Inquisition

The Inquisition is an arm of the Church along with the Divine Seminary and directly tackles the spiritual enemies of the Blessed Arkinian Empire. It is the Priest counterpart to the Imperial Legion.

Purpose
The Inquisition was tasked by the Church to find, expose, and purge all heresy within the Empire. By the time of the game, they were mostly tasked with hunting the New Faith, a burgeoning religious sect, led by Father Ulrich.

Most often, the Inquisition bypassed normal law, superseding the Prefecture and the Gendarmes. They wielded supreme power and fear and were often both revered and loathed by the populace. As is with most who follow the Priestly Lot, their ways are mysterious to other citizens. Many of its members were holy men and women themselves and served the Twins. They were aided by a sect of paladins, the Champions Of Faith. With the Champions, they served to guard temples, maintain sacred sites, and hide forbidden artifacts like Black Book

The Inquisition served as the only legal magic users of the Empire, using divine miracles granted by the Twins. For this reason, they were opposed to any and all Witches, and hunted them down as soon as one was discovered. When captured, a Witch was sent to the House Of Humility after being shacked with a silver collar, draining them of their will and subjecting them to slave labor.

Equipment
Inquisitors were marked by their black cossacks and openly displayed crosses, strongly resembling outfits of real-life Roman Catholic priests and nuns. They carried scrolls marking them as Inquisition members. Each Inquisitor was given a set of silver bars with which to channel their magic, and a holy book. With the silver bars, Inquisitors could heal any number of wounds, restrain enemies, or channel the Twins directly to deal with heretics and evildoers.

Notable Inquisitors

 * Father Ulrich
 * Father Jerimiah
 * Jeanne
 * Sir Brante (Path Of The Priest)

Trivia

 * Their name, actions, and general aesthetic is a direct reference to the religious inquisition started in 12th-century France by Roman Catholics to combat what they perceived as religious heresy. This later spread to other European nations populated with Catholics such as Spain and Portugal. This fits with the game's general theme of mirroring the events of the French Revolution during the 18th Century.