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探索者·EXPLORERS

進(jìn)入黑石要塞就意味著要與不光彩的恐怖結(jié)局相邀為伴，沒人會輕易擔(dān)上這種風(fēng)險。有些人在尋找可以售出天價的遠(yuǎn)古科技，另外一些是為了搜尋本族于數(shù)千年前遺失的圣物，而其他的仍在為釋放黑石要塞本身的災(zāi)難性力量而孜孜不懈。然而，無論動機(jī)為何，如果想活著回到絕壁星的話，那么他們就得通力合作。

To enter the Blackstone Fortressis to invite an inglorious and horrific end, and none who undertake such risks do solightly. Some seek valuable archeotech that they can sell for an unimaginable fortune, others search for powerful relics lost to their race millennia ago, while others still strive to unlock the cataclysmic power of the Blackstone Fortress itself. But regardless of motive, all must work together if they hope to return to Precipice alive.

賈努斯·德萊克?JANUS DRAIK

德萊克為人英勇，而且膽大心雄，為了尋找可以賣給人類統(tǒng)治精英的稀有商品，他走南闖北，四海為家。作為一名行商浪人，他的行商許可令賦予他探索帝國未知宙域，以及與異形種族締結(jié)協(xié)議的權(quán)力。他是一名嫻熟的決斗者，在旅途中，他殺死過各種各樣的生物。通過找到黑石要塞并加以探索，德萊克希望能夠揭開空間站的恐怖力量，并將其歸于人類的名下。同時，他找到的任何遠(yuǎn)古科技，不管是拿去售賣還是能夠用于日后的消遣，都會令他的座艦增光添彩。

Intrepid and audacious, Janus Draik has travelled far andwide in search of rare commodities to sell to Humanity's ruling elite. As a Rogue Trader, his Warrant of Trade grants him the authority to explore beyond the charted regions of Imperial space and to negotiate agreements with xenos races, so long as such activities serve to streng then the Imperium. He is a deft duellist, and has slain all manner of creatures over the course of his travels. By locating and exploring the Blackstone Fortress, Draik hopes to unlock the terrifying power of the space station and claim it for Mankind. At the same time, any archeotech he finds that could be sold or used in future pursuits makes a welcome addition to his ship's holds.

埃斯彭·洛迦諾 ESPERN LOCARNO

埃斯彭·洛迦諾是一名膺受獲準(zhǔn)的帝國變種人，他是洛迦諾家族的代理，該家族是最大的導(dǎo)航者家族之一。就像他所有的同類一樣，埃斯彭擁有第三只眼睛，它既可以洞察非物質(zhì)位面，也可以向那些被它凝視的人釋放毀滅性的亞空間能量。當(dāng)黑石要塞的消息傳到洛迦諾家族時，埃斯彭被派去進(jìn)行調(diào)查，因?yàn)榧易宓某了颊哒J(rèn)為，在被要塞納入的殘骸中，可能有數(shù)千年前的貨物，而那些貨物的合同依然為導(dǎo)航者家族所有。此外，埃斯彭希望得到黑石要塞自身所有的時空扭曲技術(shù)，巡游星海的導(dǎo)航者們對此趨之若鶩。

An agent of House Locarno - one of the great Navigator Houses - Espern Locarno is a sanctioned Imperial mutant. Like all of his kind, Espern has a third eye capable of both seeing into the immaterium and of unleashing devastating warp energy at those upon whom its gaze is cast. When news of the Blackstone Fortress reached House Locarno, Espern was sent to investigate, for it was believed by the House's logistors that, amongst the wreckage subsumed by the fortress, there could be cargoes from millennia past for which the Navigator House still held contracts. Furthermore, Espern hopes to obtain the time- and space-bending technologies of the Blackstone Fortress itself, which are greatly desired by the star-faring Navigators.

