Eisenhorn steals the Pontius, which fits into the casket from Hubris. More Inquisitors become involved in the investigation, including the radical Molitor.Įisenhorn goes to the planet of Damask, where the Glaws have been mining Xenos artifacts, and finds they have been consorting with traitor Marines of the Emperor's Children Legion in the shape of Mandragore.
Several key individuals escape, though, including the Ecclesiarch Dazzo, Locke and Oberon Glaw. Eisenhorn escapes a pit fight and, with the help of Voke, destroys the Glaw household. He discovers that the contents of the casket - the Pontius - are of secondary importance compared to the 'true matter' which involves the Saruthi, a Xenos race.Įisenhorn is discovered and then tortured by Gorgone Locke, a ship master in the pay of the Glaws. Posing as a grain merchant, Eisenhorn organises a meeting with the Glaws on their massive estate. Eisenhorn foils the attack but, with the aid of Olm Madorthene of the real Imperial Navy, pretends the assassination attempt has been successful.Įisenhorn joins forces with Commodus Voke, another Inquisitor investigating the Glaws. The Essene is boarded for inspection upon arrival by a fake Navy detail.
Eisenhorn discovers a link between Eyclone and the noble Glaw family of Gudrun.Įisenhorn commissions Tobius Maxilla, owner of the sprint trader Essene, to take him to Gudrun.
He offers her a place in his retinue because she is an untouchable - immune to psychic powers. During his investigations, Eisenhorn encounters Alizebeth Bequin, a drifting prostitute. The Governor of Hubris allows Eisenhorn to carry on his investigations on the condition that he is accompanied by Godwyn Fischig of the Adeptus Arbites. Eisenhorn discovers Eyclone has connected Hubris' cryogenerators to a casket, but it's contents are missing. The population of Hubris is hibernating, waiting for the planet to spin closer to it's sun. The Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn and his retinue, including Midas Betancore (a pilot) and Uber Aemos (a savant), arrives on Hubris, hunting Murdin Eyclone.
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