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Nevertheless, there exist some who continue these heretical practices and unleash terrors or mistakes to ravage the worlds of Man.{{Fn|5}} Heretechnica ranged from those which may be contained to the horrors of the mind or body of only a single being, to higher orders of Heretechnica, capable of unleashing plagues of death across entire star systems, draining the energy from stars or distorting space-time itself.{{Fn|1}} The Tech-priests of Mars and the [[Inquisition]] often confront such renegades and their tools.{{Fn|5}}
Tech heresy is considered the greatest crime in their [[Lore Mechanicus]] and pursued ruthlessly by the [[Lords Dragon]] and [[Collegiate Extremis]].{{Fn|8}} The [[Magos Juris]] also ruthlessly pursues tech heresy in a similar manner to the [[Ordo Hereticus]]' pursuit of [[heresy]].{{Fn|9}}
Much like being a [[heretek]], there are many grey areas of tech-heresy, many of which do not involve [[Chaos]], [[traitor]]s, or the [[Dark Mechanicum]] at all. Some hereteks remain in the Adeptus Mechanicus, their tech-heresies hidden or unnoticed, and still loyal to the [[Imperium]] and [[humanity]].{{Fn|3}}
The acquisition of xenos devices is often considered a grave heresy.{{Fn|7b}} Using [[Xenotech]] is considered tech heresy by some or a valuable opportunity by others. Opinions such as these can lead to the cooperation or conflict between [[tech-priest]]s and [[Inquisitor]]s, depending on the alignment of each party.{{Fn|5}} [[Xenarite]]s and many other tech-priests of [[Stygies VIII]] often walk this fine line{{Fn|4}}
Creating a [[servitor]] that retains a certain level of awareness is considered a tech heresy.{{Fn|8}}
===Ambiguity===
**{{Endn|7b}}: ''The Void'', Chapter 4
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Flesh and Steel (Novel)]], Chapter 15
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Rogue Trader: Hostile Acquisitions]], pg. 86 & 87
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