Transmission type: Encrypted type: Origin: Destination: Priority: Thought of the day:

Encrypted Classified Ophelia VII Ophelia VII orbital station Maximus A small mind is easily filled with faith.

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Acolytes, you show promise and will advance quickly. Initial screening has been successful and you do not require the Emperors grace. Continue in this manner and you shall progress far in his most glorious inquisition. In this data stream you shall find all of the necessary information to begin in your investigations. Your destination is planet Bakka it is a hive world and as you should know the planet is vital in keeping his most glorious Imperial Navy operational in Segmentum Tempest. Should there be Xenos contamination, chaos taint or simply a corrupt planetary governor I expect you to cleanse and purify. You will be giving me reports on everything you find as you find them. Failure to do so will result in excommunication from the imperium of man and the church of the god-Emperor. Do not fail me. Lord Inquisitor Zephyr Abraxas Hyperion

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+++++ Overview begin ++++ For the past 300 years on planet Bakka there have been disturbing but unsubstantiated reports of Chaos cults, worker uprisings and xenos worship. While all of these have been thoroughly investigated by the inquisition and various other arms of the imperium no hard evidence has turned up. However ten years ago the leadership changed into the hands of house Kadaut and the planet is currently under the command of Lord Meadut Kadaut a former Imperial Navy Admiral and ever since the planet has been clean of any new misdeeds, if this is because the previous houses were corrupted or if house Kadaut is just covering things up is yet to be determined by you. It will take approximately two weeks for you to reach planet Bakka and upon arrival you are to find lodging in the Delta sector ME5X accommodation block. One you have acquired the accommodation you will be required to begin your investigations immediately. Failures to do so will result in expulsion from the inquisition. It must also be known that secrecy is paramount and the inquisition will not assist you in cases of local misunderstandings. You have the authority to kill on sight anybody who opposes you but it is to be recalled that you do not have the backing of the inquisition if you get into trouble. You have two weeks to prepare, I suggest you use them. +++++ Overview end +++++

Destination:

Planet Bakka, Hive Vermas

Investigation goals: Investigate house Kadaut over possible coverup Inquisitorial assistance: Supplied recourses: Income: None

Basic supplies

As provided

Emergency procedures: inquisitorial outpost in underhive sphere X93465H. Outpost contains specialised transmission equipment that will only work for you. ONLY to be used in case of CHAOS or XENOS incursions. Incorrect use will result in expulsion from the inquisition. Cleanse, purge , kill

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The Story so far

As you sleep voices fill your head and memories from the past few days rattle inside that miniscule lump of grey matter that somehow passes for a brain. You were on the planet Ophelia VII under the observation of Lord Inquisitor Zephyr Abraxas Hyperion for possible chaos taint after being inducted into the inquisition. Ever since you arrived in the inquisitorial barracks he has not spoken directly to you nor have you received any information on what it is exactly you are doing here. All you do know is that the inquisitor has a nasty habit of killing acolytes that have even the slightest possible chaos taint. The room you stand in is longer than an imperial cruiser and has marble pillars that seem to stretch on into infinity, there are also copious amounts of gold and precious gems formed into various imperial motifs. You are led along with nearly two hundred other hopefuls down into a pitch black basement room where each of you are instructed to stand on a steel square, the doors shut with a resounding boom and people begin to chatter in fear. Suddenly a blinding light fills the room, it burns your skin and muscles all over you seize up and refuse to move. It lasts for what seems to be an eternity as the screams of pain echo through the room and several people simply disintegrate. The light blinds you but your eyelids will not budge as you attempt to command them to close. You go to scream but your jaw remains locked and blood stream out of your eyes, ears nose and mouth. The light shuts off with a mechanical thud and red emergency lighting ignites. Your jaw loosens and you breathe again but you are still unable to move. Looking around in the highly constricted field of view you have you can see that at least half of the aspirants are simply gone. The massive marble doors swing open and Lord Inquisitor Zephyr Abraxas Hyperion enters the room wearing power armour and wielding a massive double handed Warhammer and an Aquila sitting on his shoulder and is flanked by two space marines whose armour has been stripped of all imperial sentiment, they have a brace of plasma pistols and currently brandish gleaming glowing energy spears as they walk through they stab most of the hopefuls turning them to ash. You try to move but your feet are unable to pull up from the floor. Within moments there is less than thirty hopefuls left standing. The Inquisitor walks up to a hopeful and says something under his breath and a split second later the mans head is knocked off by the massive Warhammer and it goes flying across the room splattering into a wall where it promptly turns into a red paste. He continues this to a few other hopefuls and some die while others are left standing. Soon he comes to you, points his Warhammer at your face and you see his lips move and but too softly for you to hear. For a split second his eyes flash blue and then he walks away. This process is repeated for the remaining people and upon completion you are each handed a data slate and shuffled into a smaller room. As you look around you see a fairly motley crew of people from highly varied areas of the imperium that ranges from criminals and guardsmen to nobles and arbitrators. You are quickly and roughly grabbed by a pair of faceless servitors and shoved into a small room by them Lord Inquisitor Zephyr Abraxas Hyperion is standing behind a desk with a data slate in his hand and some form of dual barrelled plasma pistol in the other. He passes over the data slate and says. I am not disappointed in your abilities. You thank Lord Inquisitor Zephyr Abraxas Hyperion for his praise and he snaps back. I am not impressed either. Is this understood? you nod in response. Good. Lord Inquisitor Zephyr Abraxas Hyperion says. He hands you a data slate and points to a door on your left. You walk out and step into an elevator and a after a short while you find yourself in the planetary spaceport where you meet up with the rest of your team. You awaken and attempt to shake off the recent memory, but it still lingers.

