ORDO HERETICUS （THE WITCH HUNTERS ）

討逆修會(huì)（獵巫師者）

A shadowy branch of an organisation already swathed in secrecy, the Ordo Hereticus is the guardian of Humanity, the watcher at the gates that protects Mankind — as much from its own weaknesses as any threat from without. The Witch Hunters of the Ordo Hereticus are sinister, feared individuals. Their skin is pale from long days spent in the excruciation chambers of Inquisition fortresses or poring over ancient texts that speak of the heretic and his machinations.?

審判庭已然是一個(gè)被秘密所包裹的組織，而討逆修會(huì)更是其中一條隱秘的分支，他們是人性的戍衛(wèi)者，看守著保護(hù)人類的大門——他們防備著人類自身的弱點(diǎn)，也抵御著來(lái)自外部的威脅。討逆修會(huì)的獵巫人們是不詳而可怕的人物，由于會(huì)在漫長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間中身處審判庭要塞中的刑訊室，或者研讀關(guān)于異端分子和他們陰謀的古代文獻(xiàn)，所以他們的皮膚會(huì)呈現(xiàn)出蒼白色。

For the first few millennia of its existence, the Ordo Hereticus was but a rumour even to other Inquisitors, so fanatically was its secrecy guarded. All this came to an end following the Age of Apostasy, when it was decided that the Ordo would serve better by casting an intimidating shadow, rather than existing as a myth too easily ignored. As the Ecclesiarchy flourished, so too did the Ordo Hereticus grow with it, for nothing piques an Inquisitor's suspicion more readily than a holy man claiming to speak with the Emperor's voice. Often, its agents pose as servants of the Ecclesiarchy, feigning subservience to a Cardinal's will until they have sufficient proof of the man's guilt — it is a rare priest with whom a member of the Ordo Hereticus cannot find fault.?

討逆修會(huì)極為狂熱地守護(hù)著自己的秘密，在他們存在的最初幾千年里，哪怕對(duì)其他審判官而言，討逆修會(huì)也只是一個(gè)謠言。但隨著叛教時(shí)代的到來(lái)，這一切都結(jié)束了，當(dāng)時(shí)的修會(huì)成員們認(rèn)為，討逆修會(huì)與其作為一個(gè)很容易被忽視的神話而存在，還不如投下令人畏懼的陰影。隨著國(guó)教教會(huì)發(fā)展壯大起來(lái)，討逆修會(huì)也隨之成長(zhǎng)發(fā)展——聲稱自己能發(fā)表帝皇圣言的圣人最容易引起審判官們的懷疑。修會(huì)特工們通常都會(huì)裝扮成國(guó)教侍僧，假裝服從樞機(jī)主教的意愿，直到他們找到證明此人有罪的足夠證據(jù)——討逆修會(huì)的成員無(wú)法找到其過(guò)錯(cuò)的國(guó)教牧師是很罕見(jiàn)的。

The arrival of an Ordo Hereticus Inquisitor is met with as much trepidation as awe, since none know where their gimlet gaze may land and upon whom their suspicions might fall. In addition to monitoring the Ecclesiarchy — ensuring that Wars of Faith do not exceed their mandate or that its many Cardinals do not amass more power than is deemed appropriate — the Ordo Hereticus keeps a close eye on many other Imperial organisations: the Adeptus Arbites, the Adeptus Astartes, the Adepta Sororitas and also fellow members of the Inquisition. They monitor doctrinal and physical purity, and no one is beyond their jurisdiction. It is a brave man who crosses the path of a Witch Hunter, as simply by opposing a member of the Ordo Hereticus an individual may be damned and declared Heretic and Extremis Diabolus.?

