The Iron Inquisition

The Iron Inquisition are a Partisan military order, loyal to the High Church. The Inquisitors are an elite brotherhood of knights, templar, and priests devoted to a militant, extreme sect of the church's faith. While the Inquisitors operate in several nations in Westrath, the brunt of their forces are located in northern Lordamere, Forellon, and Dagorath. The Iron Inquisition is opposed to crime, corruption, sin, and the Cathar movement. Religious warfare between Inquisitors and Cathars (particularly the followers of Benedikt Jaeger) has been especially brutal. War crimes have been widely reported on both sides of the ongoing conflict.
The Inquisitors are followers of the High Church, but they have become increasingly militant and autonomous. According to some, the Inquisition operates entirely independently of the High Church's archbishops, who are unable to reel in their fanaticism. The Inquisition is a controversial group. In Lordamere, the crown, the High Church, and the noble houses see the inquisitors are a threat, but also an ally (albeit a radical, dangerous one). The Inquisition commands an ardent following among rural, highly religious Partisans. The Inquisition is a reviled group among the Cathars.
The Inquisition has a complex theology, which has branched off from the mainstream religious views of the High Church. Blood and fire play important roles in the ceremonies and secret practices of the faction.
== Trivia ==
* The Iron Inquisition were inspired by the Knights Templar.
* While water-based symbolism and iconography is prominent among the Cathars, fire-based symbolism and iconography is prominent among the Inquisitors.