Today we take a look at the Ordo Xenos. This Order was created for one purpose to collect, catalog, and contain the numerous Xenos species in the galaxy.
The Galaxy is full of Xenos species. Some of them are harmless, but the others are the plague of many worlds. Let’s learn about the officers of the Imperium that study these alien forms.
Via: Lexicanum
The Ordo Xenos was created in the aftermath of the War of the Beast in 546.M32 to prevent another alien threat on the level of The Beast from ever arising. Created alongside the Ordo Malleus, it was made to investigate and catalog xenos species and destroy any classified as a threat to the Imperium.
This jurisdiction has been expanded to any members of the Imperium that deal with xenos, trade (or deal) in their technology, or seek to hide or protect hostile alien species from Imperial forces. Inquisitors of the Ordo Xenos are devoted to their cause (fanatically so, in many cases), and are among the greatest force that can be wielded against any given xenos species.
Armed with the best known human and xenos technology, extremely knowledgeable about their foe, and unflinching in their mission, the Ordo Xenos can respond to any possible xenos threat. Their tactics vary depending heavily on the situation, species of xenos involved, and level of xenos influence on the local population. Where the threat is subtle they will use guile and stealth, wielding their power as a scalpel is used to cut out a cancerous growth. When the alien menace is great, the Inquisitor can enlist the aid of entire regiments of Imperial Guard and Space Marines.
When the threat is too great for even these to handle, the Inquisitor will call on the elite battle-brothers of the Deathwatch. In extreme cases, entire planets are known to be destroyed through Exterminatus. Because of its historical involvement in mass xenocide, the Ordo Xenos has the most blood on its hands of any other Ordo within the Inquisition.
