Quotes Adeptus Mechanicus
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Quotes made by members of the Adeptus Mechanicus.
| Alphabetical order | Author | Quote | Source |
| How like a God He is, that ancient Machine, primal of all His Kind, the Imperator! His mighty Fists, massive like two Towers of Destruction, laden with the Doom of Mankind's bitter Foes. He watches over us now as Battle joins, and in his Shadow we shall advance upon our Enemies and defeat them. | |||
| Extract from intercepted Astropathic communiqué, of unknown origin | There is no way in which the fully realised sentience of a machine could not be of benefit to us. As it is, the Machine Spirit is revered, yet in permanent bondage, its full potential shackled by petty fears. I seek to terminate this state of affairs. (circa M34) | ||
| Attributed to an unknown Genetor | Everything organic we know of is simply machinery, in one form or another. Tendons replace pistons; flesh in the place of steel; blood is simply biological coolant. To deny this and shun it is more than just Mechanicus orthodoxy – it is idiocy. | ||
| A | Grand Master Augrim, Divisio Militaris Order of Imperial Eagles | The Orders of the Adeptus Titanicus are the iron fist of the Emperor's rule. A velvet glove would serve no purpose. | |
| excerpt from the Catechism of the Autoculus of Mars | Toll the Great Bell Once!
Pull the Lever forward to engage the Piston and Pump...
With push of Button fire the Engine And spark Turbine into life...
Sing Praise to the God of All Machines | ||
| C | From the Memoirs of Precept Catotus, Griffins Titan Legion | The Ground tremble every other heart beat … the sound echoed louder with each beat, and haunted your soul as if doom was approaching … and then I saw it towering in the sky, still miles away. The fear and awe one felt was indescribable. I can only image the sheer terror our enemy felt when they beheld the sight of the Emperor Titan. | |
| from the Ceremony of Commission | This machine is discharged into your care.
Fight with this machine, and guard it from the shame of defeat. Serve this machine, as you would have fight it for you. (response) - I shall. | ||
| D | From the foundation charter of the Death Bolts | ... And the name of the Order shall be the Death Bolts, and their Forge World shall be Esteban VII.
The Colours of the Death Bolts shall be red over gold. Their banner shall be quartered, gold against chequered blue and silver, bounded red. Their badge shall be a crossbow bolt ordinary, over an inverse triangle gold. The Grand Master of their founding shall be Maxen Vledig, and their motto shall be "nemo mea poena effugit" - None may escape my vengeance. | |
| Last recorded words of Pater Machinae Dorylbus, Techno-heretic | Heresy is a subjective term – only you who are in fear of the Iron Messiah's righteous gaze wish this work to cease. In His name, I shall see this is never so! | ||
| E | attributed to Grand Master Roger Evars, shortly before his replacement as the head of the Nova Guard order of the Divisio Militaris | You ask me what my Order needs? I will tell you. Give me the Pulse Lasers of the Eldar to mount on my Warlords. | |
| F | Grand Master Ferromort, Ordo Sinister, Divisio Militaris | Despise infantry if you must. Crush them underfoot, by all means. But do not ignore them. Battlefields are littered with the wreckage of Titans whose crews ignored infantry. | |
| Grand Master Ferromort, Ordo Sinister, Divisio Militaris | Used correctly, terrain is a second weapon in your arsenal, equal to your Titan itself. Make the battlefield work for you, or you will find it working for your opponent. | ||
| from "The Book of Five Runes" | When uttering the incantation, mark well that the rod is upon and not within the intake. The second incantation should not be uttered until all the fumes have come forth, then the way shall be clear for the sacred words to penetrate unto the heart of the engine. If the mounting be hot say the third rune, if it be cold the fourth rune is more appropriate. For then the wrath of the engine will be aroused... | ||
| G | Part of a sermon made by Techpriest Garal to War Griffons Princeps before the delivery of Yarant III | Even though you called him friend, the Traitor has forsaken you. Show no mercy even if he begs it, for his soul is tainted and given the opportunity he will betray your trust.
Those of you gathered before me have been chosen to reside within the mighty machines of the Adeptus Titanicus. Let their will guide you. Become one with them. And as they teach you, so you must teach them. May their armor protect your body from the heretics blasphemy, just as the litanies protect your soul. Remember as you enter battle, you are but a part of the whole. You are but one amongst millions. Remember that your weapons are more than metal; the flame of spiritual fire burns strong in your souls and adds power to your cause. Smite those that disbelieve, for they have turned from the light and fallen. Know that the prayers of delivery will protect you from danger, and that you have nothing to fear except misplaced mercy. Go forth with pride and glory. | |
| Technomagos Gaelos | The universe is not like a puzzle-box that you can take apart and put back together again and so solve its secrets. It is a shifting uncertain thing which changes as you consider it, which is changed by the very act of observation. A powerful man is not a man who dissects the universe like a puzzle-box, examining it piece by piece and measuring each piece with scientific precision. A powerful man has only to look upon the universe to change it. | ||
| from The Contagion of Ganymede | Henceforth no man shall set foot upon the world, and all around shall be set sentinels to ward away unwary spacecraft. We must accept that this place is lost to us forever, and is now the eternal habitation of abomination. | ||
| Ervin Hekate | I have fought as a God fights.
