Janus"Your Lordship/Ladyship, there are alarming reports coming from Janus. A number of strange mutations have been spotted among the population in remote agri-complexes. Aside from the obvious disfigurement and the subsequent estrangement, these mutants — called 'retches' by the rest of the colonists — are coming together to practise a primitive form of religion involving ritual worship of the land. While they display no disobedience or hostility, their very existence is concerning."
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Janus"Governor Vyatt suggested the mutation may have been caused by one of her genetic experiments aimed to 'improve' the working populace. She notes the docility of the specimens and asks not to treat them as abominations that would otherwise be purged."
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Janus"The mysterious xenos advisors you appointed to oversee the planet have shown unexpected interest in the mutants' vulgar religious practices. They advise against persecuting the retches, but instead they recommend segregating them in separate residential sectors and placing them under observation."
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Janus"The members of the Magos Biologis you tasked with healing Janus have found the mutation to be missing from the catalogue and recommend studying it and eradicating it immediately afterward."
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Janus"The Janus nobility humbly awaits your decision."
YOU"What do we know about these 'retches'?"
Janus"Their mutations cause the loss of skin pigment and the shedding of hair. Some have started developing a translucent third eyelid similar to that of reptiles, others have succumbed to progressive atrophy of the larynx, causing the loss of human speech. At the same time their tendons become denser and more elastic, providing increased endurance and load resistance."
Janus"The retches are commonly ostracised due to their grotesque appearance. There haven't been too many cases of mob justice yet, but they will become commonplace after the mutation's deformities become more obvious. The retches tend to form groups with similarly afflicted people, their average level of intellect is low. They all belong to the labour caste and communicate among themselves using a primitive vernacular of their own invention."
Janus"As for their barbaric religion, they are deifying both the soil and Janus itself. To them, working in agri-complexes is a form of worship, which has had a positive impact on productivity."
YOU"What do we know about these 'retches'?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do my advisors have to say?"
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Janus"I saw your agents' pict-recordings, the signs these mon-keigh leave behind, their idols. And I cannot deny a connection, though a pathetic and extremely abstract one, to... the symbols of my people. Their guttural prayers echo the sounds of the Children of Asuryan's speech. The probability of them having come into such close contact with our civilisation is non-existent, yet they are still somehow connected. Protect these people, resettle them to distant abodes where they will not be harmed for their peculiarities. And keep watch — someday the truth may be revealed."
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Janus"The blessed sanction of the Imperium does not grace these mutants, but nor does it declare their existence anathema. Should we sentence them without further study? There are mutants whose existence is fully sanctioned, such as Ogryns, Ratlings, Pariahs, Pelagers, Felinids, or Troths. Our library had many treatises on the Genetors' craft, and I could impart some of that knowledge to your servants... purely theoretical, of course."
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Janus"This mutation has not been properly studied and is missing from the catalogue. I am not registering a basis for delaying the commencement of immediate genetic purification. I recommend launching a thorough investigation into the genetic make-up of this forbidden strain."
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YOU"Resettle the retches into separate agri-complexes where the crowds will not tear them apart. We will study them."
Janus"I feel these mon-keigh have been touched by something wondrous."
JanusThe mutants were resettled to distant agri-complexes where their unorthodox appearance will not put them in danger of being massacred by the serfs.
JanusThe mutants were put under surveillance. One of the watchmen spotted a mysterious relic in the hands of a group of retches that turned out to be an item of xeno-origin. It is unlikely the mutants understood the nature of the object they worshipped.
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YOU"I take these unfortunate souls under my protection. They are victims of a mutation, not villains."
Janus"Long live the von Valancius dynasty!"
JanusThe mutants were put under surveillance. One of the watchmen spotted a mysterious relic in the hands of a group of retches that turned out to be an item of xeno-origin. It is unlikely the mutants understood the nature of the object they worshipped.
JanusHaving to live in proximity to the retches disturbs the good, honest serfs and leads to outbursts of aggression and violence.
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YOU"Take the required number of these retches for study and let the others work. Cassia, please share your knowledge of the Genetors' craft with my servants."
Janus"I hope my House will not judge me for this."
JanusThe retches continue to toil arduously for the good of Janus; however, the leniency shown to the mutants may lead to dangerous consequences.
JanusThe Rogue Trader's servants graciously accepted information on the mysterious Genetor arts from Lady Navigator Cassia's own hands. They started an inquest to discover the nature of the mutant strain. The retches' twisted flesh revealed its secrets on the autopsy table.
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YOU"Let them atone for their flaw with labour."
Janus"Long live the von Valancius dynasty!"
JanusThe retches continue to toil arduously for the good of Janus; however, the leniency shown to the mutants may lead to dangerous consequences.
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YOU"Take the required number of these retches to be studied by the Adeptus Mechanicus. Destroy the rest."
Janus"May the cleansing be calculated and rationally executed."
JanusAll over Janus the pious serfs are exterminating the retches and their tainted bloodline. Suffer not the mutant in your abode!
JanusThe wise Magos Biologis proceeded to study the degenerative genetic branch. The fruits of their research will be presented to the von Valancius dynasty.
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YOU"I will suffer no mutant to live. Hunt them down to the last man."
Janus"May Janus remain ever pure."
JanusAll over Janus the pious serfs are exterminating the retches and their tainted bloodline. Suffer not the mutant in your abode!
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YOU"What do my advisors have to say?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Resettle the retches into separate agri-complexes where the crowds will not tear them apart. We will study them."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I take these unfortunate souls under my protection. They are victims of a mutation, not villains."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Take the required number of these retches for study and let the others work. Cassia, please share your knowledge of the Genetors' craft with my servants."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Let them atone for their flaw with labour."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Take the required number of these retches to be studied by the Adeptus Mechanicus. Destroy the rest."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I will suffer no mutant to live. Hunt them down to the last man."continues where this line first appears above