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Known commonly as "the priesthood", the Administratum represents the vast bulk of the multi-million strong Imperial bureaucracy. Its members are stratified into countless ranks and sub-divisions, with responsibilities that extend to every aspect of life in the Imperium. At the lowest level are humble scribes and clerks, at the highest level are the mighty High Lords of Terra - an inner council whose task is to interpret the Emperor's instructions and formulate policies based on them. The most powerful of all the Lords of Terra is the Master of the Adeptus Terra, chosen by the Emperor himself and the practical figurehead of the whole Imperium.

Whilst the main administrative centre is Earth, the Administratum also have countless minor posts scattered throughout the galaxy - these are called temples, and each temple houses a staff comprising members from several divisions of the Adeptus Terra as well as the Administratum. These buildings combine the functions of church, fortress, barracks, jails and office for the members of the priesthood that inhabit them. Like other non-combatant servants, the members of the Administratum wear a monastic style of dress, but their habits vary in colour according to rank and, to some extent, area of responsibility. The basic colour for the lowliest scribe is black, whilst as an individual's standing increases so his clothing is lighter, various shades of grey and eventually pure white. Only the High Lords of Terra wear red robes, but they may wear pure white for informal occasions and daily use. Higher ranking members are likely to carry weapons, and even the lowest ranks may carry weaponry on Hive worlds. Members of the Administratum are a common sight throughout the galaxy - gathering information, assessing taxation, productivity and making reports for appraisal back on Earth. (Adapted from "Rogue Trader". Copyright Games Workshop. Used without permission.

The members of the Administratum in the Spires are drawn mainly from the middle-rich classes. Weath and family strength determine ones rank. The lowliest ranks will be drawn from the lower classes and the highest ranks belong to petty nobles like the Imperial Exective. The great administration of the priesthood moves slowly. It takes a vast number of clerks just to keep up with the water rations apportioned to the local population of a Spire. It takes many years for reports to reach the central Cathedrals of Hive Palatine, and many more to reach Earth. By the time reports are copied or downloaded and filed, they will be around 20 years out of date.

is the head of the Administratum in this Spire (officially called "Outer-Base Spire Primus: P-Cluster CCXXIIV). He is second to the Pontifex and responsible for overseeing assessment and leving of tithes, distributing resources, taxation, transport, law, and countless other administrative functions. Of course, he has thousands of bureaucratic slaves to do this.

Schmidt is a runt of a man. He is from one of the rich, pampered Tech families and was born with both of his legs withered. He is sickly and weak and always wears a sealed suit and respirator. Though his mind is strengthened with indoctrination and peity, his soul is automated, his will crushed between the wheels of a totalitarian regime, strangeled by red-tape.

Schimdt's bionic legs are fitted with feet-adapted-wheels. This helps him move through the huge banks of admin. halls of computer terminals and filing cabinates, clerks and scribes chained to desks, libraries of fungi-papyrus and scrolls. They also aid a quick escape if need be. Schimdt is always accompanied by 2 bodyguards who have received muscle, co-ordination and reflex enhancing drugs and implants from the Techs. Schimdt is in constant comunication with them via hardwired cranial-communication links which silently transmit thought impulses. The bodyguards are excellent marksmen and swordsmen but are essentially personalityless, having had brain surgery to prevent such a nuisence. Schimdt can't deal with personality, he works better with machines.

Above all Schimdt is pious but cowardly. He ants an easy, ordered life and a place in the Emperor's heart. He is vain, surrounding himself with flattering toadies and yes-men.

Gunter is presently posing as the doorman for the Black Ace Club. Gunter is more intelligent than most Ogryns (thanks to brain implants and stimulation) but is still child-like in his wish to please Grindelburg. Grindelburg personaly trained, controlled and educated Gunter from when he was a young recruit. They have a strong bond of respect and friendship having fought and prayed side by side for many years. Indeed, this is the closest to any real sense of intimacy Gunter has ever had, Gunter would die for Grindelburg. He believes Grindelburg to be the voice of the Emperor and would do anything he tells him to do. Gunter likes getting drunk and admires martial skill. If Grindelburg is ever killed in Gunters presence the Ogryn is subject to hatred and frenzy against the killer unless it causes terror or worse. Gunter is immune to psychology so long as Grindelburg is giving him orders, though he is not immune to horror in this case.

Grindelburg is getting old in years, but is not less strong in body and mind. Grindelburg has seen and done a lot - too much in fact. He had begun to slow down after years of war and despair. His main job now is recruiting as opposed to battlefield leadership. Grindelburg has had brain sugery on his memory to remove memories and knowledge too terrible to bear that he experience during a campaign on the Hell-Worlds around Cylops (an area of warp/real-space overlap, smaller, but no less dangerous, than the Eye of Terror). After this surgery, Grindelburg became something of an empty shell, though he is still driven as an officer. There were somethings the Tech-Priests could not burn-away less it detroy his character further and completely unhinge his reality.

The cracks in Grindelburg are thus cemented over. The Commissar has become a single minded man and though more focused and lethal he is lacking somewhat is imagination and totally in human emotion. Grindelburg is the ultimate stoic accepting all events as the Emperor's personal fate for him. As such, he is totally immune to psychology except for horror. Grindelburg is strong willed embodying strength, power and bravery. He can enforce discipline with ease, his authority can be frightening and savage. He is entirely commited to his cause.

Grindelburg's secondary mission is to look for Spook. He is to follow up any leads, rumours or hints. Once found he is to handle the situation accordingly. This could involve hiring a gang or calling in Imperial authorities. Whilst in the spire Grindelburg is to be incognito and his rank is not to be revealed unless necessary.

Grindelburg is accompanied by a Servitor to help maintain his equipment and weapons. The Servitor poses as a hired Tech, though anyone who is aware of the Tech families in the spire will be able to tell the Servitor belongs to none of these families as it is not branded as such.