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Few Acolytes are granted this privilege, which is often only given after many decades of service. Some serve independently from their master in groupings with other Acolytes, while others accompany their master in his Inquisitorial duties.{{Fn|1}} Some enjoy direct tutelage beneath their masters, while other might be stranded (sometimes unintentionally due to the emergence of the [[Great Rift]]) and left to their own devices to prove their readiness for High Office.{{Fn|11}}

At some point, his or her master may recommend to the [[Ordo (Inquisition)|Ordos ]] of the [[Inquisition]] to advance the Acolyte to full Inquisitorial rank. After this, the Interrogator is a full Inquisitor and begins his their own agenda and operations. Although the former Interrogator is no longer bound to his their old master, the two will have formed a bond and may work together and help one another in the future.{{Fn|1}} A former apprentice - now Inquisitor - may seek to reuse or reestablish their former master's resources and networks after their demise, carrying on their work or taking their place in a specific locale of space or [[Inquisitorial Conclave]].{{Fn|13}}

Some apprentice Inquisitors start at the rank of ExplicatorSimilarly, where they learn how to extract information using torture Interrogators who serve under the direction of same Inquisitor will likely have shared the same harsh experiences in training and have come to rely on one another to survive their mentor Inquisitormentorship. Explicators then move up as more experience Once graduated to full Inquisitors, they will likely part ways but call upon one another if the need for aid is gained dire. Inversely, they might become rivals or juxtaposed in the ways of the Inquisition ideologies, seeking to the rank of Interrogatorundermine each other's work whenever possible.{{Fn|210b}}

Some apprentice Inquisitors start at the rank of [[Explicator]], where they learn how to extract information using torture under the direction of their mentor Inquisitor. Explicators then move up as more experience is gained in the ways of the Inquisition to the rank of Interrogator.{{Fn|2}} If an Interrogator's Inquisitor dies, the apprentice can be raised up to the rank of Inquisitor themselves, with the immediate goal of finishing the work of their former master. However, this is considered unconventional by some, and requires a statement and recommendation from another Inquisitor.{{Fn|1010a}}

*[[Jerran DynaskusYyrmalla Aleretta]]{{Fn|9}}*[[Iven RannickAlasin]]{{Fn|1214}}

*{{Endn|10}}: [[Harrowmaster (Novel)]]:**{{Endn|10a}}: ''Epilogue''**{{Endn|10b}}: Part Two, ''EpilogueThe Enemy of my Enemy''