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The '''Iterators''' were a body of the early Imperium dedicated to speech, diplomacy, and communications. These were the guys that helped the Imperium absorb worlds via diplomatic means rather than warfare. There were quite a few worlds taken in this way in the [[Great Crusade]], but in the Grimdark future there is only depictions of war, so while they accomplished quite a bit for the Imperium, they weren't considered relevant enough or exciting enough for the focus of the Horus Heresy to even be close to these guys.

Though they were largely dedicated to nonviolent means, (which means many of them probably were killed or remained loyalist during the [[Horus Heresy]] due to an inherent inability to [[Rip and Tear]],) Horus did see the value of keeping some diplomats on-hand to sway undecided worlds that didn't require the impersonal touch of a [[Alpha Legion|subversive agent]], or would be too demanding in the long run for an invasion.

In the years following the Heresy, they were eventually dissolved since there was only war; though this was probably more due to circumstance pulling in different directions rather than by [[High Lords of Terra|a blatant, outrageous decree]] to have the Iterators expunged. Many see the [[Commissar|Commisarriat]] as a martial adaption of the Iterators reinforcing morale and orthodoxy within the [[Imperial Guard]] (the Imperial Army at that time), which later naturally expanded to doing so with [[Blam|bolter rounds]] due to the nature of their work environment. Many also see the [[Ecclesiarchy]] having their roots with the Iterators, especially with the influence of '''Kyril Synderman''', an Iterator attached to the pre-heresy [[Black Legion|Luna Wolves]] and chaperone to the first Imperial Saint. This helps explain the Ecclesiarchy's role within the Imperium as simultaneously being charismatic demagogues and pompous assholes.

During the Great Crusade, and possibly afterwords, the Iterators found themselves in a shrinking role in the galactic stage, as warfare and superfluous genocide became standard doctrine; and the role of professional diplomats and ambassadors was increasingly seen as nonessential roles within the post-Heresy and post-Emperor Imperium of man

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