Sea of Stars - OOC III

[Destro_Yersul]

Sea of Stars - OOC

I intend to go not only farther than any man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.
- Captain James Cook

And on to thread three. We do seem to go through these a bit, don't we?

IC thread I
IC thread II
IC thread III

Spoiler: Episode List

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Episode 1: 'Dust and Echoes'
Episode 2: 'Conquistador'
Episode 3: 'A Wrench in the Cogs'
Episode 4: 'Hollowed Ground'
Episode 5: 'Guns, Gas, Gods'
Episode 6: 'Calligos Winterscale, I Presume'
Episode 7: 'Coup de Grace'
Episode 8: 'Rites of Passage'
Episode 9: 'Past and Future'

Activity:

• Expected rate of posting is at least once per day.
• If you don’t post in 48 hours, I will autopilot your character.
• If you don’t post in a week, I reserve the right to kill off your character.

Going on hiatus with prior warning is absolutely fine: the above rules apply to unexpected disappearances. Drop me a notification before you’re going away/losing your internet access/what have you, and I’ll happily play your character as an NPC until you can return.

Rolls:

• Make all rolls using the forum dice roller, either in a spoiler-box in the relevant IC post, or in a separate post in this thread.
• Some rolls (mainly ones at which you should not know whether you have succeeded or failed, and Perils of the Warp/Psychic Phenomena) I will make in secret.
• As a time-saving device, I will roll all initiatives at the start of an encounter, allowing you to get straight to your actions rather than waiting about for each other.

Combat:
When in combat, do not wait to post in sequence of initiative: post whenever you are free to post. If your actions depend on someone ahead of you in the initiative order, you can leave conditional instructions OOC. I will conduct my rolling for each combat round in this thread, and post an IC summary that signifies the end of the current round & the start of the next.

Assorted Notes:

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- All-out Attacks and Guarded Attacks can be made in conjunction with a Swift Attack or Lightning Attack, each remaining a Full Action and allowing the attacker to use their full number of attacks. The +20% from an AOA only applies to the first attack made; the -10% from a Guarded Attack applies to both attacks.
- Psychic Powers which require some sort of roll to hit can be dodged. If they don't need a roll, they cannot be dodged.
- XP spent on background packages and whatnot counts towards ranking up. It's not supposed to, I know, but I've never bothered and it's always worked fine.
- Elite Advances from missed ranks are always available at a 50% markup. A skill which normally costs 200XP can be bought for 300XP, for example.
- Extended Repairs: Every week, make a Tech-Use test. On a successful test, regain 1d5 Hull Integrity. This cannot regain more than 50% of the ship's total hull integrity, or 25% for any ship of Light Cruiser class or larger. Once the maximum value has been restored, the ship must put in to a suitable world for proper repairs and resupply before it can enact extended repairs again.
- Crew Improvements: The +5 to Crew Rating from Best Craftsmanship crew improvements stacks. This represents additional training, etc. and is how you raise your crew rating post ship creation.
- Hiring bodyguards/small-scale NPCs (Not Crew): Normal scale rules apply. Base stats are 30. For every +10 in stats, -10 on the Acquisition test. Max -30 for 60 stat guys. NPCs come with some basic equipment based on where you hired them from.

Master Ship Component List
Space Station Rules
Crew Training Rules

Spoilers
A spoiler titled 'X Only' is intended only for the eyes of the player playing the character X. Please don't read 'em if they're not intended for you - you could spoil some surprises.

Please put your character sheet in your first post in this thread – either formatted into the post itself, or via a link. It helps me to find them if they’re all in one place.

Spoiler: Warrant Path

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In case I need it, the group's warrant path is: Age of Apostasy > Struggling > Administratum > Angevin Crusade > Missionaria > Unknown

[Destro_Yersul]

Ships and Profit:

The Terminus Endeavour: 3025/5000AP

Profit Factor: 58

Spoiler: Sources Affecting PF

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Group Wealth: 52
Port Davis: 4
Davis Warp Charts: +1 next time port develops
Viatrames: 2

Dynasty Ships

Spoiler: The Manticore's Sting, Meritech Shrike-class Raider

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Name:Manticore's Sting
Speed: 11
Manoeuvrability: +25
Detection: +20
Turret Rating: 2
Space: 31/35
Power: 44/45
Hull Integrity: 30/30, 16 armour
Crew: 91/102 (Rating 30+5)
Morale: 99/99

Spoiler: Essential Components

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Archeotech Jovian Pattern class 2 Drive
Miloslav G-616.b warp drive
Emergency Gellar Field
Repulsor Shield (1 void shield)
Combat Bridge
GC Vitae Pattern Life Sustainer
Pressed-Crew quarters
W-240 Passive Detection Arrays

Spoiler: Weapons

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GC Sunsear Laser Battery
Jovian Missile Battery

Spoiler: Supplemental Components

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GC Arboretum
Cogitator Interlink
Observation Dome
Medicae Deck
Tenebro-Maze
Variable Figurehead
Empyrean Mantle

Reaver of the Unbeholden Reaches:
Long term repairs fix 1d10+5 Hull Integrity
+10 on Silent Running
-10 on Social Interaction tests with anyone who knows what ship you're from

Special:
+5 BS to all attacks with Ship's weapons
Gellar Field activates automatically on 3+ if ship enters warp unexpectedly.
No penalty for going through celestial phenomena comprised of small particles.
+10 on Tech-Use tests to repair as long as the Bridge is undamaged
No penalty on Detection actions while Silent Running
All tests to detect this vessel while Silent Running are two degrees more difficult
Warp travel in half the time! Honestly this won't matter.
+10 to Command when defending v Boarding Actions, Hit and Run
You choose what gets critical hits, not the DM
Double time at void without crew/morale loss
+20 to medicae, treat 3xIB without penalty

Achievement Point Bonuses:
Exploration: +50
Criminal: +50

Spoiler: The Talon, Iconoclast-class Destroyer

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Name:Talon
Speed: 10
Manoeuvrability: +30
Detection: +20
Turret Rating: 1
Space: 32/32
Power: 45/49
Hull Integrity: 28/28, 14 armour
Crew: 100/100 (Rating 30)
Morale: 96/96

Spoiler: Essential Components

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Jovian Pattern Class 2 Drive
Strelov 1 Warp Engine
Belecane-pattern 90.r Gellar Field
Voss Pattern "Glimmer" Void Shields
Exploration Bridge
Vitae Pattern Life Sustainer
Pressed-crew Quarters
M-201.b Auger Array

Spoiler: Weapons

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Mars Pattern Macrocannons x2

Spoiler: Supplemental Components

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Laboratorium
Librarium Vault
Broadband Hymn-Casters
Augmented Retro-Thrusters
Biocoral Energy Relays

Complications:
Curious - The ship likes to poke its nose into dark corners. It's good at finding those dark corners, but never quite wants to leave well enough alone. (+5 detection, -10 on tests to Disengage or otherwise run away)
Shrouded Past - Nobody is quite sure where this vessel came from. It's changed hands many times, and anything that might indicate where it was built is either missing or intentionally removed. The ship's logs, however, have a lot of... interesting information in them, for those who know how to look. (-2 max Morale. Characters aboard the ship gain +10 on Forbidden Lore tests)

Special:
+2 Hull integrity regained following successful long-term repairs
+10 on warp navigation, but -20 on warp travel encounters
+5 on Active Augury
+20 on artifact identification/repair and single-item crafting tests
+10 on Investigation skill tests
Hymn-Casters (+10 intimidate, enemy ships must make -10 Tech Use test to use vox. Both apply within 30VU and only when system is active)
Void shields must roll every time they cancel a hit; on 3 or less, the hit is not cancelled.
Biocoral: Coral relays add +4 power, but if the component is ever damaged, another randomly chosen component that is not the Bridge/Drives becomes Unpowered.

