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[Reed Teran]

*he finally stops, hitting his knees and attempting to compose himself*

Arkus: argh...wretched backfires...Kor, recite a Purification Edict.

Kor: Imperator Invocato, Daemonus Diabolus Purgato.

[ILOVEVHS]

(Kevin is panicking, trying to think of which movie or video game about giants can help him figure out something to do)

[Raven]

The golem roars at the Field Stryder as it charges its foot, the Stryder simply kicks the golem and shatters it into thousands of shards.

[Reed Teran]

*Arkus gathers himself, and lurches around to face the Stryder*

Arkus: This damnable place must have a sort of Psychic Barrier...there must be treacherous Eldar on this planet.

Kor: Unconfirmed.

Arkus: The vile witches will be purged...however possible.

[ILOVEVHS]

Kevin: I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON ANYMORE! SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!

[Reed Teran]

Arkus: Idiot xeno, make yourself useful and attack the enemy!

[RedAuthar]

Mick:  Right then, the thing that just killed the thing that was trying to kill us is the new thing to kill then? 

[Raven]

"Hold off guys, it's not attacking us. I don't think it's interested in fighting us." Says Dirge as he watches the Field Stryder, which makes no effort to harm the party, instead it reaches down and hands Dirge a large scroll. After handing Dirge the scroll, the Stryder turns and slowly walks off, taking incredibly long and slow steps.

 

"That was certainly... Odd. What's this? A map?" Says Dirge as he unrolls the large scroll, looking at the large detailed map. Several points on the map are marked with circles and each with a small illustration of some sort of creature.

[Reed Teran]

*The inquisitor, being the tallest, looms over the mapholder. Kor does as well, being slightly shorter.*

Kor: Copying to navigational memory.

Arkus: some sort of primitive map...with markings to possible xenos. Hmm...shame.

*the poor mapholder can feel the coldness of a Bolter Pistol pressed to his head, obscured from the others.*

(DO NOT PANIC RAVEN JUST DOING WHAT A XENOS INQUISITOR WOULD DO FOR THE LOVE OF THE EMPEROR DONT YOU DARE SAY I WAS VILLAIN ALL ALONG EVEN THOUGH THE IMPERIUM ITSELF IS A BAD PLACE I'M NOT GOING TO SHOOT)

Arkus: It seems I have use for you and your xeno friends yet...the Emperor works in mysterious ways indeed.

[ILOVEVHS]

(Kevin comes out of hiding, and looks at the map)
Kevin: Does it lead to buried treasure?

[RedAuthar]

[Kydd takes aim drawing his sight back and forth between Arkus and Dirge]

Mick:  Easy there chum, let's not make this into a big Turkey Shoot

[Raven]

"It's fine, I've got this." Dirge says, waving off Mick. "Listen here, Inquisitor, I have no quarrel with you. I came here for the treasure, the treasure those big things guard. They are called Nullam, giants of unknown origin. It's my belief that whatever there is to be found will be more than worth the risk." Dirge says, keeping his cool. 

[Reed Teran]

Arkus: MY interests are not the treasure, I could simply call in a Rogue Trader for that. My interests are these.."Nullam". I wish to see what it is that makes them live and move. You will aid me in my studies. Should you not perform to expectations, I will have you and your canine friend on the dissection table instead, xeno scum. Should you do as you're told...

*he grins, in a fashion typical of an inquisitor*

I will give you a 10 second head start.

[Raven]

Dirge turns and looks Arkus dead in the eyes, the barrel of the gun planted on his forehead. "Listen to me, I don't give a damn about your interests. You want to study the Nullam, be my guest, but I will not take orders from you or anybody else. So if you're going to shoot me, do it, now."

[Reed Teran]

(...Well, it's obvious he WILL. Damn you Raven and your brave Dirge! Does this mean I have permission to go through with the characterization and blow his brains out?)

[Raven]

(He's bullet proof up to anti-tank rounds and as long as his heart is okay, he can regenerate slowly, so be my guest)

[Reed Teran]

(Bolter rounds are technically explosive anti-everything-but-buildings rounds with added armor piercing.)

 

*he presses it harder against his head*

Arkus: Well, you make it quite hard to resist. It will be a shame to be unable to study your brain.

[Raven]

Dirge reaches up and pulls the trigger himself, blowing his head clean off, his body stays standing.

[RedAuthar]

Mick: Holy Dooley!

[Reed Teran]

Arkus: And so, it is done.

*he turns around*

Kor: Subject is showing signs of life.

*he...turns back around.*

Arkus: Interesting...he must be made of a form of Necrodermis....equally interesting to examine alive. You may be of use to me yet. Now how I will retuurn to the Librarium is beyond me.