Explosive Debut

These intro missions are brutal!

*Jawa Jimmy finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Held under guard in a spaceport terminal, chaos ensues when a group of strangers begins to piece together that the guards holding them may not be New Republic after all. A Kowakian Lizard-Monkey and a former Rebel saboteur combine for pure chaos, and soon the entire room is filled with dead and bloodied bodies. The biggest clue as to what’s going on falls off the side of a building with a mystery man, and Jowkazza and Rusty Steel head off into the sunset with a mystery capsule hidden inside Sparky.*

## **Previously**

*After arriving on Coruscant and managing to coerce a small slicing organization into joining their ranks, the majority of the group heads off on their own personal interests.*

## **Recap**

### **Quarantine**

As Jawa Jimmy peruses the available goods in the market near his arrival on Coruscant, he stumbles into a spaceport arrivals terminal where a group of New Republic guards suddenly arrive and lock down the terminal. The guards state that the terminal is sealed for a quarantine due to the recent emergence of a virus on the planet’s surface.

An hour and some change passes with nothing of note occurring and Ket Krodak, a young Zabrak come to the planet in search of some information as to the whereabouts of her brother Tek, begins singing a Republic Era Zabrak song.

> "*It’s called: Avé Katira.*"
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The sounds of Ket’s voice spread through the terminal and Traest Sa'leb - a Bothan xeno-archaelogist just arriving on personal business - looks to the Wookiee towering over him and comments that they may be able to put on a much better performance. A somewhat embarrassed Jowkazza decides to give it a try, but after a few notes the harsher aspects of Shyriiwook begin to grate on the nerves of the guards. From their post nearby, two of the guards tell everyone in the area to quiet down as a third approaches Ket to enforce the message with their physical presence.

With their attention suddenly drawn more accutely to their guards Traest and Ket both notice that the uniforms on the guards fit poorly, as if they have not kept up on their physical fitness standards in recent months.

> "*The empire would never have allowed their men to look like this. I thought you were supposed to be better than them!*"
> ― Traest Sa’leb
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> "*Hey hey… hey… I don’t make the rules.*"
> ― New Republic Guard
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> "*You don’t seem to follow the rules very well either. Poor discipline.*"
> ― Traest Sa’leb
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> "*Hey, we just have to keep everyone here due to the recent virus that’s killing all these **aliens***"
> ― New Republic Guard
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The guards state that they are simply tasked with holding recent arrivals in the terminal due to the recent outbreak on the planet. Though Jowkazza attempts to communicate that he has medical training and wishes to assist if possible, the guards appear more interested in detaining and imprisoning the arrivals than they do in actually improving the situation. As the small Kowakian Lizard-Monkey Prince sneaks about the room unnoticed, they whisper to one another that they can’t wait until they receive the order to put everyone - particularly the large creature sitting prominently in the center of the room - in binders so they can just be done with this.

Slowly returning to their previous location in the room, the guards fail to notice as the Kowakian Lizard-Monkey steals everything it can grab from their pockets. When Prince mischievously attempts to slip the hand of one guard into the pocket of the other however, the guards quickly turn around but only manage to spot the creature scampering away toward a Jawa sitting impatiently with an astromech in the corner.

Unable to read anything from the stolen goods, Prince hands them over to Jimmy when he recognizes the Jawa as the same one previously seen with Droo. Jimmy unrolls a small piece of parchment, and reads out “Priority 1: Get capsule 1 back immediately” but does not recognize the symbol affixed below. Turning his attention to a stolen datapad, Jimmy’s recent study in slicing helps him recognize that this is an Imperial issued device.

Scampering over to the Bothan that has been causing a scene, Jimmy whispers in Basic that he suspects the guards to be Imperials due to the stolen datapad. Jowkazza, Prince, and the former Rebel saboteur Roostan Steele all overhear the message. Traest responds by stammering insults at the Jawa in basic before moving away from the guards and issuing a warning for more discretion in Jawa.

### **The Prince of Darkness**

Across the room Ket stares at the guard nearest her as sweat begins to seep through his ill fitting uniform. Though she has no reason to suspect the guards aside from their ill fitting clothes (having been too far away to hear Jimmy’s warning) she draws a stun baton and assaults the guard.

