Stars Wars Saga Adventure Path - Episdode I "The Crystalline Heart" Part 06a

Imperial Press Corp Field Report......
Suspected Anti-Republic Group Activity: Tizzit and Bob, L, Padawan Wrabbler, Xol Dul, PK-17 (Scout Labor Droid)
Not Sighted:  R-90 and Roger, Khorrahg'ga, and Padawan Talia.

As the group assessed the damage to Xol Dul's ship, Wrabbler turned and checked how Tizzit and Bon where doing. R-90 had sacrificed himself and the droid's entire backside was melted, fusing many servos and frying many off his systems. Roger fortunately was thrown back from the blast with minor damage.
Xol Dul was scanning the horizon for any incoming threats while L was pondering what to do about Tizzit and R-90.

Wrabbler unbeknownst to the group had been following them since they left Bothanspace. Although he had been training with the other Jedi, he had some suspicion of Master Nu's intentions. Being very empathetic by nature, he felt that she was hiding something. However it was hard to tell at times since she had a lot on her shoulders, he could tell she had much on her mind; the safety and well being for the refugees, dealing with her Bothan contacts, dealing with General Khota, and trying to figure out what happened to her pupils Master Ichael and his Padawan Aryn.
She was extremely upset about this, but believed that they had found out that they were related and sought to re-unite with their family. She did ask Wrabbler to look into the matter as she was unable to contact them through the force. They had simply vanished from her sight.  Wrabbler had access to several Jedi Holocrons and began to consulate with past Jedi Masters about how the force could shield someone from sight or senses. A Jedi Holocron of Master Snu-Snu spoke of a power that could cloak a force user and provide cover. The holocron even identified a Jedi artifact with the new archives that Master Nu had salvaged from various Jedi Enclaves. Wrabbler had took upon himself to find it an see about this power and eventually report to Master Nu. It was a small brass pendent, etched with an ancient blue glyph in the shape of an oval with a leather strap.

So when Master Nu had sent his friends on a secret mission, he felt he should tail them in secret. Testing out the pendent's abilities. No one noticed him as he followed them, neither security driods or sensors seemed to notice him. Even when they arrived on Trandosha, none of the domesticated beast seemed to notice his presence. When they got to Kashyyyk, he was resting in the ship when the attack happened. When the mantids came in he ran outside and waited for the outcome, if he was needed he was prepared to reveal himself. When the ship blew up and Tizzit was gravely injured, it was time to save he day.

L and Xol Dul were surprised to see Wrabbler suddenly tended to Tizzit's wounds. He was channeling the force, healing her of her grave injuries. Soon bob's eyes opened wide and struggled to get free of R-90. She was pinned under him. L managed to free her, but was soon alerted by Xol Dul he was scanning the horizon with his binoculars. A few miles out it seemed that a number of wookies was approaching them. They were probably from the local village that they were going to hunt, and more than likely saw and heard the explosion.
Xol Dul shot a flare gun signaling that they needed help. Two Wookies and another Wookie-like being started to approach, moving faster. Behind them a a large droid was obviously trying to keep up with them. L worried about his eyes, quickly borrowed Wrabbler's goggles.

The two Wookies got there and began to ask what had happened. Luckily for everyone, Xol Dol had a translator band which indicated what they were saying.
Unfortunately they did not understand basic. They were pointing at Tizzit and gesturing gesturing that they were intrested in her, and the translator stated they were curious if they could bring her back to the village for food. Bob instantly ran in front of Tizzit and started to flail and yell wildly "No. No. No. She is a nice bug!!". By this time their driod arrived on the spot, it indicated that it designation was PK-17 and could translate for the Wookies.
Pk-17 explained that the large bug that was twitching was part of this new groups crew and need medical attention. The Wookies seemed confused and asked about the other pieces of mantids laying about? Xol Dul indicated that they were attacked by them and could have them. PK-17 seemed excited as he could perform his function and make some meal out of these. He went with the Wookies to examine the mantid pieces flung about the ruined ship.
The one that was obviously not a Wookie introduced himself as Captain Tor. He was a Togorian who was recently stranded as well on Kashyyyk. His employers didn't mention that the planet was home to such ravenous bugs. He was shot down by Republic forces and managed to crash his ship nearby. As he and his crew assessed the damage to their ship, they were attacked by mantids as well. Most of his crew was killed fending off the mantids and securing their prisoners. Then the Wookies came and attacked them, it was a misunderstanding but Captain Tor single handily defeated the Wookie chieftain gaining control of the village. He ordered them to take them to a safe location in the village to be treated, Roger carried R-90 and followed along. Captain Tor ordered some of the other Wookies who arrived by now to help take Tizzit and welcome these new people as friends, as their ship had been attacked by the mantids. He reminded the Wookies that Tizzit was not food and like the others at the village. Pk-17 and the other Wookies with him did not find any suitable pieces to bring back, either the meat was burned to a crisp or was contaminated by radiation from the engine.

The Village of Grawh'wahlwahl
The Wookie village had undergone some major changes since Captain Tor had come. Before the village was a simple primitive wooke settlement of some 30-50 Wookies who survived the peninsula grassland by fishing along the coast. They village was built atop an obsidian shelf covered with three feet of packed white sand. The walls were made of adobe and reeds, and their were various homes and buildings for business spread out along the beach. They had a dozen pontoon boats along the beach that they used for fishing.

The Wookies managed to salvage much of Captain Tor's ship and integrate much of the wring and plating along the wall, creating an electrified fence. In addition they now had access to a solar generator and some indoor lighting now. The crew and prisoners had also helped to establish to get some technological services available, but mostly stayed among themselves in their own camp. As the group entered the village they noted a variety of incest like species tending to their own business. The one thing that stuck out was a human woman in a pink blouse and pant suit walking along the beach with a small droid at her side. Xol Dul went to question the insectiods, while L went to talk to the human. Roger was approached by several curious Wookies who seemed interested in helping to repair R-90. They never seen such a shiny droid before, and especially one that was built like a female. The began to laugh and play with the chassis and make some rude jokes, despite Roger protesting.
    
L went up to the human and introduced himself. The small droid was rather protective and introduced himself as K-9 and his mistress as Sarah Jane Smith. They explained that they were traveling with their companion a Doctor who was interested in some ruins nearby. The Doctor has told them to stay in the Village where it was safe. As L questioned why, K-9 informed them that the Doctor noted that Edean was home to the Rakata Infinite Empire, a hostile species involved in the Time War. L asked if she and this Doctor had a ship, and Sarah told them they did. L asked if they could have passage if possible as they were stranded. Sh said she would ask the Doctor when he arrived back.

Meanwhile Xol Dul went to go and talk with Verpine who was polishing his gun. This tall jade insectiod creature informed him that he was kidnapped by Captain Tor along with the other he could see here. It seems Captain Tors employers thought they would be able to help with some ruins and the local wildlife.
Xol Dul suggested that if he wanted they could probably free him if he supported a mutiny against the Captain. The Verpine who tole him his name was Solusk, had no interest as he was already free. Plus he mentioned the odds were not in there favor and it would be best to stay with the stinky mammals in the meantime. He had no love for wookies or the new mammals that where walking about. Xol they approached another of the former prisoners who was working on a laptop.
Next was a large caterpillar like creature with a feathery antenna and ten hands, it greated Xol Dul in the Keld Doran language. He informed him that his name was Jah'hn and he was an archeologist. He was captured because of his knowledge of the Rakata. Apparently the Captain's employers wanted something called the Crystalline Heart. However they were unable to open a large door at the ruins. Apparently it was quite fascinating, they seeme to need some malevolent force to access the ruins.
Xol Dul walked over to another large mantis like being who seemed to be treating several Wookies. Tizzit managed to make her way as well as she was somewhat awake and could smell the pure bacta. The Vratrix was immediately curious to the presence of the Kel Dor and Killik. He looked them over and indicated that the Kel Dor was in good health, but the Killik needed medical attention. As the Vratix began to produce bacta, it started to coat Tizzit's chitin in the substance. She began to feel better as the Doctor coated her entire body. Xol Dul though was asking the Doctor if he wanted to be free and if so he would back him up if they took out Captain Tor for them. The Doctor said he would do no such thing, as he took an oath not to harm anyone. Plus these Wookies were in need of medical attention and since they were prone to injuries, it would allow him to study and practice some frontier medicine on them. Tizzit stayed for treatment while Xol went on to ask the final three scarb-like being working on some engine. The Neohons were busy at work assembling and disassembling parts they found in trying to make a workable engine. One Neohon approached Xol as he came closer, telling the other two to keep working. He introduced himself as M'ho-o and he was part of captain Tor's crew. The others were his assistants, Mahneee and Ja'hac. They asked if he was part of the crew of the explosion that happened. Xol said his ship exploded and before he could get on with explaining anything else the other two Neohons dropped everything yelling "Ship? Slavage!!!" and began to run off with M'oh trailing behind them. Xol not wanting what was left his ship being picked at immediately followed them back into the grasslands, using his skills to blend in.

L began to also walk around and trying to ask if anyone new anything of Kento Marek. He was surprised to find several wookies who spoke basic and began his conversations with them.....

