Inquisitorial Factions: Now with an Inquisitorial Census

[Senseilord Ashahara]

[character]

 

Brother, His is the Imperium of Mankind. Mankind serve Him.

Your question sees distincion where there is none.

 

There is talk amoungst you of leadership as if the God-Emperor were idle apon his Throne.

Did he not create the bureacracy of the Administratum ? Did he not apoint the noble houses to Govern His worlds on His behalf?

Does he not fight The Enemy in their realm? Does he not protect warpfaring vessels at their most vunerable? Does he not pour fire into the hearts of the Faithful? Does he not Judge the dead as we, his agents, Judge the living?

He no longer walks in the realm of men and thusly appointed instutions to do His Holy work. We cannot step into the Immaterium and so He works there on our behalf.

May I suggest certain amoungst us spend less time in facination of the Xenos and more time in the company of our Confessors?

 

Brothers I also fear your musing strays dangerously, for is it not written in the Creed, "Question not your masters; to question those institutions is to question what He hath put into place and hence, to question The Emperor Himself" ?

 

[/character]

[Grand Master Tyrak]

Just a little note people: Put *in character* at the start of your arguments, particularly in light of the upcoming rules changes. I don't really want this thread closed down over a misunderstanding about wheter its intended as trolling/flaming.

[mega_marines]

Mega_marines:

 

Thorian

Inquisitor Kharnax Kutal, Ordo Xenos

 

Amalathian

 

Inquisitor Magrum Landown, Ordo Malleus

[march10k]

march10k: Inquisitor Carolus Martel, Hereticus (monodominant)

[Brother Captain Vain]

Captain Vain:

Inquisitor Lord Leto Crassus, High Guardian of Ruis, Arch-lord of the Redemptor's Crusade-Ordo Malleus-Thorian--Anomalian Beholders

 

Inquisitor Aurelius-Ordo Malleus-Thorian-Anomalian Beholders

 

Inquisitor Hilarion-Ordo Xenos-Thorian-Revivicator

 

Inquisitor Soloman, Scouage of Gutharis-Isstvanian

[- 7eAL -]

FILE TO: INQ/PID-152182-1786731-ST75

SUBJECT: Selected Theses

CROSSFILE TO: Dissertations, Schtauffen

 

Considering the increasingly inflammatory rhetoric of discussion and contention amongst our fellows of the Inquisition, it is perhaps wisest we argue from more justifiable and easily defensible structures of reasoning. To that end, I Seigfried Schtauffen of the Ordo Sepulturum, hereby submit the following for consideration, based on continuous observations made from my earliest notes under the instruction of Inquisitor Xu and culled from historical records dating throughout the established history of the Imperium and from various apocryphal records made by isolated human societies shortly before contact with the expanding Imperium during the Golden Age of Expansion.

 

 

CONCERNING MILITARY

I. The Emperor, living or dead, active or extant, is a leader and figurehead within the Imperium. He remains the core of the Imperial Faith and Creed, and the highest authority on all human affairs.

 

II. The true power of the Imperium lies not in the Emperor alone, but in the human race He leads. This was demonstrated in the Golden Age of Expansion prior to the Heresy, and to a lesser extent during the Macharian Crusade. Both campaigns relied not upon a single person, but a charismatic leader was able to mobilize and unite countless people to pursue an objective.

 

III. Unified and coordinated forces of the Adeptus Astartes and the Imperial Guard together have achieved greater results than either the Adeptus Astartes or the Imperial Guard alone. Success of cooperation is demonstrated in the Golden Age, in every Crusade, the Badab War, Vraks, Armageddon and the resistance against every Black Crusade led by the Despoiler.

 

IV. The reliance upon Space Marines alone taxes individual Chapters unnecessarily. The Ultramarines, though of great strength, are still reporting recovery following the Tyranid invasion of Hive Fleet Behemoth 745.M41. The Raven Guard, though a First Founding chapter, are similarly below full-strength despite thousands of years since initial losses at the Istvaan V.

 

 

CONCERNING THE IMPERIAL GUARD

V. The Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy form the backbone of the defense of the Imperium. They must be supported to fullest possible extent; a number of legions and worlds supply Imperial Guard troops who are severely under-equipped and very poorly trained. "Warm bodies" are not a legitimate weapon; no matter how great or numerous, the human race does not have an unlimited supply of living sacrifices.

 

VI. Regiments and divisions of the Imperial Guard should not be subject to favoritism of valour. Not all forces are the Cadian VIII, the Krieg or the Catachan. Nonetheless, all forces should be equally reliable to a fixed standard better than the unacceptable and unusable feudal militias sent by some backwater worlds.

