Techpriest — Rogue Trader Dialogue Archive

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PriestThe sight of a body transformed into an appendage to an incredibly complex mechanism built using unfathomably ancient blueprints is mesmerising. Every component of this machine serves the dual purpose of preserving life in Pasqal's fragile flesh and preventing all threats to his well-being.

YOU"The Omnissiah has been generous to you. His creation is keeping you safe from death."

PriestPasqal looks at you with respect. He seems surprised that you recognise the purpose of the augmentations implanted in his body. "The Omnissiah has been generous to you, too. He has granted you understanding."

YOU"Why did you mention Mars?"

Priest"That is where the cult of the Omnissiah originated and where we were granted the first revelations. Many millennia ago we made an alliance with the Emperor of Terra and have served the Imperium ever since, paying a tribute of machinery, weapons, and voidships."

Priest"Everything that bears the blessed seal of machinery comes from our hands, and it is we who make sure the operating rituals are performed as they were meant to. We are everywhere — we are the Mars-forged steel bars that give the Imperium strength."

YOU"Why did you mention Mars?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you mean you 'guard' it? It's not buried treasure; it's not a secret."

Priest"It is both a treasure and a secret. Technology is how the divinity of the Omnissiah manifests itself in this world. This is why the uninitiated may only be allowed to touch the most vulgar and mundane of its instances. We, on the other hand, are authorised to use the Sacred Catechism of Maintenance and Operation."

Priest"Although there is another reason to deny laypeople the sacrament of Knowledge — it can be dangerous. Twisted by renegades, the Omnissiah's wisdom is called 'heretech,' and the exposure to it may corrupt the uninitiated. Another danger is Knowledge strangely interpreted and inscrutably twisted by the minds of xenos. This bane is called 'xenotech.'"

YOU"Sacred objects should be touched only by worthy hands."

Priest"This statement is true. What many consider chains on our way to comprehension is our armour, which we have inherited from our wisdom-blessed predecessors."

YOU"Why did you mention Mars?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you mean you 'guard' it? It's not buried treasure; it's not a secret."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Do you hold a high position in your fraternity?"

PriestPasqal exposes his wrist. The glowing green threads of an electric tattoo run under the pale skin that has long forgotten the taste of sunlight. "This electoo indicates that I am a Magos who has mastered the sacraments of many spheres of knowledge and has the right to conduct services in a forge-cathedral."

YOU"Why did you mention Mars?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you mean you 'guard' it? It's not buried treasure; it's not a secret."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Do you hold a high position in your fraternity?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What is the Omnissiah, in your understanding?"

Priest"He is the divine mechanism, the maker of technology. The universe was made to resemble a mechanical marvel because the Omnissiah rules over it. Knowledge is the highest form that He uses to manifest in the world... for now. Someday He will come to this world in the absolute fullness of His splendour."

Priest"The Adeptus Mechanicus worship the Emperor. He is the earthly manifestation of the Omnissiah who brought Humanity into the light of divine grace."

YOU"Why did you mention Mars?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you mean you 'guard' it? It's not buried treasure; it's not a secret."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Do you hold a high position in your fraternity?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What is the Omnissiah, in your understanding?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What is behind the Adeptus Mechanicus's enthusiasm for replacing flesh with augmentations?"

Priest"Organic tissue is an imperfect replica of the machine, transient and vulnerable. Metal is more stable, more effective, and more durable. Flesh-speak is flawed next to binharic language. Meat begets weakness — it softens the mind and undermines discipline, but you can replace metal when it wears down. In addition, a machine is a supreme form of Knowledge, and by assuming mechanical form we become closer to the Omnissiah."

Priest"However, like all things sacred, our augmentations must not be defiled by the eyes of the ignorant. Which is why we reveal only the crudest of tools while holier mechanisms remain concealed beneath our crimson robes."

YOU"I am curious to see your augmentations."

Priest"The request is approved. I can reveal my sacred stigmata to you, brother/sister initiate."

PriestPasqal reverently parts the robe's scarlet folds on his chest. You see emaciated white meat, gnawed through by metallic shunts and flexible wires. Blood runs through transparent pipes, enriched with the nutrients required by the pallid flesh.

Priest"The right to witness the miracle of flesh being fused with holy metal is granted only to those who have ascended to the rank of initiate. However, your lofty status of Rogue Trader allows me to make a partial exception and reveal my sacred stigmata."

