Editing Inquisition (section)

==Hierarchy==
[[File:I.png|thumb|right|30em|More or less how they act on /tg/]]
[[Dark Heresy]] gives us a look at the inner workings of the Inquisition in how they operate and recruit people. Many of them come from nearly every other organization of the Imperium, with a few criminals and death cultists thrown in.

*Acolyte - these are the guys who get recruited (or press-ganged) into the Inquisition's service, for the long term that is. While an Inquisitor can commandeer anyone they need for a particular mission, these agents officially belong to the Inquisition and have received training for their part in the organization. Reasons for recruitment can vary between a person's skills being seen as valuable, to the person in question has seen too much but can be put to use instead of purged, or if the person in question is simply expendable. Acolytes are often servants or meatshields for inquisitors, but if a particular agent shows a high degree of resourcefulness, they may be selected for becoming an inquisitor's personal retinue.
*Throne Agent - As Inquisitor's trusted aides, they tend to be more experienced than acolytes and aid in investigations. Throne Agents who are especially talented with a history of success may be recommended to become Inquisitors themselves.
*Explicator - Apprentice Inquisitors, they train directly under an Inquisitor on how to investigate.
*Interrogator - Inquisitors in training sent out into the field. They have their own rosettes and can order people around, but still lack the authority to perform independently. Once they have enough field and leadership experience they get promoted by the approval of three Inquisitors or one Inquisitor Lord.
*Inquisitor - The full monty. These are the guys who get to root out Heresy, order Exterminatus, rope entire armies into service, and so forth.
*Inquisitor Lord - Not a rank per se, rather a title that recognizes the power and influence of an individual inquisitor. Invitation-only and requires the agreement of three existing Inquisitor Lords. They tend to be the overseers of a particular conclave.
*Master - The Head Honcho for a sub-sector. They're usually found in very important sub-sectors, and their job mostly amounts to overseeing Ordo policy in the area, telling lesser Inquisitors how to inquisit, and advising the guy below.
*Grandmaster - Like the master, but for an entire sector. They head up conclaves and are elected by secret ballot among the Master Inquisitors of their sector.
*Inquisitorial Representative - The elected representative to the [[High Lords]]. Oddly, it's not considered a desirable final career stage for an Inquisitor, and tends to be a figurehead for whatever shadowy conclave is on Terra at the time. Serve 5 year terms to prevent a single faction from gaining too much power. Elder veterans tend to use the post as a sabbatical, which really says something about Inquisitorial work because being a High Lord who is not incompetent/a prick is quite possibly one of the most stressful jobs in the galaxy. The current representative is Kleopatra Arx.