Inquisitor - Acolyte Ranks: With long service within an Inquisitor's retinue, an Acolyte may rise up through multiple ranks, serving multiple purposes for their patron Inquisitor and ultimately perhaps even rising high enough to be considered for Inquisitor status themselves. The most common ranks handed out to Acolytes of the Inquisition include the following, ranked from highest to lowest:High Interrogator - A High Interrogator is the senior-most rank of Interrogator, an individual who is among the most trusted agents and servants of their patron Inquisitor but still short of full Inquisitorial status themselves. High Interrogators are very likely to eventually rise to become full Inquisitors themselves within a short time of achieving this rank.Interrogator - Achieving the rank of Interrogator represents the second stage of achievement for an Acolyte who is considered by their patron to be a future Inquisitor-in-training. Interrogators are both capable and strong, and possess a tremendous will to survive battle alongside their mentors. Some Interrogators never rise to the rank of High Interrogator and instead simply move on when they are deemed ready by their patron to become a full Inquisitor. Interrogators often possess an Inquisitorial Rosette of their own, though it lacks the full powers and ability to unlock certain highly classified archives of information that a true Inquisitor's rosette allows.Explicator - An Explicator is an Acolyte who has been marked out by their patron as competent and loyal enough to be treated and tested as a potential Inquisitor-in-training. They learn how to extract information from subjects using physical and mental torture techniques under the direction of their mentor Inquisitor, hence their title.Legate Investigator - Some ordos, such as the Ordos Calixis in the Calixis Sector, make use of Acolytes such as those drawn from the Adeptus Arbites gifted with a formal carta of inquiry and a Sigil of Question, granting them the formal authority of the Inquisition for the duration of a particular investigation, essentially making them temporary Inquisitors for the span of a single mission.Prime - "Prime" is the title given to the Acolyte who has been selected by their patron to serve as the commander of a given warband or retinue.Throne Agent - Throne Agents are the most trusted members of an Inquisitor's retinue, and are drawn from many different backgrounds, often from the Adeptus Arbites or one of the other Imperial adepta, including the various Imperial military services. Throne Agents have ascended to join the ranks of the Inquisition itself, and now possess both political power and responsibility accordingly. Throne Agents are not true Inquisitors, but are recognised as bearers of the organisation's authority wherever they go. They often act independently of their Inquisitor while still carrying their full authority and possess an Inquisitorial Rosette of their own.Trusted Acolyte - A Trusted Acolyte is one who is often given positions of responsibility by their patron, such as running an Inquisitor's facilities while they are away or operating in long-term undercover operations. A Trusted Acolyte is someone the Inquisitor now trusts to be loyal and competent and may one day be considered for promotion to Throne Agent or even Explicator.Proven Acolyte - After a cell of recently selected Acolytes has completed several successful missions for their patron Inquisitor, they are inducted more fully into the workings of the Inquisition and can operate more independently of their patron's direct supervision.Acolyte - Acolytes are the chosen servants, agents and aides of an Inquisitor. Though not of the rank of Inquisitors, they are nonetheless considered full agents of the Inquisition, and can be delegated some of the authority of their patron Inquisitor. However, some Acolytes are chosen simply to serve as cannon fodder by more ruthless Inquistors to deal with a specific problem, such as those selected to combat the Darktide of Chaos threatening Hive Tertium on the Moebian Domain Hive World of Atoma Prime, who are nicknamed "Rejects" by the Ordo Hereticus. Those who survive their original purpose may continue on in their patron's retinue, eventually rising to gain more power and responsibility, perhaps even eventually becoming Inquisitors-in-training themselves.