Artisan

This article is about the rank of Tech Priests; for the planet, see Artisan (World).

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Artisan Symbol

Artisans are a rank of Tech Priest within the Adeptus Mechanicus. Also known as constructors, they design wondrous machines, buildings, spacecraft, weapons, and military hardware. Artisans often oversee activity on Forge Worlds and control vast labour forces of Servitors.^[1]

Artisans are some of the most knowledgeable and staunch adherents of the Lex Mechanicus, following it to the letter. They have intimate knowledge of the extents to which their designs can reach and which lines not to cross. They are trusted to know where subtle embellishment is allowed without crossing the line into heretical alteration.^[3]

Ranks

An Artisan Technoarcheologist

• Forge Lord - Highest Rank ^[2]
• Mechasapient ^[2]
• Praetor Electroid ^[2]
• Cybersmith ^[2]
• Technoarcheologist - Studies lost Archaeotech.^[2]
• Necromechanic ^[2]

Notable Artisans

• Argus Van Auken
• Balthazar^[6]
• Daedalosus
• Hadron Omega-7-7 - Technoarcheologist^[5]
• Hyus N'dai
• Ivasnophon
• Tilvius

Sources

• 1: Codex Imperialis (Background Book), pg. 41
• 2: Codex: Cult Mechanicus (7th Edition) - The Blessed Priests of the Omnissiah
• 3: Imperium Maledictum: Adeptus Mechanicus Player's Guide, pg. 11
• 4: Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus (9th Edition), pg. 89
• 5: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
• 6: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II: Operations 05: Fall of Atreus