NPC"My brothers and sisters! It is time for you to meet our greatest ally! Rogue Trader [Name] von Valancius himself/herself is part of the resistance! I ask you, how can we fail with someone so mighty fighting on our side?"
NPC"The maleficent xenos have already tried to kill him/her in the arena, yet their efforts were for naught! The Emperor protects!" The Commissar gives his inspirational speech while looking you right in the eye without a shred of shame. His words draw smiles of amazement and exultation from the people around him. You have never seen any of them before.
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"
NPCThe Commissar makes a placating gesture and lowers his voice. "Yes, yes, you got me, I'm a traitorous maggot. Just keep it down, will you?"
YOU"Why do you send people to the arena?"
NPCThe Commissar shrugs. "Just trying to be useful. The Wych Cult of the Fatal Thirst enjoys this little show I've put on. Killings don't amuse them all that much, they want something more... flavourful. Those people think they're just a step away from salvation, and then they realise where they are. The combination of despair, pain of betrayal, horror, and broken hopes — it adds spice to their death agonies."
NPC"So I provide that spice to the Wyches, and they give me equipment, food, and protection. I guess that means my work is appreciated."
YOU"Why do you send people to the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me more about the arena."
NPC"Arenas are the wellsprings of life in this heinous place. The Drukhari are forced to feed on psychic energy born of pain and fear, or else they wither and degrade. That's why they go to these gladiatorial arenas — they're like feasts where Drukhari stuff themselves with people's suffering. And Wych Cults are the rulers of these bloody carousals."
NPC"The Chasm is the turf of the Cult of the Fatal Thirst, which is led by three Succubi: Tazarra, Keykeross, and Sinisthoria. Keykeross is typically the one in charge of arena fights while Tazarra goes on raids to harvest new fighters. But it's no secret that Sinisthoria is the most fearsome and powerful of the three. She's the one who forged the alliance between the Cult and the Reaving Tempest... though for some reason, she has been avoiding the spotlight lately."
YOU"Why do you send people to the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me more about the arena."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How did you manage to work out a deal with the Wyches?"
NPC"I happened to find myself in the arena, and... I did whatever I could to survive, which entertained the audience quite a bit. One of the Wyches, Tazarra, took notice of me. She found me and said that I could serve them either with my brains and charisma, or with my blood and guts."
NPC"Except Tazarra seems to have forgotten all about me. Would Malice have dared to make a move if she hadn't? She must have grown bored — sooner or later, they become bored of everything. But I'm trying my best to win back her favour — I already have a few ideas for new little stage plays."
YOU"Why do you send people to the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me more about the arena."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How did you manage to work out a deal with the Wyches?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tazarra is dead. I killed her."
NPC"Damn it! I'll miss her patronage... though the same can't be said of her high-handed manner and her habit of using sharp objects to bring 'fun' to any conversation. Well, I'll just have to win over a new patroness." The Commissar smiles nonchalantly.
YOU"Why do you send people to the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me more about the arena."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How did you manage to work out a deal with the Wyches?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tazarra is dead. I killed her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Are you even a real Commissar?"
NPCHe laughs, looking pleased. "Of course not. I can tell you from experience that they beat all the brains and imagination out of Commissars during training. I was a nobody from a penal legion of the Astra Militarum."
NPC"But I did beat a Commissar to death with a spade and take his uniform. Does that make me something of a Commissar in your eyes?" He chuckles in amusement.
YOU"Why do you send people to the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me more about the arena."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How did you manage to work out a deal with the Wyches?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tazarra is dead. I killed her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Are you even a real Commissar?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Malice do to cross you? I want the truth."
NPC"He robbed me of what was mine. When that scaled freak realised I'd been left without a patron, he brought his gang to my den — this den — and took it away. And my arena portal with it. Then he went on grazing on my pastures and snatching new arrivals who were supposed to be mine."
YOU"Why do you send people to the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me more about the arena."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How did you manage to work out a deal with the Wyches?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tazarra is dead. I killed her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Are you even a real Commissar?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Malice do to cross you? I want the truth."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do you intend to do now?"
