Archived-The Inquisition (Requiem)
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Overview
Taking their cue from the Catholic Church’s response to heresy in its ranks, the Sanctified created their own inquisition dedicated to rooting out and destroying any threats to their spiritual survival. Early Inquisitors were rarely appointed, taking canon law into their own righteous hands in order to protect the covenant. In some cases this created hysteria and some of these self-made Inquisitors had to be destroyed, so far did they go in seeking heretics.
This overkill led to the practice continued tonight, where it was the sole privilege of the Bishop to name Inquisitors and bestow upon them the authority to carry out their necessary investigations.
What is a Heretic
A heretic is an individual that conducts the following behaviour:
- Publicly declaring a belief.
- That belief is incorrect.
- After being instructed of their error, the heretic refuses to denounce the belief.
- The heretic may or may not be attempting to teach the belief.
- The heretic is acting upon their own free will.
Definitions
- Heresiarch
- The founder (and usually leader) of a Heretical group.
- Ordinary
- tbc
The Congregation for the Purity of Doctrine
Whilst the concept of the Inquisition within the Lancea Sanctum can be traced back to the Icarian Heresy which started in 1388 and continued right until 1724, early Inquisitors operated without rules, training, mentors and ultimately guidance.
Patron Saint
St Radczik - Gangrel Inquisitor and Author of "Lies of the Damned".
Membership
Declared Inquisitors of Australia
The following individuals are currently serving the Lancea Sanctum as Inquisitors. Those that have approached the Congregation and have been endorsed as a true and faithful defender of the faith by the Congregation are marked as Ordinaries of the Congregation.
- Brisbane
- Alexander Evans (to be confirmed)
- Toowoomba
- None Declared
- Armidale
- None Declared
- Sydney
- Audrey (to be confirmed)
- Canberra
- None Declared
- Melbourne
- None Declared
- Adelaide
- None Declared
- Perth
- None Declared
Extant Ordinaries of the Congregation
Extant Ordinaries of the Congregation are those members that have been trained and endorsed by the Congregation, but are not serving in the capacity of Inquisitor at the current point in time.
- Canberra
- Lupo
- Brisbane
- Lothar
- Toowoomba
- Aeron Sebrus. Aeron has taken leave of the role of Inquisitor, having learned that his time as one, is now over, not to be resumed. His forced retirement came during WWII and the years in contemplation following.
Ritae of the Inquisition
Particulars
- The accused has no right of representation; in fact any that would seek to aid the accused may come under suspicion of the Inquisition.
- There is no right to know where the accusation originates, or any right to face the accuser.
- A confession made under torture must be repeated when not under torture.
Declared Heresies
Icarians
Heresiarch: Archbishop Icarius of Naples (Destroyed)
Doctrinal Variation: tba
Australian Presence: tba
Livians
Heresiarch: Unknown (Destroyed)
Doctrinal Variation: tba
Australian Presence: tba
- Cross Reference With
- Livian Crusade
The Crimson Calvary
Heresiarch: Unknown (At Large)
Doctrinal Variation: tba
Australian Presence: tba
Censures of the Inquisitors
This is a section to record status changes and other cases made by Inquisitors, for the benefit of the wider Lancea Sanctum
Year
Month
- Character
- Judgement
Tools of the Inquisition
The following is a treatise of some of the more interesting methods at the disposal of the Congregation and its Ordinaries. These techniques have been developed by the Ordinaries and are tried and true methods for drawing a confession from the heretic.
Torture
tbc
Theban Rituals
- Sinner Song (Level 1)
- tbc
- Liar’s Plague (Level 2)
- tbc
- Malediction of Despair (Level 3)
- tbc
- Lash Beyond Death (Level 3)
- tbc
Disciplines
- Auspex
- tbc
- Dominate
- tbc
- Majesty
- tbc
- Nightmare, Protean, Vigor
- tbc
Devotions
- Familiar Stranger
- tbc
- Veridical Tongue
- tbc