Catching up on a few posts whilst I was at work:

Verity & Luther: A familiar face from a nearly forgotten past would certainly make a fantastic touch point of connection. Between her mundane talents and her psychic gift, it wouldn't have been too hard to imagine her working her way up through the various guilds, gangs, and other hierarchies of Ohmsworld and finding her services in demand in the upper hives. It was probably that ascension that got her noticed, caught, and tithed.

A few chance run ins in the circles of the great and good coupled with a linger impression of something most assuredly odd about that woman and a eureka moment years later as you find her the mistress of the choir aboard the Lord Captain's vessel.

Luther might fit into the above as well if he is inclined to the connection between you as well.

Ramirez: It's possible that there was a chance run in but the dynamic really depends on your character's personality. Aline is rightfully resentful of having lost so much of her autonomy over the years only to get it back very recently and suddenly when the ship she served on changed hands to that of the Lord Captain (subject to revision based on how that goes). If he was kind to her or at least civil, she'd have a better memory but if was aloof or indifferent or out right cruel Ramirez might well have been lumped in with her unwilling employers.

Either way, she would concede the point that they're as much benefactors as prisoners of their respective gifts.

Axiothea: That knowledge motivation might mean some overlap with Aline's own 'dark visionary' studies to better understand the natures of the Warp and perils of her profession depending on the direction your own studies incline you to.

RE: Ship building;

Huzzah and I promise to restrain myself. ;)
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Question for the group, who is void capable, as in able to pilot the ship, run the augurs and such?  Sebastion is the gunner, but as a Voidmaster he actually can pilot it (pretty well in fact), and run the augur arrays, but his specialty is the guns.  Just trying to figure out who will do what in ship combat.

I can point a gun but would be better boarding/counter boarding.

Outside having a good chance at taking us from one point to the other...the things I can do to help are closer to last ditch on a ship level.  Only exception to that is I do have Void Watcher but it's pretty close range at the moment when it comes to VU around the ship.

Axiothea would be okay on the augurs, but obviously she's much better placed to handle anything that calls for Tech-Use than the more active combat roles.

Also behind the scenes discussion has clarified that she's a very recent addition to the crew, something of a "best tool for the job" scenario to get this vessel void-worthy, and as such she's unlikely to have particularly notable ties with anyone else at this time. Based on the lack of crossing Origin Paths I'd assume that only Luther and Odette have had much contact with her, or at least cause to concern themselves too deeply in her affairs. You'd think that vetting someone set to take on that sort of responsibility on your ship has to go right to the top (and Odette is likely already dreading the size of the requisition form when they next make port).

@Aline: I doubt Axiothea would ever pass up an opportunity to discuss ideas or learn new things, but on the whole I think your field of expertise might be a bit too far outside her comfort zone to deserve more than a passing interest. That said, to drop the non-reveal, as a Logician I think she might have some genuine sympathy for an individual on a personal quest to better understand the tools of their trade. If there's a point where Aline's gifts and studies intersect with the more technological side of things then Axiothea might well be willing to meet her there.
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Perfect; Verity's familial background on Ohmsworld is the mundane arm of the Ecclesiarchy, though he grew up aboard another Dynasty's starships



Afraid Verity's capabilities run more in the motivational side of things, i.e. Command and Charm, but he's very solid on those

Apologies to everyone on my slowness, RL has been hectic!

For Odette and the origin path I'm planning.

Home World: Imperial World (Fourtheden)
Birthright: Savant
Lure of the Void: Duty Bound
Trials & Travails: Ship-Lorn
Motivation: Knowledge

In terms of potential ties, Sebastion, we're both duty bound savants, for Ramirez we're both duty bound and for Axiothea it's savant.

A bit on Odette's backstory.

She started out as just another administrator on Fourtheden, dealing with the large amount of food the world produced and shipped elsewhere, but steadily progressed with talents and aptitude, possessing a certain leaning to see the stars, even if she was supposed to put her duty before any sense of wanderlust.

Nevertheless, she focused efforts on trying to win the attention of various merchant captains who were responsible for ferrying foodstuffs throughout the local systems, knowing enough about how the system worked to game it to a degree. Finally, her sense of wheeling and dealing paid off and a local Captain named <TBD> took her on as a member of his crew, admittedly a very low ranking one.

It would take her several years to gradually work her way up the ranks, again, being aware that playing completely by the rules never got anyone anywhere and gaining something of a reputation among the crew as sharp in her dealings and trading.

Wanderlust met reality in the end, however, when the Geller field flickered during a short Warp trip. Despite an emergency exit, most of the crew was lost and Odette was trapped on a failing ship with a handful of survivors for several months until (I'm hoping!) our good Lord Captain happened upon them.

I'm hoping that offers a good base for starting tie ins and how she came to be here. I may need to tweak it as we go on.

In terms of personality, Odette is willing to cut corners to achieve results, take part in shady activities, up to and including dealing with Xenos at times, but perhaps paradoxically, is still devout in her faith to the Emperor. She may need to commit sins at times, but the Imperium will benefit from it.

