Amalathians
Question not your lot in this life. Be content to serve the Emperor - however humble your station.
- Anonymous Amalathian Preacher
The Amalthians are perhaps the most typical of the Imperialist sects, embodying
the definition of the movement. The start of the 41st millennium was a time of
spiritual and physical rebuilding for the Imperium. A great conclave was held on
Gathalamor, at Mount Amalath, where military, religious and political leaders
and dignitaries gathered in their thousands to swear once more their oaths of
loyalty to the Emperor and Mankind. It was this gathering that spurred Macharius
to his conquest of nearly a thousand worlds, and during this time there was a
swell of optimism within the Inquisition that everything was once more
proceeding as the Emperor had planned, in contrast to the widespread pessimism
that pervaded before and after the Reign of Blood and Plague of Unbelief.
The first and largest of the Imperialist sects, the Amalathian movement
attracted large numbers of followers, believing that it was their sacred duty to
let nothing threaten the strength which the Imperium was regaining. They strive
to maintain the status quo, seeking out any person or agency that might
destabilize the power of the Imperium from without and within. They are less
concerned with the more traditional crimes of mutation, witchery and religious
heresy except where these conflict with the institutions of the Empire of Man.
They try to keep the rivalry and politicking between the various Imperial
Organizations to a minimum, holding to the Inquisition’s original creed of
strength through unity. Change is considered the most serious threat of all, for
change can herald disaster. While other Inquisitors may endeavor to bring about
some great upheaval or revelation that will see Mankind break from its current
turmoil into a new golden age, the Amalathians prefer to progress slowly, if
progress is necessary at all. The Amalathians accuse Inquisitors of other
philosophies of utter arrogance in claiming that they know the Divine Will of
the Emperor. Amalathians trust the Emperor to work His way and His plan as he
has always done, and it is for the Inquisition to maintain the Imperium so that
he may do so as He sees fit – mortals do not try to guess the Emperor’s mind. At
its heart, the Imperium is the Emperor embodied and to protect the Imperium is
to protect the Emperor.
Amalathians work hard to root out factions and cults which would destabilize and
threaten the power of the Imperial organizations, Imperial commanders, military
leaders and so forth. They openly and actively support these parties, and grant
them tremendous leeway to protect their own positions, where it does not
threaten the status or power of other organizations and individuals. They are
very wary of any change at all, and closely adhere to the dominant beliefs of
their time and society.
The Amalathian faction can be found in all of the Inquisition Ordos, each
striving to shield the Imperium from the worst ravages of aliens, cults,
religious schisms and mutation. They work well with agents from other Imperial
agencies, as the interests of the Adeptus Mechanicus, Imperial Commanders,
Ministorum and other organizations are also the interests of the Inquisition.
They work particularly well with the Adeptus Arbites and local security forces
whose duty it is to enforce Imperial and local law, thus defending the power of
the Imperium itself.
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