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	It is of note, that few craft smaller than a Scout Sloop possess 'Warp Drives' making it incredibly rare to find craft smaller than 0.95 kilometers with one. The exception to this rule is the incredibly rare small craft known as '''Warp Cutters''' these vessels tend to be around 150-300 meters in length requiring a single Navigator to pilot them in the warp. Their warp capabilities are limited however as they lack the power to project a gellar field for long so they are restricted to short warp jumps and have less long-range travel abilities (intersector travel for example) where they would be better served docking with a larger voidcraft. This, however, makes them ideal for travel within sector space where reliable transit routes make them valued by high-ranking Imperial officials and Inquisitors who want a more subtler footprint on orbital traffic when they arrive on a world.		It is of note, that few craft smaller than a Scout Sloop possess 'Warp Drives' making it incredibly rare to find craft smaller than 0.95 kilometers with one. The exception to this rule is the incredibly rare small craft known as '''Warp Cutters''' these vessels tend to be around 150-300 meters in length requiring a single Navigator to pilot them in the warp. Their warp capabilities are limited however as they lack the power to project a gellar field for long so they are restricted to short warp jumps and have less long-range travel abilities (intersector travel for example) where they would be better served docking with a larger voidcraft. This, however, makes them ideal for travel within sector space where reliable transit routes make them valued by high-ranking Imperial officials and Inquisitors who want a more subtler footprint on orbital traffic when they arrive on a world.


	==== Void Travel Times ====		==== Void Travel Times ====

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	The methods of travel presented beneath are not the only methods, but they are those most commonly found on Frontier regions of space such as in the [[Prosperitas Sector]] - and serve as a good example of those most individuals might have experienced.		The methods of travel presented beneath are not the only methods, but they are those most commonly found on Frontier regions of space such as in the [[Prosperitas Sector]] - and serve as a good example of those most individuals might have experienced.


	=== Blessed Prometheum ===		=== Blessed Prometheum ===
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	With its distinct acrid and oily smell, few individuals in the Imperium have not encountered Prometheum as a fuel, it not only powers vehicles but power plants and heaters in many buildings.		With its distinct acrid and oily smell, few individuals in the Imperium have not encountered Prometheum as a fuel, it not only powers vehicles but power plants and heaters in many buildings.


	=== Surface Travel ===		=== Surface Travel ===
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	On worlds where large bodies of water divide regions, '''boats and hovercraft''' are more common, in the ten thousand years the Imperium has reigned over the galaxy it has done little to variate these from what many would recognizably identify as a boat in the millennia before it. Often propeller or fan driven, sometimes heavily armored to protect from toxic waters and sea-beasts many motorized vessels ply the waters of Imperial worlds, some even fishing in them. Primative sailboats and oar-powered boats may exist on very primitive worlds but these are rarely more than exotic exceptions than things an Imperial citizen might commonly see.		On worlds where large bodies of water divide regions, '''boats and hovercraft''' are more common, in the ten thousand years the Imperium has reigned over the galaxy it has done little to variate these from what many would recognizably identify as a boat in the millennia before it. Often propeller or fan driven, sometimes heavily armored to protect from toxic waters and sea-beasts many motorized vessels ply the waters of Imperial worlds, some even fishing in them. Primative sailboats and oar-powered boats may exist on very primitive worlds but these are rarely more than exotic exceptions than things an Imperial citizen might commonly see.


	=== Air Travel ===		=== Air Travel ===
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	The costs of maintaining vessels of such size is also the reason why it is even considered quite rare and representative of immense wealth for even a Noble House to possess one or more void craft, there are those who do, but they are some of the most powerful families found in their respective Sectors.		The costs of maintaining vessels of such size is also the reason why it is even considered quite rare and representative of immense wealth for even a Noble House to possess one or more void craft, there are those who do, but they are some of the most powerful families found in their respective Sectors.


