Steel Inquisitors
Maddened enforcers with steel eyes who burn metal to crush dissent and hunt Mistborn rebels.
The Steel Inquisitives are a terrifying order of enforcers created by the Lord Ruler to maintain his absolute rule over Scadrial. Originally human men and women, they undergo a brutal ritual that pierces their eyes with steel needles, granting them immense Allomantic power while stripping away their sanity and humanity.
Quick Facts
- Affiliation
- The Final Empire
- Source of power
- Steel (Allomancy)
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Background
The psychological toll is immediate and severe. Inquisitives lose their capacity for empathy, logic, and self-preservation, becoming ravenous predators driven solely by the instinct to hunt those who wield Allomancy or defy the Lord Ruler. They are often depicted as twitching, weeping figures with steel eyes that glow faintly, constantly burning metal in a state of manic exertion. Despite their madness, they remain highly effective soldiers, serving as the primary threat to the rebellion throughout the history of the Final Empire.
Did You Know?
- Inquisitives can sense when someone is burning Allomantic metals, allowing them to track hidden Mistborn instantly.
- The steel needles in their eyes are not just symbolic; they physically anchor the connection to Preservation's power.
- Despite their madness, Inquisitives retain enough tactical instinct to coordinate attacks and hunt effectively in groups.
- Their bodies are often described as being in a constant state of decay due to the strain of constantly burning metals.
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