Mechanicus

The Mechanicus Faction

In ancient times, before the current Age of the Imperium officially began following the end of the Horus Heresy, it was often called the Mechanicum. The Mechanicus acknowledge the Emperor of Mankind as the ruler of the Imperium of Man, but not the religious truth of the Imperial Cult or the Ecclesiarchy. Instead, the Mechanicus follows its own dark and mysterious scriptures and worships the deity they call the Machine God or the "Omnissiah." The Adeptus Mechanicus believes knowledge is the true manifestation of divinity in the universe, and all creatures and artefacts that embody knowledge are holy because of it. The Emperor is the supreme object of worship for Mankind, the living embodiment of the Machine God or Omnissiah, because he comprehends so much, understanding more about the true nature of reality than any other being in existence. The Adeptus Mechanicus also regard organic flesh as weak and view the removal and replacement of biological tissue with mechanical, bionic parts as sacred. Most elder Tech-priests have few organic parts left and eventually become more machine than man. The Adeptus Mechanicus is based on Mars, the very first Forge World of the Imperium, and they are the sole rulers of the Red Planet. They provide the technical and scientific experts of the Imperium and field armies of massive Titans, Mechanicus Electro-priests, Skitarii and combat Servitors.

Motivation

Mechanicus has a long standing relationship with ArchAngel II and the Cathedral there. It is not often that they can get out to this sector of space but when they do, they have found the Soritas to be respectful, accommodating and extraordinarily pious. The agri world is not very modern however the Soritas have allowed Mechanicus a great deal of authority when it comes to planetary development and this has lead to some amazing feats of architecture. Dams, bridges, elevated tram systems. Even the Cathedral itself sports numerous automation and has a large Mechanicus headquarters built into the side. There have been times when Mechanicus feared they had gone too far- only to find that the sisters were more concerned with their own mission of 'Spreading the Emperor's Truth' than with the liberties Mechanicus was taking. Mechanicus is rather scattered in this area of space. It is a long way to the nearest forge world. The small group that eventually collected on ArchAngel II see it as more of a home then anywhere else in the galaxy. When the black fleet arrived, Mechanicus met with their counter parts assigned to Ordo Malleus. Both sides agreed that things would probably get worse before they got better. This is the primary reason they volunteered for a temporary assignment to ArchAngel IV. It is the spirit of solidarity, a rare thing for Mechanicus to express.. But the hope is that if everyone pitches in and does their part- then perhaps the situation with ArchAngel I will also prove to have been temporary- and they can all get back to some level of calm.