	==== The Chartist Fleet ====		==== The Chartist Fleet ====

	Known also as the ''Merchant Fleet'', the 'Chartist Captains' as they are known are the lifeblood of the Imperium. Chartist vessels possess a 'Merchant's Charter' which grants them rights to trade. Often sworn to a so-called 'Chartist House' of the Imperial Nobility these vessels are both the property of the Houses that sponsor them and the Imperium that relies upon them to keep supplies flowing between worlds. When one is addressing voidfolk one is most likely to find oneself conversing with members of this vast fleet because it is the most common role for voidcraft in the Imperium - often when a Noble House 'claims' to own a vessel it is in fact a Chartist Merchant craft, and its existence is as much supported by their great wealth and sponsorship as it is by Imperial subsidies.		Known also as the ''Merchant Fleet'', the 'Chartist Captains' as they are known are the lifeblood of the Imperium. Chartist vessels possess a 'Merchant's Charter' which grants them rights to trade. Often sworn to a so-called 'Chartist House' of the Imperial Nobility these vessels are both the property of the Houses that sponsor them and the Imperium that relies upon them to keep supplies flowing between worlds. When one is addressing voidfolk one is most likely to find oneself conversing with members of this vast fleet because it is the most common role for voidcraft in the Imperium - often when a Noble House 'claims' to own a vessel it is in fact a Chartist Merchant craft, and its existence is as much supported by their great wealth and sponsorship as it is by Imperial subsidies.


	==== Warp Travel ====		==== Warp Travel ====
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	The exact workings of Warp Engines are a mystery of the Mechanicus but they operate by creating a 'rift' in the dimensional barrier between our dimension and the Warp through which the ship enters. When inside the warp the ship is subjected to 'tides''flows' and other such phenomena titled by Navy Officers desperately trying to apply reason to a realm where there is none. The only creatures capable of comprehending the warp and its 'pathways' are the Navigators of the Navis Nobilite who use their third eye to guide the vessels under their control to its given destination.		The exact workings of Warp Engines are a mystery of the Mechanicus but they operate by creating a 'rift' in the dimensional barrier between our dimension and the Warp through which the ship enters. When inside the warp the ship is subjected to 'tides''flows' and other such phenomena titled by Navy Officers desperately trying to apply reason to a realm where there is none. The only creatures capable of comprehending the warp and its 'pathways' are the Navigators of the Navis Nobilite who use their third eye to guide the vessels under their control to its given destination.


	Translation to the warp cannot be performed ‘anywhere’ within a system, every solar system bar those that do not possess unique architecture or stellar terrain that enables otherwise such as ‘warp gate’ has a point nearing the edge of the system called the ‘’’Mandeville Point’’’. At the Mandeville Point the gravitic energies caused by the creation of a warp rupture no longer conflict with those created by the system's star and the strain on the ships warp engines is sufficient to prevent catastrophic translation failure. ‘Missing’ the Mandeville Point is more than often lethal, the gravitic shockwaves set off by the sudden warp rupture will often annihilate the vessel emerging from it as well as anything that has the misfortune to nearby. Warp Jumping into combat is a fantasy entertained by young Imperial Navy officers who are rapidly corrected by their Navigators who will point out that any victory from such a thing would be posthumous as the gravitic deathknell of their fleet erupts over opposing vessels.		Translation to the warp cannot be performed ‘anywhere’ within a system, every solar system bar those that do not possess unique architecture or stellar terrain that enables otherwise such as ‘warp gate’ has a point nearing the edge of the system called the ‘’’Mandeville Point’’’. At the Mandeville Point the gravitic energies caused by the creation of a warp rupture no longer conflict with those created by the system's star and the strain on the ships warp engines is sufficient to prevent catastrophic translation failure. ‘Missing’ the Mandeville Point is more than often lethal, the gravitic shockwaves set off by the sudden warp rupture will often annihilate the vessel emerging from it as well as anything that has the misfortune to nearby. Warp Jumping into combat is a fantasy entertained by young Imperial Navy officers who are rapidly corrected by their Navigators who will point out that any victory from such a thing would be posthumous as the gravitic deathknell of their fleet erupts over opposing vessels.

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	* Normal void travel takes prohibitively long to get anywhere fast, it can be months before a fast ship leaving a planet reaches the edge of a planetary system. It does take minutes for a shuttle leaving the ground to reach a ship in close orbit of a world but more distant objects even in a planet's orbit can take hours to reach at top speeds.		* Normal void travel takes prohibitively long to get anywhere fast, it can be months before a fast ship leaving a planet reaches the edge of a planetary system. It does take minutes for a shuttle leaving the ground to reach a ship in close orbit of a world but more distant objects even in a planet's orbit can take hours to reach at top speeds.

	* ~~‘’’Interplanetary Travel’’’~~ refers to travel between planetary bodies within a single System, it is normally traversed at sublight speeds taking days and weeks at the highest speeds to cross the distance between planets or to reach the Mandeville Point of a system.		* '''Interplanetary Travel''' refers to travel between planetary bodies within a single System, it is normally traversed at sublight speeds taking days and weeks at the highest speeds to cross the distance between planets or to reach the Mandeville Point of a system.

