Cult of the Techno Maw

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## Cult of the Techno Maw

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## Genestealer Cult

### Status

Awaiting Ascension

The **Cult of the Techno Maw** is a Genestealer cult, who worship an amalgam patriarch of Omnissian gifts and born of Tyranid nature, known as the Techno Maw. The members of the cult mainly consist of Adeptus Mechanicus, from Skitarii infected with a programing virus, various Tech-Priests and even servitors are bound to serve the Patriarch. Their homeworld is the forge world Quintus XVII located within the Dota V Sector in the Segmentum Ultima. Those in servitude of the Techno Maw will bring it fuel to sustain its life, replacement parts and biomass to convert or consume. The reason the cult hasnt ascended yet is due to the forge world's massive armory and planetary defenses.

## History

### Coming of the Techno Maw (745.M41)

In the year 745 of Millennium 41, Hive fleet Behemoth had entered the Milky way and the first Tyrannic war began. The hive fleet sent out its first Patriarchs into the universe, and one managed to land on the Forgeworld of Quintus XVII. The patriarch hid within the ruins of an old storehouse within the core of the Forge, awaiting humans to approach so that it may brainwash them. Unfortunately for it, there were no humans, not fully human at least. What wandered in was a Tech Priest Biologist and its personal servitor, the two wandered the storehouse, searching for something of importance. The patriarch panicked and swooped down to brainwash them both, and upon linking with their minds it gained much knowledge about the Mechanicus, the Imperium and the Omnissiah. From there it ordered the tech priest and Servitor to return with the materials necessary to excavate a hideout within the warehouse, and to lure in more potential followers.

### The grand Plan (790.M41)

With the cult growing in mass over the 45 years, the Patriarch devised a grand plan to take over the planet and possibly the system. This plan would involve brainwashing the higher ups on this forgeworld, then utilising its armoury to take over the planet, then the neighbouring planets from the forgewolrd until enough planets have been taken for hive Fleet behemoth. This plan was quite ambitious and could not be acted upon for some time, as the cult needed to grow larger in order to commence this take over. the cult now had many Tech priests, servitors and even Skitarii under the patriarchs control, allowing them to access the basic armoury and equipment, as little gear is better than no gear.

## Homeworld

### Quintus XVII

the planet **Quintus XVII** is a forgeworld located in the segmentum Ultima, who's main output is Imperial Knight parts, Plasma Weapons and Astra Militarum equipment. The Forgeworld is lead by Fabricator General Dominus ZAX II.

## Notable Battles

### The cold war for Fuel

this battle was caused when the Fabricator general gave the go ahead to clear out unused sections of the forgeworld and to tap deeper into the mantle to access more of its recourses, this news was relayed to the Techno maw Patriarch, and so it decided to go on the defensive, requesting a diplomat be brought and brainwashed so that it can try and divert excavation from the cultist base. the diplomat was brought and converted, and was accompanied by a brainwashed Tech priest Psychologi to discuss the diversion of the excavation, when they arrived and sought audience with the fabricator general. the Invictus Acquisitor was in his stead while he toured the system in search of expansion. The patriarch had not planned for this and expressed to the two priests that they continue in their efforts, and so they did until the Acquisitor denied any further discussion and left. The two priests returned and the patriarch, understanding the situation decided to take matters into its own hands. Due to the harsh pollution and arid nature of Forgeworld Quintus XVII, the Patriarch had needed mechanical augments to ensure it could survive, and to conserve bio-fuel it would only communicate through mental messages and through other Cultists, unfortunately due to the patriarchs decision, the cultists would need to acquire fresh biomass to convert into biofuel to give to the patriarch. So while the patriarch was out, converting excavators and low ranking priests to the cult, the cultists had to go off world and abduct imperial citizens to feed to the patriarch. This sudden Acquisition of Imperial citizens from hiveworlds aroused suspicions within the planetary governors, and so they hired an inquisitor of the Ordo Hereticus to investigate the forgeworld. The patriarch had returned to the main base and fell into a deep sleep as the biofuel levels were critically low. The humans who were taken from the neighboring worlds were killed and turned into biofuel for the Patriarch which returned it to a stable state, but required extended hibernation to return to a fighting state. Months went by and Eventually an inquisitor had arrived on the forgewolrd. Inquisitor Ebermud from the ordo Hereticus, discussed the targets with the fabricator general.

## Notable Quotes

### About the Cult of the Techno Maw

"*Most Holy fabricator General, A diplomat and Tech Priest of the Psychologi division have requested that you divert your excevation activities from sectors Zeta III, Omega VI and Delta I. I have been monitoring the activities of these two and the people they're associated with, and the activity has been rather suspicious. if you will allow it, i shall request an inquisitor to investigate these Priests for signs of Heresy.*"
—Invictus Acquisitor Omus XI, Notifying the fabricator general of the suspicious activities of a group of Tech Priests

"*You have made a good call in getting my attention on this case, ive looked over the evidence provided and i can only assume that a chaos cult has formed around the sectors that have had attacks on excavation crews. it is best to exterminate this cult before it grows and eventually takes the world, as the supplies this forge produces are essential to the imperium. You have my promise fabricator general that these heretics will see the wrath of the Emperor.*"
—Inquisitor Ebermud of the Ordo Hereticus, beginning his investigation into the Cult of the Techno Maw