Tankroller wrote:This means that i can make my inquisitor, the list of 50 or so veteran guardsmen, 3 chimeras, 1 apocolypse/fun tank and a squadron of Russes.

Carlovonsexron wrote:
Well, I think it would also depend on the type of inquisitor. While I dont think there is any particular precedent for it, it seems like it wouldn't be out of the question for an Ordos Xenos inquisitor to be encountering new species and civilizations with a decent amount of fire power at their direct disposal, rather than needing to wait around a death watch response.

 Lynata wrote:
He can, and many have been said to have just that.

In the end, it is up to an Inquisitor when exactly he relieves requisitioned forces from his or her command, and whilst most Inquisitors do it once the job is done (as having a private army also means you will have to secure passage and supplies for it, which is bureaucracy that many Inquisitors wish to avoid) some do not, and amass quite a little following over time. In general, Inquisitors prefer to "travel light" as it means they can get quicker from A to B, but depending on how they operate, they can have a force following them in reserve, or they simply move around much slower than their fellow Inquisitors, but always arrive with a loyal force to enforce their demands, just in case local forces may be compromised.

Here is an example from Codex Apocalypse, of an Inquisitor with his battlegroup. Note that most of the troops on this chart are a temporary addition who will go their own ways as soon as the campaign is over, but also that Lord Scallen comes with a "Household Guard" of 12 IST squads.



Some Inquisitors are even said to have their own warships - large cruisers once requisitioned from the Imperial Navy and recommissioned in the black-red colour scheme of the Inquisition...

For most Inquisitors, mobility is important, but at times it is just more practical to have a force that is ready to move out at a moment's notice and that you can trust completely. It is why the Inquisition has their own Space Marine Chapters, too, even though it can order any Chapter Master around - at least in theory, for at times the Astartes Lords do like to drag their heels, or even not react to a request at all ...

KamikazeCanuck wrote:Interesting. I wonder if retaining a personal army for too long would cause the Munitorium to protest though.