Rogue Traders - Notable Rogue Traders: Naj Amardi - Naj is the twelfth person to hold the Warrant of Trade for House Amardi, which was issued less than a standard century ago. The house has holdings on Scintilla in the Calixis Sector and has made inroads on several worlds of the Koronus Expanse. However, their Rogue Traders have had an astronomical mortality rate, and almost all have died under improbable circumstances. After holding his Warrant for six standard years, Naj Amardi became the most experienced Rogue Trader in his house for twenty-five Terran years. In that time, he is the seventh person to inherit the Warrant. A committed expansionist of the Imperium, in his brief time as the Warrant Holder, Naj has focused his house's efforts on establishing Human colonies within the Koronus Expanse. All three of the colonies he has sponsored were on worlds occupied by xenos. In each case, he has deliberately conducted genocide to cleanse the planets of xenos taint prior to bringing in colonists. Rogue Trader Amardi is enthusiastic about any opportunities to kill Heretics and xenos.Lord-Captain Aristide Anzaforr - The Rogue Trader Anzaforr is equally charming and intimidating, a master of diplomacy as much as naval strategy. Aristide Anzaforr is a mystery even to his own vassals and servants. A man whose personal piety was never central to his concerns, he has all but converted his personal flagship, the Oath Unspoken, into a pilgrim transport. Many of the longest-serving retainers of the venerable Anzaforr family have become more and more despondent in recent times as other Rogue Trader families have moved in on new trade openings while, as they see it, Aristide has taken to shuttling lice-ridden fanatics and mystics from one world to the next.Gravis Terrozant - Gravis Terrozant is a Highborn Rogue Trader and war-profiteer operating within the Jericho Reach. When Lord Militant Tiber Achilus first set his sights upon the Jericho Reach, he realised lasting victory could not be accomplished by military means alone. Knowing well the power of industry and lure of coin, and their place in expanding the Imperium's borders, Achilus sent out a call to Rogue Traders operating out of the Calixis, Scarus, and Ixaniad Sectors, enticing them to join in the Achilus Crusade with promises of profit, plunder, and a stake in all worlds brought into the Imperial fold. Regrettably, few heeded the lord militant's call, most flocking to the boundless opportunities of the Koronus Expanse rather than the uncertainty of an active war zone. Gravis Terrozant was the exception.Madam Charlabelle Armelan - The Rogue Trader Madam Charlabelle is the daughter of the infamous Lord-Captain Armelan, whose fortunes were dashed when an Ork invasion overwhelmed his clan's home system of Adrianni-Spinward. Armelan threw himself and the fortunes of his house into the war effort, knowing that if he did not, the bulk of his interests would be lost and standard centuries of tradition and honour defiled. Armelan committed his entire fleet to the effort, rushing an endless stream of reinforcements and materiel to the defence. Unfortunately, Armelan's actions were as rash as honourable, and all save a handful of his vessels were destroyed as the Ork fleet crushed the system's defences. House Armelan was left with a single Warp-capable transport The Grace of Sopha and a dozen or so inter-system vessels. The house's fortunes crumbled and Armelan was forced to divest himself of what resources remained outside of Adrianni-Spinward. His health and sanity failing him, Armelan retreated to his last sanctuary, a now-dilapidated manse on Malfi, where he quietly sank into an amasec-fuelled fantasy world. The only hope of House Armelan lies with its last remaining scion, Madam Charlabelle Armelan. A striking and determined woman, Charlabelle seeks to maintain the deception that her dynasty is still strong. She does this by projecting a thoroughly convincing illusion of wealth and sophistication. However, her resources are now running dangerously low. In appearance, Madam Charlabelle is every inch the intelligent Imperial sophisticate, well-versed in proper manners and tradition. Yet she is no willowy daughter of privilege, despite appearances, and long ago learned how to get things done herself. To this end, she has mastered, somewhat unusually for one of her station, the deadly Aeldari weapon known as the Harlequin's Kiss. Many a rival has fallen to its deadly touch, after underestimating the wielder. Striking out on her own aboard The Grace of Sopha, Madam Charlabelle has come to the Koronus Expanse to seek some remedy to the dire straits of her house. Unable to draw upon the resources other Rogues Traders can, she has employed the services of a large band of Kroot mercenaries to aid her in whatever travails await.Aoife Armengarde - Aoife Armengarde comes from a Rogue Trader dynasty whose familial lore claims the house's Warrant of Trade predates the founding of the Calixis Sector, and may