Skull rearranger job?

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**cadbren**

Having seen many examples of skulls lying about in various dioramas and bases, I have to wonder what branch of the Imperium (or is it a xenos species) is responsible for ensuring that all skulls lying on the ground are the right way up? I think they also ensure all helmets lying on the ground are also the right way up if that helps.

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Certainly it is extremely rare to see a skull or helmet lying upside down.

**CoI**

It's an unknown branch of the Inqusition. The Ordo Cranius. But to know of them is to have them 'rearrange' your skull

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

Why is it just the skullz that get dumped in piles?
Who removes the cranium from the rest of the body?

Are there also piles of bones and why don't we see them?
You raise an important and interesting topic.

**cadbren**

I'm thinking the bones are ground down to be press moulded into skull shaped moulds to produce more skulls. Nothing else makes any sense unless they're being used to make fake teef in order to destabilize the ork economy.

**htj**

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Why is it just the skullz that get dumped in piles?
Who removes the cranium from the rest of the body?

I'm willing to bet Khorne's behind this.

cadbren wrote:I'm thinking the bones are ground down to be press moulded into skull shaped moulds to produce more skulls. Nothing else makes any sense unless they're being used to make fake teef in order to destabilize the ork economy.

I don't think this plan would work, though, as Orks Clap-Your-Hands-If-You-Believe psychic field would probably just result in having every Ork being rich, because that's what they believed should be the case.

I reckon they're processed into a nutritious bone-meal paste and fed to Guardsman. That's why they all have such healthy, shiney coats.

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

With respect Htj, I prefer Cadbren's explaination.
The preponderance of Skullz outstrips the even Imperium's vast resources of cannon fodder.
The RoB battleboard shows that every battle takes place on ground prepared upon a foundation of skullz.

Skullz simply must be manufactured artificially to provide these quantities.

Though you have solve the riddle of the missing skellies.
Bone meal porridge it is!

**htj**

With respect!? But... but... I'm on the internet!

Perhaps the skullz are in fact an alien life form, slowly spreading themselves across the galaxy to take over. They breed just below the surface of the ground, and then roll free until they can affix themselves to some Space Marine's armour, or a Chaos banner pole. Eventually, they are then taken to a new planet, where they settle themselves on the ground, rain catching 'eye sockets' face up, put down roots, and grow a bunch more like potatoes.

**Fairfeldia**

its a bit like when you drop a slice of toast....

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

Strangely feel rather averse to eating spuds and toast now.

**Fairfeldia**

what about bone paste soup ?

**Pilau Rice**

it's because deys bodies is underground.

Dat's how dey bury dem in da futurz, feetses first

**Medium of Death**

What a hilarious and astute question.

Spoiler:

Cemetery World
I would imagine servitors/servo skulls of various kinds sort the remains

As for random skulls lying about? It's a game that has the tagline of 'In the grim darkness of the far future...' etc.
Seeing skulls lying around highlights the darkness of these scenes;
James Cameron's Future War scene from T1 & 2
So I don't see why it wouldn't be relevant for 40k.

**SickSix**

htj wrote:With respect!? But... but... I'm on the internet!

Perhaps the skullz are in fact an alien life form, slowly spreading themselves across the galaxy to take over. They breed just below the surface of the ground, and then roll free until they can affix themselves to some Space Marine's armour, or a Chaos banner pole. Eventually, they are then taken to a new planet, where they settle themselves on the ground, rain catching 'eye sockets' face up, put down roots, and grow a bunch more like potatoes.

Yes. This is the only viable explanation. The must be more numerous than the greenskins! They are just waiting until they have populated every planet and then they will take over the galaxy!

**Snarky**

The coveted skull arranger is on the cover of nearly all Imperial codices.

**htj**

My god... he's right...

**Dawi-Marine'Va**

By the Throne...

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

God's buttocks...

**FeistierErmine**

Oh yeah. The entire imperial economy is based on the skull industry. Everyone from your most basic skull arrangement servitor up through the renowned cranial artists of Skeltios IV. Though it's lost some of the appeal now that the big skull lobbies are in with the High Lords. Now you just have those mass-produced skulls that get slapped all over every piece of equipment the forge worlds produce. Back in my grandfather's day he bleached every skull by hand!

**Lord Rogukiel**

Emperor's Tongue!

**Fairfeldia**

Lord Rogukiel wrote:Emperor's Tongue!

something to do with Slaanesh ?

**cadbren**

Spooky stuff indeed.

**Wardragoon**

Now...what does the job pay?

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

You can have as much bonemeal porridge/soup as you can eat.

**Agent_Tremolo**

FeistierErmine wrote:Now you just have those mass-produced skulls that get slapped all over every piece of equipment the forge worlds produce. Back in my grandfather's day he bleached every skull by hand!

I overheard an acquisitions guy say on the vox that after the next cuts in costs these are going to be replaced by cheap fibroplastic copies made in T'au.

Oh my, where's this Imperium headed...

**Jimsolo**

Holy crap! What happens when the skull rearrangers unite for some kind of hostile takeover? Booby trapped skullz? Nowhere would be safe!

**Grey Templar**

the Imperial economy can't function without skulls as they are literally on every piece of equipment, from the lowliest Cadians Helmet to the mightest GKT's codpiece, all require Skulls.

another problem is that Khorne is driving the price of Skulls up due to his massive collection.

This is actually Draigo's true mission. He is supposed to place a Teliport beacon on the Throne of Skulls and teliport every skull back to Mars for redistribution. this will solve the problem of the Skull Industries labor demands.

we will have accept their demands unless Draigo succeeds.

**porkchop806**

I'm not sure...but I think tomorrow when I log on this thred will be HUGE!

**Kid_Kyoto**

Ah so that's what those pictures were, well spotted.

But the IMperium need never fear running out of skulls. As we know from the realms of battle board in the 40k universe the continents were formed by Plate Skulltonics, the continental plates resting on a bed of skulls to form hills and mountains.

Just dig down 10' and there's a whole layer of skulls waiting to be mined.

**Grey Templar**

Ahhh yes,

those Cranium deposits are indeed a valuable resourse.

but the Skullmakers are powerful. as it is, the Mining equipment is constantly being sabotaged and workers are being found decapitated.

**Chaos Lord Gir**

Sometimes Dakka, I love you so much...