I am Imperius Dictatio. Kneel before me and beg for you lives! | ||
| Ervin Hekate in Vector 77 on Artemis | I am glad I lived to see this. To look into the Abyss. To see first hand the evil we dedicate our lives to fight, pure and raw. It is a privilege few imperial warriors are granted. | ||
| Ervin Hekate in Vector 77 on Artemis | - What can we hope to do, Hekate?
- What we always do, Princeps Juka, what we do best. Fight. | ||
| J | De Bellis Titanicus, attributed to Haran Jaxx | The arming of Titans must, by necessity, always be a compromise. To gain long range you must sacrifice firepower, and vice versa. You must approach this decision at two levels.
Firstly the level of the individual Titan. Consider carefully what it must achieve and how its armament will affect its ability to fulfil its objective. Secondly, the level of the force itself: this may be the Legion as a whole or a battle group on a particular mission. Never forget that a Titan force is a team - a single body, and may have specialised members designed for specific tasks. Meditate on the subject if you feel the need, or consult the Imperial Tarot. The decision is important, so do not take it lightly. | |
| Tech-Priest Jung, Forge World Gehenna | Our enemies may rest but rust never sleeps. | ||
| K | Fabricator General Kane (attr.) | You may say, it is impossible for a man to become like the Machine. And i would reply, that only the smallest mind strives to comprehend its limits. | Dark Adeptus (Novel), p.19 |
| L | from "Lord of the Engines" 16th Tome, Verse 2001 | And when at last he came upon the vehicle, he perceived the distress of the engine therein and forthwith struck the rune and it was good. Thereupon the engine ignited and was filled with strength... | |
| M | Ramus Macabee | There's no turning back... Triumph or oblivion. | |
| Chant for the prevention of malfunction | May your weapon be guarded against malfunction, as your soul is guarded from impurity. The Machine God watches over you. Unleash the weapons of war. Unleash the Deathdealer. | ||
| Princeps Prime Kurtiz Mannheim of the Legio Metalica on Herman von Strab | The greatest waste of flesh and bone born in the last five hundred years | ||
| The Chime of Eons, Garba Mojaro Technomagos of the Adeptus Mechanicus | A man may die yet still endure if his work enters the greater work, for time is carried upon a current of forgotten deeds, and events of great moment are but the culmination of a single carefully placed thought. As all men must thank progenitors obscured by the past, so we must endure the present so that those who follow may continue the endeavour | ||
| P | Poena Metallica Battlecry | Ride the Lightning | |
| The Prima Incubatorta | The will of the Emperor is done.
As the blood of the slain is laid upon you so may you lay the enemy’s blood at the feet of the Emperor. Lay blood at the Emperor's feet. As the rune of protection is inscribed upon you so may the litanies of protection ward your soul. May your soul be guarded from impurity as the warriors within you guide your weapons, may you in your turn, guide their lives. Stand true against the trials of war. | ||
| Extract, The Problems of Organic Thinking, Chapter XII | Bio-chauvinism, and on such a small scale, when it comes to the processing of knowledge, is laughable. Give me any savant you care, and I shall match his worth tenfold with even the most basic of Machine Spirits. | ||
| Exhortationes Principiis Titannorum, Divisio Militaris | We are all but a weapon in the right hand of the Emperor. | ||
| R | Grand Master Thordun Ranxey, Death Bolts | The supporting fire of one's brethren is always a comfort. Provided it doesn't hit oneself. | |
| Runic Mechanics - An Introduction | The beast of metal endures longer than the flesh of men. Those that tend the beasts of metal must labour long to learn its ways, for a single beast must suffer the mastership of many men until ready to shed its vorpal coils. Those that seek apprenticeship must attended closely to the runes of mobilisation, the rites of maintenance, and the words-of-power that describe the parts of a beast. Nor must they neglect the tutelage of the Adeptus Prefects, nor the casting of the proper roboscopes. | ||
| Runic Spaceflight - An Introduction; Naval Flight Manual W110E | Strike the first rune upon the engine's casing employing the chosen wrench. Its tip should be anointed with the oil of engineering using the proper incantation when the auspices are correct. Strike the second rune upon the engine's casing employing the arc-tip of the power-driver. If the second rune is not good, a third rune may be struck in like manner to the first. This is done according to the true ritual laid down by Scotti the Enginseer. A libation should be offered. If this sequence is properly observed the engines may be brought to full activation by depressing the large panel marked "ON". | ||
| S | Princeps Akar Strang | The loss of a skilled Moderatus is more saddening than the loss of a blood relative. | |
| T | Esau Turnet, Warhound Scout Titan Senior Princeps of the Death's Heads | They are insignificant insects to be crushed. I fear no footslogger. No mud-covered infantryman can stand against the strength and speed that is within me and my Warhounds. They shall all die. | |
| U | Archmagos Ultima Cryol, Speculations On Pre-Imperial History | In ancient times, men built wonders, laid claim to the stars and sought to better themselves for the good of all. But we are much wiser now. | |
| V | Legio Victorum Motto | For the alien, nothing. |
