{{OrdoXenosPortal}}'''High Inquisitor Bronislaw Czevak''' is a an [[Inquisitor Lord]] and renowned member of the [[Ordo Xenos]] made famous by his in-depth study of the [[Eldar]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|5}}

== History==[[Image:Czevak Atlas Infernal.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Bronislaw Czevak''' during the events of ''[[Atlas Infernal (Novel)|Atlas Infernal]]''.]]

'''High Inquisitor Czevak''' was a frail 400 year old man confined within a cryogenic suspension suit to keep his body from failing him¹. He was also a prominent born in mid [[ThorianM41]] member of the . He studied at [[Ordo XenosSchola Byblos]]¹. During his time there, particularly interested in the study of while at the firing range his [[Eldarbolt pistol]]. He was respected enough by the Eldar jammed and exploded, leading Czevak to spend time as a guest amongst the [[Iyanden]] [[Craftworld]] where think he was even invited to attend ''The Dance without End'' by a passing group dead and wetting his robes. He survived, but this incident remained one of [[Harlequins]]^1ahis most embarrassing memories, causing self-loathing and disgust.{{Fn|1f}}

At some point prior to the 13th Black Crusade, Czevak He was present upon mentored in the world of [[DarcturusOrdo Xenos]] by [[Inquisitor]] [[Furneaux]], investigating the crash site of the and became an [[UthurielInquisitor]] in the Ordo. When Furneaux died during the mysterious events surrounding the [[CraftworldSecond Klestry Forest War]]^1b. It was here that , Czevak excavated engaged the shrine loyalties of Furneaux's bodyguard and henchwoman [[Kaela Mensha KhaineLiving Saint]] in an attempt [[Joaqhuine Desdemondra]], as much to study the means by which the Eldar utilized '''soul-transference technology''' so that it might be applied her miraculous gift and its relationship to his researches as out of the [[Emperorneed for an able bodyguard.{{Fn|God-Emperor]]^1c.1a}}

Unfortunately, his excavation was interrupted by a Some time in or before 724.[[DeathwatchM41]] kill-team intent on destroying , Czevak wrote the alien abomination^{1, p28}. But this intervention was itself thwarted by a group of treatise ''[[Harlequins]] who had arrived to extend an invitation to spend the few remaining years of his life in Teachings on the [[Black Library of Chaos|Black LibraryUnholy]], granted him access to '' on the ultimate repository of knowledge on [[ChaosEldar]]^1d.{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}

At some point before 805.[[M41]] Czevak was contacted by [[Radical]] [[Inquisitor]] [[Maturin Ralei]], who asked for information about the history of the [[Eldar]]. Czevak had few contacts left among the [[Ordo Xenos]] at this time, but they spoke highly of Ralei's willingness to delve deeply into this kind of knowledge, and so Czevak replied. He gave Ralei a translation made by Czevak's [[xenolinguitor]] of the relevant stanzas from a sacred text of the [[Iyanden]] [[Craftworld]], but told Ralei not to contact him again. In 805.[[M41]] itself, while investigating Ralei after his death, Inquisitor [[Brehm Sasham]] found this correspondance, and wrote to his superiors "do not be shocked by the identity of its author: an inquisitor more renowned for his Radicalism even than Ralei. Czevak. Ha! To what other crackpot would the master of this Bestiary turn, seeking answers?"{{Fn|4}} After [[Battle of Iyanden (Kraken)|the attack]] on [[Craftworld]] [[Iyanden]] by [[Hive Fleet]] [[Kraken]] in 992.[[M41]], Czevak was deemed worthy enough by the Eldar to spend time as a guest on the [[Craftworld]], along with his [[Acolyte|retinue]], where he was even invited by [[Farseer]] [[Iqbraesil]] to attend the ''[[Dance Without End]]'' performed by a visiting group of [[Harlequin]]s.{{Fn|1c}} This was the first time that Czevak had seen Harlequins in person, and Iqbraesil told him their names and ways.{{Fn|1a}} By late [[M41]], High Inquisitor Czevak was a frail 400 year old man confined within a cryogenic suspension suit to keep his body from failing him.{{Fn|1a}} At some point prior to the 13th Black Crusade, Czevak was infected with present upon the world of [[Darcturus]], investigating the crash site of the [[Uthuriel]] [[Craftworld]]. It was here that Czevak excavated the shrine of [[Kaela Mensha Khaine]] in an attempt to study the means by which the Eldar utilized '''soul-transference technology''' so that it might be applied to the [[Emperor of Mankind|God-Emperor]].{{Fn|1a}} Unfortunately, his excavation was interrupted by a [[memeDeathwatch]] [[Kill-Team|kill-virusteam]] intent on destroying the alien abomination. But this intervention was itself thwarted by a group of [[Harlequins]] who had arrived to extend an invitation to spend the few remaining years of his life in the [[InterrogatorBlack Library of Chaos|Black Library]], granted him access to the ultimate repository of knowledge on [[Chaos]].{{Fn|1a}} At this point Czevak was infected with a [[Meme-Virus]] by his then-[[Interrogator]] [[Raimus Klute]] so that his ability to assimilate knowledge would be increased for the journey^1e.{{Fn|1a}}

