Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170212225935

"What do you mean Black Judges? They don't exist, on paper that is."

- Lord Inquisitor Leto Ulsar giving new Inquisitors their first lesson.

Black Judges are a secretive Branch of both the Vigilistum, Inquisition, and the Empire itself. They for all intents and purposes don't exist (Although most in the Empire know they exist) but there decisions and wrath can be felt all across the Empire and the Universe.

Black Judges work in the shadows making sure the Empire runs smoothly not by management but by cutting off lose ends and getting rid of threats to the Empire.

Black Judges proceed over death more then any other section of the State. Black Judges are the sole members in the State which can confirm a Xenocide, Exterminus, and Annihilation orders (Even Inquisitorial lords have to gain the approval of the Black Judges before commanding any such order).

Black Judges also are able to order decimation orders (10% of what ever is killed off or destroyed this could be a division, a legion, or a planet) but to do so they must have the approval of at least 3 high lords.

Black Judges have a series of agents that roam the Empire who are known as the 'Death Vigils' and 'Black Inquisitors' both have the authority or the Black Judges and are the 'public' face of the Judges. It is through these agents the Black Judges are able to remain unseen and unheard.

It is unknown how many Black Judges they are in the Empire but of what is known is that there are 3 Grand Black Judges and at least one Black Judge per Segmentum. 