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Not to step on @Ysolde's toes as game master but,

A group like ours, without authorisation of a higher authority like an Inquisitor, Rogue Trader or, potentially, Canoness would likely not be permitted an audience with the governor. Maybe not even any high nobles, to be honest. It's hard to think of what we can do to investigate from a distance, with the exception of the tech priest's fiddling with cogitators or the ratling maybe having information networks.

In terms of scouts not reporting back, they might've died. Not uncommon when xenos are involved. Vox comms can be blocked and/or interfered with by psychic or technological means, and in some cases environmental. As for constant communication, due to the separation of powers the Sororitas and the PDF/Guard don't operate on the same command structure, therefore even if they were keeping in contact the sororitas command wouldn't know. (They'd likely want to be told, but that doesn't guarantee they will be.) That said, the ogryn and ratling might. (Unlikely the ratling would be allowed within miles of the command centre, and the ogryn wouldn't unless on bodyguard duty.)

As for why they might not? Politics. A greedy planetary governor might want power, resources, things to sell behind the radar. They might want to keep the guard command out of the loop, or avoid any info leaking to the sororitas or, worse, the inquisition. Or, if he was a heretic. We're assuming he's not... for now. :p

I totally agree with @Tickettbror and I will like to add that it depends how much tech is present in Violet Equinox. Does the Mechanicus have a considerable presence here? If so, they can supply servo skulls attached to pict recorders and video feeds. Generally servo skulls are very common occurrence, but they need to have advanced scanning and projection signals to give you a holographic display of what is going on. It depends on whether the scout team carried any servo skulls like that and it is highly probable that all the information and data they sent are with the planetary governor.

I have submitted the character. Let me know if I need to fix or change anything (very much possible)

As soon as the mechanical part is good I'll forward the BG

Adepta Sororitas enter where they want to!

As a matter of fact I've put some points into Investigation and social skills and and mission briefing is calling to use them.
@Ysolde would you help me understand what are my options as a player to get my PC involved in investigation through communicating with proper people, perhaps finding the roper people?
I know my Ratling penalty will be involved, and I am fine with that

@Tickettbror and @Stalker05 are right there would be some servo skulls that 5he Tech Priest might be able hack depending on the skill check. Beyond that there’s a reason you weren’t sent into the city to get answers from higher up.

@GreyWord you can use fellowship to contact people in, shall we say, low places who you might know. There are some other Ratlings in Agri-City and there are a few gangs too.

I hadn’t considered seniority and all the Sisters are about the same rank. Do you want to roll to determine seniority or make the decision between you?

As an Imagifier, Cassia is technically not in the chain of command. She shouldn't be in command, I know that much. XD

Hey! Before I'm swept away by the posting, can I start playing too? Is my character good?

Got it. No talking and no any decision making for my PC at the moment. Looking forward to fly to the crash sight and receive orders from the sisters

The Sororitas don't really have a rank structure like the Militarum or the Astartes. The Sister Superior is basically a NCO but beyond that there are no official hierarchical ranks among the sisters themselves, who officially only have novices under them in the hierarchy but otherwise all are peers. The Superior can certainly assign field command to someone though, but that's up to her and who receives that will depend on her judgement. If a field hospital needs to be built, a Hospitaler sister is going to be put in charge, for diplomacy, a Sister Dialogus. If it's combat, the most decorated Sister of Battle who is capable of command may receive that duty. But it's all up to the Superior's preference and whim.

But there are 'fighting' ranks above Sister Superior, right?

Canoness
Palatine
Legatine

But they do have a hierarchy, and they operate as a military structure?

- Abbess of the Adepta Sororitas - Commands the whole of the Adepta Sororitas as well as acting as Supreme Commander of the Orders Militant.
- Prioress - Oversees one of the two Convents.
- Canoness Superior - In command of an entire Convent.
- Canoness Preceptor - Commands a convent in the Canoness Superior's absence, otherwise is in charge of a battle group.
- Canoness - In command of a combat patrol, or a battle group in the absence of a Preceptor.
- Palatine - In command of a combat patrol.
- Legatine - Effectively a Sergeant Major or Warrant Officer.
- Celestian Superior - Same as below, but as a sergeant.
- Celestian - Technically the same rank as a sister, but as they're in the inner circle and are the personal bodyguard of the canoness or other officer they are considered to have rank. Sacresants are also given this reverence as members of the inner circle.
- Sister Superior - Effectively a sergeant
- Sister - Fully trained Battle sisters.
- Novitiate - Battlefield squires.
- Constantia - In training rank.
- Cantus - In training rank.
- Novice - In training rank.

Dialogus, Hospitalier, and Imagifier are outside the hierarchy, though are placed roughly around Legatine for clearance purposes. Even in a diplomatic or exemplary context they'd likely defer to a Legatine or higher rank.

I don't know if I can post. May I post?

I'd suggest Sister Domitia Jurgena be made our Sister Superior

I wanted to use the template of the palatine or legatine. I didn't discuss if Domitia is a Sergeant equivalent, so I'm going to wait for a moment on that

She's based on a Space Hulk character who's old but not yet promoted

You may.

One vote for Dominica will put her in charge for this mission.

Question! Did we already arrive to location of the xenos ship, right?

I don't understand how we would be able to access contacts. Are people around there?

Also, I'm liking this. Shootout to Ysolde!

Yes, you arrived. Basically you had a chance to Vox call someone you might know or use the local data net. Before you landed at the Xenos ship and I’ll drop the information that you were able to get based on your successes.