Sire Melk

*Operates Sire Melk's Requisitorium in the Mourningstar's hub area.*

**Sire Darius Melk** the Fourteenth, Lord of the Quartervast, Holder of the Endless March, Warden of the Crux Mortem, Thrice Decorated for Bravery by Lord Dolmar Martialis, and scion of **House Straxamus**. An ex-Administratum and unscrupulous blue-blooded noble, an Inquisitorial agent in the serve of Inquisitor Grendyl's, in a role akin to a spymaster.

Zola introduces **Sire Darius Melk** as being responsible for "*collating and analysing reports from recon teams, Wyrmwood agents and loyal citizens who risk their lives delivering vital intelligence. **Melk** identifies priority targets, supply lines and transitory weaknesses in the traitor war machine.*"

In Tertium Vox Intercept I, **Melk** refers to Morrow as "*that Armageddon feral hog*" and doesn't seem to like him very much. Although his haughty arrogance makes him look down and be derisive of nearly everyone that don't offer him an opportunity for personal gain. He seems keen becoming an associate of Hallowette due to their shared interest in greedy and underhanded activities.

He also comments on hub comms that Masozi doesn't respect 'protocol' enough.

## The Rogue Trader

During Lady Alice's various unauthorized, personal missions, using Inquisitorial assets for primarily personal profit, rejects steal various valuable pieces of tech from the traitors, of which Alice plans to sell for personal profit. **Melk** often times joins in on assisting the missions for a percentage of the profits, at first bluffing he will notify the **Inquisitor** of this and then requesting a bribe for 'looking the other way' while these missions occur. In the end, these missions disrupt heretic forces in one way or another.

**Sire Melk** is also a hoping to arrange an audience with Shipmistress Brahms through Lady Alice. **House Brahms** is a strong and wealthy Rogue Trader House and **Melk** hopes to weasel his way into their graces for personal gain. Lady Alice conveys Shipmistress Brahms response to him, being "She said she didn't have time for social climbers. Her exact words. Then she said something about an asteroid." A resounding 'no', but Melk is undeterred still hoping to work his way into their circle.

## Player Interactions

Melk's dialogue towards the player is either amicable or derisive, depending on the character's chosen personality (AKA voice actor). He is friendly towards the Veteran Professional, Ogryn Brawler, Psyker Savant, and Zealot Agitator, likely due to how readily subserviently they are to Imperium authority and their role in Imperim society.

The male Zealot Judge personality states Melk has told him that his High Gothic needs work and seems keen for more favored operatives to put in a good word for him. The Brawler Ogryn isn't fond of Melk, stating that he wouldn't share his rashuns' with him.

## Investigation of the Traitor Noble House

In Tertium Vox Intercept I, **Melk** appears to know the identity of the traitor amongst the major noble houses of Atoma who has been assisting the heretics in accessing Archivum Sycorax. This unknown traitor likely aided the heretics in gaining access to the **"Throneside" Archivum Comms-Plex 154/2f** as well as wiping a portion of the records for **Flow Control Hub Delta-12**, which aided in the spread of the pox.

Melk also states "*I wanted to do this cleanly. The traditional honorable way."* when asked by a vox-worker if Grendyl should be notified of the noble traitor's identity. Is Melk's house native to Atoma? Does House Straxamus have some kind of relation, past, or debt to the traitor house or rogue noble?

One would assume he has *some* kind of respect or loyalty to make his consider thinking twice about not informing an Inquisitor about such important information. We can only assume it's one of the major Houses, Barquette or Margrave, with our current limited info.

## Quotes

* I am a loadstone for blockheads today.
* A bit of air, please. I have no desire to share your enviable aroma.
* Ambition, Authority. Adaptability. You lack all three I'll warrant.
* Oh... it's you.
* There goes another statistic.
* Rannick believes you're capable of great things. Either way you'll settle a wager.
* Sire Melk: This reminds me of a nasty little skirmish back on Cymballa V. Oh, fond memories ... (Carnival - Merchantile)

### Mourningstar Hub - Vox Chatter

* **Morrow**: It's pretty clear that there's more going on down there than we thought, but I don't want to hear anyone spreading rumours.
* **Sire Melk**: Indeed not! The very idea is literally unthinkable. [Sotto] That said, I have my concerns.

