Inquisitors

# The Inquisitors of Elucia

The men and women of the Inquisition function as the mysterious secret police of Elucia. They are very rarely seen, and even more rarely heard from; most of what is known of the Inquisition is known in the form of whispers and rumors spread amongst the populace. It is assumed that they serve directly under the Council of the Six, and carry out their will amongst each of the six territories of the realm with no thought to jurisdiction or borders.

Stories of what an inquisitor looks like, or what they are capable of vary wildly, but what most who have seen them in action can agree upon a few things: They carry a variety of unusual and specialized equipment for a variety of foes, they seem to be equally comfortable with martial weapons and magic, and they carry out their business quickly, quietly, and quite often brutally.

Being between an Inquisitor and their quarry is never a pleasant experience.

#### The Inquisition

The Inquisition is headquartered in the upper floors of the Tower of Alescia, it's leadership is mysterious and unknown, but it is assumed that they report only to the Council of Six. The Inquisition operates in the shadows, carrying out tasks that work towards goals known only to them, and a priveledged few. The Inquisition seems to have their fingers in nearly every pot throughout the realm, but it is anyone's guess what their end goals are.

The party has uncovered some of the dark secrets of the Inquisition, including the secret prison below Alescia known as The Sanctum, where hundreds of prisoners were housed in order to harvest blood for the production of Realm Shards.

### Notable Inquisitors

**Inquisitor Graves**

A severe man with a dark beard, lead the interrogation of the party after the Devestation of Abbington. Carries what appears to be a longsword and some sort of pistol, as well as a variety of potions, devices, and several holy symbols of a variety of conflicting gods. Graves has shown himself to be incredibly stealthy, and rutheless in his pursuit of the Blood Cult, but also in his pursuit of the party. Graves was instrumental in convincing the Council of Six of the party's innocence however, and has since fought beside them on multiple occasions. Under his eyepatch, Graves has a glowing gold eye that has some sort of magical properties.

Graves leads the trio of Inquisitors that the party has encountered most often. Inquisitors often operate independantly, but for important tasks group up into "flights", of three.

**Inquisitor Bane**

A mountain of a man, shaved bald with an ornately armored gauntlet covering his entire right arm. Spoke few words but eminates an aura of extreme violence. Bane wields a triple headed flail whose heads are modeled after a holy censer, and pour smoke when in use. He fought beside the party against the blood cult during the fall of Milldale, and while he appears the be a fearsome combatant, his full combat prowess is unknown.

**Inquisitor Aegis**

Aegis was encountered after the party returned to Abbington following the events in the Mushroom Tower. Aegis is a tall, white haired woman who wields a massive warhammer and is clad in black iron platemail. The party fought alongside her during the fall of Milldale, where she sprouted flaming wings from her back prior to her fight with the mysterious armored figure at the Wheel of Milldale. During the Seige of Eldvale, she held back the initial attack on the outer wall by summoning a massive magical shield that repelled a great deal of the initial blood magic volleys.

After the party's trip to the realm of blood, Aegis was seen leading a party of inquisitorial soldiers to search for the whereabouts of the Destined Few. She communicated with Alluin that the party should turn themselves in, and that she did not wish to harm them.

#### Other Inquisitors

An unknown amount of other Inquisitors exist in the world, the common people know little of the Inquisition, and few outside of Alescia have seen one in person, but the party have encountered or know of several others.

Abraxas, the head lieutenant of the blood cult, was formerly an Inquisitor before he joined Sanguen during the uprising in the Sanctum.

Eldrin, Alluin's brother, supposedly also served as an Inquisitor for a time, in a flight alongside Abraxas and Pennance. His whereabouts following the events in the Sanctum are unknown, but Alluin has ascertained that the Inquisition view him as an enemy, and are actively pursuing him.

The party also met Pennance, who was described as the most senior Inquisitor of Eldin and Abraxas's flight, who remained in the Sanctum following Sanguen's uprising and the prisoner's escape to attempt to seal the rift to the blood realm that was created there. Pennance was horrifically mutated by the residual blood magic there (perhaps why Inquisitors were rotated frequently in overseeing the Sanctum), and gave his remaining life force to permanently seal the rift after the party defeated him.