Escape
Thrawn suddenly turned around. The man gripping him wore a black robe, had curly brown hair, and had once been quite handsome, but the right half of his face had been reconstructed into machinery, including a mechanical prosthetic right eye.
Antillis Trimein, one of the last remaining High Inquisitors of the Imperial Inquisitorius, which was already on the verge of disbanding. He was also one of Emperor Palpatine's most trusted Inquisitors.
In truth, if not for the series of devastating defeats that had nearly wiped out its core members, the Imperial Inquisitorius would have firmly suppressed the Judicial Department within the Dark Theocracy.
Whether it was the Imperial Inquisitorius controlling the Imperial Intelligence Bureau, the Supreme Advisor Blackhole being deeply trusted by the Emperor, or several Grand Judges and High Inquisitors repeatedly accompanying the Emperor on missions, all of it proved just how great their authority had been.
When Palpatine uncovered Arden Lyn's tomb, Grand Judge Latinal Tobin and Antillis Trimein accompanied him. When Palpatine personally set out to subjugate the Night Queen Gethzerion, High Inquisitor Jerec and Antillis Trimein accompanied him. When Palpatine went to investigate the planet-sized temple of the God of Destruction, Korriban Lau, Blackhole and Jerec accompanied him.
For critical operations like these, Palpatine never brought anyone from the Judicial Department along.
Thus, at the height of its power, the Imperial Inquisitorius had four Grand Judges, while the Judicial Department had only one. Their subordinate personnel and strength were also worlds apart.
Antillis Trimein was one of the Imperial Inquisitors who often remained at His Majesty the Emperor's side and enjoyed his deep trust. Among the surviving Inquisitors, he was also the most highly valued, even though the Imperial Inquisitorius had practically fallen apart.
Sending him to hunt down the rebels led by Arden Lyn