Achievement Point Bonuses:
Exploration: +50

Spoiler: The Fury Incandescent, Turbulent-class Frigate

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Name:Fury Incandescent
Speed: 8
Manoeuvrability: +21
Detection: +25
Turret Rating: 1
Space: 38/42
Power: 39/49
Hull Integrity: 5/40, 20 armour
Crew: 100/100 (Rating 40)
Morale: 99/99

Spoiler: Essential Components

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Lathe Class 2b drive
Strelov 1 warp drive
Single Shield array
Gellar Field
Armoured Command Bridge
Vitae pattern life sustainer
Pressed crew quarters
Deep void augurs

Spoiler: Weapons

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Stygies Macrocannons
Pyros Melta-cannons +++ERROR: COMPONENT DAMAGED+++

Spoiler: Supplemental Components

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Brig

Complications:
Martial Hubris - +5 to BS tests with the ship's weapons, -15 on Pilot tests to escape combat
Turbulent Past - -20 on social skills with Underworld, +20 with Adeptus Arbites

Special:
-5 on Command tests made aboard
+5 to Intimidate Extended Action
Bridge ignores critical hits, damaged/unpowered on 4+

Achievement Point Bonuses:
Anything involving transporting prisoners +25

Spoiler: The Fifth Disputation, Sword-class Frigate

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Class: Frigate
Hull: Sword-class
Maneuverability: +25
Speed: 9
Detection: +15
Turret Rating: 2
Shields: 1
Armor: 18
Hull Integrity: 29/35
Morale: 97/97
Crew: 45/100, Rating 40

Space Available: 40
Space Used: 40
Power Available: 45
Power Used: 42

Spoiler: Essential Components

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Jovian pattern class-2 drive
Strelov 1 warp drive
Single shield array
Belecane 90.r Gellar Field
Command Bridge
Vitae pattern life sustainers
Bilge-rat quarters
BG-15 Assault Array

Spoiler: Supplemental Components

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Barracks
Augmented Retro-Thrusters
GC Drop Pod Bay

Spoiler: Weapons

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Dorsal Mezoa Macrocannons
Dorsal Mezoa Macrocannons

Complications/Other:
+10 Navigation (Warp), but -20 to warp encounter rolls
+5 Command, +5BS, Bridge becomes unpowered on 3+ if it takes a critical hit
-3 max morale, reduce crew losses due to depressurisation by 2
+5BS vs Planets
+20 Boarding
+200AP Military

Adventurous: +10 detection while on Endeavour, -10 Detection when not
Scion of Damocles: The ship has been constructed by skilled hands to subtly evoke a sense of power and authority. It stands as a testament to the strength of the Imperium, and encourages ambition within its officers… but it is also a reminder that with power comes danger. Most of the ship’s captains have met an unfortunate end, grasping too greedily and neglecting to consider the many enemies they made along the way. +5 Command, +5 Intimidate while aboard ship. Whenever a Command test is failed, the ship loses 1d5+1 morale. In addition, Command tests to suppress Mutiny are at -10 instead of +5, and any Mutineers gain a bonus degree of success on their opposed tests.

Spoiler: The Cordial Scrutiny, Viper-class Scout Sloop

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Hull: Viper Scout Sloop
Speed: 11
Manoeuvrability: +30
Detection: +35
Turret Rating: 1
Space: 28/29
Power: 37/45
Hull Integrity: 0/25
Crew: 66/100
Morale: 99/99

Spoiler: Essential Components

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Jovian Pattern Class 2 Drive
Strelov 1 Warp Drive
Single Shield Array
Gellar Field
Exploration Bridge
M-1.r Life Sustainer
Pressed Crew Quarters
Deep Void Augurs

Spoiler: Weapons

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Dorsal Mars Macrocannons

Spoiler: Supplemental Components

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Observation Dome

Complications:
Skittish: Reduce speed by 1 while in combat. Reduce long-distance travel time by 1d5 weeks.
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: -2 power to maintain additional cloaking systems. The ship is packed with hidden compartments and other secrets. Additionally, when scanned, the Macrocannons, Bridge, and Crew Quarters do not register on the scans.

Special:
+5 Active Augury
+1 Morale Loss

Achievement Point Bonuses:
+100 Exploration

Spoiler: The Terminus Omni Agraphum, Jupiter-class Light Battlecruiser

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Name: Terminus Omni Agraphum
Speed: 7
Manoeuvrability: +15
Detection: +21
Turret Rating: 2
Space: 71/75
Power: 96/90
Hull Integrity: 8/66, 19 armour
Crew: 0/98
Morale: 0/91

Spoiler: Essential Components

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Saturnine Class 4A "Ultra" Drive
Miloslav H-616.b warp engine
Warpsbane Hull
Repulsor Shield Array (2 void shields)
Fleet Flag Bridge
Clemency-pattern Life Sustainer
Clan-kin Quarters
Auto-stabilised Logis-targeter

Spoiler: Weapons

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Port 1: Hecutor-Pattern Plasma Broadside
Port 2: Hecutor-Pattern Plasma Battery
Starboard 1: Hecutor-Pattern Plasma Broadside
Starboard 2: Hecutor-Pattern Plasma Battery
Prow: BC Godsbane Lance (-1 space, +1 strength)

Spoiler: Supplemental Components

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Field Bracing
Flak Turrets
Manufactorum
Munitorium
Teleportarium
Tenebro-Maze

Complications:
Unknown

Special:
-The Jupiter-class Light Battlecruiser may equip Battlecruiser components, but if equipped with battlecruiser Lances in its prow slot, it may not fire the weapon outside the Fore arc. Smaller lances work as normal.
-May not equip armoured prow or armour plating components
-More frequent warp travel encounters (but roll twice and group picks)
+10 on Warp navigation
+5 BS to fire ship weapons
-May hit and run without piloting test. +20 on Command rolls using Teleportarium to attack thusly.
+10 to all Maneuver actions
+10 to command for anyone on bridge, +5 on navigation/pilot for this ship and allies near it
-5 to enemy boarding actions/hit and run vs this vessel
No penalty to Maneuvre when travelling through celestial phenomena
Reduce Crew/Morale loss via Depressurization by 4.
+1 turret rating and -10 detection while the flak turrets are active
+10 on all tests involving repairs

Note: If something hit by Plasma guns gets 1 or 2 on crit chart, two components are effected instead of just one.

Achievement Point Bonuses:
Exploration: +25
Trade: +10

Spoiler: Name Pending Squadron, Cobra-class Destroyers

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There are three of these ships, all using the profile from Battlefleet Koronus. Each has Crew Rating 40. Currently, one is at 0 hull integrity.

Dynasty Holdings

Spoiler: Port Davis Space Station

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Name: Port Davis
Class: Wayfarer Station
Detection: +20
Turret Rating: 2
Space: 78/80
Power: 44/50
Hull Integrity: 60/60, 18 armour
Crew: 100/100
Morale: 100/100

Spoiler: Essential Components

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Station Generatorium
Vitae-pattern Life Sustainer
Combat Bridge
Multiple Shield Array (2 shields)

Spoiler: Weapons

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2 Keel Mars-Pattern Macrocannons
1 Keel Starbreaker Lance Weapon

Spoiler: Supplemental Components and Decks

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Spacedock Piers
Astropathic Choir Chambers

3x Civitas Decks
Hydroponics Deck

Special:
Docks up to 4 ships at a time. Docked ships gain +10 bonus on tests involving repairs
+10 on tests to repair station while Bridge is powered
+10 to Focus Astro-Telepathy, +5VU range Astropath powers
+15 on Acquisition tests to hire crew (Crew are Common: Total modifier, +35)
No penalties for spending time without resupply

Achievement Point Bonuses:
+100AP Trade

NOTES: Port Davis system contains two mineral-rich asteroid belts. One near the star, and bathed in radiation. The system's first planet is here as well, but is very hot with no known resources or life.
The second belt is further out, and also contains diamond asteroids as well as many fine clouds of particulate matter difficult for void shields to disperse.

Dramatis Personae:

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Crew
Master Williams: Macharius' personal valet.
The Praetorians: Macharius' bodyguards, the best men the dynasty has to offer.
- Almagor
- Murphy
- Flannery
- Barak
- O'Connor
Theresa Moshkevic: Anika's assistant. A young woman from Landunder, trained as an archivist. Small, mousey, large spectacles. Good with a knife.

(The Manticore's Sting)
Commodore Gilead: Commander of the armed forces, including the contingent of marines used for boarding actions.
Father Demetrius: A pious man, known for carrying around a massive leatherbound copy of the Litanies of Faith. Often leads shipboard sermons.
Father Ornstein: The ship's surly confessor. A talented linguist and scholar of dead languages. Helped translate the map found on Jonell's planet.
Jensen: Head Gaoler. Generally unflappable.

(The Talon)
Scipia: Navigator Secundus. A blunt, straightforward sort of woman. Doesn't seem bothered by the recent change in ownership of the Talon.

(The Fury Incandescent)
Elena Dassel: Gunnery officer, formerly of the Righteous Crusader under Wrath Umboldt. Friend of Hannabel.
Hector: An old sourpuss, the grizzled former commander of the ship's marines. Short white beard, grim demeanour. Enjoys telling old war stories.
Montus: A minor tech-heretic, who fixes little problems around the ship.

