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===Adepta Sororitas===
 
===Adepta Sororitas===
 
[[File:Adepta Sororitas Battle Sister.jpg|thumb|left|100px|A Battle Sister]]
 
[[File:Adepta Sororitas Battle Sister.jpg|thumb|left|100px|A Battle Sister]]
The [[Adepta Sororitas]] are the [[Ecclesiarchy]]'s fighting arm.{{Fn|6}}
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The [[Adepta Sororitas]] are the [[Ecclesiarchy]]'s fighting arm.{{Fn|6a}}
  
*[[Sister Oblatia]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Sister Oblatia]]{{Fn|6b}}
  
 
===Arbitrator===
 
===Arbitrator===
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[[Arbitrator]]s{{Fn|5}} and [[Enforcers]]{{Fn|9f}} apprehend and punish those who break the Emperor's laws.
 
[[Arbitrator]]s{{Fn|5}} and [[Enforcers]]{{Fn|9f}} apprehend and punish those who break the Emperor's laws.
  
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*[[Judge]]{{Fn|7}}
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*[[Malfian Bloodsworn]]{{Fn|6b}}
 
*[[Mortiurge]]{{Fn|4a}}
 
*[[Mortiurge]]{{Fn|4a}}
*[[Judge]]{{Fn|7}}
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*[[Warden of the Divisio Immoralis]]{{Fn|6b}}
  
 
===Arco-Flagellant===
 
===Arco-Flagellant===
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*[[Death Cultist]]{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|9k}}
 
*[[Death Cultist]]{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|9k}}
*[[The Moritat|Moritat Reaper]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Malfian Bloodsworn]]{{Fn|6b}}
 
*[[Maltek Stalker]]{{Fn|4a}}
 
*[[Maltek Stalker]]{{Fn|4a}}
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*[[Metallican Gunslinger]]{{Fn|6b}}
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*[[The Moritat|Moritat Reaper]]{{Fn|6b}}
 
*[[Officio Assassin]]{{Fn|9k}}
 
*[[Officio Assassin]]{{Fn|9k}}
 
*[[Vindicare Assassin]]{{Fn|7}}
 
*[[Vindicare Assassin]]{{Fn|7}}
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===Desperados===
 
===Desperados===
'''Desperados'''{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|9f}} or [[Scum]]{{Fn|5}} are rogues and killers.
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[[Desperado]]s{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|9f}} or [[Scum]]{{Fn|5}} are rogues and killers.
  
*[[Reclaimator]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Malfian Bloodsworn]]{{Fn|6b}}
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*[[Metallican Gunslinger]]{{Fn|6b}}
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*[[Reclaimator]]{{Fn|6b}}
  
 
===Familiar===
 
===Familiar===
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*[[Banisher]]{{Fn|8}}
 
*[[Banisher]]{{Fn|8}}
*[[Black Priest of Maccabeus]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Black Priest of Maccabeus]]{{Fn|6b}}
 
*[[Cardinal]]{{Fn|9i}}
 
*[[Cardinal]]{{Fn|9i}}
 
*[[Castigator (Inquisition)|Castigator]]{{Fn|1}}
 
*[[Castigator (Inquisition)|Castigator]]{{Fn|1}}
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*[[Sanctioned Psyker]]{{Fn|1}}
 
*[[Sanctioned Psyker]]{{Fn|1}}
 
*[[Tainted Psyker]]{{Fn|4a}}
 
*[[Tainted Psyker]]{{Fn|4a}}
*[[Templar Calix of the Scholastia Psykana]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Templar Calix of the Scholastia Psykana]]{{Fn|6b}}
 
*[[Verminspeaker]]{{Fn|3b}}
 
*[[Verminspeaker]]{{Fn|3b}}
 
*[[Warp-Seer]]{{Fn|1}}
 
*[[Warp-Seer]]{{Fn|1}}
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*[[Autosavant]]{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}
 
*[[Autosavant]]{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}
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*[[Bonded Emissary]]{{Fn|6b}}
 
*[[Calculus Logi]]{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}
 
*[[Calculus Logi]]{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}
*[[Calixian Xeno-Arcanist]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Calixian Xeno-Arcanist]]{{Fn|6b}}
 
*[[Lexmechanic]]{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}
 
*[[Lexmechanic]]{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}
 
*[[Malefic Scholar]]{{Fn|4a}}
 
*[[Malefic Scholar]]{{Fn|4a}}
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[[Techpriest]]s of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] frequently serve in an Inquisitor's retinue.{{Fn|5}}{{Fn|9c}}
 
[[Techpriest]]s of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] frequently serve in an Inquisitor's retinue.{{Fn|5}}{{Fn|9c}}
  
**[[Heretek Savant]]{{Fn|4a}}
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*[[Bonded Emissary]]{{Fn|6b}}
**[[Magos]]{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|9c}}
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*[[Heretek Savant]]{{Fn|4a}}
**[[Secutor]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Magos]]{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|9c}}
**[[Techpriest]]{{Fn|9c}}
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*[[Secutor]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Techpriest]]{{Fn|9c}}
  
 
===Warrior===
 
===Warrior===
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A [[Warrior (Inquisition)|Warrior]] is used by more militant Inquisitors.  They are generally there to provide the Inquisitor with covering fire or combat support and form the Inquisitor's bodyguard.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}
 
A [[Warrior (Inquisition)|Warrior]] is used by more militant Inquisitors.  They are generally there to provide the Inquisitor with covering fire or combat support and form the Inquisitor's bodyguard.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}
  
*[[Chaliced Commissariat Operative]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Chaliced Commissariat Operative]]{{Fn|6b}}
 
