Adeptus Arbites | RP

The Adeptus Arbites are the police force of the Adeptus Terra, devoted to enforcing Imperial law throughout the entire Imperium. Utterly dedicated and without mercy, the Arbites are feared throughout the galaxy, for they are the agents of a harsh law, where failure and incompetence are crimes, and the only punishment is death. Arbites are empowered to act as judge, jury and executioner. The Adeptus Arbites enforce the Lex Imperialis, embodied within the great Book of Judgement. The Arbites concern themselves only with the enforcement of the broader laws to which the entire Imperium is subject; the common duty of the Arbites is overseeing that the Governor of each world is regularly paying his planet's Tithe. In the event of a rogue Governor or a major revolt which threatens Imperial rule, the Arbites will brutally intervene to restore order, though a planetary coup headed up by someone who will fulfill their duties to the Imperium will merely be observed, as a successful revolt by such a one just means that a weak ruler has been replaced. The Arbites do not trouble themselves with murder, theft, abuse, or slavery unless those things are majorly affecting production quotas, system or subsector economies, or involve non-violent interactions with xenos. Instead they monitor the number of people being sent to serve in the Astra Militarum; how efficiently unsanctioned psykers and mutants are being rounded up; whether those who foment rebellion are being shut down before they can spread their message; and if dangerous narcotics are taking hold of the population of a world. Void ships belonging to merchants, and even Rogue traders can be boarded by Arbites with no notice - sometimes, just to instill fear into their hearts, but most times to genuinely search for forbidden cargo. The members of the Adeptus Arbites are the final bulwark against heretical uprisings and other major threats. To merely survive in such a hostile environment, Arbitrators must show no hesitation, regret, or compassion for those they protect, and they must consider every citizen guilty until they are proven innocent.