凈化者塔迪烏斯 TADDEUS THE PURIFIER

作為一名國教牧師，塔迪烏斯已經(jīng)將對皇帝神性的信仰散播至群星之間。無論是在擁擠的巢都世界中和骯臟的賤民為伍，還是與星界軍的重重兵列并肩奮戰(zhàn)，他的話語都會將帝國人的靈魂引向正義所在，而他的動力槌則會用狂野的揮擊予以背書。被塔迪烏斯貶落塵埃的行星總督何止一人，他用披沙揀金一般的目光看穿了對方的華飾，讓深藏其中的腐化或靈能變異大白于天下。實(shí)際上，為那些高高在上的家伙奉上忠信者的裁決是一種讓塔迪烏斯癡迷不已的真正樂趣，因?yàn)樗茉诒桓嬲叩幕鹦讨胬锟吹綀D樣，他自以為那是來自神皇的訊息。他看到了這么一幅圖像，當(dāng)時他正在燒死一名不肯悔改的海軍水手，此人曾散布過黑石要塞的謠言。這幅幻景向塔迪烏斯表明，他必須前往西部灣區(qū)，并將皇帝的光芒帶到黑暗之中。目前他已經(jīng)抵達(dá)了絕壁星，凈化者認(rèn)為，他（還）有許多尚待完成的正義事業(yè)要做，無論是在黑石要塞中清理異端住民，還是定居點(diǎn)內(nèi)鞏固帝國的教義。

As an Adeptus Ministorum Priest, Taddeus the Purifier has spread faith in the Emperor's godhood across the stars. Whether amongst the unwashed rabble of a teeming hive world or fighting alongside the heaving ranks of Astra Militarum soldiery, his words steer Imperial souls towards righteousness, and are backed up by brutal swings of his power maul. More than one planetary governor has been brought low by Taddeus, his winnowing gaze seeing through their finery to detect deep-seated corruption or psychic mutation. In truth, bringing the justice of the faithful to those loftiest of individuals is the one true joy in which Taddeus indulges, for in the pyre-flames of the accused he sees images that he believes to be messages from the God-Emperor. He saw one such image whilst immolating an impenitent Navyman who had spread rumours about the Blackstone Fortress. This vision showed Taddeus that he must travel to the Western Reaches and carry the Emperor's light into the darkness. Now that he has arrived at Precipice, the Purifier sees that there is much righteous work for him to undertake, both in cleansing the heretical inhabitants of the Blackstone Fortress and in cementing the Imperial Creed within the settlement itself.

皮烏斯·沃恩 PIOUS VORNE

沃恩是一名為凈化者塔迪烏斯服務(wù)的傳教士，她在只有十幾歲的時候就被對方收為了門下。她生長在客西馬尼（1）巢都世界的精煉氏族之中，當(dāng)凈化者前來清除據(jù)傳在工人間散播異端邪說的混沌教派時，沃恩懷著公開的仰慕之情注視著牧師的所作所為。她的七個族人被認(rèn)定為潛在的異端，并被綁到火刑架上予以凈化，然而當(dāng)他們被澆上圣油之后，有一個人掙脫束縛逃走了。逃犯從咆哮的塔迪烏斯身邊跑了開去，他沖進(jìn)了圍觀的人群，直奔沃恩而去，她把那個渾身是油的家伙推進(jìn)了一盞位于微塵煙囪旁邊的露天指示燈里。那個男人燃燒得如此熾烈，以至于沃恩嘴唇和手上的皮膚都被燙沒了，然而她依舊熱切地注視著，直到那尖叫的異教徒化成了灰燼。塔迪烏斯在沃恩的身上看到了自己（的影子），于是便把一具火焰噴射器連同皮烏斯（2）之名一并賦給了她，她可以以此繼續(xù)行使皇帝的職責(zé)?，F(xiàn)在，當(dāng)她進(jìn)入黑石要塞時，虔誠者沃恩試圖為那些看不到帝國之光的家伙帶去正義的火焰。

