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	Because of this anarchic nature, the majority of Tech Priests from Forge Worlds rarely demonstrate more than perfunctory respect for the colourful ranks claimed by Explorators and rarely give them a place within the structure of their forge. This means that Tech Priests, Servitors and Skitarii of such worlds are deeply unlikely to follow commands from any Explorator claiming the rank of a senior member of the Priesthood if they are not officially recognised as forge hierarchy. In most cases, Explorators rely on diplomacy and bargaining to get what they need, not hierarchy.		Because of this anarchic nature, the majority of Tech Priests from Forge Worlds rarely demonstrate more than perfunctory respect for the colourful ranks claimed by Explorators and rarely give them a place within the structure of their forge. This means that Tech Priests, Servitors and Skitarii of such worlds are deeply unlikely to follow commands from any Explorator claiming the rank of a senior member of the Priesthood if they are not officially recognised as forge hierarchy. In most cases, Explorators rely on diplomacy and bargaining to get what they need, not hierarchy.

	~~'''~~Notable Explorators of the Prosperitas Sector~~'''~~		=== Notable Explorators of the Prosperitas Sector ===

	'''Archmagos-Explorator Every-Simply-Connected-Closed-Three-Manifold-Is-Homeomorphic-To-The-Three-Sphere Lockwood''' was once recogised as the Fabricator-General of [[Castellum]]. A pious and efficient Magos, “Three” Lockwood wan her young and vulnerable planet with a canny eye for political advantage. Despite the constant manoeuvring and political sparring with her neighbours on Ferraeus, Lockwood always gave the outward appearance of being concerned with nothing more than the spiritual and moral welfare of her charges. Following the annexation of her world in 593.M41 Lockwood opted to enter exile rather than serve under the rule of Ferraeus and took control of one of the fabled Arc Mechanicums of Castellum before disappearing into deep space. Since she entered exile she has gained some notoriety with the Magisterium for using the manufacturing facilities of her vessel to support the Explorator vessels of the sector, and earn their loyalty. It is likely that should Ferraeus be able to pin her location down they would use tech-assassins to eliminate her as a potential threat as her charismatic leadership made her such a thorn in their side for years.		'''Archmagos-Explorator Every-Simply-Connected-Closed-Three-Manifold-Is-Homeomorphic-To-The-Three-Sphere Lockwood''' was once recogised as the Fabricator-General of [[Castellum]]. A pious and efficient Magos, “Three” Lockwood wan her young and vulnerable planet with a canny eye for political advantage. Despite the constant manoeuvring and political sparring with her neighbours on Ferraeus, Lockwood always gave the outward appearance of being concerned with nothing more than the spiritual and moral welfare of her charges. Following the annexation of her world in 593.M41 Lockwood opted to enter exile rather than serve under the rule of Ferraeus and took control of one of the fabled Arc Mechanicums of Castellum before disappearing into deep space. Since she entered exile she has gained some notoriety with the Magisterium for using the manufacturing facilities of her vessel to support the Explorator vessels of the sector, and earn their loyalty. It is likely that should Ferraeus be able to pin her location down they would use tech-assassins to eliminate her as a potential threat as her charismatic leadership made her such a thorn in their side for years.

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	* '''There are lots of Explorators in the Prosperitas Sector, and they have no central leadership''' - Though it is common to speak about the 'Explorator Fleets' the idea of mustering more than one Explorator vessel at once is laughable. But there is a lot of them, the Prosperitas Sector is rich in Archaeotech of the Golden Age and with only 500 years of history has yet to be picked clean making it fertile ground for Tech Priests -some- might call 'scavengers'.		* '''There are lots of Explorators in the Prosperitas Sector, and they have no central leadership''' - Though it is common to speak about the 'Explorator Fleets' the idea of mustering more than one Explorator vessel at once is laughable. But there is a lot of them, the Prosperitas Sector is rich in Archaeotech of the Golden Age and with only 500 years of history has yet to be picked clean making it fertile ground for Tech Priests -some- might call 'scavengers'.

