The Inquisition

The Inquisition is Lampide's most secretive and pervasive caste. Loyal to Onore and Onore alone, their job is to investigate the strange, the paranormal, and the unholy. An Inquisitor is given free reign to break and bend the law as they please, to demand anything from a citizen of Lampide, and to cut through any red tape that stands in their way.

They are also, however, the smallest and most highly scrutinized of all the castes. Onore personally follows up on as many of their activities as she can and encourages the rest of the Inquisition to scrutinize each other when she can't. Lampide is not comfortable with the Inquisitors, but they are trusted by the people.

Powers
The Inquisition has free reign to order just about anything - from the reassignment of a caste, to execution - in the pursuit of justice. An Inquisitor can free a wrongly imprisoned man, deliver punishment to a wrongly released man, even demand room and board from an Inn.

Recruitment
An Inquisitor is recruited either from someone who is unflinchingly loyal to Onore. They also need to be have a mix of skills from each caste: Fighting ability, a strong work ethic, intelligence, diplomatic skill, and imagination are all important qualities for an aspiring Inquisitor. Becoming an Inquisitor is the easiest way to apply to change your caste, but it is also the most demanding to actually accomplish. Onore personally evaluates each new recruit and only takes the best. She also removes them from their previous caste.

Members
The Inquisiton are a mixed breed with many different backgrounds, inner factions and beliefs. Some were originally Sufferers, others Housemen or Seers. A lucky few were even foreign converts. But the end result is that the only constants amongst the Inquisition are their devotion to Onore and her people, and the snazzy hats.

Disgrace
An Inquisitor who abuses their power to a high enough degree is stripped of their ranking and power. Normally, this would be bad enough. However, an Inquisitor has no caste. As such, once he or she loses their power, they become casteless - stripped of all rights and unable to find work, essentially exiled. This has yet to actually be needed, since most Inquisitors will excercise their power cautiously.