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	being an archaeotech Orthoproxy. The Magos Seniores appears not to		being an archaeotech Orthoproxy. The Magos Seniores appears not to
	agree and asks what Opiter knows of "~~Orchestrions~~" or "thumpers." He		agree and asks what Opiter knows of "Orchestriums" or "thumpers." He
	also compares it to a music box. They're deployed as warning devices.		also compares it to a music box. They're deployed as warning devices.
	Opiter gives them the coordinates to the station where we found it -		Opiter gives them the coordinates to the station where we found it -
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	Opiter, in turn, brings up our need for more crew. Matthias offers		Opiter, in turn, brings up our need for more crew. Matthias offers
	assistance but requires the opportunity for the Mechanicus crew to		assistance but requires the opportunity for the Mechanicus crew to
	study the ship fully. He also requires that the ~~Orchestrion~~ remain.		study the ship fully. He also requires that the Orchestrium remain.

	Marneus then goes to see his Imperial Customs Agent contact. The		Marneus then goes to see his Imperial Customs Agent contact. The

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|Session Date=2010/09/30
|Campaign=YuriRT1
|Author=Jason
|Session Title=Free Press & Riots
}}
Pulling in, we see Port Wander full of ships, as per usual. They send
out a tug to pull us in to a mooring slip, and we put together our
shore party to negotiate dry dock and other requirements.
[[Marneus Machariel|Lord Captain Machariel]] trys to talk someone into
taking us straight to dry dock, but station control rebuffs his
initial inquiries. [[Jahazer Simoom]] calls some of his Navy contacts
and helps expedite our movement to dry dock, saving quite a bit of
time. The Lord Captain then sends [[Livienne Corvus|Seneschal Corvus]]
to negotiate the actual costs of our repairs.

The Captain also asks [[Lucius Holt|Astropath Holt]] to send a report
of our journey back to Machariel Base. He gets an acknowledgement back
within ten minutes, but no further instructions.

[[Victrus Karellius|Victrus]] and
[[Jasper Horrellian|Bosun Horrellian]] make a roster for shore leave.
Victrus also decides to attempt to do some recruiting while ashore.

[[Jotham Lentillus|Jotham]] dons his raiment in preparation for
preaching on the station. Sadly he decides to preach outside the beer
halls. He chooses the wrong location and starts a riot. Apparently
Port Wander does not boast a real pious flock.

Seneschal Corvus shuttles to the repair yard to discuss fees with the
Dockmaster(s). Navigator Simoon goes with, and does a fine job of
drawing attention away from our ship spy. Still, she notices that
a not-unhandsome young man keeps checking her out. She commits his
face to memory but chooses not to engage him in conversation. After a
wait of about 45 minutes, she finally meets with a dock official. He
asks her name and knows Jahazer's name just from hearing the name of
the {{ship|Solo Drakban}}, so he clearly knows the ships in his yard
quite well. Sadly he cannot offer anything better than weeks in
drydock to fully repair the ship.

Lord Captain Machariel and [[Bors Tovon]] go clothes shopping. Well,
the Lord Captain goes shopping, and Bors and his buddies go along. His
regular clothier, {{npcref|Henrietta Volt}}, a woman whose bizarre
life extension habit has allowed her to push three centuries, still
looks in her prime. He asks her to update his uniform in the interests
of recruiting. It's purely about business, seriously. He also asks for
similarily updated uniforms for all ship's officers. She expresses
some concern about the prospect of outfitting Bors, but Marneus
assures he he's not an officer. Oh, but surely he'll need proper garb
for his honor guard... and sure enough, Marneus can't say no to
pretties. He wastes all sorts of time talking about hats, sashes,
buttons, etc, etc, and the honor guard just have to sit there watching
the Captain spend money. Eventually they come up with a new honor
guard uniform which looks impressive as can be, though perhaps a
little uncomfortable, and Marneus orders a set for the full honor
guard. Bors presents a little more challenge, but Marneus Machariel's
chosen couture advisor can handle any challenge. It's going to be
expensive, but for the Lord Captain, it's worth it.

[[Opiter Castus|Opiter]] goes ashore with some armsmen and some
Tech-Priests, looking to meet with Magos Seniores
{{npcref|Esteban Matthias}}. Judging by his workshop, the Magos
Seniores seems to work mostly on cybernetics. Matthias has many years
and many tendrils, and as he regards Opiter, our ship's cyborg can
almost feel himself being scanned. He briefly examines the data slate
Opiter hands him, and then things really begin to happen. He asks what
Opiter makes of the device, and Opiter explains his theory about it
being an archaeotech Orthoproxy. The Magos Seniores appears not to
agree and asks what Opiter knows of "Orchestrions" or "thumpers." He
also compares it to a music box. They're deployed as warning devices.
Opiter gives them the coordinates to the station where we found it -
the traitorous bastard. Matthias then asks who Opiter truly serves.
Opiter assures him he serves the Omnissiah. Matthias shrugs that off
as an evasion and demands that Opiter tell the Mechanicus everything
he learns about the station, getting them the message however he can.
On a different note, he asks whether Opiter knows Engineer Taber, and
when Opiter confirms, he asks about ''Solo'''s modified drives.
Opiter, in turn, brings up our need for more crew. Matthias offers
assistance but requires the opportunity for the Mechanicus crew to
study the ship fully. He also requires that the Orchestrion remain.

