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Commission for @biot08 who sent me this post by @herssian (also screencapped below for posterity) and then set me loose. Thank you again!

(commission info here)

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commission for @cawyden-gaming ❤️ a tender moment while the voidship is falling apart

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master of whispers at the ball

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for me, so much of the appeal of heinrix's romance is how torn he is between duty and desire. he knows from the very start that no matter what he feels for the rogue trader, their relationship is doomed - as doomed as he is to death or heresy.

with the rogue trader, heinrix is happy - happier than he's ever been - and he knows it won't last. such a life was never meant for him. heinrix wants - oh, how he wants - but what he wants he cannot have, and he knows that. he's accepted it, he's resigned himself to it - but still, he wants.

on janus, when heinrix pulls the rogue trader aside to express his concern, he has to stop himself. there's more he wants to say, but he can't.

his presence in their retinue might not be only to surveil them - but that is why he's there, as an agent of the holy ordos/golden throne. heinrix may want to protect the rogue trader, to keep them safe - but that's not why he's been sent there by the inquisition. and that duty, for him, must always come before desire.

during the magnae accessio, heinrix pulls the rogue trader aside to warn them about…something, though he won't say what, exactly. he tells them only that they should steel themselves and be prepared. heinrix knows he's putting himself at risk by even saying that much. he knows there could be consequences, but to him, keeping the rogue trader safe is worth that risk.

but that's also as far as he goes. he could tell the rogue trader exactly what's coming, exactly what's going to happen and what to expect - but he doesn't. he still has his duty to the inquisition.

and then comes commorragh, and heinrix almost loses the rogue trader. and he stops holding himself back. nothing has changed, not really, but if there's going to be pain either way, he might as well have the pleasure of it, too.

the inevitable end of it all hangs over the entire dinner date. heinrix is distracted, and he tells the rogue trader it's because he knows this can't last. he just wants to enjoy what they have now, rather than dwelling on what they won't have in the future.

heinrix's romance is built around this conflict, and he's so conflicted that it nearly kills him.

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Thinking about how Heinrix and Idira have so many thematic similarities in the broad strokes that break down into 1000 different divergences the second you get into the weeds. And how quite frankly the game's need to Play Type doesn't always show off those nuances in the ways it could.

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Amberlyn von Valancius

Another portrait of the player character in a Disco Elysium style ·· For wonderful @pycnolite 💕

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was chatting with heinrix in a new playthrough and noticed that he makes a strange noise when you ask him stupid questions. and so this mp3 was born...

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An assortment of Rogue Trader characters as text posts (and other text): part 3

Bonus: Edmant von Valancius

Extra bonus: slight Nomos spoilers

That’s all of them!

Part 1

Part 2

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looks like as of 1.3 tanakia no longer insults heinrix by calling him a puppy dog? i guess someone didn't like the dialogue ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

before:

after:

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I'm convinced mama dragons carry their babies around in their mouth for protection, like how crocodiles do...

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Art by https://vk.com/obol219300567 The Interrogator of the Holy Inquisition and the illustrious Lord-Captain stole a moment from the world to play regicide together

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"I have special plans for you"

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started typing a whole thing in the tags of last rb before i realized it was getting into Make Your Own Post territory, but i do think of his friendly mentorship w emelina as load-bearing. between that & his sisters, there's a low but distinct note to his characterization that heinrix likes women (as in, actually -likes-, in a non sexually motivated way), which does a lot to cue the player that he's a safe romantic interest for fem!RT and countermand the whole inquisition torture man thing, like despite appearances this guy hasn't totally swallowed the hook of patriarchy. it's a really deft piece of writing

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Drew a little before going to bed ✨

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Heinrix who just can't set work aside and finally go to bed. :( Thanks to @brloche for the illustration idea. ^^ Bonus version of Heinrix is under the cut. :)

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Know the Archenemy's words by their sweetness