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Modrons are beings of absolute law that adhere to a
·. hive-like hierarchy. They inhabit the plane of Mechanus
and tend its eternally revolving gears, their existence a
clockwork routine of perfect order.
Absolute Law and Order. Under the direction
of their leader, Primus, modrons increase order in
the multiverse in accordance with laws beyond the
comprehension of·mortal minds. Their own minds
are networked in a hierarchal pyramid, in which
each modron receives commands from superiors and
delegates orders to underlings. A mod ron carries out
commands with total obedience, utmost efficiency, and
an absence of morality or ego.
Modrons have no sense of self beyond what is
necessary to fulfill their duties. They exist as a unifie d
collective, divided by ranks, yet they always refer to
themselves collectively. To a modron, there is no "I," but
only "we" or "us."
Absolute Hierarchy. Modrons communicate only
with their own rank and the ranks immediately above
and below them. Modrons more than one rank away are
either too advanced or too simple to understand.
Cogs of the Great Machine. If a modron is destroyed,
its remains disintegrate. A replacement from the next
lowest rank then transforms in a flash of light, gaining
the physical form of its new rank. The promoted mod ron
is replaced by one of its underlings in the same manner,
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