NPC"I'll keep supplying meat for the arena. Without Malice around, all human captives will be mine to collect, and I'll have plenty of material to delight our gracious hosts with."
YOU"Why do you send people to the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me more about the arena."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How did you manage to work out a deal with the Wyches?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tazarra is dead. I killed her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Are you even a real Commissar?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Malice do to cross you? I want the truth."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do you intend to do now?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I believe you have a problem. I survived."
NPC"Is that a problem? You're not going to... I don't know... kill me, are you? That would be most unwise. Malice used to be the one who could get you things to survive, but now I've taken over. If you kill me, who will supply you with good weapons, stimulants, armour?"
NPC"How about a deal? You take part in my show, and I give you access to the stores of 'the resistance.' You just keep your mouth shut and your finger off the trigger."
YOU"You are smart and resourceful, if nothing else. You know how to survive. I like people like you. You are pardoned."
NPC"Glad to hear we have an agreement. Our 'comrades' will be ecstatic to have an actual Rogue Trader with us. With bait like that, they'll swallow whatever lies we feed them."
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"
NPC"How poetic. I don't know of anyone who goes by that moniker, although... when you said 'maestro,' I immediately thought of the Anatomical Opera. That fancy title sounds like it would fit Tervantias the Archmachinator."
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."
NPC"You can take something from our stocks. Consider it my show of gratitude for disposing of Malice."
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YOU"I need new equipment."
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YOU"I have questions about your machinations."
NPC"Ask away. If you feel like becoming a partner, just say the word — I'm all for it."
YOU"Why do you send people to the arena?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me more about the arena."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How did you manage to work out a deal with the Wyches?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tazarra is dead. I killed her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Are you even a real Commissar?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Malice do to cross you? I want the truth."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do you intend to do now?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I believe you have a problem. I survived."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see."
NPC"I advise you to consider a partnership between us."
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."
NPC"I've got nothing to hide. There can be no foibles in a disciplinary officer's past and present." The Commissar winks at you.
YOU"Who are you really?"
NPC"What do you mean by that? Are you asking what my name is? It's Iako Sotniy, I didn't lie about that. You want to know my trade? I've got none. I was born in a hive that was suffocating from overpopulation. All I did my whole life was just... survive, using whatever means fate would throw my way."
NPC"You want to know who I serve or who I believe in? Myself and myself. No one else. Maybe you meant to ask what my calling is? Hmm... That would have been an interesting question indeed. I think I may be an artist at heart." A beaming smile lights up the Commissar's face.
YOU"Who are you really?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How did you come to be in Commorragh?"
NPC"They were forming an Astra Militarum regiment on my planet. Thousands of morons bought the Commissars' groxshit about rations and the glorious duty that is protecting the Imperium. I wasn't one of them, of course. However, it soon turned out that those thousands of volunteers weren't enough."
NPC"That's when the planet's governor conscripted the entire population of seventeen hive levels, everyone who was of age. I lived on one of those levels. That's how I became a soldier, or to be specific, how I joined a penal legion. Our regiment was branded from the start for some heinous act committed by one of our dead predecessors."
NPC"When they left us to die at the hands of the Drukhari, I decided I'd eaten enough crap out of the Imperium's hand. I beat our Commissar to death and convinced my unit to surrender. And that's how I ended up here."
YOU"Who are you really?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How did you come to be in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why did you decide to masquerade as a Commissar?"
NPC"Well, first off, because it's ironic. And besides... it's a handy disguise. No one ever looks at the Commissar's face — they look at his cap, his coat, his belt. Plus, simpletons like my former fellow Guardsmen think a Commissar can't lie... Idiots. The Commissar always lies."
YOU"Who are you really?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How did you come to be in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why did you decide to masquerade as a Commissar?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You look like you are enjoying yourself here in Commorragh."
NPC"You seem surprised. You're the Rogue Trader here. You're the one whose former life was sweeter than this one. But for a commoner like me, our beloved Imperium is just as much of a deadly, treacherous, deceitful place where everyone wants to use you and kill you."
NPC"The only difference is, nobody here demands that you jump for joy about the way things are. So yeah, I like this place more than my former world."
