NPC"Lord Captain!" The Vox Master's voice is quivering with exhaustion. "The situation has been brought under control... more or less. It will take some time to eliminate the consequences of the attack completely, but the vessel is capable of motion. We may even be able to conduct a warp jump if you feel we should leave the system. Allow me to bring you up to date."
NPC"The bridge suffered heavy losses — many of the officers responsible for key systems perished during the attack. The consequences for the vessel... are most grievous."
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NPC"I have... bad news, Lord Captain. The panic, or perhaps the pernicious influence of the power that reached the crew via the voxes, riled up the unlettered rabble, driving them into a paranoid frenzy. For some tragic reason, they decided the Omnissiah's adepts were to blame and slaughtered everyone they could reach. Devoid of help and protection, the maintenance bay crew suffered tremendous losses."
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NPC"We lost some of the armoury and its auxiliary bays, Lord Captain. The false orders sent from the bridge were carried out to the letter. No one even stopped to consider them — it was the ingrained habit of rigorous obedience that led to disaster. The subsequent explosions obliterated most of the ordnance and service personnel, and also damaged the adjacent decks."
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NPC"The middle decks... The middle decks are in mourning, Lord Captain. During the attack, some bays were cut off from the power and life support systems. The rescue crews failed to reach the trapped people in time. The death toll is still being finalised, but we have lost thousands."
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NPC"Thanks to the efforts of senior officers, we did manage to get the situation under control. The losses on the decks are minimal, and the number of casualties does not exceed two thousand souls."
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NPC"A note was added to the reports — enforcers found a group of officers killed by a rogue servitor on one of the lower decks. It is not clear what they had been doing, most likely carrying out a false order. The deaths were caused by multiple fractures and lacerations to internal organs."
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NPC"And one final thing. Numerous cogitators and deck control terminals were damaged by gunfire on the bridge. The repairs will take a while, and some of the vessel's systems will be offline until they have been completed."
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NPC"Kiava Gamma went silent after transmitting the harmful signal. I will refrain from sending enquiries to the industrial world to avoid a second attack. I am afraid we have exhausted our options for remote analysis — more information can only be obtained by closing the distance or even sending an away party to the planet's surface."
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NPCThe vox clicks as Heinrix joins the channel. "The time has come to remind you about our agreement, [Name]. I must be present in your entourage during your expedition to Kiava Gamma. I am counting on your cooperation."
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NPCThe vox clicks as Heinrix joins the channel. "[Name], we haven't managed to discuss the nature of my mission. I was assigned to your entourage for a reason. Time is running out, so I will be brief: I must be present during your expedition to the planet. I trust the 'greeting' we received from Kiava Gamma has dispelled your doubts about whether the events on the planet require my scrutiny."
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NPC"The crew is awaiting further instructions, Lord Captain."
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NPC"The bridge suffered significant losses, but the survivors have managed to restore key systems to working order."
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NPC"Kiava Gamma went silent after transmitting the harmful signal. I will refrain from sending enquiries to the industrial world to avoid a second attack. I am afraid we have exhausted our options for remote analysis — more information can only be obtained by closing the distance or even sending an away party to the planet's surface."continues where this line first appears above
NPC"Fortunately, the bridge suffered only minor losses — the reports mention only a few casualties that have already been replaced."
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NPC"Kiava Gamma went silent after transmitting the harmful signal. I will refrain from sending enquiries to the industrial world to avoid a second attack. I am afraid we have exhausted our options for remote analysis — more information can only be obtained by closing the distance or even sending an away party to the planet's surface."continues where this line first appears above