These are meant to be adventure triggers. The Narrator and players should work together to determine what effects they have. Note that the effects of a particularly important token could be star-shaking to say the least. For example, a ring with a noble family crest (say of the local Navigator's Household) that contains lost technology, a chaos rune, or a map to a secret imperial installation, could go a long way toward destroying that house if it found its way to the house's enemies, and the House was exposed in some way. This, in turn, could cause the whole balance of power in the sector to shift. It could easily start wars or trigger the assassination of lofty personages. Even an Inquisitor should approach such an item with care...