YOU"That is an abominable disfigurement of the sacred human shape!"

Priest"This statement is false. The True Flesh is a gift from the Omnissiah which, rather than degrading the body, elevates it toward its perfect image."

YOU"Why did you mention Mars?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you mean you 'guard' it? It's not buried treasure; it's not a secret."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Do you hold a high position in your fraternity?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What is the Omnissiah, in your understanding?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What is behind the Adeptus Mechanicus's enthusiasm for replacing flesh with augmentations?"

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YOU"You have a strange way of speaking. Is that because of the augmentation or does your faith dictate how you should express yourself?"

Priest"Partially true. I had a voice modulator implanted alongside the respiratory purification module, but there is an additional reason. Gothic is not my first language. I am used to thinking and making statements in Lingua-Technis. The binharic language is more informative, more ergonomic, and less prone to misinterpretation."

YOU"Why did you mention Mars?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you mean you 'guard' it? It's not buried treasure; it's not a secret."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Do you hold a high position in your fraternity?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What is the Omnissiah, in your understanding?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What is behind the Adeptus Mechanicus's enthusiasm for replacing flesh with augmentations?"

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YOU"You have a strange way of speaking. Is that because of the augmentation or does your faith dictate how you should express yourself?"

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YOU"I have no more questions."

Priest"Acknowledged."

YOU"Have you studied Dementz's neural augmetic yet?"

PriestPasqal stares at you inscrutably and says in a soft voice, "I have destroyed it."

YOU[Give him Dementz's neural augmetic] "This item belonged to the heretek known as Haneumann."

PriestPasqal's mechadendrite carefully takes the augmetic. He quickly connects it to the data-slate, recites a data protection hymn, and delves into the study of the apostate's memory. A mournful silence hangs in the air.

YOU"Have you found out anything?"

Priest"The success has been partial. Dementz Haneumann's identity has been confirmed. The widespread influence of paranoid motivations is observable in his cognitive processes, which is what seems to have caused him to break his vows. However, extensive regions of his memory have been damaged by forbidden technologies and are, for now, defying decryption."

YOU"Have you found out anything?"

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YOU"What corrupted Dementz?"

Priest"An echo of the warp. Energies of the Immaterium that had seeped into realspace and taken the shape of a vox-signal. I have found recorded cases of similarly induced corruption in the archive. Listening to the void is a perilous occupation."

YOU"Have you found out anything?"

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YOU"What corrupted Dementz?"

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YOU"But you did want to know what he knew. You were interested."

PriestPasqal's voice grows heavier and gloomier. "The Quest for Knowledge is our mission of highest priority. But what Dementz promised was not knowledge but a distorted copy of it. This was not what the Deus Mechanicus had told us to seek."

YOU"Have you found out anything?"

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YOU"What corrupted Dementz?"

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YOU"But you did want to know what he knew. You were interested."

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YOU"Any information on Archmagos Amarnat?"

Priest"The data discovered is unreadable. It is encrypted, albeit only partially, and I hypothesise that the heretek Dementz was attempting to decrypt it. I will take every effort to extract a larger volume of data. Information pointing to the unit referred to as the 'Maimed Hunter' is alleged to be of critical significance."

YOU"Have you found out anything?"

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YOU"What corrupted Dementz?"

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YOU"But you did want to know what he knew. You were interested."

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YOU"Any information on Archmagos Amarnat?"

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YOU"Has it ever occurred to you that all these events may be part of... Amarnat's plan?"

PriestThe Tech-Priest's vox is raspier than usual. "That is a valid hypothesis, but not a very likely one. Its truth value is irrelevant, as it does not contradict the necessity of establishing the fate of Archmagos Amarnat."

YOU"Have you found out anything?"

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YOU"What corrupted Dementz?"

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YOU"But you did want to know what he knew. You were interested."

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YOU"Any information on Archmagos Amarnat?"

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YOU"Has it ever occurred to you that all these events may be part of... Amarnat's plan?"

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YOU"You fear knowledge even as you extol it."

Priest"Whether knowledge can be profane is the grand question." Pasqal's voice turns metallic. His mechadendrites begin a fluid dance around his lean figure, coiling mysteriously. "Laypeople find comfort in the delusion that knowledge is merely information. That, in and of itself, it is harmless, and only turns dangerous when it falls into the hands of the wicked."