	~~However, one of the biggest draws of the Adeptus Mechanicus to the Sector, aside from its abundant resources, is an abundance of Archaeotech and ancient ruins. Vast fleets of~~ Explorator Ships compete with rakish Rogue Traders as they blaze passages into the Untamed Worlds on the Rimward edge of the Sector, eager to find treasures of the Golden Age on human colonies untouched by the Imperium in thousands of years.		=== The Explorator Fleets ===

	~~The Explorator Fleets~~		One of the biggest draws of the Adeptus Mechanicus to the Prosperitas Sector, aside from its abundant resources, is an abundance of Archaeotech and ancient ruins. Explorator Ships compete with rakish Rogue Traders as they blaze passages into the Untamed Worlds on the Rimward edge of the Sector, eager to find treasures of the Golden Age on human colonies untouched by the Imperium in thousands of years.
	~~Beyond their traditional territories, vast fleets~~ of ~~vessels adorned in the Cog Omnissiah and filled with arcane technologies jealously guarded by~~ the ~~Machine Cult carry out the ultimate will~~ of the ~~Omnissiah across~~ the ~~Stars. These are the Explorator Fleets. Their crews~~ of ~~void-nomad Tech-Priests~~ and ~~Mechanicum servants explore~~ ancient ~~worlds and lost sectors in a ceaseless quest to reclaim technologies lost to the depredations of time~~. ~~No one~~ Explorator ~~fleet is alike, each has their own character and nature, and within~~ the ~~Prosperitas Sector where~~ the Rimward ~~Marches contain~~ the ~~promise~~ of the ~~remnants of lost~~ human ~~cultures each of~~ the ~~Forges maintains a sizable fleet, though a number~~ of ~~independent fleets and those who began their journeys from forges~~ years ~~away from the Sector ply the warp-ways too~~.

	~~Service~~ in the ~~Explorator Fleets is something of an unusual duty for a~~ Tech~~-Priest. The majority of~~ the ~~Priests and Menial servants within them are born on one~~ of the ~~vessels, but there are those who are assigned to~~ the ~~duty from more static places of birth~~. ~~For these latter Priests,~~ the Explorator ~~fleets are something~~ of a ~~place of exile;~~ to ~~be assigned~~ to ~~an Explorator fleet without~~ the ~~declaration~~ of ~~a Crusade by the Machine Cult~~ is ~~a sign that a Priest~~ has ~~been cast out by~~ their ~~superiors. To this end~~, ~~most Tech-Priests look upon those who serve in~~ the fleets ~~as eccentric strangers at best,~~ and ~~at worst, blighted exiles best kept outside the perfectly ordered society~~ of their ~~Forges~~.		Beyond their traditional territories, vessels adorned in the Cog Omnissiah and filled with arcane technologies jealously guarded by the Tech Priests aboard carry out the ultimate will of the Omnissiah across the Stars. These are the Explorator Fleets. Their crews of void-nomad Tech-Priests and Mechanicum servants explore ancient worlds and lost sectors in a ceaseless quest to reclaim technologies lost to the depredations of time. No one Explorator is alike, each has their own character and nature, and within the Prosperitas Sector where the Rimward Marches contain the promise of the remnants of lost human cultures, some of these fleets owe loyalty to [[Ferraeus]] and [[Naximus Prime]] though a number of independent vessel and those who began their journeys from forges years away from the Sector ply the warp-ways too.

	~~Rank~~ and ~~Organisation amongst~~ the ~~Castelli Priesthood~~		Service on a Explorator vessel is something of an unusual duty for a Tech-Priest. The majority of the Priests and Menial servants within them are born on such a craft, but there are those who are assigned to the duty from more static places of birth. For these latter Priests, the Explorator vessels are something of a place of exile; to be assigned to an Explorator craft without the declaration of a Crusade by the Machine Cult is a sign that a Priest has been cast out by their superiors. To this end, most Tech-Priests look upon those who serve in the fleets as eccentric strangers at best, and at worst, blighted exiles best kept outside the perfectly ordered society of their Forges.
	~~Despite its dangerous neophilia~~, ~~Castellum’s rulership is clear and hierarchical~~; the ~~Fabricator-General Every-Simply-Connected-Closed-Three-Manifold-Is-Homeomorphic-~~To-~~The-Three-Sphere Lockwood runs a pious~~ and ~~efficient planet~~, ~~with her Fabricator-Locum Continuity-For-All-Delta-There-Exists-Some-Epsilon-Such-That-If-Y-Lies-Within-Epsilon-Of-X-Then-F-Of-Y-Lies-Within-Delta-Of-F-Of-X Witherick strictly overseeing~~ the ~~day-to-day operations~~ of ~~the planet~~.

