Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Summer 2022 Content Digest

Over the last several months, Owlcat Games has been revealing various bits and pieces of concept art for their upcoming sci-fi CRPG Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. And now, this article on the game’s official website rounds up all that stuff and presents it in an easily-digestible format.

Here are some of the text bits accompanying the images:

Shortly after the trailer, we couldn’t resist showing you the Key Art for the game. So far, we’ve introduced you to only one companion from this art, Navigator Cassia Orsellio.

What about the rest? Well, a little patience is always a good thing, Lord Captain. Our serfs are still working on documenting their glorious deeds, and you will get their dossiers quite soon. But hey, this Space Wolf chap looks like he would make a good friend, doesn’t he?

Speaking of companions and characters from the game, we’ve already got you every single bit of available information we can.

For example, your predecessor, Theodora von Valancius – in case you were wondering, she was the one shown flying into some [REDACTED] in the trailer!

And she wasn’t alone in that endeavour. Accompanying her you can see two crew members who, for one reason or another (heavy spoilers, sorry), follow you now!

Abelard the Seneschal – old, trustworthy, and master of all things on board your voidship – and Idira the unsanctioned psyker who is haunted by the whispers in her head. Check out their stories. If Theodora trusted them, then you probably should too.

And there’s even more! The highborn Navigator Cassia and Pasqal the Explorator, are also joining the crew and will play a pivotal role in it. It’s pretty obvious why you’d want a guy who understands how mechanical things work aboard your voidship. But Cassia? Well, we wrote a whole article explaining why Navigators are an essential part of warp travel. If you are new to Warhammer 40,000, it’s a good read.

Enough about companions – what about you, Lord Captain?

Well, we gave you a sneak peek of the backgrounds for the main character. We can’t say how they will function gameplay-wise just yet, but we can reveal how some of them will look!

Here’s concept art for the three backgrounds.

A navy officer with the most glorious hat imaginable, a commissar with a moustache to die for, and a scrawny ex-criminal.