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Some Sacristans do not consider themselves true tech-priests, as many do not delve into deeper knowledge or research. The Sacristans aren't educated in the deeper mysteries of the Machine God, like a tech-priest. Instead, they are primarily trained in repairs and maintenance, deferring to the Mechanicus in matters beyond these holy duties. They are forbidden from investigating the workings of the Knights they care for. Doing so would be a terrible insult to the ancient creators, and a violation of the ancestors spirits within.{{Fn|3b}} True tech-priests further inducted into the Cult Mechanicus are held in reverence above the sacristans themselves.{{Fn|3d}}
Sacristans will sometimes pilot Knights for short distances to fulfill fulfil their maintenance duties. They do so with the manual controls of a Knight, not entirely dissimilar from piloting a [[Sentinel]]. It isn't necessary to take on the [[Ritual of Becoming]] or neurally connect with the respective [[Helm Mechanicum]] or [[Throne Mechanicum]] in order to pilot the suite to perform these simple tasks.{{Fn|3c}}
The local artificers that maintained the Knight armour during the [[Age of Strife]] had already established themselves as a vitally important part of each knightly house, and the training they have received from the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] has only served to increase their status. From their first foundation, the Sacristans quickly styled themselves as a priesthood for the half-forgotten mysteries of the technology that they knew, and as their power grew, the relationship between them and the knightly houses shifted and changed. Where in the past, the technicians were seen as mere subjects or vassals, the Sacristans soon began to speak with one voice, and by threatening to remove their services from any house that would not heed their advice, they soon became almost as influential in knightly society as the Nobles themselves.{{Fn|1}}
