NPCThe sight before you has excited the officer corps, who are delighted to witness the truly majestic end of this planet through the huge windows on the bridge, one of many nameless worlds throughout the Expanse. An unknown reason caused the planet to break into several uneven parts, but its strong magnetic field is still preventing them from drifting into the cold abyss of space. The planet's hard inner core has remained almost untouched as thousands of explosions taking place under its shell of hard metals light up the world's heart from the inside.
NPCThe augur crew detects several ruined extractiums on the broken planet's surface. Their analysis shows somebody used to mine adamantine here but abandoned the deposit after the catastrophe. Most of the machines are damaged beyond repair, but the Tech-Adepts claim one of the complexes can be restored if the Rogue Trader has the required parts and equipment.
YOUProvide the technicians with scrap to repair the extractium.
NPCA few dozen time bells later, the Lord Captain is informed that the repair crew is suffering from unrelenting headaches, most likely caused by the oppressive magnetic field of this world. However, the machines have been successfully repaired, and the extraction of adamantine may continue if the Lord Captain wishes. Of course, the mine needs to be staffed with a squad of working servitors and a maintenance brigade doomed to endure the endless pain caused by the magnetic storms.
YOURestart the extractium.
NPCYou leave a part of the crew to extract adamantine for the von Valancius protectorate. Those fortunate to escape such a fate fervently pray for the lives of their friends and family, hoping to find them in good health should they be reunited someday.
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YOUTake the extractium machine on board. Its capabilities can be applied elsewhere.
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YOUDismantle the surviving extractium for spare parts.
NPCYou decide not to spend the resources on fixing a mechanism on the surface of a world that may literally break apart at any moment. Over the course of several rotations, your people fully dismantle the extractium and evacuate the planet without incident.