Thorian - Ordo Hereticus: Many Thorians believe that the secret of the Emperor-Incarnate exists beyond current Human knowledge, and though their duties may deal with the threat of the Traitor and Heretic, there is little for them to study to further their cause. It is for this reason that the Ordo Hereticus is a rare choice for a Thorian Inquisitor.Most of those Thorians that are part of the Ordo Hereticus exploit the position for one particular reason -- the ordo's close relationship with the Ecclesiarchy. The history of the Thorians is inextricably linked to the Ecclesiarchy. They are, after all, named after the most prominent Ecclesiarch in the history of the Adeptus Ministorum.It is not just this historical connection that draws a few Thorians to seek out the Ordo Hereticus, for there is a much more practical purpose. The ancient connection between the Ordo Hereticus and the Adeptus Ministorum grants those Inquisitors in the ordo access to the Ecclesiarchy's records.There is a vast wealth of information contained in the annals of the Ecclesiarchs, original copies of the Book of Saints, various incarnations of the Litanies of Faith and other doctrinal material. In particular, theological musings on the nature of the Emperor, and accounts of the activities of saints and Living Saints are all fuel to the Thorian fire.On the whole, Thorians do not necessarily agree with the Ministorum and its multitudinous sects with regard to their view of the Emperor. Inquisitors are, by their nature, pragmatic and not given to fanciful ideologies, whereas the dogma of the Ministorum has in the past caused grief to the Thorians.Inquisitors, should they work openly, attract fear and suspicion even from the innocent, and in an organisation as large as the Ecclesiarchy, there will always be those that would rather the Inquisition were not operating in their vicinity. This hidden resistance can often be avoided by members of the Ordo Hereticus, as many of the Ecclesiarchy see them as allies rather than foes.As with the Ordo Malleus and Ordo Xenos, the resources of the Ordo Hereticus allow a Thorian Inquisitor a vast sum of knowledge and expertise. In conjunction with the studies of Sebastian Thor himself, the tales of other famous members of the Ministorum are scrutinised and checked in the search for signs of the Emperor-Incarnate or a Divine Vessel.By cross-checking these records with the findings of Thorians in other specialties, an Inquisitor can determine if such remarkable individuals were simply gifted, perhaps possessed of psychic powers, or influenced by other, darker entities.If these avenues of investigation are exhausted or prove inconclusive, there remains the possibility that these saints were indeed Divine Vessels and perhaps partook of a portion of the Emperor's power.It is not only those that have been loyal and faithful that attract the attention of the Thorians. The Ordo Hereticus is, after all, devoted to rooting out corruption and disloyalty, not to the praising of martyrs and saints.It is the belief of some Thorians that exceptionally gifted individuals may have been mistakenly prosecuted as threats to the Imperium when in fact they were actually showing signs of potential divinity.In many long centuries, resurrectionism or incarnationism was suppressed or even heretical, and in these periods, the beliefs and learning of the pre-Thorian factions was destroyed or declared Perdita.It is the belief of some Thorians that during these times of ignorance and denial, Divine Vessels, or at least potential Divine Vessels, may have been mistaken for psykers or the possessed. The Ordo Hereticus itself is as old as the Thorians, dating from the Age of Apostasy, but the vocation of the Witch Hunter dates back much further.The records of the ordo therefore predate the investigations of the Thorians themselves by several millennia, much of it contributed by incarnationists and resurrectionists from bygone centuries. To gain access to these old accounts and reports is reward enough for a Thorian willing to balance his studies with the investigation of Heretics and witches.And it is also, of course, the duty of the Ordo Hereticus to hunt down psykers -- they are the Emperor's Witch Hunters. Psychic ability is closely linked to the Divine Vessel by the Thorians, for it is psykers that are closest to the Warp and therefore in contact with the Emperor's soul.The Ordo Hereticus therefore provides valuable information on psykers and their powers, and its network of agents can be used by a Thorian to locate psykers that also display other traits associated with a Divine Vessel or the Emperor-Incarnate.Being assisted in the investigation of these individuals allows a Thorian Inquisitor a greater chance of actually discovering one or the other, should they actually exist.Thorians who themselves do not have psychic powers may therefore enter the service of the Ordo Hereticus in order to gain a greater understanding of these mystical abilities, perhaps the better to predict where the Divine Vessel may appear, or just to have a better level of empathy with those they are seeking.In particular, the most powerful psykers -- those graded as Alpha-level -- are the greatest threat the Ordo Hereticus faces. They are also the most likely candidates for Divine Vessel status, for if a body can contain the power of an Alpha-level psyker -- individuals capable of destroying Battle Titans or controlling whole worlds -- then it follows that the Emperor's divine essence may also be contained within such mortal bodies.