討逆修會(huì)審判官的到訪會(huì)讓人們既害怕又敬畏，因?yàn)闆](méi)有人知道他們那銳利的目光會(huì)落在哪里，他們又會(huì)懷疑誰(shuí)是異端。除了監(jiān)視國(guó)教——確保信仰戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)（的規(guī)模）不會(huì)超過(guò)他們的授權(quán)，或者保證眾多的樞機(jī)主教們并未聚集起多到被認(rèn)為是不合適的權(quán)力——討逆修會(huì)也嚴(yán)密監(jiān)視著其他許多帝國(guó)組織：法務(wù)部，阿斯塔特修會(huì)，修女會(huì)，以及審判庭中的其他同僚。他們監(jiān)督教義的正當(dāng)性和生理的純潔性，沒(méi)有人能超越他們的管轄范圍。勇敢者才能與獵巫人交鋒，因?yàn)橹灰c討逆修會(huì)中的一位成員作對(duì)，他就可能遭到詛咒，并被宣判為異端分子和絕罰惡徒。

ORDO MALLEUS （THE DAEMON HUNTERS ）圣錘修會(huì)（獵惡魔者）

Inquisitors of the Ordo Malleus make it their business to combat the physical manifestation of Chaos itself: the Daemon. They have pledged their every waking hour to the discovery and scourging of such creatures, wherever they can be found. Members of the Ordo Malleus are often battle-hardened warriors, for Daemons cannot be cast out through the subtleties of espionage or trickery — only the blessed blade and the purified flame will serve. However, knowledge is their chief weapon. Agents of the Ordo Malleus are scholars of daemonic lore and know how to shackle and bind Warpspawn. Most use this only to seek advantage over their otherworldly prey, to leave them vulnerable to the strike of a Daemon hammer or a sanctified bolter shell. A few, however, go further, imprisoning daemonic entities in mortal host bodies and forcing the creatures to combat their own kind.?

圣錘修會(huì)的審判官們的任務(wù)是對(duì)抗混沌本身的物理表現(xiàn)形式——惡魔。他們發(fā)誓會(huì)在自己清醒著的每時(shí)每刻尋找和清除這些生物，無(wú)論它們被發(fā)現(xiàn)于何處。圣錘修會(huì)的成員們都是身經(jīng)百戰(zhàn)的戰(zhàn)士們，因?yàn)榻苹拈g諜活動(dòng)或者陰謀詭計(jì)無(wú)法驅(qū)逐惡魔，只有被賜福的利刃和純凈的烈焰才能奏效。但是，知識(shí)才是他們的首要武器。圣錘修會(huì)的特工們是研究惡魔學(xué)識(shí)的學(xué)者，他們知曉如何束縛和限制亞空間產(chǎn)物。大多數(shù)圣錘修會(huì)審判官只是用這些知識(shí)來(lái)尋求超越自己的超自然獵物的優(yōu)勢(shì)，讓惡魔們?cè)趷耗еN或神圣爆矢彈的打擊下變得脆弱。但極個(gè)別人卻走得更遠(yuǎn)，他們將惡魔實(shí)體囚禁在凡人宿主體內(nèi)，強(qiáng)迫這些生物與他們自己的同類交戰(zhàn)。

Militarily, the Ordo Malleus is the most formidable of the Inquisition's branches, for its agents can call upon the services of the Grey Knights to aid them in their struggles. The Grey Knights are Space Marines, designated Chapter 666. Their origins — like those of the Inquisition — are grounded in the final days before the Emperor's Ascension. Unlike other Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes, who are called upon to fight any and all threats to the Imperium, the Grey Knights are dedicated to slaying Daemons and stand ever ready to assist the Ordo Malleus in their long war against Chaos.?

在軍事上，圣錘修會(huì)是審判庭最可畏的分支，因?yàn)樵撔迺?huì)的特工們能召喚灰騎士幫助他們作戰(zhàn)。灰騎士是星際戰(zhàn)士，他們被稱為666戰(zhàn)團(tuán)。就像審判庭那樣，灰騎士戰(zhàn)團(tuán)也起源于帝皇升天前的最后那段時(shí)間。不同于會(huì)被召喚去對(duì)抗帝國(guó)所面對(duì)的所有各種威脅的其他阿斯塔特戰(zhàn)團(tuán)，灰騎士們致力于殺滅惡魔，并且隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備在圣錘修會(huì)對(duì)抗混沌的漫長(zhǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中提供幫助。

