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<blockquote data-quote="humble minion" data-source="post: 9764188" data-attributes="member: 5948"><p><strong><u>Seeds of Corruption</u></strong></p><p></p><p>Iron Diem</p><p>Ugly Duke-ling</p><p>Sniper Blind</p><p>Open Heart Surgery</p><p>True Identity</p><p>Broken Wagon Wheel</p><p></p><p>A Dark Heresy adventure.</p><p></p><p>PCs are assigned to investigate the 'Day of Iron' (<strong>Iron Diem</strong>) cult on the industrial/agricultural world Arundel. Their Inquisitor master fears an uprising associated with the traitor Iron Warriors Astartes Legion. </p><p></p><p>Arundel: dystopian. Continent-sized grainfields worked by forced labor. Ruled by elegant aristocrats in hivecities. Cult activity resembles lowlevel protest movement, graffiti, slogans aimed at greedy aristocracy. Investigation (data analysis, Arbites liaison etc) reveals cult activity associated with the whereabouts of the cityblock-sized harvester megawagon Ubertas Munificentia. </p><p></p><p>Duke Melos Arvenir commands Ubertas. Ruling governor's youngest son. Clumsy, awkward, embarrassing at parties, given this duty to be out of the way. (<strong>Ugly Duke-ling</strong>).</p><p></p><p>Ubertas is out harvesting. PCs must arrange to board, which will be conspicuous. </p><p></p><p>Confronted by Inquisition, Melos scared but forceful. No cult on HIS harvester. Workers better treated and loyal accordingly. Claims of better treatment seem true. Less lashing, workers given lung cybernetics to protect against pesticide dust inhalation, fed fresh food from harvest rather than preserved rations.</p><p></p><p>Investigation among workers is slow. Wariness of outsiders. PCs must don worker guise to get answers. When trust builds - workers are happy. Enthusiastic supporters of Melos. No backing for Iron Diem.</p><p></p><p>Harvest duty is long, PCs are on Ubertas for misfortune-beset weeks. Mechanical failures, disease, accidents. Melos grows into the role, becomes genuinely charismatic, dynamic, impressive. </p><p></p><p>Opponents on Ubertas:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">serial killer, sniping from concealed high points (<strong>sniper blind</strong>). Targets are all strong Melos supporters among workers. If PCs successfully track the killer, they find the sniper IS blind - a Sanctioned Psyker with eyes long ago burned out by soulbonding. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">bladefingered monster kidnapping/vivisecting workers on the labyrinthine lower decks. Investigation reveals no deaths, lots of pain. Victims given <strong>open heart surgery</strong> without anaesthetic - protective lung implants removed, heart damaged. If cornered/killed, perpetrator is a Mechanicus Biologis Adept.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">sabotage of one of of Ubertas's titanic wheels (<strong>broken wagon wheel</strong>). Urgent PC action required to avoid disastrous crash into ravine. Major delays/repairs needed. Saboteur if caught is ex-Militarum, from a regiment that never visited Arundel.</li> </ul><p>If any become aware of PCs seriously on their trail, will lay counterambushes. Cat and mouse. They'll run but fight to the death if cornered; if captured will assert to ALSO be Inquisition agents (<strong>true identity</strong>). Will resist questioning, demand release with Inquisitorial Authority, attempt suicide if seriously compromised.</p><p></p><p>Through interrogation/persuasion/hacking/forensics, PCs can discover:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">other Inquisitor suspects Slaaneshi corruption among decadent aristocracy, and created 'Iron Diem' movement as groundwork for an overthrow of louche corrupted elites by workers. Actually means 'Iron Every Day' - continual strength/discipline.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">alleged lung filters were actually injecting warptainted euphorics into workers heartblood. Fresh food avoids the pacification drugs in standard rations. Sniped workers were those becoming too daemontainted to be allowed to live, psyker could see/target their warp presence without eyes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Melos clearly involved, his new charisma indicative of Slaaneshi favour, but without their Inquisitor the other agents don't have the authority to overthrow aristocracy. Instead delaying and hampering, waiting for backup.