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With the support of the Fabricator General it was not hard to amass the support of the Lucian populace in order to become Fabricator General.
Just as it is on Mars there were plenty of factions who needed to be placated or tamed. Any Priest who held the rank of Adept was given a share in the voting, these quickly forming blocks under the feudal structure maintained by the Mechanicus Dogma.
But what might be the most dangerous thing was the fact that Lucius, in its time of existence, has yet to have changed rulers.
Within the Mechanicum it was precedent that made all the decisions. If something was done before and proven to be more successful than that was taken up. Once a system was established, it was hard to get even good ideas to trinkle through the pipeline to change thoughts and minds. This was the main reason many Priests found themselves on the more conservative courts, which for TalOS was enough to court the rule of Fabricator General.
Still with transition the way it is, TalOS needed more support. Deals were made and brokered that would give those that supported TalOS the numerous goods that he laid claim to during the reconquista. By doing so he brought even the more radical Priests into line who might have attempted to rival his rule. It also helped that many of these men and women were staunch supporters of TalOS’s numerous attempts at expanding the territory of Lucius.
Overall the case for TalOS was so easy that those who might have truly posed a challenge, such as Arch Magos ADM1N, did not see the logic in challenging a beloved war hero. Many were also right to assume that if TalOS was not elected, a great number of the Federation might quickly throw themselves into open revolt to try and place him upon the throne. It would be a hard battle to win if the Knights of Dutonis were somehow able to land their entire Kingdoms on top of Lucius.
Thus it was a near uniform decision across the Forge World for TalOS to assume the status of Fabricator General. Only those who decided to not vote or fail to do so went against this mark. In the land of Theocracy, descent is an indicator of heresy.
