The Cherubim (sg. cherub, pl. cherubim or cherubs) are a unique form of construct created by the Adeptus Mechanicus for the Imperium. In appearance they are small angelic children, with the intentional effect of symbolizing purity. Although cherubim are specially-built for many purposes, some psychic Inquisitors utilize them as familiars.智天使是機(jī)械修會(huì)的獨(dú)特造物。他們的外形如同幼小的天使般的孩童，帶有象征純潔的意味。雖然智天使是為了很多目的而特制的，但某些靈能審判官會(huì)把他們用作棲吾之靈（可以理解為靈能者使用的靈能無(wú)人機(jī)，兩者是靈能共生的關(guān)系）

Vat-grown and enhanced with bionics and anti-grav technology they often swoop and chatter about the sepulchers and cathedrals of the Ecclesiarchy and act as sycophants to priests, cardinals and Inquisitors across the Imperium, babbling fanatical rhetorics in their high-pitched, querulous voices.智天使們?cè)谂囵B(yǎng)槽中長(zhǎng)大，安裝了生化義體和反重力裝置，在帝國(guó)的各處它們盤旋著并一直對(duì)于國(guó)教的圣墓和大教堂喋喋不休，有時(shí)也會(huì)扮演牧師們，紅衣主教們和審判官們的諂媚者，高聲朗誦各種狂熱言辭。

The origins of these artificial constructs are unknown though they first entered Imperial records 2,000 years after the Horus Heresy. 這些人造物的起源未知，不過(guò)它們第一次出現(xiàn)在帝國(guó)的記錄中是在大叛亂結(jié)束的兩千年之后。

Particularly the first mention of their existence was during commemoration pageant of the Emperor's ascendance to the Golden Throne. The Adeptus Mechanicus Technomagi created a cherub for every year the Emperor had been watching over Mankind from the Golden Throne. Since then, the Adeptus Mechanicus continues to maintain a host of Cherubim.關(guān)于他們存在的第一份詳細(xì)記錄是在紀(jì)念帝皇登上黃金王座的慶典中。從此，機(jī)械修會(huì)持續(xù)保持大量的智天使。

Over the centuries, they had served the Imperium on many great occasions. 在之后的幾個(gè)世紀(jì)中，智天使在許多重要場(chǎng)合為帝國(guó)服務(wù)。

However, they also have a darker involvement in history as noted in the Age of Apostasy when Goge Vandire, the Master of the Administratum, took power. 但是，他們也曾參與過(guò)政務(wù)院之主范迪爾竊取權(quán)力的叛教時(shí)代。

A master manipulator, though psychotically paranoid, Vandire used the awe generated by the appearance of the Cherubim to legitimize his regime as approved by the Emperor. 作為精神偏執(zhí)的弄權(quán)大師，范迪爾利用了人們智天使的天使外表產(chǎn)生的崇敬心，假借帝皇之名讓自己的統(tǒng)治合法化。

He ensured that thralls of the constructs which symbolized innocence surrounded him during all public events and portrait sittings to further maintain control over the masses. 他控制這些外表純潔無(wú)辜的造物在公共事件中環(huán)繞著自己，并如肖像一般端坐著以保持對(duì)帝國(guó)百姓們的控制。

While serving as a manipulation tool, a more subvert task was these Cherubim being equipped with spy-ware programs to watch over potential spies and dissidents among the Palace. Because of this, for centuries after his bloody reign they were sometimes known as "Eyes of Vandire".除了將智天使作為弄權(quán)的工具，范迪爾更為顛覆的行為是將間諜設(shè)備安裝在智天使身上，用以監(jiān)視帝國(guó)宮中的潛在間諜和異見(jiàn)者。因此，即使在范迪爾的猩紅統(tǒng)治結(jié)束幾個(gè)世紀(jì)后，智天使有時(shí)仍作為“范迪爾之眼”為人們所知。

Regardless, the true origins and creation of the Cherubim remain unknown.無(wú)論如何，智天使的起源和制造依然未知。

A Cherub was essentially a type of servitor which was shaped into small baby sized angelic being with wings. 智天使基本上就是一種機(jī)仆，只不過(guò)它被被塑造成有翅膀的小嬰兒尺寸的天使的外形。

