Koronus Expanse - Notable Personages of the Koronus Expanse: Xavier Calcazar - Xavier Calazar was the Inquisitor Lord of the Ordo Xenos who oversaw all Inquisition activities in the Koronus Expanse and all Inquisitors active in the region who comprised the Koronus Expanse Conclave. He was the direct superior of Interrogator Heinrix van Calox, who was a member of his retinue. Calcazar had sought to enlist Theodora von Valancius, the Rogue Trader of House von Valancius, to aid him in rooting out the growing xenos and Chaos corruption that existed in the Koronus Expanse, the better to safeguard it for eventual incorporation as a new sector of the Imperium. After Theodora's murder, Calcazar met with the new successor to the von Valancius dynasty on Footfall and sought to make clear to them the necessity of their working with the Inquisition to safeguard the Expanse. Calcazar was impressed by many of the Rogue Trader's actions in trying to restore stability to the von Valancius Protectorate within the Expanse and offered the service of Heinrix van Calaox, one of his Acolytes, to continue to serve in the Rogue Trader's retinue -- while also spying upon their actions for the Holy Ordos.Abelard Werserian - Abelard Werserian is a former officer of the Navis Imperialis who has served as seneschal of the House von Valancius Rogue Trader dynasty in the Koronus Expanse for solar decades under the leadership of Theodora von Valancius. When Theodora was recently assassinated during a Warp incursion on her flagship, Werserian had to transfer his solar decades of loyalty and experience to the house's new Rogue Trader, a distantly related individual who had met Theodora only a scant few solar hours before her death.Argenta - Argenta is a Sister of Battle of the Adepta Sororitas currently assigned to the Orders Pronatus and a former sister of the Order of Our Martyred Lady currently serving in the retinue of the House von Valancius Rogue Trader dynasty. The orphaned daughter of Astra Militarum officers, the child who would become Sister Argenta received harsh training in the Schola Progenium -- the crucible of the Imperial military elite. Only one memory survived from before the ordeal of training -- or was it merely a dream? In this vision, the girl saw grey ship hulls and dirty military camps, dank trenches, faceless people in Astra Militarum uniforms, the roar of a counterattack, the crescendo of her mother's heart-rending cry, broken by an ominous silence...and the golden Aquila lying among the ashes, so immaculate, so alien in this gloomy and bleak environment. The symbol of the God-Emperor of Mankind. Somewhere in the malicious oceans of the Warp, the Emperor was fighting the Ruinous Powers of Chaos. For the young orphan, He became a semantic constant, an object of worship, an impeccable role model, the reason she had survived hell. Guided by this shining symbol, sure that she had been chosen for some great, as yet unknown, purpose, the girl proved herself time and time again in the Schola and ascended to the ranks of the Adepta Sororitas. Her birth name was forgotten, replaced by a new one -- Argenta, the name of a local saint worshipped in the Calixis Sector and the Koronus Expanse. A long and crooked path then led her to Footfall, where she was to join a small mission of her order to guard a holy reliquary. It seems that Argenta lives and breathes for one purpose -- to achieve perfection worthy of the Emperor's most faithful warriors. She is unstoppable, audacious -- sometimes too audacious. The battlefield is her temple, and bolter rounds are the words of her fervent prayer. When she rushes into battle, the ship's bulkheads reverberate with the passion of her prayers, and her allies feel the surge of power. But what led the young sister away from her duties as a guardian of the reliquary? Was it a holy epiphany or a fall from grace? This remains a tightly held secret...Cassia Orsellio - Cassia Orsellio is a Navigator and the heiress of the Navis Nobilite's House Orsellio. She was convinced by the most recent heir to the Rogue Trader dynasty of House von Valancius to serve as the new Navigator of the von Valancius flagship after her predecessor was killed during the Warp incursion that also resulted in the death of Lord Captain Theodora von Valancius and the new Rogue Trader's unexpected inheritance of the dynasty.Heinrix van Calox - Heinrix van Calox is a Sanctioned Psyker skilled in the discipline of biomancy and an Interrogator of the Inquisition operating in the Koronus Expanse of the Segmentum Obscurus on missions for his Lord Inquisitor master. Van Calox would later join the retinue of the Rogue Trader of House von Valancius.Idira Tlass - Idira Tlass is an Unsanctioned Psyker who is a skilled diviner in the service of the Rogue Trader House von Valancius in the Koronus Expanse of the Segmentum Obscurus. Idira provides counsel to the new Rogue Trader of the house on both matters of the Warp and what possibilities the future might hold.Jae Hedari - Jae Hedari is a criminal member of the Kasballica organised crime syndicate that maintains the Kasballica Mission on the void station of Footfall in the Koronus Expanse who is heavily engaged in the xenophile Cold Trade. She later joined the retinue of the Rogue Trader of House