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Captain Artelus Grey, Captain of the Merchantmen the Angelic.
The Warrant of Trade bought with a lot of money he inherited from his deceased parents. His father was governor on Tellen IV, located in Segmentum Pacificus, a wealthy and flourishing planet. But unfortunately wealthy people attracted scrupulous people, at the age of eighteen Artelus his parents got assassinated, leaving all their money and wealth to Artelus, their only child. Artelus never knew who was responsible for the murder.
The following years Artelus lived a retracted live in the family mansion, spending his time thinking on what he should do with his life. At one evening, from a drawer in his father?s study room, he found a diary and some reports regarding his great grandfather Uwerton Grey. Uwerton Grey was a so-called Rogue Trader, captain of the revered Venidictus, a re commissioned Dominator class cruiser. He led many expeditions far into the unknown reaches of the Eastern Fringe. Discovering some backwater human colonies, bringing the Light of the Emperor to them. His encounters with alien races varied from brutal battles to peaceful negotiations. Uwerton Grey?s last mission was a venture into the realm called Gates of Varl. Since then no one heard of him. The last transmission from the Venidictus made report of an ambush by alien forces.
Despite the ending of Uwerton Grey Artelus was intrigued by the life as a Rogue Trader. Seeing it as an escape from Tellen IV and a possible same fate as his parents he started to unfold his ideas for a venture into space. From his father?s neglected planetary defence force he took the Angelic, the former flagship, a refitted Merchantmen, remarkable because of its extensive sensor arrays, the only ship left in a good enough shape to take on inter stellar journeys, as his ship. After recruiting the necessary crew and needed servitors he departed for Kar Duniash. A planet from which he could venture into lots of regions through trade. With his final goal building a small trade imperium of his own. But all that changed once Inquisitor Horatio Luvern came aboard the Angelic.
The last known sighting of the Angelic was in Beralan Space where it was heading for the infamous Khareshi Expanse.
The Angelic
Hit points: 6
Speed: 25cm
Turns: 45*
Shields: 2
Armour: 5+
Turrets: 2
Dorsal weapons battery ? 45cm ? 2 ? LFR
Port weapons battery ? 30cm ? 2 ? L
Starboard weapons battery ? 30cm ? 2 ? R
Prow launch bay ? fighter ? 1 ? NA
Upgrade?s
Before venture into the Khareshi Expanse:
* Improved Sensors Array ( as in BBB, +1 Ld)
Crew skill: * Disciplined Crew
Captain Artelus Grey, Leadership 8, 1 re-roll. ? 50 points.
The Angelic, pre-Khareshi Expanse, book I, including Captain Grey, costs 175 points.
And now I give hints away about the Divine Destiny novel, read cautiously:
After the adventures in the Khareshi Expanse and several years in Tau docks, recaptured by Inquisitor Luvern and refitted by the Imperial Navy(as will be featured in book II of Divine Destiny).
* Strength of dorsal, port & starboard batteries upped to strength 4.
* Integration of Tau Messenger style Tracking System (no range!)
* Improved Sensors Array ( as in BBB, +1 Ld)
Crew skill: * Disciplined Crew
* Elite Command Crew
Captain Artelus Grey, Leadership 9, 1 re-roll.
Extra: ?The Stone? ? the first hit the ship suffers is negated automatically by the magical powers of ?the Stone?. Subsequent hits are negated on a roll of 3+. A roll of 1 makes the Stone obsolete.
Lord Inquisitor Horatio Luvern
sub commander of the Angelic. Provides the ship authority, Imperial Navy or Space Marines suffer ?2 Leadership when attacking the Angelic and its attendant fleet. Furthermore he gives one extra re-roll to this ship only.
The Angelic, post-Khareshi Expanse, book II, including Captain Grey, costs 275 points.
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