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As the nearby star crested upon Lucius it gave view to the numerous warships that now orbited their birthing planet. Each of these ships were scorched black as a star sheared its presence upon their metal layers. After this blackened steel was the clear red marking that announced their purposes, the fact that they were to be used as Crusaders in a Crusade to take back what was rightfully mankind’s.

This force was inbound for the Imperial Fists, a Legion who was closer to the Federation than any of the other Imperial Legions that surrounded it. Said Legion welcomed the assistance openhandidly, if a little miffed that they could not approach the same level of assistance that the Federation gave them.

It was an oddity at the end of the day to all those who were not a part of the Reconquista. Let it be the Lords of Mars or the Found Primarchs none of them could understand the logic.

For TalOS though the thought was simple. The Fabricator General, who held within his cogitators such immense respect that he will not allow the man to falter, should be given to the Legion who will match his respect. That Legion, the Imperial Fists, was the Legion who not only had honor but respected the Magos whenever they conversed with one another.

Thus they were the perfect choice.

+My time upon Lucius comes to an end.+ The Once Fabricator General announced as he looked upon the vessel, +It is… hard to think this time came.+

TalOS looked over the battleform of the Fabricator General. He was no longer just a simple man but instead a massive construct that was capable of warfare on a scale only TalOS could imagine. This battleform was crafted from the loving hands of the World’s Artificers, whose prominence was owed to his dedication to their cause.

And that ignored his body as well, of which was regenerated with the mystical sciences that TalOS knew. No longer was he an enfeebled and weakened soul, but one whose very genes thought themselves to be in their very youth. TalOS had gone as far as he could with that man, only stopping at the potential of implanting his Geneseed into such a venerable person to give him an Astarte’s Longevity.

+It is… hard to believe in myself.+ TalOS admitted as he looked up at the massive form of the man-machine, +When I grew up I did not think I would become what I am, even if you did. I knew I was a warrior, but it feels right to carry on your legacy.+

+I concur with your senses.+ The Fabricator General said as a Mechanrite was placed upon the Primarch’s shoulder, +Be the leader I have always thought you capable of.+

+When we meet again, Explorator Dominus Lucius.+ TalOS spoke the new name of the man before him as a send off to his next step in life.

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TalOS took the moment to look at the time seed that was being given by his internal chronomatic systems. The systems marked the date as 825.M30, putting it as a few years after he had taken full reign as Forge World Lucius’s Fabricator General.

Overall production has increased by about three times since he took the reins. Most planets within the system would have been marked as backwaters when they were taken, but with each planet TalOS’s Terraforming Task Force succeeded in modifying the changes could no longer be called insignificant.

Before TalOS was the next planet to be transformed. Marked A-53-150 it was to become an Agri World for Count Liondros. The man had told TalOS that he wanted his planet to sport some wildlife, the kind that would make good sport for his children and people.

It was not a unique request. TalOS could count five other Knights who wanted some sense of nature upon their world filled with agriculture. Such things were easy to put in as planetary designs went, TalOS would admit. Such creatures were bad for crops and might actively harm them but many world hosted regions of isolation. Let it be a mountain range or an island the Fabricator General could partition these easily.

For this planet specifically there was a penisola where the mountains bordered it from the mainland and it was flanked by oceans that prevented any escape by ocean.

So with those in mind TalOS designed the ecosystem. Several breeds of vulpines, wolf, and cervus were being devoted to the region. These breeds were specifically chosen to adapt to the atmospheric mixture that would be dominating the planet. A resistance that TalOS would need to instill as a genetic cocktail to the new residences unless they wished to suffer several chemical issues.

As he looked away from that relatively small region TalOS’s ire turned to the rest of the planet. The entire planet was to be transformed with the introduction of genetically modified wildlife and chemical factories that will die the world a much harder blue. Entire continents will be flattened with windbreaks the size of mountains to instill maximum ethicacy related to rain and winds.

TalOS leaned back to look at his masterwork as someone walked up next to him, +That's… so cool.+

+It is.+ TalOS said as a reply to Trig who was looking at the construction, +At the instruction of my hands entire worlds are rebuilt from the ground up. If primitive men were to see it they would think it the act of a God, and they would be correct. For what I create is by the will of the Machine God.+

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With those words TalOS gave a speechless command for the system to parcel the package and prepare it to be migrated to the Terraforming Fleet. It will take a little while before it gets there as revisions and modifications were made by the Magos operating in the Terraforming fleet. A time table of three months though was acceptable to TalOS, who knew that moving entire worlds was a monumental task.

With that thought TalOS patted the boy on the head while giving a hearty laugh, +So you are back from your lessons? Did Marshall EK1T0R show you anything new?+

+Yes! He showed me this cool trick with a sword!+ The twelve year old child announced as he made a motion with his wrist, +I was able to disarm a Practice Servitor doing it!+

+Interesting… I will need to take it into consideration.+ TalOS said as he held his chin, +Lets go see Vera.+

+Okay!+ He said while opening the door for the Fabricator General.

Walking into the main halls TalOS glanced upon a small person who held a robe over her face. Said robes were of a blackened color, but much closer to the gray steel that would be associated with non-Lucian grade steel. Though this color was something only a Priest would notice as outsiders would mistaken the person as a member of the Cult that ruled over them all.

That was the point, TalOS admitted, as this clothing was to be worn by anyone who had yet to achieve the rank of Adept. He watched the girl take the hood down to show a young face that would place her at about fifteen years of age. She gave a bow to TalOS, as all people should when met with the presence of the Fabricator General.

+Protocol 11544.+ TalOS told her to allow her to raise her head. As always she looked sort of crestfallen, just like the time TalOS rescued her when she was a child. But, against all of that, he noticed a moment of happiness as she looked upon the one who gave her a new life.

+Fabricator General TalOS.+ The girl said all too formally for TalOS’s tastes, +I have returned from my lessons with Magos K3TT3R.+

+Good, I hope you have learned lots.+ TalOS said as he brushed the girl’s head with his hand.

>Time for some dinner
>Let's go out for a little bit
>Gladiatorial Events are happening
>Children, let's see the Sons.

>>5443272
>Children, let's see the Sons.
>Time to hang out with your other siblings!

>>5443272
>>5443283
>Support

>He was no longer just a simple man but instead a massive construct that was capable of warfare on a scale only TalOS could imagine.
I love the Fabricator General. A man who truly takes after our own heart, and exemplifies the virtues of steel that all techpriests should aspire to.

Here is a shining example that even the power of Emperor wrought geneforge cannot match to the limitless potential of the Machine, even when gifted to a mortal man. May we continue to follow such an example, and excel beyond the confines of our Primarch's body further.

And piss of Fulgrim too

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>>5443272
>Gladiatorial Events are happening
Step 1: Take our kids out to an awesome outing of Robot Knight fights
Step 2: Encourage them that this is also, as they say in gothic, "really frakking cool"
Step 3: See about getting our kids their own war frames

Our Creator is going to invent Psi-Titans.
We may want to one day invent Null-Titans.

Why not start with Null-Armigers for our kids, so they can project their anti-psychic field within the protection of a powerful knight frame?

Also I want to see the Lucius Colosseum anyway even if we can't do Null Knights.

>>5443317
>>Support
Makes sense to give our kids and the nulls the best protection there is. If they're already going to be chivalrous nobles, might as well make them knights.

>>5443272
>>Gladiatorial Events are happening

>>5443272
>Children, let's see the Sons.

>>5443272
>Children, let's see the Sons.

>>5443272
>Gladiatorial Events are happening
Let's share some good quality fun with them.

>>5443272
>Gladiatorial Events are happening

TAL0S is such a lucky primarch. He's got a wife, two adopted children, loving parents, faith and home. It's no wonder he's so stable. Imagine if all the other Primarchs had that touch of humanity in them.

>>5443949
Don't forget he had three helpful mentor figures, the chief genetor that I forgot the name of that taught us, Admin the one in charge of the titan legions and Lucius, the FB not planet, who gave us his support since the start. Also our best friend D3X to keep him humble by being very competent and trustworthy.
The least human of all primarchs is the most in touch with humanity. Maybe only Vulcan could match him.

>>5443953
>The least human of all primarchs is the most in touch with humanity.
I really love this particular fact.

It also fits well in our own ideology. We are told to abhor Silica Anima and the weakness of Flesh. The body should strive to be steel, and the mind must always remain some level of organic lest we fall into the perils of AI.

A body of machine, and the mind of a man, just as the Machine God intended. Life is good.

>>5443955
What i find important in this is that while moving torwards the Machine in body, he stays human in his mind. That includes his emotions, in contrast to most of his peers he had no emotional vaults or inhibitors installed, which makes him closer to human at his core that is driving the machine.
But he also doesn't let himself be ruled by his emotion, he practices a delicate balance of emotional enjoyment and utilitarian detachment from them, more a monk than a priest.

>>5443969
Which also would explain why he opted against having his sons to become reliant upon such methods. I suppose I concede that was ultimately the better choice.

I do think it's unfortunate they are affected more strongly by the Particep Semper's rage than we are.

I suppose this is how Sanguineous feels about the Red Thirst and Black Rage, such emotions he personally deals with so well, but it saddens him to see his sons fall victim too.

Still, we are lucky, our anger is nowhere near the same level like the Blood Angels are, and hopefully our efforts to excise their connection with the Titan will end up being a net positive.

We have options eitherway, we will always have emotional vaults, and we will always have the usual mechanicus rage boosters too. That's the best part is if we ever decided, we can just make adjustments to suit our needs.

>>5443272
>Gladiatorial Events are happening

Also, Null Knights inside Knights is based and I hope we get to do that.

Is anyone able to archive of thread 10 onto suptg? I noticed it hasn't been archived yet.

I would try but I'm a mobile fag

>>5444013
Put the request right now, it's going to go through in a bit.

>>5443272#
>Gladiatorial Events are happening

>>5443272
>Gladiatorial Events are happening
Seems cool.
Are there only knights and humans fighting or also captures xenos?

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>>5444122
Everything I hope. Never a shortage of orks in the Galaxy, as well as other Xenos to be abhored. And criminals too, whose crimes were too heinous to warrant servitorization, hoping for the slimmest chance to earn the right to fight in a penal brigade. Also Cybernetica. It's basically a chance for every facet of society, from the lowliest tinkerer to the eldest of tech guild magi, to showcase their latest weapons and please TalOS with their works.

Tbh, as much as Lorgar hates us, I feel like a rivalry with Angron would be cool too. We're very much the definition of a High Rider. A rich noble overseeing gladitorial games from lofty towers of ivory and steel.

Giant robots, the latest weapons, and an endless supply of prisoners and xenos. Just like the good old days of the Federation.

Hey QM.
What's the chances that some of our sons are taking part in the Gladiatorial games anyway?

See the Sons!
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>>5443284
>>5443469
>>5443643

Gladiatorial Event
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>>5443372
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>>5444101
>>5444122

>>5444135
Yeah, that does make sense. Though the plan was never for him to like TalOS.

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It was coming close to night, which for the Fabricator General is the time of rest. Such was the allotted time given to him by the F.A.G. that both himself, Priests, and their Servants would follow accordingly for maximum industrial output. But really though it was taking TalOS away from something he had gained a small nack for liking, and supplementing it with something else.