Priest"But that is not what I have seen. I have seen knowledge gnaw away at the minds of those who let it inside them. Yet I seek it regardless... Why? Perhaps because there really is no apostasy in knowledge? It is dangerous, yes, but... not forbidden, for it was created by the Omnissiah."

YOU"Your Omnissiah does not speak to you, so you wander about in the dark. Embrace the light of the Emperor, and the true God will show you which way damnation lies and which way grace lies."

PriestPasqal points to a bulkhead of the ship. "This is my God. A god I see every day. In every mechanism. In every machine spirit. The Omnissiah is always with me, for He is within me. And yet... His signals to us do contain contradictions. Or else we have accepted a faulty interpretation of them."

PriestThe Tech-Priest lowers his head pensively. The mechadendrites slow down smoothly, and the steely overtones disappear from Pasqal's voice.

YOU"Have you found out anything?"

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YOU"What corrupted Dementz?"

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YOU"But you did want to know what he knew. You were interested."

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YOU"Any information on Archmagos Amarnat?"

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YOU"Has it ever occurred to you that all these events may be part of... Amarnat's plan?"

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YOU"You fear knowledge even as you extol it."

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YOU"Continue your research."

Priest"Response: affirmative. The decryption will continue with diligence and caution."

YOU"Have you studied Dementz's neural augmetic yet?"

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YOU[Give him Dementz's neural augmetic] "This item belonged to the heretek known as Haneumann."

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YOU"Do you know anything about malfunctioning servitors on the ship?"

Priest"Information about the incidents has been detected in the catalogue. The incidents have been acknowledged as insignificant. A technical enquiry has established that the most statistically likely cause of the errors was a transgression of sacrilegious negligence during the lobotomising rite. This disgraceful act of malfeasance has allowed shadows of the servitor's thoughts and recollections to survive in the depths of its mind, which ought to be dedicated to service alone."

PriestPasqal's vox crackles peevishly: "As a ship's Enginseer, I accept the results of the technical enquiry. As a learned servant of the Omnissiah — I question its findings. The patterns of the malfunctions form a more complex picture than can be discerned by those of lower ranks. For this reason, instructions have been issued across the ship to report any new incidents to me personally."

YOU"Have you studied Dementz's neural augmetic yet?"

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YOU[Give him Dementz's neural augmetic] "This item belonged to the heretek known as Haneumann."

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YOU"Do you know anything about malfunctioning servitors on the ship?"

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YOU"Strange messages have been appearing in the ship's log. What do you know about this error?"

Priest"This statement is true. Algorithmic violations have been recorded, as a result of which I twice performed an offering to the cogitators of corrective data-vows and ruled out the possibility of sabotage. I hypothesise that the violation is a consequence of the discontent of the ship's machine spirits. I recommend a procedure of placation of the honoured spirits for the glory of the Omnissiah and the steel angels sent by Him."

YOU"Have you studied Dementz's neural augmetic yet?"

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YOU[Give him Dementz's neural augmetic] "This item belonged to the heretek known as Haneumann."

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YOU"Do you know anything about malfunctioning servitors on the ship?"

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YOU"Strange messages have been appearing in the ship's log. What do you know about this error?"

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YOU"I am ready to settle the dispute between you and Eogunn."

PriestPasqal's visor flashes red, and the grille of his vox-synthesiser emits a belligerent binharic hymn.

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YOU"I doubt you have any expertise in this, but... what gift do you think I could give Jae?"

PriestAfter a long silence, Pasqal finally declares, "Given the high status of the unit [Name] von Valancius and his/her services rendered to the Adeptus Mechanicus, perhaps a request for... special leniency for the unit Jae Heydari. The sentence of oblivion without servitorisation that is stipulated for her crimes may instead be commuted to immediate redemptive Servitude Imperpituis."

Priest"Then, hypothetically, in time she would be able to compensate for a small portion of the sacrileges she has committed against the Omnissiah. It would be a most generous gift. However, this act of mercy is not advisable, for it is undeserved."

YOU"Have you studied Dementz's neural augmetic yet?"

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YOU[Give him Dementz's neural augmetic] "This item belonged to the heretek known as Haneumann."

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YOU"Do you know anything about malfunctioning servitors on the ship?"

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YOU"Strange messages have been appearing in the ship's log. What do you know about this error?"

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YOU"I am ready to settle the dispute between you and Eogunn."

