"You might see a sky full of stars; I see money to be made." — Mistress Katrina Zaat, Rogue Trader

“你可能会看到满是星星的天空；我看到了赚钱的机会。” — 女主人卡特里娜·扎特，行商浪人

A Rogue Trader is a combination of freelance explorer, conquistador and merchant. They are Imperial servants, given a ship, a crew, a contingent of marines or Guardsmen and carte blanche to roam the worlds beyond Imperial control.

行商浪人是自由探险家、征服者和商人的组合。他们是帝国之仆，有一艘船、一群船员、一队战士或卫兵，可以全权漫游帝国控制之外的世界。

Symbol of the Rogue Traders 行商浪人标志

In their task of exploring and exploiting uncharted regions of the galaxy, Rogue Traders might come across worlds harbouring long-forgotten Human civilizations which will be incorporated into the Imperium. Other times they find empty or alien-dominated planets ripe for colonisation or exploitation.

在探索和开发银河系未知地区的任务中，行商浪人可能会遇到隐藏着早已被遗忘的人类文明的世界，这些文明将被纳入帝国。其他时候，他们会发现空荡荡的或异型主导的行星，成熟的时机来殖民或开发。

Rogue Traders 行商浪人

Dating back to the very birth of the Imperium during the time of the Great Crusade, Rogue Traders are highly exceptional individuals who are driven to success even though these exceptional people often have extreme character quirks themselves; some destroy entire worlds for the slightest reason, or include alien warriors and mutants among their entourage. Some are highly pious while others are no more than legitimised pirates. One infamous Rogue Trader was Jan van Yastobaal, who became little more than a desperado plundering whatever world he came upon.

可以追溯到大远征时期帝国的诞生，行商浪人是非常杰出的人，他们被成功所驱使，尽管这些杰出的人自己往往有极端的性格怪癖；有些人出于最轻微的原因摧毁了整个世界，或者在他们的随从中包括异型战士和变种人。有些人非常虔诚，而另一些人只不过是合法的海盗。一个臭名昭著的行商浪人是简·范·亚斯托巴尔，他只不过是一个亡命徒，掠夺他所遇到的任何世界。

Rogue Trader and his retinue 行商浪人和他的随从

Rogue Traders are often flamboyant individuals, commonly dressed in the most extravagant finery they can acquire. However, each Rogue Trader is a unique individual from a particular background, some newly created Rogue Traders come from backgrounds such as the Imperial Guard, the Imperial Navy, the Merchant Fleets, the Administratum or even the Inquisition where they will have developed unique outlooks and approaches to situations. Some Rogue Traders are relatively poor, possessing a single ancient and dilapidated ship. Others are incredibly wealthy and powerful and have whole fleets and entire private armies at their disposal. Certain favoured individuals may even call upon detachments of Space Marines having entered pacts with individual Chapters. Some Rogue Traders operate as mercenaries, renting the service of their ship(s).

行商浪人往往是华丽的人，通常穿着他们能买到的最奢华的服饰。然而，每个行商浪人都是来自特定背景的独特个体，一些新成为的行商浪人来自帝国卫队、帝国海军、商船舰队、内务部甚至审判庭等背景，在那里他们将形成独特的观点和处理情况的方法。一些行商浪人相对贫穷，只拥有一艘古老而破旧的舰船。其他的非常富有和强大，拥有整个舰队和整个私人军队。某些受青睐的个人甚至可能召唤与各个战团签订协议的星际战士分遣队。一些行商浪人以雇佣兵的身份运营，租用他们的舰船。

Legal status 法律地位

"The Warrant of Trade and a starship to enforce it—these are the critical tools for a Rogue Trader. Without the former, he is merely a renegade. Without the latter, he is a forsaken drifter doomed to an anonymous death." –Lord-Captain Laomyr of Battlefleet Calixis

“贸易许可和执行它的星舰 — 这些是行商浪人的关键工具。没有前者，他只是一个变节者。没有后者，他是一个被遗弃的流浪汉，注定要在不知姓名中死亡。” — 卡利西斯战斗舰队领主舰长劳梅尔

The most valuable possession of a Rogue Trader family is a Warrant of Trade, an ancient legal document that describes the accepted limits of its operations. These charters are hereditary thus creating a Rogue Trader dynasty. These dynasties are granted a personal coat of arms identifying them amongst the Imperial elite

行商浪人家族最有价值的财产是贸易许可，这是一份古老的法律文件，描述了其业务的公认限制。这些特许状是世袭的，因此创建了一个行商浪人王朝。这些王朝被授予个人徽章，以表明他们是帝国精英中的一员

