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== Overview ==

While the Adeptus Mechanicus is a part of the Imperium, it has developed separately and enjoys a considerable degree of independence. Due to the great amount of power it wields, the Adeptus Mechanicus could almost be said to be like an allied empire, rather than an organisation within the Imperium. The Adeptus Mechanicus also follows a different religion from the rest of the Imperium. The religion and religious structure of the Adeptus Mechanicus is known as the [[Cult Mechanicus]]. The symbol of the Adeptus Mechanicus is a skull, half-bone and half-machine, set against the background of a black and white cog.{{Fn|1}}

*[[Tilvius]]{{Fn|23}}

While present in the original incarnation of 1987 [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]]{{Fn|45}} and further fleshed out in 1993's [[Codex Imperialis (Background Book)|Codex Imperialis]]{{Fn|46}}, the Adeptus Mechanicus were frequently mentioned throughout Warhammer 40,000 lore. However they would not become a fully playable faction in Warhammer 40,000 until 2015's [[Codex: Skitarii (7th Edition)|Codex: Skitarii]]{{Fn|47}} and [[Codex: Cult Mechanicus (7th Edition)|Codex: Cult Mechanicus]] for the [[7th Edition]].{{Fn|7a}} These armies were regrouped into a single faction with the release of 2017's [[Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus (8th Edition)|Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus]] for the [[8th Edition]].{{Fn|10a}}

*[[Adeptus Mechanicus Armoury]]

*[[Artillery Barque]]

**{{Endn|27c}}: pg. 80

**{{Endn|27d}}: pg. 81

*{{Endn|28}}: [[Deathwatch Core Rulebook]], pg. 166

*{{Endn|29}}: [[Rogue Trader: The Navis Primer]], pg. 65

*{{Endn|51}}: [[First Founding (Background Book)]] pg. 27

*{{Endn|52}}: [[War Zone Damocles: Mont'ka]] pg. 111

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