They traveled without issue. Just as TalOS had done when he was a child he guided the two of them through the grandeur of the city in which they lived. Smoke covered the tops of all the manufactoriums that were around them as they pelted out the materials needed to arm the Auxilia that were to march out into the skies. Among those, hundreds of smaller workshops and laboratories owned by Adepts of all types scattered about allowing TalOS’s latest design to go underway.

As he crossed the streets the people around him did not move to dodge him. They did not make way as they would for any Knight of Dutonis. Instead they treated him just like any other person, trying their best to avoid collision with the large Tech Priest who dominated their view and the presence of something awfully foul among the children. The People of Lucius after all had gotten used to the subtle and ever present nullification that surrounded the planet now, and those who could not cope had become starch for the rest.

The three of them ascended a pair of staircases and into a trolley system. This was part of a greater network that covered the entire city. Unlike other more standard infrastructure within a Hive City, this network was wired into a central bay that hosted a series of rails and cranes. Thus, with ease, the carts were moved in just the right way to easily reorganize for new routes.

TalOS and his children stepped upon one of these recently moved vessels along with several dozen others. The children stayed at the walls with small wrists clicking active. Such a thing was needed, TalOS knew, for if anyone were to accidentally touch one of these children their mind might be rendered asunder. Thus, experimental technology was to be employed.

TalOS gave it a failure rate of 1.7%, which was respectable. It was hard when the Psi Crystals attempted to satisfy the Pariahs would shatter from the constant consumption of their souls. TaloS knew, for a fact, that if they grew excited that failure rate would shoot up to 76%. Such an error was not on the device, but the Material. TalOS might need to consider Blackstone but the idea of such a thing made it impossible to consider.

The trolley tugged as the inertia keeping them in place was defeated by the Machines Spirits of the cart. TalOS watched as his internal tracking systems realized the rate of travel to accelerate at a reasonable rate. They will arrive right on time according to the chronometer and the Machine Spirit’s calculations that existed within the body of TalOS.

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The Colosseum was built specifically to entertain both the Nobles and Knights who arrived on Lucius during TalOS’s coronation. Such a time had already long passed, several realizations were made among the Priests as they checked their numbers. For several weeks after the Colosseum was built production. It was realized that this was because of an increase in personnel morale, which caused ever more confusion among the Priests until they began monitoring the conversations of their menials.

A great many of them talked about what was happening here. The rivalries that were forming and the guest appearances from several warriors from abroad. Everyone was talking about the match between the Fabricator General and his brother, and how they will never see anything like it ever again.

It was after a year of its operations, after dozens of inquiries and studies, that the Colosseum was a powerful amenity that satisfied over half of the Forge World.

As TalOS walked the star scorched halls he sensed a moment’s irony about that discovery. Many of the Priests began processing and comprehending numerical code when this was realized. Taking in the amount being paid to maintain the facility and how much it would cost for others. After cost benefit analysis was finished, it was realized that the Colosseum was cheaper than mass distribution of sedatives or crafted entertainment.

This was the reason as TalOS looked around he noticed the sheer amount of artisandry that even the walls outside the main stadium had. As the Priesthood decided that Noble Combat was optimal that they should invest into it, and when Lucius does something they do not hold back.

The group finally arrived at where they were walking, a small contingent of Astartes standing at attention waiting to receive their Primarch as well as meet the Steel Wardens who had been tailing their Primarch all the way here. They gave TalOS a nod and a data link, which told the Primarch that it was clear to enter the room without fear of any kind.

+FINALLY!+ Shouted Trig as he threw himself on one of the nearby chairs and disabled the wristband that was on him, +My feet hurt.+

TalOS heard a small laugh coming from Vera as he walked over and took the star scorched, red striped chair.

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TalOS took in the view of the crowd, the people more entertaining to the Primarch at the moment than anything that could be happening below. The time before the real event was set with numerous pieces of news distributed by the Priesthood, followed by executions and court ordered punishments to be carried out by the Skitarii.

+I wonder what we will see today!+ exclaimed Trig as he sat himself in the chair correctly to see the proceedings.

+Travel logs show that a large amount of Mega-Fauna have arrived on Lucius.+ Vera answered with information she gained from the numerous datavaults that TalOS had access to, +Fabricator General TalOS, I assume these creatures were not arriving for the Genetors.+

+A few of them were.+ TalOS told her as he watched the last few men be executed for Heresy against the Machine God, +Arch Genetor R3KT thought that a few of them could have helpful genecode for the purposes of grox rebuilding. It is an interesting idea, the idea that he could raise their intake to weight ratio from a null point three to a null point five would be a massive boon.+

+Really…+ There was the voice of sadness within the voice of Trig as he heard that, +Well, when I grow up, I will destroy creatures just like those! Just like the Knights I will cut them down for the good of people everywhere!+

+And you will get that chance.+ TalOS said while patting the kid on the head, +Your body just needs to grow a little bit more than we can start the gene-therapy.+

+Ohhhhhh…+ Trig languished in a manner TalOS realized only children could produce.

+Don’t you worry.+ TalOS said while patting him on the head and rising from his seat, +Wait for a moment, I need to welcome the crowd.+

TalOS got a small nod from the kid as Vera took her place among the chairs. The Primarch linked his vox to the speakers that were all around him, which quickly caused everyone who could to look at him where he stood.

“People of Lucius!” He roared throughout the Colosseum in a voice produced in his cogitators, not his personal vox speaker, “I welcome you all to another night of fighting and battles. I have the privilege today to be the Ruler of this event. As Ruler, I welcome the first battle within my domain tonight!”

>Knight on Knight
>Man Vs. Monster *Could be Knight or Normal Man*
>Mass battle between convicts.

>>5444303
>Knight on Knight

>>5444303
>Knight on Knight
Solaris time

>>5444023
Thanks anon <3

>The archive for thread 10 is up. Get voting faggots
https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=The%20Machine%20QM

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>>5444303
>Knight (mech) vs Monster
I want to entertain Trig's imagination, and also convince him to become a Knight (Pilot) himself.

Far better than just being a super soldier ground infantry, he could project his field inside the security of a warform.

>>5444303
>knight Vs. Monster (a kaiju like creature Magos Pterraxi discovered he sent it to the Lucius for study and the games.)

>>5444303
>Knight on Knight

>>5444303
>Knight (mech) vs Monster (Kaiju like creature)
Fuck yes!
https://youtu.be/jJQTWuVlp08

>>5444303
>First a mass of convicts vs a monster that will slaughter them in a spectacular fashion. Then we release dozens of lesser monsters into the arena and send a Knight and soldiers in to slay them all.

A knight bravely leading men against a monster and it's wretched horde would be cool. The convict battle against it at the start is partly to sate the audience's bloodlust and to build up the monster as actually deadly in their minds. The lesser monsters are released in so that there's stuff for the soldiers to kill.
As for the soldiers, they're in the fight both to glorify the federal military and add to the grandeur of the battle, making it feel more real.

"TaloS knew, for a fact, that if they grew excited that failure"
Fascinating, so Pariah's consumptions correlates with their excitement and emotional level, rather than the opposite. Useful. I love that our children act as normal children, Trig and Vera, and it's great they don't have to suppress their emotions to enhance their powers. The opposite even. And they seem so happy. Even if we have been a father away for long periods of time, I am glad they seem to have had as good an upbringing as we could give them. A life with purpose and faith, and I'm sure even the briefest of time spent with "Granduncle" Malcador was worth it. I hope they have good memories of Xana and the other null children we've been sending there.

Best of all Trig is embracing his role and loves it.

TalOS had good parents, so for what its worth, I think we can at least say he has been good parents to these two.

>>5444303
>Knight on knight

>>5444303
>Knight (mech) vs Monster (Kaiju like creature)

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I am happy with this stuff. Got a piece wrong and broke a knife but managed to salvage it all

>>5444761
Oh no, not the dreaded deldar pants battalion!
Keep up the good work anon, I want to see how it's going to look finished

>>5444764
That had me laughing, well done anon

https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=The%20Machine%20QM
be sure to vote you faggots

>>5444303
>Knight on Knight.

>>5444303
>>Mass battle between convicts.
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

TMQM, even if the vote is to focus on your writing, can it be fair to say the other options still occur just in the background? It would be nice to know. I want Mech vs Monster, but I also believe we would have mass convict battles anyway as an appetizer to the main show.

Welcome to the Lucian Federation, enjoy your homestyle corpse-starch and circuses...

>>5444841
Just as the Machine God and the ancients intended.

>>5444303
>Knight (mech) vs Monster
>If possible: Convict fights as prelude

>>5444829
It wouldn't be a proper Colosseum event without at least a few thousand convicts to start things off.

>>5444303
>Knight (mech) vs Monster (Kaiju like creature)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUxJ8P3bH8k

Knight on Knight
>>5444312
>>5444316
>>5444348
>>5444624
>>5444792

Knight Vs. Mech (And Dead Convicts)
>>5444334
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>>5444351
>>5444368
>>5444671
>>5444890
>>5445008

Convicts shall fight!
>>5444799

>>5445056
>(And Dead Convicts)
Very based

>>5445056
Also I take it you mean to say "Knight vs Monster"

>>5445078
Yes, yes I did.

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Upon the words of TalOS a nearby gate opened. From this gate several men walked out to the roar and applause of thousands who had the lucky chance of viewing this event. For a moment the entire field in front of them flickered to a blue color before the void shield disappeared again for the people watching.

“Before you today stand the wicked and the accused. The men you have witnessed before held the honor and respect to prostrate themselves before the Machine God, these fools however did not.” TalOS announced as the group of men were testing out their guns.

Among them was a series of men that were either dreadful murders or sycophants. A couple of them were even new Initiates into the Cult, but they were fools who ran aground of the Machine God’s doctrines. If TalOS remembered one of them even attempted to create an AI, which landed him into this damnable state.

“These men of dishonor have been given unto the beasts. The Machine God no longer cares for them and as such they shall be fed to the beasts.” TalOS told the crowd as he gave the caveat, “But each of these men fight with the knowledge that if the Machine God grants them strength that they could potentially win. If such a mercy is given, then they shall be let go.”

As TalOS said these words another of the massive gates opened with the Colosseum shaking somewhat with each step. Everyone turned to look at the massive collard monster that gave a beastial roar.

“Before you all stands the Mega-Fauna of B-45-76, recognized as a Ruptsarian.” TalOS said to the group as the beast gave another roar, “Today, with the grace of Arch Explorator Pterraxi, we shall see just one of the many horrors that fight against us in the Galaxy.”

With those words the creature roared while giving charge. It was a massive creature that was covered in razor sharp blades. It ran on all fours but when it reached some of the convicts the front pat of the creature wrapped them in a deathly embrace. Like some kind of carnal machine the men were turned into ribbons with a tug of the death-beast’s front arms.

The men all around the creature began shooting at it with the last rifles and autoguns that they had when they were captured. TalOS could hear Trig cheering on the Mega-Fauna as it turned fellow men into pieces of flesh. As everyone watched the creature took one of the ribboned pieces with its mouth and ate the piece without chewing. As seen here, TalOS learned that these creatures lacked any teeth due to the massive spikes on their body already processing the food for them.

