A long time ago...... in a galaxy far,far away...
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Conquered!! Once again, the terrible Sith have conquered the galaxy and crushed all who have opposed them. Darth Krayt and his One Sith have all but eradicated the Jedi and sent the Emperor Fel into hiding. Darkness now covers the galaxy with fear and trepidation in all……..
…..but in that darkness there are still those who will not go out in the night, those that will stand against the wicked sith, they are hope for a galaxy. A little of that hope meets on the planet Garqi now………
[following the scrolling dialogue, the camera pans down to a planet with a violet hue and slowly moves in. passing through the clouds it now skims over expansive forests with the occasional building protuding into the sky. The sounds of the peaceful wild are drowned out by starship engines as you approach a waterfront starship platform]
[the sun has set into a dusk and the platform is a riot of colors and activity. Cantinas and danceclubs began to rev up, shiphouses begin to close down, a feeling of general happiness is felt throughout the place. a light seabreeze can be felt from the nearby ocean]
The starship Leviathan lists lazily towards the purple planet. After a short time it rockets into the planets atmosphere and makes trajectory to one of the seaside starports, instead of landing at the dock it skims the surface of the water and slowly comes to rest partially submerged as it continues now sailing close to shore. Hisses of steam escape the still heated metal panels of it's exterior which quickly cool in the sea water.
Two armored figures in distinctive T-Shaped visors climb out of the topside access hatch, sealing it behind them with a few clicks from a wrist mounted computer.
The two people then dive into the sea and make their speedy transit to dry land by way of their powered armor.
Stepping on to the shore they crack the seals on their helmets to reveal their faces, a human male in his thirties and a young woman, a Zeltron, with a red tinge to her skin and deep blue hair tied behind her head in a long pony tail that somehow fit under her helmet.
They make their way inland and towards the starport area rather nonchalantly.
A beat up old shuttle with it's wings folded above it and painted an eye searing white sits in one of the seaside berths, her boarding ramp extended, but noone to be seen. Suddenly a droid's head pokes down from a hole in the hull and it calls out in a low drone, "give that a try."
A whine begins that slowly turns into coughing sputter and then falls silent. A sultry female voice can be heard wafting down from the interior of the shuttle "try the force clamp on the retro booster. I noticed a tiny crack in it last time I was in there and it could have gotten bigger. Seal it up with some poly resin until I can get a replacement panel for it."
The droid head disappears back inside the hole and in few minutes reappears and once again says, "give that a try".
This time the engine whine stays steady for a few minutes before before going through a shutdown sequence.
A striking woman in revealing black & blue leathers and blue hair strides down the ramp momnets later, apparently unheeding of the sea breeze wafting in. She is strapping a bright red utility belt around her waist as she walks and adjusting it around twin blasters in their holsters. She walks over to the panel hole and calls up, "seems like that was the problem, so I'm gonna go and see if I can pick something up from a scrapyard in town. That'll hold for a while, but I don't wanna leave us having to rely on it if the going gets tough. Kepp tinkering and I'll be back when I can."
She turns, not waiting for or receiving an answer and heads off into the town proper to see if she can find what should be a relatively common part for the engine housing.
In the nearby cantina, a large, dusty man with big hands and a big smile sits near the stage, leaning far back in his chair to allow his long legs to stretch. He holds a cup of something amber in one hand while his other drums out a broken rhythm on the table. He keeps a smile on his face, but his eyes, blue as the sky, move slowly to take in the room, as if watching for something and waiting. His clothers are spacer utility wear, covered in the dust of some faroff world. His hair is mousy brown, cut short out of his eyes and he wears a close cropped mustache. A blaster sits on his hip, seeming out of place, but the stun baton strapped on the other other leg looks more worn and comfortable.
Periodically he sits up straight and looks around the room, eyes looking disappointed as he seems to not see what he expects.
Nearby the shuttle, there is a short, cloaked man, with glowing yellow eyes that reveal him to be a Jawa, dueling with a lightsaber. His foe is a Magnaguard droid. Their laughter and comments show it to be a friendly duel.
"Your defense is good, Yikku, but I am parrying all your own attacks with ease." Says the Magnaguard, proving his point by batting the lightsaber away with his electrostaff.