Star Wars Adventure Path: Holonet New 06

Naval Officer 32175

Pirate Notice
It has been noted that there has been increased pirate activity with the Trandoshan System and around G5-623. Although as of a few weeks ago the Senate struck down the regulations regarding the systems, piracy has increased as a few individuals hope that G5-623 would be an easy target.
The Togarian menace seems to have increased, but several ships were destroyed and other crashed as their orbit decayed around the moons or planet.
Be advised not to pursue any vessels landing upon G5-623, unless they land within the hospitable locations. Only land in designated areas that have naval beacons transmitting and be wary of native resistance.


Trandoshan  Hunting Parties
As per the Senate mandate, the Trandoshans have once again have been recognized as the sovereign holders of this system. Although G5-626 is a republic territory, all Trandoshan vessels for the meantime may enter orbit and land at their own peril to "hunt".

New Uniforms
Please note that all personal, that there will be new sets of armor and uniforms within the coming months. As per Emperor Palpatine's executive order, the Republic Naval Force will known be simply known as the Imperial Forces. Clone Troopers will soon be issued new order and will be provided for as a transition is forth coming. The Emperor and Senate would like to extend their appreciation for the services we have provided. Additional influx of additional troops will be joining us as well as a number of new droids.
MSE-6 series droid will be soon dispatched to every station, be sure not to step on them. I call this one "Mick", so far they are pretty reliable and quick.

Imperial Mess Hall Deck 17 Hall 24b
Please note that the Cookie will be serving a non meat options of those tasty little creatures we confiscated from a prate vessel last week. Although the Porgs were a really treat for those that got them, Cookie has managed to at least synthesize some stock and make a dish so you can get a taste of these little guys.

Porg Potatoes 
Ingredients:-12 small creamer potatoes
-1 tablespoon olive oil
-½ teaspoon garlic powder
-½ teaspoon salt
-Nori – dried seaweed sheets
-Black sesame seeds
-Sour cream

-Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Prep a small baking pan by lining it with parchment.
-Use small paring knife to cut off the tip of the potatoes so they stand tall.
-Slice a V-shape to remove the skin from the front.
-In a small bowl toss the potatoes with the olive oil. Stand the potatoes up in the prepped baking pan.
-Sprinkle with garlic powder and salt.
-Bake for 30-35 minutes until cooked through. Let cool slightly.
-Cut out small pieces of the nori sheets to create the eye and mouth details, place onto the potatoes. Use black sesame seeds for the nostrils.
-Use a toothpick to add small dots of sour cream for eye pupils. Serve immediately and enjoy the galaxy’s cutest potatoes.

Stars Wars Saga Adventure Path - Episdode I "The Crystalline Heart" Part 05a

Imperial Press Corp Field Report......
Suspected Anti-Republic Group Activity: R-90 and Roger, Tizzit and Bob, L, and Xol Dul (Kel Dor Scout),
Not Sighted:  Khorrahg'ga, Padawan Talia, and Padawan Wrabbler.


As the months had past the small community that Master Nu had gathered of the former Jedi grew in size.
As mentioned Khorragh'a managed to get a job and a ship, transporting cargo for the Bothan contacts that Master Nu had established. Over the course of the months Master Nu also had visitors to the community, one was General Khota who took some members of the community to try and attack the Sith problem within the Republic head on. Master Jocasta Nu had other plans as she knew who exactly was at the heart of the matter. Already many of the Jedi had found at that former Master Anakin Skywalker was the one who attacked the Jedi Temple, he was one of the figure who betrayed them all. In addition to all this, a youngling by the name of Bob was now part of Tizzit's nest. She inducted to youngling to her nest as she missed Ana's insight into humanity. During her stay with Master Nu's community she let Bob run about as usual. Have after after a few weeks, Bob was no longer a candidate for the Jedi order and simple put with the auxiliary staff.
Master Nu had suspected that Tizzit was a result of Bob's new carefree attitude as her emotions opened up.

Sometime Later.....

Master Nu summoned R-90, Tizzit, and L to her chamber beneath the community. As the months had passed she managed to rebuild what she could of the archives, and an information center in which she could keep tabs on what was going on within the republic. Her Bothan contact were most helpful, especially since she had information that was valuable and profitable to them as well.
She let the group know that there was a rogue jedi named Kento Marek who somehow survived the clone wars. She had found out that he was hiding, fleeing from planet to planet and that he had something she wanted, information. She tasked them to go and find Kento and bring him back, it would be dangerous and she would compensate them. She alsom let them know that Wrabbler and Talia were tasked on another mission and would be unavailable, while Khorrahg'ga was busy working.  She also let Master Snark know that L would be on a mission, his Padawan would be given a mission he could handle. Seemingly satisfied they agreed. R-90 though did want to follow up and ask if she had found anymore information on the "nano-droid" piece he had found. As far as she knew it was something unknown, probably some new prototype.
It was useless now, it stopped working entirely.

They decided to gather what supplies they would need and headed to the transport station to get to one of the orbital starports, as there they would find a pilot with a ship to take them to Trandosha. Fortunately these spaceports are full of star traders, many of them working independently. They had no trouble finding a pilot with a ship to take them to Trandosha, a Kel Dor pilot by the name of Xol Dul would be taking them after they introduced themselves and made an arrangement. They would be leaving within the hour as Xol Dul dealt with the usual paperwork before disembarking from the spaceport. Within a few hours they would be in Tradosha.

The Verdant Grasslands of Trandosha
Within a few hours they arrived in the Kashyyyk systems and approached Trandosha. As expected they were hailed by the ground control as they were detected entering their orbit. Xol Dul notified them that they were simply visiting and was immediately directed to a port to dock his ship. The planet Trandosha was a humid planet full of grassland, harsh desert, and thick rain forests. They were directed to a spaceport in the equatorial jungle expanse to dock. When they landed, the dockmaster along with a detail of guards for routine inspection. The dockmaster seemed to find everything in order, as L used his influence to just let them be. They did not want the dockmaster to discover R-90 militarized Battledroid on board. L also had told Xol Dul to bribe the dockmaster to ensure that their ship would be safe. When Xol Dul attempted this, the Trandoshan was offended that his honor was besmirched, he ran a reputable place well within the parameters of the government mandate. It seems that outsiders were still wrong about the Trandoshans.
As they left the dock, the surrounding area was full of local vendors offering various cooked and uncooked foods. All of it was meat based of course, the stalls also had place for armor and primitive weapons.
The clothing here was mostly leather and furs, and it could be seen that many of the offerings came from creatures that were hunted. As R-90 and L decided to look for someone to sneak them to Kashyyyk, Tizzit seemed very out of place. Bob decided it would be a good idea to say she was her mount. No one really noticed the little human riding the giant insect about.
The place was something the group did not expect, the Trandoshans though somewhat gruff were approachable. Matter of fact, them seemed to welcome the outsiders as tourist were rare do to the wookie problem. They managed to find a person to direct them to some individuals who could get them into Edean, the port had a lodge of hunters who frequented the planet for sport and raiding parties. When they went into the lodge they were surprised to see outsiders, and laughed when they asked to charter a hunt on Edean.
These soft pink skins wouldn't last a moment. They pointed out the various trophies collected from their journeys, from the stuffed wookies to the terrible arachnid above them. L insisted it would be know trouble at all since he was a great hunter too. A Trandoshan hunter stepped up to challenge his claim, they would test his mettle. They began to fight in single combat, the Trandoshans cheering on their friend, but it soon escalated to a quick bar fight as the lust for battle took over. It quickly stopped when one of them grabbed Bob. The Trandoshans immediately stopped as they realized it gotten out of control and they all settled down. There was no honor if fighting such as squishy one.  L bought everyone a round of drinks and they soon began to bond. Over the next few hours the Trandoshans hunters shared their exploits of Edean and of the wookies. One of the hunter even offered to take them on a hunt, his name was Susssix and he had a friend who need a new wookie fur mat anyway. Although the group was leery of all the "wookie hunting", since Khorrahg'ga was a friend.....they agreed. It was the best way to get to Kashyyyk. The hunter said he would meet the next morning and leave.
Everyone went to a local in and stayed the night and leaving the next day to Kashyyyk which was just a few hours away.    

 The Green Planet of Kashyyyk 

As they approached Kashyyyk they found that the planet and moons were being patrolled by several republic naval ships. Various Republic transport and smaller patrol ships could be seen on the radar. The group was worried that it would be impossible to pass the blockade, but the Trandoshan hunter's assured them that it would be no bother. Susssix told  Xol Dul it would be easy, the Republic left the Trandoshan's to their own affairs and they would have no worry. Plus Sussix pointed out that humans are rather stupid.... they often blockade a planet around a single plane, they never seem to grasp the concept that space has multiple direction. The two Trandoshans found they amusing and gave a hearty laff. The tension increased as they got closer to their destination and were hailed by a large Republic Ship that had them on their radar.
They notified the ship that they were entering a restricted area, G5-623 was off limits and was now part of Republic concessions as a former militarized zone, and the ship was told to turn away. For a moment the group looked at each other fearing the worst. R-90 was trying to come up with a plan, but before anyone could do anything Renfelk took the com and responded "We are a Trandoshan hunting parting going for a hunt on Edean. Leave us be." and simply hung up. He told Xol to continue flying without any concern, the Republic ships knew to let the Trandoshans be. Sure enough they were right and had no problems getting into Kashyyyk's orbit. L, R-90 and Tizzit began to discuss on what they were to do about finding Marek.
L decided it would be best to reach out with force and find him. When he reached out the only thing he could see was a coast by a beach, and it seems it was on the opposite side of the planet. The Trandoshans were making preparation and giving Xol the coordinate on where to go, there was a good challenge in their usual hunting ground and a small village of wookies they could hunt. L had asked that they had a location in mind instead, it would be a good change and we could see what was around as a surprise. The Trandoshans advised against it as Edean was a dangerous place full of deadly beasts, but if that is what they wanted they gave in. They soon made preparations to land, but the foliage was to thick as the great trees made it impassible for the ship to safely get through. However there was a coastal peninsula some 100 miles away that was grasslands that they could easily land and then travel to the destination. As Xol flew in, Susssix began to use the ships sensors to map out possible areas for a hunt and wookie villages.