 

VII. Health, hygiene and various living disciplines amongst the Imperial Guard must be strictly observed even in the field of combat. The Ordo Sepulturum notes that the field of combat is the primary location that facilitates the spread of contagion and disease, not least when the corrupted forms of Chaos spread lethal and virulent contagion that can circument all preventions and yet linger without cure.

 

VIII. Nepotism and hereditary succession within certain Imperial Guard regiments with long-standing connections and martial traditions is to be discouraged. Leaders in hereditary ranks are much less reliable than honours won by experienced career soldiers. Creed, Macharius and the majority of highly effective commanders are career soldiers risen from basic ranks, rather than hereditary officers.

 

IX. Loyalty to the Imperial cause must be maintained and encouraged. Never must any troops of the Imperial Guard find justifiable cause to desert the Imperium, so the rewards of loyalty must always clearly outweigh the temptations of Chaos and piracy. Too often do soldiers go unrewarded for their efforts and sacrifices, or allowed to develop notions of mutiny via doubt of their positive place and purpose.

 

X. Where loyalty and reliability of officers in Imperial Guard regiments grows questionable, the offending individuals must not only be removed and punished, but their replacements must also be tested to esnure successful resolution of issues. Often, we allow the Imperial Guard to handle succession of rank after intervention - however, this does not ensure that issues are resolved because those closest in line to succeed heretical and disloyal leaders are often no less heretical and disloyal themselves.

 

 

OF THE ADMINISTRATUM

XI. Neglect within the Administratum is rife as of M41, on scales not imagined at the time of its founding by Malcador the Sigillite. Affairs of entire worlds and systems slip past the Administratum unnoticed, often until the situation must be resolved with direct application of force by the Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy.

 

XII. The Administratum must not delegate management of primary worlds and systems to lesser planetary governors and nobles. Governors and nobles are wont to abuse their administrative powers, wont to embezzle the taxes of the planet while paying the minimum required tithes, and wont to develop private military forces in the misguided attempt to sue independence or despotic conquest.

 

XIII. Entire systems must always be wholly self-sufficient, if not individual worlds. Reliance upon agri-worlds to import food to dense centers of production such as Forge worlds and fortress worlds leaves unnecessary vulnerability to planetary blockades. Blockade of an agri-world prevents distribution of food to production centers, and blockade ofa fortress world results in eventual starvation of defenders. As long as individual worlds are self-sufficient in food and military production, they can fully sustain defense even under planetary seige.

 

XIV. Maintenance of cities, factories and especially hive cities must be carefully and rigorously observed by the Administratum. The reason rebellions so often occur amongst subhuman, abhuman and mutant serf populations on hive worlds is due to poor maintenance of their living conditions; they attempt to rebel in order to achieve measures of freedom or happiness. If their needs are better and more consistently fulfilled, an undercurrent of satisfaction and happiness will support the continued cooperation and dedication of the population.

 

XV. Maintenance of hygiene and health amongst populations, and doubly so in hive cities and death-worlds, is paramount. Hive cities are a densely concentrated population for the spread and development of new contagions to which only local populations may be resistant, and poor breeding and medical practices amongst subhuman, abhuman and mutant serf populations only serves to compound their genetic problems. Similarly, death-worlds are centers of great competition in the environment, and deathworld populations often become resistant carriers of disease, and breed other anomalous conditions.

 

XVI. The Administratum must restore certain terraforming practises of early human history and the Golden Age of Expansion, due to the finite number of planets and resources available in the Imperium. Important systems such as Gryphonne, Armageddon and the Three Planets in Ultramar have fallen, in the past, to invading forces that drastically alter the surface of the planet even without considering the devastation of warfare. They, and other habitable planets in the Imperium, must be restored fully.

 

XVII. Agents of the Administratum must not become caught up in the internal politics of their office. The Administratum must always function at best efficiency, and efficiency is lost when officers of the Administratum engage in competitive behaviors to usurp and contest position or rank. Spread of disinformation, miscommunication, false accusations and "loss" of vital information must be severely punished.

 

XVIII. Where agents of the Administratum fail to perform their purpose, they must like failing officers of the Imperial Guard be removed, punished and replaced. Again, the successors must be tested to ensure that the corruptions of the previous individual are not passed onto the sucessor, as those closest in rank and ability are often no less corrupt and competitive.

 

 

OF THE MINISTORUM

XIX. Certain agents of the Ministorum seek to follow the course of Goge Vandire, whether in search of personal power or whether in search of greater power for the Ministorum to impose the Imperial Creed upon the people. At all times, we must ensure that these individuals do not overstep their bounds, and that they remember that spiritual and administrative matters must always remain separate.

 

XX. Missionaries of the Ministorum, especially those dispatched to backwater worlds and feral worlds, must always be accompanied by the Magos Biologis and the Adeptus Mechanicus of Mars. The Missionaries, preach cultural and spiritual development, the Magos Biologis must assist physical and medical development, and the Adeptus Mechanicus must oversee technological development. With these three keys in place, any population can be properly directed in a manner similar to the guiding influence of the Emperor himself during the Golden Age of Expansion.