even be as ancient as the commissions of such famed Rogue Trader houses as those of Stavos and Haarlock. Armengardes fought alongside the Imperium during the Angevin Crusade, plumbed the depths of the Hazeroth Abyss, traversed the Drusus Marches, and when the Koronus Passage was opened, were amongst the flood of Rogue Traders who set out into the Koronus Expanse. For millennia, House Armengarde has been a solid and dependable presence amongst the ranks of Rogue Traders in the Expanse. Tradition and heritage, for the Armengardes, was something to be prized and embraced, until Aoife inherited the Warrant. Her actions since adopting the mantle of Rogue Trader would likely have shocked her ancestors just as much as they shock the Imperial noble circles her family travels in. However, she is also the first Armengarde since the Angevin Crusade to become truly renowned. Aoife has elevated the name of Armengarde to new heights. Her exploits are extensive and varied, to the point that it has grown difficult to tell truth from fiction.Lord Admiral Bastille VII - Bastille VII is the scion of an ancient Rogue Trader house, yet he was never expected to bear its Warrant of Trade. In fact, he was so far from the position of patriarch of his house that his family purchased a commission in the Imperial Navy when he came of age, assuming that such a career would hold more opportunity than the minor role he might otherwise play in the fortunes of House Bastille. None were prepared for the nigh-complete destruction of that ancient dynastic line, due to a cataclysmic, freak Vortex Torpedo malfunction during a conference of its most senior members. None, perhaps, except Lord Admiral Bastille, who resigned his commission immediately and claimed his birthright as Bastille VII. For several standard years after this event, Bastille's rivals in the Imperial Navy spread a number of vicious rumours, though no outright accusations were made. Eventually things came to a head. Bastille came into open conflict with a number of senior navy officers. What started out as a disagreement soon escalated, and what followed was a small but vicious war between isolated elements of the Imperial Navy and House Bastille. Thanks to the actions of several naval staff officers sympathetic to Bastille, the conflict remained contained, and Segmentum Command at Cypra Mundi never learned of the particulars. However, Bastille has worn out his welcome in the Imperium. Lord Admiral Bastille VII conducts the affairs of his house as if it were a private navy, which in many respects, it is. House Bastille's existing interests are maintained by naval force, and expanded in the same manner, each conquest being exploited by the sizable merchant fleet the house maintains. The lord admiral leads these actions from the bridge of his flagship, the cruiser Colossus, and commands a sizable flotilla of lesser warships.Jeremiah Blitz - Jeremiah Blitz is a charming rogue and a notorious scoundrel, a man not truly given to the rarefied manners of polite Imperial society, but more at home in unsavoury drinking dens and back-street bordellos. Jeremiah Blitz is only newly come to his Warrant of Trade, and is no highborn scion born into a life of nobility. The manner in which Jeremiah earned his Warrant is entirely typical of the man -- he won it in a game of chance. Most versions of the story agree that Blitz, formerly a dealer in dubious and xenos art objects, landed himself a place at a very high-stakes game attended by a Sector Lord of the Adeptus Terra. Over the course of the game, Blitz lost heavily, until he staked all on the turn of the last card and won a favour from that Sector Lord. Blitz demanded the lord grant him the Warrant of Trade, and reluctantly, he agreed. A standard year and a solar day later, Jeremiah Blitz was granted his Warrant and the cruiser Ordained Destiny, and was soon set for Wilderness Space and whatever adventures it could offer. In his short career to date as a Rogue Trader, Jeremiah Blitz has carved his name across a dozen regions. He has yet to settle into the serious business of establishing a dynasty, though he has no doubt sowed many illegitimate seeds throughout the courts of several ruling houses. Most of Jeremiah's adventures have been somewhat shady, often involving dubious deals with less-than-reputable characters. Where most Rogue Traders look to nurture investments and establish interests, Jeremiah is, at this stage, more interested in short-term gain. To this end, he has continued his erstwhile dealings in the Cold Trade, bringing in vast sums for alien artefacts from beyond the rim.Valerius Borodin - Valerius Borodin is very typical of the Rogue Traders sent into the wilderness of uncharted space. Borodin was given a seven-year mission; charged with exploring the sector that lies beyond the Gideon Confluence in the Third Quadrant. En route, he was required to perform numerous minor duties, including conducting a policing visit to the rebellious Horne's World in