* **Morrow**: It's pretty clear that there's more going on down there than we thought, but I don't want to hear anyone spreading rumours.
* **Sire Melk**: Indeed not! The very idea is literally unthinkable. [Sotto] That said, I have my concerns.

* **Morrow**: Lord Melk? I'm hearing our Flight Lieutenant's wanting to discuss protocol with you.
* **Sire Melk**: Is that so? Well, protocol is a duty gladly shared... even with those who mock its importance.

* **Sire Melk**: Sergeant Major? We really should speak about these performance reviews for your operatives. They are not encouraging.
* **Morrow**: They still alive? Then the rest doesn't matter.

* **Hallowette**: Oi Melk, I asked the Shipmistress about your meeting request. (approximate from memory)
* **Melk**: Oh, most excellent. I am in your debt.
* **Hallowette**: She said she didn't have time for social climbers. Her exact words. Then she said something about an asteroid.
* **Melk**: Ah.. perhaps it will wait.

* **Hallowette**: [Cough to Clear Throat] Lord Melk? That... special consignment just arrived for you.
* **Melk**: Really woman, over an open channel! ...I mean, thank you. I'll be along presently.

### Rejects' Quotes

* Female Seer: "I know Melk's hiding something, but I don't know what."
* Female Professional: "He's ex-Administratum, ain't he? That lot are always on the fiddle."
* Male Judge: "He is the same as the rest of us. A lost soul in search of redemption."

* Bodyguard: "Melk is loyal servant of Emperor, yes?"
* Female Judge: "Loyalty is second amongst the virtues, after righteous hatred."
* Bully: "He's an old git!"

* Male Judge: "Lord Melk tells me that my sermon required more practice this morning! The audacity!"
* Male Loose-Cannon: "Now, why ever would he do that?"
* Male Fanatic: "The man should spend less time planning and more time praying."

* Male Seer: "Melk has lots of secrets. I can... feel... them crawling beneath his words."
* Female Judge: "Still he thinks himself a cut above the rest of us."
* Female Loose-Cannon: I'm sure there's a way to exploit - I mean - empathize with the poor old coot."

* Bully: "They say Melk loyal is servant."
* Female Cutthroat: "Loyalty goes a long way in a set-up like this."
* Bodyguard: "Melk too smart for his own good."

* Male Fanatic: "Ye know... The more I see of Melk, the more I'm thinking he might be a sleekit crook."
* Male Seer: "Oh, I'm sure he's nothing of the sort. It's not as though the inquisition recruits unscrupulous ne'er do wells... I'm sorry, I don't know why I said that."
* Male Fanatic: "Aye, that's what I was thinking. Any organisation that be recruiting you would take anyone."
* Male Seer: "Yes, that makes a lot of-- Hey! Now that was very unkind."

* Male Professional: That Melk's a fussy little fragger, ain't he?
* Male Cutthroat: Oh. His most nobleness-ness-ness, Lord Darius Melk?
* Male Seer: Oh, stop playing games. You find him unbearable too!

* Fanatic: That fellow Melk took issue with my vocabulary. Can ye believe that?
* Loose-Cannon: Now why ever would he do that?
* Savant: Melk's function is to communicate. Perhaps you could learn from him, Zealot.

* Judge: It seems Lord Melk considers himself my superior in the pronunciation of the scriptures!
* Bully: You make me head hurt.
* Bodyguard: No, still do not follow.

* Professional: I've had it up to here with Melk. Supercilious little bean counter.

## Trivia

Melk has is voiced by the same actor as Bardin Goreksson in Vermintide 1 & 2, David Rinthoul.