Navigations

  On board a spacecraft built to Hyperjump, the title of Navigations refers to the Void Necromancer currently responsible for the navigation of the ship and crew through the Afterlife, regardless of their rank or other titles. If a Navigations Afterlife Intelligence is soulbound to the ship, such as for Confederation and Mordena ships, they are considered the primary AI of the ship. In these cases Navigations will typically refer to the AI, although even the dead are entitled to breaks from duty.   Navigations officers are only found on ships utilizing the Hyperjump spell for travel. Navigations will always be a Void Mage with the skills and Imperium reserves to make a jump. For ships using other means to travel the role is omitted, with Maneuvering absorbing all remaining tasks.   Due to the expensive Imperium draw of the Hyperjump spell limiting training to the Cosmically Attuned, coupled with the intense concentration and training required, skilled Void Necromancers are highly valued. Most take this to heart, growing an ego to match. Even their superiors are hesitant to push given the risks inherent if the spell is miscast, meaning that even on military vessels Void Necromancers within the Navigations department are generally left alone and even marked exempt from the more menial tasks split among the rest of the crew, provided they continue to perform their official tasks well.