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I think the inquisitor is a pretty cool guy. Eh, exterminates heretics and doesnt afraid of anything.
''This article is about the [[Warhammer 40,000]] title. For the [[role-playing game]], see [[Inquisitor (role-playing game)]].''


Well...sure, that could be them distilled down to a glib one-liner but there's more to them than that.
:''I think the inquisitor is a pretty cool guy. Eh exterminates heretics and doesn't afraid of anything.''


Inquisitors in general have multiple meanings. (Such as "There is no such thing as a stupid question. There are however a lot of inquisitive idiots.") With regards to the Warhammer 40k universe, Inquisitors belong to the [[Inquisition]] of the Imperium of Man. They are mainly responsible for rooting out heresy or other threats that inwardly or outwardly threaten the Imperium's interests. Where the Space Marines are the Broadsword, the Imperial Guard is the Sledgehammer, the 12 Emperor Titans force is the Scalpel, Inquisitors are often used like a Shiv, quick, deadly and able to accomplish their tasks with as little fanfare as possible. This is not to say that Inquisitors do not complete their tasks only in the shadows. Whilst this is their preferred method of operation, their unique status in the Imperium means that they can take command of pretty much everything short of an entire space marine chapter, and even then the Chapter would be hard pressed to come up with a reason to defy an Inquisitor's request.  
In the [[Warhammer 40,000]] universe, an '''Inquisitor''' is a member of the [[Inquisition]] of the [[Imperium of Man]]. They are mainly responsible for rooting out [[heresy]] and other threats that inwardly or outwardly threaten the Imperium's interests. Where the [[Space Marines]] are the Emperor's Broadsword, and the [[Imperial Guard]] is the Hammer, an Inquisitor is like a Shiv, quick, deadly and able to accomplish tasks with as little fanfare as possible.


For In-Game matters, this article from Lexicanum online sums it up rather nicely.  
This is not to say that Inquisitors complete their tasks only in the shadows. While this is their preferred method of operation, their unique status in the Imperium means that they can take command of pretty much everything short of an entire [[Space Marine Chapter]], and even then the Chapter would be hard pressed to come up with a reason to defy an Inquisitor's request.  


Inquisitors are members of the Inquisition, the organization responsible for ensuring the safety of the Imperium.
== Ranks ==


Potential Inquisitors are usually drawn from the Progena of the Schola Progenium showing the most promise. (source?)
* '''Acolyte:''' Inquisitors can call upon any Imperial citizen to perform any task.  Acolytes are set apart from the rest by being told that their master is in fact an Inquisitor.  That they are trusted with this much knowledge indicates that the Inquisitor who "recruits" them sees that they have promise, and may have what it takes to one day be Inquisitors themselves.  Acolytes may acquire sub-ranks within their Inquisitor's cadre, especially as an Inquisitor accumulates more Acolytes than can be used at once.  Acolytes may be divided into cells set on particular tasks, and some whom the Inquisitor trust may be put in charge of a cell, or of multiple cells.
* '''Inquisitor:''' Somehow, Acolytes who do well enough on missions and impress their Inquisitor become Inquisitors themselves.  Sometimes they are formally trained and officially inducted by their Inquisitor and some of her colleagues, but sometimes the process is as simple as a dying Inquisitor handing his rosette to whichever Acolyte was closest at hand.  Officially, all Inquisitors are on equal standing, but of course there is an informal pecking order, usually based on experience.
* '''Inquisitor Lord:''' {{wh40k-stub}}


All Inquisitors begin as Acolytes, apprentice-Inquisitors given over to the tutelage of a more experienced member of the Inquisition. Acolytes accompany a fully experienced Inquisitor in his Inquisitorial duties. He may perform a number of tasks such as warrior, scribe, and interrogator. After a set amount of time, his master will give him a recommendation to the Ordos of the Inquisition to advance his pupil to full Inquisitorial rank. After this, the Acolyte is a full Inquisitor and begins his own agenda and operations. Although the Acolyte/Inquisitor is no longer bound to his old master, they will have formed a bond and may work together and help one another in the future.
== Famous Inquisitors ==


== Retinue: ==
* [[Amberley Vail]], assembler and editor of [[Ciaphas Cain]]'s memoirs (and possibly Cain's lover)
 
* [[Gregor Eisenhorn]], protagonist of the Eisenhorn trilogy
Inquisitors have the right to call on the services of any citizen or servant of the Emperor. Often an experienced Inquisitor, or one in need of specific services (depending on the current situation at hand), will have a retinue of henchmen that he has deemed most useful. These retinues are made up of individuals drawn from citizens with unique and useful talents, and from the ranks of all Imperial institutions, such as the Ecclesiarchy and Adeptus Mechanicus. The full list of known henchmen types is described below:
* [[Gideon Ravenor]], Eisenhorn's student and protagonist of the Ravenor trilogy
 
* Acolytes - Interrogator/Explicator/Notary: Apprentice-Inquisitors, useful for taking damage in game terms. Acolytes are in training to become full-fledged Inquisitors.
 
