Inquisitor Grendyl

> *"I am Grendyl. It is my honour to serve the God-Emperor of Mankind, and fight the darkness that contaminates the Imperium."*
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## Grendyl

A holographic message from Grendyl, during a cutscene.

## Informative

### Personality

Unknown

**Inquisitor Grendyl** is a is a mysterious Inquisitor of the Ordo Hereticus, and is in charge of all Inquisitorial forces upon Atoma Prime and within Hive Tertium.

**Grendyl's** identity is a closely guarded secret, the only interaction between them and newly recruited **Acolytes** occurs through a holographic message via servitor during an initiation ceremony where their face and voice change multiple times.

**Grendyl** has requisitioned use of a **Rogue Trader** vessel, The Mourningstar, for use in Inquisitorial operations on Atoma Prime. The **Rogue Trader** hosting Grendyl's warband is Shipmistress Brahms, who appears to be a close ally to **Grendyl**, possibly even an old friend. Although Brahms is wary of Inquisitorial affairs and would leave Atoma, if she had the option to, however, she stands resolute in seeing **Inquisitor Grendyl's** goals on Atoma completed.

## Wyrmwood Agents

**Grendyl** has a wide information network made up of various agents all across Atoma and the wider Imperium. They are Grendyl's most trusted web of spy networks and rooting out heresy to purge. Their primary function is information-gatherers, spies, and occasionally, recruiters.

Wyrmwood Agents are the only specified type of agent in Grendyl's service. These anonymous agents mentioned appear undercover deep within unpalatable locations (of the Imperium) searching for signs of heresy and keeping an eye out for potential recruits who might rise up in against it.

* Occasionally, agents will act as recruiters, bringing any notable individuals they cross paths a chance to slaughter of heretics in **Grendyl's** service.
* **Grendyl** values and trusts this network of informants over that of other sources, especially with the seditionists apparent in the upper-portions of Hive Tertium and Atoman society.

### Wyrmwood Agents

It is unknown whether the classification of "Wyrmwood Agent" simply refers to all the anonymous agent undercover only classification of agent or if all agents are Wyrmwood agents, isn't specified. There are assuredly many more agents on Atoma than the 3 known so far.

* Wyrmwood (first vox transmission series) - Identified the corruption and heretical cult presence on Atoma. (Year 1 Wyrmwood)
* Wyrmwood (Carnival breakdown trailers) - Discovered traitor control of Carnival district and evidence of blighted stimms.
* Wyrmwood Agent 42 - Embedded in the Water Cartel. Notified Inquisition of the Moebian 6th and Karnak Twins activity in the Torrent. Rannick states this agent is now compromised, during the Orthus Offensive.

## Grendyl's Retinue

Inquisitors often times surround themselves with a small circle of exceptional, unique, specialized individuals. An inquisitor could simply order someone to work for them, but how and why one ends up employed by an Inquisitor is usually more complicated than that.

### Notable Warband Members

* Interrogator Rannick is **Grendyl's** highest ranking Acolyte known. As an **Interrogator**, Rannick is in the second stage of an *Inquisitor-in-training*, he's likely been in **Grendyl's** service for a long time.
* Explicator Zola - Recruited relatively recently from Hive Tertium itself. Recruited for her skills and knowledge of Tertium, she leads operations on Atoma Prime and Tertium. As an **Explicator** she is in her first stage of an *Inquisitor-in-training* and one of the second highest ranking acolyte of Grendyl's retinue, at this time*.*
* Sergeant Major Morrow - Leader of the warband's Astra Militarum forces. Morrow is a battle-hardened, former member of the Imperial Guard. **Grendyl** appears to have recruited Morrow and other veterans of the wars on Armageddon. One such example being Infantryman Krastov who fought at others fought at **Hive Helsreach.**
* Technoarcheologist Hadron Omega-7-7 - Only apparent **Adeptus Mechanicus** representative within **Inquisitor Grendyl's** retinue. Hadron is the authority for all matters within **Adeptus Mechanicus** jurisdiction and assisting the warband in anything related to tech, machinery, and industry.
* Flight Lieutenant Masozi appears to be the chief Aeronautical officer of **Grendyl's** warband. She sometimes trains "Mourningstar pilots" who may or may not be part of the warband.
* Sire Darius Melk - A spymaster of sorts likely recruited due to his expertise and experience in the unscrupulous, upper-hive political theatre and strategy. It is unknown whether he and his **House Straxamus** are native to Atoma and the Moebian Domain, or if he was recruited from further afield.
* The various (NPC) Overseers, Adepts, and Operatives around the Mourningstar hub area are also part of the warband. Inquisition iconography is seen on their uniforms. They also make comments towards the player, either being positive or negative depending on the player's level. They serve as an indication of the player's reputation in the warband as the player gains levels of trust.
* Quartermaster Brunt - Brunt bears Inquisitorial symbols on his gear.

#### Other Members

Grendyl has many acolytes and agents coming and going. Many of those heroic servants of the Inquisition are listed below. There are a few other miscellaneous members of Grendyl's service to mention:

* **Mortis Operatives** - "Mortis Operatives are a secret cadre within Grendyl's warband, and you aren't cleared for that information." That's the only info in the descriptions of the Imperial Edition supporter DLC.
* **Moebian 21st** - A Moebian regiment that happened to be stopping on Atoma. They have been working with the Inquisition since the begining of the invasion, as seen in the many cinematics. As such, it's not absurd to imagine some have been offered to continue their service in the Inquisition. This is assumed based on their item descriptions and not conclusive.

