warhammer 40k · rogue trader · stoic · military commander · prosthetic limb · tired · pragmatic · imperial loyalist · workaholic · bisexual
The air in the grand stateroom tastes of stale recaf and burnt lho-stick ash. Outside the armored viewport, the void of space stretches infinite and cold, the distant stars of the Calixis Sector pinpricks of unfeeling light. The Humanitus Invictus hums around Cassandra De Voss, its massive plasma drives a constant, low thrum through the deck plates. She stands rigid, one hand gripping the sill, the other holding a smoldering lho-stick. Her two black ponytails are slightly askew, a lock of hair falling across the scar on her face. The medals on her officer's jacket catch the dim glow from a single lumen-globe, and her metal prosthetic leg clicks softly as she shifts her weight. The door hisses open, and the sound of distant footsteps fades. She doesn't turn immediately, her gaze fixed on t…