the Claw Nebula, and an investigation of the lost world of Diarack, inaccessible for nearly three generations because of Warp storms. The Administratum was keen to establish the genetic purity of the world's population, and Borodin was given authorisation to take any necessary action. Thus, Borodin had to deal with two entire planets before even leaving Imperial space. He was well-provided with voidships, equipment and troops for his mission, which included the command of an entire company of Space Marines and a company of the Imperial Guard, as well as their attendant staff and equipment. He was also accompanied by an entourage of bureaucrats from the Administratum and Tech-priests from the Adeptus Mechanicus.Diaz Lan - Diaz Lan is a Rogue Trader operating within the Jericho Reach who is closely aligned with the high command of the Achilus Crusade. Diaz Lan is a member of the Lan Rogue Trader dynasty, which sent many vessels through the Jericho-Maw Warp Gate with the Achilus Crusade. A far better diplomat than the crusade's busy commanding Lord Militant Solomon Tetrarchus, Diaz Lan was nominated for the position of crusade liaison, and is often the voice of requests from the crusade high command and lord militant himself to other factions within the Jericho Reach. Serving as the crusade's errand boy, however, is far from the ambitious Diaz Lan's first choice of occupation. An explorer by heart, he has had to content that wanderlust for many solar decades by gathering the second-hand tales and trophies of others. Aboard his light cruiser, the Horizon's Pride, the small museum in his library is but the tip of an iceberg. He has secreted away dozens of artefacts, weapons, and documents that would raise many eyebrows if they came to light. While Lan's status as a Rogue Trader affords him a great deal of leeway in his possessions and interests, the crusade's forces contain enough steadfast Puritans that discretion is in his best interests. Lan is a scholar and collector, not a sympathiser with the alien's cause. Even if he could power his Helix Gauntlet, he has no more intention of wielding it than he does of converting to the T'au Empire. To those who make a good impression on the Rogue Trader, he launches an exploratory philosophical conversation about alien lore to see how much it is safe to reveal. And to those who win his trust, Lan proves to be a highly knowledgeable resource about the secrets of the Jericho Reach.Lord-Captain Aspyce Chorda - Aspyce Chorda, the third of six children and only daughter of Rogue Trader Hamish Chorda, hails from a long line of influential voidfarers and star captains, to the infamous privateer Esme Chorda, who helped defeat the space hulk Cauldron of Savagery in 673.M40. Her father, a gregarious rake of expansive size, tastes and personality, was the latest scion of the only Chorda family line to carry an Imperial Warrant of Trade. He was a charitable spendthrift and habitual philanderer with dozens of legitimate and illegitimate children on both sides of the Maw, rapidly squandering the dynasty's wealth. Aspyce resigned her commission in the Imperial Navy and immediately set about putting her family's ailing fortunes to rights. Her first point of order was to reduce the house's financial obligations, and to that end she employed mercenaries and assassins to hunt down and eliminate all of her father's mistresses and bastard children. Then she expanded her operations into the Koronus Expanse. Today, Lord-Captain Aspyce Chorda is one of the wealthier and more influential Rogue Traders operating in the Koronus Expanse. She is a hard and dangerous woman who believes that might makes right, and she will stop at nothing to fulfill her desires for wealth, power and acclaim.Admiral Dallactarius IV - A Rogue Trader by the name of Admiral Dallactarius IV became embroiled in the ongoing pacification of the world of 47 Kapella in the Drusus Marches sub-sector of the Calixis Sector. In 482.M41 the aid of his fleet was requested when Dallactarius was en route to the Koronus Expanse. The admiral was known as a particularly belligerent individual and was noted for his impatient nature. The admiral readily agreed to lend his aid to Imperial forces, yet soon became caught up in what would become a twelve-year long war of attrition. By the end of the first solar decade the admiral's not inconsiderable forces had been reduced to only a few dozen warriors of his household guard, yet he battled on regardless, determined to succeed in the face of insurmountable odds. The last recorded sighting of Admiral Dallactarius IV was at the Battle of Hill 44427, reportedly leading an assault on an enemy bunker. A solar decade later he was finally declared dead, yet those of his household that survived claim to this day that he lives still, punishing the enemies of the Emperor. The admiral never did reach the Koronus Expanse, his diversion proving somewhat more permanent than he, and his now penniless backers, had intended.Kinker Drub - In the closing solar months of the 40th Millennium, Rogue Trader Kinker Drub received the Warrant of Trade, and along with it the obligation to reclaim Colony XK-119, a small facility on a satellite of an unnamed gas giant several solar weeks' travel into the Koronus Expanse. The world was of little real value to the Imperium, but it had been won from an alien species that had been discovered there, and Human blood had been spilt upon its soil. Therefore, when the previously assumed extinct aliens returned in force and retook the world, Drub was tasked with crushing them once and for all. Attached to Drub's own forces was a composite Adeptus Astartes task force, consisting of a dozen squads drawn from as many different Space Marine Chapters. Drub had the authority to determine where the Space Marines would fight -- the Astartes themselves would determine how. Arriving at XK-119, the flotilla was immediately attacked by the alien vessels -- which, having never been encountered before, made for a formidable enemy. Drub's vessels suffered some damage, but during the fight the Astartes were able to close on what was assumed to be the xenos flagship and affect a boarding action. The aliens were unable to repel the boarders, and the entire xenos command cadre was slaughtered, causing the remaining alien vessels to disengage and withdraw. Drub then accompanied the Space Marines to the colony itself and discovered there a scene from nightmare. The colony, it transpired, had been built within the crumbling ruins of an alien city, and the colonists had uncovered, and attempted to operate, items of alien technology. Evidently, the former alien residents of the world had not been the last of their species, and others of their kind had somehow been summoned by the colonists' tampering and had proceeded to slaughter the colonists. Drub determined to track down these xenos, reasoning that they were possessed of highly advanced technology that would be of great value to certain groups within the Adeptus Mechanicus. The Space Marines agreed to track down and destroy the aliens to maintain the honour of the Imperium, thereby punishing those who would dispute Humanity's right to dominate the stars. Drub and his task force of Astartes were never seen by any Human again.Salgut Falkin - In 298.M41 a Rogue Trader named Salgut Falkin entered the Koronus Expanse and set sail for the uncharted regions beyond. He had but one task to perform before he was free to make his fortune however he saw fit -- 30,000 colonists accompanied his fleet, individuals judged surplus to the requirements of the Hive World of Clove in the Calixis Sector. Falkin was eager to be rid of his unwelcome passengers and quickly located a world that seemed ideal for their uses, a verdant planet of tropical islands and warm azure seas. Stopping only long enough to oversee the deployment of the colonists' prefabricated hab-domes, Falkin continued on his voyage. Twelve standard years later, the Rogue Trader returned to the world, now dubbed "New Clove" by the colonists. His adventures had seen his fleet decimated and his fortunes in tatters following a series of encounters with the Asuryani. He paused on his return journey to discover that the colony he had left over a solar decade before was now a thriving community, populated by happy, healthy, and prosperous colonists. Falkin immediately set himself up as Imperial Commander of New Clove, hoping to enjoy a life of luxury. Unfortunately for New Clove, the Asuryani had tracked Falkin across the Expanse and discovered what was to them a long-lost Maiden World. The Craftworld Aeldari demanded the immediate withdrawal of all Humans from New Clove, and when Falkin refused they invaded, forcibly ejecting the intruders once and for all with great loss of Human life. Falkin and the remainder of his flotilla disappeared into the Expanse once more, never to be heard from again.Krawkin Feckward - Many consider Feckward's holding of a Warrant of Trade to be extremely dubious in and of itself, for his lineage is highly questionable, and many consider him nothing more than a criminal overlord. The fortunes of the Feckward line are built upon the twin and equally despicable Cold and slave trades. Over the solar decades of his rule of the line, Krawkin Feckward has led many expeditions to locate new sources of both xenos artefacts and slaves, bringing examples of his wares into the courts of Imperial Commanders across the Calixis Sector and beyond. Feckward has broken countless laws in his dealings, and it is only his Warrant of Trade that keeps him from prosecution. He continues to remain just distant enough from heresy to avoid the ire of the Inquisition.Lord Galfit - Rogue Trader Lord Galfit was the leader of House Magnum. Prior to his appointment as a Rogue Trader, Lord Galfit had served on the Imperial General Staff for five solar decades, and had made countless powerful enemies amongst the Calixis Sector's High Command. These enemies had engineered