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You can find many common notes about the Machine Cult on the Adeptus Mechanicus page.

Four Facts About the Priesthood of Ferraeus

They are deeply loyal to the Imperium. The Priesthood of Ferraeus owes its existence to the Prosperitas Crusade and House Durovera and for that it is loyal. The Arch-Magos of Ferraeus is often a regular visitor at the Sector Senatorum, and considered to be a strong ally of House Durovera.

They worship the Emperor-as-Omnissiah. The Priests of Ferraeus worship the Emperor-as-Omnissiah as a single entity something that has made them more closely meshed with their usual opposition in the Imperial Cult. The ultimate example of this is Saint Nongentae of Ferraeus who straddled both faiths to the point she was canonised by the local Imperial cult.

The are warlike in their nature. Secutors are more common amongst the Priesthood on this world thanks in part to its foundation by their ancestors who accompanied the Titans of the Legio Ferraeus during their history as a nomad fighting force.

They prefer brutalist, efficient designs. The Magi of Naximus are not fans of ornamentation, their weapons, their technology follows the most basic practical appearances their world is one of vast boxy superstructures and their bionics bulky but effecive.

The Mechanicus Ferraeus

The Priesthood of Ferraeus are considered the most orthodox of the Three Forges of the Prosperitas Sector - their Forgeworld taken from Heretek forces in the early years of M.41 by the Prosperitas Crusade, they were founded not from the a colony-seed planted by the ancient Mechanicum but rather surplanted the original rulers of their new homeworld who had turned traitor and given aid to the heretics of the Regency from the Tech-Priests who had formed the support structure of the Legio Ferraeus while it had been a nomad Legion.

Considered blinkered and orthodox even by the standards of the Adeptus Mechanicus the Priesthood of Ferraeus have shown little to no interest in adopting new patterns of technology or ideas that stray from the scientific canon of Mars. This has, ironically, produced a greater-than-average number of Explorators from this Forge World than many others as a goodly number of young Magi chafe at the conservative attitudes of their superiors on this world and see the Explorator fleets as a way to escape its confines or are 'encouraged' to work off their unorthodox tendencies amongst their ranks as a form of exile. An odd symbiosis exists between those that were otherwise rejected by the orthodox Priesthood and the Priesthood of Ferraeus as the fleets often have to rely on Ferraeus' shipyards to repair their vessels before heading out beyond the edges of the frontier sector - meaning that Ferraeus often gets first pickings of discoveries the fleets bring back it feels it wants - such as verifiable STCs.

Because of its origins in the militant service of the Legio Ferraeus, the Priesthood of Ferraeus produces an above-average number of Secutors, the Priests-Militant of the Machine Cult, who accompany many of its forces when they go to war alongside the Prosperitas Crusade. For this reason it is generally considered that they are, while Orthodox, quite an aggressive Priesthood. Something that has caused considerable friction in its dealing with the Priesthood of Naximus Prime but most significantly with the Priesthood of Castellum who it has threatened to invade on several occasions not least because it considers the Castelli Priesthood to be traitors to its Forge for emancipating the former Research Colony from Ferraeus' control.

This predisposition for violence manifests in Ferraean society as a whole with violent sports being popular pastime teams of Ferraean Tech Priests perfect their weapons engineering talents by sending heavily augmented combat servitors to battle in vast arenas for both weapons testing and public entertainment purposes.