"Perhaps I cannot win against a droid, I2, but against a living foe, this tactic would have exhausted them by now." Yikku laughs.
"Silly Jawa, but you are not fighting a living foe. You need to be able to defeat any kind of enemy, whether he be a droid, a normal person, or a Jawa."
Yikku laughs again and makes a cut at I2, which is parried again.
Xarra Nova finishes the post flight checks on her X-83 The Queen's Gambit, then motions for her R2 unit to follow her as she heads off the landing platform to the cantina.
The Queen's Gambit is a pure black craft, except for the insignia painted on each side of the nose.
As she approaches the rendezvous, she checks the pistols cross-slung at her hips, a fully decked out scoundrel, bandolier, utility belt, and a few surprises most would gather.
there is no death, only the force......
Xarra Nova strides into the cantina, instantly getting into the grove of the cantina band...she walks up to the bar, at the edge of the wall, so she can place her back to it, and orders a Vitrium Shooter.
Winterwalker as Hunter Var:
As Hunter Var and his companion Dani travese from seaside starport to landside starport they notice a lot of activity at the docks. Both seaside and landside.
Security is abnormally low and the creatures around you seem to be relaxed. Before arriving here you heard rumors of a possible escalation in attention from the Sith Empire.
Your armor attracts a little attention but your companion Dani, seems to attract a little more. A few look just a little too long and then they notice you again and avert their attention quickly.
The clubs and catinas are getting lively now as night approaches.
Your first real glimpse of security is seen as an AT-RT non-chalantly walks down the road. The bipedal machine has a modified open cockpit and the two security guards seem to take special notice of you this time.
Flash_cxxi as Captain T’ilaqua Lariat
As Captain T’ilaqua Lariat leaves for the town she sees the people in a relaxed and friendly mood however busy they may be. And busy they are.
Rumors are around that the Sith Empire is looking with interest into the planet but the people seem not to care.
The shops are closing but one is still open called Enigma. A rather elaborate chrome finish to the entire shop covers it and blue light shines out into area surronding it.
A group of rodians outside stand around extensively and expensivly modified speeders showing them off and arguing with each other.
A pair of humans stand outside haggling with a zabrack merchant.
You hear the merchant say: That is an offering for junk, we don’t sell junk here!! If you want junk, go see a jawa!!
If you want junk, go see a jawa!!
She stops at the exchange, thinking about where in town she could possibly find a junk merchant let alone a Jawa! She heads towards the nearest cantina to try and see if she can get some information about city and where she might find what she's looking for, sepecially with possible Sith interest in the planet forthcoming.
James Martin as Jern Darklighter
Jern Darklighter relaxes in the catina as a band plays a cover song in a rather poor fashion but the mood and energy seems to carry them past their poor playing and the crowd seems to go with it.
The people are here to forget their problems and seem to be doing just that. Happy Hour is assisting with this quite nicely and the drinks are flowing.
An argument regarding a sabac game seems to be brewing in a back room of the catina and a twilek woman is getting thrown out for pickpocketing by two well dressed Devorians.
As the twilek is getting tossed out a beautiful women with snow white skin and hair enters. She is dressed in what is a curious mix a fine clothes and “rugged” attire. There is also a light purple cloak wrapped about her but still showing her shoulders.
She looks about the catina regarding everthing around her and when she sees you she regards you a little bit longer than everyone else.
[is your lightsaber openly displayed, well hidden, or somewhere in between?]
Kobold Cleaver as Yikku
Yikku and his droid friend spar into the dusk when a group of rowdy rodians speed by and stare at the lightsaber/staff dueling with curious expressions.
It now dawns on Yikku how late it is getting and that he is supposed to meet a friend at the catina soon. A bothan bartender friend that is, one that says a friend of a friend has some thing-ama-jig called a holocron. You also remember said friend cautioning you about openly displaying your lightsaber and more importantly the ability to use it. Okay on this planet for now, he says, but if the Sith come you don’t want people remembering you with a lightsaber.
The bothan is a good friend, however worrisome he is, and doesn’t seem to mind a tinkering jawa being around.
Xanon of Xenderick as Xarra Nova
Xarra Nova is served her drink by a friendly Bothan who seems to disapprove of your drink choice. He casually asks if there will be anything more.