Vorne is a missionary in the service of Taddeus the Purifier, having been taken under his wing when she was little more than a teenager. She grew up amongst the refinery clans on the hive world of Gethsemane, and when the Purifier arrived to weed out the rumoured Chaos cults that were fomenting heresy amongst the workers, Vorne watched the priest's actions with open admiration. Seven of her clans people were identified as potential heretics, and were lashed to a pyre-stake for purification, but after they had been doused in sacred oils, one slipped his bonds and fled. The fugitive raced into the crowd of onlookers, away from the bellowing Taddeus and straight into Vorne, who pushed the oil-drenched man into an exposed pilot light on the side of an alchomite stack. So intense was the heat of the man's combustion that the skin on Vorne's lips and hands was burnt away, yet still she watched eagerly until the screaming heretic had been reduced to ash. Taddeus saw one like himself in Vorne, and gave her the name Pious, as well as a flamer with which she could continue the Emperor's work. Now, as she heads into the Blackstone Fortress, Pious Vorne seeks to bring righteous fire to those who have not seen the light of the Imperium.

（1）客西馬尼/Gethsemane，又稱蒙難地，是圣經(jīng)中耶穌基督經(jīng)常禱告與默想之處，他就是在這里被猶大出賣逮捕的。

（2）皮烏斯/Pious，即 “虔誠者” 之意。

阿瑪琳· 循影 AMALLYN SHADOWGUIDE

作為一名游俠，阿瑪琳· 循影習(xí)慣于在遠(yuǎn)離自己故鄉(xiāng)方舟世界比耶-坦的地方行動。她已經(jīng)在網(wǎng)道里旅行了好幾個世紀(jì)，這個點(diǎn)陣狀的亞維度能夠連接遙遠(yuǎn)的群星，她一邊追捕自己族人的仇敵，一邊尋找能夠讓艾達(dá)靈族重返昔日榮光的良方。一場大戰(zhàn)令她的方舟世界分崩離析——饑腸轆轆的惡魔與剛剛成形的靈族神祗化身伊尼耶德大打出手，這場沖突是如此慘烈，以至于它為大裂隙的撕裂出了一臂之力。雖然惡魔大軍被擊退了，但巨大的宇宙飛船受到了無法修復(fù)的損害，其無限回路中貯存的諸多阿蘇耶尼之魂永遠(yuǎn)地消失了。在收到比耶-坦先知的傳信之后，阿瑪琳開始動身尋找黑石要塞，因?yàn)樗麄円呀?jīng)預(yù)見到，那迷宮一般的行廊深處藏有數(shù)千年前的艾達(dá)靈族科技?xì)埡。切〇|西也許可以用來修復(fù)他們的方舟世界。在阿蘇耶尼之中，能少能有比阿瑪琳· 循影更適合這項任務(wù)的。她的名字來源于艾達(dá)靈族的單詞奧特梅紗，它的意思是“穿越陰影的尋覓者”，這個名字會由那些致力于掌握身心內(nèi)外之黯的靈族接下。

As a Ranger, Amallyn Shadowguide is used to operating far from her craftworld home of Biel-Tan. For long centuries she has travelled the webway, the lattice-like sub-dimension that connects distant stars, hunting down the enemies of her people and seeking ways to return the Aeldari race to its former glory. Her craftworld was fractured during a massive battle - ravenous Daemons fought the Avatar of the newly formed Aeldari god Ynnead in a conflict so cataclysmic that it helped tear open the Great Rift. The Daemon hordes were driven back, the enormous spacecraft was damaged beyond repair, and many of the Asuryani souls stored within its Infinity Circuit were lost forever. After receiving word from Biel-Tan's Farseers, Amallyn set out to find the Blackstone Fortress, for they had foreseen that deep within its labyrinthine corridors were millennia-old remnants of Aeldari technology that might be used to restore their craftworld. There are few amongst the Asuryani better suited to this task than Amallyn Shadowguide. Her very name is derived from the Aeldari word otMensha, which means' seeker through shadows', and is borne by those who strive to master the darkness that surrounds them, as well as the darkness within themselves.