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YOU"I doubt you have any expertise in this, but... what gift do you think I could give Jae?"

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YOU"I want to know the truth about you."

PriestThe mechadendrites coil around the Tech-Priest's chest and shoulders, as if trying to protect him. "The request is approved. I did conceal certain information. I was a student of Archmagos Amarnat, but I committed an act of betrayal after he deviated from sacred dogma."

YOU"What did Amarnat do?"

Priest"He fell into schism and challenged the sacred boundaries of Knowledge. The blessed Amarnat claimed the limits of what is permitted must be expanded, because by refusing to explore certain lore we find ourselves in contempt of the Seventh Universal Law: 'Comprehension is the key to all things.'"

Priest"My mentor put forth a thesis claiming that we have stagnated, that Ritual is now nothing but a cage for souls and false worship of the Omnissiah. He sought to break the cycle of mindless repetition because he saw the inevitable demise of our faith and all Humanity at the end of it."

YOU"Certain aspects of the Imperium have indeed... ossified. His argument sounds reasonable."

Priest"This statement is false — my mentor's words sound like heresy. Limits were established because it is dangerous to venture beyond. Each step past them could lead to a bloody slaughter, but the blessed Amarnat was not afraid."

YOU"What did Amarnat do?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How did you betray Amarnat?"

Priest"The teachings of the blessed Amarnat spread, and word of it reached the conclave of the Cognisance Fleet. They recognised his teachings as tech-heresy. Many Tech-Priests suddenly vanished or were subjected to servo-penance for minor transgressions. The students of Amarnat, whose number included many enlightened and respected Tech-Priests, resisted. My prognosis showed that our most likely future was a schism and a fratricidal war that would destroy the Cognisance Fleet. That was when I headed to the conclave."

Priest"I confessed and handed the information about my mentor's research over to the conclave, brazen anathematic studies of the forbidden lore. The conclave could use that data to summon Archmagos Amarnat to stand trial and compel him to repent on pain of Excommunicate Traitoris. His subsequent fate is unknown to me."

YOU"That was rather callous of you. I guess you really do have a heart of metal."

Priest"This statement is true. However, I took this step out of loyalty to my mentor. He rejected caution and was leading us to a blasphemous war where he would become the first and most important victim. I did not want to witness his destruction and tried to force him to submit."

Priest"I wanted to return to my mentor and share his fate, but the conclave found me repentant and sent me to the station Altar-Templum-Calixis-Ext-17 where I was to atone for my previous transgressions."

YOU"You acted as a loyal son of the Imperium should."

PriestThe vox-system emits a painful crunch, like the sound of snapping bone. "I pray that the Omnissiah grants us wisdom to overcome the dialectic differences that divide us."

YOU"What did Amarnat do?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How did you betray Amarnat?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"So why did you go to Rykad Minoris?"

Priest"I was summoned there by a message that was encrypted with the blessed Amarnat's personal code and could be interpreted in several ways. One thing was certain: we were in danger and I had to go to Rykad Minoris."

YOU"What did Amarnat do?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How did you betray Amarnat?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"So why did you go to Rykad Minoris?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"The Tech-Priest named Abel — who is he?"

Priest"Assessing his personality is difficult. The spirit of Brother Abel is different from that of most people. Tech-comrades of the Cog call such persons 'quiet ones.' He possesses significant intellect but shuns communication."

Priest"So far I have... not been able to determine why Abel summoned me to Rykad Minoris, how he is related to the blessed Amarnat, or why he bears the same name as me. Perhaps the reverend Abel cannot fully actualise and interpret the available data."

YOU"What did Amarnat do?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How did you betray Amarnat?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"So why did you go to Rykad Minoris?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"The Tech-Priest named Abel — who is he?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What are you going to do next?"

Priest"I was wrong when I assumed it was the blessed Archmagos Amarnat who assumed the guise of Abel Haneumann. But there is a connection between him and the reverend Abel, and I intend to uncover the nature of this link."

YOU"What did Amarnat do?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How did you betray Amarnat?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"So why did you go to Rykad Minoris?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"The Tech-Priest named Abel — who is he?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What are you going to do next?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I have no more questions."

Priest"Acknowledged. I will return to ruminating on the search for the blessed Amarnat."

YOU"Have you studied Dementz's neural augmetic yet?"

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YOU[Give him Dementz's neural augmetic] "This item belonged to the heretek known as Haneumann."

