The Inquisition

• Interrogator Emilios Saends/Brother Sands
• Gib
• Asclepius 32-B
• Interrogator Gideon
• Interrogator Arcelius Montalban
• The Blank
• The Seneschal

Interrogator Emilios Saends/Brother Sands

-Initially contacted by Gamma Star at the Manor Party; provided the company with a semi-mocking "calling card" for a Vox Channel, which seems nonetheless capable of attracting his attention.

-Attended the Gubernatorial Wedding nominally disguised as part of the Astra Telepathica's retinue; throughout the event, he seemed to be keeping an eye on the Lord Captain. After the Ceremony, he approached Major St. Ardentia with a drink, introduced himself, and asked why she appeared so expectant of danger. The Ambassador and Specialist Quint entered the conversation to assist the Major and prevent the incident disclosure of confidential information.

-Specialist Quint has confirmed that Saends is a psyker, and is very skilled at hiding his presence and abilities.

-Saends regards Pax Velanus as "canny," and someone to be wary of.

[Heavy Encryption]

-Ford is passing some information to Saends that we deem valuable to his continued inaction toward the company; however, he also revealed that he'd been outfitted with a Vigil Device, such that he could avoid questions that might lead to more dangerous revelations. Controlling what Saends knows has been made both easier and more difficult.

Gib

-Acts as a messenger for "Brother Sands"

Asclepius 32-B

-First encountered in the Purge of Bluehull-92, where he was rescued from holding and assisted the team in purging the habblock.

-Suspected clone.

Interrogator Gideon

-Interrogator previously in charge of Norimar Investigation; current mission and whereabouts technically unknown, but I have suspicions that Gideon may be another identity of Arcelius Montalban.

-Confirmed association with Solomon, under alias "Brother Gideon." The psykers considers his Interrogator to be a traitor, though the precise regard and veracity of this claim has yet to be established.

Interrogator Arcelius Montalban

-Interrogator Montalban is not part of the Ordo Hereticus, and therefore not a member of Lord Inquisitor Kabella Vyne's Retinue; rather, he represents the Ordo Historica Veritas, and seeks to uncover the secret histories of Asterion. We have since opened negotiations for cooperation with the Interrogator, as elements of our aspirations currently align; though generally any interaction with the Inquisition is prudent to avoid, our position within the complexities of Asterion's politics has made this impossible, and thus controlling the nature of all interactions is the best outcome we can strive for moving forward.

-To this purpose, Montalban has provided us with a means of communication using dead drops to be delivered by his acolytes.

-Montalban was first brought to our attention when Commissioner Comata reported alleged acolytes caught stealing the cypher ident of a navy official. Two more of Montalban's acolytes—Tongs and Thunder (given name Remus, thus all other names given can be assumed to be codenames)—were later encountered during an operation to locate Archivist Denn and the documents he'd uncovered in Level 442 of the Administratum Archive. Circumstances aligned such that we were able to join forces with the acolytes.

-Our first direct meeting with Interrogator Montalban occurred in the mid hive, at the Chapel of St. D'Chessia on Level 77-K. He is adept at subtly controlling conversations by inviting people to talk more about themselves, while deflecting questions about himself. His amiable behavior likely is a method to cause others to underestimate him.

-The Quarantine Event of Level 77-K occurred during this meeting; we suspect that Montalban was the intended target of assassination, and as such, we have advised him to look for moles in his organization.

-Agrees that House Fontarii is likely the 3rd, missing noble house of Asterion. However, he has some additional theories that may prove problematic for us if revealed, specifically that Melichdoche Traquiel framed House Fontarii, and betrayed Captain Orpheon.

-I suspect that Interrogator Montalban and Interrogator Gideon/Brother Gideon are one in the same, based on his explanation of a sending an acolyte into Halcyon who's story matches that of Solomon. Though he was not able to gain a large amount of intelligence from his spy, he was able to confirm that the Order uses Asterii Devices; his condemnation of this behavior leads me to conclude that we should under no circumstances disclose our own utilization of such technology.

The Blank

-Member of Montalban's retinue; has numerous visible cybernetic augmentations to their musculature.

-Mutant, Blank (interesting, we learned from encountering this individual that Condemnor passively measures the "weight" of null/void presence in its vicinity)

The Seneschal

-Member of Montalban's retinue. Navy uniform indicates previous or current association.