Editing Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus (section)

===The Crew of Caestus Metalican===
Aside from the Magos Dominus, the other important characters, and mission givers, are:

*'''Tech-Acquisitor Scaevola'''
**''"Calculating mission: +++Technology +++Artifacts +++Materials. Benefit > Risks. [Request] Mission commencement."''
**Your very mechanical (as in removed her emotions completely and talks like a computer) advisor. Perhaps the most stereotypical of all Techpriests seen so far in any book or game since; her speech patterns are <s>almost like</s> exactly like Linux shell code rather than proper English. She lusts after alien technologies, doesn't care at all about the lives of her underlings, and in the pursuit of her missions it quickly becomes clear she just wants lots of shiny technology and doesn't care about where it comes from or how many [[Skitarii]] have to die to get it. Completing more of her missions will result in the Xenarites flocking to Silva Tenebris in order to study the Necrons, while ordering Exterminatus will result in her scuttling away to whine to her Order. Note that 'Scaevola' is a latin name meaning left-handed - perhaps a clue to her nature.

*'''Lector-Dogmatix Videx'''
**''"And when at last he came upon the vehicle, he perceived the distress of the engine therein and forthwith struck the rune and it was good."'''
**Imagine your highly religious grandfather (or just an old religious person), and you've just about got Videx. The opposite of Scaevola in that his augments enhance his emotions and he is more focused on the priest part of [[Techpriest]]. Acts as the spiritual advisor and is generally quoting one of the over 560,000 books stored in his mind. It's... difficult to say how much his methods work, as broadcasting binary prayers and filling the Necron tombs with incense smoke probably shouldn't do a damn thing-- yet, oddly enough, such methods work much more often than they should. Completing more of his missions will result in him being satisfied along with the more conservative parts of Mars, whilst preserving Silva Tenebris will result in him threatening to file charges of Heresy upon you.

*'''Sub-Domina Khepra'''
**''"I dread to think of the cost. But if it is your wish, Magos, it shall be so."'''
**The leader of the [[Skitarii]] of the expedition. She hates those who would regard them as just mooks to be thrown into the grinder. Her missions involve helping her Skitarii in fighting against the Necrons better. In short, the most understandable and likeable leader, who is not afraid to throw shade to the others.

*'''Quartermaster Rho'''
**The person in charge of your ship and its supplies, and is prone to redundancies in his speech. He gives missions to ensure you've got enough supplies and that your ship can function. A creepy-looking motherfucker.

*'''Prime Hermeticon Caprix'''
**''"Sharpen the spears. Bay the hounds. The hunt is on."''
**The one in charge of seeking high priority targets, and giving missions to kill them. Acts like a really weird hunter and speaks in one of the most ridiculous manners ever to be uttered by a [[Skitarii]].

*'''Xenobiologis Tiresus'''
**A novice Magos who has been trained by Faustinius. His missions only appear if you press the spacebar (activating the Noosphere vision) while in the Missions screen. Completing all seven will unlock a secret (and pretty powerful) Canticle to use.

*'''Servo-Skull Reditus'''
**An unusually chatty [[Servo-skull]] who probably drifts a bit close to tech-heresy canonically, but he narrates the intro so we'll let him off. Formerly a Magos Dominus before being shot by Necrons, and may actually ''be'' the former Magos floating around as a skull. May be named after Reddit (and we're not sure how to feel about that), although in Latin (which is the source of most High Gothic), "reditus sum" is the perfect passive of the verb "redeo" (to give back or return), making "reditus" potentially mean "I have been given back".

*'''Subtribune Xerxetes'''
**Only pops up if you have the Heretek DLC. Missions revolve around purging the Xenarites who have infiltrated the Caestus Metalican.