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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
→Formation of the Inquisition
The actual founding of the Inquisition is shrouded in mystery and there are at least two different stories surrounding its formation.
The first is that in the twilight hours prior to His internment within the [[Golden Throne]], while Terra lay besieged by the traitor forces of [[Horus|Warmaster Horus]], the [[Emperor of Mankind]] commanded [[Malcador the Sigillite]] to seek out "men of character, skill, and determination" to be tested and trained so that an elite group of investigators might be tasked to discover the alien, mutant, and heretic. Immediately prior to his assasult on Horus's battlebarge, [[Malcador|Malcador the Sigillite]] presents twelve individuals to the Emperor, eight Astartes and four humans who he has gathered in response to the Emperor's commands. The Astartes are described as having cast aside their allegiance to their Primarch and Legion who sided with Horus, Maclador goes on to say that they are blessed with paranormal skills which are most apt in combating the horrors that have recently emerged from the warp<sup>9</sup>. Although the identities of the twelve presented to the [[Emperorof Mankind|Emperor of Mankind]] are never revealed, it is known that among those individuals recruited by [[Malcadorthe Sigillite|Malcador the Sigillite]] were Captain [[Nathaniel Garro]] of the Death Guard, Captain [[Iacton Qruze]] of the Luna Wolves, and [[Sisters of Silence|Sister of Silence]] [[Amendera Kendel]]<sup>1</sup>.
The second story is that immediately after the Emperor was interred in his Golden Throne, four trusted servants of the Emperor gathered in secret to discuss what was to happen next. Their opinions were divided; two believed the Emperor could be returned to life, the other two believed it folly to interfere with the events that had unfolded. The two resurrectionists, known as Promeus and Moriana, left Terra to begin their quest to bring the Emperor back to life. The two that remained acted quickly to establish themselves with the Senatorum Imperialis and created an organisation to combat the efforts of Promeus and Moriana; and it was from this seed, the Inquisition was formed<sup>10</sup>.
