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==Governor Chadwick Haupstmann – Subsector Overlord of Cognomen Subsector==
{{Topquote|Sometimes I wish I did not have to rely on others to do my job. It’s hard to find good help, but you can if you try hard enough. I just like the peace and quiet. You know? I do my best work with a cup of water and a lho stick where I can reach them, total silence all around me, and no people in white and red getting in my way.|Chadwick Haupstmann}}

The common image of the Masters of the Administratum among the commoners is that of an elderly person, ink-stained and lho-smoking, far from harm or the common touch. It’s not always true, of course, but in the case of Chadwick Haupstmann, things couldn’t be closer to the mark.

Chadwick started life in a family of Administratum Adepts on the planet Cognomen’s orbital platforms. They would flit from orbital to orbital as needed, addressing the myriad concerns of the Subsector’s administration and government that the Mechanicus chose to ignore. Unlike most other positions of Imperial high office, the position of Master of the Administratum Cognomen (usually just shortened to Overlord Cognomen to avoid confusion with the similar titles of Lister Beraxos) is not a particularly prestigious one. Because the entire Cognomen Subsector is essentially a satrap of the Mechanicus, the Subsector Overlord has precious little to actually do. Their Battlefleet is a tiny one, since the Mechanicus prefers to build ships to protect its own territory, and the Battlefleet is dependent on the Mechanicus for parts and fuel anyway. The civilian population of most of the Cognomen Subsector worlds are under the authority of either the Mechanicus or Ecclesiarchy in the majority, and there are few new colonization efforts to undertake nearby that Beraxos isn’t running himself.

Therefore, the only real draw to the position is the range of benefits afforded the families of the Overlord. They are afforded the very best education, commissions in the military if they want them, and a variety of permissions when dealing with other powerful Imperial officials, like the right of refusal if Rogue Traders attempt to press them into service in their crew. Since the position of the Lord Subsector Cognomen has little to do compared to their counterparts in Oglith, Nauphry, or Delving, some members of the Cognomen Administratum compete to succeed the incumbent family if ever something should happen to them.

At present, however, Governor Haupstmann is unlikely to vacate his position. He has been in the current Governorship for only nine years, but has settled in well. He and Lord Fabricator Beraxos do not see eye-to-bionic on many topics, but they do have an understanding about the ABX202020 construction: Haupstmann doesn’t tell Quintus, and Beraxos leaves Haupstmann to his work.

Privately, Haupstmann actually does approve of the ABX202020 project, especially since Beraxos has assured him that the forces built there will be devoted to the expansion of the Sector into the Circuit and Exozone, a cause Haupstmann supports. However, Haupstmann doesn’t see any need for Beraxos to know that.

Haupstmann avoids giving himself any special political or partisan identity, and his jurisdiction is far more limited in the scope of his power than most Subsector Overlords. Rogue Traders who deal with the Cognomen Techpriesthood aren’t particularly common despite how many Traders operate in the Circuit, thanks to Beraxos’s personal dislike of Rogue Traders as an institution. That means that there are few chances for Haupstmann to interact with others of his own social standing and power. However, Haupstmann does prefer peace and quiet, so this is less of a personal disadvantage than it would be for Lowenthal or Oskoldr. His daily routine is identical. After breakfasting with his incredibly bored children, he goes to his office and sits alone for ten hours, broken only to smoke and eat, then dines with his incredibly bored wife, watches the holo for a few hours, and then goes to bed. Every few weeks, he goes on a sudden health kick and exercises in all of his spare time, then loses interest a few days later and goes back to sloth.

He refuses to carry a weapon out of general principal, and he has never been in combat.