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Using [[Xenotech]] is considered tech heresy by some or a valuable opportunity by others. Opinions such as these can lead to the cooperation or conflict between [[tech-priest]]s and [[Inquisitor]]s, depending on the alignment of each party.{{Fn|5}} [[Xenarite]]s and many other tech-priests of [[Stygies VIII]] often walk this fine line{{Fn|4}}
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Much like being a [[heretek]], there are many grey areas of tech-heresy, many of which do not involve [[Chaos]], [[traitor]]s, or the [[Dark Mechanicum]] at all. Some hereteks remain in the Adeptus Mechanicus, their tech-heresies hidden or unnoticed, and still loyal to the [[Imperium]] and [[humanity]].{{Fn|3}}
===High Heretechnica===
artificial sentience, such as the so-called '[[Men of Iron]] which had plagued humanity’s [[Dark Age of Technology]]. The manipulation of the human gene-code, particularly where relating to the mysteries of the [[Primarch]]s, the [[Legio Custodes]] or the creation of [[pariah]]s and other abominations against nature, and lastly, the deep study of the [[Warp]].{{Fn|1}}
===Other Tech-HeresyHeresies===
More mundane tech heresies include the [[guardsmen]] crew of a [[Battle Tank]] performing anything more than the most basic of repairs on their tank, and even then, only under the most dire of circumstances. Such heresies can be as innocuous as flipping a switch.{{Fn|6}}
The acquisition of xenos devices is often considered a grave heresy.{{Fn|7}} Using [[Xenotech]] is considered tech heresy by some or a valuable opportunity by others. Opinions such as these can lead to the cooperation or conflict between [[tech-priest]]s and [[Inquisitor]]s, depending on the alignment of each party.{{Fn|5}} [[Xenarite]]s and many other tech-priests of [[Stygies VIII]] often walk this fine line{{Fn|4}}
===Ambiguity===
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Dark Heresy: Creatures Anathema]], pg. 15
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Steel Tread (Novel)]]{{citethis}}
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Dominion Genesis (Novel)]] - ''The Void'', Chapter 4
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