	Beneath these two lie the various senior 'Heads of Collegia' who are responsible for overseeing the various areas of research and design being pursued by the various departmento's of their Collegia. Between these Magi and their senior 'Review Boards' all other Magi are judged and scaled depending on their worth to the Forge, their research gaining priority until it becomes worthless or is surpassed by another, somtimes Magi will form working groups to cooperate, but more often than not the Magi of Castellum are rigidly independent, quite paranoid and highly protective of their ideas for fear of losing favour and ~~access to~~ the ~~vital resources needed to pursue their passion.~~		=== Rank and Organisation amongst the Explorator Fleets ===

	~~Often~~, if a ~~Castellum~~ Tech-Priest ~~loses research and funding~~ they will ~~put themselves in self-exile rather than suffer~~ the ~~shame~~ of ~~facing their peers~~, ~~joining the Explorator Fleets until such~~ a ~~time that they discover something worthy~~ of ~~attention~~ that ~~will enable~~ them ~~to retake their place back on their homeworld and regain favour~~ with ~~their superiors in~~ the ~~Forge hierarchy~~.		The varied nature of the Explorators means there is no consistent forms of organisation, some vessels might have a singular Tech Priest who claims control of the vessel, usually considered preeminent amongst their kind they will often be attended to by a collective of other Tech Priests claiming a less senior rank within the ships hierarchy who might look at them as a 'teacher' of sorts, or any number of roles. Some vessels are largely anarchic, with a collective of Priests guiding its direction and making decisions each while pursuing their own research aboard a vessel that is by-and-large a collective workspace for them all. Others still might be generation ships, with many of the Priesthood and Crew being interconnected by genetic lineage or adoption. The configurations are endless.

			Because of this anarchic nature, the majority of Tech Priests from Forge Worlds rarely demonstrate more than perfunctory respect for the colourful ranks claimed by Explorators and rarely give them a place within the structure of their forge. This means that Tech Priests, Servitors and Skitarii of such worlds are deeply unlikely to follow commands from any Explorator claiming the rank of a senior member of the Priesthood if they are not officially recognised as forge hierarchy. In most cases, Explorators rely on diplomacy and bargaining to get what they need, not hierarchy.

	~~Naming Traditions of Castellum~~		'''Notable Explorators of the Prosperitas Sector'''
	~~The strange sects~~ of the Adeptus Mechanicus that forged Castellum have equally strange naming traditions, while other naming styles are welcomed on Castellum most of their number adopt the traditions of the primary Castellum sect. These puritanical-like names are taken from the vast scientific canon of suppositions, theorems and other sacred lines of text worshiped by the Mechanicum and chains them together into vast hyphenated first names followed by fairly '~~Imperial~~' ~~surnames.~~

	~~Were someone familiar with the ways of Earth-that-Was the might consider this not far removed from naming traditions of Puritans.~~		'''Archmagos-Explorator Every-Simply-Connected-Closed-Three-Manifold-Is-Homeomorphic-To-The-Three-Sphere Lockwood''' was once recogised as the Fabricator-General of [[Castellum]]. A pious and efficient Magos, “Three” Lockwood wan her young and vulnerable planet with a canny eye for political advantage. Despite the constant manoeuvring and political sparring with her neighbours on Ferraeus, Lockwood always gave the outward appearance of being concerned with nothing more than the spiritual and moral welfare of her charges. Following the annexation of her world in 593.M41 Lockwood opted to enter exile rather than serve under the rule of Ferraeus and took control of one of the fabled Arc Mechanicums of Castellum before disappearing into deep space. Since she entered exile she has gained some notoriety with the Magisterium for using the manufacturing facilities of her vessel to support the Explorator vessels of the sector, and earn their loyalty. It is likely that should Ferraeus be able to pin her location down they would use tech-assassins to eliminate her as a potential threat as her charismatic leadership made her such a thorn in their side for years.


