ChaplainThe priest in front of you looks imposing. He is tall and muscular, and has scars on his face and arms. His whole appearance seems to tell a story of many heretics who met their end at the hands of this adherent of the true faith.
ChaplainAs he sees you, he bows — respectfully but none too gracefully, as if he is not used to making the deferential gesture. "May Drusus watch over you, Your Lord/Ladyship. I never thought I'd see a Rogue Trader in this kind of establishment, especially in these troubled times."
YOU"What can the Saint Drusus mission offer me?"
Chaplain"To the children of the Emperor who make generous donations to our godly cause, we gladly gift specks of His gracious light embedded in our relics."
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YOU"What can the Saint Drusus mission offer me?"
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YOU"Who are you?"
Chaplain"I'm known simply as Chaplain. I'm a missionary of Saint Drusus. I do sermons, public prayers, and funeral services for the lowly and destitute. I have to say it's been mostly funeral services of late... But perhaps you're more interested to know how a priest got so many battle scars." He chuckles as he looks at his arms, which are covered in pale white stripes.
Chaplain"The Ecclesiarchy once tried to make a decent preacher out of me, but fainthearted and brash young brat that I was, I decided that wasn't the life for me. I traded a worthy life in the Emperor's light for greed and what I thought of as freedom at the time. I became a pirate, Your Lord/Ladyship."
Chaplain"I have done many unclean deeds and seen many unsettling things. And I have become a sincere believer — imagine that. Deadly battles and my comrades' nightly confessions of their atrocities did for me what my mentors couldn't. Who else could they confess to? I knew the words of the prayer, if nothing else. That was how I became the ship's chaplain. Then I renounced my criminal ways altogether. I died as a pirate and was reborn as a missionary: thus commanded Saint Drusus, who himself passed away and was resurrected by the Emperor."
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YOU"What can the Saint Drusus mission offer me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Long time no see, Chaplain. What are you doing here?"
Chaplain"Same as always, Your Lord/Ladyship. Bringing the Emperor's light to the lowly and downtrodden. And I have my hands full here on Footfall — the station's teeming with hungry, maimed, and frightened people."
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YOU"What can the Saint Drusus mission offer me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Long time no see, Chaplain. What are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How fares Denz's young heiress, Adelia?"
ChaplainA warm smile brightens Chaplain's rough features. "Safe and sound in my care, Your Lordship/Ladyship. Barely any time has passed, and I already think of her as my own, and the girl herself clings to me. She took to learning the ways of voidfaring with gusto, and she is already better at numbers than me — a true trade captain in the making!"
Chaplain"I hid her somewhere safe for now. It's a bad time for the girl to be on Footfall — she has seen enough woe and blood as it is. More than enough."
YOU"What can the Saint Drusus mission offer me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What can the Saint Drusus mission offer me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Long time no see, Chaplain. What are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How fares Denz's young heiress, Adelia?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is your opinion on the situation on the station?"
ChaplainChaplain jerks his chin up defiantly. "Honestly? Perhaps this began as a cleansing, but since day one, it's looked more like a frenzy of fanaticism. Granted, people with a clear conscience have always been few and far between on Footfall. But is that a reason to exterminate everyone for the pettiest infractions?"
Chaplain"Saint Drusus teaches us to bring people back to the Emperor's light and only punish by death those who've crossed the forbidden line and turned away from Him irrevocably. I'm my own living proof that even a thoroughly rotten scoundrel can take the path of redemption. Are we in such deep retreat from the heresy we're battling that the flamer and the noose are the only tools we have left?"
YOU"What can the Saint Drusus mission offer me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What can the Saint Drusus mission offer me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Long time no see, Chaplain. What are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How fares Denz's young heiress, Adelia?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is your opinion on the situation on the station?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"So you have been put in charge? A curious choice."
Chaplain"You'll hear no argument from me. When we lost Reverend Hieronymus, my brothers and sisters despaired. But I, hardened killer that I am, had seen my comrades die before. So I made... suggestions to them at first, and then gave them instructions. In hard times like these, with so many people suffering, we couldn't afford to wallow in a puddle of grief. My brothers and sisters heeded me, and then somehow got it into their heads that I was in charge now."
Chaplain"So I'm running things now. I'm running things till some big old reverend of a higher rank than mine shows up, tells me to get lost, and takes over. It's an embarrassment for the head of a mission to have scars all over his face, making it plain for all to see that he did ungodly things in the past."
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YOU"What can the Saint Drusus mission offer me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Long time no see, Chaplain. What are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How fares Denz's young heiress, Adelia?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is your opinion on the situation on the station?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"So you have been put in charge? A curious choice."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Do you grieve for Reverend Hieronymus?"
Chaplain"I do. A grand man he was, with a strength of character that was only rivalled by the fervour of his faith. It was he who ordained me... ordained me properly, not in the pirate fashion. He taught me a lot, even though I didn't always agree with him. It will be a long time before the Expanse sees another servant of the Emperor quite like him."
Chaplain"What he did to Her Ladyship and her kin was, of course, cruel and criminal... But he was pursuing a grand goal, a goal of his calibre. He was trying to wrest an entire sector, an entire Rogue Trader dynasty from the clutches of depravity. I hope that one great sacrilege does not taint the memory of his supreme goal and his other good deeds. After all, he never made a secret of having a blemished soul, just like the rest of us. None are unsullied."
Chaplain"I'm going to miss him. I hope I can live up to his memory and be at least half as fervent as him in bringing Saint Drusus's word to those in need of redemption."
