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The '''Synod of Mars''',{{Fn|1b}} also referred to as the '''Great Synod''',{{Fn|1a}} '''Holy Synod''',{{Fn|5}} and the '''Martian Synod''',{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|2}} is the ruling body of [[Mars]]. It is also the predominant [[forge-synod]] of the [[Cult Mechanicus]], as such it is the ultimate authority of their technocratic religious-state.{{Fn|1a}} The Martian Synod and [[Fabricator General]] of Mars rule the Red Planet and wider Adeptus Mechanicus from the [[Temple of All Knowledge]] on [[Olympus Mons]].{{Fn|6}}

The Martian Synod is the prevailing forge-synod that the synods of all other [[Forge World]]s ultimately owe fealty to as the ultimate authority of their religious institution.{{Fn|1a}} Consisting of representatives from each Mechanicum enclave{{Fn|5}}, the Martian Synod often provides arbitration for disputes between significant Cult Mechanicus parties, such as two Forge Worlds disputing rights over a notable discovery.{{Fn|1b}} During at least the time of the [[Great Crusade]], the Synod significantly limited the power of the [[Fabricator-General]] of [[Mars]].{{Fn|5}}

In [[M42]], [[Fabricator General]] [[Oud Oudia Raskian]] was the leader of the Martian Synod for some time.{{Fn|1b}} In [[M42]], the Synod of Mars approved [[Archmagos Dominus]] [[Belisarius Cawl]]'s designation as Prime Conduit of the [[Omnissiah]] by a hefty margin, even though Fabricator General Oud Oudia Raskian hated Cawl.{{Fn|1c}} Years after Raskian's presumed death, the Synod sent a representative, [[Leeta Unter Sobel-Phi]], to inquire Cawl about usurping the new unnamed Fabricator-General. This unknown individual was put in place through all the proper and official procedures expected of the office. They replaced Raskian and held the office for some amount of time, possibly years.{{Fn|4}} Raskian held the office for hundreds of years, until disappearing or being purported as dead by some, and being replaced by a new unknown Fabricator General, properly instated according to the [[Lore Mechanicus]].{{Fn|4}}