Difference between revisions of "Steel Inquisitor"

You're absolutely right that it's sometimes nine, but unfortunately it's actually variable (Marsh started out with eleven, for example)
m (Corrects the number of spikes Steel Inquisitors had during the Final Empire. It was nine, not eleven. This is described in HoA chapters 5 and 72.)
(You're absolutely right that it's sometimes nine, but unfortunately it's actually variable (Marsh started out with eleven, for example))
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The most notable feature is the large steel spikes where their eyes should be. These spikes fill the eye socket and protrude out the back of the head by several inches. Steel Inquisitors, like the obligators from which they were created, are bald with a large number of tattoos spreading from their eye sockets across their heads. These tattoos indicate many things, including rank and what kind of [[Allomancer]] the obligator was before recruitment. DuringThe number of spikes that the Lord Ruler's reign, Steel Inquisitors hadhave varies based on the availability of Mistings and [[Feruchemist]]s to sacrifice,{{wob ref|10123}}{{wob ref|8848}} but they generally have between nine and eleven spikes in total: two through the eye sockets, one in the middle of the spine on the back, and six to eight in the torso.{{book ref|mb3mb1|5epilogue}}{{book ref|mb3|72}}
 
Although created from humans, they are physiologically and mentally distinct.{{wob ref|7713}}{{wob ref|2615}} They can, however, still mate with humans.{{wob ref|5530}} Children from Steel Inquisitors are more likely to be Allomancers compared to children from two humans, but the strength of Allomancy and Feruchemy would still weaken over time.{{wob ref|4148}}{{wob ref|12858}} There are also complications that can happen with the children of an Inquisitor.{{wob ref|4148}} Steel Inquisitors have slightly longer lifespans compared to humans.{{wob ref|5532}}