“I’m bored.” Lady Adriana, consort to Count Johann Feracci, lord of House Feracci and holder of a sacred Warrant of Trade, raised her wine glass to her perfectly formed lips and took a sip. “I find that statement astonishing . . . and a tad amusing.” Adriana turned […]
It should be noted that although Rogue Traders are shipmasters who travel the vastness of space, their authority to do so comes not from a Merchant Charter, but rather a letter of appointment that elevates them to the authority equalling Space Marine Chapter Masters, Inquisitors and Planetary Governors. Some of the more ancient ones are […]
Rogue Traders, originally called Rogue Traders Militant during the era of the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy, are unique and powerful Human individuals who serve as a combination freelance explorer, conquistador and interstellar merchant for the Imperium of Man. They are hereditary Imperial servants and nobles, given a starship, a crew, and sometimes a contingent of Space […]
IMPERIAL VOXCAST (6 690 737.M41): “In other news, word has reached us that scores of Imperial citizens kidnapped and enslaved by Balar Slavers were rescued earlier this year by the Rogue Trader Adeon Drake, who led an attack against a Slaver compound on the world of Korbal. Because […]
When last we followed the adventures of our heroic Rogue Trader, Adeon Drake, he was licking his wounds after being ambushed by his arch rival, Count Johaan Feracci, on the planet of Morkai. (Ambush on Morkai) Although he lost several crewmen in that adventure—and spent a few uncomfortable […]
The Retreat Escaping to the shuttles proved more challenging than Drake imaged. The countryside was dotted with ancient obelisks, approximately 10 to 12 meters tall. Originally dismissed as nothing more than simple stone pillars, they proved anything but—as Drake began to run toward his shuttle, he could see […]
Ambush on Morkai is a three-player scenario that takes place on the world of Morkai, a planet in the Vengence System of the Corvus Cluster. The hero of this adventure is Adeon Drake, a swashbuckling, somewhat shady Rogue Trader. He has arrived in a remote desert town to […]
TURN 4 DRAKE: Now the fight begins in earnest. Drake and two men hop the wall and attack Adriana and her men. Everyone is a tough, experienced fighter, and Adriana and her men avoid harm. Two of Drake’s crewmen jump the wall and keep going. Someone has to […]
Beneath a large hand-held fan, slowly waved by an exhausted, sweating servant, Lady Adriana sits on a shaded balcony and sips on her iced drink. “Has Drake arrived, dearest?” “I see him, my darling,” replies Count Johann Feracci, who stands by a balcony railing that overlooks the town […]
Continued from Part 1 . . . “Ah, yes, well, that’s a long story,” Forbin said. “The lady is of a most unique bloodline … from outside the segmentum. But her past is irrelevant now. She needs a home suitable to her station, and I thought perhaps that […]
THE CORVUS CLUSTER 
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