Rogue Trader: All Companions Rogue Trader - guide, tips

Wondering how many companions you will meet in Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader? Check out our guide with a list of all companions - Cassia, Argenta, Marazhai, and secret companions.

Last update: 18 January 2024

Here is a list of all companions, including secret ones, that can join your party in Rogue Trader. Some of them will automatically join your team, while others may become allies if your alignment agrees with theirs.

• All companions
• Abelard Werserian
• Idira Tlass
• Argenta
• Pasqual Haneumann
• Cassia Orsellio
• Heinrix Van Calox
• Jae Heydari
• Yrliet Lanaevyss
• Ulfar
• Marazhai Aezyrraesh
• Secret Companions

All companions

Koronus Expanse is not a safe place, so in Rogue Trader you will meet people who will be happy to join your team. Each companion will represent a different culture, faction and origin from the Warhammer 40k universe.

The companions also have their own story and tasks that you can help them with. Your moral choices can often be questioned and criticized by them. Companions may also disagree with each other, and their heated discussions may turn into violence.

Here's the list of all 10 companions in Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader:

1. Abelard Werserian
2. Idira Tlass
3. Argenta
4. Pasqual Haneumann
5. Cassia Orsellio
6. Heinrix Van Calox
7. Jae Heydari
8. Yrliet Lanaevyss
9. Ulfar
10. Marazhai Aezyrraesh

There are also 3 secret companions in the game:

1. Calligos Winterscale
2. Incendia Bastaal - Chorda
3. Uralon the Cruel

A team can consist of a maximum of 6 people, including your character. So, change your companions from time to time to check which unique abilities will suit your gameplay.

Abelard Werserian

Abelard will be your first companion - you recruit him already during the Prologue. As a Warrior, he can take serious punishment and still survive, and thanks to his Charge ability, he can quickly reach and attack remote enemies.

After equipping him with a better two-hand weapon, he can fulfill the role of an indispensable tank capable of facing even the most powerful bosses.

1. Archetype: Warrior
2. Conviction: Iconoclast
3. Related quests: Dark Echelons, Blood Ties

Idira Tlass

The second companion that joins your team, which also happens during the Prologue. This hero makes initial battles much more easier, but if you use Psyker abilities too often, Warp Degradation may come into play, which higher values may lead to unwanted visits from demons during battles. Her best abilities include Psychic Shriek, Survival Instinct, and Forewarning.

1. Archetype: Operative
2. Conviction: Heretical
3. Related quests: Armored Bodyglove, Laspistol, Psychic Staff

Argenta

Argenta is the third encountered companion - you also recruit her during the Prologue. She is great with ranged weapons and has proficiencies in Flame and Bolter Weapons. Consider equipping her with a flamethrower to increase her damage-dealing potential immensely.

1. Archetype: Soldier
2. Conviction: Dogmatic
3. Related Quests: Astray, Battle Sister's Personal Request

Pasqual Haneumann

Pasqual can be recruited during the course of Machine Spirit Keeper quest in Chapter 1. While in Rykad Minoris, help Pasqual defeat a group of opponents and offer him refuge on your ship.

Pasqual, as a Tech-Priest, can bring up information about targeted enemies and has increased critical chance on opponents whose health dropped below 50%. Additionally, he is trained in lockpicking and has a unique Machine Spirit Communion ability that affects both enemies and allies, applying various buffs and debuffs on them.

1. Archetype: Operative
2. Conviction: Dogmatic
3. Related quests: Request and Response, Let the Cycle be Discontinued

Cassia Orsellio

You'll meet Cassia Orsellio during the course of Secrets of the Navis Nobilite quest in Chapter 1. After meeting her on Eurac V, invite her to your ship and offer the position of Navigator.

Cassia's magical abilities include an area of effect attack that stuns all enemies in its range. Additionally, Cassia has high initiative, which means that her turn often comes up first, allowing her to perform actions like applying buffs to increase the potential of remaining team members already at the start of an encounter.

1. Archetype: Officer
2. Conviction: Dogmatic
3. Related quests: Stranger Among Her Own, Duty of the Navis Nobilite, The Price of Power

Heinrix Van Calox

You will encounter Heinrix on Rykad Minoris during the course of Looking For Trouble quest in Chapter 1 of the game. As you begin Chapter 2 and travel to Footfall, Heinrix will suddenly leave the party. Fortunately, you'll meet him again, and that's when you'll be able to add him to the pool again.

His best initial skills are Charge, Enrage, Reckless Strike, and Endure.

1. Archetype: Warrior
2. Conviction: Dogmatic
3. Related quests: Secrets of the Cult

Jae Heydari

Jae Heydari is met in Chapter 2 of the game, during the course of Persona Non Grata quest. After meeting her in Footfall, you'll unlock the Wanted on Footfall quest. After helping her retrieve the valuable cargo, you'll be able to add her to the team.

As an Officer, Jae can help other party members during combat by advancing them in turn order and applying buffs.

1. Archetype: Officer
2. Conviction: Iconoclast
3. Related quests: A Gift for Jae Heydari, A Lucrative Opportunity, Mercatum Tabula Officiale, Rat Hunting, Jae Heydari's Celebration

Yrliet Lanaevyss

As you explore Janus in Chapter 2, you'll unlock the World Shapers quest. After encountering Yrliet by the gazebo, you can ask her to join your party.

Yrilet, as a skilled assassin, is perfect for the role of team sniper. Her unique ability, In My Sights, allows an automatic attack at the start of each turn that doesn't spend AP.

1. Archetype: Operative
2. Conviction: None
3. Related quests: Aeldari in Distress, The Path We Lost, Outcast's Duty

Ulfar

You'll meet this character in Chapter 3. After freeing him during the course of Fury In Chains quest, you'll be able to add him to the companion pool. If you skip this mission, Ulfar won't be there for a meeting in Chapter 4.

During combat, Ulfar takes up as many as 4 tiles, which allows him to control the battlefield better. For example, you can block narrow passages and provide cover for weaker team members. His unique ability, Curse of the Wulfen, increases his strength and bonuses from weapon proficiencies.

1. Archetype: Soldier
2. Conviction: Dogmatic

Marazhai Aezyrraesh

Marazhai is met in Chapter 3, during the course of The Chasm quest. During your first meeting, the hero will refuse to join the team. Fortunately, after helping him survive the battle in the arena later on, he will accept your proposal. His unique ability, Joyful Torture, lowers damage received.

1. Archetype: Warrior
2. Conviction: None
3. Related quests: Killing Blow, Path of the Drukhari, Soulless

Secret Companions

1. Incendia Bastaal-Chorda is met in Chapter 2 during the coronation. If you want to impress her, consider aligning with the Dogmatic path through important moral choices. You'll meet her later in Footfall during the course of The Great Judgement (Chapter 4) quest, and this is when you can ask her to join the team.
2. Calligos Winterscale - another possible party member met during the coronation in Chapter 2. To be able to add him to the companion pool (the option appears in Chapter 4 in Quetza Temer), you need to follow the path of an Iconoclast.
3. Uralon the Cruel - to be able to add this hero to the party, you need to follow the path of a Heretical. During an event in the Prologue, you'll receive a piece of Chaos Blade. Another piece is found during Chapter 1. Once you reach Eufrates II in your travels, an altar will appear in your quarters. You can now use the two pieces of Chaos Blade obtained earlier to pay homage to Chaos God. In the story quest on Eufrates II, turn against Space Marines - after that event, Uralon will join your team.