Contacts

Lynara Cobolt
Lynara is a tall, plain-faced woman of indeterminate age due to rejuvenation treatments, but always impeccably dressed. She speaks softly and calmly, but drives a hard bargain and is a harsh crew-mistress. Although more pious and respectful of the Imperium's laws than the average Rogue Trader, she is pragmatic and is not above cutting a somewhat illegal deal or occasional smuggling. One thing she has absolutely no patience or mercy for are deserters - any mutiny or desertion is punished by her with extraordinary cruelty.

Captain Lynara Cobolt, commander of the Penance of Iocanthos, was a Free Captain who made runs between Port Wander and the Calixis Sector, occasionally venturing through the Maw to bring supplies and pilgrims to Footfall and beyond. It was on such an expedition that the powers of the Yu'vath Star Fortress plucked the Penance of Iocanthos and marooned it in stationary orbit around the alien structure, subjecting them to constant attack. Many of Lynara's crew were killed as a result of the terrible stress the ship endured during its forced imprisonment around the fortress, and many more perished or deserted to join Martek's followers afterwards. For several years the ship became a quasi-monastery of the pilgrims that Lynara was transporting, led by the fanatical and unhinged priest Palar. Fortunately for Lynara, the Yu’Vath fortress captured the Consul of Terra, whose crew were able to destroy the xenos construct with the help of Lynara and Martek. In return for the explorers' help, Lynara pledged herself and her ship as a vassal to the Källeström Dynasty, with some measure of autonomy in both trade dealings and command of her ship.

Rickard Tsanthos
Rickard Tsanthos is a relatively short man aged somwhere in his late 30’s. His face is scarred and he has a closely shaven scalp, exposing metal plating in his cranium. It is clear that his trade in arms on Footfall has brought him some measure of wealth, but nothing approaching that of even a minor merchant house. He wears clothing suggestive of his mercantile status and carries a finely crafted bolt pistol, holstered at his waist at all times.

Tsanthos’s background is still somewhat of a mystery, as any conversation with him is diverted from his past career and activities. This, combine with the quantity and rarity of many of the weapons and equipment that he deals in suggests he has an extensive network of off-world contacts, perhaps in the criminal underground or dealing in equipment seized by the Adeptus Arbites.