Imperial Inquisitor

Severin Teyhard von Holberg was the first Imperial Inquisitor to be
part of the newly established Inquisitorial Court.

Overview

This Imperial title was established by vote of the Senate in Spring 378YE. The holder is responsible for coordinating and overseeing inquisition in the Empire working with the Imperial Militia to ensure inquisitions occur correctly within the Empire. Although the title holder has no power to limit or direct the use of inquisition by the Synod they do have the power to carry out an inquisition in their own name.

Responsibilities

The Imperial Inquisitor is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the use of inquisition in service of the Empire. They are expected to work with both the Imperial militia and the Imperial Synod to ensure inquisitions are performed correctly. Following the creation of the virtue inquisitors, they are also part of the Inquisitorial court, which was set up to oversee inquisitions and ensure their accountability and transparency.

Petra Petrivna Melikov of the Vale of Triosk,
first Imperial Inquisitor

Powers

Inquisitor

The Imperial Inquisitor is an Imperial title in the Synod. Once per summit, they may call an inquisition without the need for a vote in the Synod. This is in addition to any existing judgements they have raised normally. This use of the power may be escalated to a Sanction just like any other inquisition.

To use this power, the Imperial Inquisitor must still place a judgement before the Synod, but it is considered to pass automatically at the point it is presented.

Appointment

The Imperial Inquisitor is appointed by judgement of the Assembly of the Nine, during the Summer Solstice.

Any Imperial citizen can serve as Imperial Inquisitor. They can be revoked by the General Assembly and by the Assembly of the Nine.

Summit	Nation	Elected	Votes
Summer Solstice 386YE	Urizen	Lenarius Ankarien	6 Votes
Summer Solstice 385YE	Urizen	Lenarius Ankarien	3 Votes
Summer Solstice 384YE	Urizen	Galene Netherwatch	8 Votes
Summer Solstice 383YE	Urizen	Galene Netherwatch	5 Votes
Summer Solstice 382YE	The Brass Coast	Corwyn Leafstalker
Summer Solstice 381YE	The Marches	Martin Orchard
Summer Solstice 380YE		Ephron of Adina’s Charge
Summer Solstice 379YE	The League	Severin Teyhard von Holberg
Spring Equinox 379YE	The League	Severin Teyhard von Holberg
Summer Solstice 378YE	Varushka	Petra Petrivna Melikov

Recent Elections

This title is currently held by Lenarius Ankarien; it will be reelected at Summer Solstice 387YE. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.