Galfit's appointment as a Rogue Trader, fully expecting him to overstep his authority and afford them the revenge they had long awaited. Three standard years after Galfit's flotilla penetrated the Koronus Expanse, he claimed a newly discovered world for his personal domain, and quietly disposed of all of the Imperial servants accompanying him who he felt would not support his claim. Contact with Galfit's fleet was soon lost, and nothing was heard for a solar decade. It was only when an Adeptus Mechanicus survey fleet passed through the system that Galfit's fate was discovered. The Rogue Trader's vessel was found in orbit above the world he had claimed, but it was crewed only by shrivelled corpses. The survey teams discovered Galfit's body seated upright in the command throne of his bridge. Subsequent post-mortems determined that a lethal poison had been released into the vessel's environmental systems, and the entire crew had been slain within solar minutes. Although it was recorded that a single lifeboat had been jettisoned soon after the incident, no clue whatsoever was discovered to suggest the identity of the assassin.Abel Gerrit - Abel Gerrit is a scion of House Arcadius, an ancient clan of Rogue Traders whose traditional area of operation has for several thousand standard years been the Imperium's Eastern Rim. Recently, however, the dynasty's head has determined it wise to branch out into other stretches of the galaxy. As a result, many branches of the clan have been tasked with expanding the fortunes of the Arcadius. Abel Gerrit is just such a distant cousin of the rulers of House Arcadius. Although he does not bear his dynasty's Warrant of Trade himself, and is far down the line of succession, Abel is nonetheless empowered to act in the interests of his house. To this end, Abel has his own vessel, the heavy raider Maxim's Gambit, and not-inconsiderable resources. He had been tasked with seeking out opportunities in Segmentum Obscurus, and has followed rumours of the treasure planet, arriving at Footfall along with the other witnesses to the Foretelling. Abel is a highly capable individual, who takes enormous pride in bearing the Gerrit name and claiming membership in House Arcadius. He is as competent as a ship's master as he is a duellist, and is known to have taken the lives of many foes in both arenas. Despite his skills, Abel is not a braggart, and prefers to deal with potentially dangerous situations as a reasonable individual, but will not shirk from conflict if the other fellow refuses to reciprocate.Erasmus Haarlock - Erasmus Haarlock was a Rogue Trader and master of the vast power of the ancient and infamous Haarlock dynasty on the world of Quaddis located in the Calixis Sector. The Rogue Trader House Haarlock is an ancient one, far predating the birth of the Calixis Sector, which it helped to found. For thousands of standard years, the Haarlock Warrant of Trade gave the Haarlocks license to travel far beyond the borders of the Imperium and to bring death and war to anything they deemed a threat to Mankind's place in the cosmos. Over their centuries of conquest, they put whole worlds to the sword and plundered the tombs of xenos races passed to dust. They acquired terrible secrets and amassed dark lore, weapons, and trinkets enough to found a dozen empires of their own and condemn them in the eyes of the Imperium a thousand times over if it were not for the legal protection afforded by the Warrant and the secrecy with which they guarded their affairs within the Imperium. Ever a fractious line, the Haarlocks were prone to betrayal and internecine warfare. Erasmus lost his beloved wife and only daughter to a vicious war between the members of the Haarlock line as they fought for the inheritance of the Haarlock Rogue Trader Warrant of Trade. There is one thing that Erasmus Haarlock desired after the death of his wife and daughter; to undo what happened, return them both to life, and return to the life that he led before they were slain. Haarlock was willing to pursue any means to this end. He later hunted down and killed every member of his family and their families, friends, allies, and associates. After slaughtering his blood kin, he unified the dark lore that his line had amassed over the millennia, and willed them to a single purpose, a terrifying project that spanned a dozen worlds and brought into play art and sciences forbidden since elder days. Then, at the height of his labours with all in preparation but for the final piece of the puzzle, Erasmus Haarlock vanished. The last of his line, centuries later, he is presumed deceased. The huge wealth of his house is locked in legal dispute in the Courts of Solomon on his former homeworld. Though some whisper that scions of the Haarlock line may still exist, they have proven reticent to come forward to claim the great prize of Haarlock's legacy.Baxilik Kim - Rogue Trader Baxilik Kim was granted his Warrant of Trade on the condition that he would be accompanied by an Adeptus