Inquisitor

Cornered and bloodied, a half-orc proclaims fervent words, and his twin blades start to glow radiantly. Swiftly, he throws himself against the horde of zombies, and starts hacking through his enemies.

A half-elf consumes the dead tongue of a human, and begins to interrogate the body of a recently murdered dwarven child in front of his parents, in order to bring his killer to justice.

Waiting in the shadows, a tiefling sends her Will-O'-Wisp to distract the guards of the fortress, and find a way inside in time to interrupt the blasphemous ritual lead by heretics.

Inquisitors, no matter how different their motivations are from each other, are defined by a single trait: they are all obsessed with the undeath. They view it not only as a subject of study, as many wizards and clerics do, but also an integral part of life, that must be used or exterminated, depending on their views and experiences.

For some, this obsession came naturally because of their upbringing as acolytes from clergies of deities of the grave, others suffered a traumatic experience and wish no more than to destroy every single undead they find in their path. Others even see the undead as useful tools, and utilizes their parts to create powerful concoctions.

The Death Brand Whenever an apprentice shows a promising set of skills and attributes, they are marked with what is called a Death Brand. With an smoldering iron, the novice has their body marked for life, usually at the neck, chest or back, and the brand acts as a badge of office for the fresh inquisitor, showing everyone the arduous path they have decided to take. The procedure to be branded is a painful one, and the majority of the initiates dies horribly, twisting in pain, because the body rejects the foul magic of the Death Brand. Some even raise as an undead minutes later, because of the necromantic energy that the Death Brand distills. For that reason, is not strange that an experienced Undertaker supervises the ritual, and if anything goes wrong, swiftly decapitate the fallen novice. The body is later use for Hexenwerk alchemy, and so, the apprentice can still contribute to the cult, even in death.