Cherub

A Cherub (pl. Cherubim) is a cybernetic construct created by the Magos Biologis of the Adeptus Mechanicus for various Adepta of the Imperium of Man, including the Inquisition. Cherubim are often used by Inquisitors with psychic abilities as Familiars who can act to augment their powers. Cherubs have been intentionally shaped by the Mechanicus to resemble the child-like angels of ancient Terran myth to symbolise their purity in the eyes of the Emperor. Cherubim are usually grown in vats or clone tanks by the Magos Biologis who then outfit them with various cybernetic components depending upon the task for which they are intended. In many ways, Cherubim are simply Servitors who have been granted a unique appearance and a smaller size, as well as the ablity to fly. Cherubim, like Servitors, are not considered sentient beings by the Imperium, and most could be considered to have the intelligence of an unusually bright dog or sub-sentient primate.