During [[Ezekyle Abaddon|Abaddon's]]'s [[13th Black Crusade]], Czevak was captured and tortured by [[Ahzek Ahriman]] of the [[Thousand Sons]] who, knowing Czevak's familiarity with the [[Black Library]], seeking extracted from the location Inquisitor a means to rip open the walls of the Black Library[[Webway]] itself. Although Ahriman interrogated Czevakwas rescued through the daring efforts of the [[Harlequinade of the Red Masque]], he and was unable whisked away to learn an undisclosed location in the locationWebway.{{Fn|7}}

=== Subsequent to the 13th Black Crusade ===Time spent in the webway miraculously envigorated the aged Czevak, thus ; despite him being over 433 years old upon his return to realspace , he had the body of a much younger man^1f.{{Fn|1d}}

==Known Works==*''[[Admonitions and Portents]]''{{Fn|6}}*''[[Letters to the Casophilians]]''{{Fn|1c}}*''[[Teachings on the Unholy]]''{{Fn|2}}*''[[Ancient Wanderers - the Phoenix Lords of the Eldar examined]]''{{Fn|8}} == Known Associates ==*[[Inquisitor]] [[Raimus Klute]]¹{{Fn|1c}}*[[Saul TorqhuilRelictors]] - [[RelictorsTechmarine]] [[TechmarineSaul Torqhuil]]¹{{Fn|1e}}*[[Living Saint]] [[Joaqhuine Desdemondra]]¹{{Fn|1a}}*[[Rogue Trader]] [[Reinette Torres]]¹{{Fn|1e}}*[[Daemonhost]] [[Hessian]]{{Fn|1e}}*[[Warp Seer]] [[Epiphani Mallerstang]]{{Fn|1e}} ==See also==*[[List of Inquisitors]]

*¹ : [[Atlas Infernal (Novel)]] - by [[Rob Sanders]]:**a{{Endn|1a}}: Prologue**{{Endn|1b}}: first Interregna**{{Endn|1c}}: The Dance Without End: The Ruins of Iyanden**{{Endn|1d}}: Act I, Canto III**{{Endn|1e}}: p. 7Epilogue**b{{Endn|1f}}: third Interregna*{{Endn|2}}: p[[Codex: Necrons (3rd Edition)]], pg. 95**c{{Endn|3}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070322194322/http: p//uk.games-workshop. com/eldar/ulthwe-background/1/ Games Workshop: Inquisitor Czevak's Notes on Ulthwé] ''(saved archive page, dated 22 March 2007, last accessed 27May 2021)''*{{Endn|4}}: [[Xenology (Background Book)]], pg. 29 - ''Eldar''*d{{Endn|5}}: p[[The Inquisition (Background Book)]], ''Czevak'' - pg. 3624*{{Endn|6}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 71*e{{Endn|7}}: p[[White Dwarf 287 (UK)]], pg. 4436 - ''Ahriman''**f{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: pEldar (3rd Edition)]], pg. 8841

===Uncited===*[[Necessary Evil (Short Story)]]*[[Shadow Play (Short Story)]]*[[Czevak to the Dark Tower Came (Short Story)]]*[[Codex Imperialis (Background Book)]], pg. 70*[[Codex: Craftworld Eldar (3rd Edition)]], {{Cite Marker End}}*[[Codex: Dark Eldar (7th Edition)]], pg. 113*[[Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition)]], {{Cite Marker End}}*[[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)]], pgs. 7, 13, 53*[[Codex: Eye of Terror (3rd Edition)]], {{Cite Marker End}}*[[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]], pg. 7*[[Eldar & Dark Eldar Collectors' Guide]], pg. 3*[[Dark Heresy: Ascension]], pg. 5: ''Introduction''*[[The Last Hunt (Novel)]], Chapter Seven*[[The Bleeding Chalice (Novel)]], Chapter Six*[[Mephiston: City of Light (Novel)]], Chapter Fifteen*[[Traitor General (Novel)]], Chapter Four*[[Deathwatch Core Rulebook]], pg. 314, 369