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The '''Thorians''' are a faction within the Puritan side of the [[Inquisition]]. Generally considered as pro-resurrectionists, the Thorians' philosophy is named after the great hero of the [[Age of Apostasy]], [[Sebastian Thor]] who overthrew [[Goge Vandire]], and its the tyrannical [[High Lord of Terra]] who plunged the [[Imperium]] into the Age of Apostasy in the 36th Millennium. Its members believe that the [[Emperor]]´s spirit can be transferred into another host, referred to as a Divine Avatar, an especially gifted, charismatic and saintly individual. Many other Inquisitors work against this agenda, because if such a thing happened the [[Imperium]] would be torn apart in a massive conflict between believers and non-believers, resulting in a devastation similar to the aftermath of the [[Horus Heresy]].

The Thorian faction of the [[Inquisition]] takes its name from Saint [[Sebastian Thor]], the hero who overthrew Goge Vandire, the tyrannical High Lord of Terra who plunged the Imperium into the Age of Apostasy in the 36th Millennium. The Thorians believe that Thor was divinely inspired and that he moved with the [[Emperor]]’s Emperor’s light burning within him. To many Inquisitors of the day, it was obvious that Thor was imbued with a measure of the [[Emperor]]’s Emperor’s will and charisma. They believed that it was not the first time that the [[Emperor]] had acted in such a way, citing such figures as St. Capilene and the hero Josmane as previous vessels of the [[Emperor]] walking amongst his people.

The Thorians believe that the [[Emperor]]’s Emperor’s near-death at the hands of [[Horus]] allowed him to break the final bonds between the crude matter of corporeality and ascend to assume his true nature as a deity. His spirit wanders the void, travelling as a whisper in the warp, flitting from place to place and perhaps even through time. Thorian dogma tells that the Emperor has manifested his spirit through his chosen vessels many times when his people needed him, but that these bodies were able to contain only the barest fraction of his power and soon withered and died. They await the day that He shall be reborn and lead his people onwards in the continuation of the [[Great Crusade]].

To this end, the Thorians closely study the interaction of consciousness, energy and the [[warp]], believing that if they can manipulate these energies correctly they can channel the [[Emperor]]’s Emperor’s spirit into a suitable vessel and effectively resurrect the Master of Mankind. There have been many attempts to create a body suitable for such an important ritual, including the disastrous events on [[Incunabla]], but so far none have succeeded. Followers of the Thorian philosophies constantly scour the galaxy for beings they term “Avatars”, individuals of such power that they may prove able to contain the [[Emperor]]’s Emperor’s soul once more – or be turned to evil by the Ruinous Powers.

Many Thorian inquisitors are found within the [[Ordo Malleus]], where their greater understanding of the immaterium grants them an insight into how the rebirth of the [[Emperor]] could be achieved. Others may be found among the [[Ordo Hereticus]], though there are few within the [[Ordo Xenos]], save those who believe manipulation of alien psychic-engineering, such as that of the [[Eldar ]] may provide valuable insights. Inquisitors of all orders foster the growth of resurrectionist cults throughout the Imperium, as they provide useful foot-soldiers for an inquisitor Inquisitor when he must raise an army to achieve his ends.

Opponents of the Thorians claim that were the [[Emperor]] to be reborn it would cause a schism and cival war more deadly than that begun by [[Horus]]. Believers and unbelievers would fight to the death and the galaxy would be consumed in an apocalyptic holy war. They cite the Thorian’s naivete, claiming that they cannot know what would come back, that the [[Emperor]] himself might be changed, altered by his long absence from the flesh. And more importantly, what of the Astronomican? The [[Imperium]] would surely collapse without the [[Emperor]]’s Emperor’s guiding light to steer ships through the [[Empyrean]]. The risks inherent in what the Thorians propose are too great for many to contemplate but, despite this, the Thorians are determined upon their course.

“The ''The rewards more than outweigh the risks should we succeed. Imagine it! The Emperor reborn and walking amongst his people as a living god. Who can say such a thing is wrong?” '' -- Inquisitor Crescere. From inquisitorial Inquisitorial Report TH/21/36: “The Incunable Incident”