Second Inquisitorial Mission - Fourth Session - The Glass Assassin

[10/28/16]  (044.014.M42)  Begin transmission from Throne Agent <deleted> to cabal Ordo Hereticus Sigma Jericho.  Begin report XD 77255267.6a

"Acolytes, we have received ... indications, that the Lord of Hive Tarsus, Lucius, is going to be killed in the next few days, as he
collects the Emperor's Tithe from surrounding habitats. A colleague, Inquisitor Markus Moncrieff, has been hot on the trail of a cult
that has infiltrated the court but he has been seriously injured.
The Inquisition has assessed the threat to the Imperium and has decided to dispatch a small group of Acolytes to join the court of
Lord Lucius as he travels the desert.
You have been chosen.
One noble is inconsequential to the Imperium but heresy in the Administratum is a threat we cannot ignore. Help Moncrieff. Find
what you can and report back. Any questions? "

To Inquisitor <deleted> from Throne Agent <deleted> Hive Sibellus/Scintilla/Calixis Sector:

Most Distinguished Inquisitor, Sir,
Cabal Sigma Jericho has succeeded excellently in finishing the investigation that the late Inquisitor Markus Moncrieff could not.  Not only did they halt the Cult of Extremesis' foul ritual before it took place, but they have incontrovertible evidence that Roderick Ritter was involved and that Inquisitor Moncrieff was tainted by xeno-tech.  He has been executed with extreme prejudice, the Eldar wraithbone construct shards and circlet has been removed to our Laboratoria for auspex, and Lord Lucius Ritter of Hive Tarsus is free of taint and has not been harmed during the inquest.
The introduction of Twerda of the Fuqarwi tribe from the feral world of the same name, did not seem to affect the cabal in any of the ways we talked about.  They took him in speedily and when he did the final deed of exterminating Moncrieff, Gekko and Eli did not balk.  I think it is quite obvious that despite their criminal past, these three acolytes are definitely of Puritan philosophy concerning the Inquisition and its role.
Request we pass over Beta Protocol and move immediately to Gamma.

Yours in all things,
<Signature deleted>

Reply message from Inquisitor <deleted> to Throne Agent <deleted>, <location deleted>:

Dutiful servant,
I agree that we should proceed in all haste to Gamma Protocol.  But keep in mind that Moncrieff had friends... powerful friends within the Holy Inquisition.  It is not impossible for other radical cabals of Ordo Xenos to seek revenge for the loss of their master.  Be sure to inform Sigma Jericho to beware of internecine intrigue.
Your humble Dominus,
<Signature deleted>

All players received 500xp and 1 permanent Fate Point each for this mission.

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Second Inquisitorial Mission - Third Session - Lord Vodka and his Tentacle Ship

Too Much Joy

And that was how our game ended...

Thank you all for playing.

First Inquisitorial Mission - Second Session - Retrieve the Darkstar

[08/27/16] (029.014.M42) [Conclude report XC372829b]- Castus and Stern discover that the Darkstar has been taken by a convoy of vehicles to the Oracle near the Bridle Range.  They take the Jolly Dodger and pretend to go on a water hunt.  They scavenge some wrecks and eventually catch up to the convoy headed by The Strap.  They try hanging back and plinking off some of the drivers to no avail.  After getting stuck in a crater during a torrential downpour, Castus and Stern fight off one of the outlier vehicles.  They are both lightly wounded in the exchange.  They lose their Jolly Dodger and hoof it back to Jaw Fortress rescuing a couple of rape victims en route.  During the night, they steal out of the fortress with their own electric vehicle and go to Port Suffering to trade and heal.  They stay another day and head out to the Oracle.  They find the molten wreckage of the convoy steeped in silicon-glass and the melted metal itself is bleeding.  The Darkstar has escaped!  They track her to a cave in the foothills where they skillfully negotiate the ten-year old girl to join the Black Ships to end her suffering with the entities of the Warp.  They take her to the Black Ship in low orbit of Iocanthus and return to Scintilla for debriefing and reward.  Castus Eli is promoted to Shadesman.  Stern Dekko is promoted to Guard.  They each earn a 500 Throne Gelt bonus.  Each earned 450xp. [End of line]

First Inquisitorial Mission - First Session - Iocanthus - Retrieve the Darkstar

[07/09/16] (004.014.M42)>>  [Begin Transmission Throne Agent <deleted> briefing to Ordo Hereticus Cabal Sigma Jericho]  "This is the world of Iocanthos.  You may have heard of it.  It is a prominent system in the Calixis Sector, one of the Big Three!  There are three systems that are paramount to the economic stability of this sector and other nearby sectors besides:  You are on one of them, Scintilla, the capital of this sector, Sepheris Secundus with their mining complexes and cheap labor, and Iocanthos with their harvesting of the Ghostfire Pollen, a unique commodity used by the Imperial Guard in the Segmentum Obscurus of which we are a part.
"Every twenty-five years or so, Iocanthos pays the Imperial Tithe which the Black Ships of the Inquisition and the Administratum ships retrieve.  Part of that tithe is the psykers needed to sing their praises to the Emperor of Man on Holy Terra.  All psykers must be given up to the Black Ships during the Tithe.  Failure to do so can cause a breach of goodwill on the part of the system and may lead to Exactus pogroms, Administratum audits and such.  The results of Iocanthos' Tithe has been recently registered by the bean-counters of the Imperium and they are found wanting.
"A psyker of great power has not been given up to the Emperor.  This person is called the Darkstar by the indigenes of Iocanthos and that person must be given up.  They think they have outsmarted the Imperium, but as you know, that is impossible.  Your mission is to secure this Darkstar and bring it to Port Suffering where a lander will take it to the Black Ship in orbit of Iocanthos.
The Darkstar is located on one of the many kingdoms and petty baronies on the planet.  This one is in the Overhauled Plains, called the Brotherhood of the Jaw.  Apparently, all their leaders wear these enormous metal jaw extenders with equally obnoxious teeth.  It seems to be a grotesque parody of the Ork Nobz.  In any case, their leader, one called Vervai Everhard the Strap, has possession of the Darkstar and will not give it up to the Emperor.  This has caused him to be the enemy of almost every other kingdom on the continent, but while he frets his cares away on his external threats, we will infiltrate his kingdom stealthily and take the Darkstar from his clutches.  Your dataslates will be downloaded with the geographic data needed to find his fortress.  You will also be given enough thrones to purchase whatever local provisions and equipment you will need.  Remember, blend in and say nothing of the Inquisition.  Keep a log of your daily thoughts and findings.  These will be reviewed by my master or mistress upon your return.  Should you return...   Any questions?"

[07/09/16] (007.014.M42) [Begin Report XC372829b]- Castus Eli (a sell-steel) and Stern Dekko (a conscript) travel from the Tricorn Palace on Scintilla to Port Suffering on Iocanthus to secure a powerful pskyer called the Darkstar from a tribe called the Brotherhood of the Jaw.  They get a vehicle, drive to the Jaw Fortress and prove their worth to a certain Jericus Grimm, and are allowed to help defend the fortress in case of attack.  Stern is proven as a Driver while Castus is proven as a Killer.  These are apparently castes attributed to the Brotherhood of the Jaw.