- 5 Hives - Factions and Patrons in Necromunda setting / Adeptus Mechanicus

08 Dec, 2024

Adeptus Mechanicus

The Adeptus Mechanicus, with their insatiable thirst for knowledge and unwavering devotion to the Omnissiah, are a formidable and enigmatic faction in Necromunda. They are the keepers of technology, engineers of industry, and seekers of ancient secrets, often embroiled in conflicts that arise from their rigid doctrines and clandestine pursuits.

Overview of the Adeptus Mechanicus

• Description: The Mechanicus oversees the technological and industrial infrastructure of Necromunda, maintaining manufactorums, mining operations, and the sacred rites of machine maintenance. Their agents range from high-ranking Tech-Priests to covert Skitarii operatives.
• Reputation: Viewed with a mix of awe and fear, the Mechanicus is respected for their expertise but distrusted for their secretive and often alien methods.

Mechanicus Archetypes and Factions

Forge World Envoys

• Description: Representatives of distant Forge Worlds, seeking to maintain their influence over Necromunda’s resources and production.
• Narrative Hooks:
  • Sacred Machine Recovery
    • A revered piece of tech is stolen by a cult. The gang must retrieve it without igniting a larger conflict.
  • Data Corruption
    • A virus threatens the Mechanicus data network. The gang is hired to find the source and eliminate it.

Tech-Prospectors

• Description: Explorers and scavengers dedicated to unearthing lost technology in the underhive and beyond.
• Narrative Hooks:
  • The Echo Vault
    • An uncharted area emits strange signals. The gang is hired to explore and report on any technological finds.
  • Augment Hunt
    • Rare augmentation components are needed. The gang must retrieve them from dangerous territories teeming with rival scavengers.

Skittarii Vanguard

• Description: Elite Mechanicus soldiers deployed to protect key installations or enforce their will in the hive.
• Narrative Hooks:
  • Shield of the Omnissiah
    • The Skitarii need assistance defending a critical data-site from overwhelming forces. The gang is enlisted for their local expertise.
  • Operation Silent Cipher
    • The gang is hired to support a covert Skitarii mission to extract a spy, requiring stealth and precision.

Genetor Biologis

• Description: Biologists and geneticists who experiment with enhancing lifeforms, often in secretive and controversial ways.
• Narrative Hooks:
  • Specimen Hunt
    • The Genetor requires live specimens of rare underhive creatures. The gang must capture them without killing or being killed.
  • Biological Breakthrough
    • A new genetic enhancement is tested, with unintended side effects. The gang must contain the situation.

Dark Mechanicum Infiltrators

• Description: Heretical tech-priests aligned with Chaos, working covertly to undermine the Imperium and spread corruption.
• Narrative Hooks:
  • Corruption Core
    • The gang discovers a Mechanicus facility producing tainted equipment. They must choose to expose it or capitalize on the corruption.
  • Binary Betrayal
    • Infiltrators offer advanced tech to the gang in exchange for assistance, risking damnation if they accept.

Mech-Assassins

• Description: Secretive Mechanicus operatives deployed to eliminate threats to their agenda, often using advanced technology or cybernetic enhancements.
• Narrative Hooks:
  • Target Termination
    • A Mech-Assassin malfunctions, targeting innocents. The gang is hired to stop the rampage before it draws unwanted attention.
  • Ghost Protocol
    • The gang is contracted to protect a high-value target from an unseen Mech-Assassin utilizing experimental cloaking tech.