 

XXI. The Ministorum must not focus overly much on Relics, Saints and other articles of the past. Veneration of the past provides no clear path towards the future or towards progressive development; rather the Ministorum must encourage work and unity in the name of the Emperor, so that people are able to rally for the pursuit of positive objectives rather than develop undue military fanaticism.

 

 

CONCERNING THE ELDAR

XXII. Except the Craftworld Biel-Tan, the majority of powerful Eldar craftworlds do not hold strong views against human and Imperial activities unless they somehow obstruct or impede Eldar needs and goals. Except the Craftworld Biel-Tan, the majority of Eldar also accept some forms of communication with agents of the Imperium and the Inquisition. If at all possible, conflict should be avoided through these forms of communication, to prevent the unnecessary sacrifice of resources and lives where mediated settlements are possible.

 

XXIII. The Eldar possess certain powerful technologies that may be of use to the Imperial cause, and may help to restore some of the lost technologies amongst the Adeptus Mechanicus. Their plasma and skimmer technology, for example, is commonplace and stable. Their psychic technologies, also, are generally superior to those in use by the Imperium. They, and particularly the hostile Biel-Tan, also supposedly possess a technology that can be used to purge Ork and Tyranid genetic material and spores from contaminated ground. Similar technologies would be exceptionally useful to the Imperium.

 

XXIV. The Necron threat is very difficult to study and very difficult to observe. They appear and disappear without warning and use technologies entirely foreign to all other races, and show some aspects of anaethema to our psykers and soldiers.The Eldar sometimes claim to have information about them and claim to take them as adversaries of greater priority than our own forces; if we are able to establish reliable and peaceful communication with the Eldar, we may be able to gather additional information from their longer recorded history.

 

 

In addition to these theses must be added those concerning the loyalty and control of the Adeptus Astartes, the direction of the Adepta Sororitas, the unacceptable political isolationism of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the schedules of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica, the barbaric practises of the mutant houses of the Navis Nobilite, the necessities of pacifying and trading with Tau, the methods of dealing with Tyranids, the restoration of technologies throughout the Imperium and so on. The total schedule of development outlined in the theses may require several millenia depending on acceptance or resistance to change and refinement amongst the organizations of the Imperium, and amongst the Inquisitors managing and overseeing change, but surely fellows of the Inquisition will not be alone.

 

 

- Inquisitor Seigfried Schtauffen

 

Date: M41.008-11-27-14-17

Location: ++Classified++

Thought: Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes a-begging. Unknown. 5XX.M2.

[Captain Hajime]

*in character argument*

 

Fellow Inquisitors, attendants and staff, I have to bring forth that we are getting so caught up in our own philosophies and actions that we lose sight of the Emperor's grand empire that we seek to preserve. In deed part of our jobs is that task. Arguably our biggest flaw as an organization is our inability to put aside of philosophies and act as an organization with the Imperium's best interest at heart. Regrettable is that fact that Human nature seems to thrive and strive to create faction in belief and then develop hatred between such groups. Indeed much of Human history before the Emperor and since His internment in the Golden Throne as proven that point to the uther most. It is of course true of many other organizations in the Imperium as well, Imperial Guard, Space Marines, Church of the Emperor, I could go on for days with examples. I am afraid that Humanity's greatest weakness is this natural state of infighting. Clearly as the Watch dogs of all of the Imperium’s Forces, it is us who must support unity in the Imperium, no one else can do it. We must serve the Emperor’s will, to continue what he created. Each branch that the Emperor found must fight for that single idea.

 

To Touch slightly on Inquisitor Seigfried Schtauffen's point about the Imperial Guard, perchance they might not want to have such a large section of infractions that end with the shotting of the trooper so often. several of the points he has mentioned about the guard are very much at the heart of the weakness with that organization.

 

Inquistor Donald Mallard

 

Fuji Sector

[- 7eAL -]

FILE TO: INQ/PID-152182-1786731-FT0219

SUBJECT: Addenum I to: Selected Theses I

CROSSFILE TO: Dissertations, Schtauffen

 

Further elucidation upon change in the Imperium and its organizations may be required to cement the understanding of our fellow Inquisitors and followers. First of these is the relationship between the military arms that defend the Imperium, and the administrative and ecclesiarchal bodies that rule the Imperium, and this is the sole subject of address in the first addendum.

