Editing Nobledark Imperium Notes (section)

===Banned Technology===

Although the technological level of the Imperium circa M41 is closer to 30k than canon 40k, there are still some technologies that are not used, not because they are lost but because their use is outright banned. [[Arco-flagellant]]s and [[Penitent Engine]]s are two of these, the Steward took one look at the design (which may have even come from Ursh or some place similar) and went "[[Meme|into the trash it goes]]". The Steward didn't see them as serving much of purpose other than perpetuating [[Dark Eldar|sadism]], and for the very worst crimes that were too severe for incarceration yet not bad enough to merit a summary [[Blam|BLAM]]-ing the existential fear of servitorization set enough of an example. [[Thallax|Thallaxi]], on the other hand, are still used, though the AdMech use methods that ensure a higher standard of life (slightly, less perpetual agony and more [[Wraithguard]]) and only take volunteers especially since [[drider|turning themselves into more machine than man is exactly what most tech-priests and Skitarii dream of]]. If they didn't survive the procedure then they obviously had insufficient faith in the Omnissiah.

The Imperium also doesn’t use [[Exterminatus#Virus_Bomb|virus bomb]]s anymore. Or at least they did, up until they rescued Isha and she was able to give a [[/d/|graphic description]] of exactly what happened to Nurgle every time a virus bomb was detonated in realspace. Having just run through the personal demesne of that particular being, the Imperium were't exactly thrilled about the idea of making the owner of that fetid hellscape even stronger every time they used a virus bomb.