Gallilenus Heresy
The Gallilenus Heresy is a scandalous incident involving the Inquisition which centered around the actions of Inquisitor Jaueg Dag on the Cardinal World of Gallilenus III.[1]
History
The planet is roughly four hundred light years away from Holy Terra and is the most visited place by pilgrims who are travelling to the Imperial Palace. It is considered one of the oldest worlds to have been incorporated into the Ministorum and boasts not only huge palaces and cathedrals but also extensive catacombs of ancient tombs as well as vast reliquaries. The bodies, or even parts of them, of several saints are believed to reside within them and are guarded by a detachment of Battle Sisters. Due to its nature, the planet is often visited by Inquisitors who subscribe to the Thorian belief and it was the actions of one of these that led to a rift between the Inquisition and the Ecclesiarchy which has yet to be closed.[1]
Jaeueg Dag was a young and headstrong Inquisitor who sought to forward the Thorian cause and eager enough to the point that he was not content to merely study the texts of his predecessors but instead sought to make a great discovery that would heighten the Thorians' knowledge to a greater level. Whilst he knew of the great many works near Dimmamar and Ophelia, he instead sought to perform research on Gallilenus III. In the past, several Inquisitors of the Thorian philosophy requested permission to study the saint's remains which involved them being exhumed for examination but the rulers of Gallilenus refused. Rather than force the issue, the Inquisitors relented and wisely took their studies elsewhere. Inquisitor Dag instead chose to conduct his studies in a covert manner and did not inform the ruling Cardinals of his secret investigations or his presence on their world.[1]
This continued for several months whilst Inquisitor Dag's agents infiltrated the catacombs in order to study the ancient relics and corpses. Through the use of the Psychomancers in his retinue, he began to probe the bodies for clues as to the nature of the soul that had once inhabited them in addition to the extensive physical tests conducted on the bodies. His research over time began to lead to rumours of shadowy tomb robbers, which grew in prominence until they attracted the attention of the cardinals themselves, who acted upon them. This led to Dag and his followers being intercepted whilst they were attempting to exhume the corpse of Saint Accillia, with a firefight erupting at the Chapel of Rest's pillars and tunnels. As Inquisitor Dag did not wish to reveal his presence, he fought back with lethal intent against the Sisters of Battle that were hunting him, which led to the deaths of several of their number before he managed to escape into the catacombs.[1]
In the aftermath of the incident, Dag was shocked by his own actions and realised the folly of his covert methods, which led to his entourage abandoning their experiments and quiting Gallilenus III. In time, he became a confident as well as successful member of the Ordo Hereticus and spent the rest of his life in atonement for his early actions. On Gallilenus III, there now exist stories of ghoulish bodysnatchers with rumours speaking of them being the acts of dark cultists whilst others say that these are the actions of flesh-eating Daemons or even aliens.[1]
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Source
- 1: Inquisitor: The Thorians, pg. 6
