C'tan Shards

Lore & Background

A specific C'tan Shard: a shard of the Void Dragon C'tan discovered on a then-asleep Tomb World. This shard was the focus of a plan by Inquisitor Xavier Calcazar, Lady Theodora, and Archmagos Amarnat. They worked together to activate the shard and reform the C'tan, with the shared goal of leashing the awakened C'tan and using its immense power for themselves. This plan required technology beyond even Amarnat's capabilities, leading Calcazar to work with the Drukhari. The shard is ultimately awakened and attacks, and the player can choose to destroy it, swear loyalty to it, or allow Calcazar (or do it themselves) to use a device to imprison it.

In Their Own Story

In the remote system filled with Necrons, the Rogue Trader lands on a Tomb World and confronts Inquisitor Calcazar. He is in the process of subduing a shard of the Void Dragon C'tan. Calcazar explains that long ago, he, Theodora, and Archmagos Amarnat discovered the shard on the then-asleep Tomb World. With technology recovered from the Cult of the Final Dawn's stronghold, Calcazar has finally completed a device and is ready to summon and bind the shard, ostensibly in service to the Inquisition. The player can choose to either ally with Calcazar or fight him. In either case, the awakened C'tan attacks and must be defeated. Afterwards, the Rogue Trader will have the choice of destroying the C'tan, swearing loyalty to it and joining it in submission as it prepares to devour the Koronus Expanse, or either allowing Calcazar to use the device to imprison the C'tan or doing it themself.

Reader's Guide

The C'tan Shard of the Void Dragon is a central plot element in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. It is discovered on a Tomb World in a remote system. The shard is powerful enough that a plan was devised to leash it and use its power. The device required to bind it was completed using technology recovered from the Cult of the Final Dawn's stronghold. The shard is ultimately awakened and attacks. The player's choices determine its fate: it can be destroyed, the player can swear loyalty to it and join it in submission as it prepares to devour the Koronus Expanse, or it can be imprisoned using the device by either Calcazar or the player themselves.

Did You Know?

• A shard of the Void Dragon C'tan was discovered on a then-asleep Tomb World in the Koronus Expanse.
• Inquisitor Xavier Calcazar, Lady Theodora, and Archmagos Amarnat planned to activate the shard and leash it for their own use.
• The plan to bind the C'tan shard required technology beyond Archmagos Amarnat's capabilities, leading Calcazar to work with the Drukhari.
• The awakened C'tan shard attacks and must be defeated; the player can choose to destroy it, swear loyalty to it, or imprison it.
• If the player swears loyalty to the C'tan shard, it prepares to devour the Koronus Expanse.