von Valancius. Jae Hedari, a precious jewel of the void station of Footfall, a link in the glittering gold chain that is the Kasballica Mission among Cold Traders on that station, a woman of countless talents and myriad mysteries, is truly the cream of the scum of the Koronus Expanse. A seasoned dealmaker and adept mediator of commerce with the xenos enemies of Humanity, Jae has earned the great respect of many in the Footfall underworld and incurred the much, much greater hatred of her less successful rivals. Jae will not pass up any opportunity to curb the evil tongues of her enemies and keep their long knives at bay. And a Rogue Trader's influence is her most coveted weapon -- for who would dare go against the business partner of one who holds a Warrant of Trade, the gracious one anointed by the Emperor, and sent Jae Hedari's way by providence itself? That is, of course, if the said Rogue Trader chooses to add a person of such controversial repute to their retinue. At the Rogue Trader's side, Jae will set out toward the distant shimmering stars that hold innumerable riches and are home to multitudes of foes. Notwithstanding her extensive knowledge of all the various things falling under the concept of "xenoheresy," notwithstanding a honeyed eloquence that can pacify a raging Daemon, Jae is hardly the kind of partner whose honesty and integrity warrant any superlatives. Dark shadows from the past can be glimpsed in her eyes, and reflections upon her future are like glints of light dancing upon cold steel. In the end, it will be up to the Lord Captain of House von Valancius -- may the God-Emperor shield them from all adversity -- whether to entrust this lady with their business affairs, their money, and ultimately their life.Janris Danrok - Janris Danrok is the high factotum of the von Valancius Rogue Trader dynasty of the Koronus Expanse. Danrok is a native of the Civilised World of Dargonus that serves as the capital world of the von Valancius holdings in the region. High Factotum Danrok is a master of the mechanisms of interstellar trade: negotiations, compacts, endless records, bribes, threats, and the filling and emptying of a starship's great-holds. He's also responsible for maintaining the crew of the dynasty's flagship at strength and obtaining all needed supplies for the voidship. Danrok is also in charge of all diplomatic relations between House von Valancius and the other factions of the Expanse, particularly other merchant organisations, and carries out all of the preliminary negotiations with other parties for the dynasty. High Factotum Janris Danrok can also help to recruit mercenaries to fill out his Rogue Trader's retinue and arrange for training in a host of different martial and technical specialties so that the Rogue Trader can improve their skills and those of their retinue. Finally, Danrok maintains contact with the governments of all of the worlds in the von Valancius Protectorate in the Koronus Expanse, and is charged with the duty of briefing the Rogue Trader and their retinue on any events that occur across their realm. It is Danrock who provides his Lord Captain with options for new economic and infrastructure projects the Rogue Trader might choose to invest their dynasty's fortune in.Kunrad Voigtvir - Kunrad Voigtvir was the Master of Whispers of House von Valancius, one of the three largest Rogue Trader dynasties operating within the Koronus Expanse, and an heir to Lord Captain Theodora von Valancius, though he had been passed over by her as her successor. As his house's Master of Whispers, Kunrad was responsible for establishing, maintaining and making use of the vast network of spies and informers who served House von Valancius across the Koronus Expanse. A distant relative of Theodora von Valancius, Kunrad had originally been in line to succeed her as the new Rogue Trader of the house. However, she soon determined that Kunrad lacked the necessary qualities to successfully lead the dynasty after her passing and so she began a search for a new candidate related to the von Valancius line who could succeed her. Kunrad was deeply angered by what he viewed as Theodora's betrayal and so he allied himself with the forces of Chaos in the Koronus Expanse under the command of the Dark Apostle Uralon the Cruel, the leader of a Host of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion operating within the Expanse. It was Kunrad who set in motion the events that led to Lady Theodora's death when he allowed a Warp incursion to occurr on the von Valancius flagship as its was in the Immaterium making its way to Rykad Minoris. Kunrad expected to seize the dynasty's Warrant of Trade while the ship was under assault, but this plan was upended when one of the candidates Theodora had recently invited aboard the flagship as one of her new possible successors was aided by a Servo-skull that protected the dynasty's Warrant and that had been programmed to aid an heir of the von Valancius bloodline during an emergency. When this heir to the dynasty succeeded in helping the von Valancius retainers in throwing back the mutiny unleashed by the Warp incursion on the lower decks, Kunrad fled the flagship and joined up with Uralon, where he became increasingly corrupted and mutated by Chaos as he dedicated himself