#anastasio

I think about, what would happen if a high inquisitor, someone stable and profoundly dangerous like Carmen or Dario had run into him. Surely they spend five minutes in the room with him and realize that something has profoundly gone wrong, and that's probably before he besmirched his weapons with bone. Had Irene run into him she'd report back to the Inquisition, if Silver had known Anastasio lived through the boat explosion he would have likely also requested assistance.

Granted the only proper examples we've been given of Inquisitors have been righteous and mentally stable (bar one), and the more xenophobic and corrupt ones could likely have helped pave the way for Anastasio, but it still seems off to me. Even if he gets that far, earns his inquisitorial handcannon, he has a reputation that far precedes him (EP-1 Before):

Wouldn't someone come for him? Maybe investigate his situation? Is there a warrant for his arrest somewhere?

My best guess might be that the Inquisition is spread so thinly, pulled apart from so many sides and desperate for manpower to survive, to save their failing nation, that he doesn't even rank high enough on the list to be a problem worth solving.

That paints a very bleak picture, if it's the case. Who cares about a single loose cannon with illegal weapons, when the events of (for example, dunno about the timeline) Stultifera Navis is taking place. Nethersea brand swarming the coast, demanding the attention of not just the inquisition, but people like Kal'tsit and Carmen. One guy who could end up killing a hundred people unjustly, or thousands of people who WILL die to a seaborn incursion.

Alternatively the Inquisition could just be keeping people like him around to serve their reputation? "Don't steal from us, or crazy johnny will chase you for miles." Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Iberia has had it bad for a while now. It's undeniably practical to take advantage of a guy who has training and some capability if he's solving more problems than causing.