Amalathian
"Who are you to second-guess the will of the Emperor? His plans are for Him and Him alone to know. It is enough fo us to know that his grand designs for the galaxy unfold as he has foreseen, and the colossal arrogance displayed by those who claim to act in his name is both dangerous and tantamount to heresy."
- Inquisitor Barazano, following the Armageddon Schism.[11]
The Amalathians are a Puritanical faction of the Inquisition.[9a]
Overview
The faction's name comes from Mount Amalath on Gathalamor[2] upon which, at a great conclave, the first tenets of the Amalathian belief system were set down.[1a][2] The Amalathians believe that the Emperor has a grand plan and that it is unfolding as it should. They are therefore concerned with maintaining the status quo and react vehemently against change.[1a] They are less concerned about the threat of mutation, witchery and the like, and more active in ensuring there is harmony within the vast Imperial organizations, that any rivalries and discord are dealt with and kept to a minimum.[9a]
It is the code of the Amalathian that strength is achieved through unity, and politicking and change will serve only to destabilize the Imperium.[1a] Noted amongst the many allies of the Amalathian are the Adeptus Arbites and local security forces. The mandate of such organizations being the upholding of Imperial law and order thus maintaining the status quo and, in the eyes of the Amalathian, the strength inherent in the Imperium and the Emperor's design for it.[9a]
Amalathian Inquisitors make a point of cooperating with local Imperial authorities, although their official remit is unrestricted. Where other Inquisitors demand, Amalathians politely "request", and do their best to keep their allies informed.[1b]
Notable Amalathians
- Barazano — Inquisitor[11]
- Gregor Eisenhorn — renowned Inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos[1a][9b]
- Titus Endor — Inquisitor of the Ordo Malleus[1c][6]
- Hadrianna Furia — Inquisitor of the Ordo Malleus[3]
- Goreden — Inquisitor Lord of the Ordo Xenos[10]
- Fyodor Karamazov — Inquisitor Lord of the Ordo Hereticus[9c]
- Armand Salmenau — Inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos[5]
- Ephisto Specht — Inquisitor Grand Master of the Moebius Subsector, Ordo Xenos[7]
- Globus Vaarak — Inquisitor of the Ordo Hereticus[8]
- Vult — Inquisitorial Representative from the Ordo Malleus[4]
See also
- Istvaanism — An ideological "opposite" to Amalathianism within the Inquisition.
- Recongregationism — Another ideological "opposite" to Amalathianism.
Sources
- 1: Xenos (Novel):
- 2: Codex: Inquisition, pg. 22
- 3: Sanctus Reach: Maledictus (Novella), Chapter 2
- 4: Horusian Wars: Incarnation (Novel), Chapter 1
- 5: The Vorago Fastness (Short Story)
- 6: The Strange Demise of Titus Endor (Short Story)
- 7: Atlas Infernal (Novel), Prologue
- 8: Dark Heresy Core Rulebook, pg. 320
- 9: The Inquisition (Background Book)
- 10: Atlas Infernal (Novel), first Interregna
- 11: White Dwarf 267 (UK), pgs. 47 — Guardians of Mankind: Factions of the Inquisition
