Horus was weak. Horus was a fool. He had the whole galaxy within his grasp and he let it slip away- Ezekyle Abaddon
Horusians
Within the Xanthites there are those whose
beliefs go even further, and are known as Horusians. The Horusians look to the
Primarch Horus who was a mighty being invested with immense Chaos power, and see
an opportunity wasted. They believe that a new Horus could be created, invested
with great energy from the Warp, but one who would unite all of Mankind for its
betterment, rather than enslaving it to Chaos. Most other Inquisitors consider
the Xanthites, and particularly Horusians, to be
walking along the edge of a precipice. Xanthites are
commonly seen amongst the Inquisition as arrogant and dangerous, toying with
powers they do not fully comprehend. Puritanical Inquisitors have a particular
loathing for Horusians, who they see as the most dire heretics with their belief
that they can create a new Emperor. However, as one of the oldest philosophies
of the Inquisition, and including among their number some of the most learned
and powerful Inquisitors, it is a brave or rash Inquisitor who will stand alone
against the Xanthites. Most often, as was the case
with Xanthus himself, a cell of Inquisitors will form a common cause against a
particular Xanthite in an effort to expose his perceived heresies and to deal
justice.
Their dealings with daemons and the Warp leads many
Xanthites and Horusians to become members of the Ordo Malleus, and they
quite frequently build up associations with Chaos cults. They have been known to
create sects of their own which are concerned with unraveling ancient mysteries
and delving into arcane lore and knowledge.
Despite the pogroms of the 35th millennium, Horusian ideals have waxed and waned
in popularity ever since the founding of the Inquisition. The Horusian ideal is
quite simple, and yet also unpalatable for many Inquisitors, even those with a
resurrectionist outlook. Their assumption is that somehow the powers of Chaos
that manifested themselves in Horus might be harnessed for the creation of a
Divine Avatar, or perhaps in the process of transferring the Emperor's soul from
its current form into the body of a living god.
Considered radicals except by themselves, the Horusians are few in number but
fanatical in their cause. They tend to be older Inquisitors, frustrated by the
lack of answers provided by other resurrectionist theories and therein lies the
danger. Chaos and its power can never be viewed as a quick route to success, for
in that direction lies damnation.
Quite apart from the normal anti-resurrection arguments, many Inquisitors view
Horusians with suspicion, out of fear that their dabbling with possession and
Warp intrusions endangers those around them and the Imperium in general.
However, the most experienced Horusians are well versed in the perils of the
Warp and Chaos and so are numbered amongst the most proficient and dedicated
daemon hunters in the entire Inquisition.
Like all such philosophies, the Horusians must tread a path along a precipice of
dedicated service to the Imperium and the fulfillment of their researches. It is
a path that most have trodden wisely, but not all Horusians have remained faith
and, perhaps like Moriana ten thousand years ago, succumbed to the lure of the
Dark Powers.
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