+++Inquisitors and the+++
+++Ordo Malleus+++

Inquisitors are free-roaming special agents of the Imperium and are boundby no laws or Authority. Every Inquisitor is empowered to investigate anypossible or potential threat to the future of humanity; whether that threatcomes in the form of political aggression, administrative inefficiency orgenetic deviation. There are no bounds to the Inquisitor's field ofoperation: alien plots, mutation, corruption, crime and incompetance allfall within his jurisdiction. Inquisitors usually operate alone,independant of one another. They may also request aid from theAdministratum of Terra, and this request is rarely not answered. The mostprominent threat to humanity is, of course, psykers. They are ruthless in their apprehension and execution of suspected psykers. The Inquisitor's work has earned him the title of Witch-Hunter and Torturer. Whennecessary, he is both of these and things more terrible, for any meansjustifies an end so vital as the protection of humanity.

The Ordo Malleus is also a part of the Inquisition, although, secret. Noteven other Inquisitors know much about them... save they keep watch overthe other Inquisitors. The origins of the Ordo are very ancient, andpredate the Emperors being placed in the Golden Throne. Even though theOrdo watches the purity of the Inquisition Ordinary, it is also chargedwith safe-guarding humanity against the creeping forces of Chaos (somethingan ordinary Inquisitor knows nothing about). Unlike the InquisitionOrdanary, the Ordo has a rigid hierarchy. It is controlled by a council of169 Masters, each of whom has a right to personal audience with theEmperor. Their authority extends to even the Master of the Inquisition,and more than one has been tried and executed by the Ordo Malleus. Belowthe Masters are the Proctors and the Proctors Minor, each of whom controlsa Chamber of the Ordo. There are two Chambers the Chambers Practical(those Ordo who operate in the field) and the Chambers Historical &Theoretical (those Ordo who are to old for field work and simply doresearch).

The Ordo acts under the Emperor's warrant, and has a _completely_ free hand.He can demand anything he wants to carry out his duty. An Imperial servant(from the Adeptus Astartes to Chuckus the store clerk) must simply obey, noquestions asked (Assassins are exempt from this, however). 75% of all OrdoChambers are psychic. The military arm of the Ordo is the 666th chapter ofthe Adeptus Astartes, the Grey Knights. However, both Space Marines andImperial Guard are often conscripted by the Ordo for troops. It is worthnoting that such conscripted troops suffer a terrible fate... not only arethey destined to face the mind-warping atrocities of Chaos, but after thebattle, they are all killed by the Ordo Chamber and/or Grey Knights. Theyare, of course, given posthumous honours for their having to die whileserving the Emperor and saving Humanity. The Space Marines are toovaluable to simply kill, though. So, each Space Marine who is conscripted toassist an Ordo is Mind-Scrubbed. He will not remember anything abouteither the Ordo Chamber, the Grey Knights, being conscripted and what wasbattled with. Indeed, those memories are destroyed.