 

 

Remember, agents of the Emperor's Inquisition, that the military is always a physical body where the administration is always an ideological following. If all the soldiery, staff and general members of the Harkoni 231st are destroyed, then the regiment too is destroyed. A new regiment may be established of the same name and number, but the significance of its name and history whether great or inglorious, are effectively lost with the death of its original trainers, troops and commanders. The new regiment is simply that, a new regiment - its name is of little meaning to its expertise and combat ability. However, if all the men and women and machines of the Administratum are slain or murdered, the Administratum shall remain no matter its lack of leaders and officers and petty agents. As long as there are populations on planets who continue to follow the rule of the Administratum, even where its agents are dead or extant, the body and grip of the Administratum remains and its power lies intact in a phantom hand.

 

Remember that because of this, the chief and only capacity of the Imperial Guard, Imperial Navy, the Adeptus Astartes and other military bodies of the Imperium is the capacity to protect the physical and material existence of the people of the Imperium. Systems, planets, worlds, resources, cities, properties, populations, individuals. Ideas, such as the following of law and rule laid down by the Administratum, and the observance of rites and spirituality as preached by the Ministorum, cannot be destroyed by physical means such as the attacks of our many enemies.

 

Know also that the chief and only capacity of the Administratum and Ministorum are those of spreading ideas. Through the Administratum, the idea of a structure and the ordinance of law is maintained and organized throughout the Imperium. Through the Ministorum, the ideas of the Imperial Creed and the history and role of the Emperor, and the role of the people, and the role of the Imperial engine are taught and passed on, that people of different worlds and environments may share elements of a single unifying ideology. Ideas can be changed without the use of physical and material change.

 

 

Dismantling, replacement or change within the Administratum first founded by Malcador the Sigillite, does not equate to the collapse of Imperial borders maintained by the Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy.

 

Should the Administratum decide that all planets and tributaries are to be ruled by republics, and all monarchies and nobilities outlawed, the ideas of rule and leadership across fully half or more of the known worlds of the Imperium will automatically see change imposed from above. The further material and physical observance of those ideas falls out of the hands of the Administratum. Should the Administratum vanish in an instant, the observation and maintainance of the operating structures of the Imperium as we know them will crumble. However, the defense of the people through the physical efforts of the Imperial Guard, Imperial Navy and the Adeptus Astartes will remain so long as they are aware of their enemies.

 

Should the Administratum decide that all laws must be physically enforced through the Imperial Guard and the Adeptus Arbites, then physical change shall be meted out upon the people of the Imperium, one blow at a time. The ideologies and laws that the military arms shall enforce, in turn go above the reach of the Imperial Guard and Adeptus Arbites, for policy is not theirs to decide. Should all the forces of our Imperium be crippled and fall together, the safety and security of the human people and the worlds of the Imperium will go with them to oblivion. yet in their absence, the rules and laws of the Imperium will remain even unprotected, as long as there are people to observe and practise them.

 

 

Change is not beyond our reach. Advancement in combat of stagnation is not a lost cause.

 

 

- Inquisitor Seigfried Schtauffen

 

Date: M41.008-11-28-03-03

Location: ++Classified++

Thought: I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about. Unknown. 7XX.M2.

[Grand Master Tyrak]

*In character*

 

- 7eAL - Posted Today, 08:28 AM

Dismantling, replacement or change within the Administratum first founded by Malcador the Sigillite, does not equate to the collapse of Imperial borders maintained by the Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy.

 

You forget, brother, the endless chain of munitions and military equipment reliant upon the directions of the Administratum. Without the Administratum, all but the most prominent military forces will suffer a catastrophic shutdown of supply lines, as the existence of so many warzones and their whereabouts, exact requirements, requests for aid, troop deployments and so on pass through the Administratum. How many warzones will be lost in this massive transfer of information? How many emergencies will go unnoticed without the Administratum? There are too many already missed. Like it or not, the Administratum has a grip on all the knowledge of the Imperium's inner workings - it is the partner of the Adeptus Mechanicus in its control of its own dominion of knowledge. It only takes one breach noticed too late, and huge swathes of the Imperium may become impossible to protect. Worse, it could consign our last hopes of survival to memory.

 

In my contacts with the Arbites, I know only too well how many Imperial governors would revolt should the eye of the Administratum cease to be vigilant. Do not think such change could be hidden from the planetary governors, or from the Astropathic Corps. One rumour will ignite a powder keg of rebellion across the Imperium. You fail to see the greater picture. You must think through and foresee the consquences of your actions!

 

We are employed to protect the people of the Imperium. We cannot be cavalier with its future.

 

Inquisitor Tyrak

"Strength Through Unity".

