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   By Authority of the  
  Holy Inquisiton
  Loyal Acolytes,
  You are requested and required forthwith under the authority of the God-Emperor of Mankind to 
  submit to this writ and order and serve the most Holy Ordos of His Inquisition. 
  I bind you over at His requirement to the service of Inquisitor Silas Marr on the world of Solomon 
  for so long as he sees fit to the particulars of this task. Obey him as you would me, lest your lives be forfeit 
  and shame be brought on my name. 
  On that planet you are to attend incognito an auction of goods from the estate of the lost Rogue Trader 
  Erasmus Haarlock. Over the course of the aforesaid auction you are to monitor events as they unfold and 
  observe the nature and intent of those who would disport for the relics and curios of this man’s life. Your goal is 
  to identify among them any that might have fallen from the Emperor’s light or any that may be in service to 
  factions and powers of interest to the Conclave. 
  Further knowledge of this world and your duties should be obtained from my esteemed colleague Inquisitor 
  Marr, from whose hands this order has been delivered to you. 
  Remember, as related to me, this is foremost a mission of observation and guile, but do not hesitate to defend 
  yourselves with utmost vigour and strike where your duty to the Emperor determines you have no other choice. 
  Go in the Light of the Golden Throne with my prayers for your safe passage, and my certain faith 
  that you will serve honourably and that I will see you all once more.
   
   
   
   
   
