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Karamazov has risen steadily in the [[Ordo Hereticus]] for decades, acquiring many supporters within the more hard-line [[Puritan]] elements of the Inquisition for his unflinching determination to punish witchcraft and heresy without mercy. His deeds were repute with the rigid application of the [[Imperial Creed]] and, though some within the Inquisition criticised his inflexibility and claimed that he had sent thousands of innocents to their deaths, Karamazov would reply with Judge [[Traggat]]'s famous maxim that ''"claims of innocence meant nothing; serving only to prove a foolish lack of caution."'' His purges have become infamous, particularly those carried out on [[Ultima Macharia]], [[Bakka]], and [[Cypra Mundi]]. After the [[Abraxan Purges]] of 930.[[M41]] he was presented with his mighty [[Throne of Judgement]], which was buried within the '''Crypts of Abraxras''' and which and which has since become a symbol of Karamazov's power and prestige.{{Fn|2}}
Karamazov's reputation as a ruthless, unforgiving [[Witch Hunter]] was already well known throughout [[Segmentum Solar]] when he famously clashed with [[Ecclesiarch]] [[Decius XXIII]] concerning Karamazov's [[excruciation]] and eventual immolation of a young preacher [[Icarael]] from the world of [[Salem Proctor]] in 945.[[M41]]. This world had broken faith with the [[Ecclesiarchy]], its apostate [[cardinal]] turning the world's resources to his own ends and casting out all who defied him. Inquisitor Lord Karamazov led a fleet, together with two entire orders of the [[Adepta Sororitas]], to depose the apostate cardinal, but upon its arrival, he found the world already in rebellion against its traitorous ruler. Although the leader of this rebellion, a young priest named [[Icarael]], proved himself to be a fervent believer in the [[Emperor]], Karamazov nevertheless doubted his faith, and after Icarael's imprisonment and torture, declared him a heretic and burned him, putting his burnt remains on display for all to see. The Ecclesiarchy's initial outraged reaction to this event was somewhat abated when it turned out that many of Icarael's followers were indeed servants of [[Chaos]]. However, despite this, the Ecclesiarchy's attitude towards Karamazov and his methods remains negative.{{Fn|1}}
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