> "*I’m a numba’ one stunna. What, what.*"
> ― Ket Krodak
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As the guard shouts out in pain and collapses unconscious on the ground, Ket attempts to con the other guards in the room and shouts something about how the guard was sweating, and she thinks he may have had a seizure. Hearing this, Traest points toward an obviously nervous human male across the room and sows chaos shouting that the infection may be spreading.

Traest turns to the gigantic creature in the center of the room and warns them of the escalating situation and the true allegiance of the guards. A confusing guttural clicking emits from the creature that Traest is unable to understand. Jimmy quickly swaps in his “Languages” knowledge cartridge and asks the creature to repeat what it said.

> "*You also can go to hell!*"
> ― Angry Octopus Alien
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In the commotion created by the Zabrak, Jowkazza saunters over to the nearest doorway and forces it open. One of the guards notices and shouts for the Wookiee to stop, but Jowkazza heads in before they can make a move to stop him. Prince moves to chase after the Wookiee, but pauses when Rusty calls out and extends a small item in his hand.

> "*Alright, little monkey. Do you like to blow things up?*"
> ― Rusty
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> "*I run away with it*"
> ― Laurel
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> "*Wait, wait! I didn’t tell you what to do with it, come back! Just… I want you to either put it on the wall by the guards or… I don’t know, put it in someone’s pocket! I just need you to make the boom so I can get out of here.*"
> ― Rusty
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Prince scampers away with the demolitions charge, then rolls it under the cluster of guards around Ket before running after Jowkazza. Before anyone can react, the room is engulfed in a massive explosion from the demolitions charge.

> "*I just want to ask one thing. Can I use the giant octopus to shield myself?*"
> ― Traest
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> "*Typical Bothan…*"
> ― Ket
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At the epicenter of the explosion, the three faux New Republic guards are immediately vaporized. Ket Krodak blinks out of existence as well, never having the chance to learn of her brother the slicer. Most of the travelers in the area are dead before their bodies hit the floor, with only Rusty and the sweaty human surviving unharmed.

> "*This is not how I saw this playing out, but I’ll take it.*"
> ― Rusty
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Traest is incapacitated, narrowly surviving the blast as the giant octopus shielded him from the brunt of the explosion. Jimmy is thrown back, coming to rest next to Sparky, unconscious, bloody, and mortally wounded by the explosion.

### **Aftermath**

Jowkazza has moments to look into the room he recently entered before the explosion just outside the door shakes the building. As he hurries back out, blood, smoke, and bodies are the only things visible in what was previously a serene spaceport terminal. Jowkazza runs to the Bothan who had previously been so encouraging of his singing and manages to stabilize his condition before his blood begins to boil.

Only knowing that the guards were in fact Imperials, Jowkazza assumes that they blew the room apart the moment a prisoner made a move to escape. Walking to the nearest surviving - though unconscious - guard, Jowkazza rips an arm off the limp body and proceeds to beat the remainder of life from his body. In the middle of the room, the large octopus creature begins to devour the remains of the dead in the room, setting a macabre tone for the room.

> "*Hey big fella… let’s help the people that are hurt.*"
> ― Rusty
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> "*Yeah, let’s give them a **hand**.*"
> ― Jordan
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When he finally calms enough to assess the situation further, Jowkazza turns to treat Jawa Jimmy. Though his first attempt falters, a second medpac manages to stabilize Jimmy. With no sign of the New Republic arriving to help, Jowkazza grabs as many wounded as he can and hurries to the exit of the building.

Rusty stares blankly as the Wookiee carries the survivors from the wreckage of his accidental making. He sets Sparky upright, then makes his way toward the sweaty human male pointed out earlier by the Bothan and asks if he can help clear out the survivors. The shellshocked man is startled out of his shock when Rusty shakes him by the shoulder, but rather than offer to assist he gives Rusty a small capsule.

