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'''Sacristans''' are a type of [[Tech-Priest]]. These are [[Artificer]]s that are inducted from [[Knight Worlds]].
Whenever a cargo ship arrives from a [[forge world]] to collect food and resources, it will also
take a small party of apprentices from the Knight world. These apprentices are drawn from all
levels of society and could be the third son of a Noble, or the offspring of a lowly farmer. Over
the course of their decade-long apprenticeship on the forge world, they are trained in the
skills needed to maintain suits of Knight armour and then returned to their planet of origin
as a fully trained Sacristan. Unbeknownst to the Imperial Knights, however, the trainees are
also indoctrinated into the Cult Mechanicus, providing a network of agents who can further
the interests of the Tech-Priests.{{Fn|1}}
The local artificers that maintained the Knight armour during the Age of Strife had already
established themselves as a vitally important part of each knightly house, and the training
they have received from the Adeptus Mechanicus has only served to increase their status.
From their first foundation, the Sacristans quickly styled themselves as a priesthood for the
half-forgotten mysteries of the technology that they knew, and as their power grew, the
relationship between them and the knightly houses shifted and changed. Where in the past,
the technicians were seen as mere subjects or vassals, the Sacristans soon began to speak
with one voice, and by threatening to remove their services from any house that would not
heed their advice, they soon became almost as influential in knightly society as the Nobles
themselves.{{Fn|1}}
In general, this has benefited the knightly houses, for the Sacristans act as something of a
counterpoint to the natural arrogance and warlike tendencies of the Knights, and have often
been able to arbitrate between different houses to ensure they do not wipe one another out in
bitter feuds. However, this political might is also an important tool for the Adeptus
Mechanicus, which the Tech-Priests use to try and bend the Knight worlds to their will. More
often than not, however, the Knights’ ingrained sense of honour and duty often drives them
to follow a course of action that the Adeptus Mechanicus would far rather they ignore.{{Fn|1}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (6th Edition)]] - ''The Sacristans''
[[Category:Adeptus Mechanicus]]
[[Category:Titles and Ranks]]
'''Sacristans''' are a type of [[Tech-Priest]]. These are [[Artificer]]s that are inducted from [[Knight Worlds]].
Whenever a cargo ship arrives from a [[forge world]] to collect food and resources, it will also
take a small party of apprentices from the Knight world. These apprentices are drawn from all
levels of society and could be the third son of a Noble, or the offspring of a lowly farmer. Over
the course of their decade-long apprenticeship on the forge world, they are trained in the
skills needed to maintain suits of Knight armour and then returned to their planet of origin
as a fully trained Sacristan. Unbeknownst to the Imperial Knights, however, the trainees are
also indoctrinated into the Cult Mechanicus, providing a network of agents who can further
the interests of the Tech-Priests.{{Fn|1}}
The local artificers that maintained the Knight armour during the Age of Strife had already
established themselves as a vitally important part of each knightly house, and the training
they have received from the Adeptus Mechanicus has only served to increase their status.
From their first foundation, the Sacristans quickly styled themselves as a priesthood for the
half-forgotten mysteries of the technology that they knew, and as their power grew, the
relationship between them and the knightly houses shifted and changed. Where in the past,
the technicians were seen as mere subjects or vassals, the Sacristans soon began to speak
with one voice, and by threatening to remove their services from any house that would not
heed their advice, they soon became almost as influential in knightly society as the Nobles
themselves.{{Fn|1}}
In general, this has benefited the knightly houses, for the Sacristans act as something of a
counterpoint to the natural arrogance and warlike tendencies of the Knights, and have often
been able to arbitrate between different houses to ensure they do not wipe one another out in
bitter feuds. However, this political might is also an important tool for the Adeptus
Mechanicus, which the Tech-Priests use to try and bend the Knight worlds to their will. More
often than not, however, the Knights’ ingrained sense of honour and duty often drives them
to follow a course of action that the Adeptus Mechanicus would far rather they ignore.{{Fn|1}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Imperial Knights (6th Edition)]] - ''The Sacristans''
[[Category:Adeptus Mechanicus]]
[[Category:Titles and Ranks]]