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“Brutal.” Vera said as she looked down upon the dead and dying with a scoff, “Those are the kind of creatures we must fight?”

“In time, yes.” TalOS admitted to her as he glanced at the last remaining convicts, a Tech Priest and Serial Killer, attempting a last stand. The Priest managed to produce a Plasma pistol that sheared into the creature’s eye, but that was not enough to stop it from rushing over towards him, “The Galaxy is a dangerous place.”

Vera was silent after that, instead taking the time to study the magnificent creature in all its bloodied glory. TalOS noticed that whatever color the creature was before did not matter now, for it was bloodied by the numerous pieces of corpse that now covered its flesh. With a sickening and practiced motion it reached over to lick one of the corpses from a spike, leading it into a toothless maw.

Where once there was a cheering crowd now the people were looking upon the creature with disgust. The creature before them was indeed a creature that had no qualms with humanity and was indeed one of their great enemies. It was at this moment that TalOS rose to meet the crowd.

“People of the Federation, while the creature has exacted upon the heretics the wrath we all feel, it does not carry with it the wrath of the Machine God.” TalOS said as the monster began prowling around to examine the crowd that were looking upon it, “That is the reason we expand across the sector and the Emperor of Man wages his war, to rid us of this filth.”

With those words the creature gave a roar to the crowd. It began to prowl and lick the blood off its spikes as it prepared itself for the next fight. As it did so another pair of doors opened to release out onto the field a series of smaller versions of that creature, each of them tearing into the flesh of the dead with razor sharp limbs.

“But we, the Federation, are not like these fools. For we have the Machine God on our side!”

Upon that announcement a gate began to open. Each of the monstrous creatures that were about the battlefield began to back up as heavy mechanical hydraulics walked into the arena. Decorated in bright red and gold colors the Knight Gallant looked out upon the people with a Ruler’s prominence. Just as he walked out two squads of Skitarii came out into the battlefield. One group equipped with the Shock Maul and Shields of the Secarii and the others were Skitarii Rangers given their Galvanic weapons.

The Noble Knight raised his chainsword into the air causing the crowd to go wild with righteous fury.

As they did TalOS announced, “Count Vlassis, show them the might of the Machine God!”

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Upon command the Knight blared his horn, causing the creatures to do the same and begin the attack.

The creatures were closing the space between man and monster fast. These monsters were after all from a Death World, and as such had to have both speed and lethality in order to live. Before they could gain much distance though the Knight brought his weapon down like an instructor, causing the Skitarii Rangers to release a volley of gunfire into the rushing beasts.

The creatures before them quickly began falling upon the ground. Their hides, while well armored, did not help them against the piercing force of their Mechanical foe.

It was after the second volley that the Knight decided it was time to charge. The roar of his engines and blaring of his horn caused the entire crowd to cheer him on as the two massive things came at one another. TalOS looked over to see even Vera looking upon the battle with immense interest.

When the Knight made contact the massive machine went in for a nice punch into the creature’s chest. The monster quickly being thrown around as the immense strength of the metal behemoth turned a variety of different organs into a comfortable paste within the monster’s body.

Just as he was impacting the smaller children of the massive monster made contact with the Shield equipped Skitarii. The men on the floor struggled to keep back the bladed limbs from themselves in a series of ways, such as putting the shield in one direction while bashing the limbs with the shock maul.

At that moment the massive one finally got a chance to fight back, swinging a limb in just a way that it latched onto a Knights Pauldron and brought him in for the death hug it gave so many others.

In that second there was tension on the action. TalOS could not feel it, but he could see it on everyone’s faces with the perception gifted to him by the Machine Spirits. But TalOS knew what would happen.

The sound of a chainsword began to cry throughout the field as the monster gave the greatest scream a mortal man could imagine. Everyone watched as the Chainsword raptured from the Ruptsarian’s back, and in the next second the weapon was yanked across the sternum riping an entire side out of the creature’s torso.

At the same moment the Skitarii blocking the attacks were given a second’s chance to fall back. This gave those behind them, the Rangers, with clear shots to kill the offspring with a double salvo.

The Knight placed a single foot on the top of the creature as it raised a bloodied chainsword into the air, causing the entire Colosseum to roar in triumph.

>>Anyone have a name for this city.
>Walk around the city
>Go have some dinner in a more upscale restaurant.
>Visit the Knight and the Skitarii Victors

>>5445084
>Visit the Knight and the Skitarii Victors
I'm voting for Solaris as the name because it's near the colosseum. My excuse is that it's named in honor of the sun inside Lucius, and totally not a reference to a different franchise.

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>>5445084
>Name for this city:
>Forgespire Solaris
>Named after the hidden sun of Lucius, famed for its gigantic Colloseum and the grand Federal Senate building
All of Lucius is one big industrial metropolis, so I gather "city" means spire in this case
>Visit the Knight and the Skitarii Victors
>WRITE-IN: Look around if there are any Knights we can send to Xana willing to take a few Blanks as squires, and for our son Trig.
They will need to have souls of steel to survive the presence of Xana. It obviously cannot be the Princes because they will be busy with exploration on our behalf

>>5445084
>City-Name: Solaris
>Visit the Knight and the Skitarii Victors
>Write-In: Find knights for our children to squire under and other blanks on Xana
Null Knights please. Vera can become one too if she wants, unless she wants to be some other kind of fighter

>>5445084
>Go have some dinner in a more upscale restaurant.
Tigris after the only gladiator to never lose

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>>5445084
>City-Name: Spire Solaris
>Ask some Knights to make Trig and Vera squires, and others to go to Xana
>We could do this over dinner (at an upscale restaurant)
That's twice QM has mentioned eating dinner, maybe wants to show off the progress Lucius has made in the culture department. I think it's reasonable to say we could invite some of the victorious knights to dinner yes?

As the capital planet we're entertaining hive nobles and some of the wealthiest dynasties across the realm, even perhaps the Imperium at large. I bet its Federation style dining. With expertly trained servants and gold plated bionics.

>>5445084
>Walk around the city

>>5445215
I want it to be a 'common day' sorta situation. SO whats more common than eating?

>>5445257
Do you prefer our votes to focus only on that? It does sound like Trig would be ecstatic over the idea of defeating monsters like the knights as a pilot.

>>5445268
Not really, honestly its there because I could not think of anything else. If you think of a cool activity to do with the kids let us know!

>>5445283
here's some ideas.
>going through Tal0S's personal zoo. (so many species so many useful genetic samples.

>going to a mechanics arcade like Uzi did in her childhood (they better have not!dawn of war 1&2)

>Going and watch some children's holofilms

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>>5445084
>Name for this city: Forgespire Solaris
>Go have some dinner in a more upscale restaurant.
>restaurant is Wendy's... they use real meat

Gimme gimme chicken tendies, Be they crispy or from Wendys. Spend my hard-earned good-boy points, on Kid's Meal ball pit burger joints.

>>5445084
>>Go have some dinner in a more upscale restaurant.
we better go to THE upscale restaurant but I fear there won't be any chairs... how can we find decent chairs? In fact, you think we will be able to enter the building at all if it is in a highrise location

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>>5445438
It wouldn't be anywhere near a proper upscale 40k/sci fi noble restaurant if every booth was not the size of a feudal feast table, able to accommodate everything from the noble who intentionally keeps himself fat as a status symbol carried around upon his hover chair, to high ranking Archmagos or allied Fabricator General who has become one with his Abeyant. The best Lucian restaurant, held to the standards of ancient Terra and wealthy Manachea, would surely have its VIP booth specifically a throne set for TalOS size and grandeur.

Also pretty much on every Primarch touched planet, they made Primarch sized chairs for such occasions. In unremembered empire it was noted how Roboute specifically designed a particular room where the small chairs of mortals would be up front, the bigger chairs of space marines in the middle, and his gigantic chair far off in the back, but in such a way via visual illusion that everyone's chair seemed to be the same size, a bit like the "Round Table" type deal.

Ferrus Manus had his big throne in the feast hall on Fenris too. At some point as we get larger and larger, our booth may become less a Throne and more a space to park our dreadnought sized form. Just like the post indomitus Fabricator General when they attend the Terran Council, their full form is the size of a building and carried via mass lifter, and there's a huge tunnel for it just outside the council chambers, and a space for the tank that contains his organic body to stick through Dune Navigator style.

>>5445489
*Leman Russ on Fenris
Ferrus almost certainly was not into feasting

>>5445385
I'd love to see Tal0s going to a movie and munching on pop-starch with the kids

>>5445495
Him going to watch the little servitor that could, an inspiring tale of servitor dutifully a facility under attack alone after all the other were destroyed.

>>5445385
All of these sound fun

>>5445496
When Land discovers his Land's Raider, the film "Fury" will be about a brave machine spirit that fought against an Ork warband long after its space marine crew had died.

>>5445084
>Name for this city: Forgespire Solaris
>Go have some dinner in a more upscale restaurant
>Ask Trig and Vera if they want to be esquired and become Null Knight pilots
We could go for a more private affair, just us and our children enjoying dinner.

Inviting the victors to dine in the restaurant is a good idea at least. Perhaps Trig can even point which one he thinks was the most impressive and want to esquire for.

>>5445594
>Support

Dinner
>>5445736
>>5445594
>>5445438
>>5445407
>>5445215
>>5445120

Walk around the city
>>5445223

Visit the Gladiators
>>5445098
>>5445090
>>5445088

I think I got it.

>>5445878
I wonder what's for dinner

>>5445884
I'm so hungry I could eat a Mega Grox

>>5445489
Yes yes Talos, your bloatness we have a table and chair just for you

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+That was so cool!+ Shouted Trig as the smell of cooked meat welcomed them, +He cut right through it! As it was attacking him!+

+The Count showed himself to be very skilled with a blade and also knowing what his Knight can take.+ TalOS said as he picked up some meat for himself to eat, +He is just one of the many warriors among the Knights of Dutonis. Know this Trig, he is just one warriors in a force now cresting a thousand.+

The Child’s eyes widened as he heard those words, +Amazing.+

+Lucius is currently slotted to create fifty of their Chassis this year, right?+ Vera asked as she bit into her own meal.

+Yes it is. Dread the day when we will start losing a vast amount of them to attrition, but at this moment we do not need to worry about such things and simply help the Knights swell their numbers.+ TalOS said as he took a bite out of a genetically modified grox, +Where did you learn that?+

+The Artisans at the Star Forge were talking about it.+ She pointed out as the meal continued, +Discussion was around who shall have the honor to create such Machines, and that you awarded that to Magos N3K1S.+

+I had not awarded that directly to him, but the Arch Artisan likely invoked my name to give that honor.+ TalOS pointed out as he looked upon Vera with a small bit of curiosity, +But you have become able to ease drop upon those of the Priesthood?+


The girl stopped her meal for a moment before lowering her head, +I am sorry Fabricator General, I did not mean to. I did not mean to violate the privacy of the Adepts.+

+I have no issue with it.+ TalOS admitted as he thought back to the data djinn that still roams about Mars, +What I care more is how you were able to do it.+

+U-understood.+ She recovered herself from a near prostration, +I believe it is because they did not have the proper augmentations to detect me.+

TalOS took a moment to think. The Psi-Scanners would have easily learned of Vera’s presence, but also a standard auspex would. But that was not the most interesting thing, for above all TalOS realized that the men likely did not have a feeling they were being eavesdropped on.