to the service of the Chaos God Tzeentch in return for the power of sorcery. In the end, Kunrad met his end on the world of Eufrates II, where Uralon sacrificed him so that he could become a Daemonhost for the Tzeentchian Daemon known as the Edge of Daybreak. The new Rogue Trader of House von Valancius and his retinue succeeded in killing the Edge of Daybreak before deciding whether to help or stand against Uralon's plans to claim the Koronus Expanse for the Ruinous Powers.Marazhai Aezyrraesh - Marazhai Aezyrraesh is a Trueborn Drukhari dracon of the Kabal of the Reaving Tempest, which is active in the Koronus Expanse. Aezyrraesh would later join the retinue of the Rogue Trader of House von Valancius, though it was never anything but an alliance of convenience with the completely untrustworthy Drukhari warrior. Aezyrraesh is a true scion of Commorragh, who is driven by an insatiable lust for violence and power over others -- things which he achieves through subtle cunning, shady deals, and -- to his great delight -- carnage and the agonising but delicious torture of his enemies. Everything changed for the arrogant Drukhari when another raid by his kabal in realspace went awry, and Marazhai realised that this time it was he who was being hunted. It was time to strike back, not wait for the enemy to get ahead.  But the intricacies of Commorragh's intrigues and machinations are different from the rules of these rampant and bloody slave raids, and the most sophisticated plan can fail if one of your tools is an overly feisty and underestimated Rogue Trader...or if one of the apex predators of Commorragh, with whom you struck a dark alliance, decides not to hold up his end of the bargain. Stripped of everything that once belonged to him, Marazhai received one final favour -- to perish to the delight of his kin, feeding their insatiable psychic hunger with his exquisite pain. This fate is unlikely to suit the proud Kabalite Warrior of the Reaving Tempest, and he has one last chance to avoid it -- to enter into an alliance with yesterday's enemy. If this uneasy union holds together, if the doomed find their way out of Commorragh, if this Drukhari, a child of the Webway, survives in realspace...then the fallen dracon will have a shred of hope: one day he might reclaim the shards of what he once considered his own or follow the path of bloody revenge as someone with nothing to lose. The rut of daily life on a Human voidship can be unbearably dull for a creature of such different customs and dark appetites -- and there is none more inventive in devising twisted entertainment than a bored Drukhari. Since only the Rogue Trader is worthy of any attention amid the surrounding Human rabble, it will not be difficult for them to attract Marazhai's special consideration. A former preything can just as easily be turned into an amusing plaything...or, if the chosen rules dictate, roles can change completely. For a reckless -- or unwary -- Rogue Trader willing to indulge Marazhai's debauched nature, he has much to share on the subject of depravity and cruelty -- such things might just leave a permanent mark on the soul of a willing and receptive mon-keigh.Nocturne of Oblivion - Nocturne was an enigmatic Aeldari Harlequin Solitaire present in the Dark City of Commorragh following the betrayal and capture of the newly raised Rogue Trader of House von Valancius by the Drukhari Haemonculus Tervantias the Archmachinator. Nocturne helped the Rogue Trader and their retinue escape Commorragh and the Haemonuclus' horrific Anatomical Opera in the bowels of Commorragh. He aided the Rogue Trader in reuniting with their companions and told him how to gain the attention of the Archmachinator who would prove essential in the Rogue Trader regaining their retinue and eventually escaping from the Dark City. Later, Nocturne was among the Aeldari the Rogue Trader Calligos Winterscale had captured on his world of Quetza Temer in the Koronus Expanse to hunt as part of his desire to seek vengeance against the Aeldari for their assaults upon his worlds in Winterscale's Realm. By this point, Winterscale's bloodlust had begun to corrupt him into serving the Chaos God Khorne. The outcome of Winterscale's final encounter with the Rogue Trader of House von Valancius on Quetza Temer is unknown, but if the Rogue Trader failed to redeem Winterscale and turn him away from Khorne, Nocturne joined the Rogue Trader alongside other Aeldari to fight and slay their captor. If the Rogue Trader had also fallen to Chaos and joined with Winterscale, Nocturne fought against them both. If the Rogue Trader aided Nocturne and his fellow Aeldari on Quetza Temer, he later returned to the Expanse, snuck onto the world of Dargonus, the capital planet of the von Valancius Protectorate, and left a special gift: a case of Aeldari crafting, unmistakably ancient and precious, adorned with the rune of an eye within a triangle. Only the Lord Captain knew what it contained, though Nocturne candidly warned them that his gift was drawing the von Valancius dynasty into a "deadly dance, a shaking doom, that all will freeze within the threads of terror's loom." He then promptly vanished back into the Webway. Nocturne of Oblivion speaks only in riddles. He always makes clear what he is trying to say by