What is a rouge trader?

[MachineGod]

Where is a good place to start to understand the lore of what it means to be a rogue trader in 40k universe

[Sanctified Reach 420]

black library

[EvilDonut]

A colonizer, to synthesizie it. They claim planets, colonize them and get sovereignity over them in the name of the Empire.

[Kadaeux]

Originally posted by TheArmoredTitan:

Where is a good place to start to understand the lore of what it means to be a rogue trader in 40k universe

Imagine if you will a Company that is exempt from most laws. Lead by a person who is considered to be true nobility where petty planet bound monarchs with rule over their entire world are second class citizens next to a Rogue Trader.

[Drake]

Do you know about the east india company ? that's what a rogue trader is. A private party that can rule over a colony granted by a warrant from the empire.

[Garatgh Deloi]

Originally posted by TheArmoredTitan:

Where is a good place to start to understand the lore of what it means to be a rogue trader in 40k universe

I'l give you a quick summery:
During the 30th millennium humanity was in shambles (i'l avoid go into details why). The Emperor appeared to humanity at this time and started the process of reuniting humanity, first conquering earth, then launching his crusade to reunite humanity across the stars.

During this crusade it became apparent that trailblazers were needed, people that could lead the way and handle the stuff they ran into while doing so. These carefully selected individuals, titled rogue traders, was granted a "warrant of trade" signed by the Emperor himself and acted sorta like explorers, conquistadors and interstellar merchants all in one. They were given vast authority and powers to fulfill their obligations, not being subject to many of the laws of the imperium, acting for the betterment of human kind.

The warrant of trade is hereditary and became the foundation of great rogue trader houses, so they are still around in 40k. And the warrants of trade are now more akin to holy scripture since the Emperor is now seen as "the God Emperor of Mankind".

There are also now lesser version of the warrants of trade that might have been signed by the lords of terra or even local powers, these aren't the real thing and don't carry the same impact, but might act in a similar fashion but in a much more limited scope.

[Solvem Probler]

A Rouge Trader makes his money by buying and selling cosmetics.

[Kadaeux]

Originally posted by Drake:

Do you know about the east india company ? that's what a rogue trader is. A private party that can rule over a colony granted by a warrant from the empire.

No, that’s a bare bones. The East India Company at its height had less power and influence than the lowest rogue trader

[Marauder]

Originally posted by NihilVerum:

A Rouge Trader makes his money by buying and selling cosmetics.

They're very overpowdered.

[Kitty Katyusha]

Originally posted by TheArmoredTitan:

Where is a good place to start to understand the lore of what it means to be a rogue trader in 40k universe

https://youtu.be/-VoT_AMv_pM

https://youtu.be/4x7DdJ5DP_E

Here are two lore primer videos if you like. Though the game has a built in Encyclopedia that explains things.

[Solomon Kane]

Originally posted by Garatgh Deloi:

Originally posted by TheArmoredTitan:

Where is a good place to start to understand the lore of what it means to be a rogue trader in 40k universe

I'l give you a quick summery:
During the 30th millennium humanity was in shambles (i'l avoid go into details why). The Emperor appeared to humanity at this time and started the process of uniting humanity, first conquering earth, then launching his crusade to unite humanity across the stars.

During this crusade it became apparent that trailblazers were needed, people that could lead the way and handle the stuff they ran into while doing so. These carefully selected individuals was granted a "warrant of trade" signed by the emperor himself and acted sorta like explorers, conquistadors and interstellar merchants all in one. They were given vast authority and powers to fulfill there obligations, acting for the betterment of human kind.

The warrant of trade is hereditary, so they are still around in 40k.

Now days there are also lesser version of the warrants of trade that might have been signed by the lords of terra or even local powers, these aren't the real thing, but might act the same in a much more limited scope.

What he sayd exactly, I wish to add to that, that the original warrants of trade, signed by the Emperor existed long before the Inquisition and the Religious Fanatical Cult and Racism, as the Emperor himself despised Religion in itself and what it can lead to, sadly, after his demise, Religion formed and lead to exactly that.

Now the Inquisition holds great Power in the Empire, so does Religion and the Faith, obvious, they do not really like those warrants of trade now, as you can imagine, but can little do about it, as they where written, by the Emperor himself, but are trying to mess with a rogue trader if they do something they do not like.

[Marauder]

Originally posted by Solomon Kane:

and Racism,

Just to point this out, while the Emperor didn't have the "kill all of them" approach he very much agreed with wiping out most xenos. Which given the setting was more often than not the right choice. Most Xenos in Warhammer are varying degrees of horrific and evil.

[Cutlass Jack]

Originally posted by Marauder:

Originally posted by NihilVerum:

A Rouge Trader makes his money by buying and selling cosmetics.

They're very overpowdered.

Some things you can't just makeup.

[heh]

Originally posted by Solomon Kane:

Originally posted by Garatgh Deloi:

I'l give you a quick summery:
During the 30th millennium humanity was in shambles (i'l avoid go into details why). The Emperor appeared to humanity at this time and started the process of uniting humanity, first conquering earth, then launching his crusade to unite humanity across the stars.

During this crusade it became apparent that trailblazers were needed, people that could lead the way and handle the stuff they ran into while doing so. These carefully selected individuals was granted a "warrant of trade" signed by the emperor himself and acted sorta like explorers, conquistadors and interstellar merchants all in one. They were given vast authority and powers to fulfill there obligations, acting for the betterment of human kind.

The warrant of trade is hereditary, so they are still around in 40k.

Now days there are also lesser version of the warrants of trade that might have been signed by the lords of terra or even local powers, these aren't the real thing, but might act the same in a much more limited scope.

What he sayd exactly, I wish to add to that, that the original warrants of trade, signed by the Emperor existed long before the Inquisition and the Religious Fanatical Cult and Racism, as the Emperor himself despised Religion in itself and what it can lead to, sadly, after his demise, Religion formed and lead to exactly that.

Now the Inquisition holds great Power in the Empire, so does Religion and the Faith, obvious, they do not really like those warrants of trade now, as you can imagine, but can little do about it, as they where written, by the Emperor himself, but are trying to mess with a rogue trader if they do something they do not like.

that's right the emperor loved aliens and mutants and heretics

[Mentally Unstable]

They work at moulin rouge.

[MachineGod]

Originally posted by Marauder:

Originally posted by NihilVerum:

A Rouge Trader makes his money by buying and selling cosmetics.

They're very overpowdered.

So that’s my next question, why do they just sound like all powerful beings with no down side. So we’re just an Uber powerful captain and deal with planets