[- 7eAL -]

(Looks like we have a classical Amalathian/Recongregator opposition building, Tyrak. Are you having fun? If I could find an excuse to resurrect Schtauffen's master Xu, I'd be able to play on both sides LOL)

 

 

FILE TO: INQ/US-38450-PID-1788636

SUBJECT: None

CROSSFILE TO: Personal Correspondence, Schtauffen

 

Tyrak, you seem to have ignored the full extent of my writings. The theses cannot be taken and administered separately, for they are as a cancer: It must all be removed together. Either slowly or suddenly, but always together, because cancers are known to spread and to fester, so that when any part is ignored it will quickly overtake the efforts of the healer to cure the rest. If we correct the Administratum without correcting the people and planets it rules, the Administratum shall be once again infected because it must stoop to accomodate the petty fools below. If we correct the planets without pulling the weeds from the Imperial Guard, we will find that the planetary governors are once again infected by the deplorable ideas of their military partners because they must bend in fear of militant power.

 

 

The planetary governors, many of whom are corrupt, must be deposed before any change in the Administratum can be made. To understand in other terms - as far as we need be concerned, they are but unofficial extensions of the Administratum, being similarly corrupt administrative bodies in themselves! One at a time, we may dispose of and replace the worst amongst the planetary leaderships, and replace them entirely with men and women of more virtuous nature. Upon the irresolute princes and planetary leaders, we may spare even that effort by impressing upon the, forcibly, the importance of civic virtue upon the government of people who form body of the Imperium. United, a dedicated task force of several hundreds of Inquisitors should be able to accomplish this task in a matter of years before a child should reach a score in age.

 

Thereafter, the Administratum itself can be cleansed with the aid and backing of virtuous planetary governments and the uplifted people they lead, to replace the body of a dying institution with one that better understands the problems within the Imperium, one that is better fit to rule.

 

Do not forget also that organizations can coexist; should the Inquisition order the founding and formation of a new Administratum, the new shall be built before the old be removed. Observation and record of the best processes of staging a change of government and bureaucracy has always indicated that the best and most expedient method is to prepare the new government for service long before it takes power from the old. In effect, it must be a slow and silent coup, in which all members must know their work and their purpose in the new government that they might best usurp the positions of their failing predecessors, and best be able to continue daily operations smoothly and without interruption. Once the new administration is in place, the old and necrotic can be culled at relative leisure.

 

An increase of 50% to 100% in the staff of the Administratum, individuals closely monitored, interviewed and screened by our own discerning agents, is more than enough to do away with corruption in the Administratum. Once again as with the planetary leadership, we come from above to punish the corrupt and turn the irresolute, while our chosen agents continue to weed out and correct the history of mistakes in the Administratum. It can be a shift without bloodshed, Tyrak, so long as the necessary virtues of civic leaders remain solid and dependable in our chosen agents and our judging Inquisitors.

 

 

Nevertheless, if the theses displease your palate, you are entirely welcome to ignore them!

I shall simply have to find others to aid my work and to plan with me - change is inevitable and there will always be those who understand that change is best when it is taken in our own willing and able hands.

 

- Inquisitor Seigfried Schtauffen

 

Date: M41.008-11-28-08-23

Location: ++Classified++

Thought: And it will always happen that he who is not your friend will invite you to neutrality, while he who is your friend will call on you to declare yourself openly in arms.

[Grand Master Tyrak]

- 7eAL - Posted Today, 01:16 PM

(Looks like we have a classical Amalathian/Recongregator opposition building, Tyrak. Are you having fun? If I could find an excuse to resurrect Schtauffen's master Xu, I'd be able to play on both sides LOL)

Nothing like a bit of heretic-bashing to liven up your day. :)

 

*In character*

- 7eAL - Posted Today, 01:16 PM

Thereafter, the Administratum itself can be cleansed with the aid and backing of virtuous planetary governments and the uplifted people they lead, to replace the body of a dying institution with one that better understands the problems within the Imperium, one that is better fit to rule. . . . It can be a shift without bloodshed, Tyrak, so long as the necessary virtues of civic leaders remain solid and dependable in our chosen agents and our judging Inquisitors.

 

Ah, yes, the misguided belief that what is new cannot be corrupted. One only has to look at the fallen Primarchs to see the fallacy of that statement. Our ceaseless vigil in is place for the very reason that humanity is for the most part fallible, both to its own greed and the greater temptations of darker powers. Unless of course you plan to staff your new Administratum with members of the Arbites, the Sororitas, and the Grey Knights?

 

- 7eAL - Posted Yesterday, 09:41 PM XXIII.

The Eldar possess certain powerful technologies that may be of use to the Imperial cause, and may help to restore some of the lost technologies amongst the Adeptus Mechanicus. Their plasma and skimmer technology, for example, is commonplace and stable. Their psychic technologies, also, are generally superior to those in use by the Imperium. They, and particularly the hostile Biel-Tan, also supposedly possess a technology that can be used to purge Ork and Tyranid genetic material and spores from contaminated ground. Similar technologies would be exceptionally useful to the Imperium.

