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Post by Sithspawn on Mar 10, 2009 19:55:54 GMT
Shadows of Time
Episode One It is a dark time for the galaxy. The Jedi Order is recovering from a war with the Sith and struggles to protect itself, let alone the galaxy. The Dark Shadow of the Sith still looms as a constant threat to all life. But the shadows spawn a new mysterious threat from a time long ago that could tear apart the very fabric of space and time itself.
On the planet Tetrios a Jedi is cut down before Falrien by a Dark Side Adept. Falrien ignites his own lightsaber and attacks the Dark Sider, killing him. As she charges the Dark Sider hisses, “T he circle will be complete and the chains that bind will be broken,” before turning to dust when cut down by Falrien. In his dying breath the Jedi hands Falrien an odd alien artefact before he dissappears becoming one with The Force. With the planet Tatrios under Sith invasion the Squirrels make a run for it. Their ship blasts off with Kelton easily able to out maneuver the Sith warships. But Sith Marauder starfighters close in. Gerranous and Kelton fire the ships turbo lasers but there are too many of them, while Skeel discovers a malfunction with the Nav. computer meaing he can only set course for Tatooine. Next stop... TATOOINE.
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Post by Sithspawn on Mar 12, 2009 13:03:42 GMT
Anchorhead, Tatooine.
Skeel strips the nav computer to find out what is wrong. Not only would it only set course for Tatooine but the space charts appear to be that of the galaxy 20,000 years ago! But when Falrien, carrying the alien artefact, goes to explore the town the nav computer resets making it obvious that the artefact is causing the problem.
Investigations into the artefact lead to a small souvineer shop belonging to Old Hett'uk, an aging Tusken. He tells them about that similar artefacts have been dug up recently by Czerka Miners, but now the mine is abandoned because the two factions of Tuskens are fighting over the territory, including the vicious Night-Siders who normally live the other side of Tatooine. In an odd act Hett'uk presents Skeel with an ancient Gaffi Stick, which legend says once belonged to the ancient Tusken Chief, and rumoured Dark Lord, Uk’Turruk.
Venturing out into the streets PCs are attacked by several Dark Jedi. PCs win the fight, again the Dark Jedi turning to dust as they die.
PCs decide to venture out to the Czerka mine so hire a landspeeder. Their route takes them to the Dim-U temple where the priests worship the sacred Bantha. The Pcs spend the night making friends with the priests, with Falrien making more of a friend with the beautiful Zeltron priestess Lucious.
The next day after an hours drive they encounter a Mining platform (what will one day be a Jawa Sandcrawler) but it's crew are dead and it's engines rigged to explode.
Continuing the PCs manage to avoid the Tusken war bands and find the entrance to the Czerka mine. There they find the miners dead or missing, and find a cave leading to an ancient temple, possible once the palace of a Tusken Chief, Uk'turruk maybe?
Venturing inside they are confronted by a Dark Side Cult attempting to open a giant doorway. The PCs fight off the Dark siders and using the ancient Gaffi stick given to them by Old Hett'uk open the door. The door way revelas a chamber and a broken archway constructed of siilar material to the alien artefact Falrien is acarrying. Several more artefacts litter the room. Taking what they can carry the PCs head cak to their ship before the fighting between the Tusken tribes breaks out.
PCs spend some time recuperating back at the Monastry and invest in some cargo to trade off-world.
