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Grothnor
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Segmentum: Pacificus
Sector: Clusius
Subsector: Tiber
System: Scaevola
Location: Aboard Light Cruiser Plentiful Emptiness, in orbit over Scaevola Prime
The journey to the Scaevola system was longer than expected. What should have taken a week lasted almost twice as long. Still, the trip was quiet and uneventful, and the Acolytes were blessed to have gotten their own cabin which granted them privacy, if not from each other then from the rest of the ship, and although cramped, a damn sight better than any open cargo hold. The Plentiful Emptiness had translated into the Scaevola System two days ago and had just entered the orbit of Scaevola Prime. It would take the ship a few hours to arrive above the planet's capital city, Monument, giving the Acolytes plenty of time to discuss their mission and how they wish to prosecute it.
The Plentiful Emptiness
The Plentiful Emptiness is a light cruiser, currently engaged in escorting a number of cargo ships to the Scaevola system. The ship itself is transporting goods and passengers to Scaevola, most notably including industrial equipment, an entire Craftsmen's Guild, and a cargo hold of pilgrims who have been following the path of the Clusian Worlds Crusade's 2nd Army; Scaevola is their final stop. There is a great deal of confusion over who owns the ship; some crewmembers say the vessel was recently bought out by a Rogue Trader, while others maintain that it remains a vessel of the Imperial Navy.
Scaevola
According to the pilgrims and crewmen, Scaevola is a frontier system, both given to and named after General Scaevola at the conclusion of the Clusian Worlds Crusade. The system has three habitable planets. Scaevola Prime is a frontier world, home to the General's final victory. Scaevola II is an Ice World in the process of being terraformed, and Columbaria is a cemetery world for all the fallen soldiers of the Crusade's 2nd Army.
The Cabin
The Acolyte's cabin is little more than a closet with a door. There are twelve cots bolted to the walls in triple-bunks along the sides of the room, leaving a narrow alley between them with room for only one person to walk through, though two can squeeze past each other, so long as they aren't carrying anything large. The only light comes from a single glow-globe in the ceiling. All 12 beds were reserved for the Acolytes, granting them privacy and relative security. Their cabin is one of dozens like it, normally meant for ship ratings, but cleared for paying passengers.
The Acolytes' Cargo
The Acolytes were granted two things before departing on their mission. The first was an Inquisitorial Rosette, the symbol of authority encoded with data positively identifying their cell as genuine agents of Inquisitor Case, and gene-coded to the Acolytes themselves. The second was a cargo pod, 2.5 meters tall, 2.5 meters wide and 7 meters deep. Meant to carry whatever goods, weapons and artifacts the Acolytes possessed, it also came with an armorer servitor, bolted into the back of the pod. The Acolytes were forced to store all their weapons larger than small arms within the cargo pod before boarding, “for crew safety.”
Sector: Clusius
Subsector: Tiber
System: Scaevola
Location: Aboard Light Cruiser Plentiful Emptiness, in orbit over Scaevola Prime
The journey to the Scaevola system was longer than expected. What should have taken a week lasted almost twice as long. Still, the trip was quiet and uneventful, and the Acolytes were blessed to have gotten their own cabin which granted them privacy, if not from each other then from the rest of the ship, and although cramped, a damn sight better than any open cargo hold. The Plentiful Emptiness had translated into the Scaevola System two days ago and had just entered the orbit of Scaevola Prime. It would take the ship a few hours to arrive above the planet's capital city, Monument, giving the Acolytes plenty of time to discuss their mission and how they wish to prosecute it.
The Plentiful Emptiness
The Plentiful Emptiness is a light cruiser, currently engaged in escorting a number of cargo ships to the Scaevola system. The ship itself is transporting goods and passengers to Scaevola, most notably including industrial equipment, an entire Craftsmen's Guild, and a cargo hold of pilgrims who have been following the path of the Clusian Worlds Crusade's 2nd Army; Scaevola is their final stop. There is a great deal of confusion over who owns the ship; some crewmembers say the vessel was recently bought out by a Rogue Trader, while others maintain that it remains a vessel of the Imperial Navy.
Scaevola
According to the pilgrims and crewmen, Scaevola is a frontier system, both given to and named after General Scaevola at the conclusion of the Clusian Worlds Crusade. The system has three habitable planets. Scaevola Prime is a frontier world, home to the General's final victory. Scaevola II is an Ice World in the process of being terraformed, and Columbaria is a cemetery world for all the fallen soldiers of the Crusade's 2nd Army.
The Cabin
The Acolyte's cabin is little more than a closet with a door. There are twelve cots bolted to the walls in triple-bunks along the sides of the room, leaving a narrow alley between them with room for only one person to walk through, though two can squeeze past each other, so long as they aren't carrying anything large. The only light comes from a single glow-globe in the ceiling. All 12 beds were reserved for the Acolytes, granting them privacy and relative security. Their cabin is one of dozens like it, normally meant for ship ratings, but cleared for paying passengers.
The Acolytes' Cargo
The Acolytes were granted two things before departing on their mission. The first was an Inquisitorial Rosette, the symbol of authority encoded with data positively identifying their cell as genuine agents of Inquisitor Case, and gene-coded to the Acolytes themselves. The second was a cargo pod, 2.5 meters tall, 2.5 meters wide and 7 meters deep. Meant to carry whatever goods, weapons and artifacts the Acolytes possessed, it also came with an armorer servitor, bolted into the back of the pod. The Acolytes were forced to store all their weapons larger than small arms within the cargo pod before boarding, “for crew safety.”