	~~Notable Priests of Castellum~~
	~~Fabricator~~-~~General~~ Every-Simply-Connected-Closed-Three-Manifold-Is-Homeomorphic-To-The-Three-Sphere Lockwood is the Fabricator-General of Castellum. A pious and efficient Magos, “Three” Lockwood ~~runs~~ her young and vulnerable planet with a canny eye for political advantage. Despite the constant manoeuvring and political sparring with her neighbours on Ferraeus, Lockwood ~~gives~~ the outward appearance of being concerned with nothing more than the spiritual and moral welfare of her charges.

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	* '''Most of the Machine Cult think of them as the "oddballs"''' - Though Imperial history is littered with stories of Explorator Fleets leaving their Forgeworlds on a quest for ancient technology. The Explorators of the Prosperitas Sector enjoy no such respect. For the most part they are by-and-large nonconformists, losers of political battles and embarrassments exiled to a collection of ancient and esoteric vessels that roam the frontiers of the sector.		* '''Most of the Machine Cult think of them as the "oddballs"''' - Though Imperial history is littered with stories of Explorator Fleets leaving their Forgeworlds on a quest for ancient technology. The Explorators of the Prosperitas Sector enjoy no such respect. For the most part they are by-and-large nonconformists, losers of political battles and embarrassments exiled to a collection of ancient and esoteric vessels that roam the frontiers of the sector.

			* '''They are mostly poorly supplied and rely heavily on salvaged technology''' - Explorator vessels often began life as a standard-pattern design but over years of service have been heavily modified by their occupants. Life as an Explorator is not easy, the Forges of the Prosperitas Sector often provide them with maintenance and supply only in trade for the technologies they might have salvaged in thier explorations and most have to deal with a myriad of different powers within the Prosperitas Sector, such as the [[Great Houses]] in order to keep their vessels running.

			* '''Their beliefs are varied and they often face persecution by the rest of the Machine Cult''' - because of their reputations, Explorators find themselves under the scrutiny of the Ordo Malagra or 'Magisterium' the Tech-Inquisitors of the Machine Cult who deal with those who deviate and possess the power to declare a Tech-Priest "Heretek" - a sentence that normally results in Servitorisation. Indeed many Explorator vessels face supply issues for fear of interacting with Ferraeus and Naximus Prime and being declared heretek by some uncompromising hardliner of either Forge's Magisterium.

			* '''There are lots of Explorators in the Prosperitas Sector, and they have no central leadership''' - Though it is common to speak about the 'Explorator Fleets' the idea of mustering more than one Explorator vessel at once is laughable. But there is a lot of them, the Prosperitas Sector is rich in Archaeotech of the Golden Age and with only 500 years of history has yet to be picked clean making it fertile ground for Tech Priests -some- might call 'scavengers'.

	However, one of the biggest draws of the Adeptus Mechanicus to the Sector, aside from its abundant resources, is an abundance of Archaeotech and ancient ruins. Vast fleets of Explorator Ships compete with rakish Rogue Traders as they blaze passages into the Untamed Worlds on the Rimward edge of the Sector, eager to find treasures of the Golden Age on human colonies untouched by the Imperium in thousands of years.		However, one of the biggest draws of the Adeptus Mechanicus to the Sector, aside from its abundant resources, is an abundance of Archaeotech and ancient ruins. Vast fleets of Explorator Ships compete with rakish Rogue Traders as they blaze passages into the Untamed Worlds on the Rimward edge of the Sector, eager to find treasures of the Golden Age on human colonies untouched by the Imperium in thousands of years.

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	You can find many common notes about the Machine Cult on the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] page.		You can find many common notes about the Machine Cult on the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] page.

			=== Four Facts About the Explorators of the Prospertias Sector ===

			* '''Most of the Machine Cult think of them as the "oddballs"''' - Though Imperial history is littered with stories of Explorator Fleets leaving their Forgeworlds on a quest for ancient technology. The Explorators of the Prosperitas Sector enjoy no such respect. For the most part they are by-and-large nonconformists, losers of political battles and embarrassments exiled to a collection of ancient and esoteric vessels that roam the frontiers of the sector.