Am I the only one picturing her knocking things off shelves, just because, or turning her nose up at food then hovering around to see what we're eating?

@ Verity - Our origin paths have the same first two entries. Could we have been peers althat went to the Imperial version of "the academy" together before serving in our various posts?

@ Searlait - Only thing I can think of is we may have crossed paths after your big scrap. Perhaps Luther was on board the atmospheric ship that collected you afterwards?

@ Ramirez - Your idea sounds fine to me. Are you thinking you got promoted via dead man's shoes?

@ Axiothea - I can't help thinking your background is going to bite us in the ass. I'm looking forward to the shenanigans.

@ Aline - Since its rogue traders we're talking about, I think the dynasty would have hired you as soon as your abilities came to light. Sanctioned or not, the fools :D

@ Sebastian - I can make a minor adjustment to my sheet and snag the Pilot skill if needs be. It might leave me slightly...squishier in ranged combat but that can't be helped.

@ Odette - Based on your description, you'll do fine on this ship. I'm happy to work your rescue & hiring in to my background. What? The tall one with the pointed ears & wicked looking knives? Don't worry about it.

No, that was me too



Yes, that would work though on different tracks (I took Bureaucracy and I imagine you took Tactica Imperialis)

Right now Sebastion is a fine pilot, but I took the special ability to re-roll Gunnery rolls.  If he needs to pilot the ship (which I'm fine with) I might move things around.  Anyone can fire the guns, but you need to have pilot to fly the ship.

That could make sense, perhaps we were both in the same academy?  Or close enough in terms of expectations to have heard about each other or known each other?

In reply to Sebastion Malhammer (msg # 56):

Or an NPC helmsman?

That can be fine too, with support skills like Command and re-rolls we can make do.

To no one's surprise, Aline also has charm. The only other thing I might be able to do is a few of the Astropath ship actions and serve as a communications router to various officers on the ship via sustained mind link lol.

Luther: Maybe never got the chance as she made a mistake somewhere and was captured and shipped off to Terra?

Axiothea: Fair on that front; warp studies are a very very sensitive topic among the Mechanicus.
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I mean I wasn't previously but I sure am now! Inspiration has struck. Prepare to nail everything down.

Considering, much like a cat, you have a minimum quota of pain and suffering to inflict on a daily basis lol.

My sheet is mostly done. I just need to mull over what three scholastic lores to take from Knowledge.

By the by, rejoice! My path grants us +1 Profit Factor.

@Luther. Most excellent!

@Sebastion. I'm all for that. Odette has Peer (Academics) due to working on networking and finding contacts, so having studied together or knowing of one another works nicely.

Valsharess will consider Aline her dire nemesis if she picks up the telekinesis angle...the damn stuff won't get knocked down!

•Aline...for a guy that has three eyes Ramirez positively drips with magnetism and charisma and seems to on the surface at least treat everyone civilly (unless they prefer to be treated uncivilly which he will acquiesce and treat them as they desire) as he seems to have been trained to be a segway between his House and the rest of the universe.  Those like her who are more unique he will afford more kindness towards (or less if that's their cake).  On the prisoner and benefactors from their gifts he agrees with her but leans more towards the benefit side of the scale.  If they are what they are, why fight what they are...they can't change that (barring gene-manipulation or warp sorcery)...so use their unique status to get the respect and benefits they desire since they would end up using those things anyhow.

•Luther...yeah I imagine that Ramirez was a second or third Navigator and all that was left of them were smoking boots.

@ Valsharess
*locks doors to quarters, puts up stay out sign*

@Luther
That works, wasn't thinking we had a great and detailed path, merely you came by an absorbed what was left of her regiment.

*edit* So can't get Command until Lvl 3...which is stupid but...
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Am I the only one who is bouncing in their chair waiting eagerly with what Luther puts up for the ship hull description?

Aline: You're laughing now, just wait until she starts leaving carcasses around to show she can.

Ramirez: Yea, imagine. Walking past an object, knocking it over, expecting a crack, turn around and it's back up on the shelf. The disappointment! Also, same, the intro posts are always hype.

Searlait: *consistently scratches door with claws, makes a racket outside*

I was very tempted to make Ramirez a House Dakkar member, but I realized that there might be some competitiveness in flaying crew alive that would drive the morale down faster than Luther could replace it...and the men that were flayed by the two of them.

Valsharess; I'm always laughing; if there were an official option for a harlequin I'd fit right in. :D. Though discipline wise I'm leaning towards max telepathy and void frost.

Means thought crimes become a thing!

Ramirez: Then odds are good that Aline will be cordial with him. Respect given, respect received.

As your confessor, I would flag that thought crimes are certainly a thing. Fourteen 'Hail the Imperator's

out of curiosity, what are some of the acquisitions you've gone with (assuming you don't want to keep that to yourself)

I went with a Motion Predictor targeting monocle.