What I need from you

Now that you have read your data slate from your Inquisitor and you have a background on what has just happened I will need the following this from you, they can be broken up into categories Each section will allow you a re-roll. Please note that if a roll is required as stated below I must be present to witness results either via Roll20 or in person. Also ensure that you can roleplay your character as you will be getting EXP for staying in character. 1. Your character basics (Lots of dice!) a. Name, Sex (You may pick) b. Birthworld (you will be rolling on charts 1-14 through to 1-17 however you can pick your homeworld) c. Career (you may pick) d. Quirks (You may pick, far more entertaining if you roll) e. Colouration (You may pick) f. Age (Roll required) g. Height and weight (Roll required) h. Wounds (Roll required) i. Starting cash (Roll required) j. Fate points (Roll required) k. Stat line (Roll required) 2. Your characters personality (Make up something) 3. Your characters Bio a. How they got into the inquisition b. A brief history of your character c. A deep dark secret 4. Questions a. What do you hate? b. What do you want? c. What does the Inquisition mean to you? d. What will you sacrifice? At this point you will have a created character. Everything from here does not need my scrutiny for rolls as there are none 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Initial EXP spend (Skills and talents, do this after creating a character) Bonds (Character specific, these are private) Disposition (Done before each gaming session) Play games Kill xenos and heretics. Seduce, torture and interrogate people (sometimes all at once). Level up Repeat many times Become inquisitor or go insane ??? Profit no wait. DEATH. Yep thats it. Death. You will die.

What you can expect from me

You can expect me to be fairly generous in most rolls and not to be a complete asshole. You can also expect a fairly interesting and in depth storyline that will allow you to enjoy yourself. (Let me know if I get too complex) I will always be here to respond to obscure questions about 40k lore if you get stuck for your character. (I do love a good distraction!) I hope that this was not too much for you to read. In the accompanying email you have a dropbox link to the rulebook where you can download all 404 pages. Most of the sections are just other career paths , GM section and the pre-set campaign (Which I ditched by the way). Regardless I hope you enjoy the game. Best of luck and may the holy light of the inquisition guide you.

A note from Lord Inquisitor Zephyr Abraxas Hyperion

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Acolytes, your journey ahead is long and fraught with difficulties but if you should succeed the emperor shall look kindly upon your soul when you pass away and you shall join him in his eternal watch over the might imperium of man. Succeed you shall be rewarded. Fail and you shall die. In the name of the Emperor go forth and smite the imperiums enemies.

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MY ARMOUR IS CONTEMPT MY SHIELD IS DISGUST MY SWORD IS HATRED IN THE EMPEROURS NAME LET NONE SURVIVE.