The Primarch took another second to rationalize the possibility, that the adepts did not get the feeling that they were being watched so did not activate active countermeasures. Such a thing must be a quirk of blanks for they are invisible to the warp.

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The meal continued with everyone taking a sample of the meat before them. TalOS knew that while Corpse Starch was immensely nutritious it did not taste the best. It was this that he suspected caused a lowering of morale among the workshops.

Such was the reason they were here, +Does everyone enjoy Grox-165?+

+Yes!+ Trig announced as he took another fork full. VEra simply gave the Primarch a nod to answer his question.

+Does it have anything you two would describe as a funny taste? Such as a lingering taste or chemical tange?+ TalOS questioned again as he looked upon them.

+Nope.+ Trig said as he continued digging into the meal.

Vera looked upon TalOS for a quizzical moment, +Is this one of your experiments?+

+Yes.+ TalOS admitted as he glanced around the room of the numerous human nobles enjoying their meals, +This is the first roll out of Grox-165 from the testing slabs. I wanted to be on sight to see if anyone voices any complaints about it.+

Upon those words TalOS looked around the room at the numerous people who were eating. A great many of them were testing out the meat the Genetor crafted. Such reason was simple, before arriving at this establishment TalOS had given them the meat and ordered them to make a special out of it. They could not ignore the demands of the Fabricator General, so they had.

+So…+ TalOS noticed that Vera had transferred them to a private line now, +You are testing to see whether humans used to higher-end foods will accept it?+

+Yes!+ TalOS told her with a grin knowing that the girl was catching on fast, +Normal folk might not notice a change but these people might and issue a complaint about it. Something like this is better for field testing than simply inviting workers into my office.+

To that Vera gave a small nod but had to ask, +Do you not notice the changes in taste?+

The Primarch gave a shrug of the arms as he heard those words, +I can only describe eating it as odd. With every bite I experience every piece of modification placed upon the genome and thus it becomes a review of my own work. Thus I do not think my senses are useful when determining if this should be given to one of the Agri-Worlds.+

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+Oh, I see.+ Vera said as she went solemn for a moment.

+Thank you for the meal Dad!+ Trig said as he took another bite of the meal. Taking a glance TalOS could see the almost horrified face on Vera as the little boy spoke such kind words.

+You’re welcome, do well in your training and we will head out more.+ The Primarch said to give a small incentive to future improvement.

+I will!+ He cheered with a knife raised into the air. Vera quickly had a mechanrite over and forced him to lower it before any more attention was brought to them.

They continued until the meal was finished, TalOS enjoying these moments before he had to get back to planet crafting. As not a single complaint, and even some compliments, were made the Primarch knew it was ready for distribution.

It was as they were finishing up TalOS got a message over the Noospheric Network. Now TalOS had been answering these almost the entire time they were sitting here, taking in messages to give people asking for things or trying to get permissions.

But this one was different, it was a message from the Astropaths.

TalOS quickly opened the package and saw what the Psykers had given him. The next moment TalOS did not know if his heart should leap or if he should start heading out now.

Fabricator General TalOS. New from the Imperium is that the 3rd Primarch, Filgrim, has been found on the planet of Chemos by the Imperium.

>Have an invite sent to the Primarch to come visit
>Head right over to meet the fellow
>Use this as an excuse to head over to Terra and Maybe Xana
>Issue a welcome to the Primarch.

>>5445908
When you are the second or third richest man in the galaxy, you are obligated to flaunt it.

>>5445912
>Have an invite sent to the Primarch to come visit

>>5445912
>Have an invite sent to the Primarch to come visit
we are stupid busy (even if I do want to see UZ1 again)

>>5445912
>Have an invite sent to the Primarch
Even with the head start our lightning campaign has given us, let's use every minute we can. Roboute isnt going to best himself for biggest empire.

>>5445912
>>Have an invite sent to the Primarch to come visit
Let's gauge this fella. He is a latecommer. I wonder if he would dare come here and understand there is plenty of profit in responding to this summons. Of course, if this were mobster rule or king-vassal thing such an invitation would be insulting because you can't just "call" for your equal like they were another serf or goon under your command.

Anyway if this vote comes through we better think of something nice to prepare and gift!!1!

>>5445966
He did get a fancy volkite in canon. Maybe we can one up that.

>>5445912

>Have an invite sent to the Primarch to come visit

>>5445911
Its neat that TAL0S has taken animal eugenics and the culinary arts as a hobby. He's right too, the average worker biting into a juicy grox steak would probably think of the moment for the rest of their short lives. But nobles from our hives with superior bodies and maybe luxury cybernetics like taste boosters would be able to judge the quality.

I think this is perhaps the first time a Primarch has contributed to cooking.

>>5445912
>Use this as an excuse to head over to Terra and Maybe Xana

>>5445912
>Have an invite sent to the Primarch to come visit


I am gonna be honest here, but i don't think he is very likely to take our offer up, after all a lot of shit went down for Fulgrim after he was found, so he might not have the time.

>>5445912
>Have an invite sent to the Primarch to come visit

>>5445912
>Have an invite sent to the Primarch to come visit

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mmm yes ai art

>>5446222
I like the moon, it reminds me how the sumerians saw their moon god as being horned and related to bulls because the crescent moon kinda looks like horns

>>5445912
>Have an invite sent to the Primarch to come visit

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The Primarch had to think about the situation he was in and what it would entail. To see another of his brothers arrive the Primarch would be a great time the Primarch realized. But it was an issue of time in the end. If he was to delay anything within the Federation it might send them back several months or years, meaning a large decrease in the gross domestic product.

So, for this moment, TalOS reached over and gave an order. He would invite the Primarch to his realm if the Demi-God was willing to do so. It was up in the air if he would arrive or not, as TalOS studied the records to find that the third Legion was on the brink of destruction as of late. So maybe he will have time away from war long enough to see TalOS, but he still doubted it.

With the message sent TalOS finished the meal that was before him. He looked over to see Trig trying his best to mimic the Knight they saw earlier with his knife.

+Do not play with utensils as if they are weapons.+ TalOS informed the child with a small laugh.

The boy looked for a moment of fear before placing the knife on the table and mumbled, +Sorry.+

+I want each of you to focus on your lessons here in the next few days.+ TalOS said as he moved an empty plate, +Tomorrow the Assembly meets so I will not be around the workshop.+

+Understood.+ Vera said with the same coldness TalOS expected of her.

+I will make you proud!+ Cheered Trig as he raised a fist into the air, +I’ll beat my instructor!+

+If he allows it.+ TalOS joked as he knew the Marshalls were not novices in the least, +If something comes up, inform me through the Noosphere.+

TalOS received a series of affirmations to those words which allowed him to settle for the night.

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Unlike the First Assembly so long ago the chambers were filled with the corresponding amount of people that were slated for today.

A few of them were Dukes of Dutonis, whose worlds have either yet to form, live on a more local planet, or still hold property on Dutonis. These men proudly championed the colors of their houses, with the most prominent combination belonging to the Houses of Borgius and Navarros, as expected. All of them had some form of red on though, so signify their service in the Reconquista. If TalOS understood their people correctly this was a requirement among them at this point, to have served in such great wars to walk among the Assembly.

After them were the Tech Priests, their number equal to the Knights. Many of those present were natives of Lucius and others representing entire star systems. It was about a half half among them, which did cause some issues among the Priests as whatever might benefit Lucius does not benefit those on the outskirts. There were also some fighters of the Reconquista among them, but a few of the Lucian residents could not display their color of honor.

Among them were a few of Lucius’s higher ups. For today Arch Magos K0LT saw fit to be present, as well as Arch Genetor R3KT.

After them were lastly the Nobles, standard humans who are high up upon their planets and saw the ability to arrive here.

“For the next matter…” TalOS looked at the docket to see what was available, “Magos 3KL4R wishes to place a complaint onto the floor. You have permission to speak.”


“Thank you Fabricator General.” The Priest said as he rose up from his position, “I have reason to believe that some of the technologies of the Mechanicus have began to be mimicked and bastardized by the people on these planets. We have attempted to destroy them before, but the native Enforcers of Law have been found wanting.”

Upon those words TalOS noticed a few of those from the Nobles group taking issue, but TalOS wanted to know more first, “And what is it they are commiting?”

“The worst they are commiting in a Technique known as Cell Draining, a bastardized attempt at rejuvenation treatments that leaves the harvested dead. It is a gross practice as it kills many able bodied workers and ruins the planet’s demographics.+ Pointed out the Priest, +After that I have the understanding that mock Servitor crafting has taken place as well, which causes similar issues including the deaths of many sinless workers.”

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TalOS gave a nod as he heard those words. Within a moment he turned towards the individual who was first to speak, a Nobleman from Tyris, “You may speak Majister Elcor.”

“Thank you Fabricator General.” the man said as he rose, “Magos 3KL4R, we do not need additional enforcement upon our world. While I cannot deny the horrors and waste of these… acts… they are few and far between! It does not warrant the need for Skitarii to join the Enforcers. It is too much for a situation that I believe can be resolved with investment.”


“Elcor, it is your planet that has been one of the offenders in this.” Pointed out the Priest, “Even if it was as small as you imagine the issue is, the practice is a gross use of the Machine God’s resources. It is not though, ten thousand have been lost due to these practices.”

“Ten thousand is not that many, honored Magos.” the noble said as he looked on in confusion, “I do not understand why you think these numbers are large.”

“Any resource lost due to incompetence and subterfuge is a travesty to the Machine God.” pointed out the Tech Priest with a bark.

“Hold on the debate, another wishes to speak.” TalOS declared as he turned towards another Priest, “Magos Ketter, you may speak.”

“Thank you Fabricator General.” the Priest said as he turned to the crowd, “I wish to place my support in favor of sending only aid. We do not need to stretch the Legio Skitarii thin by turning them into Enforcers for other worlds. It might be just as much a waste of resources as having those people die.”

“Then we simply disagree on factors.” Pointed out the Magos from Lucius, “I wish it said that I believe the investment will be very beneficial, and I leave that case.”

As they finished speaking TalOS had to think. If he was not mistaken Tyris was a planet that joined Lucius more for the fact they were uniting man than the amenities they provided. As for the larger scale, it was a power grab by the Magos of Lucius to stop the Tech Heresy being committed upon these worlds. TalOS could only guess those from the colonies feel that if the Skitarii are used like this, than what stops the Federation from sending the same Skitarii to their worlds.

>We will stop such a dreadful practice with Skitarii *-1 Nobles +1 Priest*
>Investment into existing enforcement will be useful long term, *Net Neutral*
>We cannot waste any resources on such a small amount of people *-1 Priest +1 Noble*

>>5446669
I don’t know if we can make a write-in, but here i go!

>Institute the creation of a new internal government agency: The Federated Agency of Technological-, Cultural-, Non-ordained and Unregulated-Technologies and Sciences (FATCUNTS)

This would be an internal agency that would be under the direct control of the Federation government which would act very much like any other internal spy agency (FBI, MI5 and others) with a focus on ensuring that no heretical technologies, cultures or sciences arise in our territory. Can’t have independent researchers and engineers profane our holy mission after all!