When they landed the Trandoshans were excited and made a quick job at setting up a base camp. They had loaded all the essential gear, including to hoover scooters. They were surprised at the lack of gear that the other seemed to have missed. Fortunately that had extra tents, they assumed Tizzit being a mount for Bob would stable herself and R-90 needed no other comforts since it was just a droid. They had a quick meal and Renfelk let them now there was an easy target of some coastal wookies he spotted. They could make some quick work of them, as most of the males would probably be out fishing. It would be a good start and easy prey for the rest. Tizzit and L seemed very uncomfortable and asked if there was anything else, the Trandoshan hunters shrugged their should and said that there would be some grassland felines around the area. L asked about heading out to the forested area where they wanted to go. Susssix warned them again that the forest were very dangerous, and only the most experienced hunters should go. It would be their death, but they could work there way up to it by hunting something small to test their skills. L and Xol went up a head to scout and see if they were safe, Xol seemed to blend in completely with the grass and disappeared. L stuck out like a sore thumb clearing leading point, the Trandoshans rolled their eyes.
Xol was the first to detect movement, it was fast and quick and it seemed several large creature were making their way toward them. Before he could get off a shot a large creature similar to Tizzit ran past him. It was a very large greenish-brown mantid type creature. Immediately Tizzit told Bob to close the door and hide on the ship. However, Bob was too scared and simply hid as she witnessed the attack from the cockpit. The Trandoshans began to scramble hoping to circle around on their hover bikes. The mantis began to attack the group, Tizzit did her best to fire at the creatures who seemed to be hold their own well. Xol began snipping at the group as he was behind the combat zone. L concentrated and used his power with force to intimidate and attack these creatures, but it seemed to slip over them like water. He was literally grasping at nothing. He dodged their attacks, while Xol managed to take down one. It immediately began release some toxic odor from it chitin, but thanks to his respirator filtration system he was unaffected. One of the large Mantids began to attack go for ships front opening and trying to get in. R-90 noticed from the mantids patterns that they were going for the ship, they were just in the way. Fortunately for him, "Roger"  was holding his own providing suppression fire. L, frustrated that his force power seemed not to affect these creature threw a stun grenade and knocked threw of them out. Tizzit immediately went for them and began to welcome them to her nest. As she bit them, she began to get insight into what they wanted. R-90 though did his best to try and stop the mantids, one already made it's way into the ship and a second was going in. Before R-90 could do anything it turned and attacked the ships door, sealing the mantids in. R-90 began to try and hack through the system, but this was a mechanical issue. It would take more than a moments to bypass the ships door. Meanwhile the Trandoshans were attacking more incoming mantids from the opposite side. Xol managed to kill another one along with L.

As Tizzit converted the last mantid suddenly her perspective changed, the mantids heard the most beautiful humming calling to them. It was the ship, the ship was calling to them all, the hum as all that mattered. In the distance through the pheramone trail she could sense a higher authority to whom the mantids served. She could sense Bob was intrigued by the hum and began to go toward the ship engine room. Tizzit was bought out of the trance when she knew Bob was in danger, she forgot that she could become overwhelmed but another mind if she converted to many. The mantids, not a hive-mind though, thought with a single and complimentary purpose that the three of them momentarily influence her. She began making her way toward the ship as R-90 began tom open the door. When R-90 entered the ship, the mantids had wrecked the control panel and were already trashing the ships interior. Bob was no where to be seen, but Tizzit got there just in time as the second mantid attacked them. They could see that the first mantid was already at the engine room and had access the power core. It was attacking it trying to get at it. R-90 and Tizzit managed to put the second mantid down, but were to late as the core was breached. R-90 quickly grabbed Bob who was just standing there mesmerized by the core's hum and light. They ran as fast as they could.
L and Xol already outside could hear the sounds of the ship's power building up and likewise began to run away. The other three mantids that Tizzit had just converted began to head towards the ship. The Trandoshans who had slain 15 other mantids were heading back to see what the commotion was when the ship blew up. It was a huge explosion that tore the ships to pieces. The shockwave sent Tizzit and R-90 flying, with R-90 shielding much of Bob. Tizzit and R-90 were badly burned from the radiation and concussive force of the blast. The remaining mantids and the Trandoshans perished in the explosion.
Tizzit was still able to move as Bob came running to here, her skin peeling but okay. However, R-90 was non-functional and his backside was completely fried.  

Star Wars Adventure Path: Holonet New 05

An Important Message from the Imperial Press Corps

Sssome monthsss ago, Emperor Palpatine addressed the Senate marking the foundation of the Galactic Republic'sssa future. As part of the massive reconstructive effortsssa we of Trandosha have officially thrown our full sssupport of the First Galactic Empire as a dawn of a new ear has passed. Although Edean has long been seed as the jewel of the Trandoshan sssystem, the Ssenate has ratified to establish our rightful claim to our home system. Thus the long time restrictionsss imposed on our sssystem have been lifted with the Imperial Fleet declaring Edean an Imperial Preserve as G5-623. We shaal once again rise to new heights of glory, for the Empire and for our Queen. I implore all loyal citizens to hear the words of our Emperor.

-Senator Resshan To'lothkanzarak

"Citizens of the civilized galaxy, on this day we mark a transition. For a thousand years, the Republic stood as the crowning achievement of civilized beings. But there were those who would set us against one another, and we took arms to defend of way of life against the Sepratists. In doing so, we never suspected that the greatest threat came from within.

The Jedi, and some within our own Senate, had conspired to create the shadow of Separatism using one of their own as the enemy's leader. They had hoped to grind the Republic into ruin. But the hatred in their hearts could not be hidden forever. As last, there came a day when our enemies showed their true natures.

The Jedi hoped to unleash their destructive power against the Republic by assassinating the head of government and usuring control of the clone army. But the aims of the would-be tyrants were valiantly opposed by those without elitist, dangerous powers. Our loyal clone troopers contained the insurrection within the Jedi Temple and quelled uprisings on a thousand worlds.

The remaining Jedi will be hunted down and defeated. Any collaborators will suffer the same fate. These have been trying times, but we have passed the test.

The attempt on my life has left me scarred and deformed, but I assure you my resolve has never been stronger. The war is over. The Sepratists have been defeated, and the Jedi rebellion has been foiled. We stand on the threshold of a new beginning.

In order to ensure the security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, for a safe and secure society, which I assure you will last for 10,000 years. An Empire that will be continue to be ruled by this august body and a sovereign ruler chosen for life. An Empire ruled by the majority, ruled by a new constitution.

By bringing the entire galaxy under one law, one language, and the enlightened guidance of one individual, the corruption that plagued the Republic in its later years will never take root. Regional governors will eliminate the bureaucracy that allowed the Separatist movement to grow unchecked. A strong and growing military will ensure the rule of law.

Under the Empire's New Order, our most cherished beliefs will be safeguarded. We will defend our ideals by force of arms. We will give no ground to our enemies and we will stand together against attacks from with or without. Let the enemies of the Empire take heed: Those who challenge Imperial resolve will be crushed.

We have taken on a task that will be difficult, but the people of the Empire are ready for the challenge. Because of our efforts, the galaxy has traded war for peace and anarchy for stability. Billions of beings now look forward to a secure future. The Empire will grow as more planets feel the call, from the Rim to the wilds of unknown space.

Imperial citizens must do their part. Join our grand star fleet. Become the eyes of the Empire by reportingsuspected insurrectionists. Travel to the corners of the galaxy to spread the principles of the New Order to barbarians. Build monuments and technical wonders that will speak of our glory for generations to come.

The clone troopers, and proudly wearing the name of Imperial stormtroopers, have tackled the dangerous work of fighting our enemies on the front lines. Many have died in their devotion to the Empire. Imperial citizens would do well to remember their example.

The New Order of peace has triumphed over the shadowy secrecy of shamful magicians. The direction of our course is clear. I will lead the Empire to glories beyond imagination.

We have been tested, but we have emerged stronger. We moved forward as one people - the Imperial citizens of the first Galactic Empire. We will prevail. Ten thousand years of peace begins today."

