Rumours

Unlock and resolve rumours in "Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader", including Chapter 1's Warden of the Expanse and Chapter 2's A Hotbed of Xenoheresy.

Rumours are unlocked either by reaching certain story points, visiting certain locations, or performing certain actions. Some story content is locked behind them. Note that there are also "personal rumours" about you which have no resolution or gameplay consequences.

Chapter 1 Rumours:

1. Warden of the Expanse
   1. Unlock: Start of Chapter 1
   2. Resolution: Meet Xavier Calcazar at the Magnae Accessio
2. An Unidentified Voidship
   1. Unlock: Speak to Sergeant Malgar on Rykad Minoris
   2. Resolution: Investigate the Drukhari voidship on Rykad Majoris
3. Stolen Stars
   1. Unlock: Return to the voidship after escaping from the Starport
   2. Resolution: Ask Tervantias about stolen stars

Chapter 2 Rumours:

1. A Hotbed of Xenoheresy
   1. Unlock: Ask Opticon-22 why the Explorators are interested in xenotech
   2. Resolution: Explore the Plundered Void Station in the Langrenn's Belt system
2. Inevitable Triumph
   1. Unlock: Ask Octaviana in the Martyr's Endurance for the latest news
   2. Resolution: Investigate the hulk in the Sotto's Tomb system
3. Dumped Cargo
   1. Unlock: Pick up the Drifting Cargo in the Langrenn's Belt system
   2. Resolution: (No resolution specified)
4. Cache in the Old Bridge
   1. Unlock: Allow Gordei Skatov in the Martyr's Endurance to tell you his story
   2. Resolution: Find the note in the Shadow Quarters
5. Cache in the Former Lantern
   1. Unlock: Find the note in the Atrium
   2. Resolution: (No resolution specified)
6. Calamity on Industrial World
   1. Unlock: Ask the Kiava Gamma refugees in the Atrium to back up their accusations
   2. Resolution: Acquire Kiava Gamma as a colony
7. The Navilca
   1. Unlock: Tell Doloroso that you come across heresy surprisingly often
   2. Resolution: Acquire Foulstone as a colony
8. Lost in the Void
   1. Unlock: Ask Doloroso what he's doing in Footfall
   2. Resolution: Explore the _Wasteland Wanderer_ on Jesevon
9. Xenos on the Rampage
   1. Unlock: Ask Doloroso what is troubling his heart
   2. Resolution: ?
10. Angels of the Emperor in the Expanse
    1. Unlock: Ask Vladaym Tocara whether there have been xenos attacks on Footfall
    2. Resolution: ?
11. Eye of the Magnetic Storm
    1. Unlock: Investigate the point of interest on the Savannah World in the Omicron system
    2. Resolution: Explore the point of interest with an upgraded auspex
12. Cryo-Vault Keepers
    1. Unlock: After upgrading your auspex, explore the underground complex beneath the magnetic storm
    2. Resolution: Ask Hieronymus about the cryo-vaults when you meet him in the Martyr's Endurance
13. Unending War
    1. Unlock: Ask Atilius Quint what is happening on Janus
    2. Resolution: Explore the ancient bunker on Oasis V
14. Unknown Mechanism
    1. Unlock: Find one of the Archeotech Mechanism Fragments in Silence of Mer-Segrit, Narmer IV, Odaenathus XI and Cradle of Khepri
    2. Resolution: Find a second fragment
15. Bit by Bit
    1. Unlock: Find a second Archeotech Mechanism Fragment
    2. Resolution: Find all four fragments
16. Showing the Way
    1. Unlock: Find all four Archeotech Mechanism Fragments
    2. Resolution: Explore the Wrecked Voidship in Mu-Rho 79
17. Cache on Kiava Gamma
    1. Unlock: Explore the bridge of the wrecked voidship in the Agathus Archides system
    2. Resolution: Find the cache on Kiava Gamma
18. In the Footsteps of History
    1. Unlock: Speak to the Pilgrim in the Adermatt II system
    2. Resolution: ?
19. Treasure in the Ocean
    1. Unlock: ?
    2. Resolution: ?
20. Beholding the Truth
    1. Unlock: After speaking to the Pilgrim, investigate the Ice World in the Hundred Dreams Crossroads
    2. Resolution: Investigate the point of interest with an upgraded augur
21. The Spoils of Prudence
    1. Unlock: Tell the Curiosity Merchant that you seek the rarest of curiosities ( _Lex Imperialis_ DLC (downloadable content — extra missions or items released after launch))
    2. Resolution: Explore the Abandoned Camp in System Speculo
22. Who Left This Here?
    1. Unlock: Investigate the Smuggler's Cache on the Rocky World in the Palatium Stellos system
    2. Resolution: ?
23. Burning Worlds
    1. Unlock: Interact with the Unidentified Imperial Voidship in the Palatium Stellos system
    2. Resolution: Revisit the Burning Worlds in the Aviorus, Orsellio Prophecy and Pelium Solitas systems
24. Voyage of the Kasballican Ship
    1. Unlock: Catch up with the _Scarlet Pursuer_ in the Sotto's Tomb system
    2. Resolution: (No resolution specified)
25. Heavenly Chariot
    1. Unlock: Explore the Amberworld settlement in Litoribum Maledicta
    2. Resolution: Defeat the King of Distortion