>>5446700
Oops, switch around Non-ordained and Unregulated.... (else it will spell FATCNUTS)

>>5446669
>We will stop such a dreadful practice with Skitarii *-1 Nobles +1 Priest*

>>5446700
Ditto, sounds sick, our own personal Tech-Inquisition

>>5446669
>We will stop such a dreadful practice with Skitarii *-1 Nobles +1 Priest*
We need these priest points

>>5446702
If you remove the cultural ot become fatnuts, so it still works.

>>5446669
>We will stop such a dreadful practice with Skitarii *-1 Nobles +1 Priest*

Can you put our current reputaion with the factions whenever you give us options that increase or decrease it.

>>5446752
Eh, i will leave that up to the QM

>>5446669
backing this >>5446700

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>>5446700
In doing this, should we still side with Nobles or the Priests here?

Also will this be a replacement for the The Prefecture Magisterium, or a supplement to them?

>The Prefecture Magisterium - Doctrinal covenant of the Machine Cult charged with preserving dogma and the persecution of techno-heresy. Magisterium Cohorts and hunter-killer claves are maintained on all Forge Worlds under the authority of the planet's Archmagos Intendant.

Perhaps the FATCUNTS could be the secular department, while the Prefecture Magiesterium is the religious department. Bit of Ordo Hereticus/Ordo Malleus type deal.

>>5446669
>Investment into existing enforcement will be useful long term, *Net Neutral*
>Fluff addition: The Federal Agency of Technological, Cultural, Non-Ordained and Unregulated Technologies. A secular arm that works alongside the religious Prefecture Magisterium
#1 it's silly to send Skitarii, a specialist branch of the military, to deal with internal domestic affairs. You don't send the Imperial Guard to do an Arbiters or Inquisitors job.
#2 I believe we should for now, try to earn Priest Points not by subtracting them from nobles but in other ways. Because we're going to eventually subtract from the nobles massively once we really turn on the crank for converting mass populace to thralls, soldiers and servitors. Our appetite for hive citizens will be voracious.

We should actually consider ways to get them from Knights at times, because it will be a lot easier to please the Knights given the amount of investments we have and can still do for them. We've given them glory at the colosseum, and outlet for expansion and exploration.

Save that good Noble rep for when we need it, which will be soon when we slow down from building and turn to cranking out troops by the millions.

>>5446858
I see the FATCUNTS as being a supplement to the institutions we already have, but simply under the control of the Assembly of our Federation, with TalOS being the De Facto head of the organization until we can find a good advisor we can trust to do the job (Much like the original purpose of the FBI). What our organization will be in the religious department is a bit up in the air in my opinion.

On one hand: i would like for them to atleast follow the 16 truths of the Mechanicus.

On the other hand: having a diverse group of people doing this would give them unique insight and perspective that the other option wouldn't have.

All in all, i don't have a concrete opinion about how secular or faithful our organization should be, only that it is 100% loyal and competent.

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>>5446669
>Admonish both sides for being short-sighted *Net Neutral*
>Priests should be providing easy access to high quality custom servitors and rejuvenants for our nobles
>The Nobles should focus on increasing pop growth quotas, sending them to us so we can servitorize and extract rejuvenants efficiently to best effect
This is clearly gross negligence on both sides. The nobles should not have resorted to constructing inferior servitors and bastardized life extensions, and the priests shouldn't have compelled them to do so by ensuring they have access to servitors and controlled, organized transfer of life extension from their human produce with minimal waste. Let them focus instead on growing their populace, and leave extraction to us.

Solve both their problems.

>>5447005
>>Support
This is a brilliant response. Why are they making shitty servitors and crudely draining the life out of their hive serfs when we could do it for them but better? Make it a reward system based on the number of people they send regularly to our armies and factories. This will ncentivize them to ensure maximum pop growth so we can keep giving them servitors and life extensions.

>>5446669
>>5447005
I see this as the most efficient and logical course of action.

Wow, this is problematic. I am not sure if we can call it heresy outright because they are using sanctified technology the way it was intended. Even if it is wicked.
What gives me great concern is that the nobles are a threat to the Priests monopoly on the technology and THAT is something that concerns us. If we allow the nobles to continue then they will develop heretek.

>>We will stop such a dreadful practice with Skitarii *-1 Nobles +1 Priest*
Deploying our elite forcescompared to astra militarum infantry of course for this task is an inadecuate waste of resource, I know. But this not about numbers. This is about sending a message.

>>5447082
ack forgot to add
>Support

Cell draining is stem cells?

>>5447005
>Support
It stops being "wasteful deaths" if it becomes "organized and planned extractions" that encourages Hives to boost population gains. Use the undesirables: workers that have fallen behind on their quotas, convicts and criminals, political dissidents, etc.

>>5447005
I will support this, But I want the noble houses to know that if any more is caught doing tech heresy, then trouble is going to start.

>>5447005
>Support
Damn right if they wanted to servitor their workers and squeeze the life out of them, all they had to do was ask. Offer us the commoners to do it for them - if they produce more than they are spending on custom servants and life extension, the priests are able to get more human bodies for their own servitors and factories, we get more for our armies, and everyone wins.

They need to prioritize population for the planned Tech-Thrall legions anyway, their entire job of being hive lords is to manage our human factories.

>>5446865
>Switch to
>>5447005
>Support
Can't believe I didn't think of that, great idea.

I hope we can still create the FATCUNTS(tm) with this, just to make sure there's no more repetitions of tech heresy.

Nobles with all their wealth should be able to buy nothing but the best from their local Mechanicum.

>>5447005
This will not be a net neutral, I need to figure out what it would be though. By giving in like this, you will be releasing the Nobles of a large amount of leverage in the form of their lifespans.

And you are not gonna beat the black market trade unless you subsidize the process.

>>5447510
Wait, so does it make -Nobles +Priests, +Nobles --Priests, or something else?
Anyway I already voted on another ID and I'm keeping it as is
>>5446750

>>5447514
Nevermind, you said you still need to figure it out.
>>5447510
What would this one be?
>>5446700

>>5447514
I cannot say, honestly it might be a -Noble because of the raw power lost on them. Those who might be deviants but were held in line financially are no longer tied so closely.

In the end losing leverage has a much worse impact than satisfying Nobles in the short term.

>>5447519
I was gonna roll that into the 'Stop Dreadful Practices' but it is a more veiled attempt at it.

>>5447522
Oh, so it's a plan that only loses us points without really giving anything back.
It's better than what I thought, that it would be a -Noble -Priest for trying to lecture them. I guess shoving your emotions in a box and seeing things as mathematical efficiency helps deal with wounded pride.

>>5447527
The only thing is I cannot see a positive to it, which was the reason I did not put it forward. While this is a economic issue its one caused out of necessary practices. Maybe +1 to Knights since they get cheap shit and go to war longer?

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I finished priming my lackeys!!!

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>>5447535
Wrong file

>>5447541
I was wondering why you sent a sandwich.

>>5447535
No, no, the sandwich is a obviously camouflaged deldar barge. A devious plan
>>5447541
Looking good, do you already have a colour scheme in mind?

>>5447510
Nobles are supposed to live very long lifespans anyway. It's what we did promise them way back at Halemat and even before that, it's just a 40k thing.

>And you are not gonna beat the black market trade unless you subsidize the process.
I think that's the implication. We want to take over the processes so its both controlled, and higher quality.

Sure they lose leverage, but they get a better product as the outcome. All we want is for them to produce the bodies to afford it.

Do you need a separate vote for that?

>>5447556
No, since I kinda assume this is the subsidizing of it.

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>>5447550
And here's the proof of my claim.

>>5447510
This is fair. It would be very shameful for a black market to be producing better quality products than us, so stamping it out through subsidies is for the best.

It's the reason the alcohol industry and resultant taxes from the sale of alcohol are so profitable and nobody bothers to buy moonshine anymore. Why would you buy some crap someone brewed in a backyard and sells from their garage instead of something good and reliable you can get at the store?

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>>5447567
Here's a lighter version, 4 mb for a shitty meme edit is way too much

>>5447532
>The only thing is I cannot see a positive to it
From what I'm reading:
>The Priests are unhappy because the processes of servitorization and life extension are being bastardized, which goes against their traditions, and because the way they do it is inefficient and wasteful
>The Nobles would be unhappy if we just told them to stop making their own servitors and extracting life
So the idea is to just ensure they get good custom servitors and that we oversee the process of cell extraction so it's done as efficiently and with as low waste as possible. The servitors are made up to Mechanicus standards, and the Cell Extraction is done effectively, rather than being the bastardized black market versions. The Nobles get what they want (servitors and more life) and the priests know that their standards are being upheld.

Shouldn't that satisfy both of them?

>>5447586
Incorrect on the Nobles
>Nobles don't want to be told exactly what to do and don't want Troops on their planets at all times (Reason I used Tread on Me joke).

The issue is you are giving them really nothing too special. The scarcity of the product is in the advantage of Lucius, which criminal organizations (Not the nobles directly) are circumventing.

>>5447591
This seems a bit more like two separate issues that just happen to coincide. Artificial scarcity isn't a very good advantage in the long run. Anons analogy >>5447569 to the alcohol industry is accurate. When prohibition occurred, criminal gangs profited massively on the sale of alcohol and all it did was make everyone who drank a criminal. When prohibition was removed, and alcohol became abundant again, the gangs lost alcohol as a source of power and wealth.

Our nobles should not be sending people to criminals to become life extensions or servitors when we could be provide that service for them legally. Servitors should be made abundant anyway because they are an important backbone of our industry.

The part about not wanting troops on their planet, if their planet is behind the front lines, that's also not so good because Skitarii should be freed up to continue expansion efforts. The Skitarii are not a policing organization, they are soldiers. We should still have oversight for any further tech heresy. Things like FATCUNTS or Prefecture Magisterium agents.

Would this work for a solution?
>Tell the nobles we will be creating and reinforcing regulation agencies (FATCUNTS and Prefecture Magisterium) to oversee Techheresy, rather than troops
>Subsidize the servitors and the cell extractions to Mechanicus standards, to satisfy the priests.
>Worries about the loss of manpower will be mitigated by the Nobles being mandated to population quotas to ensure a net positive

If we lose -1 with the nobles so be it. But it does sound like we should still get +1 with the Techpriests because we do solve their concerns about the bastardization of the processes.

>>5447607
Yes this will, since the Priests will enjoy their personal Inquisition.

>>5447607
If QM greenlights this, then i will Support it!

>>5447607
I like this, but in the end I voted for the skitarri action to get those priests points, but since Pert's number 1 fan's idea plus yours have the same political result but done in a diffrent way that I kind of like more, you have my support.

>>5446669
>Investment into existing enforcement will be useful long term, *Net Neutral*

So let me try to count, a lot of anons are vote and dump, which is bad when a write-in appear but doesn't have the result it was planning, but maybe with a tally more will change.