> "*How about instead I just give you this and jump off the edge of the building over there.*"
> ― Sweaty Human
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> "*Uh… okay… what am I supposed to do with it?*"
> ― Rusty
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> "*I stole it off these Imperials. They tracked me down and… look at all these people I got killed somehow.*"
> ― Sweaty Human
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> "*Yeah, you did… you did man.*"
> ― Rusty
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An unaffected Rusty looks questioningly at the small capsule given to him as the human jumps off the nearest ledge with a whimper. He shuffles over to Sparky and looks to bring the droid back online, but when his technical aptitude proves to be insufficient for repairing the damage from the explosion he opts instead to hide the capsule inside the droid. Rusty then wheels the astromech out from the terminal, taking a moment to kick the unconscious people on the floor before proceeding to the exit.

> "*Hey… hey get up. You don’t want to stay here, he’ll eat you.*"
> ― Rusty
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> "*Well, my conscience is clear. I tried.*"
> ― Ket Krodak’s ghost
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## **Featured Characters**

### **Our Heroes**

* Jawa Jimmy
	+ Sparky
* Jowkazza
* Ket Krodak
* Prince the Kowakian Lizard-Monkey
* Rusty
* Traest Sa’leb

## **Inventory**

* +Imperial comlink (Prince)
* +Imperial Datapad (Prince)
* +piece of parchment with Imperial orders (Prince)
* +wallet (Prince)
* +Virus antidote capsule 1 (Sparky)

## **Notes**

* -2cp to con guards (Ket Krodak)
* -3cp to survive explosion (Ket Krodak - unsuccessful)
* Jawa Jimmy fittingly shares the honor of surviving death by 1 with Sparky
* With no idea what happened, Jowkazza can only assume that the Imperials blew the entire room up
* -2cp to heal Jawa Jimmy (Jowkazza)

## **Quotations**

> "*\*Jowkazza motioning that he’s a medically trained individual\**"
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> "*That Wookiee has a blaster! He’s reaching for something!*"
> ― Ket Krodak
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> "*He says you uncivilized boors wouldn’t recognize a medic when you saw him.*"
> ― Traest Sa’leb
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> "*It’s a very loose translation.*"
> ― Ket Krodak
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> "*I think these are Imperials, not the New Republic guards they appear to be.*"
> ― Jawa Jimmy
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> "*Good god, man! I should expect such indecency from such a scavenger. Ruining the history of all the good species of the galaxy.*"
> ― Traest
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> "*So now you’re playing as the asshole Bothan you perceive him to be.*"
> ― Jordan
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> "*What can I tell about the aliens around me in case this comes to blows?*"
> ― Traest
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> "*You know Ithorian’s are peaceful unless provoked. You see this Zabrak kid, and he looks angry. You see this really sweaty human man… You see this very fat, overweight sea captain…*"
> ― Jordan reviewing the room
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> "*What?! No! Not me… look at uh… look at those Ithorians holding hands. They’re probably sweating!*"
> ― Sweaty Human
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> "*I wanna go on my date! I’m late! I can’t be held here anymore.*"
> ― Roostan Steele
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> "*Did you say this girl was sad and crying? Shouldn’t we go check on her?*"
> ― Prince
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> "*You are a Kowakian Lizard-Monkey. Why would you care about that girl?!*"
> ― Traest
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> "*I don’t think the Kowakian Lizard-Monkeys can channel Droo.*"
> ― Ket
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> "*May the force be with you. You sad, pathetic monkey thief.*"
> ― Rusty
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> "*Well… Ket is vaporized.*"
> ― Jordan
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> "*Wait, what just blew up?!*"
> ― Traest
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> "*Monkey-Lizard probably thought I was giving him gum.*"
> ― Rusty
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> "*I just wanted to make sure the Wookiee wasn’t by himself!*"
> ― Prince
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> "*Look at that. Sea Captain is **dead**.*"
> ― Jordan
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> "*He was mean… right?*"
> ― Prince
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> "*Goodbye, space Long John Silver.*"
> ― Rusty
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> "*Well everyone, it was nice meeting you. I feel like we shared a moment together. I’m not one to see people suffer… I just like to see stuff blow up…*"
> ― Rusty
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