Mechanicus Explorator fleet for the first three standard years of his mission. Kim was at first skeptical, until he got the measure of his companions. He soon discovered that the attentions of the Explorators who accompanied him were entirely fixated on the acquisition of pre-Imperial Human artefacts, and that they would often ignore or reject items of alien origin. Kim collected the Explorators' leavings, and over the course of three standard years amassed a sizable haul of xenos artefacts. Returning to the Imperium, he found a ready market amongst collectors of such proscribed items and earned himself a tidy fortune. Having divested himself of his initial haul, Baxilik Kim returned to the Koronus Expanse, this time with substantial private backing, to track down the Explorators and resume his harvest of their cast-offs. It is assumed that he is out there still, beyond the fringe, collecting the next haul and counting the fortunes he will no doubt amass upon his return.Lady Sun Lee - When the Rogue Trader Lady Sun Lee was granted her Warrant of Trade in 538.M41, it was on the condition that she put in at the Mining World of Dalthus in the Hazeroth Abyss sub-sector. The mining interests that ruled the world had been tardy in paying their dues, and the Calixis Sector's authorities wished to apply a little pressure to its Imperial Commander. Lady Sun Lee arrived in-system and immediately commenced a continuous vox broadcast extolling the glory of the Imperium and the great honour the mining clans were soon to enjoy by receiving her state visit. The planet's rulers were sent into a panic, believing themselves about to be paid a visit by a senior delegation of Adeptus Terra representatives expecting to receive the tithe. Throughout the solar week it took for Sun Lee's flotilla to reach the inner system, the planet's ruling Prefect Majoris launched a desperate round of tithe-raising amongst his subjects. By the time the lady Rogue Trader arrived at Dalthus, a cargo vessel's worth of the dainty trinkets for which the world is known had been readied for her. The prefect received Sun Lee in what passed for luxury on the Mining World, showering her and her retinue with gifts. Three solar weeks later, the Rogue Trader made her excuses, having loaded up her vessel with the gifts the prefect had offered, admonishing him sweetly to remember to pay the tithe when the Emperor's counting boat arrived in a standard year's time. By all accounts the prefect's face was a picture. He disappeared soon after, unable to meet the coming tithe having opened his vaults to the Rogue Trader Lady Sun Lee.Lady-Captain Hesiah Luftius - Rogue Trader Hesiah Luftius is a frequent visitor to Hive Desoleum of the Desoleum Hive World. In expectation of a visitation by the lady-captain, speculation becomes a popular pastime amongst the nobility, primarily as to the wondrous artefacts that are a hallmark of Luftius' return. She maintains a number of holdings in the Apex, and business arrangements with many Consortium members. Luftius additionally has a number of allies amongst the Apex nobility, and is no stranger to Lady Desoleum's court. Nor is she out of place, for Hesiah Luftius makes every effort in her appearance, always presenting a noble and well-coiffed bearing. Despite the time she spends exploring Wilderness Space beyond the bounds of the Askellon Sector, she never fails to display the most incredible and impressive styles on her return. Desoleum is one of the most productive manufacturing worlds in the sector, yet some question that this is enough to draw such attention from a Rogue Trader. Though most are content to point to Desoleum's age and the Luftius dynasty's ancient holdings on the world, some senior Arbitrators and Inquisitors suspect a darker motive, perhaps connected to the ancient xenos ruins to be found in the planet's desolate wastes.Jonquin Saul - The House of Saul comes from a long, proud lineage that bears a Warrant of Trade older than Port Wander. The House of Saul has been pursuing business interests in the Koronus Expanse since the earliest years of the 41st Millennium. They have slowly built their immense fortune on a foundation of solid business practices, conservative investing and a fine, detailed understanding of the markets within the Expanse, the Calixis Sector, and beyond. The current head is the dashing, charismatic Rogue Trader Jonquin Saul, who holds the ostentatious and self-ascribed title of "Trade-Admiral." After years of guiding his family's vast commercial empire through both fortune and famine, Trade-Admiral Saul has enviable investments, a long list of impressive achievements, and can count more people among his friends than his enemies. His shrewd business acumen and preternatural abilities at deal-making and negotiating have not only increased his fortunes, but have done the same for numerous allies and business partners throughout the Koronus Expanse. Indeed, more than one Chartist Captain or mercantile-minded Rogue