-Emperor S. Palpatine the First of the Galactic Empire

Stars Wars Saga Adventure Path - Episdode I "The Crystalline Heart" Part 04b

While awaiting inspection and verifying their identification on the orbital platform, R-90 headed on over to Eshka's cell and freed her. She thanked R-90 for staying loyal to his maker and would contact him in the future. She just asked to continue gathering information. She asked for a quick download of his recent memories so she could analyze and see if there was any useful information. The rest of the group proceeded through inspection and customs; trading in their blaster for sonic weapons and going through standard checks before being cleared for planetside. As they got there clearance R-90 approached them as Eshka's ship took off. Immediately the group seemed angry that Eshka got away, Master Ichael was disappointed as there was a 10,000 bounty worth of credits on her. R-90 explained that she was his maker and that he had to remain loyal to her. R-90 has been a great companion up until this point, Tizzit and Khorragh'a  seemed disappointed in him. They informed R-90 that they had passed their clearance and would take a transport down to Bothuwi, heading for the city of Fael Neddih.

As soon as they got there they were swarmed by a group of young Bothans who wanted to take a picture of a real Wookie and whatever Tizzit was. Other young Bothans were amazed at seeing Padawans and likewise posed for pictures. Wrabbler was the center of attention as he resembled a much beloved character of a popular animated show, E'vay from the Team Rocket series. The Bothans here were very polite, but R-90 warned them to be careful as Bothans are a sneaky bunch. Master Ichael let them know he was going to arrange for transportation to the compound were they would be safe. The rest of the party gathered supplies and took a meal in one of the local restaurants. Feeling a bit uncomfortable with the sonic weapons, they asked R-90 if he knew where to get some real weapons. Being on Bothuwi, he knew just who to ask to find a local seller. A few block away there was a noodle carts that sold special "spicy soup". The Bothan who ran the noodle cart was an old man with a straw hat, and simple blue robes. His fur was already greying, but there was a very lively spark in his eyes when he was approached with an order for his "spicy soup". He let the group know he could provide them with a standard issues that was sure to let their taste buds have a blast! To Khorragha's surprise he even had a blaster bolt. The old Bothan was very accommodating, after all those pistols would most likely be back in his possession by the end of the month anyway. As soon as they were done with him, they all met Master Ichael in the town square, and as he promised he had arranged some land-based vehicular transport. The vehicle would fit all of them as they took a road up into the mountains leading to a secluded valley. R-90 was familiar now with the area as he recalled that the Melan Estate was nearby.

As they approached a fork in the road Master Ichael stopped the vehicle as there was a squad of several droids. These droids where of unknown make an model. Several were small droids that hovered around them, the others were armed bipedal types lead by a tall white droid. Before they could do anything the droids moved in for attack. The flying sentries positioned themselves around the vehicle while the other bipedal droids took to higher ground using their turbo-jets. L and Talia managed to open the door and began to fire on the sentries. Before the other could act, the lead Droid suddenly powered up and rushed the vehicle easily flipping it over. It then pulled out a huge energy sword and tossed it at Talia which missed.
Wrabbler and Tizzit exited the vehicle, Wrabbler taking cover in a nearby tree while Tizzit joined Talia and L.
R-90 was taking cover with Khorragh'a in the vehicle and firing upon the droids. It was a heavy fight, the droids putting up a hard battle but ultimately were defeated by the group. They managed to pacify L in a gooey cocoon for a while intended to capture him. The lead droid did something amazing, it dispersed into hundreds of nanites and began to attempt to consume R-90 and absorb it into its own system. Fortunately for R-90 he was installed with security protocols for just such a situation. His internal defenses were able to
discorporate the nanite swarm and leave it inert. Two of the droids managed to escape, one sentinel and one bi-pedal droid. When the battle was over, they noted that Master Ichael was badly injured and needed urgent medical attention. R-90 knew that the Melan Estates were close by and he could get them help within an hour.

R-90 arrived at the estate with Talia. They noted that three large manors were the centerpiece of the estate. The estate itself was surrounded by vineyards of all types. Many Faleen workers were in the fields, supervised by Bothans and droids. When they arrived at the main gate R-90 identified himself and let them know they needed assistance. Master Ichael would be tended to, and everyone else would be checked as well and their injuries treated. Wrabbler though was viewed by the staff as one of the most adorable creatures, and was treated as a favored pet. Some of the Faleen were rude to the Wookie, as he was seen a a big lumber pet. Jaque seemed  amused as he was monitoring this and let his Faleen servants have there fun. Jaque Melan, the head of the clan welcomed them to his estate as guests. He was curious to R-90 and the whereabouts of his daughter. They would soon learn at dinner that Jaque was the one who put out the bounty on his daughter. Years ago Jaque and Eshka had a fight were she walked off as usual, he had vowed never to speak to her again and she pretty much felt the same way. However over the past few years his health had been failing.....and he wanted his eldest daughter to inherit the estate. However she had gone off and done her own thing and seemed to have ended up on the wrong side of the Galactic Civil War. His other daughter Soska would inherit the estate and all of clan Melan holdings if Eshka would not return. Jaque let them know they were more than welcome to stay until Master Ichael recovered.

R-90 being a droid was mostly ignored and he went about the estate, finding Eshka's old workshop. He vaguely remembered this as his place of origin. He was surprised to find alpha models of himself that Eshka worked on before she perfected him. There were at least a dozen incomplete droids, but at least two of there were operational. To R-90's astonishment the other two droids seemed to refered to themselves as R-90 as well. These two were beta models of his A.I., and soon they collaborated together. One of the Beta-R-90's was sent out to search for Eshka, while the other followed R-90 around finding him to be a hot piece of tech. It seems R-90 unique way of interfaces with systems was coming full circle.

After a few days Master Ichael was okay and Jaque provided them with transport to Lake Bystel were they were headed. The transport flew over the vineyards and up into valley. As they approached the lake the noted there was a small landing glad on the southside of the lake, while a good distance away there seemed to be a rather large lake house with some other building around it hidden by the trees. As they were dropped off, Master Snark and a bunch of padawan came out. Many of them recognized Master Ichael, other recognized and were happy to know that Wrabbler and Talia escaped Coruscant. Master Snark would see to the other while Master Ichael spoke with Master Jocasta Nu. It seems that the Jedi who was was the caretaker of the archives at the Jedi Temple made it out alive after all. The group was given a place to sleep and soon everyone started exchanging information and stories on how they all escaped Coruscant. The biggest thing was that it was confirmed that Master Anakin Skywalker was indeed the one who came into the temple and attacked. Many of them were able to flee, but most of them were shot down by Clone Troopers. Those that encountered or tried to stop Anakin were cut down by him.

Talia and L each met with Master Nu separately. Talia who was taking her test on that day had no idea that Master Nu could just make her a Jedi Knight. Master Nu explained that in her ordeals of surviving the purge on the Temple and escaping Coruscant was enough to prove herself a true Jedi. As far as Master Nu was aware, all members of the Jedi council was killed. She had every authority to bestow such a title on Talia.
Master Nu would need allies and other to keep the Jedi Tratdition alive. L was next to meet with Master Nu in a private audience. She remembered the former padawan, and L remembered her too. The council had expelled L for wanting to return back to his family. Since then L had wandered from system to system, trying to flee the guilt he had for not being able to save his family. As Master Nu told Talia, she needed all the allies she could get....and would be willing to welcome L back to the order. L was more than happy to take her offer and Master Snark, the Ithorian jedi her would train him.

However there was thee issue of Aryn and Oshua to deal with. Fortunately Master Ichael trained Aryn well, and with a few tricks Oshua too. Aryn had made his way to Bothuwi after he managed to pit the his Bothan captors against eachother. He managed to convince them that there were other buyers who would pay more for him and soon they fought with one another. The last Bothan standing was then heavily suggested to turn around and head back to Loxley station. When Aryn had arrived he just missed Master Ichael. Fortunately his connection with his Master allowed him to follow him back to Bothuwi. While traveling back it seems that the Bothans has discovered that Master Nu had a settlement here and were going to sell the information to the Republic. When he arrived at the Lake with the Bothan in tow, Master Nu dealt with the matter personally. Aryn had never seen a Jedi torture another person before and was unnerved by this.

When Master Ichael arrived he was overjoyed that his Master and older brother had found him. Master Ichael knew of Oshua, as many were contacted by the "ghost" in the library. Oshua had conversed with a few while hiding among the khyber crystals and holocrons. The few who conversed with Oshua learned of his true nature, and most were rather accepting him. It was Oshua who had found out that Aryn was his younger brother. Aryn and Ichael were taken from the same household, and for some reason ended up together. It was an oversight in the records, but since both Ichael and Aryn had no idea it didn't matter.
It was only weeks before the temple was attacked that Ichael found out. He struggled with informing the council, as it was going against tradition and they would place Aryn with another. All that changed though when the temple was attacked, and all he could think about when news of the attack on the order was his little brother. They both shared a close bond as mentor and student, but that was most likely because of their blood relation. Oshua had told Aryn the truth during their weeks surviving in the depths of Corscant. He told Aryn that Ichael was still alive, as he could sense him. That kept Aryn hoping to see his brother once again, and was a source of inspiration.
When they were finally re-united they said nothing right away, but they could tell in eachother's eye that they knew. Aryn had informed Ichael what Master Nu had done to the Bothan. Master Ichael was not surprised, but Aryn was to young to know such ancient truths of the Jedi. He also did not want to lose his brother.... staying with the Jedi would put them in danger......but Oshua had promised them complete sanctuary. As events passed Oshua was deep in concentration, attempting to locate the Iron Knights, other beings like himself. He was sent to the temple to gather information and now needed to get back. Since his order was already shrouded in secrecy, it would be the perfect place for Ichael and Aryn to go into hiding. A few days later they would leave a holo-message for Master Nu explaining that they had a mission to undertake and a promise to keep.   


