Guild Wars 2

So I was just finishing the Rata Sum map, and I noticed the inquest had their own sections in the Asuran city. I thought they were outlaws to the normal Asura, but it looks to me like they’re accepted members of society! What’s up with this?

They’re technically an organization that’s tolerated by the Council, they aren’t like bandits or the Nightmare Court in that regard. In fact, the Inquest backs a number of the asura council members, which gives them further credibility.

Most who aren’t in the Inquest do seem to agree that the Inquest is relatively a bad option/organization.

Someone who knows them better would probably do a better job of explaining than I.

I See No Tomorrow.7302:

They’re technically an organization that’s tolerated by the Council, they aren’t like bandits or the Nightmare Court in that regard. In fact, the Inquest backs a number of the asura council members, which gives them further credibility.

Most who aren’t in the Inquest do seem to agree that the Inquest is relatively a bad option/organization.

Someone who knows them better would probably do a better job of explaining than I.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/lore/Race-nemesis-and-relations/first#post1127131

We had a similar discussion several months ago. It also addressed the issue of the Sons of Svanir being allowed to dwell within Hoelbrak in a similar fashion.

We had similar discussions more than once, actually.

The short of it is this:

The Inquest has member(s?) within the Arcane Council and, on top of this, Flaxx who leads the council has the motive to control everything more or less and uses the Inquest as a “cheap and effective” means of advancing technology – if and when alternatives to the same or better results with better or same resources (respectively or better of both) are found (such as the asura Dynamics storyline), Flaxx will go with that better alternative.

The asura krewes do not like the Inquest, but within Rata Sum and Soreen Draa, the Inquest are tolerated by decree of the Arcane Council – a (mostly) corrupt government.