Re: The Great Price (Game Thread)
The three sitting at the table share a brief glance, then the Judge spoke up. "I'll start." Before he could though, the robed Inquisitor held up a hand. "First, I believe that these folk should at least know what to call us." The second Inquisitor nodded at this, then added himself, "I am Inquisitor Intios Klightus." The Judge shrugged, then stated, "Judge Garvel Venris." Finally, the robed Inquisitor spoke again, "And I am Inquisitor Quintos Varnias." He also added, with a gesture to the empty chair, "Inquisitor Cyrine Solaria would likely also be present, however... She is currently recovering from a severe injury."
Venris gestured to a projector unit in the middle of the floor, as a hologram of a planet appeared. "This is the Hive World Kedonis. It is a primary producer of certain chemicals and gasses vital to the production of plasma and melta munitions. Outside of the hives themselves, the planet is primarily swamps. It's also currently a bit of a hot-bed of calamitous activity."
Three areas on the planet highlighted in red. "Shown are the currently critical hot-zones. The site for the world's Astropathic Choir, the main base of the planet's PDF, and Hive Taron."
Quintos spoke up here. "It is Hive Taron that is the point of interest for you four. The problem we need you to look into is there. The hive is currently in a state of extreme unrest, with sporadic rioting. Normally, that would be a matter simply for the Adeptus Arbites, however there seems to be a pattern of the riots focusing on Ecclesiarchy holdings, or ones with strong connections to them, suggesting deeper issues than mere unrest. The riots themselves are contained. What you will be looking into is a possible source of information as to the nature of those deeper issues."
As Quintos spoke, the hologram shifted to a rough diagram of the Hive in question, with areas of it being highlighted in a bright red. Suddenly, an area between one of those areas and what appeared to be the spaceport went black. "That black section is where your immediate concern will be. An acolyte cell of mine was conveying a Priest I wished to question to the spaceport, escorted by elements of the Adepta Sororitas. Suddenly, all contact was lost with them. I have no doubts that the cell was destroyed, and I suspect that the Sisters may also have been slain. What I want you to try to find out is what exactly happened, and if that Priest is still alive."
Klightus spoke up suddenly. "If I may?" After getting an acknowledgement from the other two, he added. "Understand that what you are about to hear does not leave this room... We still are unsure what exactly is causing these troubles. It may be just random troubles... But the planet's PDF is unresponsive, and the reports coming back make little sense either. That's pretty much why there's three Inquisitors present."