Thorian - Thorians and Xanthites: Though they expend great energy and devote much time to the study of Chaos, the Thorians do not believe that Chaos itself can ever be harnessed for the ultimate benefit of Mankind. Through their studies, they believe that the spirit of the Emperor may be brought forth once again, in order to destroy the threat of Chaos once and for all.This in itself is reason enough to cause conflict between the Thorians and the Xanthites, but is by far the lesser reason. The true enmity between these two factions of the Inquisition can be traced back through the origins of both factions, and the divisions between resurrectionists and Horusians.There are some that believe that Inquisitor-Master Zaranchek Xanthus, the founder of the Xanthite creed, was hunted down and executed not for his dabbling in Chaos per se, but for pro-Horusian leanings, although this was never proven.The ongoing cooperation between Xanthites and the few Horusians that remain to this day is more than enough to create an antipathy towards the Thorians, a hostility that is reciprocated in full by the Thorians themselves. More than any other faction, the Xanthites distrust the Thorians' motives, accusing them of simply hiding behind their new Puritan outlook.Xanthites see the Thorian philosophy as a betrayal of the original resurrectionists and a denial of their true goal. The Xanthites see the Thorian-Horusian conflict as an extension of the same divide that exists between themselves and most other Inquisitors. Such divisions can only be deepened by experience rather than lessened.The Thorians would see all Horusians eradicated and the philosophy buried once and for all, because the Horusians act as a constant reminder of the Thorians' own wayward past. Such conviction has been instilled into generations of Thorian Inquisitors to the point that many see any kind of purposeful manipulation of Chaos, rather than simply its observations, as a tell-tale sign of latent Horusian tendencies.This vindictiveness is repaid in full by those that become Xanthites, for they see the burning of Xanthus as a martyrdom, made at the hands of the resurrectionists. The believe the Thorians to be the latest in a long line of self-deluding, short-sighted meddlers that should share the vision of Xanthus to achieve their goals, rather than continue to destroy the great works of the Xanthite founder.So single-minded is this animosity that it is one of the few things that can distract a Thorian from the pursuit of their other duties. The merest hint of Horusian activity is enough to suspect the involvement of a genuine Horusian, and the Thorians hold many conclaves to discuss how to destroy this menace for the rest of eternity.So opposed to each other are the Xanthites and Thorians that such conflicts almost always end in physical clashes. Given the long history of both beliefs, it is inevitable that the relationship between them is littered with internecine fighting, blood and death.Each further sacrifice made by an Inquisitor in his or her cause only serves to further reinforce the entrenched positions of the two factions. The worst case of this conflict was the Laskar Purge, where over a dozen Inquisitors of both factions and their warrior bands had gathered over a course of time, determined to kill their foes.Many innocents were caught in the crossfire until Kill-teams despatched by the Inquisitor Lords, after notifying the High Lords of Terra themselves, wiped out both sides in the conflict.Large parts of the underhive populations of the world of Laskar were also eliminated to prevent news of the internal strife within the Inquisition ever being known outside its operatives.