Inquisitorius

	Inquisitorius
General Information
Founders	Darth Vader
Leaders	Grand Inquisitor
Headquarters	The Knightfall
Historical Information
Founding Date	19 BBY
Other Information
Affiliation	Galactic Empire formerly; Emperor Sheev Palpatine (claimed);
Exodus Information
Creator	Cazzik

"The Inquisitorius. A project of mine, long planned. Slaves to the light side once, now awake. Hunters, one and all."
"What do they hunt?"
"Why, Jedi, of course."

— Darth Sidious & Darth Vader

History[]

The Inquisitorius, also known as the Inquisitorius Program, the Order of Inquisitors, the Inquisitor corps, and the Imperial Inquisition, was an organization of Force-sensitive operatives under the Galactic Empire. Inquisitors were tasked with hunting the remaining Jedi throughout the galaxy following the destruction of the Jedi Order, as well as other political dissidents, and retrieving Force-sensitive children as part of Project Harvester. Nicknamed "Red Blades," these dark side adepts were governed by Darth Vader and led by an individual known only as the Grand Inquisitor.

During the Great Jedi Purge, the Inquisitors came into conflict with numerous surviving and former Jedi and affiliated third parties. One of these groups was the Hidden Path, who ferried Jedi and other Force-sensitives through a network of safe havens and assisted Jedi like Obi-Wan Kenobi. Another group were the Spectres, a rebel cell that included Jedi survivor Kanan Jarrus and his apprentice, Ezra Bridger. Their pursuit of the Spectres also brought them into contact with the former Padawan Ahsoka Tano and the former Sith Lord Maul. By the time of the Galactic Civil War, the Empire considered the Jedi to be largely extinct, and the Inquisitorius were said to have vanished.

In truth, the Inquisitorius continued to operate, albeit in a less public manner. When the Galactic Empire, under the rule of Thrawn, ceased hostilities with the New Republic and their Jedi allies the Inquisitorius separated from the Empire vowing allegiance only to the true emperor, Palpatine, whom they believe to still be alive somewhere in the Unknown Regions. They have continued with Project Harvester, delivering Force sensitive children to an unknown location.