GuardThe bodies of the assailants are studded with many augmetics, but upon closer inspection, you realise that they are not merely implants. Their construction makes it clear that the deceased were not humans but in fact rare high-functioning servitors.
AbelardAbelard frowns. "As far as I know, House Gaprak has received such servitors from the crimson priesthood as gifts in the past, although this is my first time seeing one myself."
YOU[Point at the dead bodies] "What is this mess?"
Guard"You see, Your Lordship/Ladyship... Those people wanted to attack..." The warden clears his throat. "Second Lieutenant of the Palace Guard Elam Weit reporting. Shortly before you arrived, we averted an... assassination attempt on the Rogue Trader. The palace soldiers detected intruders and engaged them in combat."
YOU[Point at the dead bodies] "What is this mess?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Examine the assailants]
Guard(sequence)
Pasqal"Observation. There are rare high-functioning servitor specimens present among the expired units. Such specimens are traditionally bestowed upon the noble houses that are most loyal to the sacred fellowship of the Adeptus Mechanicus."
GuardThe augmetics of the deceased do differ from the implants ordinary people wear. Their intricate construction makes it clear that the deceased were not ordinary humans.
AbelardAbelard frowns. "As far as I know, House Gaprak has received such servitors from the crimson priesthood as gifts in the past, although this is my first time seeing one myself."
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YOU"Where is the court chancellor, Clementia Werserian?"
Guard"I think she is with the rest of House Werserian... Detained in the throne room, that is. Governor Drivestem has gathered all of Dargonus's nobility there to pronounce a guilty verdict against House Werserian."
YOU[Point at the dead bodies] "What is this mess?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Examine the assailants]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Where is the court chancellor, Clementia Werserian?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why is the governor not here to greet the Rogue Trader?"
Guard"I do not know, Your Lordship/Ladyship! Perhaps he is..." The guard throws a fearful gaze at Abelard. "You can probably find him in the throne room, where the governor intends to put House Werserian on trial."
YOU[Point at the dead bodies] "What is this mess?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Examine the assailants]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Where is the court chancellor, Clementia Werserian?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why is the governor not here to greet the Rogue Trader?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I must take my leave."
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YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why is the governor not here to greet the Rogue Trader?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Examine the assailants]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Where is the court chancellor, Clementia Werserian?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why is the governor not here to greet the Rogue Trader?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above
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GuardThe assailants are dressed in simple but well-made clothes, beneath which strange augmetics can be seen.
YOU[Point at the dead bodies] "What is this mess?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Examine the assailants]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Where is the court chancellor, Clementia Werserian?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why is the governor not here to greet the Rogue Trader?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above
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Abelard(no text)
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GuardYou are confronted by the sight of dead bodies at the entrance to the palace. The corpses have been hauled into a pile — some are dressed in the uniforms of palace wardens, while others are arrayed in the clothing typical of the Dargonus nobility.
GuardUpon seeing you, the young enforcer stands at attention and swallows noisily. His voice trembles as he says, "Your Lordship/Ladyship! We are honoured by your presence!"
YOU[Point at the dead bodies] "What is this mess?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Examine the assailants]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Where is the court chancellor, Clementia Werserian?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Why is the governor not here to greet the Rogue Trader?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above