* Chirurgeons - Torturer/Excoriator/Sister Hospitalier: Members of the Orders Hospitalier or just those trained in the medical field to assist in interrogation and torture; useful in combat for healing wounds suffered by the Inquisitor.
 
* Familiar - Cherubim/Servo-skull/Psyber-eagle: Familiars are artificial constructs, boosting the psychic prowess of inquisitors and allowing him faster initiative. (In Inquisitor these are characters' equipment, not members of the warband.)  
 
* Hierophant - Castigator/Ecclesiarchy Priest/Exorcist: Fanatical members of the Ecclesiarchy, they boost the faith of the Demonhunters they are in service to and chant exorcisms and prayers that can cause agony to nearby daemons.
 
* Mystic - Astropath/Warp-Seer/Sanctioned Psyker: Psykers used by Inquisitors to detect the presence of daemonic creatures.
 
* Penitent - Bound Psyker/Penitent Witch/Pariah: When a Witch Hunter makes a heretic psyker repent his sins (a notably rare event), he can become what could be called a "psychic lightning rod", used to absorb the psychic attacks of other heretic psykers and protecting the Inquisitor and his retinue in battle.
 
* Sage - Autosavant/Lexmechanic/Calculus Logi/Sister Dialogus: battlefield logisticians.
 
* Warrior - Imperial Guard Veteran/Combat-Servitor/Gun-Servitor/Crusader: Bodyguards and gunmen.
 
Especially helpful, competent, or attractive retainers may become permanent members of an Inquisitor's retinue. Note that this list is not exhaustive as many different kinds of individuals with many different personalities and jobs have been seen in the employ of Inquisitors in fiction: from bounty hunters to daemonhosts to prostitutes to circus performers to assassins. This allows for Inquisitorial Retinues and the Inquisitors themselves to be highly characterful models with different personalities, weapons, histories and attitudes.
 
So that's pretty much a nice quick summatio {{BLAM|<b> NO ITS FUCKING NOT</b>}}


==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[Exterminatus]] - when an inquisitor deems a planet too heretical to exist.
* [[Dark Heresy]], in which the [[player characters]] are Acolytes of an Inquisitor.
* [[Inquisitor (role-playing game)‏‎]] - [[Games Workshop]]'s fuckawesome game that has since been discontinued.
* [[Inquisitor (film)]], a cheesy live-action 40K short film starring an Inquisitor and some [[Dark Angels]].
* [[Inquisitor (role-playing game)‏‎]], which is [[Games Workshop]]'s fuckawesome 40K role-playing game that has since been discontinued.
* [[The Lord Inquisitor]], a fan film about Lord Inquisitor Torquemada Coteaz.


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This article is about the Warhammer 40,000 title. For the role-playing game, see Inquisitor (role-playing game).

I think the inquisitor is a pretty cool guy. Eh exterminates heretics and doesn't afraid of anything.

In the Warhammer 40,000 universe, an Inquisitor is a member of the Inquisition of the Imperium of Man. They are mainly responsible for rooting out heresy and other threats that inwardly or outwardly threaten the Imperium's interests. Where the Space Marines are the Emperor's Broadsword, and the Imperial Guard is the Hammer, an Inquisitor is like a Shiv, quick, deadly and able to accomplish tasks with as little fanfare as possible.

This is not to say that Inquisitors complete their tasks only in the shadows. While this is their preferred method of operation, their unique status in the Imperium means that they can take command of pretty much everything short of an entire Space Marine Chapter, and even then the Chapter would be hard pressed to come up with a reason to defy an Inquisitor's request.

Ranks

  • Acolyte: Inquisitors can call upon any Imperial citizen to perform any task. Acolytes are set apart from the rest by being told that their master is in fact an Inquisitor. That they are trusted with this much knowledge indicates that the Inquisitor who "recruits" them sees that they have promise, and may have what it takes to one day be Inquisitors themselves. Acolytes may acquire sub-ranks within their Inquisitor's cadre, especially as an Inquisitor accumulates more Acolytes than can be used at once. Acolytes may be divided into cells set on particular tasks, and some whom the Inquisitor trust may be put in charge of a cell, or of multiple cells.
  • Inquisitor: Somehow, Acolytes who do well enough on missions and impress their Inquisitor become Inquisitors themselves. Sometimes they are formally trained and officially inducted by their Inquisitor and some of her colleagues, but sometimes the process is as simple as a dying Inquisitor handing his rosette to whichever Acolyte was closest at hand. Officially, all Inquisitors are on equal standing, but of course there is an informal pecking order, usually based on experience.
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