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[[File:Diaz Lan.png|thumb|250px|Diaz Lan, [[Rogue Trader]] and liasion of the [[Achilus Crusade]] to other factions within the [[Jericho Reach]].]]
 
'''Diaz Lan''' is a [[Rogue Trader]] operating within the [[Jericho Reach]] who is closely aligned with the high command of the [[Achilus Crusade]].
 
'''Diaz Lan''' is a [[Rogue Trader]] operating within the [[Jericho Reach]] who is closely aligned with the high command of the [[Achilus Crusade]].
   
Diaz Lan is a member of the [[Lan Dynasty|Lan]] Rogue Trader dynasty, which sent many vessels through the [[Jericho-Maw Warp Gate]] with the Achilus Crusade.
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Diaz Lan is a member of the Lan Rogue Trader dynasty, which sent many vessels through the [[Jericho-Maw Warp Gate]] with the Achilus Crusade.
   
 
A far better diplomat than the crusade's busy commanding [[Lord Militant]] [[Solomon Tetrarchus]], Diaz Lan was nominated for the position of crusade liaison, and is often the voice of requests from the crusade high command and lord militant himself to other factions within the Jericho Reach.
 
A far better diplomat than the crusade's busy commanding [[Lord Militant]] [[Solomon Tetrarchus]], Diaz Lan was nominated for the position of crusade liaison, and is often the voice of requests from the crusade high command and lord militant himself to other factions within the Jericho Reach.
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==History==
 
==History==
 
===Diplomatic Mission to Aurum===
 
===Diplomatic Mission to Aurum===
From 798.M41 to 816.M41, Diaz Lan had made overtures to the [[Humans]] of the [[Feral World]] of [[Aurum]] to bring it into [[Imperial Compliance]]. Due to the world's critical importance to the Achilus Crusade as a food-supplier, a source of additional reinforcements, and as the source of the unique [[Decavane Crystals]], the mission was deemed critical by the crusade's High Command.
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From 798.M41 to 816.M41, Diaz Lan made overtures to the [[Humans]] of the [[Feral World]] of [[Aurum]] to bring them into [[Imperial Compliance]].
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Due to the world's critical importance to the Achilus Crusade as a food-supplier, a source of additional reinforcements, and as the source of the 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."
 
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."
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For this reason and more, [[Inquisitor]] [[Adrielle Quist]] charged the [[Deathwatch]] with accompanying Lan, as the Aurans proved more amenable towards military diplomats.
 
For this reason and more, [[Inquisitor]] [[Adrielle Quist]] charged the [[Deathwatch]] with accompanying Lan, as the Aurans proved more amenable towards military diplomats.
   
Indeed, Lan himself thought it ironic how the [[Adeptus Astartes]] were the last hope for peace on Aurum. For in truth, the Lord Militant Tetrarchus had suspicions of an alien landing planet-side.
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Indeed, Lan himself thought it ironic how the [[Adeptus Astartes]] were the last hope for peace on Aurum. For in truth, the Lord Militant Tetrarchus had suspicions of an alien landing planet-side.
   
 
The need for peace and the planet's resources demanded both compliance from the natives, and the neutralizing of any xenos threat.
 
The need for peace and the planet's resources demanded both compliance from the natives, and the neutralizing of any xenos threat.

Revision as of 17:27, 16 May 2020

Diaz Lan

Diaz Lan, Rogue Trader and liasion of the Achilus Crusade to other factions within the Jericho Reach.

Diaz Lan is a Rogue Trader operating within the Jericho Reach who is closely aligned with the high command of the Achilus Crusade.

Diaz Lan is a member of the Lan Rogue Trader dynasty, which sent many vessels through the Jericho-Maw Warp Gate with the Achilus Crusade.

A far better diplomat than the crusade's busy commanding Lord Militant Solomon Tetrarchus, Diaz Lan was nominated for the position of crusade liaison, and is often the voice of requests from the crusade high command and lord militant himself to other factions within the Jericho Reach.

Serving as the crusade's errand boy, however, is far from the ambitious Diaz Lan's first choice of occupation. An explorer by heart, he has had to content that wanderlust for many solar 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.

History

Diplomatic Mission to Aurum

From 798.M41 to 816.M41, Diaz Lan made overtures to the Humans of the Feral World of Aurum to bring them into Imperial Compliance.

Due to the world's critical importance to the Achilus Crusade as a food-supplier, a source of additional reinforcements, and as the source of the 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 amenable towards military diplomats.

Indeed, Lan himself thought it ironic how the Adeptus Astartes were the last hope for peace on Aurum. For in truth, the Lord Militant Tetrarchus had suspicions of an alien landing planet-side.

The need for peace and the planet's resources demanded both compliance from the natives, and the neutralizing of any xenos threat.

Description

During a meeting with Deathwatch forces in Watch Fortress Erioch, Lan was described as being silver-haired, trim of frame and swathed in a cruxermine fur cloak.

Sources

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