Chapter 3 Rumours:

1. Tervantias's Masterpiece
   1. Unlock: Speak to Tervantias in the Spire of the Reaving Tempest and ask him about stolen stars
   2. Resolution: Learn from Calcazar that Tervantias created the Yoke

Chapter 4 Rumours:

1. Fall of Santiel's Pride
   1. Unlock: Return to your voidship after returning from Commorragh
   2. Resolution: Explore Santiel's Pride
2. Siege of Eufrates II
   1. Unlock: Reach Eufrates II
   2. Resolution: (No resolution specified)
3. One Way Road
   1. Unlock: Ask Janris for news about the protectorate after returning from Comorragh
   2. Resolution: Explore the Abandoned Palace in the Mundus Nullius system
4. Elusive Plunderers
   1. Unlock: Encounter the _Elusive Contempt_ in the Langrenn's Belt system
   2. Resolution: (No resolution specified)
5. Forewarning
   1. Unlock: Investigate the hulk in the Litoribum Maledicta system
   2. Resolution: (No resolution specified)
6. Unidentified Anomaly
   1. Unlock: Go through the Unknown Anomaly in the Narmer IV system
   2. Resolution: (No resolution specified)
7. Visions in the Dark
   1. Unlock: Investigate the artificial object in the Omicron system
   2. Resolution: (No resolution specified)
8. A Rare Find
   1. Unlock: Ask Vigdis whether the vox-spirits have brought her anything after returning from Comorragh
   2. Resolution: Explore the smuggler hideout in the Cradle of Khepri system
9. Oversized Asteroid
   1. Unlock: Investigate the asteroid in the Sotto's Tomb system
   2. Resolution: (No resolution specified)
10. Emperor's Miracle in the Cinerus Maleficum
    1. Unlock: Explore the Ice World in the Frozen Prince system
    2. Resolution: (No resolution specified)
11. The Haemonculus's Prism
    1. Unlock: Bring the Haemonculus's Prism from Commorragh and complete the _Great Judgement_ main quest
    2. Resolution: Investigate the unidentified beacon in the Langrenn's Belt system
12. Loathsome Discovery
    1. Unlock: Activate the unidentified beacon in the Langrenn's Belt system
    2. Resolution: Investigate the unidentified beacon in the Narmer IV system
13. Path of Revulsion
    1. Unlock: Activate the unidentified beacon in the Narmer IV system
    2. Resolution: Investigate the unidentified beacon in the Lapidus Mortus system
14. The Haemonculus's Gift
    1. Unlock: Activate the unidentified beacon in the Lapidus Mortus system
    2. Resolution: Investigate the unidentified beacon in the Hundred Dreams Crossroads system
15. Beheaded Griffon
    1. Unlock: Talk to Erbreght ap Daeff on the _Emperor's Vow_ to learn that Calligos Winterscale has gone missing
    2. Resolution: Find Calligos on Quetza Temer
16. Chasing the _Elusive Contempt_
    1. Unlock: Learn that the _Elusive Contempt_ has been sighted in Latotian's Passage
    2. Resolution: Catch up with the pirates in the Lato