Ordo Malleus - Organisation: The Ordo Malleus is led by the Inquisitor Lords known as the "hidden masters." Unlike the other ordos of the Inquisition, the Ordo Malleus has a more rigid and formalised hierarchical structure. It is controlled by a council of 169 Inquisitor Lords known as "masters," all of whom have the right to have a direct audience with the Emperor Himself within the inner sanctum of the Imperial Palace if they so request.Their authority even extends to the Inquisitorial Representative to the Senatorum Imperialis, some of whom have been tried and executed by the masters of the ordo in times past. Below the masters are the Inquisitors known as the "proctors" and "proctors minor," with each being responsible for the leadership of a Chamber Practical of the Ordo Malleus. The Chambers Practical themselves are named after their founding proctor and serve as the basic organisational unit of the Ordo Malleus.Inquisitors Ordinary form the rank and file of the ordo whilst there exists a parallel organisation called the "Chambers Theoretical and Historical" that consist of agents known as "Inquisitors Historical." Inquisitors Historical are drawn from the older members of the ordo who are unable to continue their active service either due to ill-health, injury or infirmity. Instead, they are assigned research and data collation projects at the Inquisitorial and Administratum libraries.Within the Chambers Practical, there are perhaps only a few hundred Inquisitors Ordinary and Historical in total across the galaxy. The Chambers Theoretical and Historical for their part possess in total only a few score members that are engaged in research and disputation whilst the Chambers Practical are comprised of hundreds of Inquisitors who are responsible for operating within the various Inquisitorial sector conclaves of which the Ordo Malleus is a part and joining with agents of the other ordos of that conclave in the field.The Ordo Malleus works directly under the Emperor's Warrant and thus has a completely free hand in its operations. This means that an Inquisitor Ordinary of this ordo is able to demand anything they see fit from any adepta or armed service of the Imperium in order to accomplish their duty with no explanation being offered. Any Imperial servant that meets with an Ordo Malleus Inquisitor must comply and obey their command. The most common demand made by Malleus Inquisitors is for troops to support their operations, though such forces rarely survive in the service of an Inquisitor Ordinary.This is not necessarily viewed as a problem by the Inquisitor, however, as they would be forced to mind-wipe or otherwise eliminate those troops who have served them and been exposed to the realities of Chaos. However, high public honours are given to those Imperial units that are attached to the Ordo Malleus should they die in the service of the Inquisition, though the campaigns upon which these honours are earned remained sealed in the archives of the ordos.Members of the Ordo Malleus tend to favour simple yet sinister uniforms with black, loose-fitting habits over their armour along with large hoods that hide their features in shadow. Graphic electoos are an unofficial yet traditional addition to this uniform for many Malleus Inquisitors as their glowing appearance beneath the skin adds a disturbing quality to the appearance of these Inquisitors which they find useful in seeking to intimidate outsiders with an air of menace and mystery.By tradition, Inquisitors of the Ordo Malleus tend to have one electoo for each coven of witches or Heretics that they have discovered and cleansed. As such, for the oldest Malleus Inquisitors it is not uncommon for elaborate electoo designs to be enscribed all across their body.The designs of these electoos have been fixed for generations, with the symbols intended to recall in a stylised manner each of the various Daemons and other Chaos foes that the Inquisitor has faced and defeated. The rarely seen or used badge of the Ordo Malleus takes the form of the Imperial Aquila holding a rod and an axe in each talon which is worn either on the shoulder or on the right breast.Masters and proctors of the Ordo Malleus are always psykers who carry Force Rods as a symbol of their authority, though in combat engagements this is often supplemented with a Power Weapon of the Inquisitor's choice.