NPCThe Archqueen's unusual crown is made out of metal coils — most likely parts of an ancient device for boiling water.
NPCThe guests are served the finest delicacies the colony can provide. The Archqueen praises the visitors in mangled Low Gothic and calls the Lord Captain her dear brother/sister. At the end of the audience, gifts are presented to the guests. The Archqueen's minister delicately remarks that the best possible gift the Lord Captain and his/her crew could provide would be the replenishment of the colony's meagre gene pool.
YOUThe Lord Captain gives orders to canvass the lower decks for volunteers. The most ruggedly handsome among them will be sent to the Archqueen's court along with the other gifts.
NPCThe Archqueen is delighted and flattered. She hopes the Lord Captain will pay her more visits in the future.
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YOUThe Lord Captain sends the most ruggedly handsome volunteers to the Archqueen's court. A prank-loving scout named Vesti is among them.
NPCThe Archqueen is delighted and flattered. She hopes the Lord Captain will pay her more visits in the future.continues where this line first appears above
YOUThe Lord Captain decides that standard gifts will suffice.
NPCThe Archqueen is satisfied and hopes to meet again.
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Entry point 2 of 3
NPCThe Archqueen's crown is truly beautiful and unique.
NPCThe guests are served the finest delicacies the colony can provide. The Archqueen praises the visitors in mangled Low Gothic and calls the Lord Captain her dear brother/sister. At the end of the audience, gifts are presented to the guests. The Archqueen's minister delicately remarks that the best possible gift the Lord Captain and his/her crew could provide would be the replenishment of the colony's meagre gene pool.continues where this line first appears above
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NPCThis planet can barely sustain life, and yet, searches discovered a long-lost Imperial colony, one that was cut off from the rest of the galaxy centuries ago. The colonists live in conditions worse than any underhive, yet they still venerate the Emperor and gladly welcome their visitors. The Lord Captain receives an invitation from the local ruler, the Archqueen Princeps-Domina.
YOUPay the Archqueen an official visit.
NPCThe ruler meets the Lord Captain in a shack, considered to be a palace by the people here.
YOUTake over the colony. One shuttle and two rifles should be enough.
NPCThe Archqueen Princeps-Domina fled to the wastelands. This turn of events surprised the locals, but they accepted their new ruler without complaint and eagerly set about gathering their belongings so that they might sooner depart for the stars on the metal wings of the heavenly bird.