Recruit Incendia Chorda or Calligos Winterscale in "Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader" before the point of no return at the end of Chapter 4.
Incendia Chorda
To recruit Incendia Chorda, you must be Dogmatic and ally with her, or be Iconoclast and show her the error of her ways. Her starting characteristics, abilities, and talents are as follows:
- Homeworld: Imperial World (Humanity's Finest - Willpower)
- Origin: Ministorium Priest
- Characteristics: WS: 30, BS: 70, STR: 30, TGH: 35, AGI: 55, INT: 30, PER: 35, WP: 75, FEL: 30
- Skills: ATH: 30, CAR: 35, DEM: 85, LGC: 30, LoI: 30, LoW: -, LoX: -, MED: 55, TEC: 30, AWA: 35, COE: 75, COM: 75, PER: 115
- Conviction: Dogmatic (Votary)
- Talents: Melta Weapon Proficiency, Plasma Weapon Proficiency, Flame Weapon Proficiency, Dual-Weapon Combat, Shield of Faith
Incendia's Level Progression (Soldier/Master Tactician):
- Soldier: Run and Gun
- Soldier: +10 Demolition
- Soldier: Revel in Slaughter
- Soldier: Firearm Mastery, Point Blank
- Soldier: +5 Ballistic Skill, Tenderise
- Soldier: +5 Ballistic Skill, Concentrated Fire
- Soldier: +5 Willpower, Know Heresy
- Soldier: +10 Demolition, Integrity
- Soldier: Firearm Mastery (Upgrade IV)
- Soldier: +5 Willpower, Rapid Reload
- Soldier: +10 Medicae, Dash
- Soldier: +5 Perception, Stronger Together
- Soldier: Tactical Disengage, The Emperor Protects
- Soldier: +10 Medicae, Nimble
- Soldier: Firearm Mastery (Upgrade I)
- Master Tactician: Tactical Advantage, Press the Advantage
- Master Tactician: Inspire
- Master Tactician: In the Hero's Footsteps
- Master Tactician: Orchestrated Firestorm
- Master Tactician: +1 AP, +5 Ballistic Skill
- Master Tactician: +5 Ballistic Skill, Joint Offensive
- Master Tactician: Fervour
- Master Tactician: +10 Persuasion, Nerves of Steel
- Master Tactician: +5 Willpower, Litany of Purification
- Master Tactician: Stand Resolute
- Master Tactician: +5 Willpower, +10 Persuasion
- Master Tactician: Orchestrated Firestorm (Upgrade II)
- Master Tactician: Support the Advance
- Master Tactician: +5 Agility, +10 Persuasion
- Master Tactician: Linchpin, Tenets of Retribution
- Master Tactician: Ally Coordination
- Master Tactician: +5 Agility, +10 Persuasion
- Master Tactician: Comfort in Conformity
- Master Tactician: +5 Agility, Flensing Faith
- Master Tactician: Orchestrated Firestorm (Upgrade II)
Incendia's Unique Talents and Abilities:
- Cleansing: Cost: 0 AP, Area of effect: Personal, Cooldown: 1 / combat. For 1 round, Incendia's area attacks automatically critically hit and her critical damage is increased by +(WP / 2)%.
- Shield of Faith: Incendia gains a (2 x WP bonus)% chance to ignore any enemy damage or ability. This chance is doubled against daemons and psykers. Additionally, she uses Willpower instead of Fellowship for the purposes of skills, resolve and Master Tactician abilities.
Calligos Winterscale
To recruit Calligos Winterscale, you must be Heretical and allied with him on Quetza Temer. His starting characteristics, abilities, and talents are as follows:
- Homeworld: Imperial World (Humanity's Finest - Toughness)
- Origin: Noble
- Characteristics: WS: 60, BS: 30, STR: 60, TGH: 70, AGI: 35, INT: 35, PER: 30, WP: 30, FEL: 35
- Skills: ATH: 100, CAR: 90, DEM: 55, LGC: 35, LoI: 35, LoW: 35, LoX: 35, MED: 35, TEC: 35, AWA: 30, COE: 50, COM: 35, PER: 40
- Conviction: Heretical (Votary)
- Talents: -
Calligos' Level Progression (Warrior/Arch-Militant):
- Warrior: Charge
- Warrior: +10 Athletics
- Warrior: Endure
- Warrior: Daring Breach, Contempt
- Warrior: +5 Weapon Skill, Enrage
- Warrior: +10 Athletics, Reckless Strike
- Warrior: +5 Weapon Skill, Combat Master
- Warrior: +10 Carouse, Reckless Fury
- Warrior: Daring Breach (Upgrade I)
- Warrior: +5 Strength, Clenched Teeth
- Warrior: Forceful Strike, It Will Not Die
- Warrior: +5 Strength, +10 Carouse
- Warrior: +10 Coercion, Open Engagement
- Warrior: +5 Toughness, You. Kill It.
- Warrior: Daring Breach (Upgrade III)
- Arch-Militant: Versatility
- Arch-Militant: Kick
- Arch-Militant: Martial Art
- Arch-Militant: Steady Superiority
- Arch-Militant: +1 AP, +5 Weapon Skill
- Arch-Militant: +5 Weapon Skill, Exploit Weakness
- Arch-Militant: Devastating Attack, Heavy Armour Proficiency
- Arch-Militant: +10 Athletics, Breaking Attack
- Arch-Militant: +5 Strength, Swift Movements
- Arch-Militant: Blood Haze
- Arch-Militant: +5 Strength, +10 Athletics
- Arch-Militant: Steady Superiority (Upgrade I)
- Arch-Militant: +10 Demolition, Critical Versatility
- Arch-Militant: +10 Toughness, Chain Weapon Expert
- Arch-Militant: Reckless Rush
- Arch-Militant: All Out
- Arch-Militant: +5 Toughness, +10 Demolition
- Arch-Militant: +5 Toughness, Contempt for the Weak
- Arch-Militant: +5 Agility, Duelling Mastery
- Arch-Militant: Steady Superiority (Upgrade II)
Calligos' Unique Talents and Abilities:
- Blood for the Blood God: Cost: 1 AP, Area of effect: Personal, Cooldown: 1 / combat. Calligos gains +20 Weapon Skill.
- The author of this guide does not provide build suggestions for these companions, as they are intended for late-game use and have limited customization options for Exemplar levels.
- Incendia Chorda's unique abilities, particularly 'Cleansing' and 'Shield of Faith', make her a decent choice, especially with her Willpower-based skills.
- Calligos Winterscale's 'Blood for the Blood God' ability provides a significant boost to his Weapon Skill.
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