Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20171103000202

"There will never be enough individuals both willing and unwilling to fill the needs of the Imperial fleet thus, our visionary admiral Papias Empilia requested from the state entire cloning worlds dedicated to the production of the Cantav."

- Unkown

Cantav are in all reality clones/artificials born upon the clone worlds within 'The Vats' and are produced in industrial quantities for service within the ranks of the fleet from boarding marines, clerks, laborers, and all sorts of roles. They are seen as always one rank below 'natural born' within the same job field with the lowest ranking Cantav being nothing more then slaves for the machines of the fleet or as servants of the NCOs and officers of the fleet.

Cantav although of low stature can be said to be 'beloved' by the fleet and generally well cared for (save those rebellious or defective few) and tend to live lives far better then the lowest 'free citizen'. They are organized into massive cohorts (with the largest ships needing entire legions of Cantav in single sections alone) with each 'flank' being lead by a NCO of usually natural born status. Cantav themselves perform the 'best' of the hard labor jobs as well as maintenance jobs with the worst jobs (bowls, pulling the guns into position, reloading said guns, yada yada) are given to the Penal workers.

Cantav also serve on the front lines of the Imperial fleet in either segregated or mixed units of marines. They are the front line infantry of the fleet seen guarding the ships, patrolling the fleet's facilities, and in boarding or landing parties of all sorts. Cantav tend to be used in many diverse regiments while the 'natural born' are used usually as shock troops.

Some Cantav earn their way into the ranks of the officer and at times even the high command of the Imperial fleet. Some Cantav have also earned infamous reputations after staging revolts or supporting in them. While Cantav may be beloved by the crew their is no mercy for rebels of any type within the Emperor's navy no matter their rank or birth status. 