Marneus then goes to see his Imperial Customs Agent contact. The
Captain wants a nice plasma pistol. His friend cannot locate such a
thing. Suspensors he can get. Now Bors will have a heavy bolter that
doesn't need to be braced on anything. Carnage will surely ensue.
Then, for the sake of asking, Marneus asks for some tasty new
macrobatteries. Ha hah hah. No.

Lucius finds himself with nothing he needs to be doing and a whole
station to loiter in. He goes looking for a hive of astropathic scum
and villainy, or failing that, someplace reminiscent of his horrible,
filthy, degenerate, hive world home. He finds "The Wormhole." Perfect!
A Warrant Officer of Lucius' acquaintance owns the place now, and
keeps it at an appropriate level of dissolution. Many current and
former crew of the {{ship|Royca}} drink there.

When Marneus returns to ''Drakban'', he receives an invitation from
Lidiah Yefremova to dine with her and her associates at a private
supper club, in a week's time.

After a couple days, one of Victrus' watch leaders reports that there
have been desertions, including one entire watch crew. Victrus reasons
that an entire watch crew would not desert all at once. He goes to
Bors, who calls his buddy {{npcref|Solonius Hubb}}. Bors introduces
Victrus, and explains our problem. Solonius has seen our (highly
distinctive) uniforms before... and he thinks the missing men were
pressed by the Navy. Nothing we can do about that.

Bors and Victrus go looking for crew from the {{ship|Medway}}. Victrus
finds a gun crew he used to lead, just hanging around, drinking in a
bar. They welcome him to their drinking crew, and catch up on recent
changes. He finds out that one of the old watch officers from
''Medway'' now works in the recruiting centers on the station.

Bors, sadly, runs into {{npcref|Bosun Jerren}}, an old unfriend from
the ''Medway''. The Bosun, though taken aback by Bors' presence,
manages to be civil, and tells Bors where to find some officers. Sadly
the officers aren't former shipmates, so Bors goes to the impressment
center.

After the riot, the Arbiters take Jotham aside and give him a talking
to. He advises the preacher to move to the midscale merchandizing
areas. Jotham moves to a nicer part of the station, and from then on
he brings deacons along to enforce the Emperor's Will. When crewmen
from a rival ship try to give them some static, a melee breaks out,
and Jotham ends up cutting off someone's leg.

Later on, the Arbiters contact the Lord Captain and asks him to reel
in the preacher, who seems to start a riot wherever he goes. Marneus
contemplates telling them to solve it themselves, but opts not to.

Bors and Victrus go to talk to Lt Hull in the recruiting office. He
sort of remembers them from the ''Medway'' days, and offers them
enlistment. They decline and ask about the pressed men. Oh yeah,
they're pressed, and we're not getting them back. Bors and Victrus try
to lean on him a little bit, reminding him of old times and how Bors
saved his life, but it's a hard slog. Eventually he slides them a data
slate with a message on it, while telling them out loud that he can't
help them. The data slate lists the favorite locations for the press
gangs to go, which we immediately make off limits to the crew. The
slate also has a name and a phone number on it, presumably a
recruiting contact.

Seneschal Corvus, temporarily played by Marc, suggests that recruiting
could be much improved by advancing prize money to the crew. If
''Drakban'' crew roam the station spending money like water, people
will be scrambling to join up and share our good fortune. The problem
is that we also need money to repair the ship. Marneus puts the
decision off.

Livienne and Opiter review the haul of dataslates we captures. One of
them contains Mechanicus encryption, but we can't crack it. Opiter
puts the ship's cogitators on it.

Marneus calls a staff meeting. We discuss the crew issue, and Marneus
approves early distribution of prize money. We've had no new word from
home. The Captain discusses the warning from the Arbiters with
preacher Jotham; Jotham announces his intention to ask the station
Ecclesiarchy to overrule the Arbiters. Opiter explains that he cannot
determine the exact nature of the litany or what it warns against.
Jotham offers to research that litany and see if it has any specific
connotations that might be helpful. Marneus reminds all senior staff
that everyone but Opiter must be at the dinner at Yefremova's supper
club.

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