Star Wars the Dark Times, episode 3 (part 1)

Star Wars the Dark Times, episode 3

A writeup of Monday nights Star Wars Saga edition rpg session.

the Dark times, episode 3 part 1

The cast:-

Darjan: Human force adept (Tony)[not present]
Kel Orta: Kel Dor jedi knight (Kev)
Cyrus: human jedi knight (Dave)
Sai Rye: human soldier (Chris)

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...

After arriving on Ryloth, the team has hooked up with Jazzer, a member of Black Sun. He has taken them on as members of the organisation, and pointed out the commitments they have made, which basically can be summed up as loyalty for life (which goes both ways, Black Sun will provide all their needs as long they stay loyal).

Jazzer explains the job to them. He wants a human called Barin, brought back to him alive. Barin is believed to be in Hutt space, he will pay them 75,000Cr if they can do the job in 2 months (60 days), with a 25,000Cr bonus if they can do the job in 1 month. He also gives the team a cred chip to keep their ship fuelled as they travel.

In order to pick up leads on Barin, the team travels to a shadowport on the edge of Hutt space, a shadowport they have visited before...

After docking they head to the cantina to try and pick up info about Barin. Kel Orta & Sai Rye pick up info suggesting Barin could be on Nyrvona or Saki. Cyrus has a bit less luck, although at the bar he is recognised by some of the patrons, who remember him from when he defeated a wookie in single combat in the slave arena to earn some credits.

Cyrus becomes very popular as he buys drinks for everyone and enjoys the adulation of the cantina patrons, a crowd flocks in to see and speak to the only human to have defeated a wookie bare handed. Sai Rye notices that some of the shifty looking patrons leave the bar. Having got the information he wants Kel Orta leaves the bar.

After a few hours and drinks the excitement subsides and Cyrus leaves the bar to head back to the ship, Sai Rye follows discreetly as he is suspicious.

As they walk through the station, Sai Rye spots a group of 3 wookies taking an interest in Cyrus, who is as usual oblivious to the whole situation. Suddenly Cyrus spots the door ahead of him seal shut, as he turns he sees a large wookie, and at the other end the corridor is sealed by the other 2 wookies.

The wookie snarled at Cyrus, who is too shocked to say anything. The wookie strikes with precision and technique, wounding Cyrus, who is unable to make any significant strikes against the wookie. Wounded again, Cyrus draws his lightsaber but this does not deter the wookie who tries to grapple him, and when this fails continues to pummel Cyrus.

Sai Rye, having heard the commotion hacks the local computer system to override the door lock, but Cyrus is too pre-occupied to see it. Kel Orta feels a disturbance in the force, and warms up the ships engines.

In desperation Cyrus uses the force to slam the wookie to the ground, and surges out through the door diving past the other two wookies and sprinting back to the ship....

A short hyperjump later, the Ravager arrives in the Nyrvona system. Landing on the surface the team bribes port control for information about Barin, and discover that he was arrested their about a month ago, but managed to escape. Sai Rye notice on the news feed that there is an upcoming pay per view fight of 'jedi vs wookie' on the galaxy sports net. They also learn the Barin is a Devaronian.

Arriving in the Saki system, the Ravager is attacked by 3 fighters (uglies, cobbled together from parts of various scrapped fighters).  After some fancy flying and accurate shooting 2 of the fighters are driven off and the third pilot ejects. The pilot is brought on board and questioned, he was hired by a Bith called Barin, and he is to meet Barin on Nar Shadaa in the Kessel club to receive payment.

Arriving on Nar Shadaa, the team leaves the ship on one of the higher level landing pads, and heads down into the sprawl to the Kessel club, as they travel they spot more and more signs for the upcoming transmission of 'the fight of the century, wookie vs jedi'....