Episode 01: An unexpected encounter

From the darkness, they have returned...

01.Prelude: An unexpected encounter
On a routine transport endeavor, the Salvator Kai discovers that the Rogue Trader Telas Kai has returned from his voyage into the Black Reef, carrying information vital to the war effort.

But there are those who would prefer to have that information for themselves, or see it destroyed and scattered among the stars...

Gameplay
Theme: Race against time, combat

This story is most fitting for a low level character group, and so the Deathwatch group should not participate.

After-game Summary
En route from the Greyhell front, the Salvator Kai came upon a ship in distress, the Ancient Fable. While assisting in repairs and damage assessment, the two ships were attacked by a Tau cruiser.

The Salvator Kai went toe-to-toe with the Tau ship, while the player characters aboard the Ancient Fable had to work with the crew to repel Tau boarding parties. It quickly became apparent that the boarders were after the Rogue trader Telas Kai, and his Navigator, most likely to obtain navigational data for the Black Reef. While the player characters were successful in repelling the Tau before they could snatch Kai or his Nostromo Navigator, it became apparent afterwards that a small Tau pathfinder team had managed to obtain some navigational data from the cogitator banks aboard the Ancient Fable.

After the Tau cruiser had been driven off, the two wounded ships limped back towards Spite, and the Crusade fleet base there, together.