RPG Nite Players Intro: Tranch Heresy
Kor Ban was a hyper-radical Interrogator of Inquisitor Rykehuss who went rogue and attempted to hijack a Black Ship in 365.M41, an attempt that failed and almost cost him his life. He dissapeared, only briefly surfacing to issue an angry denouncement of the "tepid and ineffectual methods of the Inquisition" in combatting the psyker threat to mankind. He was declared a Heretic and excommunicated immediately there after, and not heard from since.
A few weeks ago (405.M41) faint traces of Kor Ban surfaced. A member of Iniquisitor Rykehuss's inner circle, Interrogator Crimwall Kyler, was found murdered on Tranch, trace records on vox communications produced a partial match to the last known record of Kor Ban's voice. Kyler was investigating a break in into the offices of the Adeptus Ministorum. Also, dozens of scum gangers and members of a local cult, The Loyal Following, were found killed in a remote section of the underhive, apparently part of a criminal meeting that went bad. Retinal prints from one were salvaged, the signature was a 60% certain match for Kor Ban.
Inquisitor Kaede and Inquisitor Rykehuss were both contacted as soon as this evidence was surfaced. They have been at odds for many decades; Kaede considers Rykehuss's methods extreme and fanatical. Rykehuss thinks Kaede is an incompetent and weak Inquisitor. Both Inquisitors immediately dispatched teams of Acolytes to investigate, and neither will permit cooperation between the teams.
The Acolytes' contact on Tranch is Horus the Twist, the leader of a powerful underhive gang known as The 'Nids. As far as Horus knows, he is 'affiliated' with The Big Boss, a shadowy figure he rarely communicates with and never met, but who pays incredibly well for allegiance, access to 'Nid muscle, and the occasional dark deed. Several of the more capable 'Nid hatchet-men and captains have been recruited as Acolytes, being shipped off world to benefit the Inquisitor with their special ... skills. He is unaware that he serves the Inquisition, and the Acolytes are under strict instructions not to let him find out.
Their instructions are to make contact with Horus, leveraging his contacts and resources. They are to use whatever means necessary to trace the leads and determine if Kor Ban is in fact on Tranch, if so find him, thwart whatever foul plot he is likely engaged in, and if possible gain his confession and penance ... whether or not he survives that process is not a consideration.
As the teams arrive, they find Hive Tranch in a state of panic. Ganger violence has exploded over the last few weeks. It started soon after Aximand ("The Axe"), Headman of the infamous Killa Klan, one of the major gangs in Hive Tranch, disappeared for a few days. Rumors flew about a weapon deal gone bad, millions of missing Thrones, and some darker whispers about 100's of civilians killed or missing.
The Klan members went out of control in disorganized violence and crime. However, The Axe resurfaced a week or so later, and he brought with him a new agenda. The Klan undertook new levels of violence, boldly attacking Arbites, organizing into military-style strikes on cults, Adeptus Ministorum offices.
The big rival gangs, such as the 'Nids and the Tranch 'Web, have kept out of the fray. Killing Arbites is bad for business, and slaughtering cultists doesn't put any Thrones in the wallet either. Some members of the 'Nids have been approached by Killers to participate in large scale attacks and other unusual undertakings. The Twistand Boris the Blade, leader of the 'Web, have both forbidden their boys from taking part in anything with the Killas. When the hammer fell, whoever was swinging it, let it fall in The Axe and his maniacs, not them.
The adventure opens as the team prepared for their first meeting with The Twist ...
A few weeks ago (405.M41) faint traces of Kor Ban surfaced. A member of Iniquisitor Rykehuss's inner circle, Interrogator Crimwall Kyler, was found murdered on Tranch, trace records on vox communications produced a partial match to the last known record of Kor Ban's voice. Kyler was investigating a break in into the offices of the Adeptus Ministorum. Also, dozens of scum gangers and members of a local cult, The Loyal Following, were found killed in a remote section of the underhive, apparently part of a criminal meeting that went bad. Retinal prints from one were salvaged, the signature was a 60% certain match for Kor Ban.
Inquisitor Kaede and Inquisitor Rykehuss were both contacted as soon as this evidence was surfaced. They have been at odds for many decades; Kaede considers Rykehuss's methods extreme and fanatical. Rykehuss thinks Kaede is an incompetent and weak Inquisitor. Both Inquisitors immediately dispatched teams of Acolytes to investigate, and neither will permit cooperation between the teams.
The Acolytes' contact on Tranch is Horus the Twist, the leader of a powerful underhive gang known as The 'Nids. As far as Horus knows, he is 'affiliated' with The Big Boss, a shadowy figure he rarely communicates with and never met, but who pays incredibly well for allegiance, access to 'Nid muscle, and the occasional dark deed. Several of the more capable 'Nid hatchet-men and captains have been recruited as Acolytes, being shipped off world to benefit the Inquisitor with their special ... skills. He is unaware that he serves the Inquisition, and the Acolytes are under strict instructions not to let him find out.
Their instructions are to make contact with Horus, leveraging his contacts and resources. They are to use whatever means necessary to trace the leads and determine if Kor Ban is in fact on Tranch, if so find him, thwart whatever foul plot he is likely engaged in, and if possible gain his confession and penance ... whether or not he survives that process is not a consideration.
As the teams arrive, they find Hive Tranch in a state of panic. Ganger violence has exploded over the last few weeks. It started soon after Aximand ("The Axe"), Headman of the infamous Killa Klan, one of the major gangs in Hive Tranch, disappeared for a few days. Rumors flew about a weapon deal gone bad, millions of missing Thrones, and some darker whispers about 100's of civilians killed or missing.
The Klan members went out of control in disorganized violence and crime. However, The Axe resurfaced a week or so later, and he brought with him a new agenda. The Klan undertook new levels of violence, boldly attacking Arbites, organizing into military-style strikes on cults, Adeptus Ministorum offices.
The big rival gangs, such as the 'Nids and the Tranch 'Web, have kept out of the fray. Killing Arbites is bad for business, and slaughtering cultists doesn't put any Thrones in the wallet either. Some members of the 'Nids have been approached by Killers to participate in large scale attacks and other unusual undertakings. The Twistand Boris the Blade, leader of the 'Web, have both forbidden their boys from taking part in anything with the Killas. When the hammer fell, whoever was swinging it, let it fall in The Axe and his maniacs, not them.
The adventure opens as the team prepared for their first meeting with The Twist ...
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