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 You can find many common notes about the Machine Cult on the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] page.
+=== Four Facts About the Priesthood of Ferraeus ===
+*'''They are deeply loyal to the Imperium.''' The Priesthood of Ferraeus owes its existence to the [[The Prosperitas Crusade and High Command|Prosperitas Crusade]] and [[House Durovera]] and for that it is loyal. The Arch-Magos of Ferraeus is often a regular visitor at the Sector Senatorum, and considered to be a strong ally of House Durovera.
+* '''They worship the Emperor-as-Omnissiah.''' The Priests of Ferraeus worship the '''Emperor-as-Omnissiah''' as a single entity something that has made them more closely meshed with their usual opposition in the Imperial Cult. The ultimate example of this is [[The_Imperial_Faith#The_Saints|Saint Nongentae of Ferraeus]] who straddled both faiths to the point she was canonised by the local Imperial cult.
+*'''The are warlike in their nature.''' [[Mechanicus Collegia: Secutor|Secutors]] are more common amongst the Priesthood on this world thanks in part to its foundation by their ancestors who accompanied the Titans of the [[Legio Ferraeus]] during their history as a nomad fighting force.
+* '''They prefer brutalist, efficient designs.''' The Magi of Naximus are not fans of ornamentation, their weapons, their technology follows the most basic practical appearances their world is one of vast boxy superstructures and their bionics bulky but effecive.
-The Arch-Magos of Ferraeus is often a regular visitor at the Sector Senatorum, and considered to be a strong ally of the Sector Governor.
+=== The Mechanicus Ferraeus ===
-The Adeptus Mechanicus has a long and storied history, both as a part of the Prosperitas Crusade and in the wider Prosperitas Sector. The three major domains of the Mechanicus are their smog-shrouded Forge Worlds, Ferraeus, Castellum and Naximus Prime, where forge-fires are ever-hot and the entire planetary population is committed to ceaseless production lines, feeding the Prosperitas Crusade and the Sector as a whole. Outside these there are many ‘lesser’ domains, such as the manufactorums on Korimesta ruled by their Tech-Priest Overseers, and colonies tithed to the Mechanicus such as Olethros Secunda; and Tech-Adepts are found scattered across the Sector’s worlds, attending to various ancient machines.
+The Priesthood of Ferraeus are considered the most orthodox of the Three Forges of the Prosperitas Sector - their Forgeworld taken from Heretek forces in the early years of M.41 by the Prosperitas Crusade, they were founded not from the a colony-seed planted by the ancient Mechanicum but rather surplanted the original rulers of their new homeworld who had turned traitor and given aid to the heretics of the [[Regency]] from the Tech-Priests who had formed the support structure of the [[Legio Ferraeus]] while it had been a nomad Legion.
-However, one of the biggest draws of the Adeptus Mechanicus to the Sector, aside from its abundant resources, is an abundance of Archaeotech and ancient ruins. Vast fleets of Explorator Ships compete with rakish Rogue Traders as they blaze passages into the Untamed Worlds on the Rimward edge of the Sector, eager to find treasures of the Golden Age on human colonies untouched by the Imperium in thousands of years.
+Considered blinkered and orthodox even by the standards of the Adeptus Mechanicus the Priesthood of Ferraeus have shown little to no interest in adopting new patterns of technology or ideas that stray from the scientific canon of Mars. This has, ironically, produced a greater-than-average number of [[Explorator Fleets of the Prosperitas Sector|Explorators]] from this Forge World than many others as a goodly number of young Magi chafe at the conservative attitudes of their superiors on this world and see the Explorator fleets as a way to escape its confines or are 'encouraged' to work off their unorthodox tendencies amongst their ranks as a form of exile. An odd symbiosis exists between those that were otherwise rejected by the orthodox Priesthood and the Priesthood of Ferraeus as the fleets often have to rely on Ferraeus' shipyards to repair their vessels before heading out beyond the edges of the frontier sector - meaning that Ferraeus often gets first pickings of discoveries the fleets bring back it feels it ''wants'' - such as verifiable STCs.
-The three Forge Worlds of the Sector are all varied and unique in their nature, each one possessing its own complex political relationship with the Imperium. Because of the complex issues regarding the independent nature of these worlds from Imperial governance, one of these Forge Worlds predates M.41, having remained largely independent from the Traitor Regent of the Prosperitas Sector during the ten thousand years the Sector was governed by the Regency Government.
+Because of its origins in the militant service of the [[Legio Ferraeus]], the Priesthood of Ferraeus produces an above-average number of [[Mechanicus Collegia: Secutor|Secutors]], the Priests-Militant of the Machine Cult, who accompany many of its forces when they go to war alongside the Prosperitas Crusade. For this reason it is generally considered that they are, while Orthodox, quite an aggressive Priesthood. Something that has caused considerable friction in its dealing with the [[The Mechanicus Priesthood of Naximus Prime|Priesthood of Naximus Prime]] but most significantly with the [[The Mechanicus Priesthood of Castellum|Priesthood of Castellum]] who it has threatened to invade on several occasions not least because it considers the Castelli Priesthood to be traitors to its Forge for emancipating the former Research Colony from Ferraeus' control.
-Ferraeus was the first of the Forge Worlds to be brought into compliance by the Prosperitas Crusade, the second primary objective after the conquest of Duroverum. It was taken from its original rulers and granted to the Mechanicum allies of Warmaster Durovera. Its rulers owe their domain to the Imperium, and they know this well; the Legio Ferraeus, the sole Titan Legion stationed in the Sector, has almost constantly been at war since its formation from Engines captured from the former rulers of Ferraeus. The Arch-Magos of Ferraeus is often a regular visitor at the Sector Senatorum, and considered to be a strong ally of the Sector Governor.
+This predisposition for violence manifests in Ferraean society as a whole with violent sports being popular pastime teams of Ferraean Tech Priests perfect their weapons engineering talents by sending heavily augmented combat servitors to battle in vast arenas for both weapons testing and public entertainment purposes.