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They are treated as inferior to an ordained [[tech-adept]]. The Mechanicus sometimes treats acolytum little better than the common [[human]] masses, being lumped together with other Mechanicus dregs and [[servitor]]s.{{Fn|1a}} Acolytum don't have any ordained ranking and must prove themselves competent in several fields before being able to secure their first ranking.{{Fn|1c}} Once they are officially ordained they will be promoted to [[tech-adept]], their graded ranking being the proportional to their mastery of mechanical mysteries.{{Fn|2a}}
==Trivia==
{{trivia}}
[[Forgefather]]s, [[Tech Marine]]s, or other [[Space Marine]]s who have studied the mysteries of the Machine Cult can sometimes be referred to as tech-acolytes.{{Fn|1e}} Acolytum are someimtes referred to as acolytes, much like how ordained members of the priesthood are refered to as Adepts.
==Sources==
**{{Endn|1c}}: Chapter 19
**{{Endn|1d}}: Chapter 10
**{{Endn|1e}}: Chapter 6
*2: [[Wolfsbane (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|2a}}: Chapter 3
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Deus Ex Mechanicus (Short Story)]] — [[Words of Blood (Anthology)]]
[[Category:Adeptus Mechanicus]]
[[Category:Titles and Ranks]]