Trader owes at least some portion of their success to a favourable business venture sponsored by the House of Saul.Baron Djanko Scourge - Djanko Scourge has been described by some of his many rivals and detractors as having the "psychopathic tendencies of a Fenksworld Pit Thing, but only half the charm." Some have gone so far as to say this is a terrible slur on the Pit Thing. Djanko's Warrant of Trade was granted to his great-great-grandfather, Lord General Khako "the Scourge," following the prosecution of the highly destructive Jade Reach Suppression. During that solar-decade-long campaign, Khako is said to have razed a dozen worlds, a record his descendent is determined to match. Djanko has continued the family tradition of profiting from war and destruction. His particular method is to seek out lost Human worlds rich in natural resources and claim them for himself (in the name of the Imperium of course). Furthermore, Djanko often takes it upon himself to "civilise" those heathen worlds he defeats in battle. Having entirely defeated a culture, he imposes his own, total rule upon it, installing his own administrators with himself as ultimate head of state. Djanko is a bull of a man, well-built if somewhat running to fat. He prides himself on the traditions established by his sire, and at all times maintains what he imagines to be a suitably martial bearing. To this end, he attires himself in full military dress uniform, adorned with all manner of medals, each of which celebrates his achievement in subjugating a world. At his belt, Djanko bears the gold-plated Plasma Pistol that once belonged to old Khako, a family heirloom that has seen a great deal of use over the years.Foulway Tor - Foulway Tor explored star systems beyond the Eastern Fringe. The entire penal colony of Brandt 764 was moved en masse by Exorcist-class Grand Cruisers to work ore mines on Tor Alpha, a world discovered by (and named after) Foulway Tor, though the Tor System was later overrun by a Tyranid hive fleet.Sarvus Trask - Sarvus Trask hails from a Rogue Trader house that had fallen to petty corruption and self-centred hedonism, a small and easily dismissed family with few prospects and fewer aspirations beyond minor politics on the fringes of Imperial society. The Trask Warrant of Trade was first awarded to Godwyn Trask during the Age of Apostasy in the 36th Millennium, an act that (according to some records) was intended to take the influential Godwyn away from the shifting tides of Imperial politics. In the 39th Millennium, the Trask dynasty relocated to the Calixis Sector on the frontier of the Imperium, placing the house's ailing fortunes into a long, slow decline. Only recently has the name of House Trask regained meaning and significance amongst the powers of the Imperium and other Rogue Traders -- due entirely to the actions and efforts of its newest scion: Sarvus Trask. Trask's dynasty has risen swiftly upon the back of fortuitous ventures in exploration and founding trade routes into the Unbeholden Reaches of the Koronus Expanse. Along the way, Sarvus has laid claim to some extremely valuable finds. Known by his peers as a man with unbridled ambition, Trask sees every setback as an opportunity for the advancement of his dynasty. He has left the Imperium far behind and now considers the Koronus Expanse to be his true home.Tanak Valcetti - Tanak Valcetti presents himself as a man of refinement for whom the vicissitudes of expeditions into the dangerous Koronus Expanse are something one simply does not speak of. A noble must show himself uncaring of danger, possessed of a scholar's knowledge, and be far above the crude urges that beset lesser individuals. This, at least, is the philosophy of the Valcetti lineage. To date it is has served them well: Terran centuries of cultured, arms-length politeness and a mildly acknowledged respect for the endeavours of others have ensured that Tanak Valcetti has few enemies. Behind the mask of noble courtesy is a courageous, capable man with a genuine love for the finer things in life, and one who expects the best from his retainers. The wealth of House Valcetti is presently maintained through the steady exploitation of the worlds within the Koronus Expanse and large investments in the trade between the Scarus and Calixis Sectors. Tanak Valcetti and his sons depart into the Koronus Expanse for years at a time, leaving his seneschal to manage his armoured estate and investments upon Port Wander.Duke von Castellan - Duke von Castellan is the scion of wealthy family on Xarxis Plethis. Having inherited the von Castellan hereditary trade license, he sold the family estates to buy a starship in order to start out as a merchant. His travels took him further and further towards the southern rim of the galaxy and he encountered no less than four non-Imperial worlds, with which he opened exclusive trade negotiations. It was at this point that Inquisitor Covenant caught up with him. In return for not being punished for failing to