</li> </ul><p>Ubertas workers now heavily tainted. PCs must prevent Ubertas returning to/tainting a hive city, and defeat Melos, now a potent Slaaneshi warlock.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="humble minion, post: 9764188, member: 5948"] [B][U]Seeds of Corruption[/U][/B] Iron Diem Ugly Duke-ling Sniper Blind Open Heart Surgery True Identity Broken Wagon Wheel A Dark Heresy adventure. PCs are assigned to investigate the 'Day of Iron' ([B]Iron Diem[/B]) cult on the industrial/agricultural world Arundel. Their Inquisitor master fears an uprising associated with the traitor Iron Warriors Astartes Legion. Arundel: dystopian. Continent-sized grainfields worked by forced labor. Ruled by elegant aristocrats in hivecities. Cult activity resembles lowlevel protest movement, graffiti, slogans aimed at greedy aristocracy. Investigation (data analysis, Arbites liaison etc) reveals cult activity associated with the whereabouts of the cityblock-sized harvester megawagon Ubertas Munificentia. Duke Melos Arvenir commands Ubertas. Ruling governor's youngest son. Clumsy, awkward, embarrassing at parties, given this duty to be out of the way. ([B]Ugly Duke-ling[/B]). Ubertas is out harvesting. PCs must arrange to board, which will be conspicuous. Confronted by Inquisition, Melos scared but forceful. No cult on HIS harvester. Workers better treated and loyal accordingly. Claims of better treatment seem true. Less lashing, workers given lung cybernetics to protect against pesticide dust inhalation, fed fresh food from harvest rather than preserved rations. Investigation among workers is slow. Wariness of outsiders. PCs must don worker guise to get answers. When trust builds - workers are happy. Enthusiastic supporters of Melos. No backing for Iron Diem. Harvest duty is long, PCs are on Ubertas for misfortune-beset weeks. Mechanical failures, disease, accidents. Melos grows into the role, becomes genuinely charismatic, dynamic, impressive. Opponents on Ubertas: [LIST] [*]serial killer, sniping from concealed high points ([B]sniper blind[/B]). Targets are all strong Melos supporters among workers. If PCs successfully track the killer, they find the sniper IS blind - a Sanctioned Psyker with eyes long ago burned out by soulbonding. [*]bladefingered monster kidnapping/vivisecting workers on the labyrinthine lower decks. Investigation reveals no deaths, lots of pain. Victims given [B]open heart surgery[/B] without anaesthetic - protective lung implants removed, heart damaged. If cornered/killed, perpetrator is a Mechanicus Biologis Adept. [*]sabotage of one of of Ubertas's titanic wheels ([B]broken wagon wheel[/B]). Urgent PC action required to avoid disastrous crash into ravine. Major delays/repairs needed. Saboteur if caught is ex-Militarum, from a regiment that never visited Arundel. [/LIST] If any become aware of PCs seriously on their trail, will lay counterambushes. Cat and mouse. They'll run but fight to the death if cornered; if captured will assert to ALSO be Inquisition agents ([B]true identity[/B]). Will resist questioning, demand release with Inquisitorial Authority, attempt suicide if seriously compromised. Through interrogation/persuasion/hacking/forensics, PCs can discover: [LIST] [*]other Inquisitor suspects Slaaneshi corruption among decadent aristocracy, and created 'Iron Diem' movement as groundwork for an overthrow of louche corrupted elites by workers. Actually means 'Iron Every Day' - continual strength/discipline. [*]alleged lung filters were actually injecting warptainted euphorics into workers heartblood. Fresh food avoids the pacification drugs in standard rations. Sniped workers were those becoming too daemontainted to be allowed to live, psyker could see/target their warp presence without eyes. [*]Melos clearly involved, his new charisma indicative of Slaaneshi favour, but without their Inquisitor the other agents don't have the authority to overthrow aristocracy. Instead delaying and hampering, waiting for backup. [/LIST] Ubertas workers now heavily tainted. PCs must prevent Ubertas returning to/tainting a hive city, and defeat Melos, now a potent Slaaneshi warlock. [/QUOTE]
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