	However, one of the biggest draws of the Adeptus Mechanicus to the Sector, aside from its abundant resources, is an abundance of Archaeotech and ancient ruins. Vast fleets of Explorator Ships compete with rakish Rogue Traders as they blaze passages into the Untamed Worlds on the Rimward edge of the Sector, eager to find treasures of the Golden Age on human colonies untouched by the Imperium in thousands of years.		However, one of the biggest draws of the Adeptus Mechanicus to the Sector, aside from its abundant resources, is an abundance of Archaeotech and ancient ruins. Vast fleets of Explorator Ships compete with rakish Rogue Traders as they blaze passages into the Untamed Worlds on the Rimward edge of the Sector, eager to find treasures of the Golden Age on human colonies untouched by the Imperium in thousands of years.

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	Service in the Explorator Fleets is something of an unusual duty for a Tech-Priest. The majority of the Priests and Menial servants within them are born on one of the vessels, but there are those who are assigned to the duty from more static places of birth. For these latter Priests, the Explorator fleets are something of a place of exile; to be assigned to an Explorator fleet without the declaration of a Crusade by the Machine Cult is a sign that a Priest has been cast out by their superiors. To this end, most Tech-Priests look upon those who serve in the fleets as eccentric strangers at best, and at worst, blighted exiles best kept outside the perfectly ordered society of their Forges.		Service in the Explorator Fleets is something of an unusual duty for a Tech-Priest. The majority of the Priests and Menial servants within them are born on one of the vessels, but there are those who are assigned to the duty from more static places of birth. For these latter Priests, the Explorator fleets are something of a place of exile; to be assigned to an Explorator fleet without the declaration of a Crusade by the Machine Cult is a sign that a Priest has been cast out by their superiors. To this end, most Tech-Priests look upon those who serve in the fleets as eccentric strangers at best, and at worst, blighted exiles best kept outside the perfectly ordered society of their Forges.

			Rank and Organisation amongst the Castelli Priesthood
			Despite its dangerous neophilia, Castellum’s rulership is clear and hierarchical; the Fabricator-General Every-Simply-Connected-Closed-Three-Manifold-Is-Homeomorphic-To-The-Three-Sphere Lockwood runs a pious and efficient planet, with her Fabricator-Locum Continuity-For-All-Delta-There-Exists-Some-Epsilon-Such-That-If-Y-Lies-Within-Epsilon-Of-X-Then-F-Of-Y-Lies-Within-Delta-Of-F-Of-X Witherick strictly overseeing the day-to-day operations of the planet.

			Beneath these two lie the various senior 'Heads of Collegia' who are responsible for overseeing the various areas of research and design being pursued by the various departmento's of their Collegia. Between these Magi and their senior 'Review Boards' all other Magi are judged and scaled depending on their worth to the Forge, their research gaining priority until it becomes worthless or is surpassed by another, somtimes Magi will form working groups to cooperate, but more often than not the Magi of Castellum are rigidly independent, quite paranoid and highly protective of their ideas for fear of losing favour and access to the vital resources needed to pursue their passion.

			Often, if a Castellum Tech-Priest loses research and funding they will put themselves in self-exile rather than suffer the shame of facing their peers, joining the Explorator Fleets until such a time that they discover something worthy of attention that will enable them to retake their place back on their homeworld and regain favour with their superiors in the Forge hierarchy.


			Naming Traditions of Castellum
			The strange sects of the Adeptus Mechanicus that forged Castellum have equally strange naming traditions, while other naming styles are welcomed on Castellum most of their number adopt the traditions of the primary Castellum sect. These puritanical-like names are taken from the vast scientific canon of suppositions, theorems and other sacred lines of text worshiped by the Mechanicum and chains them together into vast hyphenated first names followed by fairly 'Imperial' surnames.

			Were someone familiar with the ways of Earth-that-Was the might consider this not far removed from naming traditions of Puritans.


			Notable Priests of Castellum
			Fabricator-General Every-Simply-Connected-Closed-Three-Manifold-Is-Homeomorphic-To-The-Three-Sphere Lockwood is the Fabricator-General of Castellum. A pious and efficient Magos, “Three” Lockwood runs her young and vulnerable planet with a canny eye for political advantage. Despite the constant manoeuvring and political sparring with her neighbours on Ferraeus, Lockwood gives the outward appearance of being concerned with nothing more than the spiritual and moral welfare of her charges.

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	You can find many common notes about the Machine Cult on the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] page.		You can find many common notes about the Machine Cult on the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] page.

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	You can find many common notes about the Machine Cult on the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] page.		You can find many common notes about the Machine Cult on the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] page.