	* ~~‘’’Interstellar Travel’’’~~ refers to travel within a sector between two systems of that Sector, with a Navigator it can take a few days realtime to traverse the warp to a nearby planet longer the more ‘jumps’ away from a system of origin one takes (marked on most maps by connecting lines between planets) it can take a few weeks to traverse a standard Imperial sector, though the crew may not experience that time personally due to subjective time in the warp, this can be cut down by following an established trade route where the fastest passage of trael has been calculated already. Without a Navigator as a rule of thumb these times double, or worse if the ship encounters warp phenomena and tides it is unable to compensate for without a Navigator to make course corrections.		* '''Interstellar Travel''' refers to travel within a sector between two systems of that Sector, with a Navigator it can take a few days realtime to traverse the warp to a nearby planet longer the more ‘jumps’ away from a system of origin one takes (marked on most maps by connecting lines between planets) it can take a few weeks to traverse a standard Imperial sector, though the crew may not experience that time personally due to subjective time in the warp, this can be cut down by following an established trade route where the fastest passage of trael has been calculated already. Without a Navigator as a rule of thumb these times double, or worse if the ship encounters warp phenomena and tides it is unable to compensate for without a Navigator to make course corrections.

	* ~~‘’’Intersector Travel’’’~~ refers to travel to the nearest system of nearby Imperial Sectors. Although the Imperium may claim every lightyear of the Milky Way there are vast areas of unclaimed space not fully explored between sectors. These distances usually mean that travel to other sectors can take months, years without a Navigator. However they can be circumnavigated, the Sol-Prosperitas Passage in the Prosperitas Sector for example has what Navigators call ‘warp tides’ that, if prevailing in the favour of the vessel, can not only mean it takes weeks to reach nearby sectors, but means it is possible to reach the edge of Segmentum Solar (the core sectors of the Imperium) in a few months to a month.		* '''Intersector Travel''' refers to travel to the nearest system of nearby Imperial Sectors. Although the Imperium may claim every lightyear of the Milky Way there are vast areas of unclaimed space not fully explored between sectors. These distances usually mean that travel to other sectors can take months, years without a Navigator. However they can be circumnavigated, the Sol-Prosperitas Passage in the Prosperitas Sector for example has what Navigators call ‘warp tides’ that, if prevailing in the favour of the vessel, can not only mean it takes weeks to reach nearby sectors, but means it is possible to reach the edge of Segmentum Solar (the core sectors of the Imperium) in a few months to a month.

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	It is of note, that few craft smaller than a Scout Sloop possess 'Warp Drives' making it incredibly rare to find craft smaller than 0.95 kilometers, the exception to this rule are the incredibly rare small craft known as '''Warp Cutters''' these vessels tend to be around 150-300 meters in length requiring a single Navigator to pilot them in the warp. Their warp capabilities are limited however as they lack the power to project a gellar field for long so they are restricted to short warp jumps and have less long-range travel abilities (intersector travel for example) where they would be better served docking with a larger voidcraft. This, however, makes them ideal for travel within sector space where reliable transit routes make them valued by high-ranking Imperial officials and Inquisitors who want a more subtler footprint on orbital traffic when they arrive on a world.		It is of note, that few craft smaller than a Scout Sloop possess 'Warp Drives' making it incredibly rare to find craft smaller than 0.95 kilometers, the exception to this rule are the incredibly rare small craft known as '''Warp Cutters''' these vessels tend to be around 150-300 meters in length requiring a single Navigator to pilot them in the warp. Their warp capabilities are limited however as they lack the power to project a gellar field for long so they are restricted to short warp jumps and have less long-range travel abilities (intersector travel for example) where they would be better served docking with a larger voidcraft. This, however, makes them ideal for travel within sector space where reliable transit routes make them valued by high-ranking Imperial officials and Inquisitors who want a more subtler footprint on orbital traffic when they arrive on a world.