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YOU"Do you know anything about malfunctioning servitors on the ship?"

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YOU"Strange messages have been appearing in the ship's log. What do you know about this error?"

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YOU"I am ready to settle the dispute between you and Eogunn."

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YOU"I doubt you have any expertise in this, but... what gift do you think I could give Jae?"

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YOU"I want to know the truth about you."

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YOU"I have some questions about your visit to Rykad Minoris."

Priest"The request is approved. I am ready to provide the necessary information."

YOU"What brought you to Rykad Minoris?"

Priest"I came heeding the call of my mentor, the blessed Archmagos Amarnat. We were supposed to meet on Rykad Minoris and discuss my mission."

YOU"What brought you to Rykad Minoris?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"The people who wanted to kill you at the port weren't renegades. It was just a cover."

Priest"Thank you, information acknowledged. I will analyse it and take additional security measures."

YOU"What brought you to Rykad Minoris?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"The people who wanted to kill you at the port weren't renegades. It was just a cover."

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YOU"What do you think of this Abel Haneumann?"

Priest"I propose that it was the blessed Amarnat who assumed this name. This name is a sign to me. His presence in the hands of heretics is categorically unacceptable. The Canon of Technological Security commands that every effort be made to rescue a high-ranking bearer of knowledge."

YOU"What brought you to Rykad Minoris?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"The people who wanted to kill you at the port weren't renegades. It was just a cover."

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YOU"What do you think of this Abel Haneumann?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"That will be all for now."

Priest"Acknowledged."

YOU"Have you studied Dementz's neural augmetic yet?"

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YOU[Give him Dementz's neural augmetic] "This item belonged to the heretek known as Haneumann."

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YOU"Do you know anything about malfunctioning servitors on the ship?"

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YOU"Strange messages have been appearing in the ship's log. What do you know about this error?"

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YOU"I am ready to settle the dispute between you and Eogunn."

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YOU"I doubt you have any expertise in this, but... what gift do you think I could give Jae?"

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YOU"I want to know the truth about you."

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YOU"I have some questions about your visit to Rykad Minoris."

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YOU"I want to know more about your past."

PriestBehind the Tech-Priest's shoulders, the mechadendrites spread out like wings. "The request is approved. I have no outright restrictions on disclosing this information."

YOU"Where are you from?"

Priest"Information about my origins is worthless. I belong to the priesthood of Explorators and came to the Koronus Expanse over two hundred years ago. Any events preceding that moment are insignificant."

YOU"Where are you from?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How did you end up in the Koronus Expanse?"

Priest"I was honoured to become a member of the Explorator Cognisance Fleet. When the Adeptus Mechanicus summoned the faithful for an exploratory venture into the depths of the Koronus Expanse, I joined the Fleet in fulfilment of my sacred vows of comprehension."

YOU"Where are you from?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How did you end up in the Koronus Expanse?"

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YOU"Why are you not with the Fleet then?"

Priest"After I betrayed Archmagos Amarnat, the Fleet conclave directed me to the orbital station Altar-Templum-Calixis-Ext-17 for penance."

Priest"This venerable temple-station was founded in the early years of our expansion into the Koronus Expanse. It is currently a rear observation post of the Cognisance Fleet in orbit around the star Furibundus."

YOU"Where are you from?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How did you end up in the Koronus Expanse?"

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YOU"Why are you not with the Fleet then?"

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YOU"Who are the Explorators?"

Priest"The sacred fraternity of explorers. The Cult Mechanicus sends us out to the frontiers of the known sectors as researchers and conquerors. We are the warriors of the Code who return to the lost worlds and devote themselves to recovering the lost ancient knowledge."

Priest"Explorators are granted the privilege of being more independent than many of our tech-comrades. However, it has earned us a reputation as unstable and poorly controlled troublemakers whose unorthodox views are dangerously close to apostasy."

YOU"Where are you from?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How did you end up in the Koronus Expanse?"

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YOU"Why are you not with the Fleet then?"

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YOU"Who are the Explorators?"

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YOU"Tell me about your mechadendrites."

PriestThe voice coming from the vox-synth changes, becoming strangely softer, blooming with low, warm undertones. "They are my younger brothers and guides on the way to the Omnissiah. Their machine spirits are directly bound to my neocortex and pick up impulses from my subconscious. Sometimes they act ahead of my thoughts — this is how the Omnissiah leads me to comprehension."

