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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. {{Fn|5b}} Others were signed by [[Primarch]]s or other leaders of the [[Great Crusade]]. {{Fn|5c}} 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|55a}}
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.{{Fn|1c}}
**{{Endn|3d}}: pgs. 23–24
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Farseer (Novel)]],{{Cite this}} pg. 209
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Legacy (Novel)]], **{{Endn|5a}}: ''Chapter Two'', pg. 37**{{Endn|5b}}: ''Chapter Two''**{{Endn|5c}}: ''Chapter Six''
*{{Endn|6}}: [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=261&enmi=Warhammer%2040,000:%20Conquest Warhammer 40,000: Conquest] - [http://www.cardgamedb.com/index.php/wh40kconquest/conquest.html/_/core/rogue-trader-r182 Rogue Trader], card description
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 Collectible Card Game (game system)]]: '''Siege of Malogrim Hive''' — [http://i.imgur.com/6ieXcxB.jpg Captain Karl Mateus], card description
