[Rogue Trader] The Koronus Expanse - Forsaken Bounty
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				Title: <strong>[Rogue Trader] The Koronus Expanse - Forsaken Bounty</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 00:38:27</strong>
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				Recently, an Imperial scout vessel detected the Salvation Beacon of the Emperor’s Bounty in the Battleground, a blighted section of space in the Maw. The Maw is a dangerous warp passage that links the Calixis Sector to the mostly-uncharted Koronus Expanse, an area of space that lies beyond Imperial rule. <br><br>Nathin Tsanthos, a scholar of the Expanse, knows that the Emperor’s Bounty is a Lathe-class Light Cruiser, a rich prize indeed if it can be salvaged. On behalf of Rogue Trader Sarvus Trask, Tsanthos made the appropriate supplications and entreaties to the Administratum, eventually receiving a Writ of Claim pertaining to the recovery and salvage of the Emperor’s Bounty. under the conditions of the claim, one of the Rogue Traders family must be the first to set foot upon the derelict vessel. To that end, you have set forth upon the Sovereign Venture, a massive and powerful cruiser owned by your dynasty for centuries.<br><br>It is several days since you embarked from Port Wander into the darkness and peril of the Maw. In that time, your vessel has been buffeted and battered by the violent warp tides of the passage, and you have had to translate into real space numerous times to maintain your heading. The Sovereign Venture’s Gellar Field—the energy halo that protects all Imperial ships from the baleful entities of the warp—has also been strained by the intense nature of the passage and the volatile nature of the Maw. Now, finally, your ship has arrived at the cursed place known as the Battleground, a forsaken stretch of void scattered with the debris of ancient warships. Somewhere here lies the Emperor’s Bounty and the salvage you have come to collect. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Rogue Trader] The Koronus Expanse - Forsaken Bounty</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 04:25:58</strong>
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				To say Nexus was green to warp travel would be a lie, to say he liked it and was use to it was a completely different can of worms. as the cruiser transitioned into real time, Nexus could feel it, he could tell the difference the moment they glided from the warp. it was like coming off a roller coaster ride, though this ride had been one of the more intense rides of his life. his hands reached up and tugged his rebreather free of his face as he darted for the nearest bathroom, finding an adequate stall, he leaned forward and let the few contents of his stomach free. by the Emperor it felt good to be ride of the tension.<br><br>slowly his grip upon his weapon would loosen, pulling on the adjuster for his Multi Melta's sling, he had the weapon pressed firmly to his chest. of course during the entire trip he had keep himself fully armored and armed. he could remember one of the handfuls of time the Gellar fields had flashed open for but a few moments. as he walked to the sink, he looked through the visor of his helmet into the mirror as he let the memories of those hellish time replay for a moment. washing his face at the sink, he grabbed a paper towel and dried off. returning the rebreather to his face, he secured the straps testing to make sure all was well secure then he was off to the main bridge. a meeting hadn't been called for yet, but he had no doubt it would be and soon. it payed to hurry up and wait, if he was the first to the room, then he would survive the wait of the others, besides it would give him time to make to run another set of checks upon his war gear.<br><br>(hope you don't mind that I put a post up)
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Rogue Trader] The Koronus Expanse - Forsaken Bounty</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chaos</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 19:07:45</strong>
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				Purity sighed to herself and relaxed as the touch of the warp receded from her vision, and she let her third eye close. The transition to the safety of real space was always a worry for her; she had always had a fear upon her that she would fail at that last step, and translate the ship into doom.<br><br>But not, she noted with relief, this time.<br><br>She unfolded herself lithely from the couch she rested on, glad to be out of the storm that racked the Warp in this region, and focused on the task at hand. the bridge crew should be able to keep the vessel on a safe course, and it was the Rogue Traders' prerogative to set that course, but she was itching to see what was out there in the void. Her attention turned to the augur arrays and the grand windows to space, as she tied a silk scarf across her warp eye for the safety of others.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Rogue Trader] The Koronus Expanse - Forsaken Bounty</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>10-12-2009, 01:31:44</strong>
