Penitent engine

Warhammer 40K artwork by the talented artist Jaime Martínez (Dabanaworks) under the category of Astra Militarum. Sisters of Battle - Penitent Engine

Only in death, their's or the enemy's, can forgiveness finally be earned. Ecclesiarchy Priest A Penitent Engine is a large, bipedal combat walker used by the Ecclesiarchy as a form of punishment for those Heretics who have repented their sins against the God-Emperor. Penitent Engines are also used by the Orders Militant of the Adepta Sororitas as heavy infantry fire support in the same way that the Space Marine Chapters use their Dreadnoughts. To be a pilot of a Penitent Engine is to have…

Aside from the unthinkable act of outright heresy, there is no greater sin amongst the Adepta Sororitas than when a Repentia flees from battle. The sole duty of these Sisters is to atone for their failings in battle, and to run from this fate is an evil for which there can be no forgiveness. As punishment, these wayward Repentia are wired into the crucible of a Mortifier. Based upon the same mechanical chassis as a Penitent Engine, a Mortifier bears additional neuro-agoniser arrays and…

"Only in death, their's or the enemy's, can forgiveness finally be earned." — Ecclesiarchy Priest A Penitent Engine is a large, bipedal combat walker used by the Ecclesiarchy as a form of punishment for those Heretics who have repented their sins against the God-Emperor. Penitent Engines are also used by the Orders Militant of the Adepta Sororitas as heavy infantry fire support in the same way that the Space Marine Chapters use their Dreadnoughts. To be a pilot of a Penitent Engine is to…

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