Footfall

"You sir are a liar, and while you may command a flotilla of warships, the fact is that right here and right now there is just you and me and this hammer. So, let us hear no more of what you do not know and proceed to what you do know."
–Doronal Casius, “Prince” of the Kasballica, in conversation with Rogue Trader Hiram Sult
The settlement that was once Dewain’s Footfall, and now
simply Footfall, is a tethered network of hundreds of stone
structures floating in Furibundus’s voids. It is a mass of
buttressed temples and plasma-pitted fanes whose towers jut
out at all angles into the void. Most are linked by enclosed
stonework tunnels and arch-bridges, in addition to huge steel
chains. At the very center is tethered a huge macro-statue of
the God-Emperor, larger than many warships.
Many of Footfall’s buildings would not look out of place
upon a planetary surface, while other spiral mazes and winding
tunnels of unsupported stone would fall apart under the tug
of gravity. Sections of Footfall have no gravity, and many have
fluctuating levels of generated gravity. The few structures that
have their own stable grav generators are highly desired prizes
and are fought over by the most powerful factions, changing
hands over the corpses and regrets of their prior occupants
with alarming regularity.
Over the centuries since its establishment, Footfall has
become a lair of villainy and intrigue, the descendants of
its original population of stoneworkers and Rogue Trader
vassals now far outnumbered by less-reputable newcomers.
Here, religious fanatics rub shoulders with assassins, spies,
fugitives from Imperial justice, narco-tribesmen, rowdy crew
on furlough, and a wide range of disreputable merchants.
Beneath this tumult of lawlessness can be found and an
even more shadowy world: hereteks, cultists, unrestrained
criminals, unsanctioned psykers, and worse. Here a thousand
forms of deadly intrigue can be found, and anything from a
starship to a human soul can be bartered in Footfall---for a
price. It is for precisely these reasons that many great powers
and factions from the Calixis Sector maintain secretive agents
in Footfall: the Administratum, Battlefleet Calixis, the Great Houses of the Imperial Nobility, the disciples of the Dark Gods, the Ministorum... and perhaps even the Holy Ordos of
the Inquisition as well.
For the Rogue Traders and their agents, Footfall has many
uses beyond those of a simple port. These individuals come to
learn about competing interests, find an array of illegal services
unavailable on Imperial worlds, send forth trusted crew to
carouse, gather new recruits to replace those lost to the void,
and participate in deadly intrigues to gain an edge in the
exploration of the Koronus Expanse. It is also a place where a
vessel can shelter to refit and repair damage in relative safety,
provided a Rogue Trader can abide the thousand assorted
scum who might flock about, or the dubious strangers who
will swarm their injured vessel and toil upon its hull for a few
thrones apiece---or the hereteks whose price is far higher but
whose “no questions asked” expertise makes them worth the
daemon’s bargain to hire.
==Unique Equipment==
Slip Suit
Made of a leathery, faded yellow material of unknown origin,
and sometimes found for trade on Footfall, slip suits have a greasy
texture and are nearly frictionless to the touch. They are rare but
sought after by many thieves and some bloodsport pit fighters
for the benefits they provide in melee combats. The tough fabric
is most often stitched into capes or vests. This item gives a +10
bonus to any attempts to break free from a Grapple action, and
opponents Grappling the wearer suffer a –10 penalty.
WT 7.5kg, Very Rare
Category:Koronus Expanse
Category:Space Stations