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{{otheruses|USE=Adeptus Mechanicus rank|OTHERUSE=general term for skilled individuals|OTHERPAGE=Adept}}
==See also==
*[[Cant Mechanicus]]
*[[Forge World]]
*[[Heretek]]
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{{otheruses|USE=Adeptus Mechanicus rank|OTHERUSE=general term for skilled individuals|OTHERPAGE=Adept}}
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'''Tech-Adepts''', or '''Tech-Priest Adepts''', are adept grade members of the Martian priesthood. They are skilled in one or more disciplines.{{Fn|4a}} Experts in the Machine,{{Fn|3a}} these individuals are fully initiated acolytes of the [[Cult Mechanicus]] and form the bulk of its ordained [[tech-priest|priesthood]].{{Fn|1e}}
Tech-Adepts can fill any number of specialised fields.{{Fn|1d}} Some examples include Tech-Adept [[artisan]]s, [[fabricator]]s,{{Fn|1b}} [[Skitarius]], [[Secutor]], or [[Dominus]].{{Fn|3a}}
Tech-Adepts can be some of the lowest ranking of the Martian cult. They can serve in general purpose roles or sometimes more specialized ones.{{Fn|1d}} Even if their rank is low, it still places them above most of a Forge World's unranked population. Individuals of little skill or knowledge are lumped into the same unranked masses as uninitiated [[acolytaTech acolytum|tech acolyta]] and unskilled citizens, this lower class includes [[servitors]].{{Fn|4d}}
==Equipment==
A Tech-Adept might forego their rank and role in the Adeptus Mechanicus to pursue other paths in life, taking with them their hunger for knowledge and mastery of arcane technologies. Former Adepts of the Cult Mechanicus may instead choose to fully commit themselves to the service of an [[Inquisitor]] or [[Rogue Trader]]. Some have even risen to the rank of Inquisitor.{{Fn|3}}
==Trivia==
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Also note that tech-priests, even high ranking ones like [[Magos]], are sometimes refer to each other, either individually or in general, as "Adepts".{{Fn|6}} It is used in a non distinct manner, typically when referring to an ordained member of the priesthood.{{Fn|4d}}
The distinction between tech-priest and tech-adept isn't clear, but there are instance where the term "tech-priest" and "tech-adept", and "apprentice" are used as separate and distinct groups among the Machine Cult.{{Fn|7}}
==See also==
*[[Cant Mechanicus]]
*[[Forge World]]
*[[Heretek]]
==Sources==
*1: [[Dark Heresy Core Rulebook]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 88
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 134
**{{Endn|1d}}: pg. 294
**{{Endn|1e}}: pg. 345
*2: [[Dark Heresy Second Edition: Core Rulebook]]:
**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 35
**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 182
**{{Endn|4c}}: Chapter 19
**{{Endn|4d}}: Chapter 3
*5: [[Dark Heresy: Inquisitor's Handbook]]:
**{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 109
**{{Endn|5b}}: pgs. 132-134