The group would stay on Bothuwi for the next couple of months. Tizzit mad a new convert to the kind in one of the Padawans. L, Wrabbler and Talia trained with the others under Master Snark. Khorragh'a was provided some work as they expanded their base of operations to accommodate more and more survivors.
Soon the small sanctuary grew into a small community of 159 individuals associated with the Jedi order. Even General Rahm Kota managed his way here with a small platoon of clone troopers which scared the community at first. The meeting between Master Nu and General Khota did not go well. General Khota urged that they should strike back. It was already more than obvious that the Sith had corrupted the Senate and probably had the Emperor in their grasp. While Master Nu had been busy hiding, he was making his way finding allies and trusted individuals who they could rely on. That was one of the reason he headed to Bothuwi and discovered Master Nu.

Master Nu would not risk the safety she established and felt that it was paramount that the Jedi Tradition take hold somewhere, as they gathered in number and in strength. However General Khota had already assemble a strike team of skilled Jedi he had found and rescued from Republic forces. It seems that the Emperor had issued orders to capture all known Jedi and Padawans, and he was assembly his own elite warriors trained in the force. In the end General Khota left Master Nu to her own manipulations, and he would personally see to it that the Republic would be free from the influence of the Sith.    

Stars Wars Saga Adventure Path - Episdode I "The Crystalline Heart" Part 04a

Imperial Press Corp Field Report......
Suspected Anti-Republic Group Activity: R-90, Khorrahg'ga, Tizzit, L, Padawan Talia, and Padawan Wrabbler.
Death: None

As the group headed for Bothanspace they were all secured in the cargo hold. L had convinced the Duros traders that it was in there best interest to help them get to Bothuwi. The Duros pilots had made it as comfortable as possible for them in the cargo hold. They had converted a Power Droid into a makeshift environmental and ventilation system. The hold was even made a bit cozy as they
got supplies to make the trip as comfortable as possible. Unfortunately since the trip wasn't planned and was on the fly, the short range vessel was making the way the long way around via communication arrays and way stations. They encountered a micro-meteorite shower and the vessel was pitted with tons of space debris. The minute particulates jammed the deflectors and soon the hull was hit. The cargo hold hull sustained minimum damage save for a micro-fracture along the exterior. R-90 was able to find it and soon they put together a plan to help repair the damage. R-90 would create a makeshift airlock using the breach and then weld it shut while he was outside checking the vessel and hopefully communicating with the Duros pilots. When he got to the ships controls he found that there forward view-port was fractured and the cockpit vented the atmosphere. Both pilot
were dead. As R-90 broke the view-port he quickly went in and sent the two bodies adrift in space.
He quickly ran a ships diagnostic to see the extent of the damage. Communications were down,
the engine sustained minor damage, and the hold's frame and hull was roughly intact. He quickly let Tizzit and Khorrahg'ga know of the situation. As R-90 made his way along the hull, in the distance there was an odd sphere of light. At first it seemed to be nothing more than a pinpoint of light, but it came closer and closer. It was a ship of some kind, but before R-90 could relay anything, all of his sensors and motor functions shutdown. Meanwhile inside the cargo bay, the Power Droid began to fail and environmental controls went offline. It seems something was coming through the makeshift hull. The last thing both Tizzit and Khorrahg'ga saw was a white flash of light.
The next thing R-90 new that he was back in the vessel's hold. The makeshift airlock was gone, it was if it was never assembled, micro-fracture was gone. The environmental system seemed to have been functioning normally. As R-90 ran a self diagnostic he discovered an anomaly with his chronometer. It seems that there was a few hours of unaccounted time. There was no sensory data and there was a significant gap in his system.

ELSEWHERE

Master Ichael, and Padawans Wrabbler and Talia took Eshka's vessel and headed for the rendezvous that Zhato Rem had told them at Loxley Station. When they arrived they asked around about Tizzit, Aryn, and Khorrahg'ga. The Mon Calimari officer told them that a group matching there description just left the station heading toward Coruscant in a Duros Cargo Transport. It seems they were following another pair of Bothans. The group thought about what to do next. Wrabbler and Talia just left Coruscant, and there was his mission which conveniently seemed to have cross paths with Eshka. His duty needed to come first, plus there was a matter of the bounty of Eshka Melan as well that the head of the Mela clan offered. They headed toward Bothanspace. As they began to make the preparation to head out to lightspeed, Ichael had a feeling to check something out first. Something made him think of the Whills, a brief ball of light. As he headed out toward Bothanspace they dropped out of lightspeed and just listened for a few minutes. It seems his hunch was correct when Talia's and Wrabblers coms picked up a distress from R-90. He was able to Ping the location and
find the Duros vessel adrift. Scans indicated three life signs. Talia and Wrabbler communicated over that they had found them and were preparing to board. Ichael docked the shift with the emergency airlock and cut a hole through the roof of the cargo hold. L, Khorrahg'ga and Tizzit climbed out, and before R-90 lest he heard the Power Droid whimper. The Power Droid didn't want to be left adrift in
space all alone. R-90 was kind enough to bring it along.

They quickly caught up on why Talia and Wrabbler were delayed, and how they encountered Master Ichael. Master Ichael was over joyed when they mentioned that they were traveling with his Padawan Aryn, but he was kidnapped by a trio of Bothan Traders. These traders promised to provide them safe passage, but it seems that when R-90 mentioned the Melan clan they decided to put one over on them. It seems they headed to Coruscant to collect the bounty on him. Everyone wanted to head back to Coruscant...but Master Ichael despite his feelings had to put his duty first. He had found two Padawans and did not want to risk their safety. He would drop them off at a sanctuary on Bothuwi and then go and find Aryn. The ship was cramped and not designed for comfort. Eshka's ship was mainly for her Droids and some holding cells for captured bounties. R-90 found it curious that despite everything, he had encountered his maker after all these years. While everyone else was busy socializing with each other and resting, he went to speak to her. He relayed his information and ask if there was anything he could do. She asked him to free her when they got to Bothuwi and let her go. She would contact him once she had an additional task for him. She was surprised that he was still functioning, and was rather impressed that her programing allowed him to adapt to a variety of situations. She beamed with pride seeing how his A.I. managed to keep functioning and allowed him to find a new model to inhabit. The Pleasure Droid was definitely a big difference from what he originally started out from. As the got closer to Bothuwi, Master Ichael explained to group that Bothanspace was outside the jurisdiction of the Republic and they would be safe. However, there were a few local laws they would have to follow; such as the prohibition of firearms. They would have to trade in there blasters for sonic guns. As they got closer they made preparations to dock
and one of the orbital stations to go through a customs check before taking a transport planetside.

Stars Wars Saga Adventure Path - Episdode I "The Crystalline Heart" Part 03c

Now without the group was stranded on Loxley Station. A few hours later the usual traffic resumed as traders and spacer came to stop on by. A ship with a trio of Bothans arrived on the station and headed to the bar. R-90 and the others had been scoping out the bar hoping to find some means of getting off, and it seemed these three could be the ticket. R-90 walked up to the bar and greeted the Bothan. At first the Bothan was cold, as it did not seek the company R-90 advertised. The Bothan was not into droids like that....but R-90 gave a countersign that made the Bothan listen. R-90 had mentioned the Melan clan, and the Bothan was all ears. R-90 had discretely implied that he needed to head to Bothan space to complete his mission and that he had several passengers that need travel. The Bothan nodded, giving a signal to his other comrades to check R-90's friends out. The Bothan engaged him in some small talk and told him he would need to discuss things with his crew and would get back to him within the hour. He told them to wait in the Bar and they would make preparations to leave.

Unbeknownst to R-90 these Bothan's were Republic loyalists. They knew of Eshka and were pleased to find one of her wayward droids. It was a stroke of luck, but the big payout was reward for the Padawan they had. There check pulled up that Aryn was a wanted by order of the Emperor as a former Jedi apprentice. The others had some false IDs and were of no interest. As the group was waiting, the Bothans flooded their room with a gas that kept Aryn unconscious. They quickly bypassed security and sent a localized EMP pulse to disable "Lepi". Lepi was then fitted with a restraining bolt and forced to follow them as they kidnapped Aryn. Within moments they got to their ship and left.

As the hour past, the group began to worry. After another hour they had found out that the Bothans had left.
When they got to their room, Aryn was gone. R-90 figured it was the Bothans, he hacked the security cams once again. The Bothans made no attempt to hide their break in and kidnapping of Aryn as they high tailed it out of here, more than likely headed back to Coruscant to collect the bounty on Aryn's head. R-90 felt responsible and Tizzit would not let another friend be lost, they had lost so many on this journey. They asked L if they could help find a away to procure a ship so they could chase those Bothans down. Luckily for them the Duros pilots were back with their usual cargo for the station. They had just finished unloading and refueling, getting a quick drink before heading back. L used the force to convince them out right to take some passengers with them, they were very agreeable. When L told them that they needed to get to Coruscant they began to protest....but L once again used the force to compel them to do his bidding. The Duros pilots did their best to accommodate the group, arranging the cargo area to be as comfortable as possible with some supplies. Their ship was a simple transport that towed a cargo hull. As they tried to explain to L, they were a local ship that simple couriered supplies from one station to another and really did not have the proper drive to travel to far. They all boarded the ship with hopes of finding Aryn soon, R-90 attempted to communicate with Talia or Wrabbler, but still no response.

