Holy Inquisition

The Holy Inquisition (*Inquisitio)* is the intelligence agency and secret police within Order of Christ's Blood which acts as its primary security apparatus. Comprised of several distinct sub-divisions (directorates), the Inquisition serves the Order by providing the organization with intelligence, fighting heresy, conducting covert operations in Anatolia and abroad, as well as performing a myriad other secret tasks. Due to this wide scope of activity, the term "Inquisition" is often used as an umbrella term for all related state security activities of Order, as well its agents. Nowadays it is often described as a quite efficient and repressive entity which employs tried and proven methods of such historical and existing agencies like KGB, CIA, Gestapo, Stasi, medieval Papal Inquisition and number of others.

Founded early in Order's existence, the Inquisition first consisted of loose network of spies, informants and assassins that worked across Europe supplying the organization with intelligence and performing other deeds. As years progressed, the scope of work has increased and the Inquisition turned into a far more complex entity - several distinct directorates were founded to streamline and expand the scope of the agency.

The chief commander of the Inquisition is the Grand Inquisitor of Attaleia, who supervises daily activities of the agency and also acts as the right-hand of the Grand Pontiff of Attaleia.

## Structure of The Holy Inquisition

The Holy Inquisition has the following latest structure:

### Directorate of Internal Affairs

The largest Directorate works to protect Order from hostile foreign powers that might try to infiltrate its ranks, as well as perform surveillance of Attaleian citizens, keeping close watch on public gatherings, events and other similar activity. It is also tasked with shaping of official Order's propaganda and safekeeping of classified information.

* **Division I** - Counter-intelligence.
* **Division II** - Department of Propaganda.
* **Division III** - Surveillance within Church Militant Army.
* **Division IV** - Surveillance within Ecclesiarchy.
* **Division V** - Persecution and Policies Implementation.
* **Division VI** - Protection of State of Attaleia Economy and Infrastructure.
* **Division VII** - Surveillance of non-Nicaenists.
* **Division VIII** - Security auditors of the Inquisition.
* **Division IX** - Executive Group for Protection of Classified Information.
* **Division X** - Passport control, surveillance of tourists in the state-owned Free Economic Zone.
* **Division XI** - Surveillance and covert following of suspicious citizens.

### Directorate of Foreign Activities

All activities which concern foreign espionage, covert operations abroad or cooperation with friendly agencies fall within Directorate's of Foreign Activities scope. It has four divisions and

* **Division XII** - Espionage Department.
* **Division XIII** - Department of Procurement.
* **Division XIV** - Surveillance of embassies and other government institutions.
* **Division XV** - liaison with partner agencies from ATO members.
* **Division XVI** - support for Nicaenist movements abroad.

### Justiciar Department

Justiciar Department of Inquisition carry out the traditional work of historical inquisition, which includes looking for apostates and heretics, putting them on trials and sentencing them for failure to adhere to Christian faith or working against the Order. Justiciars themselves are high ranking inquisitors with wide powers, with each justiciar working as prosecutor, judge and executioner at the same time. Even thought they are allowed to perform these steps on their own sufficient judgement, they are still required to submit any information to central **Justiciar Authority for Judgment**, which has the official duty to perform trial and punishment to those unlucky enough to be caught performing forbidden practices. Thus, it's rare for justiciars carry out executions and judgements themselves, but it's not unheard of and for this reason, justiciars are widely feared by everyone, including even the most fanatical Nicaenists under Order's rule.

### Directorate of Public Obedience

Only found in Crusader State of Attaleia, men working in this department are basically police officers that are tasked with upholding law and order in the State. They often accompany justiciars on their raids and are known to be quite aggressive towards citizens of the state who disobey their orders. During rare and troublesome moments when large numbers of citizens start causing mayhem, they appear in riot gear and carry non-lethal arms to disperse rioting crowds.