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	It is of note, that few craft smaller than a Scout Sloop possess 'Warp Drives' making it incredibly rare to find craft smaller than 0.95 kilometers, the exception to this rule are the incredibly rare small craft known as '''Warp Cutters''' these vessels tend to be around 150-300 meters in length requiring a single Navigator to pilot them in the warp. Their warp capabilities are limited however as they lack the power to project a gellar field for long so they are restricted to short warp jumps and have less long-range travel abilities (intersector travel for example) where they would be better served docking with a larger voidcraft. This, however, makes them ideal for travel within sector space where reliable transit routes make them valued by high-ranking Imperial officials and Inquisitors who want a more subtler footprint on orbital traffic when they arrive on a world.		It is of note, that few craft smaller than a Scout Sloop possess 'Warp Drives' making it incredibly rare to find craft smaller than 0.95 kilometers, the exception to this rule are the incredibly rare small craft known as '''Warp Cutters''' these vessels tend to be around 150-300 meters in length requiring a single Navigator to pilot them in the warp. Their warp capabilities are limited however as they lack the power to project a gellar field for long so they are restricted to short warp jumps and have less long-range travel abilities (intersector travel for example) where they would be better served docking with a larger voidcraft. This, however, makes them ideal for travel within sector space where reliable transit routes make them valued by high-ranking Imperial officials and Inquisitors who want a more subtler footprint on orbital traffic when they arrive on a world.

			=== Ships of Note of the Prosperitas Sector ===

			You can find many ships of note including those of the Battlefleet Prosperitas [[Ships of Note of the Prosperitas Sector\|here]]

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It is of note, that few craft smaller than a Scout Sloop possess 'Warp Drives' making it incredibly rare to find craft smaller than 0.95 kilometers, the exception to this rule are the incredibly rare small craft known as '''Warp Cutters''' these vessels tend to be around 150-300 meters in length requiring a single Navigator to pilot them in the warp. Their warp capabilities are limited however as they lack the power to project a gellar field for long so they are restricted to short warp jumps and have less long-range travel abilities (intersector travel for example) where they would be better served docking with a larger voidcraft. This, however, makes them ideal for travel within sector space where reliable transit routes make them valued by high-ranking Imperial officials and Inquisitors who want a more subtler footprint on orbital traffic when they arrive on a world.

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	The second most important lesson about travel in the Imperium is that it is '''unsafe''' for the most part. Worlds and regions of space untamed by the Imperium are full of dangers; when one travels outside regions tightly under Imperial control, wild beasts, exotic environmental hazards, pirates and banditry abound. The dangers are myriad; in some cases (especially in Warp travel) the method of travel is dangerous in and of itself, due to unreliable technologies and navigation.		The second most important lesson about travel in the Imperium is that it is '''unsafe''' for the most part. Worlds and regions of space untamed by the Imperium are full of dangers; when one travels outside regions tightly under Imperial control, wild beasts, exotic environmental hazards, pirates and banditry abound. The dangers are myriad; in some cases (especially in Warp travel) the method of travel is dangerous in and of itself, due to unreliable technologies and navigation.

	The third most important lesson is that travel is '''rarer''' the further you want to go. On many worlds the only reason to travel beyond the town or city of your birth is because you are required to for work. On some worlds, such as Hive Worlds or Death Worlds, transport and travel is rare because the world beyond the walls of the city is hostile to human life. As you try to go further it gets harder to find transport: on densely-populated worlds, intercontinental travel might be facilitated by ground, flying or aquatic transports, often moving in convoy, and operated by [[Guilds]]. Those who can find transport on them often have to work their passage; with so few people in the Imperium handling coin if someone wants to secure transport they will often have to barter services to do so. Void transport is rarer still. Few people have any hope of travelling to the stars: just travelling to a place in near orbit is a luxury most lowborn won't experience in their lifetime (with the obvious exception of [[Voidborn]]). Despite the fact that the Imperium operates on an interstellar scale, most Imperial citizens have only ever ''heard'' about other worlds. On some planets space travel can be so rare as to be near-mystical, with those who arrive on the world from visiting void transports being objects of pure wonder for populations otherwise entirely isolated from the rest of the galaxy. For most, the only option to ever see the stars and travel to other worlds comes with military service, with the luxury of void travel reserved only for Servants of the Imperium and those of [[Noble]] status and incredible wealth.		The third most important lesson is that travel is '''rarer''' the further you want to go. On many worlds the only reason to travel beyond the town or city of your birth is because you are required to for work. On some worlds, such as Hive Worlds or Death Worlds, transport and travel is rare because the world beyond the walls of the city is hostile to human life. As you try to go further it gets harder to find transport: on densely-populated worlds, intercontinental travel might be facilitated by ground, flying or aquatic transports, often moving in convoy, and operated by [[Guilds]]. Those who can find transport on them often have to work their passage; with so few people in the Imperium handling coin if someone wants to secure transport they will often have to barter services to do so. Void transport is rarer still. Few people have any hope of travelling to the stars: just travelling to a place in near orbit is a luxury most lowborn won't experience in their lifetime (with the obvious exception of [[Voidborn]]). Despite the fact that the Imperium operates on an interstellar scale, most Imperial citizens have only ever ''heard'' about other worlds. On some planets space travel can be so rare as to be near-mystical, with those who arrive on the world from visiting void transports being objects of pure wonder for populations otherwise entirely isolated from the rest of the galaxy. For most, the only option to ever see the stars and travel to other worlds comes with military service, with the luxury of void travel reserved only for Servants of the Imperium and those of [[Noble_Houses\|Noble]] status and incredible wealth.

