Ishgard has many ways of dealing with heretics. Most seem to result in execution, whether by dropping from Witchdrop, or trial by combat, or simply put to death. I think Vyce's distinction holds some merit, but I'd have to do a more extensive search into the lore behind it. Heretics and Dravanians are put to death, while those who seem to offer them support are first detained by the Inquisition and may be put to Trial or executed for conspiracy to commit heresy later. Those with nobler standing (such as Ser Yuhelmeric) may be given the benefit of a fair trial.
Wealdtheow Wrote:At last, it is ours once more... My parents presented this sapphire to me on my wedding day, as my wife and I presented it to Yuhelmeric on his. One day, they would do the same for their son... But for that disgrace of an inquisitor! Suspicion of heresy, what rot! He knew what he wanted from the start.
...By the time I secured her release, they had interrogated her for days. She...she was a shadow of her former self. But the final insult─the final twisting of the knife─was when my son took command at the Dusk Vigil and found the ice rondel to be the centerpiece of the newly commissioned sculpture of the Fury. He couldn't prove it was the selfsame one which had vanished, but, oh, he knew... But no more, no more! It is back with the family, where it belongs.
Little Orphan Candy Wrote:A knight patrolling the Brume was approached by a lowborn girl who exclaimed that her parents had given her a beautiful present for her nameday. Although she had been told to keep it a secret, in her excitement she revealed that it was a draconian rosary. Needless to say, the girl's parents will not be returning by supper. I would send her some sweets as thanks for her service to the Holy See.
The Mustache Suits Him Wrote:Notices have been posted hither and thither for a wanted heretic hiding among the baseborn; yet it seems there are those who would still protect such a sacrilegious traitor. Upon passing by some of the posters, I noticed many scratched up, torn. There are even those who have been defiled by coarse graffiti about the priests and their poor mothers. If the flea-bitten mutts intend to mock me, then I shall have need of mythrite ink, whose properties allow it to project beyond lesser inks which have been applied over it.
Overall, We Blend In Wrote:The village of Hemlock in the western highlands of Coerthas was thought to be abandoned, but rumors have surfaced that men are attempting to reclaim the ruins for sinister purposes. The Inquisition would like to send one of their own to investigate, disguised as a farmhand returning home. She must needs look convincing, and thus requires suitable garb.
Warmer Than Wine Wrote:If rumors are to be believed, there are fish in Azys Lla known as bullwhips who jump and thrash when but a mere drop of dragon blood - sweet as nectar to their palate - falls in their vicinity. I shiver with delight when I hear this, for it means a quicker way to discern an accused heretic. Could I trouble you to bring me some fresh specimens to test the theory? Do not take pains to feed them. We have plenty of food available.
Necrologos Of Sallow Vizards Wrote:I had a criminal executed for his public display of heresy, but I fear he may have sown seeds of discipleship. When I granted reprieve for a moment of quiet repentance ere the cold steel's cut, the miscreant drew a copy of the sacrilegious tome, the Necrologos, concealed within the folds of his robes. His obsession led him to rip out the pages, scattering them to the reach of strong winds and cackling about his "followers" until I ordered his lunacy be brought to an end. Retrieve the torn pages and exhaust the monstrosities within so no others might succumb to the void's taint.
