The King's Truth

The King’s Truth, or The Inquisition is the secret police and spy network of The Jointed Provinces. It was established at the start of the Jointed Provinces and has been extremely important in the forming of the empire as well as an incredible asset during wartimes.

History
The King’s Truth was originally a small organization that acted as spies for King Graven during his conquest of the original duchies. The first Premier Axiom was a man by the name of Pendrick Beoul, close friend and advisor to King Graven, who was found to be exceptional at detecting deceit and treason at an almost supernatural level. With only around twenty agents under his command, Premier Axiom Beoul established a sprawling web of information brokering and maintained a large surplus of “favors” that were owed to him and, in turn, the crown.

150 years ago during the War Under The Mountain, the war in which The Jointed Provinces claimed the duchy of Dourland from The North, The King’s Truth was in key in securing trade routes of metal ore from The North during the aggression and maintained those routes even after the war was over.

15 years ago during The Overreaching War, the King’s Truth’s popularity was at an all time low as it was seen to have failed in it’s overall goal of weeding out plots against the crown. They allowed the first attack on Provincial soil in over 100 years by way of boat on their own capital city. The King’s Truth has since taken a extraordinarily cautious, or overzealous, approach at dealing with foreigners, specifically Agralish immigrants. For the first time in history, a Premier Axiom stepped down from mounting pressure by citizens and nobles alike. Premier Axiom Dontess was replaced by Verge Corletani by popular vote (also a first ever as generally they are appointed by the vacator)

Current
The King’s Truth has ramped up it’s presence and control over certain aspects of the Jointed Provinces and has become an even greater force in the inner workings of the government. A rather large security campaign was waged after The Overreaching War that was hailed by the upper crust as “necessary” and “an insurance on safety”. This endeavor is the doing of the current Premier Axiom, Verge Corletani.

As the might of the Jointed Provinces grew so did the strength and reach of The King’s Truth. What started as a small organization soon ballooned into one of the largest assets The Jointed Provinces commands with close to 2,000 axioms and countless agents working behind the scenes.

Public Opinion
Opinion is varied across the Provinces, as many large cities deal with a greater presence of Axioms and some smaller cities have never seen a single agent. Most Provincial citizens have little to fear of being questioned and see the inquisition as a justified institution. Others, those from larger cities, see the organization as corrupt and fear-mongerers.

Organization
1 Premier Axiom

10 Secondary Axioms

100 Tertiary Axioms

500 Quaternary Axioms

1000 Quinary Axioms

It is possible to tell the difference in rank between Axioms by the color of their robes: Quinary Axioms (as the lowest rank) are in completely black robes and with each rank an Axiom holds, their robes become more and more white, starting at the bottom of the robe and continuing up until the entirety of it is pure white.