An outraged twilek woman screams rather rude language in five different ones as she is tossed out of the bar by two sharply dressed devorians in matching black suits. One nods at Xarra while he walks by and the other winks at woman nearby.
Humans are having an argument in the back room over a game of sabac. One of them has implied that the others mother is rather friendly. The other man does not seem to invite the compliment and seems determined to properly thank the man for giving it.
A human male is sitting off to the side occasionally looking about. Also a stunning well dressed woman with white skin and white hair enters the bar right as the twilek is thrown out.
Captain T’ilaqua Lariat
As you approach the catina, an angery foul mouthed female twilek is tossed out into the streets. She lands uncerimoniously on her hindquarters with a thud. The two men, sharply dressed devorians, chide her and go back inside.
An AT-RT walks by paying special attention to a well armored couple walking down the road.
ACCCKKKK!!!!!! I just looked over my posts and realized how bad my spelling was. I get something in my head and just start blasting away. Time to start using spellcheck again......
Kobold Cleaver as Yikku
Yikku and his droid friend spar into the dusk when a group of rowdy rodians speed by and stare at the lightsaber/staff dueling with curious expressions.
It now dawns on Yikku how late it is getting and that he is supposed to meet a friend at the catina soon. A bothan bartender friend that is, one that says a friend of a friend has some thing-ama-jig called a holocron. You also remember said friend cautioning you about openly displaying your lightsaber and more importantly the ability to use it. Okay on this planet for now, he says, but if the Sith come you don’t want people remembering you with a lightsaber.
The bothan is a good friend, however worrisome he is, and doesn’t seem to mind a tinkering jawa being around.
Yikku grumbles.
"How am I going to practice with every planet being infested with Sith? Even here, I can't train nearly as much as I should." He mutters to I2 as he turns off his lightsaber and sheaths it in his holsters in his boot."Calm down, let's get going to the cantina." Says the droid, lowering his staff. They travel to the building and pick a table by the bar. I2 remains standing, holding the electrostaff.
Xarra quickly checks everything as she quickly realizes that Twi'lek had been near her...not that near it seems, as everything is accounted for.
T'ilaqua glances at the armoured pair, but doesn't pay them much heed. She does however eye the AT-RT with caution.
As she approaches the Cantina, she looks quizzically at the Twi'lek and continues to watch her as she walks past and into the bar.
[is your lightsaber openly displayed, well hidden, or somewhere in between?]
Well hidden. Jerrn smiles at the Twilek in his slightly farmboyish manner nodding his head in her direction.
Hunter changes directions and makes his way to the cantina. Any establishment kicking out a Twi'lek on her ass might prove to be an interesting atmosphere.
Jerrn Darklighter smiles in return at a mysterious woman, T'ilaqua enters the bar taking in the scene, Yikku and his droid sit at a table where the bartender notices and nods meaningfully in their direction,
Xarra quickly checks herself for property loss after the twilek theif is thrown out, and Hunter Var is approaching the cantina with Dani in tow……
Bursting into the catina are three men and a droid. Two of the men are wearing rugged attire and are heavily armed; the other is wearing a fine suit. The droid is of the combat variety and is armed to the vocabulator.
One of the men grabs the bothan barkeeper by his goatee and yanks him over the bar and onto the floor at their feet.
“Time for you to come with us!”
The other one proceeds to kick the bothan repeatedly while the droid announces that its time to leave.
The man in the suit seems to be somewhere else mentally but snaps back when the droid advises departure. He smiles and announces drinks are on the house. And with that they turn to leave……
Jerrn Darklighter smiles in return at a mysterious woman, T'ilaqua enters the bar taking in the scene, Yikku and his droid sit at a table where the bartender notices and nods meaningfully in their direction,
Xarra quickly checks herself for property loss after the twilek theif is thrown out, and Hunter Var is approaching the cantina with Dani in tow……Bursting into the catina are three men and a droid. Two of the men are wearing rugged attire and are heavily armed; the other is wearing a fine suit. The droid is of the combat variety and is armed to the vocabulator.
One of the men grabs the bothan barkeeper by his goatee and yanks him over the bar and onto the floor at their feet.
“Time for you to come with us!”
The other one proceeds to kick the bothan repeatedly while the droid announces that its time to leave.