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				The search for the prize takes two days of false auspex returns and scraps of fragmented vox traffic that have been bouncing around for decades. Tension on the bridge grows steadily higher, as the feel of so many ghosts so near prey on the minds of almost everyone.<br><br>Through the vista panels of your vessel, you begin to make out a massive glittering cloud scattered across the void. As you get closer, you can faintly discern the blasted shells of vessels, desiccated and corroded by centuries of unprotected exposure to hard vacuum and solar radiation. It looks like long ago a great engagement took place here that left behind the twisted remains of assault vessels, ordnance, and other detritus of war. Servitors inform you that the debris field is some 300,000 km across, with fragments ranging in size from flecks of paint to almost intact vessels.<br><br>Even as you watch, the cloud moves like a sluggish whirlpool of junk, fragments smashing into each other and breaking into showers of debris and dust. You can just make out the weak flicker of a plasma drive as it leaks a feeble glow out into space near the centre of the chaotic mass of broken vessels and blackened hulks.<br><br>On the third day, success! <br><br>The brass lectern in front of you whirs, and amidst a cloud of incense, a flickering holomap resolves itself, the green icon of your prize pulsing clear amidst a horde of scarlet danger contacts. One of the junior bridge crew indicates each in turn, unexploded munitions, leaking plasma drives, radioactive debris and a host of other dangers.<br><br>There is just too much clutter to take your own ship in close. A small lander, on the other hand ...
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Rogue Trader] The Koronus Expanse - Forsaken Bounty</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DeviantMunster</strong> on <strong>10-12-2009, 02:38:33</strong>
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				Selvaria Vermillion tapped her foot impatiently upon the floor, lips pressed into a thin line as their vessel carefully made its way through the debris of the massive battle that had taken place. It was a treasure trove, to be sure! Yet they were here for one specific ship, one which contents had to be scavenged quickly. Unlike her brother, she had absolutely no patience for these sorts of things, much preferring to set her own course, to go wherever her "gut" told her to. Yet her brother, wisely, had decided that salvaging the Emperor's Bounty would be certainly worth their time, so she'd reluctantly agreed to the journey.<br><br>The Rogue Trader was dressed in her usual garb, a sleek looking uniform, made of the rare, and close to heretical, nightweave silk. Underneath the shimmering obsidian outfit she wore that tight bodysuit, synskin as it was more commonly called, which hugged her body firmly, keeping her bodyheat within. A sword hung at her left hip, a lathe-made blade, while her dueling las rested at the other.<br><br>When the device suddenly whirled to life, displaying the virtual form of the Emperor's Bounty, a bright grin formed upon those soft lips of her before she twirled and raised her voice, hands cupping around her mouth. "Brother! We've found it!" She turned back towards the device then, hands fall to rest on the swell of her hips as she continued to observe the holographic image. "Finally... I've grown tired of waiting." Her crimson orbs turned towards one of the crew members as he explained the dangers, her head nodding slowly now and again. "We'll need to use a smaller vessel to go aboard." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Rogue Trader] The Koronus Expanse - Forsaken Bounty</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>10-12-2009, 15:17:12</strong>
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				Nexus smirked under the guard of his rebreather and carapace helmet at Selvaria's reaction, like a child who had found a long lost item, though he quickly turned his thoughts to the tasks at hand. he would listen intently to the crew member as he spoke of how they would need to approach the ship, at least he had come armed properly for boarding actions. the Multi Melta would punch through doors and foe with indiscriminate ease, flesh or armor it all melted the same. he would run a quick inventory of his war gear, it wasn't that it wouldn't be there, it was just a habit by now. after checking his gear, he reached up and loosened the sling to his weapon back to combat length giving himself some room to move the barrels around effectively. <br><br>he would remain wordless, waiting for knowledge on which of the smaller vessels housed within the cruiser. gently he made the sign of the aquilla, praying wordlessly that they would not find damnable genestealers aboard the aged spacecraft.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Rogue Trader] The Koronus Expanse - Forsaken Bounty</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chaos</strong> on <strong>13-12-2009, 23:14:58</strong>