They were noted for their more independent thinking and were created through vats where they were breathed life by the tech-priests. 他們因?yàn)閾碛懈鼮楠?dú)立自主的思考能力而著名，他們的肉體是機(jī)械牧師們?cè)谂囵B(yǎng)槽中育成的。

This was a noted difficult task as various components were required to create such a being which included making a viable skeletal structure, circulatory system, internal organs and more importantly that spark that makes them intelligent. 制造智天使困難得出名：制造這種產(chǎn)物需要多種多樣的零件，其中包括制造一個(gè)可行的骨骼結(jié)構(gòu)，循環(huán)系統(tǒng)，內(nèi)臟，以及更為重要的：讓他們擁有智能的火花。

Though the more complex task was the creation of a nervous system for the resultant creature.不過(guò)，更為艱難的是是在已經(jīng)完成的生物體內(nèi)部創(chuàng)造神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)。

These servitors have the most complex neural systems due to the complex mannerisms displayed by the Cherubim. The ranks of the Cherubim were not mass produced but tailor made for their masters make each unique.從智天使表現(xiàn)出的種種怪癖來(lái)看，他們有最為復(fù)雜的神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)。智天使并非量產(chǎn)貨，它們每一個(gè)都是為買主量身定制獨(dú)一無(wú)二的。

Sometimes cherubs are also grown in a vat from purely biological components. The technology used in this process is unknown.有時(shí)候也有在培養(yǎng)槽中用純粹的生物零件制造的智天使，其中使用的催熟技術(shù)是未知的。

Unlike normal servitors, the Cherubim contain the most advanced form of behavioural programming and independent thinking amongst the mechanical creations of the Mechanicus.不同于普通機(jī)仆，智天使擁有機(jī)械修會(huì)造物中最為先進(jìn)的行為程序和獨(dú)立思考能力。

Yet, like most Familiars, to remain functional they must be controlled through a Mind Impulse Unit in order to direct them. 當(dāng)然，如同多數(shù)棲吾之靈，為了保持功能，他們必須被植入用于引導(dǎo)他們的思維脈沖單元，而且必須被主人所控制。

Without this link, they become frightened and helpless. 沒(méi)有這種精神鏈接的話，他們會(huì)變得驚恐無(wú)助。

But once attuned to its master, the Cherubim will undertake any task even if it results in its own certain destruction. 但是與主人協(xié)調(diào)好之后，智天使愿為主人赴湯蹈火，在所不辭，哪怕這會(huì)令他粉身碎骨。

Despite this, there exists a deep link between the Cherub and its master with information such as sights and feelings being exchanged between the two. 另外，智天使和主人之間還存在著一種信息的深度鏈接，比如兩者之間能互換視覺(jué)和感受。

As such, the destruction of the Cherub can be a painful feeling for its master. Furthermore, their masters often become quite attached to them and go to great lengths to prevent their deaths.同樣，智天使被毀時(shí)主人也會(huì)有痛苦的感受。更有甚者，主人經(jīng)常與智天使之間聯(lián)系過(guò)深，會(huì)極力組織智天使的死亡。

These servitors are not purely functional in nature as their small chubby appearances are not suited for combat, maintenance, labour or any other such tasks. Their role was determined by the adept involved in their creation. Purposefully built as symbols of purity, they also serve as a form of decoration.這些機(jī)仆并非純粹用自然方式培育，他們幼小圓胖的外形不適合戰(zhàn)斗，維護(hù)，勞役這些任務(wù)。它們的角色由參與他們制造的機(jī)構(gòu)人員決定。他們被有意制造成純潔的象征，他們也作為一種裝飾的形式服務(wù)著。

Though not suited for combat roles, there are other more subtle tasks that a Cherub can be suited for such as spying, bearing weapons or equipment, being sycophants to their master and singing devotional hymns. 雖然不適合戰(zhàn)斗，他們也有其他精細(xì)的任務(wù)比如間諜，攜帶武器裝備，阿諛?lè)畛兄魅?，唱虔誠(chéng)的贊美詩(shī)。

Others possess integrated power generators allowing them to protect their master with an energy shield or anti-psychic equipment of use against psykers.其他被整合了力場(chǎng)發(fā)生器的智天使能產(chǎn)生能量護(hù)盾保護(hù)主人。有些則是整合了反靈能設(shè)備。

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