YOU"Where are you from?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How did you end up in the Koronus Expanse?"

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YOU"Why are you not with the Fleet then?"

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YOU"Who are the Explorators?"

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YOU"Tell me about your mechadendrites."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"We can stop there."

Priest"Acknowledged."

YOU"Have you studied Dementz's neural augmetic yet?"

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YOU[Give him Dementz's neural augmetic] "This item belonged to the heretek known as Haneumann."

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YOU"Do you know anything about malfunctioning servitors on the ship?"

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YOU"Strange messages have been appearing in the ship's log. What do you know about this error?"

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YOU"I am ready to settle the dispute between you and Eogunn."

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YOU"I doubt you have any expertise in this, but... what gift do you think I could give Jae?"

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YOU"I want to know the truth about you."

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YOU"I have some questions about your visit to Rykad Minoris."

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YOU"I want to know more about your past."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me more about the Adeptus Mechanicus."

Priest"I am honoured to belong to the Priesthood of Mars. Guided by its tenets, we safeguard technology against the impure and the unenlightened."

YOU"Why did you mention Mars?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you mean you 'guard' it? It's not buried treasure; it's not a secret."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Do you hold a high position in your fraternity?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What is the Omnissiah, in your understanding?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What is behind the Adeptus Mechanicus's enthusiasm for replacing flesh with augmentations?"

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YOU"You have a strange way of speaking. Is that because of the augmentation or does your faith dictate how you should express yourself?"

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YOU"I have no more questions."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I no longer require your services. Leave."

Priest"The communications catalogue has this statement labelled as a joke, but I do not fully comprehend its meaning. I require a clarifying statement."

YOU"Confirmed. I no longer wish to see you."

Priest"Acknowledged. I will continue my activities as an autonomous unit. May the Omnissiah grant you clarity on your way." There isn't even a hit of emotion in Pasqal's voice.

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YOU"There will not be one. It was a joke."

Priest"Acknowledged. The joke will be added to the communications catalogue."

YOU"Have you studied Dementz's neural augmetic yet?"

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YOU[Give him Dementz's neural augmetic] "This item belonged to the heretek known as Haneumann."

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YOU"Do you know anything about malfunctioning servitors on the ship?"

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YOU"Strange messages have been appearing in the ship's log. What do you know about this error?"

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YOU"I am ready to settle the dispute between you and Eogunn."

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YOU"I doubt you have any expertise in this, but... what gift do you think I could give Jae?"

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YOU"I want to know the truth about you."

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YOU"I have some questions about your visit to Rykad Minoris."

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YOU"I want to know more about your past."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me more about the Adeptus Mechanicus."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I no longer require your services. Leave."

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YOU"I must take my leave."

PriestThe vox-synth emits a rattling binharic mantra. "May your labours be effective and fruitful."

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Priest"I am surprised. Your judgement is flawed. I request confirmation of the order."

YOU"Confirmed. I no longer wish to see you."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"There will not be one. It was a joke."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"We can stop there."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about your mechadendrites."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"We can stop there."continues where this line first appears above

Priest"Archmagos Amarnat, my blessed mentor, commanded me to crew the orbital station Altar-Templum-Calixis-Ext-17."

YOU"Who are the Explorators?"

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YOU"Tell me about your mechadendrites."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"We can stop there."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Why are you not with the Fleet then?"

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YOU"Who are the Explorators?"

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YOU"Tell me about your mechadendrites."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"We can stop there."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How did you end up in the Koronus Expanse?"

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YOU"Why are you not with the Fleet then?"

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YOU"Who are the Explorators?"

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YOU"Tell me about your mechadendrites."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"We can stop there."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me more about the Adeptus Mechanicus."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I no longer require your services. Leave."

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YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"That will be all for now."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you think of this Abel Haneumann?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"That will be all for now."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"The people who wanted to kill you at the port weren't renegades. It was just a cover."

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YOU"What do you think of this Abel Haneumann?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"That will be all for now."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I want to know more about your past."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me more about the Adeptus Mechanicus."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I no longer require your services. Leave."

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YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I have no more questions."continues where this line first appears above

Priest"I never met him, but I think he was a person of worth. The phrase that came from his lips indicates he was in contact with my mentor. I preserved his cortical implant and absorbed the information it contained. However, the large amounts of data-memories are encoded with a cipher yet unfamiliar to me."