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				Purity clapped her hands with glee, seeing the auguries return a positive. She stepped up beside Selvaria, her eyes alight with her desire to see new or forgotten things. She shared Selvaria's desire to be out charting their own course, and this dawdling search in real space had been a trial for her. All forgotten now the prize was in sight!<br><br>"It's good to see her at last, my Lady," she purred. "Who knows what ancient secrets lie aboard her?"<br><br>Like the Rogue Trader, Purity's dress skirted the edge of the scandalous. A black silk scarf across her third eye, and black silk robes cut to her tall and graceful form. In her hand a staff of black metal proclaimed her rank and function - her delicately decorated hellpistol sat at her side.<br><br>"Auspexman," she spoke to the crewman who controlled the ship's sensors, "what can you tell us of our prize?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Rogue Trader] The Koronus Expanse - Forsaken Bounty</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>13-12-2009, 23:29:00</strong>
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				"Auspex sweep, aye ma'am." the crewman return, and began chanting the Litany of Data Retrieval over his console whilst a cloud of pungent herbs rose from a small censor attached to it. After a few minutes he ceased his chanting and turned back.<br><br>"The ship isn't in good shape ma'am. We have multiple hull breaches across several decks. On a positive note, we are reading energy returns from inside, so at least one plasma reactor is still functional. And one strange thing. The ships Geller Field is up. Its strength is fluctuating, but it's up."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Rogue Trader] The Koronus Expanse - Forsaken Bounty</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Insatiably Bored</strong> on <strong>19-12-2009, 14:50:22</strong>
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				Nexus listened intently to the crewman's words, his hand involuntarily squeezing the fore grip of his weapon as news of the Geller Field hit his ears. this of course would only increase the chance of living things being aboard, though for now he would keep his mouth shut, he would prefer to stay under the radar. <br><br>turning from the consuls he moved out to move to the barrack to gather a team for the up coming operation, he would make his way rather quickly, jogging to his destination quickly. finding another nine stormtroopers of roughly the same training and skill, with a sharp tone he would quickly gather up the squad. whom would jump from their tasks to armor and arm themselves for the coming foray. another special weapon was added to the team in the shape of a plasma gun, the others grabbing hellguns. as one they would march to the bays giving their gear a test run, checking safeties, straps, harnesses and their rebreathers and refill canisters. once all the weapons where tested the built in vox was tested, it took a while but the squad was soon all set on the same communation channel and ready to move out.<br><br>all they where waiting for was the rest of the boarding party to show up, or orders that they where it, in truth it made more sense for them to go first and secure a landing site for the others to come in after. if this was the case Nexus would be needing to request another team, till then though he simply waited for orders as his men where getting ready.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Rogue Trader] The Koronus Expanse - Forsaken Bounty</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MagicalPen</strong> on <strong>22-12-2009, 15:53:06</strong>
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				Dirske Vermillion was his sisters Twin, though most people did not seem to know it. The most obvious disparity between them was in the way they dressed - she preferred the black and red colors while he preferred the white and gold. He also had a preference for Silk, enjoying the smoothness of the material when their were guests to entertain, but when their was work to do he preferred rough materials that could withstand a beating. His sword and plasma pistol hung on the opposite hips of hers - he was left handed and preferred a steady shot then to get up close and personal. It was far easier to shoot some beast in the back when it was trying to devour the man in front of him then it was to be that man in front, trying to use a sword in close quarters.<br><br>Selvaria's words were like music to his ears and he almost dances over towards her, fleet footed and slightly aloof as he was. He knew that she was drooling over the fact that there was so much wreckage floating around, so many hidden treasures waiting to be discovered in this treacherous field, but he was the one who had his head firmly between his shoulders. While such smaller wreckage would increase personal wealth, taking on the Emperors Bounty would not only make them both rich, but it would spread their name to the furthest reaches of the Empire and bring their family name up above all the other Rogue Traders who sought to impress the Emperor and expand the wealth of the Empire.