			However, one of the biggest draws of the Adeptus Mechanicus to the Sector, aside from its abundant resources, is an abundance of Archaeotech and ancient ruins. Vast fleets of Explorator Ships compete with rakish Rogue Traders as they blaze passages into the Untamed Worlds on the Rimward edge of the Sector, eager to find treasures of the Golden Age on human colonies untouched by the Imperium in thousands of years.

	The Explorator Fleets		The Explorator Fleets

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	The Explorator Fleets		The Explorator Fleets
	Beyond their traditional territories, vast fleets of vessels adorned in the Cog Omnissiah and filled with arcane technologies jealously guarded by the Machine Cult carry out the ultimate will of the Omnissiah across the Stars. These are the Explorator Fleets. Their crews of void-nomad Tech-Priests and Mechanicum servants explore ancient worlds and lost sectors in a ceaseless quest to reclaim technologies lost to the depredations of time. No one Explorator fleet is alike, each has their own character and nature, and within the Prosperitas Sector where the Rimward Marches contain the promise of the remnants of lost human cultures each of the Forges maintains a sizable fleet, though a number of independent fleets and those who began their journeys from forges years away from the Sector ply the warp-ways too.		Beyond their traditional territories, vast fleets of vessels adorned in the Cog Omnissiah and filled with arcane technologies jealously guarded by the Machine Cult carry out the ultimate will of the Omnissiah across the Stars. These are the Explorator Fleets. Their crews of void-nomad Tech-Priests and Mechanicum servants explore ancient worlds and lost sectors in a ceaseless quest to reclaim technologies lost to the depredations of time. No one Explorator fleet is alike, each has their own character and nature, and within the Prosperitas Sector where the Rimward Marches contain the promise of the remnants of lost human cultures each of the Forges maintains a sizable fleet, though a number of independent fleets and those who began their journeys from forges years away from the Sector ply the warp-ways too.

	Service in the Explorator Fleets is something of an unusual duty for a Tech-Priest. The majority of the Priests and Menial servants within them are born on one of the vessels, but there are those who are assigned to the duty from more static places of birth. For these latter Priests, the Explorator fleets are something of a place of exile; to be assigned to an Explorator fleet without the declaration of a Crusade by the Machine Cult is a sign that a Priest has been cast out by their superiors. To this end, most Tech-Priests look upon those who serve in the fleets as eccentric strangers at best, and at worst, blighted exiles best kept outside the perfectly ordered society of their Forges.		Service in the Explorator Fleets is something of an unusual duty for a Tech-Priest. The majority of the Priests and Menial servants within them are born on one of the vessels, but there are those who are assigned to the duty from more static places of birth. For these latter Priests, the Explorator fleets are something of a place of exile; to be assigned to an Explorator fleet without the declaration of a Crusade by the Machine Cult is a sign that a Priest has been cast out by their superiors. To this end, most Tech-Priests look upon those who serve in the fleets as eccentric strangers at best, and at worst, blighted exiles best kept outside the perfectly ordered society of their Forges.

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Beyond their traditional territories, vast fleets of vessels adorned in the Cog Omnissiah and filled with arcane technologies jealously guarded by the Machine Cult carry out the ultimate will of the Omnissiah across the Stars. These are the Explorator Fleets. Their crews of void-nomad Tech-Priests and Mechanicum servants explore ancient worlds and lost sectors in a ceaseless quest to reclaim technologies lost to the depredations of time. No one Explorator fleet is alike, each has their own character and nature, and within the Prosperitas Sector where the Rimward Marches contain the promise of the remnants of lost human cultures each of the Forges maintains a sizable fleet, though a number of independent fleets and those who began their journeys from forges years away from the Sector ply the warp-ways too.

Service in the Explorator Fleets is something of an unusual duty for a Tech-Priest. The majority of the Priests and Menial servants within them are born on one of the vessels, but there are those who are assigned to the duty from more static places of birth. For these latter Priests, the Explorator fleets are something of a place of exile; to be assigned to an Explorator fleet without the declaration of a Crusade by the Machine Cult is a sign that a Priest has been cast out by their superiors. To this end, most Tech-Priests look upon those who serve in the fleets as eccentric strangers at best, and at worst, blighted exiles best kept outside the perfectly ordered society of their Forges.