 

Might I remind you, brother, that the inner workings of the Mechanicus are theirs alone, short of outright heresy and sedition, as per the autonomy granted to them in the Treaty of Mars. You may believe us in the Inquisition have unlimited powers, but even our power has some restrictions in practice.

 

- 7eAL - Posted Today, 01:16 PM

should the Inquisition order the founding and formation of a new Administratum,

- 7eAL - Posted Today, 01:16 PM

I shall simply have to find others to aid my work and to plan with me - change is inevitable and there will always be those who understand that change is best when it is taken in our own willing and able hands.

- 7eAL - Posted Yesterday, 09:41 PM

XXI. The Ministorum must not focus overly much on Relics, Saints and other articles of the past. Veneration of the past provides no clear path towards the future or towards progressive development; rather the Ministorum must encourage work and unity in the name of the Emperor, so that people are able to rally for the pursuit of positive objectives rather than develop undue military fanaticism.

- 7eAL - Posted Yesterday, 09:41 PM

In addition to these theses must be added those concerning the loyalty and control of the Adeptus Astartes, the direction of the Adepta Sororitas, the unacceptable political isolationism of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the schedules of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica, the barbaric practises of the mutant houses of the Navis Nobilite, the necessities of pacifying and trading with Tau, the methods of dealing with Tyranids, the restoration of technologies throughout the Imperium and so on. The total schedule of development outlined in the theses may require several millenia depending on acceptance or resistance to change and refinement amongst the organizations of the Imperium, and amongst the Inquisitors managing and overseeing change, but surely fellows of the Inquisition will not be alone.

- 7eAL - Posted Nov 23 2008, 07:33 AM

On the Alien and the Daemon:

 

Where so many of our fleets clash at the edges of the Tau colonies, I am allowed free and safe passage accompanied and escorted by both my troops and theirs. I am not the only human to travel safely in their space; they are as viciously protective of their allies as they are of their own kind. Where human ships are attacked by pirates and raiders as they pass the territory of Eldar Craftworlds, I am a guest whose presence is not only forseen, but anticipated, expected.

 

Your arguments are interesting, brother.

[The emperors chosen]

file to:CLASSIFIED

-inquisitor lord James

-date-M42

-location:CLASSIFIED

 

it is only through our faith that we will win, we must look to the Eldar for help, for they have been fighting chaos longer than we have, only through learning can we fight chaos, for if we fail, we doom the imperium, if we fall prey to the lures of chaos, we shall fail. We can not fight this on our own, if we stand together, chaos can be defeated.

[Senseilord Ashahara]

[Character]

 

Brothers, am I alone in recongising the inherent uncleaness of the Xenos? Have I alone not been seduced by the weasel words of the Eldar? Are they not pirates and corsairs, preying apon Imperial shipping and civillian populations? Do they not betray us almost immidately after suing for alliance and co-operation?

What have they to teach us of the war against The Enemy?

Without the protection of the God Emperor of Mankind, they are powerless against those dread legions. They must hide their souls inside gems or have them devoured.

My freinds, in His wisdom, in eons gone by, The Emperor may have stayed his hand against the Eldar but to infer more from such petty historical footnotes circles close, very close, to Xenophile Heresy.

Brothers, your status as Inquisitors stay my hand also but I am much troubled, for I have burned a planetry Govenor for less candid sympathies with those aliens.

[Grand Master Tyrak]

*In character*

Senseilord Ashahara Posted Today, 11:35 AM

Brothers, am I alone in recongising the inherent uncleaness of the Xenos? Have I alone not been seduced by the weasel words of the Eldar? Are they not pirates and corsairs, preying apon Imperial shipping and civillian populations? Do they not betray us almost immidately after suing for alliance and co-operation?

What have they to teach us of the war against The Enemy?

Hear hear, brother. Whilst we may not agree on our priorities, we are united on this issue. I have compiled a list of Inquisitor Schtauffen's more . . . unusual statements in my comments immediately prior to this for the benefits of those who share our viewpoint on this issue. Peruse them at your leisure.

[Captain Malachi]

Inquisitor Gordo Levinski, Ordo Malleus, monodominant.

 

Believes that the destruction of daemonic entities always justifies the cost. Is well known for attempting to enact exterminatus on any world with even a hint of daemonic activity, whether there really is any daemonic activity or not is unimportant to Levinski, only the intervention of Inquisitor Lady Alexis McKayla, also of the Ordo Malleus, has prevented him from wiping out whole star systems.

 

"The destruction of the Daemon is paramount, let no mercy cloud your judgement"- Inquisitor Gordo Levinski.