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Post by Sithspawn on Mar 12, 2009 13:32:02 GMT
Episode II
ACT I - Quarren Uprising The alien artefact affecting their nav coputer leads the PCs to the planet Cal, the Mon Calamari and Quarren homeworld. The PCs are at the great library reef where they learn that the artefacts belong to the ancient Gree, a race that still exists today in a small system the other side of the galaxy. While investigating Mon Cal and Qurren relations break down and the Qurren Separatist League rising in violent opposition to the Mon Cal. The PCs fight off several QSL soldiers and make to the rescue boats to take them off-world. Here they find a Gree also investiagting the recent resurgence of ancient artefacts of his race. The PCs learn that what they have is part of a Hyper-gate, a wormhole portal that can give instant transportation across the galaxy. There is one here but no one knows where except, the PCs learn, the Great Intelligence. The Intelligence is an ancient living coral, it's location however unknown at the bottom of one of the Cal oceans. But Falrien had been hearing a 'voice' calling to him through the Force. The PCs steal several sea serpents, used as underwater beasts of burden by the Mon Cal, and head toward the Great Intelligence. Soon the plot unfolds and it seems apparent that the Sith were in fact behind the Quarren uprising. Sith Over-Lord Garqal, himself a Quarren, leads the Sith offensive on Cal. The PCs manage to evade the Sith and fight off a Krakana. They communicate with Great Intellignece and it opens a cave leading to another broken Gree Hype-Gate. They take what pieces they can and leave before the Sith break through.
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Post by Sithspawn on Mar 12, 2009 14:28:00 GMT
Skeel has now managed to fix the Nav computer so that the alien artefact no longer affects it.
Blasting off from Mon Cal the PCs receive an incoming transmission, it's the Dim-U Priest Moonstone from Tatooine. "My friends, terrible news. Lucious has been kidnapped by Zygerrian Slavers. Please, you must save her."
In order to locate the Zygerian slavers the PCs decide which of their contacts to try and decide upon contacting Skeels friend the wookiee Grakkabarbar on Nar Shadda.
Their welcome at the Hutt controlled world of Nar Shadda is a harsh one. They refuse to pay tribute when approached by a Pirate Frigate belonging to Xetta the Hutt but fail to escape. Their ship is hit by the frigates turbolasers and the PCs ship is obliterated in a ball of fire!!!
ACT II - Scum and Villainy
ALIVE! Somehow the cockpit of the ship survived the explosion and along with other wreckage was rescued by salvagers on the freighter Junk Fyre run by Jawas and their Ugnaught Captain Grokker.
Once healed, but now with their ship, cargo, money and Gree artefacts all gone the PCs findthemselves on Nar Shadda!
Almost immediately they are assaulted by Weequay thugs, thugs that will return in numbers leading to Skeel being injured. But eventually they meet up with Grakkabarbar who is now in the employ of the Hutts.
The PCs have not gone un-noticed on Nar Shadda and they are soon approached by Sil the Hutt, this runt of a Hutt holds little respect even from other Hutts, but offers the PCs a deal for information. He also appears to know about the Sith and the Gree artefacts implying there are more on Nar Shadda. But the PCs choose to decline Sils offer, annoying the Hutt.
Meanwhile Kelton is offered the chance to race in the big Swoop Race, provided Skeel can repair the Black Vulkars championship swoop. Repair it he does and Kelton beats the Vulkar champion for the right to represent the Vulkars in the race. The Race itself offers a reward of 10,000 credits from Yotto the Hutt, someone the PCs have learned has information on the Zygerrian slavers. Kelton is triuphant in the race beating the Dark Hellions best.
The PCs meet with Yotto the Hutt and make a deal for the information. Yotto says that only she can saction the taking of slaves on Tatooine and the Zygerrian Captin Zarg broke Hutt rule.
Now the PCs need a ship. Grakkabarbar puts them in contact with a Rodian smuggler called Deevo. Deevo's partner was killed by Xetta the Hutt and their ship taken. Deevojust wants revenge and offers to lead the PCs to the ship, although it will mean stealing it from Xetta the Hutt. The PCs agree so break into the docking bay to steal the ship, but they are followed by a couple of Sils henchmen. The PCs learn that Sil has been making deals with the Sith Over-Lord Garqal.
Defeating the guards the PCs take the starship, The Dancing Twi'lek and blast off. Leaving orbit they see a Sith war fleet come out of hyperspace in a stand-ff against the Hutt pirate frigates. A barage of turbolaser fire is exchanged between the fleets while Kelton pilots The Dancing Twi'lek into hyperspace.
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