Author's Notes: Hey everyone, sorry that it has been so long. I hope that this makes up for that. As always I do not own the Warhammer universe.
After the lance strike things proceeded quickly. The attack had broken the back of the Pol'kat and those who survived soon laid down their arms and pleaded for mercy. Freeley examined each and every one of these, those whom he judged tainted were killed and the rest of them were enslaved. Anselm sent out messengers to reach all the other tribes who had not been present to see the Emperor's power and the destruction of the Pol'kat. The point was received by the other tribes, including the Elmar, who among others, soon sent messengers requesting an alliance with Anselm. While all of this was interesting to Theobald, they were not his main concern.
Once the fighting was over Adept Kydexus joined them and immediately began helping to organize the new government which was forming under Anselm and bring the world into the fold of the Imperium. Theobald's main interest was the rights to the asteroids which encircled the planet. Anselm did not seem that interested in them, either he did not understand or he was simply more interested in what was going on with the planet itself. Indeed it seemed that the only thing standing between Theobald and the entire asteroid field was Adept Kydexus, who insisted that at least fifty percent of the field had to remain in control of the newly appointed High Clan Lord Anselm and would be thus covered under the Imperial Tithe.
Theobald's potential profits were further cut into by Magos Minucci who pointed that he lacked the machines and personnel to mine the asteroids. The Magos informed him that the Mechanicus would be perfectly happy to provide the personnel and equipment to mine the asteroids, in exchange of a percentage of the harvested materials. Theobald felt that he was getting the short end of the deal, but he had little choice but to grit his teeth and sign the agreement and silently resolve that in future he would be better prepared. Nevertheless, even with the deductions, he was still looking to make quite a bit of profit. If he were to meet with one or two more successes like this one and his finances would be secured, at least in the short term. It was for this reason that he was eager to be on his way as soon as possible. However; there were still forms and rituals that had to be observed.
In a ceremony attended by both Imperial and local officials Lakar was formally absorbed in the Imperium. There were prayers, oaths of loyalty and so on and so forth. All of which was followed by a massive feast of local wines and delicacies. Once this was done Theobald returned to his ship and made ready to depart. Freeley and several of Adept Kydexus's people would be remaining behind to continue to proselytize and integrate the people of the world into their new situation. But there would be a new face about the ship. For Rolf would be accompanying them.
"Why?" Theobald had asked him when the nomad had informed him of his decision.
"It is not my decision to make. When you saved my life you created a bond between us. It is now my task to protect you in order to repay that debt." Though part of Theobald wanted to protest he could see that it would do no good. Besides, it felt good to have someone with him who was loyal to him without an external agenda.
Fortunately Rolf was quick to adapt to the technology of the ship and its crew. For the most part he kept his traditional garb, the only real changes he made was to his weaponry. He quickly incorporated a pump-action shotgun and a flack vest. Though by far his favorite weapon was the two-handed chainaxe that he found in the armory.
A standard week after the ceremony was held the Adventurer set off. Not having a specific destination to head towards this time Neall was allowed to pick the course pretty much at random and head in the direction that he felt was most likely to prove effective. He claimed that his abilities allowed him to most accurately divine the proper course, but personally Theobald had his doubts, but he really did not have any other options.
According to the ship's chrono they were in the Warp for around a standard month when they emerged into real space. Everyone on the bridge held their breath as the scanning commenced and a cheer went up when it was declared that there was indeed an inhabitable world located within the system. There were two other planets in the system as well, but they appeared to be little more than lifeless rocks. As for the inhabitable planet it appeared to have a mixed environment, with terrain ranging from arid, to heavily wooded. Scans showed that, like Lakar, had a human population which numbered at least in the tens of thousands, though they did not have the abilities to gain a detailed count.
Theobald planned to repeat the procedure that they had used on Lakar, to land near the largest settlement and attempt to make contact. However; that did not appear to be an option on this world. Unlike Lakar there were a number of permeate settlements, though there also appeared to be nomadic groups as well. Additionally, Magos Minucci informed them that there were a certain level of technology, though far inferior to what Theobald and his companions possessed. The scans showed that many of buildings in the larger settlements had power and several locations showed signs of Promethium extraction and refining. It was obvious that some of that was being used to power the buildings and there was a network of roads connecting many of the settlements and ground vehicles moving along it.
In addition to the Promethium the people also raised large herds of herbivores for both their meat and hides. Finally, in addition to the extraction of Promethium, there was also other mining operations underway. Primarily in the more mountainous regions there operations to excavate various minerals, including gold, from the earth.
This time they decided gather more information before making landing and spent several weeks observing the world. It appeared that this world, which was apparently named Tuclara, unlike Lakar, did have, at least in part, a government. Though in truth, from what they could see, it did not appear to have much in common with the planetary governments with which Theobald was familiar with. Rather than a single ruler, Tuclara was officiated over by a council of what appeared to be some of the world's wealthiest members. Rather than having a regular Planetary Defense Force the various members instead had forces of men loyal to them to enforce the laws that they imposed. Furthermore, it appeared that the settlements were in conflict with several of the nomadic groups. Equipped with knowledge Theobald determined to land and make contact.
Author's Notes: Hey everyone, sorry it is a bit short. I was planning to make it longer, but I decided to use it as a lead into a longer chapter next time. Yes, I recreated the American West. If it seems things are going too well to be 40k trust me, his luck is going to take a turn soon. Till next time please pray for all who need it and may Jesus bless you.