Rogue Trader consorting with Asuryani 行商浪人与阿苏焉尼结交

Rogue Traders are empowered with the authority to travel freely within the Imperium and beyond, this allows them to interact with cultures for which contact with is normally forbidden, be they non-Imperial human worlds or Xenos-controlled planets. Not only that, but Rogue Traders are granted the permission and freedom to deal with these cultures as they see fit, so long as it is in the interests of the Imperium. Upon stepping on a non-Imperial world, the Rogue Trader may claim it for the Imperium by uttering:

行商浪人被赋予在帝国内外自由航行的权力，这使他们能够与通常被禁止接触的文化互动，无论是非帝国的人类世界还是异型控制的行星。不仅如此，只要符合帝国的利益，行商浪人就被赋予了以他们认为合适的方式处理这些文化的许可和自由。踏上一个非帝国世界后，行商浪人可以通过说出以下内容来声称它是帝国的：

"I claim this world for the Emperor of Humanity and his Imperium. I bring justice and truth for the loyal. Punishment and death for the guilty."

“我宣称这个世界是为了人类帝皇和他的帝国。我为忠诚者带来正义和真理。为有罪者带来惩罚和死亡。”

The Warrant of Trade 贸易许可

It should be noted that although Rogue Traders are shipmasters who travel the vastness of space, their authority to do so comes not from a Merchant Charter, but rather a letter of appointment that elevates them to the authority equalling Space Marine Chapter Masters, Inquisitors and Planetary Governors Some of the more ancient ones are dated from the very beginnings of the Imperium, and some were even signed by the Emperor himself. Others were signed by Primarchs or other leaders of the Great Crusade. These charters are very valuable and give its owner great leeway. They are tailor-made and unique. They cannot be re-appealed as according to Imperial law and Imperial religious dogma no one is empowered to overrule these persons.

应该指出的是，尽管行商浪人是穿越浩瀚太空的舰长，但他们这样做的权力不是来自商船宪章，而是一份任命书，将他们提升为与星际战士战团长、审判官和行星总督同等的权威。其中一些更古老的任命书可以追溯到帝国初期，有些甚至是由帝皇本人签署的。其他则由大远征的原体或其他领导人签署。这些宪章非常有价值，给了它的主人很大的回旋余地。它们是量身定制的，独一无二的。他们不能被再次申诉，因为根据帝国法律和帝国宗教教条，没有人有权否定这些人。

Rogue Trader 行商浪人

Certain powerful lords of the Adeptus Terra offer warrants of trade as a bribe to their rivals, especially if those rivals have ambitions for higher stations. Being too powerful to come into direct conflict it can be arranged for the individual to receive a warrant of trade, the honour of which cannot be refused. The rival then must simply walk away into a life of adventure and wealth and no longer causes trouble for their former opponents. Warrants of Trade can also be taken away, such as by the Inquisition for overstepping some proscribed bounds. Star systems declared as 'perdita' are off-limits to even Rogue Traders and trespassing could incur wrath from the Segmentum Fortress or Inquisition.

中央政务部的某些有权势的领主提供贸易许可作为对竞争对手的贿赂，特别是如果这些竞争对手有对更高职位的野心。由于权力太大，无法直接发生冲突，可以安排个人获得贸易许可，其荣誉不容拒绝。然后，对手必须简单地走上冒险和财富的生活，不再给以前的对手带来麻烦。贸易许可也可能被剥夺，例如因超越某些被禁止的界限而被审判庭剥夺。被宣布为“失去”的恒星系统甚至对行商浪人都是禁区，非法侵入可能会招致星域堡垒或审判庭的愤怒。

Letters of Marque are similar documents issued more recently. The Letters of Marque are rather restricted in some aspects and controlled more effectively by Imperial authorities. This may be of geographical nature (e.g.: restrict the Rogue Trader into a single sector) or something similar. The more recent letters of marque are not hereditary at all; hopeful heirs must return and reapply for a new charter. Some Letters of Marque are only valid to those they are given to and these Rogue Traders are regularly contacted by the Administratum. These Marques are officially no longer valid once the Rogue Trader dies and will be revoked, when the Administratum learns of their deaths. However until that occurs, the Marques can illegally be used by someone pretending to be the deceased Rogue Trader they were issued to.

