Templar Witch Hunter Gothic Rock Song (1997)

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Witch hunters are grim, cold individuals who have dedicated their life to the eradication of corruption wherever it may be. Most witch hunters are the Imperial state-sanctioned Templars of the Cult of Sigmar. However, there are a wide variety of others, from the Colleges' Masters Vigilant to local mercenaries hired out to a nobleman's service. What they all have in common however is their dedication and zeal against all things tainted and unpure.[1a][4a]

Since the practice of any witchery outside of the auspices of the Colleges of Magic is deemed an abomination within the Empire, death by burning is the proscribed punishment for this particular crime - and the witch hunters are far from squeamish about meting it out. In recent times, woodcutters and witch hunters are kept busy as more and more people reportedly turn to the dark arts. All ordinary citizens agree witch hunters are necessary and the work they do is crucial to the safety of the Old World, but there are very few who do not feel a flush of fear when they see a figure wearing the familiar wide-brimmed hat, buckled tunic, and long black cloak.[1a]

Among the mortal races other than Men, the role of witch hunter does not hold much prominence, yet similar institutions have risen among those peoples to combat various forms of corruption. The Dwarfs have the Order of Guardians, dedicated to Gazul, which mainly targets necromancers and others who would defile the rest of the Dwarfen dead; among the High Elves, the Swordmasters of Hoeth fulfill a similar function, targeting Chaos Cultists of the Dark Gods, as do the Druchii agents of the Cult of Khaine in dark Naggaroth.

"The common folk will never understand my burdens. The sheer weight of the duties I bear. The guilty will not judge themselves and there are always so many villages to cleanse, for our enemies are legion."