Anver KingpinThe man with a shaggy mop of dark hair is dressed and armed about as well as everyone else in here. And yet he is unmistakably the leader. He takes a step toward you. He chuckles. He spreads his arms wide in a welcoming gesture. "My guests! What a joy it is to see you in my humble refuge. I see you've come here to be introduced to the truth. Which will you choose, then — words, or fire and metal?"
YOU"Abelard, would you kindly inform this bandit vermin that we've come to execute him."
AbelardAbelard glowers menacingly and says in his best "officer" voice, "By the order of the head of the von Valancius dynasty, a fully recognised Rogue Trader with all the attendant rights and privileges, including authority on Footfall, you riffraff are hereby sentenced to death! May the Emperor have mercy on your souls, for we will show none."
Anver KingpinThe man cringes. "Bloated old 'masters of the universe' who don't realise that their time has passed. You think you can scare me?"
Anver Kingpin"Do you even know what our name means, outsider? Footfall calls us the 'Anvers,' they do not stop to look, listen, learn." The man pauses, then half-closes his eyes and proclaims in crude but clear High Gothic, "Auxilio non veniet. Help will not come. The Maw has closed, the Koronus Expanse is on its own now. A new era has come, and we are its sovereigns!"
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YOU"You've ruled over all of Footfall with fear. That is a serious achievement. I could do with people like that. So let's talk — I prefer to use human resources rationally rather than charge in with guns blazing."
Anver Kingpin"Bow to the likes of you — the bloated old masters of the universe? I'd rather die."
Anver Kingpin"Do you even know what our name means, outsider? Footfall calls us the 'Anvers,' they do not stop to look, listen, learn." The man pauses, then half-closes his eyes and proclaims in crude but clear High Gothic, "Auxilio non veniet. Help will not come. The Maw has closed, the Koronus Expanse is on its own now. A new era has come, and we are its sovereigns!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"If you have something to say, then say it."
Anver Kingpin"I will. Your time has passed. All of you — bureaucrats, the Kasballica, Rogue Traders, conceited aristocracy, and other worthless trash — all of you will soon burn!"
Anver Kingpin"Do you even know what our name means, outsider? Footfall calls us the 'Anvers,' they do not stop to look, listen, learn." The man pauses, then half-closes his eyes and proclaims in crude but clear High Gothic, "Auxilio non veniet. Help will not come. The Maw has closed, the Koronus Expanse is on its own now. A new era has come, and we are its sovereigns!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I'm more fond of fire and metal."
Anver Kingpin"Good. Fire and metal are the essence of life. People aren't worms, we are truly alive only when we're ripping our enemies apart!"
Anver Kingpin"Do you even know what our name means, outsider? Footfall calls us the 'Anvers,' they do not stop to look, listen, learn." The man pauses, then half-closes his eyes and proclaims in crude but clear High Gothic, "Auxilio non veniet. Help will not come. The Maw has closed, the Koronus Expanse is on its own now. A new era has come, and we are its sovereigns!"continues where this line first appears above
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Argenta"You already know the answer, heretic!" Argenta grasps her weapon.