Allies
Lord Captain Kade Jonell: An old soldier of a Rogue Trader with an enormous mustache. Originally from Cantus. Very focused on colonising the expanse. An installation with at least one piece of archeotech inside was recently unearthed on one of his colony worlds. Strongly dislikes Captain Quinn, who has been targetting his colonies. Captains the Mailed Fist.
- Ms. Devereaux: A thin, severe woman who serves as Jonell's seneschal.
- Ambrose: Jonell's bodyguard. Taciturn and untalkative unless you get him onto a military tactic. Wears matte black stormtrooper carapace and carries a ripper pistol. Also from Cantus.
- Remalia Brabazon: Jonell's Navigator. A recluse, who almost never leaves her Navigator's tower. Suffers from allodoxophobia, as well as a fear of other Navis.
- lieutenant Colburn: The stocky, bearded military leader of Jonell's colony.

Morwenna Theophilus: One of Macharius' marriage prospects, an attractive woman with a preference for stable investments and a (more or less) friendly feud with Anika.

Jerot Penthon: A rogue trader and old friend of Macharius
- Jasmine Fenoff: Jerot's fiance

Madame Charlabelle Armelan: A young and intelligent socialite, the last scion of the Armelan dynasty. She's a long way from home, having come to the Expanse in an effort to save her family's fortunes. Captain of the Grace of Sopha. Thanks to Macharius' help, Madam Charlabelle has now acquired a Tempest frigate and a Claymore Corvette for her fleet.

Unaligned
Admiral Josephus Beckenmatt: Imperial Navy Officer, in the Calixis Sector command. Old friend of Macharius from the Navy academy.
Dr. Elias Reichert: An old colleague of Anika's from the Hetaireia Lexica. Known to do consulting work with the Holy Ordos.
Rickard Torgan: Captain of Torgan's Pride, the salvage ship rescued by the party. Made good on his favour to Macharius by assisting with the Processional salvage operation.

Inquisitor Mathius: A huge bearded man in a suit of black power armour covered in Inquisitorial iconography. Wields a thunder hammer and storm shield combo, and has a psycannon mounted on the armour. Represents the Ordo Xenos. Maintains a research outpost on Mrlanglulua, the Fllurlokr homeworld, at Macharius' invitation.
- Adept Kohl: Mathius' scribe, believed to be the 'power behind the throne.' Mathius is too big, bombastic, and obvious. Kohl is unobtrusive, and sees everything.

Magos Zurin: A somewhat absent-minded Magos Biologis, specialising in xenology and xenobotany. His research lab was attacked by pirates, and most of his expeditionary force wiped out.
- Genetor Sigmund Venture: Second in command to Zurin. Studied under Magos Vogel.
- Genetor Tarvek Ska: A traditionalist and researcher
- Engineseer Virgil: Font of practical knowledge. Aspires to be a transmechanic.
- Lex-Adept Indris: Zurin's personal assistant. Collates data, mostly.

The Monk: A Rogue Trader of dubious reputation. Cheerful and friendly, but rumoured to have his fingers in the COld Trade, amongst other things.
- Lorenzo Mercator: The Monk's navigator, a man with an unsettling sharp-toothed smile and a love of secrets. Knows the value of what he knows.

Lady Sun Lee: A severe woman who heads the Ma'Kao rogue trader dynasty. Has offered assistance against the Saynay clan in future, and accepted a copy of Katarina Nostromo's memoirs from Anika as the price of a favour.

Aoife Armengarde: A bit of a wild card.
- Igraine Armengarde: Aoife's daughter. One of Macharius' marriage prospects, but only if she likes him - Aoife won't have it any other way. Interest in pirates, and a romantic outlook in general.

Trade-Admiral Jonquin Saul: Hit it off with Macharius at Winterscale's party. Searching for the Exchequer, the class-naming ship for a line of vessels of which he is especially fond, and has purchased all the others. Also looking for Pre-Imperial/Early-Imperial historical documents, as part of a personal interest in the Imperium's past.

Grig, of Clan Ch'tep: A kroot shaper, leader of a small kindred. Currently hired by an unknown party, after Macharius refused to have Kroot on his ships.

Tobias Hawke: Information broker, rather cavalier. Hired by Macharius to help them find a drive for the Terminus. Hit it off with Hannabel, and is now searching for an improved Drive for the Sting.

Alvinus Kenworth: Self-described explorer and cartographer. Pistol duellist. Interest in Eldar. Enormous mustache.

Enemies
Tristan Quinn: A Rogue Trader of piratical nature. Claims-jumping, smuggling, dirty deeds done dirt cheap. Not especially popular, has a feud with Captain Jonell. Himself captain of the Refuge in Depravity
- The Aggressor: One of Quinn's frigates. Was in charge of the blockade broken by Ravia's Rak'gol deception.
- Erik Tarsus (deceased): First Officer aboard the Talon, before it was captured by Macharius. Executed for piracy, amongst other crimes.

Captain Misson: A famous pirate captain, who maintains a hidden colony somewhere in the Expanse. Macharius raided one of his subordinate Captain's base of operations and stole a space station.

Spoiler: Misc NPC stat things

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All Marines of the Manticore's Sting are armed with Merovech assault lasguns (Basic, 50m, 1/-/5, 1d10+3E, Pen 0, Clip 120, Rld 2 Full, Reliable, Variable Settings. Monospear in Close Combat)
with Voss 'Nightfire' Flamers as their special weapons. (Basic, 20m, S/-/-, 1d10+5E, Pen 2, Clip 3, Rld 2 Full, Flame, Toxic)

Other weapon assets: Many Naval Shotcannons
Two man-portable multilasers on tripods
One Retobi-pattern missile launcher (Clip 5)

The Absalom Praetorians: 50's in all stats and Power Armour. Bolters/Meltaguns. Powerswords for melee. 5 of these guys.
Murphy has terrible luck
Almagor is a god among men
Almagor and Flannery have Touched by the Fates (1), for 1 fate point each. They can benefit from Righteous Fury.

[Leon]

Ravia Del'Karro

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...iUTXfpkog/edit

Stats pending need:
The Cohort
Moswyn
Skul

[PotatoGolem]

Macharius Absalom: speak loudly and carry a big hammer.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...uf2ZcEvVg/edit

Spoiler: Useful at-a-glance reactive info for the GM

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Initiative +5
TB 4
WP vs 44
Wounds 11
Dodge vs 53
Parry vs 66 (and an extra Parry per round)
Force Field 45, overload 1-5
Armor 10 all, Body armor can't be reduced below 7
+20% to resist psychic powers

[Haval]

Spoiler: Doctor Anika Vanhal

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Name: Doctor Anika Fazira Vanhal
Age: Early 40s
Career: Seneschal (Purser) (Rank 3)

WS: 32 (advance +5) - 37
BS: 31 (Advance +10) 41
S: 30
T: 31 (New Horizons -3) (Advance +5) 33
Ag: 34 (Advance +5) 39
Int: 37 (Savant & New Horizons +6) (Advances +10) 53
Per: 33 (Advance +10) 43
Wp: 34 (Nobleborn -5) (Advance +5) 34
Fel: 32 (Nobleborn +5) (Advances +10) 47

Wounds: 11 (Sound Constitution 2)
2/13 at the daemon fight
Fate:3/3

Insanity: 31 (2 + 5 for Yu'vath gribblies + 1 for the Ark + 3 for going outside in the Processional + 19 for Processional salvaging + 1 for Eldar spooky door)
Corruption: 18 corruption after the processional

Spoiler: Origin Path

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Homeworld: Nobleborn
Birthright: Savant
Lure of the Void: New Horizons (Seeker of Truth) (100xp)
Trials and Travails: Lost Worlds (Beyond the Pale) (100xp)
Motivation: Renown
Career: Seneschal
Lineage: A Long and Glorious History (Prominent Ancestry) (200xp)

Spoiler: Skills

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Trained
Awareness +10 (Per)
Barter (Fel)
Charm (Fel)
Ciphers (Underworld)
Commerce +20 (Fel)
Common Lore (Koronus, Underworld +10) (Int)
Deceive +10 (Fel)
Dodge (Ag)
Evaluate (Int)
Forbidden Lore (Archeotech, Heresy, Pirates, Xenos +10) (Int)
Gamble (Int)
Inquiry (Fel)
Literacy (Int)
Logic (Int)
Performer (Musician)
Scholastic Lore (Archaic, Legend) (Int)
Scrutiny (Per)
Secret Tongue (Rogue Trader) (Int)
Security (Ag)
Silent Move (Ag)
Speak Language (Eldar +10, Low Gothic, Trader’s Cant, Fllurlokr) (Int)
Tech-Use (Int)
Trade (Archaeologist) (Int)

Basic
Carouse (T)
Climb (S)
Command (Fel)
Concealment (Ag)
Contortionist (Ag)
Disguise (Fel)
Intimidate (S)
Search (Per)
Speak Language (High Gothic) (Int)
Swim (S)

Spoiler: Talents

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Basic Weapon Training (Universal)

Enemy (Pirates)

Exotic Weapon: Shuriken Pistol

Good Reputation (Thousand Sons)

Melee Weapon (Primitive)

Peer (Academics, Nobility, Military, Thousand Sons, Underworld)

Quick Draw

Resistance (Fear)

Pistol Weapon Training (Universal)

Talented (Commerce)

Talented (FL Xenos)

Spoiler: Traits

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Etiquette: Nobles are schooled in how to comport themselves in all manner of formal situations. They gain a
+10 bonus on Interaction Skill Tests when dealing with high authority and in formal situations.

