The Imperial Mages and the Inquisition

In the Hofferson Empire, the Imperial Mages are also a political organization, and they have the greatest power within the empire after the Emperor. All their members fanatically follow the Emperor. They closely and actively participate in the legislation. and also in religion. spreading their dogmatic views. Anyone who disagrees with them or questions them is declared a traitor and a heretic. They secretly lead the Imperial spy and assassin network, and train spies and assassins. They quickly recognized the potential and danger of ELDRICHT technology, together with the Emperor. Therefore, they began to study and use it, but at the same time they banned and persecuted it. So that only they could have this technology, thereby ensuring power and influence. When they realized that it had appeared on the black market, and they realized that their power was in danger, they had to act. So they formed the Inquisition.

Although the Inquisition also controls the clergy and acts as religious leaders, they are not actually priests, nor are they driven by religion. The members of the Inquisition are themselves members of the Imperial Magi. The Inquisitors are drawn from among the most loyal and fanatical Imperial Magi. Practically, they are the internal secret police of the Imperial Magi. They declare enemies and critics of the Emperor and the Imperial Magi as Heretics. and act drastically against them. They rule with fear and terror. Under the watchful eye and approval of the Emperor, they persecute with fire and iron anyone who possesses ELDRICHT technology, even if it is just a simple everyday object.