   
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  Inquisitor
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Conclave of Calixis
  Player Handout I: WrIt of autHorIty
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  Player Handout II: dataslate on solomon
  //Query results for “solomon, world”
  //Default: Display most relevent match executed
  Solomon
  Population: 13 billon. 
  Tithe Grade: Exactus Extremis (Special).
  Geography/Demography: Super-continental hive and industrial structure, which has lead 
  to the eradication of all natural landscape, interspersed with polluted seas. High level 
  of environmental toxicity, highly turbulent weather patterns with corrosive rainstorms 
  and electrical disturbances common. Conditions on Solomon are at the limits of human 
  sustainability and only maintained by a network of macro-atmosphere processing units. 
  Population in steady decline.
  Governmental Type: Parliamentary Oligarchy under the supervision of the Departmento 
  Munitorium. 
  Planetary Governor: Archprefect Garth Jarndyce.  
  Adept Presence: Very High. Widespread Departmento Munitorium and Administratum 
  presence dominate this world’s political and economic structures. Important centres of power 
  include the Halls of the Chancellery Court, the Planetary Overwatch Orbital, and the Central 
  Tithe Census Fortress. Presence of Adeptus Arbities and Ministorum classified as Below 
  Average for a hive world with Solomon’s population and importance. 
  Military: Munitorium Security Forces, Parliamentary Guard (local PDF), numerous small private 
  armies of the individual tithe guilds. Medium Quality. As an important military transhipping 
  and supply point, Solomon also has a considerable orbital defence network.
  Description: By Lord Militant Angevin’s Sector Edict A-87635.597, Solomon was declared a 
  client-state of the Departmento Munitorium, with the majority of Solomon’s industrial output 
  tithed directly to that arm of the Adepta. Fulfilling this tithe is the duty of the planet’s guilds, 
  who comprise Solomon’s upper classes. This responsibility gives the guilds the second highest 
  level of political power on Solomon, beneath the Departmento Munitorium. This is in contrast 
  to most planets within the Calixis Sector, where industrial-feudal and hereditary governments 
  are the norm.   
  The high tithe rating has resulted in Solomon’s natural resources being almost completely 
  consumed. Centuries of extreme manufacturing processes have destroyed the planet’s 
  biosphere, killing most native life-forms and limiting the majority of human habitation to 
  protected hive cities. 
  There are five hive-citadels that cover the majority of Solomon’s main continent and house 
  most of the planetary population: Gloriana, Atropos, Morrigan, Albia, and Wrath. Between 
  the hives, much of the landscape is occupied by industrial infastructure: pipe-farms, refinery 
  complexes, chem-processing works, pyro-vent towers, foundries, and storage facilities. 
  Although some of this is still in use, much has been abandoned due to decay.  The rest 
  is deserted wasteland, toxic seas, and abandoned urban zones and cities, much of which 
  is classified as unsuitable for long-term human survival. These areas, which cover tens of 
  thousands of square kilometres, are officially designated as the Interior Industrialized and 
  Infastructural Zones by the Departmento Munitorium [See Section 23/u: Topographical and 
  Zoning Maps of the Planetary Surface]. Local parlance refers to them as the “Interior.”
  [more]
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  Player Handout III: dataslate on solomon (Cont.)
  [cont from prev]
  Solomon
  Discord and the Rule of Law: Solomon’s population is in terminal decline due to the 
  continuously increasing toxicity of their enviroment, and must be regularly replenished 
  by forced immigration through the Administratum. Along with the relocation of low-class 
  populations from other hive worlds, this includes the establishment of penitentiary labour 
  camps for off-world prisoners and the organization of Solomon’s sizable mutant population 
  into an indentured workforce. Introducing these elements into Solomon’s society has resulted 
  in high levels of discord and many malcontents amongst the planet’s population. Escapees 
  from the penitentiary camps and indentured workforces especially have fed a growing 
  population of outlaws in the Interior, limiting effective administrative control of the area. 
  Order within the hive-citadels is maintained by private armsmen and mercenary squads 
  controlled and funded by Solomon’s tithe-guilds. These squads are overseen by the 
  Departmento Munitorium’s Quastor-Prefects and the military authority of the Chancellery 
  Guard. Both the Adeptus and guild law enforcement are primarily concerned with maintaining 
  order and production levels. Protecting Solomon’s citizenry is secondary. It is speculated that 
  this has resulted in the general population’s lack of trust in local and planetary authorities, and 
  possibly contributed to civil discontent within the hive-citadels. There is also a large criminal 
  underclass within the lower wards of all five hives, which the civil authorities have been unable 
  to subdue. 
  The power of the Ministorum and Imperial Cult on Solomon is also weak, something the sector 
  Ecclesiarchy has attempted to rectify without success. Ministorum investigations have revealed 
  that the general citizenry regard the Imperial Cult as a “tool” of Solomon’s upper classes and 
  planetary government. This belief is considered to be a direct threat to civil stability. In turn, 
  the tithe-guilds and Administratum have established some of the most severe penalties for 
  sedition and civil disobedience in the sector. Despite this, the planetary populace has shown 
  a marked tendency for rebellion, and local outbreaks of violence and rioting occur with some 
  regularity [See Section 270/b: Civil Enforcement Statistics]. Members of the Adepta with 
  business in the main industrial sectors are advised not to advertise their identity.  
  The general hopelessness, resentment, and morbidity of the general population also has 
  given rise to the possibility of heretical outbreaks of various types. Investigations by Imperial 
  authorities have turned up many legends of a possibly deviant nature [See Section 543/r: 
  Curse of Solomon], as well as evidence of numerous cults, secret societies, and heretical 
  followings [See Sections 578/r-611/b: Cryptographers, Sleepers of Solomon, Clockwork 
  Watchers, Red Fist Revolution, Silent Death, Other Heretical Organizations]. This has on 
  occasion become serious enough to merit investigation and purges from the Holy Ordos. 
  Relics of the Ancient History: Human habitation on Solomon predates the Angevin Crusade 
  that founded the Calixis Sector. The planet’s current name is believed to be attributed to the 
  Rogue Trader Solomon Haarlock, who some sources accredit with using the world as a base of 
  operations during his explorations of the sector in late M36. The pre-Imperial human habitation 
  of the planet is often thought to have attributed to certain anomalies of culture and technology 
  evident on Solomon and not present on other worlds in the sector, and consequently the cause 
  of occasional finds of previously unknown archeaotech on the planet [See Section 789/w: Void 
  Abacus].
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  The Haarlock Warrant
  R
  ogue Traders are all but unique in Imperial culture in that they are given licence to 
  travel freely between the stars, both within the Imperium and without. A Rogue 
  Trader’s charter gives him the right and authority to contact, trade, and make war beyond 
  the Emperor’s Light. Outside the fringes of mankind’s domain, each Rogue Trader is a 
  law unto himself. 
  The Haarlock warrant goes further, charging the Haarlocks to ”Bring the truth 
  of the God-Emperor of Mankind and punish the foes of man in the darkness beyond.” 
  It authorizes the raising and maintenance of a private fleet and army, going so far as to 
  grant (with certain caveats) title to request arms, vessels, and support from the ”Emperor’s 
  Servants.” 
  In Imperial terms, this degree of power in the hands of a single individual is 
  staggeringly rare. The value of the Haarlock warrant is almost incalculable, and many would 
  do any deed to possess it.
  Much of the four millennia history of the Haarlock line is lost, and what does remain 
  shows a repeated wax and wane of their power as they fade in and out of Imperial history. 
  Recently, however, Albrach Haarlock was slain at the Battle of Bitter Reach, casting 
  his bloodline into conflict. During this, an unusual scion rose to prominence.
  A nephew of Albrach Haarlock by his long-dead sister, Erasmus is recorded in the 
  Abulon Chronicles as being without ambition, remarkable only for a sharp wit and a valuable 
  talent for the mysteries of technoarcana and xeno-lore. He was granted the captaincy of a 
  scout frigate, The Spear of Destiny. During the conflict, Erasmus was lured into a 
  trap by Mathias Haarlock, an outcast family member who turned to the Ruinous Powers 
  for aid. Assailed by warp fiends, Erasmus was terribly injured in the attack and lost his 
  beloved wife and daughter. Certain sources believe this incident drove Erasmus insane. 
  Ten standard years passed before Erasmus appeared again, and he had become a changed 
  man, gaunt and terrible, possessing dire weapons and incomprehensible knowledge. In less than 
  three years, Erasmus Haarlock succeeded in hunting down and systematically destroying 
  every rival claimant to the Haarlock Warrant. Familiy members, allies, contacts, and 
  anyone that stood between him and his vengeance were all considered forfeit by Erasmus. 
  With his rivals destroyed, Erasmus was declared the Haarlock by a convocation of 
  Imperial authorities from Solomon, Scintilla, and Ophelia VII. In the year 703.M41, 
  Erasmus vanished without a trace.
  Player Handout IV: erasmus HaarloCk
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  Gm aId I: maP of tHe readInG room
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  Gm aId II: maP of tHe CrematorIum
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