Rite of Waking
The Rite of Waking, also known as the Prima Incubatoria,[2][3] is a Titan awakening ritual. It is known to be practiced by Legio Venator[1] and the Forge World Lucius.[3]
Overview
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The Princeps of the Legio Venator cherish their ancient traditions and ties to Mars. The Rite of Waking the an obscure and long-forgotten tech-ritual to fully awaken the their titanic God-Machines.[1]
A massed congregation of Tech-Priests chant their blessings in techna-lingua and binary-cant, asking for the Omnissiah to lend strength to his creations. A senior Tech-Priest, often accompanied by the Titan’s Princeps, sprinkles the feet of the God-machine with sanctified oils and holy unguents, that it may walk with purity. Honoured apprentices and tech-adepts swing censers containing purifying herbs that burn with scented smoke, warding off any baleful influence. A slain Grox, chosen for its ferocity and strength, provides the Titan’s first taste of blood.[1][2][3]
Through this ritual the slumbering machine-spirit, ancient and complex, is roused and readied for battle. Once fully activated the congregation knows that the will of the Omnissiah is done. Only partial translations of the Calixian Mechanicus' techna-lingua exist due to their Iron Wall of Silence, however, the Inquisition vaults within the Tricorn on Scintilla contain one partial transcription of this holy and exceptional rite:[1]
As the blood of the slain is laid upon you, so may you lay the enemy’s blood at the feet of the Omnissiah.
Lay blood at the Machine God’s feet.
As the rune of protection is inscribed upon you, so may the litanies of protection ward your soul.
May your soul be guarded from impurity.
As the warriors within you guide your weapons, may you, in your turn, guide their lives.
See also
Sources
- 1: Dark Heresy: The Lathe Worlds, pg. 20
- 2: Codex Titanicus (1st Edition), pg. 23 - Designing Imperial Titans
- 3: Firepower Issue 1, pg. 64
- 4: Epic 40,000 Magazine Issue 7, pg. 10