Legacy of Wealth: To be born an Imperial noble is to inherit a legacy of staggering wealth. Even a scorned scion enjoys access to resources beyond the wildest dreams of the toiling masses. This adds +1 to the group’s starting Profit Factor.

Seeker of Lore: The Seneschal may spend a Fate Point to automatically succeed at any Ciphers, Lore, or Logic Test. Doing so means that the Test is resolved in the minimum time required. In addition, the Seneschal adds one bonus Degree of Success to any successful Commerce, Inquiry, or Evaluate Test.

Supremely Connected: Nobles have extensive connections, and they know that dropping the “right” names into a conversation can open more doors than a fistful of Thrones. A starting noble born character begins play with the Peer (Nobility) Talent. Also, to reflect his family’s power base, he also gains one additional Peer from the following list: Academics, Adeptus Mechanicus, Administratum, Astropaths, Ecclesiarchy,
Government, Mercantile, Military, or Underworld.

Vendetta: Every noble house has its sworn enemies and rivals who would do it and its members harm. Even the protection of a Rogue Trader’s mission merely forces those who wish you harm to be a bit more cautious and subtle in exacting their vengeance. As a result, starting noble born characters have powerful enemies, perhaps in the shape of a rival noble house or some other powerful group. The details of these enemies are left to the player and the Game Master to define, working together to create a formidable threat. Whilst they do not
dog the character’s steps at every turn, these enemies aim to inconvenience, harm, or kill him whenever he crosses their path. The noble character, of course, is free to return the favour when it’s expedient to do so.

Immune to Fear (1) Due to all the Insanity gained from the Processional

Purser: When replenishing Morale by spending Achievement Points (ROGUE TRADER page 226), the Purser only has to spend 25 Achievement Points, and may always make a Routine (+20) Barter Test instead of a Charm Test. (This test is always Routine, no matter how many times Morale is replenished in this manner.)

Spoiler: Wargear

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Best Craftsmanship hellpistol, Common Craftsmanship boltgun. Xeno mesh armour. Autoquill, dataslate, micro-bead, multikey, two sets of robes, synskin, chrono, cameleoline cloak.

Acquisitions
Preysense Googles
Lingua Vox-Servitor (Into the Storm 136) (Servo-Skull) (Treat all Speak Languages as basic skills) - Jacob
Mono Sword (Common + Scarce, Good Craftsmanship)
Amasec (Scarce)
Pict Recorder (Common)
Travel Survival Kit (Rare- Into the Storm 138) (Good Craft) (+20 to Survival tests)
Auspex
Wideawake (Trivial supply)
Survival Suit
Twist Pistol (Faith and Coin)

Flechette Blaster (See beginning of Hollowed Ground - xenos merchant)

Possibles
New gun
Sight for the bolter
Inferno shells for the bolter (rare)
Clip harness for climbing (Common)
Survival Suit (Plentiful)
Auspex (Scarce)
Concealed Holster (Scarce Storm)
Emergency Hab (Scarce Strm)
Long Range Auspex (Very Rare)

Spoiler: Advances

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Total XP: 12, 550 total (after the ork hulk) / 100 to spend (check the maths)
added 1200 after Scintilla
added 1000 after the Eldar device
14,750 total

Character Creation
First 400xp spent on origin path
Performer (Musician) (100)

Rank 1
Awareness (100)
Charm (100)
Sound Constitution (200)
Dodge (100)
Secret Tongue (Rogue Traders) (100)
Security (100)
Silent Move (100)

+5 WS (250)
+5 BS (250)
+5 T (250)
+5 Ag (250)
+5 Int (100) +5 Int (250)
+5 Per (100) +5 Per (250)
+5 Wp (500)
+5 Fel (100) +5 Fel (250)


Rank 2
Commerce +10 (200)
Melee Weapon (Prim) (100)
Scrutiny (200)
Trade (Archaeologist) (200)
Gamble (200)
Tech-Use (200)
Common Lore (Koronus) (200)
-1300

Rank 3
Awareness +10 (200)
Commerce +20 (200)
Speak Language (Eldar) (200)
Exotic (Scorpion Chainsword) (500)
Exotic (Fllurlokr gun) (500)
Common Lore (Imperium) (200)

Sound Con (200)
Quick Draw (200)

Rank 4
BS +5 (500)
Common Lore (Underworld) +10 (200)
Decieve +10 (200)
Logic (200)
Talented (Commerce) (200)
Ciphers (Underworld) +10 (200xp)
Exotic Weapon (Shuriken Pistol) (500xp)

Special
Forbidden Lore (Heresy) (200)
Talented (FL Xenos) (200)
Speak Language (Fllurlokr) (100)
Resistance (Fear) (100)
Speak Language (Eldar) +10 (100xp)
Forbidden Lore (Xenos) +10 (200xp)

Spoiler: Background

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Messy version until I can do a better job

Background
Anika is the daughter of a mid-ranking noble family from the spire of Hive Tarsus on Scintilla. The Vanhals have a prestigious ancestry dating back to one of the lesser companions of Saint Drusus, and have a long history of military service in the Scintillan Fusilliers. Both her parents have minor administrative positions in the Lucid Court. Some of her brothers and sisters are serving in the Margin Crusade and the Spinward Front. Most notably, her grandfather was a Lord General before his retirement.

By the standards of this family Anika was something of a disappointment growing up. She could fight, but was only ever considered average with a sword. Matters of military history, tactics and memorising the Tacita Imperialis bored her and she wasn't afraid to show it when she even showed up for her lessons. While she read extensively on other subjects, few were considered suitable by her parents. There was a brief attempt to marry her off to try to bring some honour to her family, but she managed to get out of it and in doing so created a vendetta with the other family that continues until this day. Finally, her parents gave up trying to force her. She would be sent to be educated at the Lexis Maxima in Hive Sibellus in order to make something of herself on her own terms. A small allowance would be provided for her in exchange for the promise that she would try her best not to embarass her family name too much.

Anika's school operated under the umbrella of the Hetaireia Lexis, which was a nominally a body that operated independently from any oversight from the Sector government or the Adapta. This independence made it popular with some parts of the Calixian nobility, who saw a place like the Lexis Maxima as a finishing school for their children. The patronage of the nobility helped give the Hetaireia Lexis it's reputation for free-thinking and ocasionally being a breeding ground for dangerous ideas, and Anika fit right in, even eventually becoming a member of the faculty herself.

She was officially a Doctor of History specialising in the time of the Angevain Crusade. The study of history attracted her in part because it undermined the pretensions of noble families like her own. Over a long enough time scale even the greatest families in the sector came from low origins, and the only difference between her famiy and the lowest of underhive scum was historical accident. Through research, she now strongly suspects that her own families claims to be descended from one of Saint Drusus' companions was made up by one of her ancestors a few centuries ago.

While she was still obliged to teach occasionally, Anika's work as a student and eventually as staff gave her an excuse to get away from Scintilla for the first time. She travelled the civilised parts of the Calixis Sector for academic conferences, and increasingly began travelling to the fringe to do fieldwork in archives and archaeological digs. Here, her work began to stray into trying to better understand everything that was here before the Crusade, including humans living outside the Imperium's borders and xenos races such as the Yu'vath. She firmly believed that it was better to uncover as much as possible about what was here before the Imperium.

Not even the Hetaireia Lexis would condone such interests, at least officially, as encouraging it was understood to attract the attention of the Inquisition. The school's reputation had long gained it the Inquisition's notice, where it was seen alternatively as a source of potential acolytes or of potential heretics that they might one day have to hunt down. Anika is unaware of whether her work was ever noticed or how it might have been judged if it was.

Eventually Anika had been travelling farther afield into the fringes of the Calixis Sector or beyond it into wilderness space, and this led to her expedition to the Kadath system on the edge of the Periphery. She had heard a second hand account with accompanying picts from a Rogue Trader acquaintence of hers. The picts detailed a site of immense carved stone ruins on one of the system's planets. Perhaps these were the bones of some city once inhabited by a long-lost xenos species, but there was no signs of life or technology to be found and it was not clear what else the ruins might have been intended for.

