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The Adeptus Mechanicus is the Imperium’s techno-religious order, based on Mars and charged with preserving, manufacturing, and venerating all technology. They worship the Machine God through the Cult Mechanicus and believe that the Omnissiah—often identified as the Emperor—is the divine incarnation of machine perfection. Tech-Priests view knowledge as sacred, innovation as heretical unless sanctioned, and every device as a vessel for a machine spirit that must be appeased with rituals and rites. They command entire Forge Worlds and are led by the Fabricator-General of Mars. Their ranks include Magi, Tech-Priests, Skitarii soldiers, and cybernetic servitors. The Mechanicus supplies the Imperium with weapons, starships, and armor, operating in semi-autonomy under the ancient Treaty of Mars. Despite their zealotry, notable figures have challenged dogma: Belisarius Cawl, arch-innovator and creator of the Primaris Marines, defies orthodoxy in pursuit of progress. Oud Oudia Raskian, master of cognition and radical data-theory, delves deep into AI's shadow. Koriel Zeth, a lost visionary of Mars, rejected superstition in favor of empirical method. Delphan Gruss, a Magos Explorator, embodies the Mechanicus’ obsession with xenos artifacts and deep-space research.