The Amaranthine Syndicate is a new threat rising on the Trailing / Coreward Border region of the Calixis Sector and one whose influence is quickly spreading from the troubled worlds of Hazeroth to the Josian Reach. It has even begun to brush at the edge of the Hive Worlds at the sector's core. The trade cartel known as the Amaranthine Syndicate outwardly appears to be a loose confederation of trader-captains, void clans, and outpost colony merchants, but has roused the suspicions of some with evidence of involvement in unlawful trades, smuggling, and backing trade wars. In recent years, individuals linked to the group have been the subject of capture and destruction by the Adeptus Arbites and the Imperial Navy, and several Syndicate vessels have been found in possession of forbidden xenos