Department of War

### Minimum Rank

1 Master Primaris , 3 Elite Primaris, 8 Veteran Primaris, 12 Primaris, 12 Elite Battle Psykers, 12 Veteran battle Psykers

## Psyker Attaches

### Use

Varies by typeBiomancer - reduced casualties for parent regimentDiviner - Boost to rollsPyromancer- increased damage at short to mid rangeTeleknetic -small increase to damage at short to mid range, boost to movement in difficult terrainTelapath - small boost to roll, major boost to communicationsDaemonologist- boost to damage at short range, boost to harassment

The Department of War is one of the three Departments of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica. It oversees the training and deployment of all Battle Psykers in the Imperial Trust, and has five separate Divisions as well as several Orders. While the Department of War operates throughout the Adeptus Astra Telepahica it is based in the City of Glass on Avernus. Currently, the Deportment of War is commanded by its First Grandmaster Gerald Xavier.

## Divisions

### Division of Training

The Division of Training is responsible for the combat training of all minor and major Battle Psykers and Primaris Psykers within the Adeptus Astra Telepathica. This includes both the initial combat training for new recruits and continuous training to ensure that all Battle Psykers are combat-ready at all times. The members of the Division of Training are often old veterans ready to pass their skills on to the next generation and work closely with the conventional military forces to ensure that the non-psychic combat skills of its trainees are sufficient.

### Division of Attaches

The Division of Attaches is responsible for the coordination of Battle Psyker forces with conventional military forces and for the deployment of Psyker Attaches to certain elite formations such as the Avernite Helguard. It generally attracts Battle Psykers with reasonably good social skills and those with skills valuable to conventional units, such as Divination.

This division contains a section devoted to training attaches for Warships, which are recruited almost entirely from diviners who are some of the few psykers to have an impact on that level.

## Psyker Regiment

Heavy Combat Psyker RegimentInfiltration Psyker Regiment

### Type

split4/12 Pyromancer, 4/12 Teleknetic, 1/12 each other disciplineall Daemonologist

### Minimum Rank

1 Primaris , 12 Elite, 120+ Veteran, remainder regular

### Use

general elite combat unitelite heavy combat unit capable of large scale destructionelite infiltration unit

## Psyker Choir

### Unit Size

100 Psykers +50 for every rank above regular for Primaris, +100 for every power grade above Delta for Primaris

### Type

All psykers must be of the same type, Primaris must be primarily that type

### Minimum Rank

1 Primaris, 0.5%+ Elite, 10%+ Veteran, remainder regular

### Use

allows Grand powers in selected discipline to be used

The Division of Regiments is responsible for the Psyker Regiments which provide the vast majority of the conventional military forces of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica. It is primarily made up of minor Battle Psykers, though there are a smattering of Primaris Psykers and major Battle Psykers to be found within its ranks.

### Division of Choirs

The Division of Choirs is responsible for the Psyker Choirs that provide the majority of the tactical and strategic scale psychic power of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica. It is entirely made up of major Battle Psykers and Primaris Psykers capable of Songweaving.

### Division of Strike Teams

The Division of Strike Teams is responsible for Psyker Strike Teams and Primaris Execution Forces, the special operations units of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica. Generally, they are considered to be an elite within the Department of War and recruit from among those that demonstrate a high degree and skill and initiative in other Divisions.

## Orders

### The Psy-Hunter Order

The Psy-Hunter Order is an elite order devoted to combating Psykers and Daemons in all their forms. Its members are recruited from among those Elite Battle Psykers and Veteran Primaris Psykers who have proven gifted in psychic combat, most often from the Division of Strike Teams. Psy-Hunters are trained to combat their foes in all situations, but they are most often deployed in independent kill teams of under twenty men. While all disciplines are represented among the Psy-Hunters Daemonologists are the most common, especially those who specialise in Banishing or Negation.

They also include seers within their ranks, who help to predict future rogue psykers, allowing them to save countless lives.

### Order of Psy-Knights

The Order of Psy-Knight is a Psychic Order devoted to using Knights with Psi-Throne Mechanicums in battle. Due to the power required for this the order will be made up entirely of Delta-level and above Psykers and will take up a notable proportion of these psykers.

## Psyker Strike Force

### Use

elite commando unit, stiffening, anti-hero

The Runemasters Order was created with heavy assistance from the Sirens of the Azure Bay. Like the technomancers the members of this order will be selected at the beginning of their training, as they will be trained in a discipline not compatible with the usual disciplines of the Adeptus Astra Teleapthica. The Order of Runemasters will be the first Order of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica with equal Battle Psyker and Sanctionite presence which will make them one of the largest orders given time.

### Order of Ritualists

The Order of Ritualists is devoted to studying, creating and using rituals in the Shrine Fairy tradition. The Order of Ritualists is projected to be one of the larger orders, and one of those that crosses the Sanctionite/Battle Psyker divide. Most of their rituals will be military of some type however the ritualists themselves will be far further from the field of battle then even the traditional Psychic Choirs.