The Clockwork Moon

The acolytes returned to Outremer, where they reported to Inquisitor Drake. He was unimpressed with their failure, but with the growing crisis on Constanthus, he was forced to spare them. All of them were punished with agony boxes; Scam and Lupus both excelled, and Lupus was entrusted with the acolytes' one prize from Constanthus - the Eye of Cius Amaranth.

The group then travelled on the ship of Imperial Courier Tarit to the Clockwork Moon of San Valuso. There, Magos Uller-Gamma4 allowed them access to the archives. A priest called Tantoblin was assigned as their guardian. In the archives, the acolytes uncovered several clues. Many years ago, Magos Vulcan passed on his cybereyes, one to the navigator of the known heretic vessel Blessing of St. Gustavius, and the other to the Amaranth family. Other components from the monk's body were installed into other Techpriests, including the traitors Lazarus and Gristus.

Meanwhile, Lupus was taken by Tantoblin to have his teeth replaced.

One of these investigations triggered a defense mechanism, and the team were attacked by a robot, who set the archives on fire. They fled. Tantoblin and Lupus returned, and Tantoblin leapt into the flames.

Returning to Magos Uller, the team voiced their suspicions. Uller spoke privately to Techpriest Malthus, and found that the records relating to the monks who were given relics from Vulcan's body had just been deleted. While the two priests conferred, the rest of the acolytes were surprised to be attacked by Lupus's new teeth. Battling off these bizarre tiny machines, the acolytes realised that Tantoblin was the traitor.

A quick search revealed that he had vanished from the Clockwork Moon, but was still somewhere in the system...