NPC Lera Shu

[Bridge Vox, Channel Securis-Delta-Three]

“This is Lera Shu, Mistress of Vox aboard the Ignis Aeternus, speaking under seal of the Lord-captain Karfa von Ulm and by the authority of the Seal of Vox Sanctity.”

“You have requested direct transmission access under pretense of Inquisitorial mandate. Be advised: per Tactica Imperialis Vox Standards, Revision C/993-M41, no transmission of command-grade data is to be executed without presentation of a verified Omega-level encryption key, authenticated via dual-protocol cipher handshake.”

“Your transmissions—such as they are—lack checksum integrity and bear no trace of Inquisitorial or Segmentum crypt-signatures. This is either a gross procedural error, or a deliberate breach attempt.”

“As per Subclause 4:Nullis-Fidei, I am authorized to suspend or sever transmission requests from non-verified sources, including those claiming Inquisitorial writ, should their cipher stack fall below Clearance Tier V.”

“You may submit a formal verification request to the Seneschal’s office, or transmit your Omega key within the next forty-five seconds. Failure to comply will result in signal termination and full lockdown of Channel Securis-Delta across the shipboard grid.”

[Brief pause. Voice cools further.]

“Your badges may earn you silence in lesser halls, but on my vox, the God-Emperor’s protocols speak louder than your arrogance.”

Rank & Authority

  • The Mistress of Vox serves as the chief communications officer aboard the Ignis Aeternus, responsible for the integrity, direction, and sanctity of all internal vox traffic, external signal contact, and Imperial cryptographic systems.
  • Reports directly to the Lord-Captain, Seneschal, and Confessor-abbot during engagements, and interfaces with the Adeptus Astra Telepathica, Naval Command, and Imperial authorities across secure channels.
  • Entrusted with the regulation, encryption, and dispatch of all ship-to-ship, ship-to-ground, and ship-to-void communications.
  • Holds exclusive access to the Vox Shrine, the sealed station at the bridge from which encrypted transmissions are composed, received, and interpreted.
  • May initiate signal silence, override channel encryption, or sever internal vox grids during breaches, insurrection, or cipher contamination.

Core Responsibilities

Internal Communications Oversight

  • Maintains all shipboard vox-networks, including command-deck relays, departmental lines, emergency circuits, and closed-loop officer channels.
  • Coordinates with the Master of Arms, Quartermaster, and Enginseer to ensure secure and uninterrupted signal traffic in all conditions.
  • Oversees the Discipline of the Spoken Chain, ensuring message clarity, rank decorum, and adherence to Imperial Vox Protocols.

External Transmission Management

  • Handles all ship-to-ship, ship-to-planet, and voidwide hailing procedures under Navy and dynastic regulations.
  • Transmits and receives noble decrees, trade agreements, astropathic supplements, and their authentications.
  • Ensures all outgoing communications are vetted, encrypted, and blessed before emission.

Cryptography and Cipher Security

  • Maintains and updates all Imperial cipher wheels, dynastic passcodes, and encrypted lexicons under seal.
  • Interprets encrypted vox from allies, rogue traders, or Imperial authorities.
  • Investigates anomalies in signal traffic that may indicate data corruption, enemy spoofing, or warp echo contamination.

Emergency Protocols

  • Can initiate signal lockdown or full vox-silence under Code Black (insurrection), Code Veil (warp incursion), or Code Null (Inquisitorial override).
  • May author and transmit distress calls, combat updates, or planetary breach alerts under the voice-seal of the Ignis Aeternus.
  • In the event of astropath failure or psychic interference, serves as the bridge’s last line of non-telepathic communication with the Imperium.

Additional Notes

  • Holds the Seal of Vox Sanctity of Von Ulm Rogue Trader dynasty, a personalized cipher key registered with both the Scholastia Voxica and the Segmentum Obscurus Signal Command.
  • No unauthorized personnel may access the Vox Station at the bridge without dual approval from the Mistress and either the Seneschal or Lord-Captain.
  • If compromised, the Mistress of Vox is authorized to purge all encryption matrices and initiate Protocol Silence Eternal to prevent enemy access to secrets of dynastic or Imperial communication.

!GM only!