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[[Adept]]s of the Adeptus Mechanicus are known as tech-priests. Any member of the Cult Mechanicus over the rank of menial will often be referred to as a tech-priest, though Magi and higher ranks are usually referred to by rank. As befits the religious nature of the Mechanicus, tech-priests usually wear robes, which are usually either rust-red or white. Tech-priests are often [[Imperial bionics|cybernetically augmented]]. The level of a techpriest's augmentation is highly dependent on his rank within the [[Cult Mechanicus]]; a novice may have only one or two augmented systems, if any, while very senior members may have only a few biological organs left in their bodies.{{Fn|1}}
Members of the Mechanicum are often fast-grown in vats, infused with a instinctual level of knowledge due to data uplinks during their gestation. They are then born already post-adolescence and are promptly put to work.{{Fn|24}}. Members can also come from [[Imperials]], who have been converted by the [[Sect Missionarius Mechanicus]]{{Fn|41c}} and even the [[Squat]] [[Abhuman]] subspecies.{{Fn|42}}
==Origins and history==
