They comb the galaxy, other clans, outer territory settlements, and even other Factions to find those who they think may have the capability to ascend to such piloting heights. Any one in their way is a target to be eliminated, as they stand in the way of the Brotherhoods mission. If they find a promising recruit, they take him or her in and reveal to them the ways of the Brotherhood. Some say these are technological secrets on par with the Forerunners advances, others say they reach back through the ages and use black sorcery, and yet others still claim it is a mixture of both combined to make a frighting third option.
Once the individual is in and has certain secrets revealed to them, as well as accepted by them, they are placed under the strictest of discipline serving in the Shogunate guard. There they are endlessly trained to fight in and through all kinds of conditions. Be they external or internal. They become one with their machines during these times, and it is there in the middle world between man and machine, the God Mecha is made known to them. Not much is known about this process but it is assumed that the stress induced state combined with prolonged mechanical integration produces a sort of “Cyber astral realm”.
It is in this transcended state they see the God Mecha, and promise him or herself to the Brotherhoods cause. From that moment on they are simply referred to as Brother or Sister by other Brotherhood members, and considered one of the clan. Rarely is one seen out in public without their trademarked cyber monk’s robes, or a heavily modified and outfitted mecha. They seek out other pilots like themselves who may be deemed worthy, and they all share the hope of having the glory of piloting the God Mecha.
Submitted by Pat Willis#224534