The Lucian Inquisition (Prefecture Magisterium or FATCUNTS/FATNUTS) / Send the Skitarri (Since QM said he would count as the same thing)
>>5446700
>>5446718
>>5446721
>>5446750 >>5447614 (Both are me, so it counts as one vote)
>>5446792
>>5446846
>>5447083
>>5447607

Not going to work as advertised (-1 Nobles +0 Priests +0 Knights)
>>5447005
>>5447076
>>5447084
>>5447123
>>5447392
>>5447497

Neutral
>>5447622

>>5447628
I mean, I was not gonna run Lucian Inquisition and the other as the same, as they are not. One is troops, the other is an Inquisitor.

>>5447628
QM clarified that the revised plan >>5447607 would get us +1 with Priests and -1 with Nobles.

It really feels like we're mostly trying to achieve the same things, but the difference is the original plan of >>5447005 doesn't mention the inquisition.

>>5447631
QM things are getting muddled here but if we were to support the plan that includes the inqusition and also keeps the nobles incentivized for pop growth and subsidies of servitors/life extensions do you want us to keep doing the >Switch to >>(post number) voting style?

>>5447550
I do have a scheme yes. I scheme a lot muahahaha In fact the friend who introduced me to the hobby practially made me study color theory and reference whatever colors I had in mind... let me see if I have the scheme handy
>armor base: Wraithbone
>armor layer: Rojo Denso (vallejo's acrylic)
I tried really really hard to look for something that wasn't purple or black for my deldar and I came up with this one that inspired my scheme https://taleofpainters.com/2022/03/tutorial-how-to-paint-aeldari-voidscarred-corsairs-from-kill-team-nachmund/ it has a stupid seventeen colors or something FOR THE CAPE

Anyway, back to the main attraction, QM's game... I'll update once I paint something the damn shipment is late

>>5447123
>>Switch my vote to the revised plan >>5447607
We should stick with QM's preferred voting style unless otherwise mentioned. And honestly the revised plan has the best of both worlds, inquisition, servitors+life extension for nobles, and skitarii are able to be redeployed to the expansion efforts.

>>5447648
At the end of the day you fellows are muddying it up yourselves trying to get a better deal. I don't blame you for trying, but I'm not gonna let you fellows do something that I already thought about and discarded because you think its clever.

In the end the Inquisition idea is probably the best to be made, which can most arguably not step on too many toes. Its purpose is obvious and not a terrible powergrab, as they only pertain to tech heresy. I will think on it.

>>5447662
Pretty sure no one here actually supports keeping the Skitarii on the hive worlds instead of inquisition anyway, the vote just touched on separate issues so different solutions were aimed at them but mostly compatible ideas.

I'm positive that if the end result is:
>Tech-Inquisition happens
>Skitarii are free from police duties
>The nobles still get servitors and life extensions
>population growth encouraged
>criminals lose influence from legal subsidies
>end result is least at a gain for the priests

It would satisfy most anons.

>>5447607
>Tell the nobles we will be creating and reinforcing regulation agencies (FATCUNTS and Prefecture Magisterium) to oversee Techheresy, rather than troops.
>Subsidize the servitors and the cell extractions to Mechanicus standards, to satisfy the priests.
>Worries about the loss of manpower will be mitigated by the Nobles being mandated to population quotas to ensure a net positive.

I think this is an acceptable answer but I have a question, shouldn't the sacred worlds already be using artificial wombs? I'm not talking about cloning, I'm talking about a tube to accelerate the growth of an already fertilized embryo. As far as I know there is no rule against adopting such a practice at 30k.
Servitors production shouldn't be a problem, the nobles in theory could compete with the numbers coming out of the red forges in the first place.

>>5447672
I was under the impression it was or will be the hive worlds who will send the bulk of the subjects that will become factory servitors for the forgeworlds anyway. If the forge worlds want to contribute even more with Womb Vitae like Krieg all the better.

We can never have too few bodies, and never have too many servitors.

>>5447631
I did it because you said it here
>>5447522
>I was gonna roll that into the 'Stop Dreadful Practices' but it is a more veiled attempt at it.

>>5447648
I think the revised plan is closer to Pert's original idea than the original write-in.
I can recount with every single incarnation though. Also since the revised is so different, I thing people should only count towards it if explicitly stated.

>>5447076
>>Switch my vote to
>>5447607
>Tell the nobles we will be creating and reinforcing regulation agencies (FATCUNTS and Prefecture Magisterium) to oversee Techheresy, rather than troops
>Subsidize the servitors and the cell extractions to Mechanicus standards, to satisfy the priests.
>Worries about the loss of manpower will be mitigated by the Nobles being mandated to population quotas to ensure a net positive
I dont want to see the ""dreadful"" practices stopped. The thing dreadful about them is they are letting 2nd rate criminals do what a 1st rate techpriest could do better. As long as the nobles are making more people on their hives than they are spending in servitors and life extraction, who cares. It's even better if in doing this we encourage them to make more people to ensure steady access.

>>5446750
Changing my vote to
>>5447607
>Support

I did this because I noticed I didn't properly vote while recounting

>>5447628
Ok, I tried counting again, this time separating each option

Skitari (-1 Noble +1 Priest)
>>5446718 PYAhHgpN
>>5446792 8N859Blv
>>5447083 5E+oT7Hs

Inquisition (-1 Noble +1 Priest)
>>5446721 8i4ZBd2B (Didn't greentext)
>>5446846 X+VgKdyU (Didn't greentext)

Neutral (+0 Noble +0 Priest)
>>5447622 JlUG4qi1

Subside (-1 Noble +0 Priest)
>>5447005 E7l0SfSY
>>5447084 Gme1UiK6
>>5447392 TiGYidkW (Didn't green the vote)
>>5447497 z5E6kKxu

Subside + Inquisition (-1 Noble +1 Priest)
>>5447607 9VvQIdo4 (Didn't link to the previous vote)
>>5447610 bCFrwcjn (Didn't greentext or link to the previous vote)
>>5447659 WKbTCcdW
>>5447672 3RMF8T1Z (Link to wrong post, don't know if it's a problem or not)
>>5447700 4oeJ3CJp
>>5447732 3ga1QSjx / aIzhhuAq (Fucked up twice, probably more)


I hope you don't mind this too much QM, I know you don't like when people post side stories directly into the thread because it might confuse readers, and this could be the same. So this is going to be the last one I do, just in case.

>>5447005
>Switch my vote to >>5447607
I like the revised version of my proposal more, it also has more support. Dunno if the ID will be the same or not cause posting in my dorm room doesn't seem to stay consistent, but I was the one who posted the original one.

>>5447497
Switch to
>>5447607
>Tell the nobles we will be creating and reinforcing regulation agencies (FATCUNTS and Prefecture Magisterium) to oversee Techheresy, rather than troops
>Subsidize the servitors and the cell extractions to Mechanicus standards, to satisfy the priests.
>Worries about the loss of manpower will be mitigated by the Nobles being mandated to population quotas to ensure a net positive
Sorry for the multiple links, but anons keep coming up with decent addendums and plans and get clarification from QM so I try to keep my vote up to date.

>>5447744
The counting is fine, that helps me a lot. Random bits of fanfiction is what the issue is, though as another fellow showed you can just attach a pdf.

>>5447782
It's a good sign when your fanfic is so well done and interesting it inspires others to write their own fanfic of it. That's a just how much we all enjoy TAL0S.

>>5447832
I know, I just dont want people to post it like my updates. Otherwise we might have a heresy lol.

>>5447497
>Switch to
>>5447607
I realize there was no greentext for "Switch to" so just in case

>>5446700
>support
this certainly has no way of backfiring

>>5447744
Looks like the Inquisition + Subsidy works, right? Anyone want to count again, since to me this entire vote is a mess because of people like this guy:
>>5447774

>>5448119
Yeah, with the extra rounds of vote changes it's in the clear lead, even if we ignore the different IDs and count it as an extra vote instead.

>>5448119
It sucks when theres no control over ones own ID. What would you like us to do when that happens. Did you want us to just adopt names instead?

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Huh, I've been running the quest for over a year now:

>>5448133
Oh no, we missed the quest's birthday

>>5448133
Has it really been that long? Hard to believe how time flies.

>>5448137
Indeed, hopefully we will be at this for another 6 months to a year. I'm no fool in knowing that the Heresy is going to take about as long as the prologue.

>>5448138
I look forward to it, especially if we could have all those prep ideas we've been gathering for a year now. There's still a lot on our big to-do list. Worked real hard to get our empire first and faster than our brothers now to cram every second of before for doomsday.

>>5448143
The hope is for this thread to work down a lot of those desires. I don't think we are gonna jump 50 years, but we might be able to reach the Xenocide. Might.

Wonder if we should actually get down and write out that to-do list, see what can or can't be done in 50 or 100 years, it's probably quite long. But also its probably easily just addressed with a simple "TALOS commands, so it be done". Like with our marines, basically we voiced every little thing we could want with them and we entrusted AL4N and Vadar to work on it. So now we can rest easy knowing its being handled.

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With those words spoken numerous discussions began to crop up around the theater of politics. For the most part it was an understandable situation for both sides.

The Mechanicus wishes to diminish whatever kinds of heresy there might be. Men who are not of the cloth experimenting with things they barely have an understanding of is something the Mechanicum cannot allow. After all, things like the knowledge of creating AI is well known to the Priests of the Machine God. They simply have enough self control to not use it lest damnation crosses through the realm.

As for those of the Hives, they have numerous political games within their worlds. The threat of gangsters, cartels, and coups are at the forefront of their mind. Each of their worlds, after being touched by Lucius, have gained an uneasy peace thanks to the Mechanicum’s demands. If another player as strong as the Cult were to have a major stake in their lands then this balance will be ruined.

And no one wishes to have war in the streets.

Each person had their opinion on the situation, only the Knights of Dutonis not worrying about it as they did not really care about these politics. They were a faction built either on an economic or war footing, they could care less for civics.

As TalOS’s attention was brought from them he got a ping, +Arch Magos K0LT, you wish to speak on the issue? If so, you may.+

+Thank you.+ Answered the Magos while standing, “My fellow Federation Members, it is my understanding that these issues are at a core an economic one. With the costs of Rejuvenation treatments so high, it forces many to take such sinful methods. I propose to the floor that we artificially lower the costs of Rejuvenation treatment. That can be done, right R3KT?”

Those words were enough to get a rumbling through the crowd of people. To a Primarch, though, TalOS admitted that such grand actions were needed. They needed to eliminate the core economic issue, only by doing so will these upstarts find themselves in a business with no customers.

“It can be, with some cost.” The Head Genetor spoke as he was called upon, “I will begin the organization and present a bill to the Assembly. TalOS, when you can bring some assistance I will appreciate it.”

“I can do so, if it is chosen.” Answered the Fabricator General. There were going to be some costs, mainly political ones, and soon it will be seen if they are acceptable.

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TalOS was to call a vote, but another ping came up. With a thought he had it answered, Magos 3KL4R rising from his seat, “I wish to thank the esteemed Arch Magi of Lucius for bringing such a brilliant solution, but that is only a solution for the issue at hand. We cannot allow future happenings to occur lest we enter into negative integers.”


“If we are to lower the price and send troops, then it will be too costly.” K0LT pointed out as she spoke the truth in the situation.

