Diaz Lan

Diaz Lan is a Rogue Trader operating within the Jericho Reach.

During the final years of the 41st Millennium, Lan was described as being trim of frame, having silver hair, and, during a meeting with Deathwatch forces in Watch Fortress Erioch, swathed in a cruxermine fur cloak.

History

Diaz Lan is a member of the Lan Rogue Trader Dynasty, which sent many vessels through with the Achilus Crusade. A far better diplomat than the crusade's busy Lord Militant, Solomon Tetrarchus, Diaz Lan was nominated to the position of Crusade liaison, and is often the voice of requests from the crusade and Lord Militant himself.

Serving as the crusade's errand boy, however, is far from ambitious Diaz Lan's first choice of occupation. An explorer by heart, he has had to content that wanderlust for many decades by gathering the second-hand tales and trophies of others.

Aboard his light cruiser, the Horizon's Pride, the small museum in his library is but the tip of an iceberg. He has secreted away dozens of artefacts, weapons, and documents that would raise many eyebrows if they came to light.

While Lan's status as a Rogue Trader affords him a great deal of leeway in his possessions and interests, the crusade's forces contain enough steadfast puritans that discretion is in his best interests.

Lan is a scholar and collector, not a sympathiser with the alien's cause. Even if he could power his Helix Gauntlet, he has no more intention of wielding it than he does of converting to the T'au Empire.

To those who make a good impression on the Rogue Trader, he launches an exploratory philosophical conversation about alien lore to see how much it is safe to reveal. And to those who win his trust, Lan proves to be a highly knowledgeable resource about the secrets of the Jericho Reach.

Diplomactic Mission to Aurum

From 798.M41 to 816.M41, Diaz Lan had made overtures to the Humans of the Feral World Aurum into compliance with the Imperium. Due to its critical nature to the Achilus Crusade, the potential for agriculture, as a source of additional reinforcements, and for its unique Decavane Crystals, the mission was deemed critical by the crusade's High Command.

Unfortunately, the Rogue Trader made little success, with the Aurans refusing to honor future negotiations with him on the grounds of Lan being "not a Man."

For this reason and more, Inquisitor Adrielle Quist charged the Deathwatch with accompanying Lan, as the Aurans proved more negotiable towards military diplomats. Indeed, Lan himself saw it ironic how the Adeptus Astartes was the last hope for peace on Aurum.

*Under Construction*

Sources

• Deathwatch: The Emperor Protects (RPG), pp. 8, 11, 13-14