<br><br>He comes to stand beside her, staring at the holographic image too. "Emperor be praised...at last we have found!" He murmurs, then claps his hands together. "We'll need a smaller craft, yes, and a landing party. We'll need to scan for sections where it is safe for us to move around too. So much to do, so little time!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Rogue Trader] The Koronus Expanse - Forsaken Bounty</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>26-12-2009, 21:20:09</strong>
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				The bridge becomes a hive of activity, with various ratings calling orders, tech adepts communicating in the clicking dialect of the binary machine cant, whilst to one side a small choir offers hymns of praise and duty. One by one, reports are returned to the bridge crew.<br><br>"Sir, a guncutter has been been prepared, and a security team assembled. They're waiting for you in the bay. The Mechanicus have made their supplications to the machine spirits and declare them ready and willing."<br><br>"Ma'am, auspex has detected what appears to be a void lock in proximity to the bridge. It probably wouldn't take more than about 30 minutes, depending on interior conditions, to reach the bridge from there."<br><br>"Sir, auspex reports cloud debris is increasing in density."<br><br>"Captain, the missionaries have finished their benedictions. They're ready for the final pre-launch blessings."
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Rogue Trader] The Koronus Expanse - Forsaken Bounty</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HairyHeretic</strong> on <strong>07-01-2010, 01:26:33</strong>
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				With the guncutter prepped and launched, the salvage team drift through the icy black void, the ships enginseer calling course corrections as drifting lumps of scrap that were once parts of proud vessels spin and crash around you. <br><br>Halfway through the trip there is a flare of intense light from ahead, and the small vessel shakes. Hardwired servitors begun chattering in the binary language, and from the pilots compartment comes muffled noises. After a few moments, a voice comes over the ships vox.<br><br>"Ah .. don't worry, we're still in one piece. Something, some piece of debris out there exploded and we were caught in the shockwave. We've taken some minor damage, but we're still capable of continuing on."<br><br>The remainder of the trip passes quickly, though every creak, ping and hiss from the ships hull draws wary eyes towards them. <br><br>As you get closer still, the pilots feed an image of your destination into the small holo projector. The image flickers a bit, but you can see the vessel that awaits you.<br><br>The Emperor’s Bounty is in bad shape indeed; large rents score its hull, and its bastions and bulkheads are pitted and worn by months of unshielded exposure to the void. There are, however, a faint glow from the drives and a shadow of light spilling from the vista dome of the bridge, indicating&nbsp; hat the vessel’s plasma reactors have not gone completely cold.<br><br>With a loud clang, the guncutter docks, and further creaking and hissing comes from the voidlock. After about a minute the enginseer announces a good seal, and the door hisses open.<br><br>As per the agreement, the first to step foot aboard must be blood of the Rogue Trader.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [Rogue Trader] The Koronus Expanse - Forsaken Bounty</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MagicalPen</strong> on <strong>25-01-2010, 19:44:52</strong>
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				Dirske, of course, was the first to step aboard, but not before several long moments passed as he stood there in the voidlock. Dirske knew that he stood on the edge of another great moment in the long history of the Empire. He clutched his Blaster in his left hand, sword in his right, ready for any nasty little surprises that might jump out at him as he crosses the threshold.<br><br>Dirske finally takes that fateful, required step forward, setting foot inside of the derelict hulk for the first time. He lets go of the breath he found himself holding, lungs exhaling before drawing in a new breath. His latest goal - his latest task - was just that much closer to being completed, that much closer to bringing glory to his family. He couldn't help but smile at the thought before quickly stepping to the side to allow the entry team lead the way. There was no sense in him taking a round to the head when there was plenty of cannon fodder waiting to do it for him. He had to suppress the urge to dance a little jig as the team moved past him and into the hulk.
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