...(Insert Beyond the Pale here

The resulting expedition to study these ruins ended Anika's career and made her an outcast from her school.


-expedition leads to recovering a load of alien writing from the main building at the centre of the city - Anika hopes to one day translate it

-exploring a series of tunnels located below the city and waking up the creatures living down in the tunnels - who proceed to pick off many members of the expidition until they finally escape to the shuttles

-Anika lost friends and colleages on the expedition and has ocasional nightmares about it to this day)....

After returning from Kadath Anika lost her position at the Lexis Maxima, and was avoided by many of her old colleages out of a fear that the bad luck associated with the expedition would rub off on them. For her employers part, fear that news of what Anika and others had witnessed on Kadath would reach the Inquisition and it would reflect badly on those who had helped to fund it.

Joined a Rogue Trader ship as it is the only way she can travel. Grateful for anyway that she can continue her work. Wants to see what is out there and be known as the one to write about it. Whether she can publish it and be known throughout the sector, or merely to be known amongst her old colleages, including those that rejected her after Kadath.

Her previous life meant she has had alot of contact with people at alot of different levels of society, and so she is a natural Seneschal, even if she only considers the position a means to an end.

Personality
Although a dislike for many nobles has led to Anika trying to move away fron her upbringing, being born into a life of wealth and privilage has still left a mark on her. She long ago learned to talk or lie her way out of trouble, as it at least could make things easier, yet if she has no reason to hide how she really feels, or even if she doesn't care enough to try, she ocasionally reverts to being one of the arrogant noble class that she grew up with.

Appearance
Anika prefers not to dress formally for her role as a Seneschal to a Rogue Trader. Partly this is due to a lingering nobleborn ambivalence about working for someone else, which is particularly an ambivalence for working for someone like Macharius, who she has known for a long time and views as more or less an equal. Yet her attitude is also consistent with her previous career as an academic, where she viewed the obligations of her job as something to be avoided whenever they didn't interest her. Yet as a concession to her rank on the ship she does try to at least stay tidy, if only because it makes it easier to draw on the authority of her position when she has to deal with people in an official capacity.

For most everyday business she dresses for practicality. Her black hair is cut short and she wears clothes that are worn for comfort first as it is never entirely predicatable what she might have to do aboard ship. Over the top of these is worn a grey and much-patched Imperial Guard greatcoat that shows no sign of rank or regiment. Inside the coat are many pockets including those that she has added to herself over the years. The pockets are full of such useful items as her dataslate, knives and hellpistol. Most of her more valuable gear including her robes of office are normally left in her quarters until she needs some underling to fetch them for her.

Lord General Konrad Vanhal

Spoiler: Notes

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Voinovich - died on Kadath
Yu'vath box souvenir?

Spoiler: Auction Post

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Eldar weaponry - Anika has already identified these. Here's the stats now that you own them.
Scorpion Chainsword: (1d10+4, AP3, Tearing, Balanced) - uses Chain weapon proficiency.
Shuriken Pistol: (30m, S/3/5, 1d10+2R, Ap4, Clip 40, Rld 2Full) - this was supplied with one clip. You can make an upkeep test to obtain more. Count the availability as Very Rare. Needs an Exotic weapon proficiency.
Mandiblasters: (3m, S/-/-, 1d10+3E, AP2, Clip 30, Rld Full, Reliable) - these are fired once per round as a free action, and can be used in melee similar to a pistol. They are normally mounted to a helmet. Separate Exotic proficiency for these.
You also get 2 plasma grenades and two demolition charges. These are identifiably alien, but function identically to Imperial versions.

Fingerbones relic
The Fingerbones of Saint Asceline were a full set of the digits from the saint's right hand, as well as some of the hand bones, wired together with silver and set with the fore and middle fingers extended and the thumb across the palm, as though the Saint were granting a benediction in death. They were held in a small jeweled reliquary of dark wood and deep red silk, with a glass cover to allow the relics to be viewed. Strips of parchment covered in litanies were wound through the curled fingers, trailing downwards to gather in a pile at the base of the reliquary.

Asceline is a patron saint of explorers, and her touch is supposed to protect ships from the harmful influence of the warp. The presence of the Fingerbones aboard a vessel allows that vessel's navigator to re-roll their Navigation (Warp) test for Steering the Vessel. Additionally, whoever is carrying the relic gains the effects of the Resistance (Psychic Powers) talent.

Mixed firearms
These are predominantly SP guns, with a handful of Las mixed in. All of them are common craftsmanship, so it's more a matter of quantity. Lots of, as you put it, perfectly serviceable average guns. It'll let you get away without worrying about buying guns if you ever decide to outfit a small army. Count yourself as owning basically everything out of the SP section of the rules, as well as up to a squad's worth of lasguns/laspistols.

Navis memoirs
Katarina's memoirs were brought out - an unassuming looking leather-bound folio in hardcover. "A first edition," the auctioneer said, holding up the book for everyone to see. It wasn't small, but neither was it so large that he required both hands to lift it. "Finely bound by Fenksworld Publishing, this copy is nevertheless superior to the edition held by the Library of Knowing, as it has been annotated by both Tinde Alois, the famed Imperial lexographer, and by Katarina herself, several years after the initial print run." He flipped open the cover to display the title page, pointing to a scrawled name across the lower portion of the parchment. "See here, the author's signature!"

Initially, these are worth +10 on any Lore test to know something related to House Nostromo.

Pulse Carbine
Exotic weapon. Profile on p120, Into the Storm, reproduced here.
(Basic, 60m, S/-/3, 2d10+2E, AP4, Clip 24, Rld Full, Gyro-Stabilised, 6kg). Gyro-stabilised means you always count targets as being no further than Long Range. You still can't shoot at anything outside max range, though.

Medicae Servitor
Ravia knew a great deal about this particular pattern of servitor - it was relatively common, as specialised medical servitors went, largely because of its reliability and precision. It could be issued instructions remotely through an internal micro-bead, and featured a pair of injector mechadendrites and a broad array of implanted surgical tools. It would be an ideal assistant, but was also capable of operating on its own, fulfilling many of the functions of proper medical staff.

This particular model appeared to have been designed as a custom piece, built to the highest standards and fitted with pure white laquered armour plates with gilded trim. It also looked as though many of its tools were designed to be easily swapped out if they became worn from overuse.

This is right out of Lathe Worlds, p67. The important things are that it tests Medicae vs. 100 base, and that you can give it directions so it can function as an assistant. This particular version is Best Craftsmanship, and has +5 to Int, +5 to Strength, and +2 armour over the normal version. Int bonus is already included in the 100 medicae.

Engineer's Pocket Ref.
this exceptionally rare book dates back to the early days of the Imperium. It holds a wealth of knowledge, information on a variety of materials and subjects. It may not look it, unassuming as it is, but within these pages is information any junior tech adept would fall over themselves backwards to have.

This book allows anyone to count as trained for the purposes of providing assistance on Tech-Use. It also provides +5 on tests made to Craft items.

Scintillan Locker Contents.
None yet. You need to actually go look in the mystery box first.

Prognosticator Set
This took the form of a small brass device, formed of concentric rings, with a miniature cogitator at its core. The rings had slots for various circuit runes, and the device plugged in to a board of coloured lights. "This form of divination," the auctioneer assured the assembled crowd, "is based entirely on logical principles, and does not rely on occult ritual or esoteric knowledge. The more complete the information you provide, the better the device's predictions will be.

This device allows its user to employ the Logis-Prophesying Skill, counting as Trained. It doesn't give you the skill, just lets you use it. Logis-Prophesying is in Lathe Worlds, p56-57. Effectively, it allows you to make an Int test to make educated guesses about likely future events, based on patterns provided by past events. It goes a little further than that, of course. Harder checks let you make predictions using increasingly less actual information.

Gilded Orrery
Then the gilded orrery was brought out; it was large, about the size of a munitorum fuel drum if you included the polished wooden stand table it was set into. A pair of blue lumen globes in the center slowly rotated about each other, and around those were multiple planetoids, each represented by a tiny gold ball set with faceted gemstones. The whole thing was in constant motion, the planets on their rings spinning about the center, and a holographic starfield tracking the motion of constellations across the miniature sky. It was powered by a rechargeable power cell, and represented no known system - it being a binary star would narrow the field considerably, but the galaxy was large, and much of it remained unmapped.

"There is a maker's mark on the casing, which may be seen here." The auctioneer said, pointing to a small brass plaque inset on one of the legs of the supporting wooden table. "It was constructed by Magos Arcan Paratus, of the Adeptus Mechanicus, some hundreds of years ago. As to its acquisition..."