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YOU"What can the Saint Drusus mission offer me?"continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"Long time no see, Chaplain. What are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How fares Denz's young heiress, Adelia?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is your opinion on the situation on the station?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"So you have been put in charge? A curious choice."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Do you grieve for Reverend Hieronymus?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What, Incendia decided to spare you?"
Chaplain"Yes, Your Lord/Ladyship, it's a curious turn of fate." Judging by the pain and anger that flash in Chaplain's eyes for an instant, he knows full well who instigated the violence against the Drusians. But he contains himself. "Her Ladyship Incendia judged me herself, and hard as she tried, she saw no darkness in me. It was a bit awkward, as a matter of fact. Not that it's anything to rejoice at. She ordered me to personally carry out her verdicts against my brothers and sisters. A heavy burden... But better me than her executioners." The man falls silent and clenches his fists until they crack.
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YOU"What can the Saint Drusus mission offer me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Long time no see, Chaplain. What are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How fares Denz's young heiress, Adelia?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is your opinion on the situation on the station?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"So you have been put in charge? A curious choice."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Do you grieve for Reverend Hieronymus?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What, Incendia decided to spare you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Goodbye."
Chaplain"May Saint Drusus help you, Your Lord/Ladyship."
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YOU"Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above
Chaplain"I'm going to miss him. I hope I can live up to his memory and be at least half as fervent as him in bringing Saint Drusus's word to those in need of redemption."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What, Incendia decided to spare you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above
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UlfarShrugging, Ulfar mutters quietly, "I know piracy is condemned in the Imperium... but on Fenris, participating in a glorious raid on a neighbour is considered a valiant deed, not a shameful one."
Solomorne"The laws of death worlds can be surprisingly unique at times. But for the home of the Space Wolves, the Emperor Himself commanded that special customs be established... ones that may be beyond the understanding of ordinary people."
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YOU"Do you grieve for Reverend Hieronymus?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What, Incendia decided to spare you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above
Chaplain"Shame that Reverend Hieronymus won't listen to me. He's too zealous. He sees the face of vice too clearly and finds it too abhorrent. Looking at Footfall makes him sick, and so he... welcomes the cleansing."
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YOU"Long time no see, Chaplain. What are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How fares Denz's young heiress, Adelia?"continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"So you have been put in charge? A curious choice."continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"What, Incendia decided to spare you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"So you have been put in charge? A curious choice."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Do you grieve for Reverend Hieronymus?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What, Incendia decided to spare you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"So you have been put in charge? A curious choice."continues where this line first appears above
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ChaplainHis large fists clench into twin mace-heads. "Her Ladyship Incendia Chorda, in her righteous zeal, doesn't see the atrocities her enforcers commit in the Shadow Quarters, using her name as their shield. I intervene wherever I can, but to be honest, I'm almost spent. Helping everyone is beyond my abilities."
YOU"What can the Saint Drusus mission offer me?"continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"Long time no see, Chaplain. What are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"So you have been put in charge? A curious choice."continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"What, Incendia decided to spare you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How fares Denz's young heiress, Adelia?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is your opinion on the situation on the station?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"So you have been put in charge? A curious choice."continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"What, Incendia decided to spare you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"Long time no see, Chaplain. What are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How fares Denz's young heiress, Adelia?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is your opinion on the situation on the station?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"So you have been put in charge? A curious choice."continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"What, Incendia decided to spare you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above
ChaplainShadows have made their home under Chaplain's eyes. "If Your Lord/Ladyship has something to say to the Drusian mission, you can count on having my ear. Reverend Hieronymus's demise has left me... the senior missionary on Footfall, I suppose. I'm authorised to speak on behalf of my brothers and sisters."
YOU"What can the Saint Drusus mission offer me?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What can the Saint Drusus mission offer me?"continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"Long time no see, Chaplain. What are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How fares Denz's young heiress, Adelia?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What is your opinion on the situation on the station?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"So you have been put in charge? A curious choice."continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"What, Incendia decided to spare you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above
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ChaplainThe imposing man covered head to toe in scars is hard to mistake for anyone else. You are looking at Chaplain, confessor to the late Denz Bellardo, whose funeral now seems like an eternity ago. His arms are crossed as he surveys the room with a gloomy expression.
ChaplainAs you approach, he bows deferentially. "Your Lord/Ladyship, it's nice to see that Saint Drusus has protected your neck from the heretics and the xenos since we last met. Shame how it's always sad events that bring us together. The last time was at a funeral, and now it feels like half of Footfall needs a memorial service."
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YOU"Long time no see, Chaplain. What are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How fares Denz's young heiress, Adelia?"continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"So you have been put in charge? A curious choice."continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"What, Incendia decided to spare you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Goodbye."continues where this line first appears above
ChaplainShadows have made their home under Chaplain's eyes. "If Your Lord/Ladyship has something to say to the Drusian mission, you can count on having my ear. Reverend Hieronymus's demise has left me... the senior missionary on Footfall, I suppose. I'm authorised to speak on behalf of my brothers and sisters."continues where this line first appears above
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ChaplainShadows have made their home under Chaplain's eyes. "If Your Lord/Ladyship has something to say to the Drusian mission, you can count on having my ear. Reverend Hieronymus's demise has left me... the senior missionary on Footfall, I suppose. I'm authorised to speak on behalf of my brothers and sisters."continues where this line first appears above
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Chaplain"May Drusus watch over you, Your Lord/Ladyship."
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YOU"Long time no see, Chaplain. What are you doing here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How fares Denz's young heiress, Adelia?"continues where this line first appears above
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YOU"So you have been put in charge? A curious choice."continues where this line first appears above
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