Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170808232024

The Adepta Ultima Perfectum is a Adepta dedicated to obtaining, researching, and storing new knowledge and inventions within the Empire. Think of it as the sciency arm of the Empire, but like any other part of the Empire it has it's own Dogma, traditions, and people that make up this Adepta.

The Adepta is more commonly known as the 'Cult of Change' or the 'Cult of the Peering Eye' and is wholly dedicated to the obtaining on knowledge by any means necessary (The Cult of Vulcan is one of the lesser cults of the Adepta after all). Through this process they have been granted a vast library of knowledge from which they can build many advance machines and tools. The individuals of this cult call themselves the Supellex.

Now for some history:

Now the Supellex are ancient as in it predates even the Empire as the Supellex once ruled a Empire of it's own before the Rin became a unified people. This Empire was born of refugees who feel upon a system full of advance ruins through this these refugees both obtained and harnessed advance tech. Sadly this time was not to last as the Rin eventually came knocking on the Supellex's door and after a series of wars (7 to be exact) they where conquered by the Empire. The Empire though, admired the Supellex's fierce weapons and fighting spirit and granted the Supellex clemency in the form of autonomy. The Supellex was allowed to run and manage it's own internal affairs in return they must provide both tech and weapons to the Empire, a pact still kept to this day.

The Supellex rules it's own personal 'state' the size of a Imperial Segmentum (A rather large size) known as the 'Steel Belt', but that is not all they also own many research worlds, factories, and outposts across the Empire and beyond (Seeing as they are not exactly bound to the Empire's colonial projects)

Now for the members of the cult/Adepta:

The actual cult is made up of many different sects and castes and not all are considered 'True Supellex' for example the: Serfs, slaves, and servitors are not considered full members of the cult and thus a lesser caste. The Cult could be organized into three castes:

- Priestly/Ruling Caste:

The true rulers of Supellex life. They live within the highest spires, are blessed with great wealth, and have access to the best bio mechanics. They tend to take the form of both the High priest of the sect the city/world in question is dedicated too and the noble elite.

- Artisans/Craftsmen/Overseer Caste:

The middle class of Supellex society. They are also, arguably, the most important forming the Administrative, Military, and Logistical branches of society alongside being more skilled workers and technicians. A sub-class of 'Vicars' exist who are well versed in priestly matters and server the priests, but do not out right claim to be priests (Instead they are a religious police of sorts)

- Worker/Slave Caste

The lowest class and the largest made up of the countless billions of workers, slaves, and serfs of the Supellex worlds alongside convicts, captured/bought slaves, and many other individuals. They tend to be either common laborers or soldiers in practice (with the middle class forming the officer caste) they tend to be treated as a 'unclean' caste which the Priestly caste will rarley even look upon much less speak too.

Now marriage between the Castes is forbidden and in some cases even speaking, unless necessary. For example a worker may never speak directly to a priest unless ordered to do so and thus issues and arguments between the castes can be hard to solve due to Dogma. Now for this purpose a fourth sub caste exists, they are known as the 'Judges' and are the moderators of Supellex society. Every settlement is said to have a Judge no matter how small to settle disputes and keep the peace.

The Supellex are a highly religious people worshiping their own deities and practicing their own strange customs. Thus life for both willing and unwilling members of the cult is dictated by Dogma. Outwardly this equivalents to the red and white robes all members wear, to the tattoos they all share, and to the bio mechanical augmentations most possess (Seeing as augmentations are a sign of purity and class). They're lives are also ruled by Dogma from the many prayers during the times of day to the ritual meditations and other such spiritual acts.

The Gods of the Cult are as follows (Not all are listed due to many thousands of lesser gods being known):

Vulcan (Smiting and the forge)

Vesta (Hearth and fire)

Quirinus (War god)

Orcus (God of death and punishments as well as retribution)

Volturnus (God of Judges and Judgement)

Tellus/Matra (Duel headed god, both father and mother god/gods)

Now finally for some tenets of the cult:

Here are the basic tenets of the cult:

1. Knowledge is a manifestation of divinity

2. Progress is something to be continued not stopped or delayed

3. True Sentience is the base form of intellect

4. Only through Understanding can Comprehension be reached

5. Comprehension is the key to all things in the Universe

6. True Comprehension can only be reached with all knowledge in the Universe being obtained

7. To remove Free Will, Emotion, or one's soul is to lose all sense of Comprehension

8. False Sentience can only be tolerated as servants of the cult and nothing else

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