EdelthradEdelthrad, who is clutching the bleeding wound on his chest, gives you a hateful glare. "Traitor... Right when we needed all forces to deliver a decisive blow, you stepped aside! Do not even try to claim that my vox-casts did not reach you!"
BattleThe psyker narrows his eyes. "I sense the mark of the warp on you... an echo of the powers that are ravaging this ship. What is it? The aftermath of the terrors that you had to face or an admission of guilt?"
YOU"Merely a trace of the corruption that is assailing this vessel."
BattleEdelthrad glares at you for a few moments longer. "Perhaps. The God-Emperor knows this crew is infested with corruption as it is..."
Abelard"Let us leave this conversation for another time. Master Edelthrad, it is with great sorrow that I inform you that Lady Theodora von Valancius is dead."
Battle"What? You!" Edelthrad looks at you. "This is your doing!"
Abelard"Master Edelthrad... no. We have remained in each other's sight ever since [Name] broke free from Kunrad's schemes. The Lord Captain was killed by another's hand... and, by the Golden Throne, I can surmise whose hand it was!"
BattleEdelthrad shudders and grabs his shoulder. As you watch, the sleeve of his jacket bursts open, and two bone growths pierce through the fabric. "No matter what ritual Kunrad is performing there... the warp is too strong, I cannot withstand it. I feel my body changing with every second... The warp is ringing in the air... This is the end. We will perish in the warp... along with the Warrant and all the dynasty's heirs. The enemy of Humanity has triumphed."
YOU"I forbid you the very thought of yielding! Only by resigning to your fate will you truly suffer defeat!"
Argenta"Words worthy of a righteous soul!"
Idira"Save the lofty words for later, will you? The Navigator's ready to take the ship out of the warp if he gets some help from the bridge!"
BattleEdelthrad stares at you, and his eyes harden with cold resolve once more. "Then we have no right to bow our heads..."
Kunrad VoigtvirYou can see Kunrad Voigtvir clearly in the gloom of the bridge. The broken blade he is holding is stained with dark drops that seem to have a pearlescent glimmer to them.
Edelthrad"We are out of time!" Edelthrad bites his knuckle, desperately thinking. You see a wave ripple across the whites of Edelthrad's eyes, and they begin to turn a sickly yellow.
YOU[Draw your weapon] "Voigtvir, you duplicitous cur! The Rogue Trader's death will be avenged!"
Kunrad Voigtvir"What? Theodora is... dead?" Voigtvir stares at you in seemingly genuine bewilderment. "No! That can't be! Not now! I still haven't..."
BattleEdelthrad lowers his head. Then he sighs and locks eyes with you, his gaze cold, haughty, and fanatical. "The ritual will not be completed — I'll take care of it. And you... see to it that the voidship breaks free from the warp. Watch over our realm. And farewell."
Abelard"Edelthrad! Don't!"
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BattleEdelthrad roars with mad, fanatical rage. "I will not die quietly alongside one who is a traitor to his/her blood! If my last service to the Imperium is to rip out the throat of an enemy of Humanity... then such is the God-Emperor's will!"
Abelard"Edelthrad! Don't!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[To Edelthrad] "That... complicates things."
BattleEdelthrad roars with mad, fanatical rage. "I will not die quietly alongside one who is a traitor to his/her blood! If my last service to the Imperium is to rip out the throat of an enemy of Humanity... then such is the God-Emperor's will!"
Battle"Accursed traitor! A time will come when you will bleed for Her Ladyship Theodora's murder! Remember my words, for they are the vow of he who marches toward his death!"
Kunrad Voigtvir"What? Theodora is... dead?" Voigtvir stares at you in seemingly genuine bewilderment. "No! That can't be! Not now! I still haven't..."
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BattleEdelthrad lowers his head. Then he sighs and locks eyes with you, his gaze cold, haughty, and fanatical. "The ritual will not be completed — I'll take care of it. And you... see to it that the voidship breaks free from the warp. Watch over our realm. And farewell."
Battle"Accursed traitor! A time will come when you will bleed for Her Ladyship Theodora's murder! Remember my words, for they are the vow of he who marches toward his death!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[To the party] "Ready your weapons. If we are to die this day, let us die with honour."
