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A '''Precentor''' refers to a member of [[ComStar]] and the [[Word of Blake]] faction.  The rank was created by [[Conrad Toyama]] as part of his reforms to transform ComStar into a religious organization, taking the place of managers and administrators in the original corporate structure.<ref name=MWFE130>''MechWarrior, First Edition'', p. 129-130</ref><ref name=MWSE143>''MechWarrior, Second Edition'', p. 142-143</ref>
 
A '''Precentor''' refers to a member of [[ComStar]] and the [[Word of Blake]] faction.  The rank was created by [[Conrad Toyama]] as part of his reforms to transform ComStar into a religious organization, taking the place of managers and administrators in the original corporate structure.<ref name=MWFE130>''MechWarrior, First Edition'', p. 129-130</ref><ref name=MWSE143>''MechWarrior, Second Edition'', p. 142-143</ref>
  
Precentors in general are the planetary administrators in the Order, overseeing each of the [[hyperpulse generator]]s in the network.  Their importance and authority in the organization are dependent on the prominence of their station, with the most important being the members of the [[First Circuit]],<ref name=MWFE130/><ref name=MWSE143/> followed by the [[Precentor Martial]] and [[Precentor ROM]].  Precentors also head the other operational departments such as Stellar Relations, with lower-ranking Precentors assigned to other duties.<ref>''A Time of War Companion'', p. 40-41</ref> As with other ComStar ranks, seniority and branch are classified through the use of Greek letters and Roman numerals appended to the end of the rank, e.g. Precentor Rho X being a tenth-year member of that rank in the Order's [[ROM]].<ref>''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 81</ref>
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Precentors in general are the planetary administrators in the Order, overseeing each of the [[Hyperpulse Generator]]s in the network.  Their importance and authority in the organization are dependent on the prominence of their station, with the most important being the members of the [[First Circuit]],<ref name=MWFE130/><ref name=MWSE143/> followed by the [[Precentor Martial]] and [[Precentor ROM]].  Precentors also head the other operational departments such as Stellar Relations, with lower-ranking Precentors assigned to other duties.<ref>''A Time of War Comanion'', p. 40-41</ref> As with other ComStar ranks, seniority and branch are classified through the use of Greek letters and Roman numerals appended to the end of the rank, i.e. Precentor Rho X being a tenth-year member of that rank in the Order's [[ROM]].<ref>''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 81</ref>
  
 
Within the [[Com Guards]] and the [[Word of Blake Militia]], the rank of Precentor was equivalent to a senior officer in other Inner Sphere militaries, in command of [[Level IV]] and [[Level V]] units, making them equal to a  [[Colonel]] or [[Lieutenant General]].  Prior to the [[ComStar Schism]], a junior Precentor would also command a [[Level III]] unit and go by the informal title of [[Demi-Precentor]].  Under the reformed Com Guards however, Demi-Precentor was made its own official rank, while the Blake Militia retained the original usage.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. p. 10</ref>
 
Within the [[Com Guards]] and the [[Word of Blake Militia]], the rank of Precentor was equivalent to a senior officer in other Inner Sphere militaries, in command of [[Level IV]] and [[Level V]] units, making them equal to a  [[Colonel]] or [[Lieutenant General]].  Prior to the [[ComStar Schism]], a junior Precentor would also command a [[Level III]] unit and go by the informal title of [[Demi-Precentor]].  Under the reformed Com Guards however, Demi-Precentor was made its own official rank, while the Blake Militia retained the original usage.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. p. 10</ref>
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[A Time of War Companion]]''
 
* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
 
* ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]''
 
* ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game]]''
 
* ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition]]''
 
* ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition]]''
* ''[[A Time of War Companion]]''
 
  
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[[Category:Military Ranks]]
 
[[Category:Military Ranks]]

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