MEANWHILE

Padawan Talia and Wrabbler took the long way to Mon Calamari aboard the Pleasue Cruiser, the Fanged Ocelot. They were provided a cover of a young woman who had won a vacation and took her pet along.
She was provided with a 10,000 credit shopping spree aboard the vessel with all amenities included. Zero the Hutt had journeyed for the first leg of the trip to promote the ownership of his new club and new signer.
Lyla Fontane was covering Zero's trip and attempted to get a scoop on the winners of the trip. Talia was just one of twelve such winners, and fortunately for her she was able to avoid Lyla and the Holonet news.
They were gonna attempt communications, but were advised against it as the communication may be picked up. Zhato Rem's bodyguard made sure that they were safe an not bothered. They would be informed of the drop off point when they arrived. They were assured that the other group would arrive at Loxley Station ahead of them and were safe.

As to be expected as the days went on, both Wrabbler and Talia felt something amiss. A force user was aboard the ship. As they investigated the cargo hold they found a female Bothan interrogating a Jedi Knight.
It was obvious what was going on as she was holding his lightsaber asking him about it. They were both speaking in Bothan. Apparently she was named Eshka and wanted to know his involvement in Order 66, why did he survive and why were Jedi hiding. She took no chances with him, the device that held him was shocking him every few seconds so he could not fully concentrate. However he managed to reach out to the force and identified to other aboard the ship and it seems they had found him. Both Padawans had seen enough and charged at Eshka who was taken off guard, she barely managed to dodge Talia quick blows while Wrabbler freed the Jedi Knight. Eshka knew there was no way to stand up against them so she attempted to flee, however the Jedi Knight intercepted her and with a word put her too sleep.
He turned to both Padawans and thanked them for sensing them, he introduced him self as Master Ichael.
He was returning to Coruscant when news of Order 66 had been implemented, he heard the screams of his fellow Jedi as they were ambushed the Clone Troopers that had turned on them. He did the only thing he could do and head back to the Temple to inform the council, but before he could jump to lightspeed it was too late. Master Nu had used a Jedi Artifact to alert her students not to come back.....he sensed something terrible had happened. Worried of his Padawan he reached out and could only sense that Aryn was safe.
Since then he had been searching for other Jedi, hoping that they would be regrouping. In his travels any Jedi outpost and facility seemed to have been attacked or were under the authority of the Republic Navy. He had hoped that the Bothan he found would keep their neutrality as he needed info. However she decided it was in her best interest to capture him. He did however find out from her that several Jedi were on Bothawui, supposedly Master Nu among them.

They decided to to take her ship, with her as a prisoner and head out to Loxley Station in hopes of finding the rest of there group. Talia and Wrabbler excited to leave forgot to mention the fact that Aryn was among there group as well.
     

Stars Wars Saga Adventure Path - Episdode I "The Crystalline Heart" Part 03b

As they arrived, the Mon Calamari hailed them and asked them to identify themselves and business. After the regular information was transmitted, they were allowed to dock/refuel and visits the station's amenities. The Loxley Station served Communication and Relay Station, mostly checking that satellite transmission could be relay and buffered to other such stations throughout the sector. They were assigned visitors quarters for their stay and shown a brief tour of the bar, cafeteria, and small vendor area for trade. Aryn and Lupi would stay in quarters why the rest headed to the bar.
At the bar there were two Duros space pilots and a few Mon Calamari. It seems that the majority of the station was staffed by Mon Calamari, with the rest of the individuals just stopping by to either deliver or pick up cargo, refuel, or just sit and wait for some better opportunity. Every once in a while human pilot and some Bothans would come into the bar and then leave.  As Zhato Rem explained, the station also served as a meeting place for Black Sun Operatives, as it was out of sight and out of mine. It was an insignificant post amidst the darkness of space, used as a relay station mainly for ships not capable for making long jumps into Hyperspace. At this time nothing more was going on, they returned to their quarters hoping that their late companions would soon make contact.

After a dew days they began to get reckless. There was still no word on the delay. Khorrahg'ga, R-90, and Tizzit decided to head up to the observation deck "B" to speak with the commanding officer to see if there was any work to be had. Lt. Akbar, the Mon Calamari in charge of Loxley Station welcomed them. Not much was going on, but there was a report of a distress beacon in a nearby sector. Lt. Akbar told them that if they were interested they would be compensated 5,000 credits for their time and free fuel. It, was a distress beacon on a nearby mining colony that needed investigation. They had received no response and it was still transmitting. They were short staffed at the moment and if the group were to just investigate and report. It was easy money so they all agreed. As they made their way back to let Aryn know they stopped by the bar to see if they could find a local familiar with the area. L had pegged them out an introduced himself. He was a male human space, more of a vagabond that took odd jobs and wandered from port to port. His resent companions had ditched him, left his stuff in the cargo bay and just left. It seems they didn't think they were a good fit. Tizzit and Khorrahg'ga finding him trustworthy told him they did have a job and ship, and if he was interested he was welcome to join. The jump would only take five minutes to make once the calculation were entered in the ships systems. Aryn and Oshua would stay aboard the station waiting for word from the other Padawans.

The jump was simple and they made it to the mining station, it was located on the third satellite of a planet in the system. R-90 had the ship scan, but the ship's A.I. was being feisty and reminded the attractive droid that he was not that kind of ship, it was "basic sensors only". The ship attempted to contact the mining facility and there was no response, and the ship was able to easily follow the signal to the landing platform. The satellite was mostly covered in water, the atmosphere was breathable and had temperate overcast weather. The platform was accommodating enough for their little ship with a hangar and covered access area that connected to the facility which seemed to be underwater. When they landed no automated routine ran, no droids came out, no security, no communications.....nothing....it was eerie. They decided to step out and investigate. Ana would stay with the ship while everyone else made there way to the hangar. As they began to walk across the platform they noticed some movement in the water. At first it seemed not of any concern, but the creatures seemed to circle back and then swim at an accelerated speed toward the platform. L, Tizzit, and Khorrahg'ga stopped and grouped up to deal with the incoming creatures. R-90 ran toward the hangar hoping to find an access port and find out what happened. Several creature jumped out of the water and landed on the platform. These creature were insectoid in nature, and Tizzit could barely sense what they were intending....KILL....KILL....KILL. The creature looked like large aquatic fleas with very sharp claws and they scurried toward the group. As R-90 made his way toward the hangar, one of the creature landed atop of roof by the door and clicked it mandibles menacingly. R-90 decided it was best to go back to the group. As he ran back another group of these insects from the opposite side jumped onto the platform and scurried their way to the group. Tizzit and Khorrahg'ga had already been shooting them, with L revealing that he was a force user. Unlike Aryan, Wrabbler, or Talia.... L was not holding back his abilities. The unfortunate creature he encountered were flung bout and crushed by his skill with the force. Tizzit and Khorrahg'ga took not how his yellow eyes flared with each creatures death. One of Tizzit's weapons malfunctioned, and Ana came out of the ship to throw a new pistol for Tizzit to use. R-90 was almost ambushed, but he used his grapple to get himself onto the ship and away from the creatures. Ana though was an easy target and they moved in for the kill. Ana was jumped, sliced, and hacked into small pieces. Tizzit was angered, and she lead the charge to avenge Ana. Fortunately they were able to eliminate the current threat, and they decided to get aboard ship and retreat. As they left, Tizzit was mourning Ana's death, as they escaped into orbit a Galactic Naval Ship was headed their way. The ship's A.I notified them that they were locked on and being scanned. Soon they were hailed. The Galactic Naval Ship told them that they were answering a distress beacon and wanted to know why their presence was here a this mining facility. They transmitted that they were on a mission from Loxley Station to investigate the distress beacon. They were attacked by unknown creatures and had wounded and were heading back. The Galactic Ship verified there presence and allowed them to head back, while they dealt with the issue.

Coming back they need medical attention. The mining colony was overrun by unknown possible indigenous lifeforms. These creature seemed to be large aquatic insectoids of some kind. Khorrahg'ga had taken the brunt of most of the attacks, with L doing his best to fend them off. Sadly Ana was eviscerated into what could be described as chum. Lt. Akbar was sorry for their loses, and they were fortunate that a Galactic ship had answered the distress beacon. They returned to their quarters and waited for L and Khorrahg'ga to be checked out thoroughly and given a clear bill of health. Aryn had informed them that their was still no word from Padawan Talia and Wrabbler. In the evening both L and Khorrahg'ga were returned to their quarters. Meanwhile R-90 had repaired and recharge for the night. Tizzit was still at a loss for Ana, although she was bonded for her for a time ...it had allowed her to understand "Humans" better. The loss of Ana, Sam, and Nox were a new sensation to her, before she the concept that and individuals could always be replaced...but now that mindset and changed. Each individuals in unique and she thought heavily on this.