BattleEdelthrad roars with mad, fanatical rage. "I will not die quietly alongside one who is a traitor to his/her blood! If my last service to the Imperium is to rip out the throat of an enemy of Humanity... then such is the God-Emperor's will!"continues where this line first appears above
Battle"No, [Name]. To die all together is to allow the flame of the dynasty to perish in the dark. No, it will not be like this. Not today."
BattleEdelthrad lowers his head. Then he sighs and locks eyes with you, his gaze cold, haughty, and fanatical. "The ritual will not be completed — I'll take care of it. And you... see to it that the voidship breaks free from the warp. Watch over our realm. And farewell."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The ship can still be steered out of the warp, but we must first restore communication between the bridge and the Navigator's Sanctum."
BattleEdelthrad stares at you, and his eyes harden with cold resolve once more. "Then we have no right to bow our heads..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Perhaps the warp does not have to be the end..."
Idira"Enough talking rubbish! The Navigator's alive and ready to take the ship out of the warp if he gets some help from the bridge!"
BattleEdelthrad stares at you, and his eyes harden with cold resolve once more. "Then we have no right to bow our heads..."continues where this line first appears above
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IdiraIdira looks anxiously at Edelthrad. Then she glances back at you. "I've seen it before. We'd... we'd better get away from him. The changes are already accelerating..."
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YOU[Smile meaningfully] "I choose my allies well."
BattleEdelthrad's eyes widen. "Shameless filth. How dare—"
Abelard"Let us leave this conversation for another time. Master Edelthrad, it is with great sorrow that I inform you that Lady Theodora von Valancius is dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have a Sister of Battle at my side! What suspicions could you possibly have?"
Argenta"I cannot vouch for your actions, [Name]. What transpired on the officers' deck..." Argenta's eyes are clouded as she looks past you.
Abelard"Let us leave this conversation for another time. Master Edelthrad, it is with great sorrow that I inform you that Lady Theodora von Valancius is dead."continues where this line first appears above
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EdelthradEdelthrad looks somewhat harrowed but is still in one piece. He glances at you, then over your shoulder, clearly alarmed. "[Name], you are here... but where is the Lord Captain?"
YOU"You look dreadful."
BattleEdelthrad winces, which only makes his grimace worse. "I am still standing. And I have enough strength in me for one more fight. All that truly concerns me is this: where is the Lord Captain?"
YOU"You look dreadful."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Theodora von Valancius is dead. I found her and the Arch-Militant in her study."
BattleEdelthrad's eyes widen. "God-Emperor preserve us, the Rogue Trader is dead? The ship has lost her Lord Captain, and the house its head..."
BattleEdelthrad shudders and grabs his shoulder. As you watch, the sleeve of his jacket bursts open, and two bone growths pierce through the fabric. "No matter what ritual Kunrad is performing there... the warp is too strong, I cannot withstand it. I feel my body changing with every second... The warp is ringing in the air... This is the end. We will perish in the warp... along with the Warrant and all the dynasty's heirs. The enemy of Humanity has triumphed."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The Lord Captain will not be joining us."
BattleEdelthrad gives you a confused look. Then, as realisation dawns on him, his eyes fill with disbelief. "No... The Rogue Trader... is dead?"
BattleEdelthrad shudders and grabs his shoulder. As you watch, the sleeve of his jacket bursts open, and two bone growths pierce through the fabric. "No matter what ritual Kunrad is performing there... the warp is too strong, I cannot withstand it. I feel my body changing with every second... The warp is ringing in the air... This is the end. We will perish in the warp... along with the Warrant and all the dynasty's heirs. The enemy of Humanity has triumphed."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Theodora von Valancius is dead. I found her and the Arch-Militant in her study."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The Lord Captain will not be joining us."continues where this line first appears above
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EdelthradEdelthrad, who is clutching a bleeding wound on his chest, gives you a tormented look. "Help has arrived? Too late to change the tide, I'm afraid. But if there is any honour in you, we can at least die with dignity and give our lives for the Rogue Trader."
YOU"You look dreadful."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Theodora von Valancius is dead. I found her and the Arch-Militant in her study."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The Lord Captain will not be joining us."continues where this line first appears above