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The '''Cherubim''' (sg. ''cherub'', pl. ''cherubim'' or ''cherubs'') are a unique form of construct created by the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] for the [[Imperium]]. In appearance they are small angelic children, with the intentional effect of symbolizing purity. Although cherubim are specially-built for many purposes, some [[psyker|psychic]] [[Inquisitor]]s utilize them as [[familiar]]s.{{Fn|1}}
Vat-grown and enhanced with [[bionic]]s and anti-grav technology , they often swoop and chatter about the sepulchers and cathedrals of the [[Ecclesiarchy]] and act as sycophants to [[priest]]s, [[cardinal]]s and Inquisitors across the Imperium, babbling fanatical rhetorics in their high-pitched, querulous voices.{{Fn|5}}
==History==
The origins of these artificial constructs are unknown , though they first entered Imperial records 2,000 years after the [[Horus Heresy]]. Particularly , the first mention of their existence was during the commemoration pageant of the [[Emperor]]'s ascendance to the [[Golden Throne]]. The Adeptus Mechanicus Technomagi created a cherub for every year the Emperor had been watching over Mankind from the Golden Throne. Since then, the Adeptus Mechanicus continues to maintain a host of Cherubim.{{Fn|6}}
Over the centuries, they had served the Imperium on many great occasions. However, they also have a darker involvement in history as noted in the [[Age of Apostasy]] when [[Goge Vandire]], the [[Master of the Administratum]], took power. A master manipulator, though psychotically paranoid, Vandire used the awe generated by the appearance of the Cherubim to legitimize his regime as approved by the Emperor. He ensured that thralls of the constructs which symbolized innocence surrounded him during all public events and portrait sittings to further maintain control over the masses. While serving as a manipulation tool, a more subvert task was these Cherubim being equipped with spy-ware programs to watch over potential spies and dissidents among the Palace. Because of this, for centuries after his bloody reign they were sometimes known as "Eyes of Vandire".{{Fn|6}}
==Creation==
A Cherub was essentially a type of servitor which was shaped into small , baby -sized angelic being with wings. They were noted for their more independent thinking and were created through vats where they were breathed life by the tech-priests. This was a noted difficult task as various components were required to create such a being , which included making a viable skeletal structure, circulatory system, internal organs and more importantly that spark that makes them intelligent. Though the more complex task was the creation of a nervous system for the resultant creature.{{Fn|6}}
These servitors have the most complex neural systems due to the complex mannerisms displayed by the Cherubim. The ranks of the Cherubim were not mass produced but tailor made for their masters make each unique.{{Fn|6}}