	The methods of travel presented beneath are not the only methods, but they are those most commonly found on frontier regions of space such as in the [[Prosperitas Sector]]. They serve as a good example of those most individuals might have experienced.		The methods of travel presented beneath are not the only methods, but they are those most commonly found on frontier regions of space such as in the [[Prosperitas Sector]]. They serve as a good example of those most individuals might have experienced.
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	=== Surface Travel ===		=== Surface Travel ===

	The most common form of transport in the Imperium are '''motorised transports'''. Rugged wheeled or tracked vehicles designed for all-terrain operations are the most common designs; as noted above, 'luxury' or 'sports' vehicles are rare things, with most vehicles used for sports originating as more rugged designs intended at some point in the past for human [[colonists]] braving untamed worlds, or for serving an industrial purpose. Small two-, three- and four-wheeled transports are common enough but on most worlds massive tracked '''crawlers''' provide a form of armored public transport. Perhaps the most famous of these is the RH1-N-0 Tracked Exploration and Multi-Purpose Defence Vehicle, or 'Rhino'. A ubiquitous design that has been used by humanity for thousands of years, it is boxy, broad, and propelled by two well-protected tracked drives. The Rhino has been largely co-opted by the Imperial military, but in some frontier sectors such as the [[Prosperitas Sector]] they are still frequently seen in civilian use as well.		The most common form of transport in the Imperium are '''motorised transports'''. Rugged wheeled or tracked vehicles designed for all-terrain operations are the most common designs; as noted above, 'luxury' or 'sports' vehicles are rare things, with most vehicles used for sports originating as more rugged designs intended at some point in the past for human [[Imperial_Colonists\|colonists]] braving untamed worlds, or for serving an industrial purpose. Small two-, three- and four-wheeled transports are common enough but on most worlds massive tracked '''crawlers''' provide a form of armored public transport. Perhaps the most famous of these is the RH1-N-0 Tracked Exploration and Multi-Purpose Defence Vehicle, or 'Rhino'. A ubiquitous design that has been used by humanity for thousands of years, it is boxy, broad, and propelled by two well-protected tracked drives. The Rhino has been largely co-opted by the Imperial military, but in some frontier sectors such as the [[Prosperitas Sector]] they are still frequently seen in civilian use as well.

	In some areas, massive '''freight-rails and maglev lines''' criss-cross the landscape with powerful engines pulling several carts in tow along a pre-built track - speedily moving massive cargo-loads and passengers cramped in tight carriages across a world. Most of these are operated by [[Guilds\|Rail Guilds]] who often have to pay for security (commonly known as 'line bulls') to patrol the surfaces of these transports to protect them from bandits and aggressive wildlife.		In some areas, massive '''freight-rails and maglev lines''' criss-cross the landscape with powerful engines pulling several carts in tow along a pre-built track - speedily moving massive cargo-loads and passengers cramped in tight carriages across a world. Most of these are operated by [[Guilds\|Rail Guilds]] who often have to pay for security (commonly known as 'line bulls') to patrol the surfaces of these transports to protect them from bandits and aggressive wildlife.
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	'''Walkers''' are fairly common on dense urban worlds, or worlds where extensive mountainous regions or unstable surfaces would make it hard to operate other ground vehicles. Two-legged Sentinels as well as four-legged Mars Universal Land Engines (or MULEs) stalk across such environments. All owe their heritage to the technology used by the Imperium's Knights and Titans, which are much more advanced examples of walkers.		'''Walkers''' are fairly common on dense urban worlds, or worlds where extensive mountainous regions or unstable surfaces would make it hard to operate other ground vehicles. Two-legged Sentinels as well as four-legged Mars Universal Land Engines (or MULEs) stalk across such environments. All owe their heritage to the technology used by the Imperium's Knights and Titans, which are much more advanced examples of walkers.

