Grey
Dialectical Hermeticist
A bit, yeah.
Basically, hundreds of years ago the Great Houses reigned over humanity like tyrants. Then two of Imperus' daughters rebelled, were even nastier tyrants, and plunged the world into despair.
After Imperus defeated them, They gave a group of normal humans, rats, and others a suite of weapons that can kill devas of the Houses. They gave them a fortress, treaties, and warned the other Houses that even Imperus Themself was subject to Inquisitorial justice.
In the next era, the Magi became tyrants, so the Inquisition expanded their remit with Imperus' help.
Now the Inquistion are basically a secular, international police force concerned with magical crime, war crimes, various atrocities. If someone is threatening to shake the balance of the world, the Inquisition are watching.
Basically, hundreds of years ago the Great Houses reigned over humanity like tyrants. Then two of Imperus' daughters rebelled, were even nastier tyrants, and plunged the world into despair.
After Imperus defeated them, They gave a group of normal humans, rats, and others a suite of weapons that can kill devas of the Houses. They gave them a fortress, treaties, and warned the other Houses that even Imperus Themself was subject to Inquisitorial justice.
In the next era, the Magi became tyrants, so the Inquisition expanded their remit with Imperus' help.
Now the Inquistion are basically a secular, international police force concerned with magical crime, war crimes, various atrocities. If someone is threatening to shake the balance of the world, the Inquisition are watching.