[benmothershaw]

On the Alien and the Daemon:

 

Where so many of our fleets clash at the edges of the Tau colonies, I am allowed free and safe passage accompanied and escorted by both my troops and theirs. I am not the only human to travel safely in their space; they are as viciously protective of their allies as they are of their own kind. Where human ships are attacked by pirates and raiders as they pass the territory of Eldar Craftworlds, I am a guest whose presence is not only forseen, but anticipated, expected. More than once I have found myself surrounded in space by a pirate fleet, only to recieve news and greetings rather than a shot across my bow. We ecstatically leap to eliminate them as we would common beasts, but do not stop to imagine what use or aid they may serve for our causes. I know not what they might fear of the Emperor's Wrath if they fear Him at all, but they are not incapable of respect for our race. They are not incapable of understanding that we sweat as they sweat, we bleed as they bleed, we cry as they cry. They decry sin, they praise virtue, they pray for hope, they hold dreams. They, like us, are a people, a society, a culture, and none of our emotions are foreign to them.

 

- Inquisitor Seigfried Schtauffen

 

Date: M41.008-11-23-01-46

Location: ++Classified++

Thought: L'homme est né libre, et partout il est dans les fers. - Unknown. M1.8XX.

They, my friend are only protective of allies seeking the same cause, the greater good?

You mention that humanities unified state of crying as they cry, suggests only you seek unity, yet you cannot find it within the Imperium. Such traits of Xeno are of only your personal gain, not the Imperium’s, for such knowledge is for only the Ordo Xenos.

Yet personal again will lead you the path of chaos, not chaos itself. The path of twists, led astray by chaos, as it slips words in your minds. What then will stop you accepting the knowledge offered? Entity? Brother entity will betray you, for you have unified with the xeno, the impure.

[benmothershaw]

*in character argument*

 

Fellow Inquisitors, attendants and staff, I have to bring forth that we are getting so caught up in our own philosophies and actions that we lose sight of the Emperor's grand empire that we seek to preserve. In deed part of our jobs is that task. Arguably our biggest flaw as an organization is our inability to put aside of philosophies and act as an organization with the Imperium's best interest at heart. Regrettable is that fact that Human nature seems to thrive and strive to create faction in belief and then develop hatred between such groups. Indeed much of Human history before the Emperor and since His internment in the Golden Throne as proven that point to the uther most. It is of course true of many other organizations in the Imperium as well, Imperial Guard, Space Marines, Church of the Emperor, I could go on for days with examples. I am afraid that Humanity's greatest weakness is this natural state of infighting. Clearly as the Watch dogs of all of the Imperium’s Forces, it is us who must support unity in the Imperium, no one else can do it. We must serve the Emperor’s will, to continue what he created. Each branch that the Emperor found must fight for that single idea.

 

To Touch slightly on Inquisitor Seigfried Schtauffen's point about the Imperial Guard, perchance they might not want to have such a large section of infractions that end with the shotting of the trooper so often. several of the points he has mentioned about the guard are very much at the heart of the weakness with that organization.

 

Inquistor Donald Mallard

 

Fuji Sector

Hatred between groups, no. Though true we are divided, it is partly our nature, it's healthy for the Imperium. I myself have littleview point on which is better... Yet I know that factions complete the job, that Inquisitors do not, for it allows them to seek out Traitoris and corruption. It stops a unified state becoming traitos at once, all because of one leader/belief.

Like a man on a support machine, his heart would not function if it were not monitored.

[Chengar Qordath]

*In Character*

 

First, I believe I should clarify a few misunderstandings some people seem to have come to regarding my philosophy. No person shall ever replace the Emperor as true ruler of humanity; the role of the heir is not to cast down the Emperor from the Golden Throne like some mad Chaos-addled heretic, but merely to watch over His realm until the Emperor can once again walk amongst us. The Emperor's heir shall be a regent, not a replacement; indeed the very idea that anyone could ever replace the Emperor is madness and heresy. The God-Emperor is and shall always be the true master of the Imperium.

 

I do not feel that the current administration has done any deliberate evil to the Imperium; the High Lords have often exerted heroic efforts in order to advance the cause of Humanity. Many servants of the Imperium at all levels of government and all branches of the military should be commended for their outstanding accomplishments in the Emperor's name. However, it remains clear that the Imperium is slowly but inevitably declining and for the most part has been ever since the Emperor ascended to the Golden Throne; the Imperium was never intended to be ruled by a committee. Strong leadership is needed to reverse this trend and carry on the Emperor's glorious works.

 

I am sure that a true heir of the Emperor would be seen as such by all involved, nay, would be so obvious that there could be no question of their legitimacy. Any heir that would need to be argued as an heir would be only a pale shadow of the legitimate article.

I expect that this shall be the case as well; when the time comes for the heir to take the reins of power there will be no doubts as to the heir's legitimacy. I merely seek to learn the heir's identity and aid the heir in whatever way I might.