特许信件是最近发布的类似文件。特许信件在某些方面受到相当严格的限制，并由帝国当局更有效地控制。这可能是地理性质的（例如：将行商浪人限制在一个星区）或类似的事情。较新的特许信件根本不是世袭的；有希望的继承人必须返回并重新申请新的特许状。一些特许信件只对那些收到的人有效，这些行商浪人会定期与政府联系。一旦行商浪人死亡，这些特许状将不再有效，并在内务部得知他们的死亡后被撤销。然而，在这种情况发生之前，特许状可以被冒充已故行商浪人的人非法使用。

Rogue Trader 行商浪人

Though a Warrant of Trade or a Letter of Marque grants extraordinary freedoms within the Imperium, they also invariably contain particular conditions; sometimes Rogue Traders will be required to make regular visits to certain troublesome Imperial worlds, or sent to enact military action on world which do not require the force of the segmentum battlefleets. Often however, Rogue Traders will be required to travel outside the established territories of the Imperium in the name of settlement or exploration.

尽管贸易许可或特许信件在帝国内部赋予了非凡的自由，但它们也总是包含特定的条件；有时，行商浪人会被要求定期访问某些麻烦的帝国世界，或者被派往不需要星域战斗舰队部队的世界采取军事行动。然而，行商浪人通常会被要求以定居或勘探的名义离开帝国的既定领土。

Frequently Used Ships 常用舰船

In practice, Rogue Traders have access to ship classes up to and including Grand Cruisers - these are surprisingly prevalent amongst the wealthier Rogue Trader fleets. They are also known to use ship hulls not typically used by the Imperial Navy, such as the Hazeroth Class Privateer.

在实际上，行商浪人可以使用包括大型巡洋舰在内的各类舰船，这些舰船在较富裕的行商浪人舰队中非常普遍。众所周知，他们也使用帝国海军通常不使用的船体，如哈洗录级私掠船。

• Grand Cruisers 大型巡洋舰

  • Daring-class Grand Cruiser 大胆级大型巡洋舰

• Jericho Class Pilgrim Vessel 杰里科级朝圣战舰

• Vagabond Class Merchant Trader 浪人级贸易商船

• Hazeroth Class Privateer 哈洗录级私掠船

• Havoc Class Merchant Raider 浩劫级突袭商船

• Meritech Shrike Class Raider 美瑞泰科·伯劳级突袭舰

• Conquest Class Star Galleon 征服级星辰大船

• Ambition Class Cruiser 野心级巡洋舰

• Goliath Class Factory Ship 歌利亚级工厂舰

• Scorpion Class Heavy Gun Sloop 蝎级重型炮船

• Rogue Trader Cruiser 行商浪人巡洋舰

Rogue Trader Cruiser 行商浪人巡洋舰

• Orion Class Star Clipper 俄里翁级星辰快船

• Aekor Astro-Littoral Combat Vessel 埃科尔星岸战斗舰

• Xenos Vessel 异型战舰

• Armed Freighters 武装货船

• Gun-Cutters 枪炮切割舰

Known Rogue Trader Varieties 已知行商浪人变体

• Rogue Trader Militant 军务行商浪人

• Rogue Trader Majoris 大行商浪人

• Calixian Privateer 卡利西斯私掠者

Retinue 随从

Rogue Traders invariably surround themselves with a coterie of allies and retainers. No Rogue Trader can undertake their mission alone, for no man or woman can be master of every single aspect of trade, exploration, exploitation, and war. As a result, all of the most successful Rogue Traders have the ingrained ability to recognise the value of others and their motivations and, as a leader, are able to utilise every weapon and ability in their human arsenal to their full potential.

行商浪人总是被一群盟友和随从包围着。没有一个行商浪人能独自完成他们的使命，因为没有人能掌握贸易、探索、开发和战争的每一个方面。因此，所有最成功的行商浪人都有一种根深蒂固的能力，能够认识到他人的价值和动机，作为领导者，他们能够充分利用人类军械库中的每一种武器和能力。

Rogue Trader and their retinue battle Dark Eldar 行商浪人和他的随从与黑暗灵族作战

Though they must rely on others for the most specialised of skills (not to mention certain needful resources), it falls to the Rogue Trader to know how and when to exercise their own judgement and how to delegate where needed. They may not steer the helm of their void-cruiser, nor fire and aim every macrocannon in person, but the Rogue Trader selects and commands those who do and it is their orders that are obeyed. Likewise they may know little of the arcane rites of the augury and auspex, but it is ultimately their decision whether or not to trust the word of the Explorator who claims it safe to breathe the air of a newly discovered world.

