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==Titan Crews==
The [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] being, well, the Adeptus Mechanicus, means that Titans can't be autonomously controlled. That would be tech-[[heresy]]. So, each Titan has a crew ranging from three to six, or an unknown number in the case of Imperators, and several servitors. Each and every Titan knows its crew, and vice versa- the machine spirits make strong bonds with each member, strong enough that the crew, but especially the Princeps, feels the Titan's pain when someone shoots it with a volcano cannon or some other rape-gun.

'''The Princeps''': The Princeps is the highest-ranking officer onboard each Titan. They're the head honcho, as they directly interface with each Titan's Mind Impulse Unit. They're the one issuing orders to all other members of the crew, and the one who feels the worst of the Titan's pain and emotions. In a sense, when the Princeps is plugged into the MIU, they ''become'' the Titan. Skin becomes metre-thick armour, arms become guns able to cremate city blocks, and eyes and ears become sensors able to see for miles. Unfortunately, this ''also'' means that the Titan's pain becomes the Princeps', to the point where "death by fried brain" is almost as common as "Death by being shot at" for Princeps.

It requires such willpower and skill to command an engine of this calibre that [[Derp|only one in ten million candidates can become a Princeps]], and a Forge World will do absolutely anything to bring a Princeps home. In some larger Titans, or following near-fatal injury, [[Grimdark|a Princeps may be permanently interred into an amniotic casket, never to leave again - they become more metal than meat, overgrown with increasing amounts of technology and slowly slipping into madness as their flesh withers and their connection to humanity decreases.]]

'''The Moderati''': The Moderati is the second in command aboard an engine. It is their job to a) make the final checks on the Titan's systems before beginning to walk, b) inform the Princeps of anything that might be of interest or danger to the engine, and c) be prepared to take command of an engine in the event of the Princeps' death or incapacitation. They outrank all save for the Princeps, and the two usually serve long enough together to become friends. When the Princeps is doing something else, they're also the one(s) to take command of the main weapons, like the ones on the arms/carapace; due to this connection, they also feel a diminished level of the Titan's pain and emotions. Though it's rare, Moderati can actually be promoted to the rank of Princeps (usually that of a Warhound) after extensive and lengthy service.

'''The Sensori''': The Sensori shares rank with the Steersman, and it is their task to man the auspex and to act as the Titan's senses. If the auspex picks up an enemy unit, it's the Sensori who alerts the Princeps or Moderati. The Sensori is also in charge of maintaining or establishing communication with friendly units.

'''The Steersman''': The Steersman mans the drive train - that is to say, they're the one that drives the Titan according to the Princeps' orders.

'''The Tech-Priest''': You guys know what this guy does. They're the coghead in charge of keeping the Titan (and, most importantly, the Titan's reactor) in working order during battle, so that the Titan's engine doesn't end up crapping out during the middle of a battle. They're also responsible for praying to the machine spirits and [[Omnissiah]].

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'''The Famulous''': The lowest rank aboard the engine that isn't a lobotomized cyborg or Skitarius armsman, found only on engines of Warlord or greater tonnage. They're basically there to assist the Princeps in their day-to-day affairs outside the Titan (such as liaising with meatbag commanders), and to act as the Princeps' last line of defence against mutinous crewmen or invading troops aboard the Titan.

For general crew sizes: In a Warhound, there will be a Princeps, Moderati, and Steersman, plus a Tech-Priest and up to four Servitors. In a Reaver, add a Sensori and two more Servitors. In a Warlord, add two more servitors and a famulous. And in an Imperator... nobody actually knows the size of the crew, though it'd presumably be appropriately large even without factoring in armsmen, maintenance serfs, and priests in that big 'ol back-borne castle it has.