<strong>-- Explorator Thraxius --</strong>(http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=103946.msg4515299#msg4515299)<br/><hr/><br/>Thraxius accepted the datasheet carefully, a hot rumbling stirring from the fires of his censer.  All but one eye focused on the sheet as he scrolled through its wealth of information, committing it all to memory.<br/><br/><em>"You misunderstand my concerns, Void Mistress,"</em>he began, cautiously.<em>"I do not believe there is nothing to be gained from the study of xenotechnology.  The technology of xeno filth is a soulless abomination, but even in such vile creations there is a kernel of knowledge to be extracted. If I cannot understand their weapons, then I am blind to their wrath. If I cannot ascertain the nature of their blighted machines, then I am deafened to continued understanding. If I cannot speak of the science behind their devilry, then my knowledge is muted to all. If I cannot know what they know, then I am stricken dumb and ignorant."<br/><br/>"And if this makes me a heretic, then may I sacrifice my own soul so that others might learn in my stead without fear of tainting themselves."</em><br/><br/>Once every morsel of data had been downloaded into his mind, his hands dropped into his lap.<em>"No, what concerns me are the blasphemous traces of xeno influence that yet fester in this vessel.  The Life Sustainer bears lewd Eldar carvings and names on its walls for all the crew to see."</em>He spat sparks at the mere mention of it, a boiling fury rising in his breast.<em>"To say nothing of the Eldar Habitation Sector, preserved for Emperor-knows-what purpose and filled to the brim with their vile pleasure-toys.  These are things that should have been stricken from the ship from its conception, yet they still remain even after centuries.  Until now I have turned a blind eye, but even I have my limits."</em>