尽管他们必须依靠他人获得最专业的技能（更不用说某些必要的资源），但行商浪人有责任知道如何以及何时行使自己的判断，以及如何在需要的地方委派。他们可能不会亲自驾驶他们的虚空巡洋舰，也不会亲自射击和瞄准每一门宏炮，但行商浪人会选择和命令那些这样做的人，他们的命令会被遵守。同样，他们可能对鸟卜仪和占卜的神秘仪式知之甚少，但最终决定是否相信探索者的话，当他声称呼吸新发现世界的空气是安全的。

Known Members of a Rogue Trader's retinue include:

行商浪人的随从的已知成员包括：

Rogue Trader 行商浪人

Humans 人类

• Arch-Militants 大军务长

  • Gland Warriors 首席战士

• Astropaths 星语者

  • Transubstantial Initiates 质变信徒

  • Witnesses of Dusk 黄昏目击者

• Explorators 探索者

  • Enginseer 工造士

  • Genetors 基因士

  • Lectro-Maesters 源力大师

  • Acolytes of Abraxas 阿布拉克萨斯侍僧

  • Technoarcheologists 技术考古学家

• Missionaries 传教士

  • Torchbearers 承炬者

• Navigators 导航者

  • Navis Scions 导航之裔

  • Elutrian Devotees 净化信徒

• Seneschals 总管

  • Aquisitionists 收购人

• Void-Masters 虚空大师

  • Flight Marshalls 飞行元帅

  • Voidsmen 虚空水兵

• Acolyte 侍僧

• Adepts 专家

• Adherents of Aleynikov 阿列尼科夫的追随者

• Augmenticists 强化人

• Beastmasters 野兽大师

• Blanks 空白者

• Bounty Hunters 赏金猎人

• Colchite Servo-Masters 科尔奇特伺服大师

• Cold Trade Brokers 冷贸易中间商

• Combat Servitors 战斗机仆

• Crusaders 十字军

• Death Cult Assassins 死亡教派刺客

• Defenders of the Fourth Cipher 第四密文守卫者

• Drusian Adherents 德鲁苏斯信徒

• Hereteks 技术异端

• Hexicars 赫西卡尔

• House Operatives 家族操作者

• Order of the Hammer Initiates 铁锤修会信徒

• Pirates 海盗

• Primaris Psykers 首席灵能者

• Psylakis Warders 灵能看守者

• Red Consecrators 红色奉献者

• Reliquarists 圣物学家

• Secessionists 分离主义者

• Unsanctioned Psykers 非法灵能者

• Witch Finderss 女巫追寻者

• Xenographers 异型绘图者

Sanctioned Xenos合法异型

• Drukhari 杜鲁卡里

  • Kabalite Warriors 阴谋团战士

  • Wych 巫灵

  • Skyterror 天惧

  • Haemonculi 血伶人

  • Incubus Initiate 梦魇信徒

• Kroot 克鲁特

  • Kroot Mercenaries 克鲁特雇佣兵

  • Kroot Shapers 克鲁特塑形者

• Ork 欧克

  • Freebooters 流寇

  • Kommandoes 指挥官

  • Mekboyz 技师小子

  • Weirdboyz 怪异小子

• Tau 钛

  • Fire Warriors 火战士

  • Pathfinders 寻路者

  • Drone Handlers 机蜂操作者

  • Shas'ui 沙苏'伊

Known Rogue Trader Houses 已知行商浪人家族

• Almansis Dynasty 阿尔曼西斯王朝

• House Arcadius 阿卡迪乌斯家族

• House Brahms 勃拉姆斯家族

• House Castyx 卡斯提克斯家族

• House Ecale 埃卡尔家族

• House Faustus 浮士德家族

• House Feckward 费克沃德家族

• House Gibrahan‎ 吉布拉汉‎家族

• House Helvintr 赫尔温特家族

• House Lamertine 拉默汀家族

• House Leda 勒达家族

• Mechenko Dynasty 梅琴科王朝

• House Mermidian 梅尔米迪安家族

• House Phalomor 法洛莫尔家族

• House Radrexxus 拉德雷克萨斯家族

• House Tantar 坦塔尔家族

• House Trask 特拉斯克家族

• House Tregor 特雷戈尔家族

• House Unurndel 乌伦德尔家族

• House Vortent 沃滕特家族

• Varonius Dynasty 瓦伦纽斯王朝

• Vhane Dynasty 维恩王朝

• Winterscale Dynasty 冬尺王朝

Notable Rogue Traders 著名行商浪人

• Duke von Castellan 冯·卡斯特兰公爵

• Emora Brahms 埃莫拉·勃拉姆斯

• Janus Draik 雅努斯·德莱克

Janus Draik 雅努斯·德莱克

• Elucia Vhane 埃卢希娅·维恩

Elucia Vhane 埃卢希娅·维恩

• Jan van Yastobaal 简·范·亚斯托巴尔

Jan van Yastobaal 简·范·亚斯托巴尔

• Jakel Varonius 迦克尔·瓦伦纽斯

• Neyam Shai Murad 内亚姆·沙伊·穆拉德

Neyam Shai Murad 内亚姆·沙伊·穆拉德