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It was known as the Treaty of the Imperium when it reached the ears of those who would be affected. The optics that were taken was that the Mechanicum had always been a touchstone, a pillar, to the building of the Imperium. For this the Mechanicum was now a founding member of the High Lords of Terra and was given a series of rights for it.
Many would claim that this was because the Fabricator Generals were giving away the autonomy of the Mechanicum. To place shackles upon the feet and infect the true servants of the Machine God with subservience. There were many however in the fact that the Mechanicum was already so large across the Galaxy.
There was another side which dwarfed them who had the understanding that the Mechanicum gained a lot from this. The yoke of the Omnissiah had always been upon the Mechanicum and that was because they served the Omnissiah’s great war of reclamation. This treaty was a natural continuation of this policy, and helps in that the Mechanicus was now truly Masters within the Imperium as well. These forces dwarfed those against it, with the lines slowly being drawn between Forge Worlds.
Another complaint was the terms of the Treaty. None had issues with the now Adeptus Mechanicus’s autonomy where it could not directly control the military forces of the Imperium. Such reasoning was simple, that the Adeptus Mechanus was still expected to furnish their own armies. The issue was the fact that the Cult Mechanicus must allow some forms of innovation and that people were allowed to join the cult.
The former clause was what drove the greatest amount of turmoil. Many claimed that the new Dark Age of Technology was soon to be upon the Mechanicus. Others were quickly arguing that all their inventions would still need to be inspired by the Machine God and conform to standards, that practice of such was now acknowledged by none other than the Omnissiah himself!
Quickly Priests got to work and began their developments. While they were but a fraction of the entire Mechanicum, even a single percent of Priests was billions of souls who task was now the development of arms, armor, and equipment for Mankind. It was accompanied by an uptick of heresy accusations, several systems being culled for being abominations. Everyone was still trying to figure out where the line was drawn, looking towards Lucius and Mars for guidance.
There was one group however which could be called the smallest of minorities. Most of them born within the Cult whose hearts had not been towards the mission of discovery. These people were the ones who wished to give a helping hand to others, and for it had opened a single door in each Forge Complexe to accept new converts curious about the Cult Mechanicus.
