Dyson Clade

The Dyson Clade is the body of the Adeptus Mechanicus reclaiming and governing the Star Machine of Anfortas in the name of the Machine God, the Motive Force, and the Omnissiah. Founded during the great schism following the arch-heresy, the Dyson Clade has existed for most of the age of the imperium in self-imposed isolation.

The ambitions of the Dyson Clade lie solely in the discovery and reclamation of the Anfortas System, to return the creations of the Star Machine to glory, and build old worlds anew in its image.

## The eight divisions

The Dyson Clade of Anfortas is structured in eight major divisions, each of which includes myriad orders and companies to serve the system's every need. These divisions are powerful entities whose history has known strife and feuds, but the greatest triumphs they always shared together.

### Interior Guard

Tasked with the security of the Star Machine and banishment of abominable techno-nature from the Omnissiah's holds is the division of the Interior Guard. It is in equal parts a mighty military force and a guild of engineers, as it seeks to reclaim and repair all that was lost in the great siege of the system during the fall of old humanity.
The priests and worker populations of the Interior Guard are renowned for their fighting spirit and relentless tenacity in matters of both the body and the mind. Hardened by a history of struggle against the abominable creations infesting the inner shells, they have become an extremely specialized and capable force, depended upon by all other divisions.
Outside of the Anfortas System, their might would be neither known nor seen, as they are entirely directed against the horrors from within.

### Anfortas Paladins

Dealing with threats and opportunities approaching the system from without are the Paladins of Anfortas. For the longest time of their known history, these were a small but vital order in the Dyson Clade's functional hierarchy.
The first and most important duty of the paladins is to facilitate contacts between Anfortas and the Imperium. In most cases, this takes the form of contacts between the clade and rogue traders. In rarer cases, the Paladins will accommodate delegations from the Forge World Cambria and others from afar.
However, every contact between the Dyson Clade and other forces of the galaxy is underlined by a clear and overwhelming demonstration of technological and military power. For this reason, the Paladins always operates a small number of gargantuan, and highly advanced vessels, which would overshadow anyone opposite they meet.
The power of the Paladin's forces is put rarely to the test, but on these occasions, the Paladins have proven themselves to be a formidable force. Their greatest victory was achieved against the forces of an Eldar Corsairs prince, whose reign of terror over the inner sector's trading routes was ended in a clash with paladin forces upon Pahmn's strait.

### Starlifters

The star lifter is soul and purpose of the Anfortas Systems and all its megastructures. Drawing energy and matter directly from the star, it provides the lifeblood for all industry and the lives of all organics and automata residing in the system. This holiest of all machines are operated by the smallest, but most prestigious of all divisions.
One cannot be born into the division of star lifters, nor ascend to its ranks through a long life of service, for the star lifter operators recognize no value in mere age or blood alone. They only value merit, regardless of all else, and so their ranks are comprised of the wildest variety of tech-priests in all regards, be it an age of degree of augmentation, radical or puritan beliefs. In their service to this great wonder of the Omnissiah, the star lifters are united and everyone continues to prove themselves every day, lest they are cast aside and replaced by someone new.

### Star Machinists

The star machinists too work close to the Star Machine's heart, but their purpose is entirely different. They are to channel the resources and energies the star lifter provides, and to turn them into the machines for which they were predestined by the Omnissiah. For this purpose, the star machinists operate a vast library of catalogs, encompassing many million patterns of entire machines and mere components, that are all at the disposal of the Dyson Clade.
Vast foundries surround the star lifters' heart and produce an endless stream of military and industrial machinery, vehicles, ships, and greater things still. Their furnaces are never silent and have accumulated an unparalleled arsenal and machine collection over the course of the past ten millennia.

### Gatekeepers

Standing as eternal guardians against all horrors of the universe are the Keepers of the Fissured Gates. There and at all openings within the ruined Dyson shells, they stand watch and ensure that nothing enters nor escapes the hallowed sphere of Anfortas. They are also in charge of operating the scarce remaining defense systems, colossal cannons, and missile silos embedded in shards of the outer shell.
Should Anfortas ever come under siege once more, the keepers would be able to close the remaining gates and to shut out the universe from the inner realms of Anfortas forever.

### Artificers

Despite near-total devastation and many thousand years of slow decay, the ruined spheres of Anfortas are still a treasure trove of arcane technology and countless ancient, barely-understood machines were recovered from their realms. To return these artifacts of old humanity to function, to even recognize their original purpose and make use of them once more, is the unending task of the Anfortas Artificers. They are masters of arcane technology and have a deep passion for the secrets the old ruin holds. Out of all divisions, they are most sympathetic to the abominable techno-nature surrounding them and made their seat at the heart of the Automata Rapture.

### Scrithwrights

The foundations of the Star Machine and the Dyson Shells of Anfortas are all built from the same arcane material: The scrith, one of the greatest creations of old mankind and a sacred mystery even now too many forge-worlds of the Imperium. To weave and machine it is a most valuable art, and of utmost necessity to keep remnant megastructures intact. For this reason, the scrithwrigths of Anfortas are also known as the keepers of the holy secret and impart their knowledge only onto those who are bound to them by an oath on the Omnissiah.

### Astrographs

Although the priesthood of the Dyson Clade rarely concerns itself with matters outside the ruined shells, knowledge of the greater universe is still invaluable. For this reason, the division of Astropaths persists in its existence even inside the ruins of an encased star. Their observatories are lonely stations on the fringes of the system, from where data is relayed in broad streams back into the ruined fold. By watching the stars and gazing into the warp, the Astrographs of Anfortas keep an eye on the imperial worlds surrounding them and increase their knowledge of their history unfolding.´