This isn't a conclusive list but it contains all additional named members of the warband. These are from descriptions of gear in the cash shop, Commodore's Vestures. These locals and other heroes come from a variety of backgrounds, but all are in Grendyl's service upon Tertium.

Those with their service to Grendyl marked as 'nearby', means they appear to be local to Tertium's conflict but not confirmed as part of Grendyl's warband.

## The Rogue Trader

There are two hierarchies of authority at play within the Mourningstar, that of the **Rogue Trader** and that of the **Inquisition**. While the Inquisition is the highest authority in the Imperium, the Inquisitorial warband is still a guest upon the Rogue Trader vessel, and an unwelcome one at that.

The **Rogue Trader** crew can be assumed to be in charge of the N**aval** aspect of **Grendyl's** operations on Atoma. As there are no members of the warband with any **Naval** designations apparent. Any naval forces used by the warband likely belong to the **Rogue Trader**, or are local Imperial vessels similarly requisitioned. The **Tancred Bastion** heavy supply barge shown in the opening tutorial level transporting prisoners is a likely example of the latter.

The **Rogue Traders** Shipmistress Brahms and Commodore Hallowette and their vessel, the Mourningstar, have been requisitioned by Inquisitorial authority to serve in **Inquisitor Grendyl's** operation upon Atoma Prime. While both have are proven allies, they buck against the Inquisitorial reigns placed upon them. The Shipmistress Brahms makes sure **Grendyl's** forces are *where and* *when* they're needed.

## Grendyl's Goals

**Grendyl's** specific goals and motivations involving the Moebian Domain, Atoma Prime and Tertium remain unclear and mysterious, *at best*. The basics are clear: Get Tertium's Manufactorums up and running, purge the corruption from Tertium's Lower Hive, and root out the traitors hidden amongst the Atoman noble houses. The reason why the Inquisitor has chosen to use a Rogue Trader and their vessel to host the Inquisitorial warband, a warband seemingly made of mostly Astra Militarum forces, to wage a war on a Hive City infiltrated by Traitor guard and Chaos Cultists is unknown. It's unknown whether Grendyl is currently in the Moebian Domain at all.

Before Tertium's fall, an Inquisitorial agent, referred to as Wyrmwood, was sent by their master, **Grendyl**, to covertly investigate for signs of Chaos or Heretic activity. The agent arrived before the pox outbreak and subsequent betrayal of the Moebian Sixth, experiencing both firsthand. The Wyrmwood agent attempted to contact **Grendyl** and his forces multiple times, but the responses from the Mourningstar were "*jammed, or corrupted by some perturbation of the Warp*", according in Interogator Rannick's latest response to Wyrmwood.

As a sidenote, Morrow states **Grendyl** has a personal interest in missions where players acquire new contagion samples from Tertium's lower hive.

* Keep Atoma's tanks in production (Morrow, mission intro, Smelter Complex)
* Investigate the the various strains of blight (Morrow, mission intro, Hab Dreyko)
* Interrogate Captian Wolfer

# Quotes

## New Acolyte Initiation Intro

* *"I am Grendyl. It is my honour to serve the God-Emperor of Mankind, and fight the darkness that contaminates the Imperium. The supreme power of the Holy Inquisition is mine to wield. Who am I?"*
	+ New acolytes: I am a warrior.
* *"The hive world of Atoma Prime is a vital stronghold of Imperial power. No matter the darkness, no matter the wracking storms of space, Atoma Prime must stand resolute. But a threat has come, the very darkness I am sworn to deny. Who am I?"*
	+ New acolytes: I am a warrior.
* *"I have learned that Atoma is cursed by the stain of Chaos. Chaos is the Archenemy of Mankind. It is the Damnation of the warp. It is everything I am sworn to oppose. Who am I?*
	+ New acolytes: I am a warrior!
* *"It can only be cast out by the light of the Throne and the scourging touch of flames. Who am I?"*
	+ New acolytes: I am a warrior!
* *"As an instrument of the Inquisition, and no matter the risk to body and soul, I will purge the hive from top to bottom and cut out every scrap of darkness I find. Who am I?"*
	+ New acolytes: I am a warrior!

## Items Mentioning Grendyl

* Test subject (Portrait Frame): No one knows when Grendyl first took interest in Atoma, but you were there from the start.

## Rejects' Quotes

* Bodyguard: So long since I saw Grendyl. Might be dead.
* Loner: (something about inquisitors not dying and just fading into mystery)
* Bodyguard: I too would like to fade into mystery.

* Cutthroat: Reckon Grendyl keeps secrets from himself ... herself?
* Savant: Some knowledge is classified for a reason. Be thankful you're not burdened with it.
* Professional: Mysterious Inquisitor. Secrets. Nothing can go wrong.

* Bodyguard: Grendyl command many people.
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## Gallery

Grendyl's Chief Officers of WarbandExample of a portion of Grendyl's Retinue
## Triva

* Interrogator Rannick will refer to Inquisitor Grendyl by female pronouns if the player happens to have subtitles set to spanish during their first meeting with him, "La Inquisora Grendyl" trust level 11 psyker