The Inquest

The Inquest

Faction Type

Megakrewe

Primary Goal

Master and use the Eternal Alchemy

The Inquest, or “Asuran Inquisition”, is a prominent asuran organization active throughout much of the continent of Tyria. While closer in size to the asuran colleges, the Inquest functions as an oversized “megakrewe,” with a notable difference in the permanence of membership (in a regular krewe, asura come together to complete a specific task or research objective, then disband or are released from the krewe by its leader). Their primary guiding principle is that the Eternal Alchemy is a thing to be mastered and used, rather than merely understood, for the ultimate purpose of establishing asuran dominion over other species. The other guiding principle for which the Inquest are infamous is the lack of ethical principles in research methodologies and institutional actions.

Although a relatively new organization, the Inquest has garnered a large amount of influence within asuran society, even going so far as to have a member, Councillor Yahk, with a seat on the Arcane Council. Members of the Inquest do not go through a traditional apprenticeship, but a system of corporate training structured like a series of aptitude tests. When a member completes their task, they are immediately given the next level of clearance. The Inquest do not share their discoveries, and will occasionally even sabotage the work of one of the colleges if it is seen as impinging on their proprietary research areas.

For more information, see Inquest on the Guild Wars 2 Wiki.