHSkitariiSymbol.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Symbol of the Skitarii Conclaves{{Fn|1a}}]]
The original Skitarii Conclaves were drawn from the [[Age of Strife]]-era cybernetic scavenger-clans of [[Mars]] by the newly ascendent [[Fabricator General]] of the [[Cult Mechanicus]]. These new cybernetic warriors, dubbed, "Skitarii", were organized into small self-sufficient armies which were capable of operating far from Mars for long periods of times with limited support. The exact number of Conclaves varied over time as the [[Great Crusade]] unfolded, but at the outbreak of the [[Horus Heresy]] there were around 30.{{Fn|1a}}
During the subsequent [[Horus Heresy]], roughly 2/3rds of the Skitarii Conclaves remained loyal to the traitorous Fabricator-General [[Kelbor-Hal]] and his [[New Mechanicum]] and fought for [[Warmaster]] [[Horus]]. The remaining third stayed loyal to the [[Emperor]] and sided with the exiled [[Fabricator Locum]], [[Zagreus Kane]].{{Fn|1a}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Journal Tactica: Skitarii]] :
**{{Endn|1a}}: pgs. 4-9
**{{Endn|1b}}: pgs. 42-47
**{{Endn|1d}}: pg. 25
**{{Endn|1e}}: pgs. 18-21
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Skitarii (7th Edition)]] - , pg. 12
[[Category:Adeptus Mechanicus]]
[[Category:Imperial Armed Forces]]