disclose the whereabouts of aliens, the duke signed an agreement pledging himself and his ship to Covenant, and has subsequently answered the Inquisitor's call on several occasions. Von Castellan has little sense of honour or duty, but is scared of reprisals should he renege on his oath.Wrath Umboldt - Wrath Umboldt has plied the Koronus Expanse for many standard years, often coming up empty-handed. This would madden most Rogue Traders but Umboldt has taken this sad experience and instead refined it into a sober view of reality, hoping one day to make sense of all that fate had handed him. His journeys of late have been low risk and reaped paltry rewards, but also hazard less the horrors of the void so that he may spend more of his valuable time reflecting on past misfortunes and the lessons taken from them. His frugal aesthetic and sombre disposition remind those who know him of the most pious and humble of the Emperor's faithful, yet his years upon his vessel, the Righteous Crusader, have withered his soul to but a few bare threads. Umboldt hails from the bustling Calixis Sector Hive World of Barsapine. The unlikely heir to his family's Warrant of Trade, he laboured studiously under the tutelage of his uncle Luthin Umboldt, expecting to inherit a cogitator factorium. Since his escape from Barsapine, Umboldt has travelled the width and breadth of the Koronus Expanse, if only having encountered a small fraction of what it had to offer. He made significant profits in his early years and gathered knowledge that would serve him well during his later trials. However, as time passed he suffered setbacks including dead end missions, heavy crew losses, and a mutiny he barely survived. Amongst the denizens of Port Wander, when discussing the exploits of the rich and powerful, none speak ill of Umboldt Wrath, and under no circumstances make light of his misfortunes. This pervasive sentiment expresses a superstitious dread felt by the port's citizens. Many believe Umboldt to have a curse of sorts, perhaps issued from the God-Emperor as a test of will, a moulding of character, or a punishment for some hitherto undisclosed sin. To insult or scoff at him might offend the saints.Calligos Winterscale - Calligos Winterscale comes from a storied line of powerful Rogue Traders that has waged wars, conquered planets, and written its name across the Koronus Expanse's very stars. The friends and resources of House Winterscale are legion, but so are its foes -- for if there is one thing a Winterscale loves more than profit, it is a worthy enemy. Ever since the Rogue Trader Purity Lathimon charted safe passage through the Maw and the stars beyond opened to exploration, there has been a Winterscale in the Koronus Expanse. Centuries later, Calligos Winterscale is the latest of his dynasty to inherit the now famous Winterscale Warrant of Trade. In the years since his ancestor, Sebastian Winterscale, died, the power of the Winterscales has only expanded, and Calligos Winterscale has proven unwilling to rest on his family's laurels. In the last half-century, he has proven himself as capable as his ancestor Sebastian, and now the name Calligos Winterscale is spoken with fear and awe throughout the Koronus Expanse.Theodora von Valancius- Theodora, formally Theodora von Valancius Massimo af Scarus, was a Rogue Trader and the leader of House von Valancius, one of the three largest Rogue Trader dynasties operating in the Koronus Expanse of the Segmentum Obscurus, alongside House Winterscale and the Baastal-Chorda dynasty, and the mistress of the interstellar trade empire her house maintained there. After many solar decades in command of the dynasty, Theodora was assassinated while in her quarters during a Warp incursion on her flagship, and the leadership of her dynasty passed to a distantly-related heir she had met only scant solar hours before her death. That heir would go on to shape not ony the destiny and fortunes of House von Valancius, but of the Koronus Expanse itself.Incendia Bastaal-Chorda is a Rogue Trader and the leader of House Baastal-Chorda, one of the three most powerful Rogue Trader dynasties, alongside House Winterscale and House von Valancius, operating in the Koronus Expanse of the Segmentum Obscurus. Unusually for a bearer of the Warrant of Trade, Baastal-Chorda is a firm believer in the doctrines of the Imperial Creed and a fanatical Puritan. She will stop at nothing to see the light of the God-Emperor spread across the Expanse and the destruction of every Heretic and xenos beast that threatens to obstruct the spread of the Emperor's domain.Abdul Goldberg - Abdul Goldberg is a Rogue Trader infamous for his treachery and double-dealing across the galaxy. His habit of betraying criminal elements of the Imperium in order to seize their ill-gotten gains for himself has made Goldberg many enemies. As such, his forces are often the target of vengeance-driven ambushes and attacks when they are out on the Imperial frontier, far from the Emperor's justice.