The next day cycle the group met outside by an engine port to cremate what was left of Ana's remains. A few words were said and she was incinerated and her ashes became one with space. They returned to quarters to ponder what to do next. It wasn't long until the station entered a "Red Alert", the station was being fired upon by unknown assailants. The emergency bulkheads began to close as one of the dock ships exploded, again several more hits could be heard hitting the shield. A few minutes later the stations communications announced "Attention, a Galactic Ship has fired upon the station with reason to beleive that Black Sun operatives are on board. A teams will be boarding shortly. All individuals stay within your areas until a proper inspection and sweep is done. Thank You". The group began to panic as they did not want to be involved in anymore business with the Black Son or the Galactic Senate. They check on the status of their ship, and found out that it was one of the vessels that was destroyed. R-90 hacked the video coms as well and was able to verify that their ship was destroyed and about 50 clone troopers had boarded the station. They were checking personal logs and visitor identification. They had already detained a few for questioning and assembling them in the bay.

It wasn't long before the Clone Troopers made their way to their section of the Space Station. There was no where to run and there was no way of fighting past them. They would just have to let the Troopers conduct their sweep. When the troopers and the Mon Calamari officer came to their quarters they were searched and all but L cleared. The Clone Trooper didn't even seem to notice Aryn standing in his quarters with "Lepi".
The Clone Troopers took L away and the rest of the group breathed a collective sigh of relief. Tizzit was wondering what they could do for L, the best thing they agreed upon was just to wait and watch.
L was taken to a Cargo bay were several others were being held under guard. Lt. Akbar and a Galactic Naval Officer were questioning some of the suspicious individuals they found aboard the station. The galactic Naval Officer was a clone and he was asking each individual directly if they were a member of the "Black Sun" cartel. He Naval Officer said that a ship was identified nearby a mining colony where a distress beacon was found. It seems days ago on Coruscant there was a ritual murder of one Sam, an Asogian engineer traced to that vessel. The captain and the crew were missing, and the ship was believed to have been stolen by the last surviving crew member identified as Nox Phyre. It seems Nox and Sam were last identified working for the Coruscant labor board, but never checked in. A Zero the Hutt had been most cooperative, revealing to authorities the going on at the Barbary Coast and that several members of of the Black Sun Cartel had some unscrupulous dealings.... and Zero gave information on the ship and its crew showing what a reformed individual he was (In truth Zero was just clearing out his rivals and establishing himself as the true ruler the of Dollatre Sector).
All of the individuals bough for questioning were indeed cartel members, as most were branded with identifying marks. When the questioned L, he used the force to convince the naval officer that there was nothing linking him to the Black Sun and he was allowed to leave. Fortunately for him the Force was strong with him that day. Lt. Akbar accompanied the Clone Troopers and Naval Officers to issue a formal complaint at their use of excessive force. His second was left in command of the station until he could return..

Stars Wars Saga Adventure Path - Episdode I "The Crystalline Heart" Part 03a

Imperial Press Corp Field Report......
Suspected Anti-Republic Group Activity: R-90, Khorrahg'ga, Tizzit/Ana, Nox Phyre, Padawan Talia (Human Jedi), Padawan Wrabbler (Kushiban), and L (Human Ex-Padawan).
Death: Nox Phyre, Ana

Zhato Rem and the group were momentarily hiding in one of his warehouses awaiting the transports that would take them to the luxury cruiser that would get them out of Republic Space. He was busy making finally preparations, and had one of assistant Mr. Gruk take care of the group if they had any questions. Mr. Gruk, a Bothan, provided everyone was new passports and IDs that should get them past most inspections.
They were already known to Republic Officials as they had signed up for the special "salvage" project. Fortunately for them Zhato's organization was in control of many of the IDs and information they gathered on the potential workers. Unfortunately R-90's and Ana's direct communications with the Ty Rhees' office left some trails that couldn't be fully scrubbed. Mr. Gruk had also given them some luggage with some clothes and such that would be appropriate foe their voyage.

Three transports arrived, Zhato went in one, Talia ,Wrabbler, Nox Phyre, and R-90 went on another, and Tizzit, Khorrahg'ga, Lepi, and Aryn went on the last transport. The transport followed the routes to the polar ice cap were security was light. It was a common hole in Coruscant's security, as the wealthy did not like being spied upon or observed. The group could seen the private chateaus and resort of Coruscant's elite as they passed into orbit. They soon left the layer of satellites orbiting the planet and made their way to a luxury cruiser. Zhato's transport stopped and signaled the necessary data, and most likely paying off someone as a ship to ship docking was made. The other two transports were allowed to proceed and dock. Mr. Gruk reminded them to blend in, and that any conveniences they required they could speak to him and he would arrange something. Nox Phyre and R-90 soon joined them as they were escorted to there luxury cabin suite.
Mr. Gruk had informed them that Talia and Wrabbler were delayed due to the fact that the Kushiban did not have proper clearance for tranport as pet. Mr. Gruk assured them that Zhato Rem would take care of it.

Khorrahg'ga took the opportunity to try and get a signal through to his home back on Kashyyyk. Fortunately the luxury liner was not jammed and he was able to get connect. He managed to get in touch with his Grandfather who informed him that the Clone Troopers had turned on the Jedi. The Wookie defense force fought back and attempted to protect the Jedi. Master Yoda was able to make his escape, the wookie who were not killed in the battle were captured and martial law was put into effect. The Republic had been jamming all communications, and wookie resistance fighters had been trying to re-establish communications.
His grandfather advised him to stay safe and hopefully this would all be over soon and he could come back home.

Tizzit was worried that Talia was not her and summoned Mr. Gruk. He had informed them that Talia and Wrabbler were on another vessel that would be headed in the same direction. Zhato Rem had also sent some bodyguards to ensure they were safe and sound. Mr. Gruk established a video/comlink so they could verify that they were okay. For the next couple of days they enjoyed and all expense trip. R-90 even managed to make a few extra credits at the spa here. About a week into the voyage, Mr. Gruk had informed them that they would have dinner with him as they approached Loxley Station. As they sat having a pleasant meal, they were wondering what happened to Nox. In his usual fashion, Zhato had Mr. Gruk open the private dining room window that gave a great view of a nebula they were passing.....and the tethered body of Nox Phyre.
Tizzit clicked madly, but before anyone could protest Zhato let them know that Nox could not be trusted.
He was one of Zero's men. Zero had double crossed him, Nox got Zero involved......and that left a bad taste in his mouth. What was worse it seems that the former Captain was in on it too...playing both sides. So Zhato fired Nox, Mr. Gruk showing him to his new quarters out their in space. Zhato upset lost his appetite and excused himself. He let them know that this would be the last time they would see him. He was officially taking an extended leave of absence until the dust settled down. He let them know that Nox's captain had seemed to leave them with a ship. It was already loaded with their items and programmed with the coordinates to Loxley Station. He wished them luck and just left.
 

Stars Wars Saga Adventure Path - Episdode I "The Crystalline Heart" Part 02c

R-90, Aryn, and Oshua had finished there business with Kenner and headed back to the Barbary Coast to meet with the others. Zhato meanwhile was gracious enough to let his new "employees" think about his offer.
Either way they were in a big dilemma, they needed to get of Coruscant and quickly. Some decided to go shopping, while other decided to stay and enjoy what the Barbary Coast had to offer courtesy of Zhato.
Nox decided perhaps her could arrange transport, he knew of a guy who knew of a guy who knew of a guy who could possible get him a ship. So they made arrangements to meet a Hutt named Ziro within the hour.
The group was surprised when they  encountered the new an enhanced R-90. Kenner had used what was readily available and put together 4th Degree B1 Battle Droid frame with an BD-3000 Pleasure Droid Skin.
Kenner was able to incorporate all the interesting "components" that he found, and this customized frame had a more pronounced hood and trunk on more sturdier legs. It was also very shiny with hints of metallic red and polished steel. The only odd thing was the Kenner did not feel that he had to upgrade R-90's voice modulator. As he and the other were walking down to the Barbary Coast, he got many looks and even made some other BD's envious.

Nox let the others know that he had an individual they could meet and possible get a ship, one that would let them loose of Zhato's grip. They agreed to meet with Ziro in the lounge. It was something they did not quite expect, especially when they found out that Ziro managed to book himself a thirty minute set. Indeed this was the infamous Ziro the Hutt, a known criminal who was thought to have been assassinated sometime ago.
Ziro performed his cabaret number for the patrons at the lounge, all the while gaining valuable Intel on Nox and his friends. Ziro was a master manipulator, as he was entertaining his people were finding out everything about Nox and how much they were worth. Nox open up negotiations about getting a ship, but Ziro new they had nothing and were desperate. He also knew these were wanted men and their was a price on their heads. Sadly his informants also indicated that Zhato had him under protection. Ziro was just going to toy with them until he had a better handle on what to do. He knew he could make a few extra credits and stir some trouble by sending a holo-recording of  the meeting to Zhato. This would be fun for Ziro.......

As expected the meeting was a bust and the party retired for the night to one of the luxury suites. Over the next couple of day they relaxed and stayed in. The news was still going on about finding the terrorists responsible for the apparent murder of "Sam" and the slaughter of the Gobbers in the Hydro-Thermo junction. Concrete information was hard to as most of the data was corrupted, some even speculated there was inside help in this act of terrorism. Y'laxal was already under investigation, as the Gobbers were seen at several of her establishments. She commented that "The Nature of her clients business are their own. I am only her to facilitate in a manner to forget their troubles". Many seemed to believe these Gobbers were perhaps the same species of that of the former Master Yoda of the Jedi Temple. Their appearance was similar, and rumor began circulating that the Gobbers appearance and activity were proof of the Jedi's overall corruption and he was a puppet master from afar. Meanwhile R-90 had made a few credits on the side, trying out his new form, and he was quite popular.