It seemed an issue was about to be discussed, maybe a bartering in the amount of funds to be allocated to what, but instead TalOS had a ping from the room. With a raising of his hand conversation stopped and he called out, “Duke Kandel of House Borgius, you may speak.”

“Thank you, Fabricator General.” He answered as he gave a small smile, “On Dutonis, those who tended to the Fallen god’s Cathedrals were aware of the same issue you speak of today. Thus it was the duty of select Priests to watch out for heretics and witches alike. I wish to propose the same solution here.”

That was enough to give the Priests pause to think. TalOS though happily took it up, “What you propose is very reasonable. There are already Priests upon these planets, but the one you speak of is tasked with ridding the worlds of heresy wherever it appears.”

“And the witches. I have heard rumors of these worlds having thousands of covens, they must be rooted out if we are to be divine and just.”

That was enough for conversation to be sparked. The talk of Witches and Covens quickly started to spread like wildfire across the people who did not know the full story. If TalOS was correct, they were likely mistaking Witches and Covens as the clubs that populated almost every other street of the planets.

Such places, to even Young Knights, are completely terrifying and deserve to be purged.

“I believe that would be a reasonable compromise?” Pushed forward 3KL4R towards the Nobles.

The nobleman looked upon him for a moment, who had his word, “If it is just a Priest and his cohort, a couple per planet, then we will accept it. Know that their authority will be limited but we know the need for people like them.”

“Good, good!” TalOS announced as a compromise was reached, “Now, we may vote.”

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The vote occurred and was processed accordingly. The drafted resolution was placed forward and will be haggled out within the next few weeks. TalOS will not be a part of that process though as it seemed even ground was met between everyone.

For the current issue the cost of goods shall be fixed and those acting as watchmen shall be assigned. There were countless people on Lucius who might want the position, though TalOS would admit they will bring in some new acolyte to fill in all the positions.

Such was the changing times that they no longer need men solely dedicated to the learning and comprehension of the universe. Instead, they needed men who comprehended their fellow man’s thoughts and actions.

But what interested TalOS the most was, after that meeting, that he got a message from one of his Oldest Acillians.

The trip was not long and the place they found themselves was quite nice. TalOS was once again in the halls where the Acillians were first designed, created, and trained for the purposes of warfare against the Plastoids. Such a great vengeance did they wreck upon those creatures that the only reminder of their existence was the samples in the laboratories.

TalOS took a seat as the Acillian also approached. The armor of the Acillian was no longer basic, but covered in both weapons and tools to better host the man’s ever increasing curiosity. TalOS counted two eradication beams, a plasma, and even a flamer upon the visible arsenal. That was added with a Mechanrite balanced over the shoulder.

+Mitarii ED1SON.+ TalOS said proudly as the Acillian gave him a drink, +Last I spoke to you like this you were a Centarii, now you have a rank that better benefits one of your mind.+

+Thank you, Father.+ The Mitarii answered as he gave a bow, +I have been meaning to speak to you about this for a while, but with the wars we waged I did not find it appropriate.+

+Then there is no reason to dance around the issue. Speak your mind.+ Declared TalOS as he looked upon the man.

+I wish to go on the path of becoming an Adept. I seem myself qualified to become a Tech Priest.+

>Accepted
>You are a warrior, not a Priest
>Explain your reasoning…

>>5448188
I know the answer, but I also wanted it known that it happened.

>>5448188
>Explain your reasoning…
>I was merely testing your logic capability my son. You have repeatedly show the qualities of a good tech-priest, be a domini or artisan. You have my blessing.

>>5448188
>>Accepted
>"We were planning on it already, that you have been the first to ask means you are surely blessed by the Machine God to be the first"
Aha!
At long last, it's finally HERE!

The very first confirmation of the Tech-marine!

Imagine how great ED1SON is going to be? If our Acillians are already like tech-marines lite, what our true Techmarines will be?
Kinda sad T35LA isn't also here, trying to keep up with his brother and rival.

>>5448190
Thanks QM, "knowing that it happened" is very valuable to us

>>5448188
>Accepted (of course)
>But we would like to know why
I'm sure it wouldn't be too much to know the reason ED1SON wants to become a priest even if we do accept him. Which of course we will because duh

>>5448188
>>Accepted
Yes.

>>5448188
>Explain your reasoning…

>>5448188
>Explain your reasoning… (But we are obviously going to accept him)

>>5448188
>Explain your reasoning… (But we are obviously going to accept him)
Where is T3SLA? He's going to miss out on being the 2nd Techpriest.

>>5448188
>Explain your reasoning… (But we are obviously going to accept him)

>>5447832
The nice part of collaborative fanfic is there is multiple ways to remember the same event, and they can all be right. Kinda like how Warhammer should be. Like when TAL0S arrived on Mars he is herald by a storm of his own make, teleporting an army of hundred knights and Imperator Titan from orbit to ground and then himself before the Fabricator General. Or maybe he descended with a fleet of giant mass conveyors, houses of knights and Titans marching out, before leaping from the top of the Particeps Semper, landing and creating a huge crater that's still there on Mars to this day (called the "Dragon's landing"). In ten thousand years will anyone who was not there truly know? So many different ways, but the end result the same, the 2nd Primarch knows how to make an entrance!

>>5448188
>>Explain your reasoning… (But we are obviously going to accept him)

>>5448188
>Explain your reasoning [Gonna accept anyway]

>>5448188
>Explain your reasoning… (But we are obviously going to accept him)

>>5448188
>Explain your reasoning…(and then accept him)
Talos is a pretty good dad, also, I choose to believe that Dead Space is semi canon to Warhammer

>>5448188
>Explain your reasoning… (But we are obviously going to accept him)

>>5448765
Oh yeah, deadspace is 100% canon to the warhammer universe, no way it isn't.

Explain
>>5448191
>>5448269

Accept
>>5448200
>>5448208
>>5448217
>>5448339
>>5448370
>>5448450
>>5448523
>>5448592
>>5448652
>>5448765
>>5448766

Pretty clear.

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TalOS could see upon the face of his son the fear that was made bare upon it. Unlike the Emperor’s sons the Acillians knew many of the more human emotions. Dread, anguish, but also bravery. Many of them had used dampeners to weaken it, TalOS knew that ED1SON did not use such means of self control. He must regret it now, feeling the dread that a single decision by another person can have on his entire life.

It was this fact that TalOS spoke, +You seek to become a Priest of the Cult. To be raised to that position, from a Soldier’s duty no less, is not common.+

With those words TalOS was able to snap his son back into reality, +We are not simply soldiers though, Father. You have trained us to be both researchers and discoverers. That we too can reach enlightenment.+

+And how would becoming one of the Priesthood assist in reaching this state?+ TalOS further pressed as a simple request became an interview.

+It is the next step from what my understanding leads.+ Pointed out the Acillian without his hand reaching for his drink, +We spend most of our days training and preparing with the risk every day of going out into battle. I do not wish it known that I am craven, but that this risk always hampers what it is I can discover or realize.+

+So you believe more value can be scored if you devote your time into understanding and research?+ TalOS placed forward as he gave a small hum.

+I agree with that Father. Many of my brothers take for granted the modifications to our brains you have committed. I believe them to give us a greater ability to see the world and even benefit the Priesthood in matters other than war.+

TalOS could not help but give a small chuckle, +Other than war?+

+Yes!+ ED1SON cheered as he took his hand upon the mug, +Father, it is hard to describe how something like this drink changed the Proelitor into what it is today. This is something so small that can bring so much change, and yet I have seen entire planets be reforged into a paradise. I understand that war is needed, but war is only one facet of life and I wish to improve all of it.+

+Then you will have your wish.+ TalOS announced as he took a drink of the B33R.

And to that he noticed the face of ED1SON grow enlightened.

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+If you are to become a Priest, you cannot directly become an adept.+ TalOS declared first and foremost, +You will have many pieces of knowledge that your aspiring peers lack, but you have not been fully initiated into the Priesthood. Not yet.+

+I have approached you with that understanding.+ He admitted while placing a hand on his chest.

+Good, that is good.+ TalOS oriented his thoughts as he looked at the situation, +There will be many lessons for you to learn, but first and foremost you should have a Master Magos to train you up.+

+I see, do you have an idea of who?+ The Acillian asked back to his Primarch.

+I should first understand if there is anyone who you would want to take you on? Someone who you might have talked to about becoming the apprentice of?+ TalOS suggested armed in the knowledge that the Acillians were all taught by Magos and Adepts.

+Yes, if you have none better than Magos L3P3R I would place his name forward. He has been kind in showing me the mysteries of the Mechanicum and I learn well from him.+ Put forward the name of a lower ranking Magos towards TalOS’s ear.

To that TalOS took a moment to ponder. The name was not one who sparked much thought to TalOS. He knew it though, as he knew almost all the happenings within the Priesthood and his Legion. The man was a lower ranking and recluse lord who served in the Crusades. He was not ambitious though, instead sticking to his numerous research projects as well as new technologies found.

As for why TalOS was able to get the name quickly, he was one of the Priests that started producing the Leman Russ. Few could deny that the Leman Russ was quickly becoming one of the most used tanks among the mortal regiments of the Imperium.

Was that the path that TalOS wished for his son to take? It would not be hard to put a war hardened Acillian into the care of both Pterraxi or D3X, both needing men with a more military mindset as their right hands. And then, of course, there was himself.

>>Note that a precedent might be set here.
>Allow him his choice.
>To Pterraxi, to study the expansion and mystical technologies
>To D3X, for the defence and artisan ability.
>TalOS will take the first as his own.

>>5448868
>Allow him his choice.
You never know when something small will become great, and sometimes a man of ambition is what is needed to drive forward a content one.
This may be of benefit to both our son and the magus.

>>5448868
>Allow him his choice.

>>5448868
>>Allow him his choice.

>>5448868
>TalOS will take the first as his own.

>>5448868
>Allow him to choose
I hope we will get more prominent priests from other fields in the future. D3X and Pteraxxi are great, but we should also have representation for other important ordo like Cybernetica, Reductor, Sicarian, and Myrmidon one day. Maybe as the Federation expands

>>5448868
>>To D3X
We can set some rules such as they have to seek aproval from T4L0S while being sponsored by any ranking priest. In this case our son is propping up a Magos to be their master but does the magos in question accepts this?
Anyway, I want our sons to be invested in war. The stock they come from (T4L0S) was also made for war. There are so many Priests out there yet so few Acillians...

>>5449063
You are implying being a techmarine isnt also being part of the war effort and still a warrior. Individually they are better warriors than tactical space marines.

>Allow him his choice.
> Not us. Not the fabricator general.

>>5448868
>TalOS will take the first as his own.

Because of the nature of our children, I would say that nothing would be more appropriate than for ourselves to determine the best way to train and guide them in the right path. When his apprenticeship with us is over he will be the guide among his brothers, so creating traditions and methods specific for the Acillian.priests.

>>5448868
>>To D3X, for the defence and artisan ability.

>>5449358
Everytime I see minis without arms I remember that old Abbadon meme.
I'm liking that crimson main colour, looking forward to when the secondary and details are painted.

>>5448868
TMQM can you tell us what the practical effect of these choices will be?

>>5448868
>TalOS will take the first as his own.

