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The Orders of High Heretechnica hated above all others include the following: These related to the creation of
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}}
In regard to genetic modification, the [[Lex Mechanicus]] allows for a plethora of methods to be applied, however, pursuing mutant genetic strains and splicing [[xenos]] DNA are a damnable tech heresy.{{Fn|10b}}
===Other Tech-Heresies===
===Ambiguity===
What is or isn't considered tech-heresy can vary depending on which sects and beliefs are currently prevailing amongst the majority of the priesthood.{{Fn|2}} Different sects and Forge Worlds can have subtle but widely different views on what is considered breaking the [[Universal Law]]s of the Omnissiah. These differing interpretations are often debated.{{Fn|10a}}
The manipulation of the laws of time, Chronaxic manipulation, is one of the prime bans. As an example of the ambiguity and nuance of these strictures, during the [[Conclave Chronalis]], [[Archmagos]] [[Belisarius Cawl]] presented a planned xenotech acquisition expedition involving travelling near the event horizon of a black hole. This would inevitably involve voyaging through time, in a way. A debate amongst the assembled tech-priests would rapidly emerge, some temporal experts insisted that no fundamental laws of either the Cult or of material science would be broken, as they were dealing with a natural effect. While a minority decried this plan is de facto voyaging through time and clearly forbidden, no matter how Cawl's argument was dressed up.{{Fn|2}}
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Flesh and Steel (Novel)]], Chapter 15
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Rogue Trader: Hostile Acquisitions]], pg. 86 & 87
*10: [[Imperium MAledictum: Adeptus Mechanicus Player's Guide]]:
**{{Endn|10a}}: pgs. 8-9
**{{Endn|10b}}: pg. 12
[[Category:Adeptus Mechanicus]]
