Editing Aprior Sector (section)

=== Adeptus Mechanicus ===

Instead of being based in several [[Forge World]]s responsible for all research and manufacturing of the Sector, Apriori tech-priests have over a hundred “Workshops” scattered throughout the Sector, with at least one (and often more) in each System.  Many do specialize in one particular area of research or manufacturing, but they are all designed to be capable of taking on any role if need be.  Apriori tech-priests do not interpret the Quest for Knowledge in the usual way: as they see it, their task is to discover the fundamental principles on which the universe operates.  They primarily do so through study of the STC canon, but they are not above studying xenotechnology or performing experiments to fill gaps.  There is much tension (to say the least) between Mars and the Apriori, but outright hatred is mostly limited to Magi and higher ranks; most Explorators and Enginseers are interested enough in what the Apriori have discovered to set aside their philosophical concerns.

;Artisan Zora: A relatively high-ranking tech-priestess in the Aprior Sector, stationed at the Primary Workshop on Aprior Quartus Alpha (probably the closest thing the Apriori have to a true Forge World).  She leads a team that develops new concepts for weapons and armor.  Her point of view and motivation is somewhat different from most tech-priests: as far as she is concerned, her duty is to produce equipment which will help society, as opposed to prioritizing an abstract “Quest for Knowledge.”  This is not to say that she ignores the Quest, but she sees it as a means, rather than an end.  This view is partially shaped by the fact that two of her relatives were killed by malfunctioning plasma weaponry.