ORDO XENOS （THE ALIEN HUNTERS ）

攘外修會(huì)（獵異形者）

The calling of the Ordo Xenos is to investigate and catalogue alien species, identifying those which may be of use to the Imperium and orchestrating the destruction of those deemed to be a threat. Agents of the Ordo Xenos are typically the most eccentric of their kind, for they spend years — even decades — travelling and living in nonhuman space, learning everything they can that will facilitate the exploitation or elimination of the races they encounter. As a result, many Ordo Xenos Inquisitors have strong ties with Rogue Traders, with whom they share many goals, and often travel with retinues of alien mercenaries or travellers. Most speak dozens of nonhuman languages and have acquaintances and informants far beyond the Imperium's boundaries. Despite this, there is more blood on the hands of the Ordo Xenos than any other branch of the Inquisition. All too often, decades of peaceful and seemingly friendly contact are but a screen behind which raids by Deathwatch Kill Teams sabotage vital infrastructure, leaving the aliens defenceless against xenocidal attack from an Imperial battle fleet. Just as the Ordo Malleus can call upon the Grey Knights, so too can the Ordo Xenos call upon the services of their own Chamber Militant, the Deathwatch. Formed long ago by accord between a conclave of Inquisitor Lords and an esteemed assemblage of Space Marine Chapter Masters, the Deathwatch is composed entirely of veteran Space Marines, seconded from the greatest Chapters in the galaxy. They are trained and equipped to repel the alien tide that threatens to overwhelm Humanity, and are an invaluable tool for any Inquisitor seeking to vanquish the xenos threat.

攘外修會(huì)的使命是調(diào)查和分類異形物種，識(shí)別那些可能對(duì)帝國(guó)有用的物種，并精心策劃對(duì)于那些被認(rèn)為是威脅的物種的毀滅。攘外修會(huì)的特工通常是審判官中最古怪的那一類，他們會(huì)花費(fèi)數(shù)年甚至數(shù)十年的時(shí)間在沒(méi)有人類存在的宇宙空間中旅行和生活，學(xué)習(xí)一切有助于開(kāi)發(fā)或消滅他們所遇到的種族的知識(shí)。所以很多異形審判官都與行商浪人有著密切聯(lián)系，后者與他們有許多共同目標(biāo)，而且經(jīng)常隨用異星人雇傭兵或旅行者一起旅行。許多異形審判官能說(shuō)數(shù)十種非人類（智慧）物種的語(yǔ)言，而且在帝國(guó)疆界之外都有自己的熟人和線人。但盡管如此，攘外修會(huì)手上所沾染的鮮血卻比審判庭其他任何分支的都要多。在很多時(shí)候，數(shù)十年的和平且看似友好的接觸只是一個(gè)幌子，在它的背后，死亡守望殺戮小隊(duì)的掠襲行動(dòng)已經(jīng)破壞了重要的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施，讓異星人們?cè)诤翢o(wú)抵抗能力的狀態(tài)下面對(duì)帝國(guó)戰(zhàn)斗艦隊(duì)所發(fā)動(dòng)的種族屠滅進(jìn)攻。就像圣錘修會(huì)可以召喚灰騎士那樣，攘外修會(huì)也能召喚他們自己的軍事私兵——死亡守望。這個(gè)組織是很久之前由審判官領(lǐng)主們的和一群受人尊敬的星際戰(zhàn)士戰(zhàn)團(tuán)長(zhǎng)們?cè)诿孛軙?huì)議上協(xié)商成立的，死亡守望完全由星際戰(zhàn)士老兵們組成，成員們臨時(shí)抽調(diào)自銀河系中最強(qiáng)大的星際戰(zhàn)士戰(zhàn)團(tuán)們。他們訓(xùn)練有素，裝備精良，足以擊退威脅人類的異星人進(jìn)攻，對(duì)于任何尋求滅除異形威脅的審判官們而言，他們都是無(wú)價(jià)的利器。