Editing Enginseer-Prime Quintus Aureleus (section)

=== Views ===
* '''On Perfect Forms:''' (Human form, mutation)<br>
<blockquote>Quintus believes that form influences function - that is, that there are preferred shapes for particular functions.  A shovel, for example, does not work if it is shaped like a rake.  Similarly, there is a 'perfect form' for intelligence, and that form is that of a human being.  This can be shown in the departures from the human form, in fact, and is why he has a strong preference for augmentations that do not significantly distort the human body.  Mutation is, of course, known to twist the mind as well as the body - in fact, as Quintus sees it, the latter leads to the former, and the stronger the departure from the human shape the greater the mental contamination.  It is no coincidence, he might say, that warp corruption affects the body as much as it does the mind.  Finally, intelligent xenos are often of a non-human shape, and are often easily twisted by Chaos or ravenously insane.  The Eldar are one of the most human-like, and while some of the products of their minds (their laser technology) is quite proper, they also dabble in warp-craft and, inevitably, will fall as they already did once.<br>
The Men of Iron might well have rebelled because they were minds inside machines and did not possess the proper form - to put them in partial influence of Humanity was therefore sheerest folly.  Quintus is somewhat unsure on this point, however, not having any description of an Iron Man to go by.  Those who undergo the semi-heretical Rite of Satesh too often come through the experience insane; only a rare few souls are strong enough in will to withstand the alteration of the proper "sentient form".
As a side note, after having performed surgery upon Boris, Quintus is quite sure he is not a mutant - while his frame is large and bulky, his organs are in the right place and his form is human.</blockquote>
* '''The Face at the Window:''' (Imperium)
* '''Masters of Light:''' (Eldar)<br>
<blockquote>Eldar, Quintus admits, have achieved a mastery of light only equaled by (naturally) lost human achievements during the Dark Age of Technology (whether this is actually true is beside the point).  With that in mind, he's quite willing to acquire, disassemble and learn from their hololithic devices and laser weapons.  Seeking to reclaim human mastery of all technology, he believes that from such devices he can discover how ancient humanity achieved the same things.  Their wraithbone technology he disdains altogether - it smacks too much of warp-sorcery, and is thus too alien and dangerous to humanity to encourage.</blockquote>
* '''Corruptors of Form:''' (Genestealers)
* '''The Alien Without:''' (Xenos in general)
<blockquote>The prohibition against alien technology and biocrafting is, Quintus accepts, generally well-founded.  Just as the alien is a twisted reflection of humanity, often with motives equally foreign and dangerous, so too their technology is generally hazardous to use.  Study is acceptable, if done carefully, but one must always recall when studying an alien device that something inhuman designed it, for something inhuman to operate; better to build devices that are made by a human being and designed for the same.</blockquote>
* '''The Madness of Chaos:''' (Chaos)
* '''Who Watches the Watchers:''' (The Inquisition)