Crew-Rosters

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Rank 1 or 2: ~~~PLAYER CHARACTERS~~~

Rank 5 - All the dozens of Mates, Cadets, Bosuns, Chiefs, and Midshipmen who make the lower decks run,

and marshal the crews into working order.

Rank 6 - There is no rank six.

EXPLICATIONS of TITLES

1. Lord-Captain - Lord-Captain is the bearer of a Warrant of Trade and the ultimate master of his ship and dynasty.
2. Bond-Captain - a ship captain who pledges his loyalty and ship to a Rogue Trader's dynasty, from another vessel
3. Enginseer Prime - the senior-most Tech-Priest on board a vessel.
4. High Factotum - master of trade, negotiations and commerce.
5. Master-at-Arms/ - typically a Lieutenant, Flag Lieutenant/Lieutenant Primus, Master-at-Arms trains and leads the ship's armed ratings.
6. Master Helmsman - chief pilot of the ship
7. Master of Ordnance - Master of Ordnance trains and leads the ship's weapon crews, oversees the maintenance and repair of the ship's guns.
8. Master of Etherics - officer or tech-priest in charge of running the ship's auspex, auger, and vox systems.
9. Chief Chirurgeon - position filled by a priest or a Tech-Priest, the C.C. oversees the ship's medicae ward and staff, and tends to the crew's health.
10. Master of Whispers - unique to Rogue Trader vessels, a Master of Whispers roots out saboteurs, traitors, spies, and mutineers among the crew.
11. Choir-Master Telepathic - the Choir-Master directs the Astropathic Choir (if there is one) of the ship
12. Warp Guide/Navigator Primaris - the senior-most Navigator on board a ship, since most vessels tend to carry at least two or three Navigators.
13. Ship's Confessor - a member of the Ecclesiarchy rather than a commis.officer, the Confessor is the highest-ranking priest on board and tends to the crew's moral health and faith.
14. Drivesmaster - a Drivesmaster is a senior Tech-Priest whose task it to tend to the ship's holy plasma engines and generators.
15. Omnissianic Congregator/Lex-Cogitates - a specially-trained Tech-Priest who tends to the ship's massive and intricate cogitator core.
16. Chief Bosun/Scourge/Lashman - a relatively rare position, a Chief Bosun is in charge of the ratings' discipline, and - the ship's executioner or bearer of the lash.
17. Infernus Master/Fire Marshal - an NCO or officer ( occasionally a Tech-Priest) who organizes parties to fight ship-board fires.
18. Twistcatcher/Pressganger - usually held by an NCO, a Twistcatcher is responsible for keeping the mutant population down, press-ganging mutants or other malcontents into service
19. Master of the Vox - ship's communication officer, although this frequently overlaps with Master of Etherics on smaller ships.
20. Purser - unique to Rogue Trader vessels, it is the Purser's responsibility to divide the spoils and profit equitably among the crew, as well as to keep the ship's ledgers up to date.
21. Carto-Artifex - a position filled by Adept he charts the ship's voyage, records its discoveries on new stellar charts, and procures navigation charts for future voyages.
22. Ship's Steward responsible for procuring, husbanding, and rationing food, water, medicine, air, to keep tens of thousands of crew alive and working at peak efficiency.
23. Quartermaster - responsible for procuring, husbanding, and rationing the other vital supplies to keep tens of thousands of crew clothed and working at peak efficiency.

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