Seculos Attendous

No other organization within the Imperium has as much freedom
from the interference of the Ministorum as the Inquisition.
Some within the Inquisition view this as a weakness, and there
are many Inquisitors that keep close personal ties with the Cult
of the Emperor and its followers. Others, such as the Seculos Attendous within the Calixis Sector, sees this separation as a
progression of mankind’s freedom from the Ecclesiarchy. They
believe that the hulking dogma and doctrine of the Ministorum
is slowly corrupting man and hampering his growth, and that
the light of the Emperor does not need the hand of the cult
to reach those who wish to embrace it. As yet, the faction has
remained very quiet about its intentions and goals, no doubt to
avoid immediate censure and the risk of excommunication.
==Overview==
Seculos Attendous is a small but growing Radical faction
within the Calixian Conclave. Its adherents believe that the
dogma and accumulated power of the Ecclesiarchy is the
most dangerous threat that mankind faces. These Inquisitors
have become obsessed with the stream of massacres, tyrants,
and conspiracies that the Ecclesiarchy has produced in the
long millennia of its existence. Having fought the spawn of
the Ecclesiarchy’s inherent corruption, those of the Seculos
Attendous inclination see the Ecclesiarchy itself as the true
enemy. Those Inquisitors who share in this obsession dream
of removing the Ministorum from the Imperium. They work
against the Ecclesiarchy’s power and influence, trying to limit
both and destabilise it with the ultimate goal of removing its
calcified dogma altogether.
Seculos Attendos is a young faction, born within the
Calixis Sector. It has just a handful of associates, and the
particulars of its doctrine are still not fully defined. The point
of commonality between Seculos Attendos Inquisitors is the
obsession with the power and iniquity of the Ecclesiarchy.
Most of these Radicals have a deep faith in the divinity of
the Emperor but see the Ecclesiarchy as nothing but a means
of hoarding wealth and power built on a lie of piety. There
are, however, several other positions that are alive within
the nascent faction. Some secretly doubt the divinity of the
Emperor and point to his dictates during the Great Crusade
as evidence. To these most Radical members of Seculos
Attendous, the secularism the Emperor once fought for was
the ideal to which the Imperium should be returned. In time
these differences may lead to this young faction destroying
itself as particulars of doctrine overcome the unity of a
common obsession.
== Seculos Attendous Domains ==
For many years, members of the Seculos Attendous have been
spreading their influence beneath the watchful eye of the
Ministorum. Often posing as members of other factions or
Ordos sympathetic to the cult, they have been working to place
themselves into positions where they can monitor and subvert
its activities. Of course, the Ecclesiarchy is a massive ponderous
organization that spans the length and breadth of the galaxy and
the Seculos Attendous is but a relative handful of Inquisitors, so
members cannot hope to exert any kind of real control over its
actions---yet. However, what they can do is to make sure that they
are in the right place at the right time in order to set larger events
into motion. With this in mind, Seculos Attendous members
spend a great deal of time on Shrine Worlds and other places
where the cult’s power is almost absolute and where the ripples of
change will have the greatest effect.
==Seculos Attendous Operations==
The operations of the faction are twofold. First they seek to twist
the Ecclesarchy’s power from within, making small alterations
in its operation that will ultimately help to weaken its power
over the masses, while still maintaining the populace’s firm
faith in the Emperor and His glory. The second is managing
the cult’s contact with new worlds and remote frontiers, places
where a freer, more natural worship of the Emperor is easier
to perform. In both cases, the faction must tread very lightly,
as the power of the cult is not to be casually trifled with and
should even the barest hint of its subversion come to light
retribution would be swift and final.
==Seculos Attendous Inquisitors==
Like many Radicals, Inquisitor Eursa Kine was once a blind and unquestioning
servant of the Ministorum, content to deal out judgement on any
who opposed its will. Over time, he found himself embroiled
in an inner conflict over his actions---the teachings of the cult
seeming to be at odds with his faith in the Emperor. Finally,
during the purging of a settlement for the sacrilegious folly of
its local cleric, he changed. Staring into the eyes of citizens who
could not understand what they had done to deserve their beloved
Emperor’s wrath, he turned on his own kill-team. Since that time
he has worked against both corruption within the Ecclesiarchy
and the Ecclesiarchy itself, all of the time preaching the true word
of the Emperor to those who will listen.
==Seculos Attendous Secrets==
Over its time infiltrating the cult, the faction has learnt a great
many things about the Ministorum and its dealings within the
Calixis Sector. Some of this information has been used to bring
down powerful priests and clergymen involved in corrupt
dealings and unspeakable acts. The fall of these clergymen has
had the dual effect of destroying the Emperor’s foes, as well as
weakening the cult from within. The most damning piece of
information that the faction has come across, however, pertains
to Saint Drusus. The faction has uncovered ancient accounts
that hint at the saint’s dealings with the arch-traitor Feldrus Xorth, a nefarious individual responsible for the destruction
of Heed during the Crusade’s first years within the sector. If
proof could be found to support these suspicions, then the
Seculos Attendous would have a powerful weapon with which
to propagate distrust and anger against the Ministorum.