	'''Grav''' vehicles are rare enough that only the most powerful [[Nobles]], and the most advanced and civilized worlds are likely to have them. Anti-gravity technology is a lost art to the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] and so examples of it are rare to find in production; most grav vehicles are old and the secrets of their manufacture no longer known. Each of these vehicles is capable of creating its own lift rather than relying on wheels or tracks. Pushed along by propulsion generating engines, these rare and magnificent craft glide through the air - often accompanied by the very loud buzz of their grav-lifts.		'''Grav''' vehicles are rare enough that only the most powerful [[Noble_Houses\|Nobles]], and the most advanced and civilized worlds are likely to have them. Anti-gravity technology is a lost art to the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] and so examples of it are rare to find in production; most grav vehicles are old and the secrets of their manufacture no longer known. Each of these vehicles is capable of creating its own lift rather than relying on wheels or tracks. Pushed along by propulsion generating engines, these rare and magnificent craft glide through the air - often accompanied by the very loud buzz of their grav-lifts.

	On worlds where large bodies of water divide regions, '''boats and hovercraft''' are more common. In the ten thousand years the Imperium has reigned over the galaxy it has done little to vary these from what many would recognizably identify as a boat in M2. Often propeller- or fan-driven, sometimes heavily armored to protect from toxic waters and sea-beasts, many motorized vessels ply the waters of Imperial worlds for transport, fishing (on some worlds), or for those who have the luxury, leisure. Primitive sailboats and oar-powered boats exist on more primitive worlds, but on most worlds these are exotic exceptions rather than things an Imperial citizen might commonly see.		On worlds where large bodies of water divide regions, '''boats and hovercraft''' are more common. In the ten thousand years the Imperium has reigned over the galaxy it has done little to vary these from what many would recognizably identify as a boat in M2. Often propeller- or fan-driven, sometimes heavily armored to protect from toxic waters and sea-beasts, many motorized vessels ply the waters of Imperial worlds for transport, fishing (on some worlds), or for those who have the luxury, leisure. Primitive sailboats and oar-powered boats exist on more primitive worlds, but on most worlds these are exotic exceptions rather than things an Imperial citizen might commonly see.
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	The most interesting fact is that because of the vagaries of time within the warp, even without navigational error what the crew of a ship experiences as a few hours can be days in realtime, and vice versa - a crew can experience what feels like weeks of travel and emerge only a few days after they left in realtime. Because of this, many ship crews and voidborn record two ages: one is their ‘subjective’ age based on the time they have personally experienced in their life, and one is their ‘relative’ age based on their recorded date of birth relative to the current Imperial date.		The most interesting fact is that because of the vagaries of time within the warp, even without navigational error what the crew of a ship experiences as a few hours can be days in realtime, and vice versa - a crew can experience what feels like weeks of travel and emerge only a few days after they left in realtime. Because of this, many ship crews and voidborn record two ages: one is their ‘subjective’ age based on the time they have personally experienced in their life, and one is their ‘relative’ age based on their recorded date of birth relative to the current Imperial date.

	It is of note that few craft smaller than a Scout Sloop possess Warp drives, making it almost unknown to find craft smaller than 0.95 kilometers with one. One of the only counterexamples is the incredibly rare small craft known as the '''Warp Cutter'''. These vessels tend to be around 150-300 meters in length, and require a single [[Navigator]] to pilot them in the warp. Their warp capabilities are limited, however, as they lack the power to project a Gellar Field for long, so they are restricted to short warp jumps and have less long-range travel abilities. For inter-Sector travel, for example, they would be better served docking with a larger voidcraft. They are ideal for travel within Sector space, where reliable transit routes make them valued by high-ranking Imperial officials and [[Inquisitors]] who want a more subtle footprint on orbital traffic when they arrive around a world.		It is of note that few craft smaller than a Scout Sloop possess Warp drives, making it almost unknown to find craft smaller than 0.95 kilometers with one. One of the only counterexamples is the incredibly rare small craft known as the '''Warp Cutter'''. These vessels tend to be around 150-300 meters in length, and require a single [[Navigator]] to pilot them in the warp. Their warp capabilities are limited, however, as they lack the power to project a Gellar Field for long, so they are restricted to short warp jumps and have less long-range travel abilities. For inter-Sector travel, for example, they would be better served docking with a larger voidcraft. They are ideal for travel within Sector space, where reliable transit routes make them valued by high-ranking Imperial officials and [[The_Prosperitas_Conclave\|Inquisitors]] who want a more subtle footprint on orbital traffic when they arrive around a world.