達(dá)雅克· 格雷克 DAHYAK GREKH

達(dá)雅克· 格雷克是傭兵種族克魯特的一員，待價而沽的他是一位經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的尋跡者。通常所遇到的克魯特人一般都是鈦帝國的部署的輔助軍，這些戰(zhàn)士以兇殘暴戾、形如野獸而聞名，那些在戰(zhàn)斗中命喪其手的家伙會被他們會吃掉血肉。絕壁星上的許多冒險者都認(rèn)為相信這種野獸一般的生物無異于割喉自殺，但他們并不知道傭兵文化對于克魯特人有多么的重要，也不曉得他們對自己從事的暴力職業(yè)有多么的認(rèn)真。每一份得到履約的新合同都會為他們贏得進(jìn)一步穿越群星的良機(jī)，通過這種方式，他們可以從被其所噬之?dāng)车纳砩霞橙「鞣N遺傳特質(zhì)。背叛客戶可能會讓這種生活方式受到危害，而讓他們整個種族得以進(jìn)化的可食血肉也會就此斷流。格雷克已經(jīng)在多個戰(zhàn)區(qū)中磨練了自己的追蹤和戮敵技巧，并為各種各樣的異形種族提供了服務(wù)。他不在乎自己的雇主是誰，只要對方能支付報酬就行。然而在他吞噬黑石要塞的住民的時候，德雷克學(xué)到了許多與黑暗迷宮有關(guān)的知識。他沒有告訴別人自己用這種方式發(fā)現(xiàn)了什么，不過，格雷克如今在孜孜不倦地尋找神圣的克魯特文物，而它們就隱藏在不斷移動大廳里。

A member of the mercenary species known as the Kroot, Dahyak Grekh is an experienced tracker for hire. Kroot are commonly encountered as auxiliaries deployed by the Tau Empire, and are known as savage, animalistic warriors who devour the flesh of those they kill in battle. Many adventurers on Precipice think that trusting such a bestial creature is tantamount to ripping out one's own throat, but little do they know how crucial the mercenary cultureis to the Kroot, and how seriously they take their violent profession. Each new contract fulfilled wins them the means to travel further across the stars, and in this way they are able to absorb the varied genetic traits of those foes they devour. To betray a client would be to jeopardise this way of life, and to stem the flow of consumed flesh that allows their entire species to evolve. Dahyak himself has honed his craft of tracking and slaughtering enemies in multiple war zones, and in service to various client races. He cares not whom he serves, so long as they pay. But in devouring the denizens of the Blackstone Fortress, Dahyak has learnt much of the darkened maze. He has told no one what he has discovered in this way, but now tirelessly searches for sacred Kroot artefacts hidden within the shifting halls.

UR-025

帝國機(jī)兵UR-025是一個古怪的家伙，即使以絕壁星的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)也是如此。這臺戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)器披著一身厚重的金屬護(hù)層，而且裝備有毀滅性的武器，對于那些想要冒險進(jìn)入黑石要塞的人來說，它是一位頗受歡迎的盟友。在乘著那艘破舊的垃圾運(yùn)輸船抵達(dá)絕壁星之后，它發(fā)布了一則自動聲明，稱自己是以太賢者南科圖斯三世派來的自動數(shù)據(jù)收集單元，并且還得到了授權(quán)指令，那些對歐姆尼西亞所托之職造成阻礙的存在都會被消滅掉。實(shí)際上，這臺機(jī)器人的古老程度遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過了任何人的想象。它的起源可以追溯到黑暗科技時代，人類在那個時期造出了具有思考能力的機(jī)器，它們最終和自己的主人揮刀相向。這些具有知性的機(jī)器人被稱為小羅伯特·唐尼鐵人，它們幾乎被斬盡殺絕。然而UR-025存在了數(shù)千年之久，它躲藏在銀河的邊陲之境，并讓其他人相信自己是帝國的自動工具。和絕壁星上的其他住民不同，它對黑石要塞里的異形小零碎沒有半點(diǎn)興趣。相反，它試圖獲取黑石要塞本身的科技，因?yàn)?strong>UR-025在這座巨大的空間站里見到了一個同類。

