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===The Warrant of Trade===
[[Image:RTCruiser.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A [[Rogue Trader Cruiser]]{{Fn|36}}]]
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 Master]]s, [[Inquisitor]]s and [[Planetary Governor]]s{{Fn|1a}} 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 [[Primarch]]s 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.{{Fn|5}}
*[[Goliath Class Factory Ship]]{{Fn|3c}}
*[[Scorpion Class Heavy Gun Sloop]]{{Fn|22}}
*[[Rogue Trader Cruiser]]{{Fn|2836}}
*[[Orion Class Star Clipper]]{{Fn|29a}}
*[[Xenos Vessel]]{{Fn|28}}
*{{Endn|34}}: [[War Zone Octarius - Book 2: Critical Mass]], pg. 30
*{{Endn|35}}: [[Eye of Terror (Novel)]], Chapter 3
*{{Endn|36}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Compendium 2010]], pg.83
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