YOU"Who are you really?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How did you come to be in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why did you decide to masquerade as a Commissar?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You look like you are enjoying yourself here in Commorragh."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have no more questions."
NPC"Praise the Emperor."
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."
NPCHe barely stops himself from bursting into laughter. "Oh, give me a break! 'I'm telling ya, Iako! Sure, the Imperium treated ya like dirty cannon fodder before, but NOW it really needs ya, I promise!' Even if I were an exemplary leader and a real Commissar, who cares? This isn't the Imperium. The game is different here."
YOU"Instead of staging a fake escape, you could stage a real one. You have the resources, you have the people — so use them. The Emperor will guide you."
NPC"Wait, you're serious? Escape from this foul nest of misery, just like that? Yeah, right! Then again, I suppose I do have weapons, provisions, fighters..." The Commissar's mocking smile slips away, leaving him deep in thought. He glances at you in surprise, as if seeing you for the very first time. "Do you really mean it? The whole thing about getting out of here and starting over?"
NPC"Void damn it! Now I can't get it out of my head! I'll... I'll think about what you said. I need to come up with an escape plan. A real plan." You feel as if he has just undergone some indescribable change, as if now you are looking not at a lying fraud, but at a true hero of the Imperium.
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"
NPC"The viper is surprisingly hard to kill — he's chock full of life support augmetics. I figured a new pet would be a nice bonus to claiming victory and having the den back. Besides, new recruits need a target to practise their aim on, right?"
MaliceMalice looks horribly maimed. One of his arms has almost been ripped off and now is hanging on by sinew alone. His acidic voice, however, is the same as before, and so is the bloodthirsty gleam in his eyes. "Just their aim? What about their close combat skills? Let me out... Make me suffer. Pit me against three of yours, five of yours... unarmed. Good entertainment for your people, is it not?"
YOU"That is the least he deserves."
NPC"Oh, yes. A supplier of meat for the arena, locked up in a cage. What beautiful and uplifting symbolism. The image alone is enough to get some of our fighters off."
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"
NPCThe Commissar answers with a smug, confident smile. "Care to find out? Let's see who they believe, their 'brother in arms' who promises them an expeditious escape, or the highborn loudmouth without a concrete plan?"
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"
NPC"Tell me, do you honestly think that the incoherent blubbering of a cripple who just got rescued from Drukhari imprisonment will convince anyone in here? Those monsters tortured the poor lad, he's been through so much! No wonder he's lost his marbles and sees traitors everywhere! Vigastes is no fool, he knows I always come out on top. Now you know it too! Isn't that great?" The Commissar grins and winks at Vigastes, who merely continues to glare at him.
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"
NPC"My brothers and sisters in arms, we've been betrayed! To battle! Let us spill the blood of he/she who obeys the unhallowed whims of xenos! For the Emperooor!"
NPCHowever, the soldiers seem hesitant to comply. They glance back and forth distrustfully between the Commissar and the known hero of the Imperium who has challenged him.
YOU"Listen to me! The Commissar is a liar and a traitor who has sent many people to their deaths to save his own hide and stay in the xenos' good graces. Seize him!"
NPCThe soldiers swarm the screaming Commissar, burying him under a pile of bodies, out of which blood-stained fists and gun stocks emerge before sinking back in again. The Commissar's cap, torn from its owner's head, flies out of the crowd and lands at your feet — the only confirmation that his reign of treachery is over.
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YOU[Draw your weapon] "If you are with him, then you too shall die as traitors."
NPCBefore the soldiers can process your words, the Commissar starts clamouring again: "Attack, my fellows! Death to the traitors! Stand fast!"
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NPC"My brothers and sisters in arms, we've been betrayed! To battle! Let us spill the blood of he/she who obeys the unhallowed whims of xenos! For the Emperooor!"
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YOU"I have other business to attend to."
NPC"The Emperor protects, comrade!" The Commissar expertly hides his derisive smile under a grimace of lofty pride.
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YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"He is my trophy, you know, not yours. Hand him over."
NPC"Hey, now. Why don't we take turns torturing him instead? I'm not greedy. The Emperor doesn't like people who are."
