Gregor Eisenhorn Inquisitor Artwork

The Rise of Gregor Eisenhorn: From Puritan to Radical Inquisitor



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The Rise of Gregor Eisenhorn



Gregor Eisenhorn began his journey as a devout Inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos, originally a strict Puritan of the Amalathian faction. His early years were marked by unwavering faith in the Imperium’s strict doctrines, hunting down heretics and xenos threats without compromise. He was trained under Inquisitor Hapshant and elevated to full Inquisitor at the remarkably young age of 24. His first significant case, the persecution of the heretic Lemete Syre, established him as a formidable investigator. However, it was his pursuit of the Necroteuch, an ancient tome of Chaos knowledge, that set him on the path to radicalization and would change his ideology forever.



The Corruption of Knowledge



Eisenhorn's battle against the heretical cabal on Gudrun and the discovery of the Necroteuch led him into dangerous moral territory. While destroying the tome won him favor among Puritans, his exposure to forbidden knowledge drew suspicion from Radical elements within the Inquisition. His encounters with the Daemonhost Cherubael, an entity he would later enslave, further pushed him toward the Radical philosophy of Xanthism—a belief that Chaos could be used as a weapon against itself. His once unyielding stance on purity was eroding, as he found himself employing increasingly extreme methods to fight the enemies of the Imperium.



Declared an Outcast



Over time, Eisenhorn’s use of Radical tactics and Chaos-tainted artifacts led to his first accusations of heresy. His confrontation with Inquisitor Quixos, a fellow Radical turned full-blown heretic, resulted in his temporary excommunication from the Inquisition. Though he was ultimately cleared of all charges after personally killing Quixos and destroying his works, the ordeal left him even more willing to bend the rules in pursuit of justice. His experiments with sum