Abaddonshand Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Hey all, I'm a Tyranid and DA player, but I've always liked the inquisition fluff, and I have one of the limited edition witch hunter Inquisitors (the one with the plasma pistol), who I have painted up reasonably nicely considering my meagre painting skills. I've decided to make him a retinue, and it is going to be based on characters in a work-in-progress story I am writing, about the Tyranid invasion of a planet, and the Inquisitor's attempts to rally the defenders (along with the help of a small Dark Angels Detachment). Anyway, this retinue will consist of a servo skull familiar, a veteran guardsman with hellpistol and closecombat weapon (counts as a local stormtrooper captain who the Inquisitor asks to join his band), a combat servitor (counts as an arco-flagellant), a Penitent (counts as sanctioned psyker) and a Crusader (counts as an attached Deathwatch Marine). Now, my question concerns the Crusader. I was thinking of making him a Dark Angels marine, but I know we aren't know for our friendliness towards the =][=, so I was wondering if you could give the names of some chapters that are known for their regular work with the Inquisition. The Red Scorpians crossed my mind, but I'm still unsure. Cheers, Abaddonshand. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/158188-inquisitors-retinue/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Tyrak Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Nothing wrong with using a Dark Angel. You could even make him have an ulterior motive for accepting this mission, just to spice things up a little. :( Other than that there's no reason the Inquisition wouldn't accept DA help, they have done nothing wrong. SM Chapters are one of the few organisations in the Imperium to get the benefit of the doubt. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/158188-inquisitors-retinue/#findComment-1851276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abaddonshand Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Yeah, the Inquisitor would probably accept the DA's help, but the chances of a DA offering to help are bit slimmer B) It would be a good way to bring depth to the character though. You see, his retinue is going to increase as he goes from Inquisitor (at the start of the story) to Inquisitor Lord (in the squeals hopefully) e.g. he'll have the crusader (attached marine) from the start, along with the servo skull and the sanctioned psyker (this character has astropathic abilities, so the Inquisitor can send messages to whoever he needs to). Before the Tyranids commence open invaison, he'll collect an arco-flagellant, because his original purpose on the planet will be to hunt down what is believed to be a chaos cult (actually genestealers), so one of the cultists will end up being turned into the as heck (counts as combat servitor). During/ in the aftermath of the actual invasion, he will invite the Stormtrooper captain to join the team. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/158188-inquisitors-retinue/#findComment-1851329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor Fox Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I believe both the Red Hunters and the Exorcists also have Inquisitorial connections. Per fluff in the Dawn of War novels, the Blood Ravens also have their share of Inquisitorial contacts. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/158188-inquisitors-retinue/#findComment-1851508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
morolen Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 a grey knight sans his power armor perhaps? Make him vague about what other chapter he is from, or since he is with an inquisitor, outright lie as an order. Also the space wolves, since they are all so individual it wouldnt seem amiss that one was over here doing something. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/158188-inquisitors-retinue/#findComment-1851622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abaddonshand Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 I'm using an Emperor's champion model with a terminator stormshield, so he'll have power armour of sorts (obviously not ruleswise though). I like the idea of Space Wolf actually, that could be quite good. Want to steer clear of grey knights, as my inquisitor is going to be a bit of a radical, but he may have a change of heart later on after he witnesses the damage radicals can do if they delve too deep. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/158188-inquisitors-retinue/#findComment-1852314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungboy Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 If the Crusader (Marine) is Deathwatch then it can come from any Chapter, there doesn't need to be any specific tie to the Inquisition. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/158188-inquisitors-retinue/#findComment-1852329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abaddonshand Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 I've decided to make him a DA marine, and use this to explain why the Inquisitor is able to call on the DA for help - "I know a man who knows a man et al" <_< Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/158188-inquisitors-retinue/#findComment-1852795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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