The man in the suit seems to be somewhere else mentally but snaps back when the droid advises departure. He smiles and announces drinks are on the house. And with that they turn to leave……
Yikku stands up. "I2, get between them and the door. Do not attack lethally unless the do." He says, and I2 hurries over, staff out, and stands threateningly in front of the doorway.
The jawa himself pulls something out of his pack and walks over until he is behind the men and the droid. "Let the man go and leave this bar. Now." He says calmly. People watching closely can see he is holding an ion grenade.
Jerrn Darklighter smiles in return at a mysterious woman, T'ilaqua enters the bar taking in the scene, Yikku and his droid sit at a table where the bartender notices and nods meaningfully in their direction,
Xarra quickly checks herself for property loss after the twilek theif is thrown out, and Hunter Var is approaching the cantina with Dani in tow……Bursting into the catina are three men and a droid. Two of the men are wearing rugged attire and are heavily armed; the other is wearing a fine suit. The droid is of the combat variety and is armed to the vocabulator.
One of the men grabs the bothan barkeeper by his goatee and yanks him over the bar and onto the floor at their feet.
“Time for you to come with us!”
The other one proceeds to kick the bothan repeatedly while the droid announces that its time to leave.
The man in the suit seems to be somewhere else mentally but snaps back when the droid advises departure. He smiles and announces drinks are on the house. And with that they turn to leave……
Yikku stands up. "I2, get between them and the door. Do not attack lethally unless the do." He says, and I2 hurries over, staff out, and stands threateningly in front of the doorway.
The jawa himself pulls something out of his pack and walks over until he is behind the men and the droid. "Let the man go and leave this bar. Now." He says calmly. People watching closely can see he is holding an ion grenade.
Hunter looks almost weary, but trudges forward putting his can [helmet] back on his head and sealing it. He steps up to where the commotion is starting and a ...Jawa of all things making some noises.
Interested he signals Danni to hold back and watch his back, as he gets closer to the Cantina.
Xarra unclips her holsters as she sizes up the intruders
Yikku:
Hunter:
Xarra:
Jerrn stands and calmly unclips his stun baton from his belt. He just smiles and big goofy smile and says, "Now everyone. This doesn't have to get out of hand, y'know. Just calm down and let's talk this out like nice reasonable folk. Alright? Now, what's that Bothan done to deserve being handled in such a fashion, eh?"
Jerrn Darklighter smiles in return at a mysterious woman, T'ilaqua enters the bar taking in the scene, Yikku and his droid sit at a table where the bartender notices and nods meaningfully in their direction,
Xarra quickly checks herself for property loss after the twilek theif is thrown out, and Hunter Var is approaching the cantina with Dani in tow……Bursting into the catina are three men and a droid. Two of the men are wearing rugged attire and are heavily armed; the other is wearing a fine suit. The droid is of the combat variety and is armed to the vocabulator.
One of the men grabs the bothan barkeeper by his goatee and yanks him over the bar and onto the floor at their feet.
“Time for you to come with us!”
The other one proceeds to kick the bothan repeatedly while the droid announces that its time to leave.
The man in the suit seems to be somewhere else mentally but snaps back when the droid advises departure. He smiles and announces drinks are on the house. And with that they turn to leave……
Yikku stands up. "I2, get between them and the door. Do not attack lethally unless the do." He says, and I2 hurries over, staff out, and stands threateningly in front of the doorway.
The jawa himself pulls something out of his pack and walks over until he is behind the men and the droid. "Let the man go and leave this bar. Now." He says calmly. People watching closely can see he is holding an ion grenade.
Jerrn stands and calmly unclips his stun baton from his belt. He just smiles and big goofy smile and says, "Now everyone. This doesn't have to get out of hand, y'know. Just calm down and let's talk this out like nice reasonable folk. Alright? Now, what's that Bothan done to deserve being handled in such a fashion, eh?"
The Jawa nods, speaking angrily in his native tongue and motioning with his grenade.
Tia c o c k s her head to the siede as the situation unfolds before her. She wonders to herself why it was that lifeforms insist on picking fights with one another. Although at the same time she is grateful that they do, or else she probably wouldn't exist.