 

Inquisitor Schtauffen, I find many of your ideas intriguing and compelling; I also see a need for change and reform within the Imperium, and I believe that when the Emperor's heir is revealed and takes power that would present an excellent catalyst for many of the changes we both desire.

[Grand Master Tyrak]

*In Character*

 

Chengar Qordath Posted Today, 09:42 PM

the High Lords have often exerted heroic efforts in order to advance the cause of Humanity.

 

Whilst you have committed no great error in this example, brother, I will use it to illustrate a point to all. It is pointless to refer to the High Lords as a single body, for within them lie great differences. Whilst the Fabricator-General, The Master of the Administratum and the Ecclesiarch may bicker for power amongst themselves, the Grand Master of Assassins, the Grand Provost Marshal of the Arbites and our brother the Inquisitorial Representative perform to a much higher standard of devotion and dutifulness. We cannot continue to say "the High Lords are . . .", because in most circumstances it will only apply to particular High Lords.

[The emperors chosen]

[Character]

 

Brothers, am I alone in recongising the inherent uncleaness of the Xenos? Have I alone not been seduced by the weasel words of the Eldar? Are they not pirates and corsairs, preying apon Imperial shipping and civillian populations? Do they not betray us almost immidately after suing for alliance and co-operation?

What have they to teach us of the war against The Enemy?

Without the protection of the God Emperor of Mankind, they are powerless against those dread legions. They must hide their souls inside gems or have them devoured.

My freinds, in His wisdom, in eons gone by, The Emperor may have stayed his hand against the Eldar but to infer more from such petty historical footnotes circles close, very close, to Xenophile Heresy.

Brothers, your status as Inquisitors stay my hand also but I am much troubled, for I have burned a planetry Govenor for less candid sympathies with those aliens.

*in character*

brother, what would you have us do? the imperium is failing. The Golden throne has flaws in is, and we are beset on all sides bythe faces of Chaos. Chaos is our enemy by nature, the xenos our enemy only if we wish it. the eldar have been battling chaos for eons, and i see no reason to argue with the tau. This is not what the emperor wished, we have some petty "high lords" ruling in his suposed name, while only a few actuall seek to help the imperium. Misguided fools like Senseilord Ashahara will add more enemies to the threat of chaos. We must stand together, or die-Inquisitor Lord James

[InquisitorTynain]

Im one of those semi Heretical Thorians The Emperor IS divine and by only by releasing his entire spirit into the Warp can we hope to see his return.

( Death to the Radicals !)

[Grand Master Tyrak]

*In character*

 

The emperors chosen Posted Today, 09:53 PM

the eldar have been battling chaos for eons, and i see no reason to argue with the tau. This is not what the emperor wished, we have some petty "high lords" ruling in his suposed name, while only a few actuall seek to help the imperium. Misguided fools like Senseilord Ashahara will add more enemies to the threat of chaos. We must stand together, or die-

 

"that is not what the Emperor wished" - such arrogance. I have taken the liberty of assuming you are not a Custodes, brother, and are therefore unable to indulge in extensive communication with the Emperor on a regular basis. Who are you to decree what the Emperor does and does not want? Better to let His plan unfold as He has decreed it. Has the Inquisition sunk so low as to advocate dealings with deceitful Xenos? They who will only attempt to use us for their own ends? Cease this heresy before it begins, brother, or face damnation.

 

Who is this "Senseilord Ashahara" you speak of? You are quoting Inquisitor O'Dorihan.

 

*End in character*

 

Thats the trouble with being in-character - our characters have no knowledge of matters outside the 40k Universe. ;)

[Wulfen Lord Leo]

Wulfen Lord Leo:Inquisitor Lord William and his former acolytes Inquisitor Rockalford and Inquisitor Thomas. All Ordo Hectarius, all Thorian(One virtual cookie for each reference if you guess it correctly, hint: the last two have the same reference).

 

*in character:Inquisitor William*

 

Has the Inquisition sunk so low as to advocate dealings with deceitful Xenos? They who will only attempt to use us for their own ends? Cease this heresy before it begins, brother, or face damnation.

 

Too true brother, to ally with the foul Xenos is only an excuse for damnation itself. However if we are to allow the Emperor's return, we must find a way of riding those who may try to stop this. If we were to use the enemy against those such as the Tyranic threat or the foul Necrons, we would then be able to eliminate their weakened forces afterwards, eliminating any major Xenos threat to His return.

[Random Guy]

Inquisitor Edmund Vonelign is Thorian but welcome to the ideas of Horusian.

[Wulfen Lord Leo]

Inquisitor Edmund Vonelign is Thorian but welcome to the ideas of Horusian.

... not possible, your either one or the other. Horusians and Thorians are archenemies, as outlined in the Thorian Scourcebook.