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The Holy Inquisitorum is the ultimate instrument of the Holy Aurus Spectra's will, serving as its investigative, militant, and punitive arm. Granted authority directly by the two Dichopts, the Inquisitorum is tasked with a single, overarching mandate: to protect the body and soul of the Hyuron Imperia from all threats, both external and internal. Its agents are feared and respected in equal measure, for they are the final arbiters of salvation and damnation. The Inquisitorum is comprised of two primary, functionally distinct branches: the Venatorium and the Veritorum.

The Venatorum (The Hunter's Arm)

The Venatorum is the more visible and public-facing branch of the Inquisitorum. Its agents are the shield against the physical horrors that plague the dark corners of the galaxy.

• Mandate: The primary focus of the Venatorum is the identification, tracking, and purging of external or monstrous threats. This includes xenos incursions, dangerous beasts like the Varghast, undead plagues (Vetala), and the hunting of Rendyr (vampires). They are the warriors and monster-slayers of the Inquisition.

• Methodology: Venators are trained for frontline combat, survival, and practical investigation. Their methods are often direct and violent, employing blessed weaponry, specialized tools, and tactical squad-based operations. They are pragmatic and results-oriented, concerned with neutralizing a physical threat above all else.

• Structure & Titles:

  • The People: The Venatorix

  • An Individual: A Venator

  • The Leader: The Venatarch, who holds a seat on the Aurionum Prime to advise on existential threats.

  • Specialized Titles:

    • Pursuivant: A junior Venator, often tasked with tracking, intelligence gathering, and support for a senior agent.

    • Retributor: An unofficial but revered title for a veteran Venator known for their absolute ruthlessness and success in punitive campaigns. They are specialists in vengeance.

• The Synods: To combat persistent, widespread threats, the Venatorum organizes specialized conclaves known as Synods. These task forces concentrate resources and expertise on a single enemy type.

  • Elder Synods focus on majour threats.

  • Minor Synods are often vaguely named. These focus on piracy, seditious trade companies, or monitoring certain Hyuron factions.

The Veritorum (The Shepherd's Crook)

If the Venatorium is the sword of the Spectra, the Veritorum is the scalpel, held to the heart of the Imperia itself. It is the quieter, more dreaded branch of the Inquisitorum.

• Mandate: The Veritorum is exclusively concerned with internal purity and ideological security. Its agents hunt heresy, not monsters. They investigate doctrinal deviation within the Spectra, root out political corruption that threatens the faith, monitor unsanctioned Psyachus activity, and pass judgment on the souls of Hyuron themselves.

• Methodology: Veritors are masters of subtle investigation, interrogation, logic, and theology. They do not engage in open battle but in wars of whispers, evidence, and faith. They audit planetary governments, interrogate high-ranking officials, and can declare even the most powerful individuals heretical.

• Structure & Titles:

  • The People: The Veritorix

  • An Individual: A Veritor

  • The Leader: The Veritarch, who reports only to the Dichopts.

Jurisdiction & Public Perception

While both branches serve the same ultimate purpose, their methods and targets grant them different reputations. A Venator arriving on a world is often a sign of a clear and present danger, a grim hero come to slay a monster. Their presence, while terrifying, can also bring relief.

A Veritor's arrival, however, is almost universally a cause for pure dread. They move quietly, their investigations often hidden until the moment they pass judgment. The sight of a Venator's silvered bolt is a promise of protection; the whisper of a Veritor's summons is often a death sentence. To the common citizen, both are the unblinking, judging will of the Golden Eye, one turned outward to the darkness, the other turned inward to their very souls.