The Schola Progenium is one of the many divisions of the Ecclesiarchy, the Adeptus Ministorum of the Imperium. It is responsible for the upbringing and training of orphans, predominantly those of officers who have died in the service of the Imperium, often those who once served in the Imperial Guard. These children are known as the Progena, and most of them will end up serving the Ministorum or in the other branches of the Adeptus Terra. Others will go on to become military leaders and special forces within the Imperial Guard or Imperial Navy such as elite Storm Troopers or iron-willed Imperial Guard Commissars. Some may take office in a planetary government, the Administratum, the Ecclesiarchy, the Adeptus Arbites or even become Acolytes of the Inquisition on the path to become full Inquisitors. Many girls of the Progena are destined for one of the Orders of the Adepta Sororitas (Sisters of Battle/Adepta Sororitas). Those Progena who display psychic aptitude are often killed or used to meet the Emperor's levy of psykers, but may sometimes be handed over to the Adeptus Astra Telepathica, or, in rare cases, receive further training as Inquisitor Acolytes.

Drill AbbotsEdit

The Progena are given specialized combat training by Drill Abbots. Many Drill Abbots are Imperial Guard veterans who have been ordained as Abbots in the Ecclesiarchy, though a few are products of the Schola Progenium themselves. Drill Abbots are famed for their stubbornness and tenacity, coupled with a rock solid faith in the Emperor. These are the main qualities they instill in their pupils, along with the ideals of humility and sacrifice for the Imperium. Of course, these mental strengths are backed up by considerable combat skills, especially in hand-to-hand fighting. Drill Abbots are always ferocious warriors, stirred by the endeavors of Saints from the past, their hands guided as if by the Emperor himself.

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