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Either let him go or execute him. I abhor torture."
NPC"You suggest that we let him die? After all that he has done? After he condemned so many of our own to a death for the ungodly pleasures of xenos?" The Commissar's fervent shouting permeates the den. "Will we grant this vicious spawn an easy death? Never! Never! Never!"
NPCSmiling triumphantly at his soldiers' unanimous response, the Commissar adds in a lowered voice, "How can I let such an inspiring prisoner go? My fellow resistance fighters would be devastated."
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Keeping him in a cage is pointless. He could be of so much more use to you."
NPC"You're not thinking of striking a deal with this crafty beast, are you? A word to the wise: it's the surest way to die. That spawn has wiles like you wouldn't believe. He convinces you to trade a cup of water for a battleship, then you blink, and you've got no water, no battleship, only a head shot full of holes."
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see."
NPC"Don't get me wrong, I'm not being greedy. Feel free to stop by and admire his misery at any time."
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That was a joke. As if you could make a good leader! Keep playacting."
NPC"Nice one, you got me! Maybe you can help me with recruitment since you've got such a way with words? We'll laugh about it together later!"
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have no more questions."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You look like you are enjoying yourself here in Commorragh."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have no more questions."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why did you decide to masquerade as a Commissar?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You look like you are enjoying yourself here in Commorragh."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have no more questions."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How did you come to be in Commorragh?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why did you decide to masquerade as a Commissar?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You look like you are enjoying yourself here in Commorragh."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have no more questions."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You still owe me. Pay up."
NPC"Well, the Emperor does want his loyal children to support each other. Consider this humble gift my congratulations for not dying in the arena."
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Strike and leave a bloody wound on the Commissar's face] "Do not try to deceive me ever again, worm."
NPCHe presses a hand to his face. The blood that is streaming through his fingers makes his heroic profile look even more so. "That... was fair... Your Lordship/Ladyship."
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "I'm afraid I will kill you after all. This is personal."
NPCThe Commissar fixes his cap with surprising composure and purposefulness. "That's a shame. We could have become allies."
NPC"My brothers and sisters in arms, we've been betrayed! To battle! Let us spill the blood of he/she who obeys the unhallowed whims of xenos! For the Emperooor!"continues where this line first appears above
NPC"My brothers and sisters in arms, we've been betrayed! To battle! Let us spill the blood of he/she who obeys the unhallowed whims of xenos! For the Emperooor!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "Hear me, people! This liar serves the xenos! You have been deceived! To arms!"
NPCThe Commissar smirks. "Oh, you really shouldn't have. I can shout things too, you see. I wonder who they'll listen to."
NPC"My brothers and sisters in arms, we've been betrayed! To battle! Let us spill the blood of he/she who obeys the unhallowed whims of xenos! For the Emperooor!"continues where this line first appears above
NPC"My brothers and sisters in arms, we've been betrayed! To battle! Let us spill the blood of he/she who obeys the unhallowed whims of xenos! For the Emperooor!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I believe you have a problem. I survived."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do you intend to do now?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I believe you have a problem. I survived."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Malice do to cross you? I want the truth."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do you intend to do now?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I believe you have a problem. I survived."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Are you even a real Commissar?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Malice do to cross you? I want the truth."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do you intend to do now?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I believe you have a problem. I survived."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tazarra is dead. I killed her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Are you even a real Commissar?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Malice do to cross you? I want the truth."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do you intend to do now?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I believe you have a problem. I survived."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How did you manage to work out a deal with the Wyches?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tazarra is dead. I killed her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Are you even a real Commissar?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Malice do to cross you? I want the truth."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do you intend to do now?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I believe you have a problem. I survived."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me more about the arena."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How did you manage to work out a deal with the Wyches?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tazarra is dead. I killed her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Are you even a real Commissar?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did Malice do to cross you? I want the truth."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do you intend to do now?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I believe you have a problem. I survived."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I see."continues where this line first appears above
NPC(sequence)
NPCThe Commissar lets out an abrasive laugh. "Well, I can understand your frustration... For such a famed figure to have fallen for such a simple trap! Why, if word of this travelled as far as the tales of your former accomplishments, your good name would be ruined!"
