NPC"Lord Captain, I am glad to see you are in good health. As soon as you entered the Wasteland Wayfarer, the vox-link was affected by interference. The augurs recorded a flicker of movement on the ark, and our Astropaths reported the presence of psyches aboard that were not entirely human."
NPC"They said they could feel their fanatical loyalty and... hunger. I figured you might need help and ordered to have a squad of enforcers sent as backup. They found the airlock had been disabled, but managed to pry it open, albeit in a less than delicate manner. Emperor be praised for their ingenuity."
YOU"What were they?"
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NPC"Corporaptor Hominis. They possess exceptional infiltration capabilities, they are adaptive, highly organised, and their intellects are advanced. Observed in parasitic infection of individuals of other species with subsequent reconfiguration of the host's genetic structure."
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NPC"Menace 3T, the Genestealers. Spies of a hostile xenos race sent to infiltrate the Imperium. I will report this to the Lord Inquisitor the first chance I get. To underestimate this threat or its psychic potential would be folly. Now that they are no longer hiding, I can hear their disgusting mental cries with disturbing clarity."
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NPC"We call them 'the False Among Us.' Pilferers of our bloodlines. These spawn of the Great Devourer silenced the voices of several of my people's enclaves. Their stinging bites steal souls just as their flesh steals the shapes of the nobler races. Abominations!"
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NPC"Blasphemous inhuman wretches. They must have entered the vessel alongside the pilgrims and eventually took over, or they may have even been waiting on the planet itself. One way or another, they doomed the bodies and the souls of everyone who set foot on the surface of this world."
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YOU"We've been lured into a trap!"
NPC"Outrageous perfidy. I assume the ungodly creatures from this ship are unable to raise the Wasteland Wayfarer from the surface. Hardly surprising, the most old and worn-down transports are often sent on one-ways trips so they can then become the centre of the fledging colony after landing, and their reactor — the energy core of the new settlement."
NPC"The colony gripped by this foulness was unable to put a ship into orbit and set off to wreak new villainy. The only thing they could do is set a trap for good-hearted subjects of the Emperor. Or for pirates intending to rob the 'defenceless pilgrims.'"
YOU"What were they?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We've been lured into a trap!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Lock onto the Wasteland Wayfarer and open fire."
NPC"It will be done. 'Jericho' class transports were never meant for battle. The Master of Artillery swears he can destroy the vessel's reactor with a single shot from the main battery, triggering a chain reaction that will completely obliterate the vessel."
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YOU"We're leaving. There's nothing more for us to do here."
NPC"As you wish, Lord Captain. I hope nobody else falls prey to their treachery."
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YOU"Lock onto the Wasteland Wayfarer and open fire."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We're leaving. There's nothing more for us to do here."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We've been lured into a trap!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Lock onto the Wasteland Wayfarer and open fire."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We're leaving. There's nothing more for us to do here."continues where this line first appears above