Low Level Inquistion?

[Fangschrecken]

This is sort of a background and sort of a modeling/gaming question so general it is!

I'm wondering how low level of an inquisitorial presence is possible. I've got some Men-at-Arms, Empire, and Cadian bits laying about so I got the idea in my head to chuck them all together and make a 10man squad of henchmen counting as a imperial guard infantry squad. They would be led by one of those old crusader models from the daemon hunters range, and would have an attached 'junior-inquisitor' who would be a counts as commisar.

What do you all think? Has anyone seen something like this before? Does the inquisition send initiate inquisitors to observe various regiments?

[Gorbad Ironclaw]

Does the inquisition send initiate inquisitors to observe various regiments?

I wouldn't think so, at least not generally. However that doesn't mean they couldn't be there for whatever reason you care to come up with. Of course, they don't have to be inquisitorial henchmen if you just want the models. They could be the private retainers of one of the officers, mercenaries, local militia or anything else really. Lots of options for what they could be, so if you want to make the models and use them go ahead. No reason you shouldn't.

[Caiphas Cain]

Sure they do. Perhaps they are suspected of being tainted, or why does that regiment have such a high percentage of latent psykers? Or something more mysterious maybe....

[The Devourer]

Yes it does happen although it's not a rigid process. The inquistion doesn't have trainee inquisitors- instead an inquisitor can put forward one of his team to become an inquisitor themselves if he/she feels they could manage the role- they are usually the second in command and take charge when the inquisitor is away. Not all inquisitors work on the frontline and some prefer to stay far away from the action (sometimes off world) in these cases they often send down a team of their henchmen to perform tasks for them. An inquisitor could send down a small group of henchmen to oversee an imperial guard mission if he/she believed their presence would be useful

[Lord Damocles]

The population of Hekatus IV are suspected of harbouring agents of the Great Enemy.

Inquisitor Grimm has decided to dispatch one of his Acolytes, along with a bodyguard of henchmen to investigate the rumours. They've attached themselves to the local Imperial Guard high command for the duration of their stay on the planet.

Aliens are attacking! The Acolyte decides to lend his aid to the Guard forces responding to the threat.


Job's a good 'un.

[Fangschrecken]

A realted question: I know an inquisitor can just walk in and take command, but can an acolyte/senior henchman go up to a guard commander, flash his papers and take over on behalf of his inquisitor?

[MajorWesJanson]

On occasion. If necessary, the Inquisitor will provide his acolytes with their own signets or other marks of his/her authority.

Low level Inquisitors would properly be Interrogators, who are essentially apprentice Inquisitors.

[Gorbad Ironclaw]

I just think it would be a little more interesting if it was something than junior Inquisitors/Inquisitorial henchmen as for a super secret organisation you sure do see a lot of them. It seems to have become this catch all justification for the presence of anything or any given plot twist or action.

[Fangschrecken]

Yeah that did occur to me. Mostly Im just tossing out ideas and I sort of wanted to convert a squad along those lines/have an excuse to incorperate the metal inq henchmen (lovely models those) into my army. Also condisering doing a unit of flagellants/guardsmen and adding some priests to the squads, but Im not sure that works with the whole dune-ish sort of thing i've been going for. Then again I've been meaning to do a sort of feydakin unit and that could be lead by a priest.........

Curse my love of converting it'll drive me broke it will.

[Charistoph]

A realted question: I know an inquisitor can just walk in and take command, but can an acolyte/senior henchman go up to a guard commander, flash his papers and take over on behalf of his inquisitor?

It really depends on the respective wills of the individuals, who the acolyte is working for and how well their reputation is perceived by the commander, and a thousand other factors.

So it's possible and even likely, if the officer is junior enough and/or sufficiently intimidated by the Inquisition to jump in the desired direction.

[Nero Vipus]

An inquisitor's training doesn't follow a set programe and it is quite likely that an acolyte would be dispatched to gain some training in the field of battle. Inquisitors (and also their acolytes) are very varied in their techniques and as they wield ultimate power they can get away with whatever they want (in theory). You don't need any real justification as an inquisitorial mandate allows him to do what he wants, if he wants his acolyte to be attached to a guard regiment it would just happen. It doesn't need to be necessarily that the acolyte is checking the guard out for signs of corruption or taint, he could just be recieving training or even looking for potential recruits for his master's retinue.