Difference between revisions of "Steel Inquisitor"

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. The number of spikes that the Lord Ruler's Steel Inquisitors have 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 alltotal: two through the eye sockets, one in the middle of the spine on the back, and eight--onesix forto eacheight known Allomantic power--in the torso.{{book ref|mb1|epilogue}}{{book ref|mb3|72}}

* Steel spikes: Inquisitors had five steel spikes. They had one spike in their back between their shoulder blades, which sealed together all the other spikes. Then they had one spike in each eye and two between the ribs, to give them the four Allomantic Physical Powers (iron, steel, tin, and pewter).{{book ref|mb3|5}} With the spike through their eyes, Inquisitors weren't able to see normally, but they could see via the blue lines that appeared when they burned iron or steel; in fact, it is possible that they didn't need to burn anything to see the lines.{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|4}}

* Bronze spikes: Inquisitors had four bronze spikes between the ribs, to give them the four Allomantic Mental Powers (zinc, brass, copper, and bronze).{{book ref|mb3|5}} The Ministry often made Inquisitors from people who already had the power to reveal Allomancy by burning bronze (either [[Allomancer#Mistborn|Mistborn]] or [[Seeker]]s), so that the spike would enhance that power beyond the normal amount, and allow them to pierce copperclouds.{{epigraph ref|mb3|45}}

* Atium spike: Most Inquisitors were able to see into other people's futures by burning atium.{{book ref|mb1|34}} This would've been gained by an atium spike. It was located in their chest.{{book ref|mb1|Epilogue}} Not all Inquisitors had this spike.

* Gold spike: Most Inquisitors had a gold spike between the ribs to give them the Hybrid Feruchemy ability to store health.{{ref|text=The early editions of the books said Feruchemical healing was granted by pewter spikes,{{epigraph ref|mb3|36}}, even though the hemalurgy table says pewter spikes only give Physical Feruchemical abilities.{{file ref|Hemalurgy table.jpg|Hemalurgy Table}} And the early editions didn't mention the health spike in The Hero of Ages chapter 5.{{book ref|mb3|5}} Later editions of the books changed that to a gold spike in both places.}} Not all Inquisitors had this ability;{{wob ref|10123}} those who did often spent much of their time resting so as to store up reserves of health.{{epigraph ref|mb3|36}}

Inquisitors are often depicted as ravens in post-Catacendre artwork and are known as the Lord Ruler's wraiths "of whom only deathDeath himself remained."{{book ref|mb6|12}}

* The early editions of the books said Feruchemical healing was granted by pewter spikes,{{epigraph ref|mb3|36}}, even though the Hemalurgic table says pewter spikes only give Physical Feruchemical abilities.{{file ref|Hemalurgy table.jpg|Hemalurgy Table}} The early editions didn't mention the health spike in The Hero of Ages chapter 5.{{book ref|mb3|5}} Later editions of the books changed that to a gold spike in both places.