"It was part of the family collection when I took the warrant," Calligos said. It was the first he'd spoken since taking his seat at the side of the stage. "Archivists said Elbor picked it up, some time in 535. Bought it at auction, part of an estate sale. Fitting to send it on in the same way, don't you think?"

As yet, this device has no known effect, beyond looking cool and being a conversation starter. Perhaps it will reveal more if you manage to find the system it depicts.

Laser Panthers
Ok, so this one I'm not sure how much to give you. Do you want a full statblock for these? What do you intend to use them for?

Spoiler: Malfi

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The bar that Frost had directed her towards was called the Seraphim’s Lament. It was located in one of the more run down districts of the continent spanning hive on the western landmass of Malfi.

Anika was supposed to be at an academic conference but had snuck out for this side trip. From what she had been told it was safe enough for her to be down here, but she had already heard the distant sounds of gunfire since she got off the tram. There were such places back home and she had visited them there without fear. Her family's influence was one thing, but the Hetaireia Lexis had clout with the right people in the lower hive and everyone seemed to know what might happen if anyone messed with the students or the faculty if they wanted somewhere out of the way to drink. Here she carried her bolter openly slung over one shoulder and tried to give the impression that she knew what she was doing.

At the door, the bouncer seemed to be augmented in some way that wasn’t immediately clear. His back bulged under his suit in ways that reminded her of a Tech Priest, and he stood at almost twice her size besides that. Yet he will sniff dismissively at her and wave her through anyway. Apparently they did not care enough even to confiscate her weapons.

Inside most of the clientele looked to her like off duty factory workers who were here to drink, but she could see how most people were armed as she was. Everything seemed congenial enough though, perhaps due to the presence of the people she was here to see. At the back of the bar was a dangerous looking trio of a man and two women in green armoured bodygloves. All carried swords slung over their backs and pistols of an unfamiliar design. They were clearly more interested in watching the crowd then drinking. With them was a figure that managed to be larger than the bouncer outside. The Ogryn was tucking into a giant platter of meat and seemed to be their backup. The man they were all there to guard waves her over just as one of the women reaches out to stop her passing.

She had been told that Strahne was an associate of the Malfian Kasballica and a go between with certain parties that liked to trade in the proscribed and the forbidden. You couldn’t grow up in the spires of Hive Sibellus without hearing of such people. Go to the right parties and you even saw some of it, but Strahne was supposed to be one of the best at the trade, and he had been away a long time before she had hired him. At least he looked the part. White hair and an expensive dark suit and some signs of gene tailoring. Strahne himself didn’t look armed but that was clearly what his hired muscle was for.

Anika will shake his hand and sit down gingerly, ‘So...do you have it?’ Best get it over with. She didn’t like to think about what else the man dealt in but the offer was too good to pass up.

Strahne will grin and hand her a package that had been sitting on the seat beside him. ‘Your money is good Doctor. Didn’t I tell you I’d even give you a discount if the rumour didn’t pan out?’ He is more interested in watching her reaction. ‘Go on unwrap it.’

He had a point. No point in leaving without checking her purchase was what he said it was. Inside the oil cloth was an iron bound chest about the size of her thesis. Inside was a book inscribed with the words Travels with Erasmus Harlock. The book looked singed around the edges but was basically intact. In the early days before things had gotten unpleasant, Joachim Kemmler had served as a priest on the famed Rogue Trader’s vessel and had written about his journeys out beyond the fringe. The man had been experienced enough a voidfarer to include maps. The book had long been declared heretical just from its association with Harlock. Anika had read the commentary on this book which declared most of Kemmler’s account to be unusually fanciful. She couldn’t say for that one way or the other but there was usually some truth to be gained from accounts like this. Plus, maps of the territory beyond the Calixis sector were few and far between. If she intended to go out there she needed to start somewhere.

Strahme leans back in his seat, still smiling, ‘You know I asked around about you. Perhaps you're a well educated dillenate but you ask the right questions and you know how to be discreet. That’s useful to know.’

‘What’s your point?’ She’ll close the box and rewrap it as she prepares to leave.

‘Well I pick up things here and there that you might be interested in. Have you ever heard of an Eldar spirit stone? My contact told me there’s a place where there’s a whole lot of them just lying around. There’s all kinds of xenos and archaeotech out there if that’s what you’re into. I can put you in contact with the right people if you’re interested and don’t mind the commission? I can show you where it’s buried.’

His grin widens as she can’t quite keep her interest from showing on her face. ‘And what is your fee Mr Strahne?’ It didn’t have to mean anything, she could judge everything on it’s merits. Dealing with this man was a necessary evil.

‘Oh, I’m sure I’ll think of something.’

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Ships and Profit:

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The Absalom Praetorians: 50's in all stats and Light Carapace Armour. Autoguns/Hellguns.
Murphy has terrible luck
Almagor has a Power Sword, and is a god among men
Almagor and Flannery have Touched by the Fates (1), for 1 fate point each. They can benefit from Righteous Fury.

Thanks to recent purchases, the Praetorians wear Power Armor and carry Power Swords, Meltaguns, and Bolters. I don't think they can still carry their autoguns and hellguns, realistically speaking.

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Void Master Hannabel Shanx

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Hannabel is strong-willed and independent, driven in equal measure by a love of luxury and restless curiosity. She spends most of her earnings on fabulous clothing, exotic adornments, and exclusive entertainments. She loves art and literature, but it's the excitement of experiencing something new, rather than a desire for "quality" that fuels her love. Consequently, she is just as happy reading cheap penthrift dreadfuls as she is admiring the latest avant-garde art. This restlessness also manifests itself in a preference for staying on the move. When off duty, Hannabel endlessly prowls the halls and corridors of the Manticore's Sting, exploring every nook and cranny of her adopted home. On a larger scale, she glories in the succession of new worlds and cultures she gets to experience as part of Macharius Absalom's crew.

Outwardly sociable, Hannabel is adept at putting people at ease and making friends, but is in fact a very private individual. She finds it difficult to trust anyone, but is incredibly loyal to the few people she counts as her real friends. And though few would suspect it from her usually sunny demeanour, Hannabel is perfectly capable of reacting with deadly force when she's threatened. She has killed before to protect her life, her secrets, and her friends, and she will do so again without hesitation.

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Kennoch the Navigator

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Background:
Birthed on a star-ship and reared on a space station by void born, Kennoch Castermire may be young, but he's as true a Navigator as you’re likely to find. Yes, his genetic lineage is more susceptible to Warp-twisting than the highest and proudest Magisterial House, but mutants are mutants anyway, and this mutant knows he belongs among the heavens, not with his feet on the dirt. By blood and experience, Kennoch is as fine a guide as any. If rumors are true, he’s an honest servant of the Imperium too. He supposedly abandoned the security of the Calixis Sector, where his clan has roamed for millennia, to hunt less savory Navis and thereby clean up the Expanse just a bit. A wayward branch of his clan has descended into heresy on these poorly-mapped fringes, the Renegade House Castermare (best to not get them confused); Kennoch pursues them as a matter of duty.

There are quieter, vaguer rumors that Kennoch was also on the losing end of some mysterious family conflict, and that his journey wasn’t entirely by choice, but such things are all too common among the nobility. In any case, he refuses to address the matter when questioned.

Personality:
Driven yet resigned, optimistic yet bleak, Kennoch has a curious blend of ambition and fatalism. He certainly has goals; he dreams of a future filled with power and prestige, for himself, his House, and his friends alike. He knows that unlike the vast majority of humans, he might not die in obscurity, but could instead use his mighty name and talents to bend this unfeeling universe just slightly to his will. And if not that, then his existence is at least comfortable. Bound by station though he is, he has far more freedom than most people. This is all to be enjoyed, even celebrated.

On the other hand, his purpose in life is to stare into the Warp until it molds him like clay into something horrifying. If he lives long enough, his body will corrupt further and further. He’ll probably become increasingly reliant on servants and cybernetics just to function, let alone savor his nobility. This is as inevitable as death. He has witnessed the elders of his House, and they fill him with a quiet dread.

Sooner or later, the Warp beats everyone.

Appearance:
Any Navigator’s defining features are their deformities, first and foremost the Warp-Eye, but often much more gruesome disfigurations. Kennoch surely has his share, and they’re likely obscene, but most people won’t see this secret shame. Whenever possible, he covers himself entirely. His typical outfit is a unique, beautiful, Selenite-pattern void suit, even when in a safe atmosphere. Kennoch apparently doesn’t like or trust the air beyond that of a ship he’s intimately familiar with; ideally, he brings along enough spare canisters to last at least a day, no matter where he’s going. To be fair, his suit doubles as some pretty solid armor too. It’s also quite stunning: platinum plates engraved with prayers and striking images, adorned with perfectly-cut sapphires. This heavenly beauty is balanced by the hellish sight of an excruciator clasped in the servo-manipulators that dot Kennoch's right arm. His helmet obscures his face except for a narrow triangle of plasteel through which he can see with any of his three eyes; not another inch of flesh is visible except in the event of a breach, and even then, he wears undergarments of mesh-weave. Kennoch’s ancient hellpistol matches his suit—engraved platinum and sapphires—as does his eye-topped staff, though that’s mostly a ceremonial item, and he often has a servant carry it for him.

