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I was wondering if there was any fluff justification for a tech priest becoming an inquisitor. I know they can serve inquisitors as acolytes, but wondering what references there might be to tech priests dealing with heretical machines or becoming inquisitors themselves. Seems like inquisitors come from all sorts of backgrounds.

I ask because I've been building an ad mech / scion force. The theme i invisioned when I started it was a tech priest who travels investigating heretical or xeno tech with the scions and skitarii representing his personal security force and retinue.

I don't know of any fluff for or against it. However, he would have to be careful of potential conflicts of interest. If I remember rightly there is an Inquisitorial ordo devoted to seeking out forgotten tech, as such a tech priest inquisitor would make sense.

The only reason I can think of why not is a purely technical one in that the Tech Adepts are not technically part of the organisational structure of IoM. But that is a purely technical distinction and I am sure those lines blur frequently.

Is there a reason that he needs to be an Inquisitor. If not, I would imagine the tech priest charged with this responsibility would have wide ranging powers when it comes to tech heresy, and I am sure the IoM would have no problems lending him some Scions.

You might want to look at this. -> http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Ordo_Machinum

Also any inquisitor is free to name his successor. So they could just name a tech priest. No sane inquisitor will name a character who has dubious loyalties, however not all inquisitors are sane ; )


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the Inq codex mentions that some inquisitors like to have skitarii as henchmen.

There is one dark herecy book dedicated at tech stuff and the oddnes of the admech empire. You might want to look it up for some idea's. -> The Lathe Worlds




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Other interesting sources would be Rogue trader RPG. they have the Explorator class that is close to what you are describing. Explorators would sure have the option to acquire some troops. -> http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Explorator

Inquisitors can come from all backgrounds. I don't think there are any objections against an AdMech member joining the Inquisition. In fact, most of the Inquisitors that deal with the AdMech probably are AdMech themselves.

Yeah, no specific rules preventing it but equally there is the problem of the Inquisition being required to be wholly and exclusively loyal to the Emperor and the Imperium, so they would have to divest themselves of their Mechanicus trappings as much as possible and I don't imagine there are many tech-priests who would be willing to do that.

The ad mech has a "order of the dragon" kinda internal inquisition who hunt tech heratics.

They could have a relationship with a imperial inquisitor, a jeratic against the impirum is a heratic.

Despite the internal sqaibbles they can unite as needed.

Thank you everyone for your suggestions and links. That really helped me.
I mainly want to fluff this force as an inquisitors force because i had read the eisenhorn trilogy, so good, and have a huge hardon for the inquisition now, but my favorite miniatures to paint are skitarii and scions.
I figured that was a good way to tie it all together. I would add an inquisitor from IA but it already takes one formation for skitarii, one for ad mech, and one formation for scion. (3 formations being a common max formation rule in most gaming groups and tournaments) so i figured I'd just fluff the dominus as an inquisitor. Thsts why the skitarii are all painted up with inquisition black coats.
I know having a fluff story and being lore abiding isn't important, and lots of people don't, but i enjoy my painting and modeling more if my force has a story.

 Mr_Rose wrote:
Yeah, no specific rules preventing it but equally there is the problem of the Inquisition being required to be wholly and exclusively loyal to the Emperor and the Imperium, so they would have to divest themselves of their Mechanicus trappings as much as possible and I don't imagine there are many tech-priests who would be willing to do that.

Yep, this would probably be the main issue, conflict of interests - Inquisitors couldn't swear fealty to the Omnissiah and AdMech couldn't support the Golden Throne over the Machine God, even if they're supposedly the same thing. That being said, it's your hobby, and a big galaxy. It may well have happened.

Tech Priests are notable as the only class in Dark Heresy: Ascension who cannot become an Inquisitor. Not sure if it gives a reason.