The Cohors Industria is the Republic's economic and material-sovereignty arm. It is the most internally diverse Branch, subdivided into five permanent craft-guilds (Gildae), each commanding a distinct domain of the industrial economy:
- Gilda Fodinae — Mining & Extraction. Ship-based and surface mining; rare-mineral operations.
- Gilda Reliquiae — Salvage & Reclamation. Wreck processing, derelict recovery.
- Gilda Purificationis — Refining & Processing. Raw-material refinement, yield optimisation.
- Gilda Mercaturae — Trade & Cargo. Cargo hauling, route management, escort coordination.
- Gilda Fabricae — Fabrication & Manufacture. Ship components, outfitting, asset engineering.
A member of Cohors Industria belongs to one primary Guild. Cross-guild assignment is possible with approval from the Praefectus Industriae and the relevant Guild Masters.
Praetor Materiae (Director of Industry) → Praefectus Industriae (Branch Commander) → five Centurio — Magister (Guild Masters: Magister Fodinae, Magister Reliquiarum, Magister Purificationis, Magister Mercaturae, Magister Fabricae) → Decanus (crew chief) → Miles (operator).
Each guild has its own Miles designation: Fossor (miner), Reliquator (salvager), Purificator (refiner), Mercator (trader), Faber (fabricator). A member identifies first by the guild Latin role, then by the canonical horizontal rank.
Inter-guild flow forms a closed cycle of material sovereignty: Fodinae + Reliquiae → Purificationis → Mercaturae + Fabricae → back to Fodinae/Reliquiae. Coordination at Decanus level is routine; the Praefectus Industriae arbitrates conflicts.
- Guild identity is primary. A member of Cohors Industria identifies as a Fossor, Reliquator, Purificator, Mercator, or Faber before identifying as a generic Miles Industriae.
- Guild Masters (Magistri Gildae) are Centurio-rank Officers appointed by the Praefectus Industriae.
- Security within Industria is the responsibility of armed Miles within each crew; large-scale protection is requested from Cohors Arma.
- Dual-craft membership is common; primary guild must be declared.
Glossarium
- Gilda
- Guild — permanent craft division of Cohors Industria.
- Magister Gildae
- Guild Master (Centurio rank).