Said servants include a squad of void born assassin-bodyguards, part of a larger guild from the Calixis Sector, the Rings of Castermire. Even stranger than these star-children are Kennoch's familiars. The eldest is the oddly-named Mr. Wah Dell: a literal golden monkey. It has a torso of shiny plates engraved with prayers to the Omnissiah and six mismatched limbs covered in wires and tubes; most likely, this poor beast retains only its original head. During his travels, Echo has also acquired Ms. Rana, an angry lizard with powerfully acidic blood, and Ms. Roja, a fierce mammal with vicious teeth and bat-like wings.

Onlookers might not see much of the man beneath the armor, but they’ll notice his unusual voice. It has bizarre, unsettling reverberations: each of his soft, youthful, even boyish words is accompanied by a choir. Tones of older men. Or women of all ages. Pitch, emotion, and accents vary well beyond his own. This is presumably a mutation of the throat, and it can’t endear him to the Ecclesiarchy, but it doesn’t seem genuinely harmful. Hence, his nickname, Echo.

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Name: Kennoch “Echo” of House Castermire
Career Path: Navigator
Rank: 4
Experience: 15,350 Total / 0 Unspent
Corruption: 0
Insanity: 30
Wounds: 14 (9, Sound Constitution 5)
Fate Points: 3

Characteristics:
Weapon Skill: 34
Ballistic Skill: 45 (35 +5 Origin Path +5 Advance)
Strength: 37 (42 -5 Origin Path)
Toughness: 38 (36 -3 Origin Path +10 Advance -5 Elongated Form)
Agility: 30
Intelligence: 51 (41 +10 Advance)
Perception: 54 (44 +10 Advance)
Willpower: 53 (38 +5 Origin Path +10 Advance)
Fellowship: 34 (39 -5 Origin Path)

Origin Path:
Home World: Void Born

-5S, +5WP; Starting Skills; Charmed; Ill-Omened; Shipwise; Void Accustomed

Birthright: Stubjack

+5BS, -5Fel; Intimidate; Quick Draw; 4 Insanity

Lure of the Void: Duty Bound (Duty to Your Dynasty)

-3T; +1PF; Rival (House Castermare)

Trials and Travails: Dark Voyage

Forbidden Lore (Navigators) +10; 4 Insanity

Motivation: Fear (Tormented by the Unspeakable, 200xp)

Light Sleeper, Jaded, Resistance (Fear); 12 Insanity

Lineage: Of Extensive Means (Far-Reaching Contacts, 300xp)

Peer (Adeptus Mechanicus, Astropaths, Void Born)

Special Abilities:
The Boons of Lineage (Nomadic House): Talented (Navigation [Warp]); A Taste for the Warp; Scorn of Dirt-Dwellers; Initial Mutation; The Lidless Stare (Adept)
Warp Guide: +5 Navigation (Warp)

Skills:
Awareness +20 (Per)
Ciphers (Noblite Family) (Int)
Command (Fel)
Common Lore (Navis Noblite) +20 (Int)
Dodge (Ag)
Forbidden Lore (Mutants, Pirates) (Int)
Forbidden Lore (Daemonology) +10 (Int)
Forbidden Lore (Navigators, Warp) +20 (Int)
Interrogation (WP)
Intimidate +20 (S/Int/Fel)
Literacy (Int)
Navigation (Surface) (Int)
Navigation (Stellar) +10 (Int)
Nagivation (Warp [Talented, Warp Guide]) +20 (Int)
Psyniscience (Talented) +20 (Per)
Scholastic Lore (Astromancy) +10 (Int)
Scrutiny (Per)
Secret Tongue (Navigator) (Int)
Speak Language (High Gothic, Low Gothic, Ship Dialect) (Int)
Trade (Astrographer) (Ag)
Trade (Remembrancer) (Int)

Talents:
Disturbing Voice
Enemy (Ordo Chronos)
Good Reputation (Thousand Sons)
Jaded
Light Sleeper
Meditation
Navigator
Navigator Power
Peer (Adeptus Mechanicus, Astropaths, Navigators, Thousand Sons, Void Born)
Pistol Weapon Training (Universal)
Quick Draw
Resistance (Fear, Psychic Techniques)
Rival (House Castermare)
Sound Constitution 3
Talented (Navigation [Warp], Psyniscience)
Total Recall [Mind Impulse Unit]

Traits:
Charmed
Ill-Omened
Scorn of Dirt-Dwellers
Shipwise
A Taste for the Warp
Void Accustomed

Navigator Powers:
Gaze into the Abyss (Novice)
Foreshadowing (Novice)
The Eye Is Open
The Lidless Stare (Master)

Mutations:
Elongated Form
Pale and Hairless Flesh

Gear:
Charm
Excruciator (+30 Intimidate, +20 Interrogation, -20 Deceive for subject)
Micro-Bead
Noblite Robes
Selenite-Pattern Void Suit (Best-Craftmanship) with Servo-Manipulators
Silk Headscarf
Tarot Deck

Weapons:
Hellpistol (Best-Craftmanship) (1d10+4E, 7 Pen, 40 Clip, 2 Rld) (Red-Dot Laser Sight)
Metal Staff (Best-Craftmanship) (1d10+4I, 0 Pen)

Armor:
Selenite-Pattern Void Suit (Best-Craftmanship) (5 Head, 4 Arms, Body, Legs; Servo-Manipulators cancel the -10 Ag)
Xeno-Mesh (Best-Craftmanship) (4 Arms, Body, Legs)

Cybernetics:
Mind Impulse Unit (Good-Craftmanship) (+10 BS, Drive, Inquiry, Logic, Pilot, Tech-Use; experience senses of familiars)
MIU Weapon Interface (Linked to Hellpistol; shoot as a Free Action)
Memorance Implant (Total Recall; +10 to Trade [Remembrancer] and relevant social situations)

Personnel:
The Rings of Castermire, Void-Born Assassin-Bodyguards
The Elite: Squad, Characteristics 50; BC Footfall Pattern Voidsuit; Persecutor Shotgun, Las Pistol, BC Mono-Falchion; Shock Net, Howler Grenade, Stun Grenade, Web Grenade; Cameleoline Cloak, Preysense Goggles, Whisper Boots.
The Officers: Company, Characteristics 50; Standard Pattern Voidsuit, Flax Coat; Boarding Gun, Mono-Falchion; Strait-Capes.
The Rank and File: Regiment, Characteristics 40; Standard Pattern Voidsuit, Flax Coat; Shotgun or Autogun or Lasgun, Mono-Falchion; Smoke Grenade.

Familiars:
Mr. Wah Dell (Best-Craftmanship Walking Creature: Independent, Wanderer; Mechanical, Additional Limbs; Psy-Detector, Warded)
Ms. Rana (Best-Craftmanship Walking Creature: Independent, Aggressive; Toxic Blood, Unnatural Toughness; Warded, Lightning Rod)
Ms. Roja (Best-Craftmanship Walking Creature: Independent, Paranoid; Big Teeth, Wings; Warded, Psy-Detector)

Advances:
Rank 1:
Awareness (100)
Ciphers (Noblite Family) (100)
Secret Tongue (Navigator) (100)
Trade (Astrographer) (100)
Intelligence +5 (100)
Perception +5 (100)
Willpower +5 (100)
Intelligence +10 (250)
Perception +10 (250)
Willpower +10 (250)
Toughness +5 (250)
Toughness +10 (500)

Rank 2:
Awareness +10 (200)
Common Lore (Navis Noblite) +10 (200)
Dodge (200)
Forbidden Lore (Warp) +10 (200)
Intimidate +10 (200)
Navigation (Stellar) +10 (200)
Navigation (Warp) +10 (200)
Psyniscience +10 (200)
Disturbing Voice (200)
Meditation (200)
Sound Constitution 3 (600)
Navigator Power (The Lidless Stare, Master) (200)

Rank 3:
Navigator Power (Gaze into the Abyss, Novice) (200)
Forbidden Lore (Navigators) +20 (200)
Forbidden Lore (Warp) +20 (200)
Awareness +20 (200)
Common Lore (Navis Noblite) +20 (200)
Intimidate +20 (200)
Psyniscience +20 (200)
Scholastic Lore (Astromancy) +10 (200)
Peer (Navigators) (300) [Elite Advance]
Trade (Remembrancer) (300) [Elite Advance]
Ballistic Skill +5 (250)
Forbidden Lore (Mutants) (200)
Sound Constitution 2 (400)

