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Ordeal of the Holy Oils

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The Ordeal of the Holy Oils is an ancient, arcane method used by the Inquisition to test the purity of the flesh of those brought before it. A Saint's relic is placed within a cauldron of boiling holy oil, and the subject is asked to reach in and pick up the relic. Only those whose flesh is unsullied by the taint of Chaos will be able to retrieve the relic. If the subject succeeds, he will be allowed to rest for several days, after which his burnt hand will be examined. Those whose flesh is pure will have begun to heal, while those whose flesh is unclean will have begun to fester.[1]

The Ordeal of the Holy Oils is the second of a series of three tests used by the Grey Knights to determine the purity of the subject's soul, the others being the Ordeal of Inquisition, and the Judicium Imperator.[1]

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