NPCAfter six watches, servants of the data archives anxiously report that they were only able to locate a short note about this settlement — one so old that the date of its creation was lost to the ages. In the past, on this fertile, resource-rich world, one of the first colonies of the von Valancius Rogue Traders was founded, capable of feeding scores of other worlds. Information about what dark force shackled the planet in ice and cut it off from the rest of the protectorate, alas, did not survive.
YOUFind out what is known about the abandoned settlement.
YOULand on the planet and personally explore the palace.
NPCThe Rogue Trader's shuttle enters the frozen atmosphere of the planet, encountering no resistance of any kind, and proceeds to land next to the ancient palace. The main gates of the monumental edifice, agape like the mouth of a huge monster, hospitably bid the Lord Captain step inside...
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YOUFly away.
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NPCThrough an inconsistent stream of computational errors, the cogitators' screens present some general data on the nature of the anomaly: the magnetic field surrounding the planet was caused due to the influence of the local star's magnetic field, neighbouring space objects, and some unidentified energy. The anomaly should subside when this world moves far enough away from the other neighbouring worlds.
YOUCollect more information about the magnetic storm.
YOUSend an exploration shuttle to the planet.
NPCWanting to execute the Lord Captain's orders and gather data about the new, unstudied phenomenon, the explorers readily set off into the unknown. A shuttle with technical equipment and the best minds on board descends into the planet's atmosphere, where the connection with it suddenly cuts off. Behind the stained-glass windows of the captain's bridge, the shuttle disappears forever in a series of lightning-fast white and scarlet explosions.
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YOUSend an exploration shuttle to the planet.continues where this line first appears above
YOULeave the planet's orbit.
NPCThe world, hidden by a mysterious anomaly, will remain forever alone with its dark secrets.
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Entry point 3 of 6
NPCCausing interference, the inscrutable anomaly confuses the ship's scanners and prevents them from piercing through the thick electromagnetic field. Operating at maximum capacity, the machine spirits go berserk — instead of a report, the cogitators' screens show only an inconsistent stream of calculation errors.
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YOULeave the planet's orbit.continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 4 of 6
NPCAfter six watches, servants of the data archives anxiously report that they were only able to recover a short note about this settlement — one so old that the date of its creation was lost to the ages. According to the data, the colony was founded by one of the first von Valancius Rogue Traders, who considered this icy world extremely promising.
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YOULand on the planet and personally explore the palace.continues where this line first appears above
YOUFly away.continues where this line first appears above
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NPCThe vessel's augur operators anxiously report that a magnetic storm of inconceivable strength has tightly wrapped around the planet like a cocoon. The phenomenon prevents further scanning of the world, and an attempt to land and explore will almost certainly result in the destruction of the shuttle. The raging storm is unpredictable — it may last for decades or it may dissipate in a few hours.
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YOULeave the planet's orbit.continues where this line first appears above
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NPCThe magnetic storm previously covering the world has finally subsided. The wrecks of the ships that transported the colonists in the hopes of reviving this old-forgotten world float haphazardly in orbit. The augur team reports that an abandoned city and an ancient palace displaying Imperial architecture lie on the planet's ice-covered surface. There are no signs of life. It is likely that the palace still contains information about what befell the local colony.
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YOULand on the planet and personally explore the palace.continues where this line first appears above
YOUFly away.continues where this line first appears above