Templar Witch Hunter

"These poor, simple folk - too fearful or too dull-witted to see the vulgarity and evil in their own midst. They wail and complain about my... uncompromising methods, but who among you can say that hanging half a village is a high price to pay for the assurance that corruption has been exposed and destroyed this day?"           - Ernst Traugott, Templar Witch Hunter Witch Hunters are grim individuals from The Empire who have dedicated themselves to eradicating the forces of Chaos, either in the service of the state or the Church of Sigmar. Their dedication is such that they will travel far indeed if they think they can strike a meaningful blow against the forces of evil. Witch Hunters tend to be a surly and suspicious lot with no qualms about killing innocents, so long as they also manage to slay the guilty, which means their appearance is often regarded with dread by the common folk. The official name for the body which controls and coordinates the activities of sanctioned Witch Hunters is the Holy Order of the Templars of Sigmar, also known as the Order of Sigmar. Accordingly, Witch Hunters refer to each other as Brother/Sister, as they are members of a Templar and Religious Order. The tall hat and dark cloak or coat is the distinctive garb of the Witch Hunter, almost like a uniform, although not all Witch Hunters choose to treat them as such. In addition to the hat and cloak, Witch Hunters often carry the symbol of the Twin-Tailed Comet as a sign of their membership in the Order (Chapter Houses, for example, have the Twin-Tailed Comet over their doors). As instruments of their trade, Witch Hunters wield rapiers and pistols simultaneously. They also make use of knives, stakes, torches, holy water, chrisms, blessed ashes and other relics to further increase the suffering inflicted upon their foes. They are even able to anoint the weapons of their allies before a fight to dispatch their unholy enemies with even greater efficiency.