Vern is an old savant-turned-pilgrim-turned-preacher. He was born and raised on Archaos – the so-called World of Philosophers in the Drusus Marches. There he spent several lifetimes immersed in academia, until one day he realized that his life was withou… more »

Silon is former Battlefleet Calixis fighter pilot that was grounded on the main Navy orbital above Vaxanide after one too many incidents related to insubordination or getting into fights with other pilots and ground-crew. Only an exemplary fight record,… more »

Venus is a 'young' female Tech-Adept from the Lathes that spent much of her apprenticeship on the Hive World of Merov, where her Magos master worked extensively with the Merovech Combine. The apprenticeship ended badly when the Magos found her to be flir… more »

Jarra is a female former Guards(wo)man from the Death World of Dusk (Malfi sub-sector). Her division was founded for the Protasian campaign, but Jarra eventually found that she had no stomach for massacring (former) Imperial civilians, so she deserted. S… more »

Odessa also hails from Fervious where she was trained as an assassin from a young age (think ninja). Her skills run towards infiltration and subterfuge rather than combat ability; but if need be she is a master swordsman and quite adept with primitive ra… more »

Ignace hails from the feudal world of Fervious (located in the Drusus Marches), where he made a career as bodyguard/duelist before making a career off-world. He is tall and well muscled, but in a sinewy rather than hulking fashion. He has tanned skin, a… more »

Jax Guilliman is Haxtes' older brother. Forcibly recruited into the Protasian resistance at age 14 Jax spent some time fighting against the Imperial invaders, but eventually the militia group became more like local warlords than defenders of liberty and… more »

Each PC can select one of the acolyte NPCs to have as contact (you don't have to select one, it optional); you can assume that during the rather lengthy space voyage the follows you have time to get to know the others, and that you've managed to befriend… more »

The Horus Heresy (M31) The second most important event in human history is Warmaster Horus' (the Emperor's second in command during the Great Crusade) betrayal of the Emperor. Although Horus would eventually be defeated, the cost to the Imperium was g… more »

Interrogator Sand is one of the Haegum's most senior officers, having served on Tancred's staff for quite some time now. Sand sometimes teaches for the Haegum medicae staff or scrubs in when he finds interrogation or repair work 'interesting'. Other tim… more »

Psykers are sentients that can call upon the powers of the Immaterium to manipulate, or even break them completely, the laws of physics. They can read minds, communicate across the stellar voids, control perceptions and emotions, throw objects around, ma… more »

Earth's (known only as Terra in the 41st Millennium) early history has largely been lost, leaving little but legends and myths. All Imperial citizens know that the human race originated on Holy Terra, but beyond that they know nothing, save of course tha… more »

As previosuly stated the campaign will be placed in Calixis Sector, the official DH setting. Calixis lies in Segmentum Obscurus, trailing (left) of Scarus Sector (setting for the Eisenhorn/Ravenor books), placing it close to the Halo Stars and with the E… more »

The Calixis Sector is home to a single Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes, the Green Knights Chapter, which is based on the world of Phagir in the Hazeroth Sub-sector. Based upon Imperial Fist gene-stock the Knights pay only lip service to the Codex Astarte… more »

816.M41 First Assassination of Lord Sector Hax: Death Cult Assassins of the Astral Knives strike at Lord Sector Hax, stabbing him a total of one hundred and fifteen times before they are killed by security forces. Lord Hax survives and undergoes extensiv… more »