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Codex Liber III T1_RANKS L3.T1.A002
The Republic in One View

Textual Organigram

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I §1 Integrated View

The Republic stands in formation across five strata:

  • Supreme Command — the Consul Primus (executive authority) supported by the Consilium (advisory council of past Consuls and senior veterans).
  • Consilium Primum — operational governing body: ten Praetores, the Quaestor Aerarii, and the Commissarius Generalis.
  • Directorates (Praetoriae) — eight vertical Directorates (one per operational specialisation) and two horizontal (Recruitment & Citizenship; Doctrine & Discipline).
  • Branches (Cohortes) — the eight operational specialisations: Arma, Industria, Frontis, Opera, Medicina, Subsidium, Vigilia, Vox.
  • Parallel column — the Sanctum Officium Vigiliae (Holy Office), reporting to the Consul Primus via the Magister Vigiliae; field presence through the Commissariat (Commissariatus).

Around the central body, two external layers connect by relationship rather than by chain of command: the Foederati Vigiliae (allied legions, two tiers) and the Peregrini Vigiliae (unsworn community members).

A graphical version of the integrated organogram is rendered on the public Structure / Organogram page.

II §2 Ten Directorates and the Treasury Office

Vertical Directorates (own one Branch each)

  • Praetoria Bellica — Operations (Cohors Arma).
  • Praetoria Materiae — Industry (Cohors Industria).
  • Praetoria Frontis — Frontier (Cohors Frontis).
  • Praetoria Operum — Engineering (Cohors Opera).
  • Praetoria Medica — Medical (Cohors Medicina) — also enforces the Third Pillar.
  • Praetoria Subsidii — Logistics (Cohors Subsidium).
  • Praetoria Vigiliae — Intelligence (Cohors Vigilia).
  • Praetoria Vocis — Communications & Propaganda (Cohors Vox).

Horizontal Directorates (cut across all Branches)

  • Praetoria Civium — Recruitment & Citizenship. Runs the intake pipeline; manages the Peregrini register.
  • Praetoria Fidei — Doctrine & Discipline. Houses the Holy Office (Sanctum Officium Vigiliae). Director is the Commissar-General. Doctrine integrity, ceremonial doctrine, discipline staircase.

Treasury Office (Quaestura) — V5 addition

The Quaestor Aerarii is a specialised technical office reporting directly to the Consul Primus and sitting in the Consilium Primum beside the ten Praetores and the Commissar-General. It maintains the Treasury registries (Praeda, Donativa, Fundus Securitatis) and the quarterly Officer report. The Quaestor is technical authority, not political authority — political decisions on the treasury rest with the Consul Primus.

Economic-doctrine breaches escalate from the Quaestor directly to the Commissarius Generalis — a dashed escalation path, not a routine reporting line.

III §3 Eight Branches in Brief
  • Cohors Arma — fighting arm. Tri-partite: Classis (fleet), Ala (fighters), Legio (ground / boarding).
  • Cohors Industria — economic and material sovereignty. Five guilds: Fodinae, Reliquiae, Purificationis, Mercaturae, Fabricae.
  • Cohors Frontis — long-range scouting and exploration. Organised around Expeditiones.
  • Cohors Opera — engineering and construction. Organised around Fabricae (workshops) and Opera (projects).
  • Cohors Medicina — operational care plus doctrinal gatekeeping (Sanctioned Augmentation Review Board, Mutation Protocol).
  • Cohors Subsidium — logistics. Commeatus (convoys), depots, supply chain.
  • Cohors Vigilia — intelligence. Compartmented cells, External and Internal orientations.
  • Cohors Vox — public voice and propaganda. Three editorial desks (External, Internal, Liaison).

Detail per Branch is in the corresponding chain articles (L3.T1.A003 through L3.T1.A010).

IV §4 External Layers — Foederati and Peregrini

Two layers sit beside the central body, connected by relationship rather than chain of command:

  • Foederati Vigiliae — external allied legions (other gaming organisations). Two tiers: Foedus Militaris (strategic) and Foedus Auxiliarius (tactical). The Legatus Foederatus coordinates as Praefectus-equivalent during joint operations and may hold an advisory seat in the Consilium for the duration of an operation that materially affects the allied legion.
  • Peregrini Vigiliae — unsworn community members. By canonical rule, no rank (⊘). Full operational access; community-rules enforcement only (no Ius Gladii); managed by the Praetoria Civium.

Both layers join all coordinated operations without RP obligation. Detailed doctrine: L3.T7.A001 (Foederati) and L3.T2.A002 (Peregrini).

Glossarium

Consilium
Council — advisory body of past Consuls and senior veterans.
Consilium Primum
First Council — operational governing body (10 Praetores + Quaestor + Commissar-General).
Quaestor Aerarii
Treasurer — technical authority over the Treasury (V5).
Pro Humanitate. Semper Vigilo. So speaks the Vigil.