After their rest Zhato had summoned them to his meeting room once again. This time however Ziro was their with him having a martini with the biggest grin on his face. Zhato was visibly, but coolly upset. With his usual style he lorded over the individuals in complete control. He was offended that he would be double crossed, Zhato had a code of his own that he upheld. All they were technically hostage, their were treated as guests in his establishment. He bought Nox's captain once again and executed on the spot as an example of what would happen if they betrayed him. He told them that his offered still stood, he wanted the Padawans lightsabers, but Oshua and the other talked him down in an exchange for a few Khyber crystals. As their bargain was struck he informed them the next day they would be leaving.

Zhato being who made a big announcement of his departure, he even dressed R-90 a bit up and made sure all the attention was on "her"...being the new star of Ziro show at the Barbary Coast. There was a convoy of enclosed vehicles ready to take the group and Zhato away. Zhato's vehicle of course had all the fish where he simple sat in and meditated as they left, and the Padawans joined him. The rest of the group was in the smaller vehicle ahead. Zhato had made arrangement for three convoys to be heading out from the Barbary Coast. Two headed through the backways and one went directly for the transport deck. The Gobbers had ambushed two of the Convoys. The one that made its way to the Transport Deck was attacked by a number of Scrap Droids and Gobbers. Zhato's attache's and female guards managed hold off most but were all killed in a devastating attack that made the Holonet News. The other one was followed to the rail transports, but not attacked at all. It eventually left to the upper level and the outskirts of the city to an abandoned industrial facility. Their Zhato had a BD-3000 were seen boarding a transport vessel. The Gobbers were gonna track an ambush the vessel once out of Republic Space. The last convey, heading to a warehouse district was ambushed by Gobbers, they took out the front driver. However even though they surrounded the convey they did not expect the Padawan Talia. Before anyone else could even re-act she took out 2/3 of the ambush forces. The people around on the crowded streets only can recall the explosion from the front vehicle then a series of flashes as Talia cut each Gobber down. Before the group could get off any second shot she managed to finish them all. They all quickly got into the final vehicle with Zhato and left to the warehouse.
It seems they escaped the Gobber ambush and were safely underway from the Republic.     

Stars Wars Saga Adventure Path - Episdode I "The Crystalline Heart" Part 02b

The group had decided quickly at what to do. They couldn't go back exactly as there probably were swarms of maintenance droids and who else checking out the extensive damage inadvertently caused by them. What was worse it was found out that Ana had been replying to e-mail about about a possible Jedi sympathizer spotted an hour ago on level 702, and she confirmed that they had made contact with not only her but also with the wanted sympathizer Padawan Aryn. Manager Ty Rhees office was now co-coordinating an Official Bounty if both individual were not bought in by Ana and Tizzit or the Gobber Gang. Ana had simply being corresponding and taking care of the minor tasks directed at them, after all they all signed up for he "Salvage Operation". Tizzit would have a serious discussion with Ana at some point, but right now they had to find a way out. Talia was very confident that all of them would be able to take them on. R-90 opened the doors and they began to defend themselves. Khorrahg'ga let out a fierce Wookie battle cry that intimidated many of the Gobbers, Tizzit began fire with the other joining in. Talia readied her lightsaber and went in for the attack. Her honed skill were no match for the Gobbers and almost a dozen of them fell to her relentless attacks. The gobbers lost so many of their number within seconds, and a small concussive grenade made short work of things. There was only one left.....and in an instant he was gone as they shot him down. They were after Talia, and know they new of Padawan Aryn as well. They pilled the bodies together in a funeral pyre, with Sam atop. Nox took out a flask of some of Sam's highly volitile liquor and poured it on him and set him on fire. It didn't help that most of the gobbers uniforms were stained with oil and alcohol too, but soon the piled smolder and they started making their way to the hangar.

As they walked the alarms sounded, alert that this area needed to be "evacuated" as a  fire was detected in Lower Level 2, Corridor C 47 Blue. Within moments a group of firefighter droid rushed on over to take care of the situation, ignoring the group. At this time Nox had contacted his captain and asked for him too meet up with him at the hanger. They needed to be "bailed" out of a situation again. The captain supposed that Sam had gotten into trouble again, that little Brodo Asogian was a great engineer....but horrible at gambling and drinking. The security monitors were recording everything from the hangar.
In a room deep with the Barbary Coast, Zhato Rem was kept  apprised of the situation. He saw this group deal with over two dozen members of the Gobber Gang. He had Mr. Stalz run encryption and re-route the feeds from the cameras at the Hangar around Corridor C 47 Blue. No need for Ty Rhees to know about this as he had some new plans.
Within half an hour Nox contacted his captain, asking what the hold up was. Apparently the power outage on Level 2 and now fire had cause some problems in entering the lower level within the sector and all traffic for his size ship was being diverted or delayed. They would have to make there way to a hangar on level 716 were they could meet up. The only was was to go back to  level 702 and make there way through Dollatree.

When they arrived at Dollatree and made their way through the red light district blending in as best as possible. Fortunately for them everyone was distracted by the news being shown. It appears that the cause for the power disruption and hydraulic issues was because of some attack by terrorist forces deep within Coruscant. There was footage being shown of a pile bodies that were smoldering, and the reports were unable to identify what species they were. Atop of it was a Brodo Asogian, ashen white and charred.
The droid footage captured the being stand up and yell out in pain, it's neck extending upwards, it eyes wide open, it put its hands up in the air, and waddle in horror and confusion. It slipped on the pile of bodie and caught fire again. The footage looped as "Sam" was running back and forth with his hands up in the air on fire, his neck swaying and shrieking until he finally hit the wall and was unconscious. Most of the people were shocked and could not look away. Some feed were already poking fun at the morbid, yet comical incident. 
Distracted by Tizzit reaction to the footage being shown, several women that worked for Zhato Rem approached them easily.
His "Attaches" had kindly informed that the group was invited to the Barbary Coast, and that Mister Rem would like to see them. The other having an idea of what this meant headed over. R-90 though wished to go see Kenner for some personal upgrades. Aryan and Oshua would accompany them too.

R-90 had no trouble find Kenner's secret workshop. At first the door droid would not let him in as an unidentified organic was with him. Yet eventually they got the door open and pass the door droid. R-90 entered the familiar conveyor belt with Aryn in tow and arrived in Kenner's workshop. As before there were piles and piles of droid parts everywhere. Kenner was busy at work making repairs and working on his "Action Figures". R-90 quickly explained he was in trouble and needed to be transferred into a new vessel.
Kenner agreed to do it for all the credit R-90 had available, plus for some reason he felt influence to help with such a costly venture. R-90 was worried, but Aryn said he and Oshua would help out and make sure things went well. R-90's AI was put in a virtual reality simulator designed by Kenner's wife Ea. There R-90 lived his life as an avatar in a game based off the "Knights of the Old Republic" Oshua revealed to Kenner that he was an Iron Knight, and order that originated from the Jedi her on Coruscant but were outcasts. Decades ago Master Aqinos had discovered that non-organic crystalline shards were sentient lifeforms on the planet of Orax. He further found out that they were force sensitive creatures, and helped them interact with the world by placing them with droids. He even taught them how to master the force. When he was bought his discover to the Jedi Council, they were shocked an outrage as they found out that he was basically teaching "droids" how to use the force and that was dangerous. Master Aqinos again tried to explain that the force dwelt within all life, and the universe itself has a few surprises for us as we determine what is and what isn't a sentient lifeform. Needless to say he was cast out. Master Oshua was sent to keep tabs on the Jedi Order for Master Aqinos, after all how would suspect a "Khyber" crystal in the vaults?
Kenner, like Master Aqinos believed that droids were a sentient life form, and he was a A.I. sympathizer.
Many of the droids who socialized seemed to develop their own personalities, even among the simple labor droids you could see preferences developing. Oshua also needed a body for mobility so he helped Kenner give R-90 a new body, as well as construct one for himself using the force. Oshua's expertise in droids, and with Kenner and Aryn to assist they would be done in no time.

Meanwhile the rest of the group met up with Zhato Rem in his secret room. There he told them that he has had need of them and they it would be in their best interest to help. He began playing footage of R-90 killing spree with Sam, he played footage of the Gobber chasing Talia, and more footage of the incident in the corridor. When thing got tense as Nox attempted to negotiate, Wrabbler attempted to use the force to persuade Zhato. However, that only allowed Zhato a clear path for him to show Wrabbler worst fear. Whoever Zhato was he was a powerful force user, one who knew were the wind was blowing. His secret room kept him hidden for only so long, and someone was hunting the Jedi. His spies had told him a few things, and however was hunting the Jedi....even for a moment if he was discovered.....he knew they would view everything he built...and who he was a potential and deadly threat. He needed to get of Coruscant....just like the Padawans here. Still trying negotiate, Zhato played his trump card and bought out Captain Skarpithio. Nox's captain knew who Zhato was and had dealt with him before. His crew had no idea that they had sometime worked for the "Black Sun". Zhato seemed to clearly have them in his grasp.