The Void Shadows DLC forWarhammer 40,000: Rogue Traderintroduces you to the Blood Spinners, a secretive cult of assassins living on board the Von Valancius flagship. You could just accept Kibellah into your party and make use of her unbelievable melee skills, but you’d be missing out on a lot of hidden lore.
To get the most out of the DLC, you’ll want to search the bowels of your ship to uncover the hidden Blood Spinner Temple and become initiated into their mysterious rites. You’ll also get a look at how the lower-deck clans live.
How To Start The Flagship’s Blood Quest
Once you’ve started a game with theVoid Shadows DLCactive, play as normal. While you’re progressing through the game, you’ll get an event that introduces you to Kibellah, a Death Cult Assassin who lives aboard your flagship and offers you her services. If you’re starting from the beginning with a new campaign, thisusually happens while you’re still in the Rykad system.
Allow Kibellah to join your partyand speak to her on the bridge; she’ll mention that the leader of the Blood Spinners Cult would like to speak to you, but requires that you seek their hidden temple somewhere on board. She’s forbidden from telling you the location, but theBlood Spinners will leave clues for youif you are willing to explore the lower decks.
Leave the bridge via themain doors at the far end, opposite the Command Throne. When the ship map comes up, a new location will be available;travel to the Freight Lineto begin your search for the Blood Spinner Temple.
While Kibellah is not a required party member for this quest, the main battle is practically tailored to her fighting style.
Vat Guard Battle
When you arrive at the Freight Line, you’ll be greeted by the Enforcer in charge, Eddock Frensoe. Ask him any questions that you like, thenproceed forward.You’ll find asymbol painted in blood;this is your first clue from the Spinners. When you see similar symbols,follow the direction indicated by the line.
Ask Fresnoe about the blood mark, and he will recite the first verse of theSong of Trailing Blood.By following the symbols, your task is tofind the remaining verses.You don’t have to memorize them, just finding them is enough.
Proceed to the lowest parts of the Freight Line; along the way, you’ll seeEnforcers burning a shantytownand encounter aguard shaking down workers for ration cards.Deal with these situations however you like, then continue to theNutrient Vat.
Sitting in the corner to the left of the vat is ablindfolded man.Talk to him, theninspect the crates next to him.Question him about the crates, then either attack him or demand to see what’s inside.The Vat Guards will turn hostile, forcing you into a fight, but the Foreman will fight as an ally.
Fighting The Vat Guards
The Vat Guards are armed with meager weapons, but have more Wounds than the average minion. Use Kibellah’sDeath From Aboveability repeatedly to deal damage to most of them on a single turn, then have her close out her turn by finishing off whichever Guards are unfortunate enough to be in melee range of her. Area attackers likeCassiaandArgentashould have an easy time clearing out the rest, especially if you don’t mind using up a grenade or two.
Once you’ve defeated the Vat Guards,speak to the Foreman. Your next step is toreturn to Frensoe, but there’s a shortcut if you’re willing to forge ahead.
Finding The Blood Spinners' Clues
Continue past the Vat to find the slums where the Freight Line’s outcasts dwell. To the left is a lift that you can use toeasily return to the top level. Use this to speak with Frensoe about the situation between the Enforcers and the workers. This is an opportunity to gain points toward a particular alignment:
Once that’s done, all that’s left is to do what you actually came to do; find theTemple of the Bloodspun Web.Start byreturning to the area where the Enforcers were burning shacks.You’ll see a burned man calling for help near a Spinner symbol.Help the victimand he’ll teach you the next verse of the Song of Trailing Blood.
Next, go to thetrain tracks near the top of the lift.You’ll see blood marks leading you to an out-of-the-way platform where a man looks like he’s about to jump onto the tracks. Approach him and speak to him; he’ll reveal that he was once a Blood Spinner, but was outcast because he took to murdering innocents. After hearing his story, he’ll tell you the third verse.Decide his fate, then return to the slums at the bottom of the lift.
The passage to the left of Zdena where a cultist is praying is trapped, but has a box with several useful piece of equipment for Kibellah.
In the slums,speak to Zdenaabove the giant turbine. If you’ve found all three previous verses, she’ll have a blood mark next to her. Ask her about it, and she’ll lead you to the platform where the Outcasts pushed someone into the turbine earlier.Jump into the turbineto find the temple.
The Temple Of The Bloodspun Web
The top part of the temple consists of narrow paths; the cultists here won’t speak to you, but won’t impede your progress either.Make your way along the platformsuntil you can climb down to the main area.
Anywhere you see a ladder, climb it! There are goods stashed on the platforms at the top, but you won’t be able to reach them once you climb down the ropes toward the main temple.
In the Temple,collect the chest above the Vizier and to the left, then speak to him. Ask about the tests that he made you pass, thenaccept initiation into the Bloodspun Web.After the cutscene, you’ll be permitted to leave through the doors opposite the fountain. A cultist will offer to guide you back to the Freight Line to pick up any goods you missed, or straight back to the bridge to continue your adventures in the Koronus Expanse.
