Calcazar

Xavier is probably my favourite NPC in the entire game. Just to give you an idea what I mean, here're my save files for Xavier Calcazar in chronological order

I love that no matter what you say to him, he never loses his cool. And if you lose yours, you feel like an idiot. Or even worse, a child. He's been there, done that, got the T-shirt. You, on the other hand, put on your grown-up pants like half a year ago.

He's seen them all: entitled brats, righteous pricks, bleeding hearts, self-interested jerks. You can't surprise him. He will calmly tell off an iconoclast for their temper tantrum. He will give a dogmatic character a patronising clap on the back. He will do light BDSM with a heretic character. He's always casually on top. He's so effortlessly charismatic, you could see why Heinrix is so taken with him and tries so hard to get his approval.

There're very few interactions with Calcazar. I think it's completely justified because Calcazar is supposed to be an enigma, a powerful puppeteer up to something sinister? good? We don't know till the very end. I don't think the game needed more Calcazar, but I would love to see more of him in other instalments.

Also, would I like to read some Calcazar/Heinrix fanfiction? Hell yes. Would I like to read some Calcazar/RT/Heinrix fanfiction? Fuck yes. With weird power dynamics and a bag of daddy issues?

Lo, lo, I am thinking how to continue writing the longfic and I got to the part where Heinrix gets known and involved in Rykad Minoris and its politics.

So, real serious question - should we promote the sad pup to full inquisitor? Should we promote acolyte Xue to full inquisitor? It is odd that Koronus Conclave consists of Calcazar and acolytes who basically work as if they were inquisitors already. Acolyte Xue does not show up with Calcazar to stir the pot at Janus. She is there herself + sidekicks. Emelina is on her own in the Cool Chaos Planet. Heinrix is doing his activities completely independent of Calcazar and only writes him some letters.

"Dear grandpa, things are going well, rogue trader now has a demon puppy, but otherwise we are having a blast time at the beach."

I get that the idea is that Calcazar is a controlling bitch who just uses admin resource to make people serve him without problems, but it is such a weak move! I mean, he is like our department bitches, ugh. If he would do a Quixos that would be so much juicier! He'd be controlling them via his wily charms and promises and sheer will of persuasion and under-carpet coercion and psychosexual games. He'd be making Heinrix serve by exploiting his many psychological wounds. He'd be pushing Tanakia up because she is a former criminal and can be still squeezed for that. They all could be looking into his mouth because he is so charismatic and mean, not because he has a power of attorney.

Argh !!

Ravel: I wonder what incident that was? Can't be the one when Idira melted people in the next room; that one happened on her first warp translation; that is too early.

Oh Vigs, let me hug you. All will be well 🧿🐱🖤🖤

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Oh. She is talking about c'tan expedition, isn't she.

Tanakia to Idira: "you started talking to yourself after that. you didn't have this habit before".

Idira just called quits, because she didn't want to hurt you, Vigs 🖤.

*melts* *some phantom hugs*

Idira divines what she's forgotten through tarot:

“Enigma, reversed. Let this mystery lie, Theodora, lest ye be drawn into its web of lies and deceit. Beware the calculating mind of the Crystalline Deceiver, for he twists your intentions and refracts your actions. Keep away from the gate,” the kerah drones on. An order, a warning. A fleeting sense of recognition, memory fragmented stirs in the back of the head, and her vision is briefly flooded with a sight of a lit doorway. The kerah is there, massive in a power armor, archeotech revolver in his hand, polished ordo rosette molded into the armored chest. He is old, greying, half-machine after all the modifications that his body endured over a lifetime of service. “Keep away from the gate,” he repeats, looking at her point-blank. “You should not be here”. The safety clicks. The gun roars. A molten iron twists itself in her chest, pain so blinding that she forgets to scream. Yet again she drifts down the well, yet again she walks the cavern into the cogitator room. There is a pointed arch behind the old machine now, an enfilade of halls extending into infinity. A meek thread of silver twine flows down the halls toward the final, invisible room."

{the rest of the divination sequence and Idira's psychic awakening flashbacks are here: Extinguished Star, Reversed - Chapter 4 - ravelsquadespresso - Warhammer 40.000: Rogue Trader (Video Game) [Archive of Our Own]}

Tanakia: oh yes! Can I be in the story?! I have things to say to van Calox! Mean, mean thingzzzz.

still working on tanakia still, I changed how her arms are posed, redid and cleaned up the lineart. i’m excited to finish this