Rank 4:
Scrutiny (300) [Elite Advance]
Forbidden Lore (Daemonology) (200) [Elite Advance]
Navigation (Warp) +20 (200)
Talented (Psyniscience) (200)
Navigator Power (Foreshadowing, Novice) (200)
Forbidden Lore (Daemonology) +10 (200) [Elite Advance]
Resistance (Psychic Techniques) (200)
Interrogate (200)
Command (200)
Navigation (Surface) (200)
Forbidden Lore (Pirates) (200)

Spoiler: Notes

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Factor Ignatius is a Tech-Priest in Footfall, and Kennoch's go-to for cybernetics. A weird guy, in that he seems mostly human.
Remalia Brabazon is a Nomadic Navigator under Captain Jonell, of the Mailed Fist. She's a recluse who only communicates remotely, but she's still a useful contact. Collaborating with Echo on mapping Warp routes to and from Port Davis.
Lorenzo Mercator is a Shrouded Navigator serving "The Monk." His mutations include shark teeth. A useful ally, but of questionable heritage and unknown personal motives.
Sargon Typhon is a heavily mutated tank-bound Navigator, former pirate turned prisoner. Currently held in Kennoch's tower.
Three Castermare Navigators are posing as members of House Visscher. One is a member of Winterscale's fleet, another the Explorator fleet under Magos-Commodore Gnothis Trannarch, and the third under Captain William Mayes, of the Pyrel, one of Captain Misson's pirates.

Spoiler: Background Posts

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[Destro_Yersul]

Thanks to recent purchases, the Praetorians wear Power Armor and carry Power Swords, Meltaguns, and Bolters. I don't think they can still carry their autoguns and hellguns, realistically speaking.

I went back and checked, because I was pretty sure you didn't get the power armour. Or the meltaguns, for that matter. You got bolters and powerswords, so I'll update those, but failed the acquisition test for the other stuff.

[Haval]

Travelling today. I'll try and get something up tonight.

[PotatoGolem]

I went back and checked, because I was pretty sure you didn't get the power armour. Or the meltaguns, for that matter. You got bolters and powerswords, so I'll update those, but failed the acquisition test for the other stuff.

Not sure how to quote from other threads, so I just linked below. He succeeded at the earlier roll in Port Davis to get enough for the 5 he currently has, but failed in the Lathes to get enough for those he will be trying to recruit.

Port Davis: https://forums.giantitp.com/showthre...e#post25118802

Lathes: https://forums.giantitp.com/showthre...e#post25285975

[Destro_Yersul]

ok, ok. I misinterpreted then. Forgot you'd done those rolls earlier. fixed.

[Haval]

Rax - I'm going to assume the rescued from pirates part of Hannabel's origin path is probably widely known about and is most of why Anika hasn't asked her about her past. Anika would have joined the ship later in any case.

I can not know about that either though if you'd prefer.

[rax]

Yeah, that part would be public, though I haven't detailed exactly what happened there. It could be that Macharius(?) rescued her from a nameless pirate vessel and brought her aboard the Sting, or - and I'm not quite clear on that bit of the Sting's background - that the Sting was the pirate vessel but that she'd essentially managed to convince the captain not to turn her in by the time the Sting was taken.

[Destro_Yersul]

Ok, anyone who wants to have a look around the locker, feel free. There's a couple of distinct 'sections' to it - the front, with the bench and dead guy, the middle, with shelving and crates and things, and the back, which is gloomy and where the furniture and oddly-shaped things live. You can investigate any of those, or take a closer look at anything I've mentioned. Rolling Evaluate might tell you something about value, if you're so inclined.

[Haval]

Going to make some rolls and post IC tomorrow

Going for anything obviously weird or say radioactive
Awareness vs. Per 43 (+20 Auspex)
(1d100)[11]

Identify the clockwork device
Forbidden Lore (Aracheotech) or possibly Tech-Use
vs. Int 53
(1d100)[46]

Trade (Archaeologist) on the paintings
vs. Int 53
(1d100)[21]

[Blarghy]

...Not the time or place I'd especially pick for such a fantastic roll, but, alright! I won't turn it down.

[Destro_Yersul]

So much to get through, here! I may have slightly overdone it.

Anyways, Anika's assessment aligns with Echo's - the old documents are among the most valuable things in here because of what they represent. The broadsheets are uninteresting except as historical record, containing reference to various past events in their headlines. None of them is newer than 100 years.

The clockwork device, it isn't anything Anika specifically recognises, though some of its construction reminds Anika of the Gilded Orrery that Echo purchased at the auction. It is obviously nonfunctional right now, but it does appear to have been designed to fit into something else, as part of some larger mechanism.

[PotatoGolem]

Going to roll my knowledge tests before I post, to see what Macharius knows about the helmet. Also, I have friends staying with me through Sunday, so my posting may be a bit spotty/delayed.

SL: Legends vs 43 (1d100)[58]
FL: Heresy (since OOC that sounds suspiciously like Heresy-era Alpha Legion) vs 43 (1d100)[94]

[PotatoGolem]

I will FP both of those, since this is one of the coolest things we've ever found.

Legends (1d100)[8]
Heresy (1d100)[62]

Edit: still a failure on Heresy, but 3 DoS on Legends.

[Destro_Yersul]

Ok, Macharius' education on the Horus Heresy was apparently extensive. Here's what that roll gets you: He identifies the helmet as MkVII. It could still be quite old, since this was one of the final armour versions developed during the Horus Heresy itself, but it was developed on Mars, during the final stages of the Heresy, and shipped to Terra before Mars was temporarily captured by the Traitor legions. This armour marked the first time that any legion apart from the Emperor's Children bore the Imperial Aquila, and was also known as Imperator or Aquila armour as a result. Though the designs have changed little since the days of the Heresy, this particular item doesn't look that old - you've got a pretty good idea of the appearance of things from that era by now, for obvious reasons, and this one looks like a more contemporary example of the armour. It is unlikely it belonged to a member of a traitor legion. Unfortunately, Blue is a common colour for space marines given the Ultramarines and their many successors, so placing this helmet could be difficult. The main clue is the head crest, which suggests an aquatic or dragon-themed chapter, or one to whom those motifs are significant. A Salamanders successor would be an obvious pick, but there aren't many examples of those going well, and no known Salamanders successor uses blue as a primary colour.

Unfortunately, this is where SL: Legends runs out. SL: Heraldry is your best bet if you want to know more, but CL: Imperium might get you something if you roll especially well.

For Anika: The statue is likely of xenos manufacture, but it would be challenging to say exactly which one. The figure doesn't match any species Anika recognises.

[PotatoGolem]

Either he studied a lot about the Heresy, or "living" through part of it rubbed off on him. Hopefully the former.

CL Imperium: (1d100)[36]
FL Xenos for the other stuff (1d100)[45]

Both vs 43

[Haval]

Whose to say the Warp isn't educational

I imagine there's a giant book listing all the chapters somewhere. I'll need to have Anika visit a library before we leave.

Otherwise common Lore (Imperium)
Vs. Int 53
(1d100)[31]

[Destro_Yersul]

two degrees is pretty good. Ok. Anika's fairly certain there's a chapter based out of the Calixis Sector. It's a big enough sector, and moreover it's close enough to the Eye of Terror, to warrant its own chapter. She's not sure where they're based exactly, but if their colours involve blue then that might be a good place to start looking.

[Blarghy]

Booo. Pretty sure I'm down to my last Fate Point for the current day, so...I guess I'll reroll the Psyniscience. And hope that we don't get into a fight before bedtime.

Psyniscience (74): (1d100)[81]

Booo, I say. Booo.

[Haval]

There's still the dumping it outside the Inquisition palace and leaving option. Will leave that up to Macharius.

If possible, Anika will send some pictures of the contents of the locker to Hannabel while she's in orbit.

[Haval]

Do we have contact details for Mathias? I'll go back and look when I get out of here. But there's every chance he isn't on Scintilla.

[Destro_Yersul]

You'd likely have ways to contact him, but even if you did, odds are very high he'd take a long time to reply, unless he's already on Scintilla, which is unlikely.

[Blarghy]

What would Echo know about the Witch-Cursed World and its Installation? Are any of his Lore skills appropriate?

[Destro_Yersul]

What would Echo know about the Witch-Cursed World and its Installation? Are any of his Lore skills appropriate?

Hm, not really. You might be able to get something with FL: Warp, but I don't think any of the others really apply.