>>5448868
>>5449321
I am changing that vote to:
>>Allow him his choice.

Because it makes more sense to me for the Ascillians to find a Mentor that also agrees to the teaching rather than one assigned, it might make it a more diverse and independant group over all, but different knowledge can have surprising utility in the field.

>>5448868
>TalOS will take the first as his own.

>>5448868
>Allow him to choose

Allow the Acillians to choose
>>5448873
>>5448885
>>5448892
>>5448956
>>5449471
>>5449555
>>5449199 - Specifically not TalOS.

TalOS shall be it
>>5448900
>>5449317
>>5449438
>>5449540

D3X
>>5449063

>>5449199
I get the feeling this anon meant to do commentary, but forgot that we use greentext to vote lmao

Anyone got a good name of the "Tech Priest Inquisitors". I dont want to call them Inquisitors because it will get confusing quick.

Also, come up with a funny name for their organization. If both can be used together that would be great!

>>5449707
Oops, I forgot this:
Nobles: 7
Priests 5 (+1)
Knights: 6

Overall the Inquisition idea was pretty good. It gives just the right amount of authority not to anger so many people. Thus, benefits are reaped in other manners.

>>5449707
maybe Illuminators (hate how capital i's and lowercase l's look the same) because they shin a light on corruption and miss use. you can even have their symbol be an III like the inquisitions capital I

>>5449707
Department of Internal Census of Knowledge - DICK
The inquistior will be know as Holy Engineering Assets Detective, or the DICK:HEAD for short

>>5449720
I like this, we can give them the the title Censor or Analyst.

>>5449721
Anal-yst.
The bad jokes never stop

>>5449725
And Censor as censor bars too, now that I think about it.
Was it intentional QM, and I'm too dumb to catch it on the first try?

>>5449728
Nope, you are making my suggestions so much better.

>>5449725
We could go Analist...

>>5449736
Or Analii

>>5449720
Perfect balance between practical and funny, I approve.

>>5449720
Or i can just already imagine the conversations that TalOS is giong to have with Emps and Malcador!


Emps: So my son, i hear you have made an organization to ensure proper cohesion in your territory? I have had ideas to do so myself.

TalOS: Yes father, the Deparment of Internal Census on Knowledge has been a very valuable tool already.

Emps: ... You named it DICK?

TalOS: That is its abriviation, yes.

Emps: And what is the Deparment leader called?

TalOS: Holy Engineering Assets Detective.

Emps:....

TalOS:....

Emps: What did i do to deserve this?

>>5449737
I wonder what the nobles and commoners from the hiveworlds we picked up think of the names of of all of these rules, organization and positions we are setting up.

>>5449742
I think they are quite amused by the Mechanicus very..... intriguin naming convention.

;)

The DICK:HEAD is obviously the tech priests in charge, the Analli can be the agents themselves, kind of like Inquisitors and Interrogators.
I still hope Censors as a title get used, either as a low level or administrative position, a collective title for members, or even how non-initiated refer to them so they can take it seriously.
The heretics will learn to fear the DICK

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The Fabricator had to think about the implications for a moment, knowing that this question would always come but having other things to do. Now though he could dedicate time to think upon it. And for a Primarch if you give them just a minute to think about something your result always comes, equal to a centuries worth of thought placed within it.

+I shall allow L3P3R to bring you into the fold. Inform him that to take you through the standard channels as I give both him and any Tech Priest blessings to take my sons in as their future students.+ TalOS announced with a firmness of understanding within his mind.

+That… are you sure of this Father?+ the Acillian asked as he looked to be both relieved and concerned over the decision.

+I am.+ The Primarch declared as he gave his thoughts, +In the end, son, brilliant minds no matter where they come from should be employed by the Priesthood. To put a restriction upon your ascensions to full Priest Hood would be a detriment to the Cult.+

+But, there will be issues.+

+There will be.+ Agreed TalOS as he thought back to the numerous names of his sons, +As an organization there will be attempts by Priests to pouch potential apprentices, the assignment of apprentices to bind Acillians to their forges, and the grooming of Acillians for the sole purpose of becoming a Priest.+ TalOS said to his son, +But these are issues that will be fixed over time with reform and understanding. What I want first and foremost is that we do not restrict you to one field of war or choose what field you join. As I am at the head you will think all my decisions sound, but what if I am not?+

The Acillian in that second had the same realization, +You are correct, nothing is eternal except the Machine God and knowledge.+

+The more the Priesthood of the Mechanicus realizes that both Acillian and Astartes are but another tool and not just my own weapons, I know I have done my duty. For there will be a time that I am not around during which you will all need to band together against threats beyond imagining.+ TalOS told his son outright, +I may be biologically immortal, but I can still be slain.+

+I understand Father. The Astartes do not, some of the Acillians too, but I do. You are but the greatest cog in our machine, but we cannot have a machine that solely relies upon you.+

+Go forth and learn, ED1SON. Inform your brothers of my decree. Just make sure they know it is their choice and that none can force them.+

+I understand.+ The Acillian bowed before exiting the room.

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TalOS knew that once the first Acillian placed forward their bid to become a Tech Priest, the floodgates were to be opened for all of his sons. It is quite reasonable to consider when one thinks of it for both the Acillians and the Tech Priests that took them into their fold.

The Acillians, after serving their time in the Proelitor, would have a chance to ascend past their ranks into an organization that they had always looked up to. Those who did not see themselves in the ranks of the Acillians or saw advancement as a Tech Priest more comparable took the opportunity to ascend into the greater ranks of the Priesthood.

For the Priests they were getting biologically engineered apprentices. These were men whose minds were created to function at a level comparable to TalOS, meaning that each of them were vastly more valuable than the standard human. This of course did not mean the Acillians were smarter than the greatest of Priests, but many realized the higher concentration of geniuses among the ranks of the Acillins. These facts made them perfect for Priests who seeked to cement their legacy by making the ex-Proelitor their heir.

However to TalOS any fears that the Acillians would accidently take over the Priesthood were non-existent. While an Acillian Priest might have a greater base due to his genetic engineering he was far from the most perfect Priest. A Priest who was both competent and augmented can easily prove themselves greater than the Acillains. Thus his sons were not instant victors, only having a leg up in the eternal challenges that drive every Tech Priest forward.

The barbaric actions of cell harvesting were easily destroyed once the funds were obligated to the new subsidy regime. Fewer Nobles were willing to pay for such dangerous goods when the Censors were watching their transactions. As for those who did not comply, they were turned into a lesson for others by the new Department of Internal Census of Knowledge.

TalOS took the moment to look over a gory account of a man forced to age while also being forced to remain in such a decrepit state. It seemed whatever Anali who administered that punishment had a twisted sense of humor and knowledge to commit such an act. If he ever met this man, TalOS will need to commemorate them.

As he looked over the information he received a message. TalOS expected something to come, but he did not expect what was to really happen.

Wait i just had a thought, but is there a possibility for us calling our Internal department DICK to feed Slaanesh?


I mean, i know it is a bit of a stretch but.... Like, come on, if Slaanesh can justify reviving Lucius because a factory worker took pride in making the mine that killed him, then i think it is also probable for Slaanesh to gain some power from people always thinking about genitals whenever our Internal Investigation Department is mentioned.

>>5449707
https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Prefecture_Magisterium
If we're going with the canon version, you can call them "Magistrates" or "Magisters"

Unless you want them seperate from that specific Ordo and more aimed at being Federal specific.

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Today was the day that Titans Walked. They did not walk for war though for if they walked for war than that would have meant terror had arrived upon Lucius. Today they walked to bring to the one who is to arrive an immense honor.

About the area were hundreds of Skitarii, Astartes and Acillians, along with several lines of flames leading up from the outside of the city. Each and every soldier in a parade uniform looked as perfect as one would right out of a workshop. Behind them were crowds of factory serfs trying to get a glance at the one whose arrival many awaited a month for. Those people were held back by the Secarii, who were activated due to the needs of this very event.

TalOS soon watched as a Stormbird landed upon the ground at the very edge of the city, its arrival beckoned by the blaring of Titan and Knight horns that were to announce its arrival. Such beckoning caused all who heard them to stop what they were doing and rush out in front of the city to look out into the wide open streets of Forgespire Solaris. As the Stormbird touched down and lowered its doors all who were allowed sent salvos into the air as a welcoming gesture to the one who stepped out.

It was at that moment the Stormbird opened its doors and all who were present gazed upon the most perfect man to have ever existed.

Fulgrim walked down the streets to the roaring cries of the citizens and the salvos of soldiers. The Titans did not dare fire their main weapons in the middle of the Forgespire, instead releasing torrents of anti-air into the air to show their approval of the Primarch’s arrival upon the planet.

After minutes of walking the Fulgrim arrived at the great Titan Factory, upon the steps of which was TalOS. The two Primarchs gazed upon each other with an instant realization of who the other was through sheer understanding. What TalOS saw was a perfect specimen of genetic engineering, a creature to be both admired and studied for the benefit of the entire galaxy.

For Fulgrim, who had only been traveling the stars for a few months, looked upon his brother with sheer terror and disgust. So great was this emotion that even the most perfect of souls could not prevent these emotions from tainting his visage upon that single moment.

>A private conversation within the office
>Dinner, as TalOS has shared with all his brothers
>A legion to legion discussion, where their right hands can also meet.
>Other ideas to welcome the brother?

>>5449754
I would not worry about that, after all the Censors are part of the Organization.

>>5449756
>Dinner, as TalOS has shared with all his brothers
Speak about the devil.

>>5449751
What about Censurii, I enjoy the wordplay between Censure (the ball of incense priests swing around), and Censor (to edit something), because they're both religiously based particularly around us
>>5449754
I think there has to be more to it than just the name, but maybe we'll have to deal with internal cultists occasionally
>>5449756
>A public meeting of Legions followed by a more intimate dinner
>Most importantly, move past the disgust he showed briefly and try to show more of yourself than the Soulless he saw
What would be a good gift for him? Any ideas?

>>5449756
>A private conversation within the office

>>5449756
>Dinner, as TalOS has shared with all his brothers

>>5449764
I like that. Hey QM, what do you think?
A gift for him? Maybe some way to project his image while speaking?

>>5449770
Make one, you can easily make a large holostage for him.

>>5449756
>Dinner, as TalOS has shared with all his brothers

>>5449756
>Dinner, as TalOS has shared with all his brothers

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>>5449771
I meant anon's Censurii idea.
Could that holostage be portable? This might end up as some sort of chaos palanquin in the future, but we already started the gift giving tradition.

>>5449788
I meant to spoiler that image.

>>5449788
>>5449770
Thanks, maybe we can expand the Censurii into other things (I'd also love to give them Null Smoke in Censures, or something else similar with any number of other results)

Also, a Holo table sounds nice maybe something that can turn other devices into holographic repeaters or something similar to spread out his messages although to be honest I don't actually know enough about him to know what would be best

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Hmmm, how do you guys feel about:

Censurii - Our equivalent of the Ordo Redactor. They make sure classified stuff stays classified, and nobody says something they will regret
Analii - In charge of ensuring rules, standards and compliances of technology. No bastardization
Magisterii - In charge of religious matters, actual heresy and questions of demon machines/possessed machines

>>5449707
the debuggers