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Frazzled wrote:Look at the 1st War for Armaggedon. All the Guard were wiped out.

Melissia wrote:

Frazzled wrote:Look at the 1st War for Armaggedon. All the Guard were wiped out.

Yes, but hinting that that is what happens every single time, no exception, seems like it would be wrong given the immense variation in the Inquisition. Hell, at least a radical would possibly try to save some.

Meh, don't need that many guys in your retinue. GKs very much have a "Kill 'em all and let the Emperor sort 'em out" attitude when it comes to normal people.

Frazzled wrote:Pure supposition, but I'd proffer those who survive a full on demonic outbreak with their sanity have just been "volunteered" for a lifetime career as part of the local inquisitor's retinue...

That's pretty much what I had in mind too

Frazzled wrote:Pure supposition, but I'd proffer those who survive a full on demonic outbreak with their sanity have just been "volunteered" for a lifetime career as part of the local inquisitor's retinue...

In fact, given the inquisitor, there's a chance that the poor sap was "volunteered" even *before* his or her involvement in the demonic outbreak; he just wasn't aware of it until later.


Getting back to space marines, the SW codex mentions one instance in which the Wolves ran interference against the Inquisition. During a campaign against Chaos forces, one inquisitor managed to figure out how to get the different Chaos factions present to turn on each other. His fellow inquisitors didn't appreciate that kind of creativity and attempted to arrest him, but the Wolves covered for the inquisitor in question until he'd managed to make his escape. More than likely the Wolves didn't start shooting at the Inquisitors attempting to make the arrest, but they almost certainly stonewalled and occasionally acted as if they might "accidentally" discharge weapons at the wrong moment.

KamikazeCanuck wrote:Meh, don't need that many guys in your retinue. GKs very much have a "Kill 'em all and let the Emperor sort 'em out" attitude when it comes to normal people.

I'm thinking inquisitors not GK's.

Inquisitors often accompany or precede GKs though, as daemonhunter inquisitors often are the ones that summon them.

Melissia wrote:Inquisitors often accompany or precede GKs though, as daemonhunter inquisitors often are the ones that summon them.

Yep. Would make excellent background fluff on part of the Inquisitor's retinue/henchmen if you were wont to do that.