She casually unfastens her holsters, giving easy access to her guns, but refains from involving herself at this juncture. For the moment she is content to let the situation unfold before her and sort it out if any of them decide to bring the fight her way.
Hunter breathes in through his Mandalorian helmet taking in the night air and sighing.
Hunter breathes in through his Mandalorian helmet taking in the night air and sighing.
The Jawa chatters angrily, but Hunter cannot understand him. The Magnaguard droid, however, speaks, appearing to translate.
"Sir, this Bothan is a good friend of ours. We know not why these brutes would attack him, but we certainly aren't going to allow it."
My Astromech Unit is in the ship, ready to start up the ship for a quick escape if I contact it.
The three men and the droid all react differently to the sudden interruption of their exit.
The droid fixes his optic sensors and weapon on the little jawa holding the ion grenade, while the droid does not shake you can tell it is very concerned. Drop that explosive device!!! Now, you little screech!
The human rough in front of the bothan puts one foot on the bothans head while training his weapons on Jern and the woman near him...
Easy now everyone....go back to your drinks. please.
The second human rough, standing behind the bothan, moves his weapon around the room until it rests in Hunters direction....
!!@% I really hate this !#@*8 Its always the same with you. Never easy with you. Now I am looking at an angry jawa and staring face to face with a real life frakkin mandalorian!!
The man in the suit looks around....
Shut Up!! That is what the Walker is for....
Hunter's T-Visor Glows a bit stronger as he labels the new threats in his internal HUD and IFF systems.
The three men and the droid all react differently to the sudden interruption of their exit.
The droid fixes his optic sensors and weapon on the little jawa holding the ion grenade, while the droid does not shake you can tell it is very concerned. Drop that explosive device!!! Now, you little screech!The human rough in front of the bothan puts one foot on the bothans head while training his weapons on Jern and the woman near him...
Easy now everyone....go back to your drinks. please.The second human rough, standing behind the bothan, moves his weapon around the room until it rests in Hunters direction....
!!@% I really hate this !#@*8 Its always the same with you. Never easy with you. Now I am looking at an angry jawa and staring face to face with a real life frakkin mandalorian!!The man in the suit looks around....
Shut Up!! That is what the Walker is for....
The Jawa hesitates. His eyes seem to be darting back and forth, between the bothan and the gun. Then he laughs and tosses the grenade.
1d20+8=9, 4d6=17 ion
In the same motion, his hand moves toward his belt and pulls out a lightsaber. He ignites it to reveal a bloodred light. second grenade.
He says something in his language.
For all that speak Jawa:
'And the poodoo hits the turbine!' Jernn thinks as he dives away from the crazy Jawa and his explosives!
Initiative: 1d20+7=11
Jerrn will move about 2 squares away from the explosion, and come up with his stun baton in hand and activated. If he sees a red lightsaber, his eyes go wide and then narrow dangerously.
The droid stares at the two humans and the droid (if still active). "this is Sith business. You may leave, now, if you value your life. My master can summon eight of his allies otherwise.
Yikku nods angrily and ominously holds up ten fingers.
"Sorry, scratch that, ten."
Deception 1d20+0=17, +2 from Yikku's Aid Another (1d20+2=22.)
Tia narrows her eyes when the Jawa pulls out the Ion Grenade, her hand moving to rest on her right blaster, the left on her hip close by her other blaster.
When she sees the crazy little creature throw the grenade in the direction of the droid, she pulls out her blasters as she dives for cover, trying to put as much distance as she can between herself and the incoming blast.
The droid stares at the two humans and the droid (if still active). "this is Sith business. You may leave, now, if you value your life. My master can summon eight of his allies otherwise.
Yikku nods angrily and ominously holds up ten fingers.
"Sorry, scratch that, ten."
Deception 1d20+0=17, +2 from Yikku's Aid Another (1d20+2=22.)
The droid stares at the two humans and the droid (if still active). "this is Sith business. You may leave, now, if you value your life. My master can summon eight of his allies otherwise.
Yikku nods angrily and ominously holds up ten fingers.
"Sorry, scratch that, ten."
Deception 1d20+0=17, +2 from Yikku's Aid Another (1d20+2=22.)
I'm certainly going to use the blast to my advantage and draw my Vibrosword and pistol. Though I wont yet point the barrel at anyone in particular yet.