The Imperial Robot UR-025 is an oddity, even by the standards of Precipice. Clad in thick metallic plating and bearing devastating weaponry, this battle-machine is a highly sought-after ally for those looking to venture into the Blackstone Fortress. Having arrived at Precipice on a dilapidated Imperial junk hauler, it emitted an auto- proclamation claiming it had been sent by Magos-Ethericus Nanctos III as an autonomous data-collection unit, and that it had directives for sanctioned eradication of those who impeded its Omnissiah-given duty. But in truth, the robot is far more ancient than anyone realises. Its origins date back to the Dark Age of Technology, when Mankind built thinking machines that eventually turned violently upon their masters. Known as the Men of Iron, these sentient robots were all but wiped out. Yet UR-025 has persisted over the long millennia, hiding on the fringes of the galaxy and allowing others to believe it is an automatous tool of the Imperium. Unlike the other inhabitants of Precipice, it cares little for the trinkets of xenos races that have been subsumed by the Blackstone Fortress. Instead, it seeks to obtain the technologies of the fortress itself, for in the colossal space station UR-025 sees a kindred being.

雷恩和勞斯 REIN?&?RAUS

狡猾、奸詐，公然行竊，雷恩和勞斯·加法爾這對雙胞胎在絕壁星上受到的欽佩和懷疑可以說是難分軒輊。作為亞人類物種成員，被稱為萊特林人的他們在社會的邊緣地帶愜意地生活著，并且很快就證明了其矮小的體型不太容易成為暴力的目標(biāo)。就像眾所周知的那樣，雷恩和勞斯偷偷地搭上了一艘艦艇，而那艘艦艇正在追蹤黑石要塞發(fā)出的信號，在抵達(dá)殘骸星云之后，他們 “借” 了一條小船，然后用它穿過了殘骸。沒人知道這對雙胞胎究竟是預(yù)先就計劃好了這段旅程，還是每一步都僅僅只是即興之作。無論如何，自從來到這里后，他們已經(jīng)證明了自己是當(dāng)之無愧的戰(zhàn)士和探險家，雷恩是一名出色的狙擊手，而勞斯則是一個靈活的雜技演員。他們身上的裝備表明這兩人曾經(jīng)是星界軍輔助團(tuán)的一份子，然而并沒有任何跡象顯示他們的所作所為是授權(quán)任務(wù)的一部分。憑借空空妙手，他們很快就把遠(yuǎn)古科技從黑石要塞里扒了出來，（那些）最好的會被留為己用，而其它的則會被賣掉，以此換取豐厚的利潤。

Wily, cunning and unabashedly larcenous, the twins Rein and Raus Gaffar are admired and distrusted in equal measure on Precipice. As members of the abhuman species known as Ratlings, they are comfortable operating on the fringes of society, and are quick to demonstrate that their small statures do not make them easy targets for violence. As far as anyone has been able to tell, Rein and Raus were stowaways aboard a ship that was following the signals emitted by the fortress, and upon reaching the wreckage nebula they 'borrowed'a smaller vessel with which to travel through the debris. No one has been able to figure out if the pair had planned this journey ahead of time or if eachleg was simply an improvisation. Regardless, they have proven themselves worthy combatants and explorers since their arrival, with Rein being a crackshot sniper and Raus a nimble acrobat. The gear they bear suggests that they were once part of an Astra Militarum Auxilla regiment, but they have shown no signs that they are operating as part of a sanctioned mission. With light fingers they riffle through the archeotech pulled from the Blackstone Fortress, keeping the best for themselves and selling the rest for a healthy profit.?

絕壁之舟·VESSELS OF PRECIPICE

只有那些小到足以穿越殘骸星云的飛船才能抵達(dá)絕壁星。因此，絕壁星的冒險者們必須要利用他們所能攜帶的有限資源，為了活下去，他們要互通有無，并將各種飛船的能力發(fā)揮到最大限度。

Only those craft small enough to pass through the wreckage nebula ever make it to Precipice. As such, the explorers of the Blackstone Fortress must draw upon what limited resources they are able to bring with them in order to survive, trading amongst each other and leveraging the capabilities of their various vessels to the fullest extent.

長途曳輪伽馬-3-貝塔 LONG HAULER GAMMA-3-B

作為一艘廢品運(yùn)輸船，由機(jī)械神教建造的長途曳輪伽馬-3-貝塔已經(jīng)服役了超過一萬年。它被雷恩和魯斯開到了絕壁星——盡管尚不清楚他們是怎么得到它的——而且一抵達(dá)空間站，帝國機(jī)器人Robot UR-025便從雜亂的登船平臺里鉆了出來。

Constructed by the Mechanicum, Long Hauler Gamma-3-Beta has served as a junk freighter for over ten millennia. It was piloted to Precipice by Rein and Raus - though how it came into their possession is not clear - and upon arrival at the space station, the Imperial Robot UR-025 emerged from the vessel's cluttered hanger.

