Characters:
Lady Arabella March (Nathan): Rogue Trader, heir to the March dynasty’s brunch-based empire, and Lord (Lady?)-Captain of the Excallibrunch, her sword-class frigate
Cyrus (Caolan): Explorator, First officer, and instrument of the Omnissiah’s will throughout the Koronus Expanse
Pierre (Solon): Seneschal and intelligence officer – totally not a French spy
Penelopy (Michael): Well-endowed Arch-Militant and all around wielder of large guns
Rex (Phil): Astropath Transcendent and generally crazy blind psychic dude
Malakai (Rachel et al.): Missionary of the Emperor’s divine will and destroyer of heretics
Michelle (Lilia): Twin to Penelopy; Identical where it matters
Note: The Lexicanum and WH40k Wiki are great resources for learning about the 40k universe; I've glossed over quite a bit and made no effort to explain several of unusual elements in the story, so if anything seems unusual, check it out at one of the above.
Our adventure starts with the players’ arrival at Footfall, an ancient space station located at the far end of the Maw, the massive warp passage between the Calixis sector and the Koronus Expanse. The explorers have been lured here by rumors of the “Foretelling”, an event whereby the location of a fabled treasure will be revealed to all those privileged enough to be in attendance. Not much other information is forthcoming, but in the 41st Millennium, you take your chances wherever you can get them.
As the docking clamps slam into place across the ship, Arabella and her retinue are marching towards the bridge’s main airlock. As the armored airlock portal swings open, a gust of stale damp air assaults the explorers’ senses. They enter onto the Footfall Longshore, an enormous vaulted space, its roughhewn stone walls worn smooth by uncounted ages. Everywhere they look the area is crowded with all sorts of individuals: voidfarers, servitors, merchants, and even xenos.