gestures if he is not understood, but his dialogue with any interlocutors is never obvious.Pasqal Haneumann - Pasqal Haneumann is a magos explorator of the Adeptus Mechanicus currently in service as enginseer prime for the flagship of the House von Valancius Rogue Trader dynasty in the Koronus Expanse. Rogue Traders may be brave explorers of star systems beyond the Imperium, but the privilege of pioneering uncharted space is not theirs alone. On their hunt for the mysteries of the universe, they are accompanied by the enormous fleets of the Explorators, which consist of countless battleships, Arks Mechanicus and research vessels steered by the tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Pasqal Haneumann, bearer of the lofty title of magos explorator, has spent many solar decades on the march toward planets yet unknown and systems yet unconquered. His memory unit is now a treasury of priceless knowledge, unavailable even to the highest-born of the Imperium's aristocrats. He has been doing his duty to the Omnissiah while tempering his relentless craving for knowledge with discipline and loyalty to the precepts of his faith. And it was there, in the light of alien stars, that he confronted a most terrible enemy: dissent among his fellows, a schism that could shake the Imperium to its foundations. Pasqal stepped away from the Explorators' enterprise for several standard years in order to ponder the dilemma he was facing. However, a cryptic message from a former mentor, the Archmagos Amarnat, made Pasqal abandon his duties and join a Rogue Trader's retinue. He hopes that the protection of such a powerful figure will help him find his venerable teacher and decide just how firm the boundaries of dogma are for a seeker of truth. Some revelations are painful, but Pasqal is prepared to endure anything for his thirst for knowledge. For such is the will of the Omnissiah.Ulfar - Ulfar was a Loyalist Primaris Space Marine, a Lone Wolf of the Space Wolves Chapter and a native of the Death World of Fenris who would eventually join the retinue of the Rogue Trader of House von Valancius while serving in the Koronus Expanse. Wrathful Ulfar stepped on the hunting path many solar decades ago, and ever since, a trail of blood has followed in his wake. With triumphant howl, he thunders into every fight without fear -- for there is no fear of death for one whose saga will be forever sung with reverence by their brothers in the Hall of the Great Wolf. His violent temper and youthful craving for fame and boasting has not simmered with standard years of campaigns. His loud laughter instills awe in the hearts of ordinary mortals, and his stern roar wrings horror from his enemies. His memory is as strong as the jaws of a wolf, holding the saga of each battle-brother and his every deed. But now his brothers are lost. The proud Space Wolves of his pack (squad) have not returned from the hunt, and it is not known whether they are alive or feasting with the Allfather in his Hall. But Ulfar will find out, for such is he -- unstoppable, stubborn, driven by instinct. If needed, he will sweep across the Koronus Expanse like a bloody blizzard, but he will find his pack. The void will tremble in fright, hearing his mighty battle cry, and will return to the stubborn Ulfar his kin!Vistenza Vyatt - Vistenza Vyatt is an Imperial noble and vassal of House von Valancius who serves as the planetary governor and Imperial Commander of the Agri-world of Janus of the von Valancius Protectorate in the Koronus Expanse. She was appointed to her position by Lord Captain Theodora von Valancius but came from an old Imperial noble family that had long served the von Valancius dynasty.Yrliet Lanaevyss - Yrliet Lanaevyss is an Asuryani Ranger of Craftworld Crudarach who walks the Path of the Outcast in the Koronus Expanse and for her own reasons forged a partnership with the Rogue Trader of House von Valancius. Rogue Traders are among the few servants of the Emperor who are permitted to interact with xenos, do business with them, and even tolerate aliens as part of their crew so that they may be used for the Imperium's benefit. Yrliet Lanaevyss may be about to become one such xenos. Yrliet is a proud Craftworld Aeldari whose ancestors made journeying through the star-studded darkness their eternal calling. The children of Asuryan spend their long lives walking different Paths and perfecting their understanding of their own special calling, so that they may better fulfill their role in Aeldari society. Yrliet had been living on her planet-sized starship, known as a craftworld, for solar decades: long enough for her to grow restless and decide that her new Path was to take her to faraway and unfamiliar places. Having chosen to walk the Path of the Outcast, Yrliet left the enormous craftworld that her kin called home. She sought to blaze her own trail in a universe that would otherwise lie beyond the reach of Aeldari society, and she followed that desire to distant stars. However, new insights and experiences sometimes come at great cost -- as Yrliet is about to discover. As the darkest hour comes, Yrliet's and the Rogue Trader of House von Valancius' paths cross and intertwine -- and only the God-Emperor knows what this meeting of a xenos and a Human lord will lead to.