號角號 CLARION

作為帝國國教的傳教舟，號角號被當(dāng)成了一座機(jī)動大教堂，它配有染色的鋼化玻璃和紅外線圣歌播放器。其神圣的甲板上載著各種各樣的器具，凈化者塔迪烏斯和皮烏斯·沃恩會利用這些器具來展示自己的技藝，通過恐懼和酷刑，他們會讓國教的信仰廣傳天下。

As a missionary vessel of the Adeptus Ministorum, Clarion serves as a mobile cathedrum, complete with stained armaglass windows and infra-wave laud hailers. Its hallowed decks contain all manner of implements that Taddeus the Purifier and hisdisciple, Pious Vorne, use to ply their craft, allowing them to spread faith in the Imperial cult through fear and excruciation.

卡瓦'查'托 KRAAV'CHA'TO

這艘靈活的克魯特船屬于傭兵尋跡者達(dá)雅克· 格雷克，它被設(shè)計用來在低壓環(huán)境和氣態(tài)巨行星的大氣上層狩獵。卡瓦'查'托的甲板上到處都是恐怖的戰(zhàn)利品，還有那數(shù)據(jù)庫，里面裝著無數(shù)正在進(jìn)行中的合同。

Belonging to the mercenary tracker Dahyak Grekh, this nimble Kroot vessel was designed for hunting inlow-pressure environs and in the upper atmospheres of gas giants. The Kraavcha'to's decks are littered with grisly trophies, as well as databanks containing details of myriad ongoing contracts.

旅行者號?TRAVELLER

作為戰(zhàn)術(shù)行動艇，旅行者號已經(jīng)為洛迦諾家族服務(wù)了數(shù)千年之久，盡管其尺寸不大，但它包含了一系列令人印象深刻的通信和亞空間操縱設(shè)備。它的控制權(quán)與其現(xiàn)任船長——埃斯彭·洛迦諾——的靈能信號同調(diào)一致，這使得導(dǎo)航者的代理人可以對船進(jìn)行遙控駕駛。

The tactical operations vessel Traveller has served House Locarno for many thousands of years, and despite its small size contains an impressive array of communications and warp-manipulation technologies. Its controls are attuned to the psychic signal of its current captain - Espern Locarno -allowing the Navigator agent to pilot the vessel remotely.

先鋒號 VANGUARD

自從賈努斯·德萊克首次繼承了他的行商許可令后，這艘造型優(yōu)美、機(jī)動靈活的穿梭艇就一直歸他所有了。一小批最受德萊克信任的助手陪他一同登上了先鋒號，在那里，他們會對行商浪人的無畏之舉進(jìn)行援助，并保護(hù)由他收集起來的大量異形科技造物。?

This sleek and manoeuvrable shuttle has been in Janus Draik's possession since he first inherited his Warrant of Trade. A handful of Draik's most trusted attachés have accompanied him aboard Vanguard, where they aide him in his exploits and guard his considerable collection of xeno-tech artefacts.

瑪圖里爾的駿馬 STEED OF MATHURIR

瑪圖里爾的駿馬是一條無以倫比的探險船，雖然只有最小的網(wǎng)道桅門才能將它阻之于外，然而在攀越失落已久的處女世界時卻能忍苦耐勞。它的宏觀和微觀導(dǎo)航設(shè)備能夠讓阿瑪琳· 循影在追尋古代靈族文物的過程中引身遠(yuǎn)行。

Small enough to traverse all but the narrowest webway spars, yet capable of enduring the difficult climbs of long-lost maiden worlds, the Steed of Mathurir is a peerless exploration vessel. Its suite of macro- and micro-navigation equipment has allowed Amallyn Shadowguide to travel far and wide in her search for ancient Aeldari artefacts.