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YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
Argenta"Traitor! You condemned them to death! You lied to us! And now I have come to exact retribution!"
NPCThe Commissar's smile becomes unpleasant. "Sister Argenta, what are these accusations I'm hearing? Could it be that the horrors of combat have rattled you so? Have you been blinded by the ensuing madness?" He adds a well-measured dash of pointed suspicion to his voice. "Or has our cunning enemy poisoned your mind with some wicked influence?"
YOU"Argenta, I shall be the one to dispense justice. And I shall do so at a time of my choosing."
YOU[Gesture at the resistance fighters] "Argenta, stop. Or else those who do not know the whole truth might suffer."
YOU"Execute this duplicitous scum."
Argenta"In the name of the Emperor, I sentence you to death, Iako Sotniy! For the betrayal of every soul you sent to the slaughter with Sergeant Vigastes!"
NPC"My brothers and sisters in arms, we've been betrayed! To battle! Let us spill the blood of he/she who obeys the unhallowed whims of xenos! For the Emperooor!"continues where this line first appears above
NPC"My brothers and sisters in arms, we've been betrayed! To battle! Let us spill the blood of he/she who obeys the unhallowed whims of xenos! For the Emperooor!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Say nothing and do not interfere]
Argenta"In the name of the Emperor, I sentence you to death, Iako Sotniy! For the betrayal of every soul you sent to the slaughter with Sergeant Vigastes!"continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 2 of 6
NPC"Comrades, salute the Rogue Trader!"
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 3 of 6
Argenta"As you will." Argenta sighs grimly. She glares at the Commissar and says with conviction, "We are not finished here, Iako Sotniy. This is not a pardon, merely a sentence stayed."
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 4 of 6
ArgentaArgenta turns to you with a look of absolute rage. "Every breath this miscreant takes might cost another deceived soul their life!"
YOU"Argenta, I shall be the one to dispense justice. And I shall do so at a time of my choosing."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Gesture at the resistance fighters] "Argenta, stop. Or else those who do not know the whole truth might suffer."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Execute this duplicitous scum."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Say nothing and do not interfere]continues where this line first appears above
Argenta"In the name of the Emperor, I sentence you to death, Iako Sotniy! For the betrayal of every soul you sent to the slaughter with Sergeant Vigastes!"
NPC"My brothers and sisters in arms, we've been betrayed! To battle! Let us spill the blood of he/she who obeys the unhallowed whims of xenos! For the Emperooor!"continues where this line first appears above
NPC"My brothers and sisters in arms, we've been betrayed! To battle! Let us spill the blood of he/she who obeys the unhallowed whims of xenos! For the Emperooor!"continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 5 of 6
ArgentaArgenta sighs grimly and gives the Commissar a look of intense loathing. "I will not risk the lives of those you have deceived. But make no mistake: this isn't over."
YOU"You traitorous maggot!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am looking for a 'maestro of flesh.' Who do you suppose that is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I need new equipment."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about your machinations."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have questions about you personally."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You may be a fake, but you have the makings of a true leader. People follow you, and, as hollow as your promises are, the courage that you inspire is real. The Imperium needs people like you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Malice] "Was it not our intention to kill him?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at the fighters] "What do you think those people will do to you if I tell them what your true business is?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Nod at Vigastes] "Aren't you worried that he might spill your little secret?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Attack] "You are relieved of your post, Commissar!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have other business to attend to."continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 6 of 6
Argenta"The righteous will hear the truth in our words. They won't support the traitor! But if we leave them in the dark, they will become his next victims!"
YOU"Argenta, I shall be the one to dispense justice. And I shall do so at a time of my choosing."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Gesture at the resistance fighters] "Argenta, stop. Or else those who do not know the whole truth might suffer."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Execute this duplicitous scum."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Say nothing and do not interfere]continues where this line first appears above
Argenta"In the name of the Emperor, I sentence you to death, Iako Sotniy! For the betrayal of every soul you sent to the slaughter with Sergeant Vigastes!"continues where this line first appears above