Interrogator
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An Interrogator is an Acolyte of the Inquisition, acting as their Inquisitor's apprentice.[11]
Overview
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.[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.[11]
At some point, his or her master may recommend to the Ordos of the Inquisition to advance the Acolyte to full Inquisitorial rank. After this, the Interrogator is a full Inquisitor and begins their own agenda and operations. Although the former Interrogator is no longer bound to their old master, the two will have formed a bond and may work together and help one another in the future.[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.[13]
Similarly, Interrogators who serve under the same Inquisitor will likely have shared the same harsh experiences in training and have come to rely on one another to survive their mentorship. Once graduated to full Inquisitors, they will likely part ways but call upon one another if the need for aid is dire. Inversely, they might become rivals or juxtaposed in ideologies, seeking to undermine each other's work whenever possible.[10b]
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.[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.[10a]
Notable Interrogators
- Alain Von Baigg
- Bledheim[7]
- Iven Rannick[12]
- Jerran Dynaskus[9]
- K'Shuk[5]
- Luce Spinoza[4]
- Rapal Staccata[6]
- Yyrmalla Aleretta
- Alasin[14]
Images
Interrogator Miniature[8]
An Interrogator
Trivia
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Notes
- Earlier books used the term 'Acolyte' to cover the ranks of 'Explicator', 'Interrogator', and the unexplained 'Notary' only.[2] Later books, following from the Dark Heresy RPG, have been clear that Acolyte covers a wide variety of Inquisitorial henchmen, and that apprentice Inquisitors are 'Interrogators'.[3]
See also
Sources
- 1: Dark Heresy: Ascension, pg. 66
- 2: Codex: Witch Hunters (3rd Edition), pg. 16
- 3: Dark Heresy Core Rulebook, pgs. 276-277
- 4: Argent (Short Story)
- 5: Soul Drinker (Novel) - The Soul Drinkers Omnibus, Chapter Six
- 6: Mindshackle (Short Story)
- 7: Awakenings (Novel), Chapter 2
- 8: Warhammer Community: Inquisitorial Agents Sprues Revealed – Meet One Of The Most Flexible Kill Teams Ever (posted 09/05/2023) (last accessed 14 May 2023)
- 9: Warhammer Combat Cards, Card Description
- 10: Harrowmaster (Novel):
- 11: Wrath & Glory: Forsaken System Player's Guide, pg. 118
- 12: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
- 13: Imperium Maledictum: Inquisition Player's Guide, pg. 7
- 14: White Dwarf November 2019, pgs. 18-21 - Wyrm Hunt