*[[Crusader]]{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|7}}
 
*[[Crusader]]{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|7}}
*[[Feral Warrior]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Feral Warrior]]{{Fn|6b}}
 
*[[Guardsman#Hardened Veteran Squad|Imperial Guard Veteran]]{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|5}}{{Fn|9f}}
 
*[[Guardsman#Hardened Veteran Squad|Imperial Guard Veteran]]{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|5}}{{Fn|9f}}
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*[[Malfian Bloodsworn]]{{Fn|6b}}
 
*[[Penal Legionnaire]]{{Fn|4a}}
 
*[[Penal Legionnaire]]{{Fn|4a}}
 
*[[Servitor|Combat-Servitor]]{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}
 
*[[Servitor|Combat-Servitor]]{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}
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===Others===
 
===Others===
*[[Bonded Emissary]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Legate Investigator]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Legate Investigator]]{{Fn|6b}}
*[[Malfian Bloodsworn]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Tyrantine Shadow Agent]]{{Fn|6b}}
*[[Metallican Gunslinger]]{{Fn|6}}
 
*[[Tyrantine Shadow Agent]]{{Fn|6}}
 
*[[Warden of the Divisio Immoralis]]{{Fn|6}}
 
 
*[[Sin Eater]]{{Fn|4a}}
 
*[[Sin Eater]]{{Fn|4a}}
 
*[[Warp Dabbler]]{{Fn|4a}}
 
*[[Warp Dabbler]]{{Fn|4a}}
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*{{Endn|6}}: [[Dark Heresy: The Inquisitor's Handbook]], pgs. 41-85
 
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Dark Heresy: The Inquisitor's Handbook]], pgs. 41-85
 
**{{Endn|6a}}: pgs. 41-51
 
**{{Endn|6a}}: pgs. 41-51
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**{{Endn|6b}}: pgs. 54-85
 
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Dark Heresy: Ascension]], pgs. 50-98
 
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Dark Heresy: Ascension]], pgs. 50-98
 
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Grey Knights (5th Edition)]] pg. 48
 
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Grey Knights (5th Edition)]] pg. 48

Revision as of 11:09, 2 December 2017

A variety of Inquisitorial Henchmen

Acolytes or Inquisitorial Henchmen are the followers an Inquisitor often keeps to aid him in his duties. These can range from combat specialists and psykers to data recorders and scouts. Many of the people an Inquisitor keeps are exceptional in their devotion and skills and are often discovered during the Inquisitor's activities. Often they are one-off attachments, but if they show particular skills then they may be asked to attach themselves to the Inquisitor permanently. Most Inquisitors keep only a handful of helpers relevant to their current mission, but some keep larger numbers, often spread throughout a large area, which can be called upon at any time.[1]

Archetypes

In theory, almost any type of Imperial citizen can be seconded by an Inquisitor for service to the Inquisition. Some of the most frequently found archetypes are listed below.

Adepta Sororitas

A Battle Sister

The Adepta Sororitas are the Ecclesiarchy's fighting arm.[6a]

Arbitrator

An Arbitrator

Arbitrators[5] and Enforcers[9f] apprehend and punish those who break the Emperor's laws.

Arco-Flagellant

An Arco-Flagellant is a heretic turned into a combat servitor the Ecclesiarchy.[9j]

Assassin

Assassins are agents specialized in killing and infiltration.[5][9k]

Chiurgeon

A Sister Hospitaller

Chiurgeons specialize not only in the art of healing but also the art of repentance, interrogation, and the yielding of information through torture.[2]

Cultists and Fanatics

A Cultist

Cultists, such as the Redemptionists, can be commonly be found in an Inquisitor's retinue.[9e]

Daemonhost

A Daemonhost is a living mortal body used as a receptacle to bind a daemon.[9l]

Desperados

Desperados[7][9f] or Scum[5] are rogues and killers.

Familiar

A Servo-skull

Familiars are constructs attuned to the Inquisitor's mental signature.[2]

Hierophant

A Banisher

Hierophants[1][7] or Clerics[5] are pious holy men of the Ecclesiarchy such as Priests or Banishers, able to join the Inquisitor in prayer and boost his enchantments against Daemons.

Interrogator

An Interrogator, sometimes simply called an Acolyte, acts as their Inquisitor's apprentice.[1][2][9a]

Mutant

Mutants are creatures bearing some form of severe genetic deviance from the normal members of their species.[9h]

Mystic

Mystics[1] or Psykers[5] often accompanying Inquisitors that lack any psychic abilities of their own, they can also serve as advisors, psychic shields or even a decoy as the daemons are attracted to the psychic mind of the Mystic.

Penitent

A Penitent

Penitents are rogue psykers that have been captured and made to repent by an Inquisitor and been put to service by their deliverer.[2]

Rogue Trader

A Rogue Trader

Rogue Traders may work for an Inquisitor, either as a solo agent or part of the Inquisitor's retinue.[9d]

Sage

A Sister Dialogous

A Sage,[1][2][7] Savant, or Adept[5] is an administrative specialist, often biologically augmented with increased mental storage and processing power.

Space Marine

A Deathwatch Veteran

Space Marines can be found in an Inquisitor's service, especially those of the Deathwatch who serve as the Chamber Militant of the Ordo Xenos.[9b]

Techpriest

A Techpriest

Techpriests of the Adeptus Mechanicus frequently serve in an Inquisitor's retinue.[5][9c]

Warrior

A Crusader

A Warrior is used by more militant Inquisitors. They are generally there to provide the Inquisitor with covering fire or combat support and form the Inquisitor's bodyguard.[1][2]

Others

Sources


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