Of Jawas and Dragons - Part 1

Chief King A'Kun of the Space Jawa

*Our heroes decide to board the Star Crawler and meet King Jawa, who allows them to enter the Raider-Class Corvette. Droo tames a Krayt dragon, Jawa Jimmy learns a new tune and saves the crew from getting eaten, Blaine wins money off a bunch of Jawas, Katira gets sad about not being able to kill a dragon so she decides to kill a high iguana instead, and Tek pushes a crate 2 feet then talks to an evil droid.*

## **Previously**

*By request of the New Republic, Ambassador Bota Zi and his team have been sent to the New Republic Anoat Decommissioning Station to investigate further into the schemes of the Eriadu Governor and potential involvement with recent appearances of Clawdites impersonating government officials.*

*Flying off under the title of Slicer Squadron, the group was immediately set upon by a squadron of TIE fighters and bombers upon their exit from hyperspace. Battle ensued and the poor Imperial sympathizers found they stood no chance to the combined powers of 3 aging Y-Wings manned by the rag-tag group*

*Taking a moment to look around following combat, the group sees an Imperial Corvette in the distance, docked with a Jawa Starcrawler while NRADS quietly looks on.*

## **Recap**

### **You Talk to Chief Now!**

*Slicer Squadron* approaches the Jawa Starcrawler and Imperial Raider, both with lights flickering and seeing NRADS just beyond. Though *Slicer Squadron* should be expected, NRADS was curiously silent, not hailing the approaching Y-Wings.

As Bota estimates that nearly all the ships that the Imperial Raider could hold were destroyed as the group approached, Jimmy runs a series of sensor checks and exclaims that there are a handful of life forms on the Raider, *exactly* 486 Jawas onboard the Starcrawler, and 36 persons onboard NRADS. With this information in hand, the group decides to land on the Starcrawler and proceed from there. J'mi hails the Starcrawler for permission to land onboard and the group is allowed docking privileges.

Disembarking from their Y-Wings, the group is immediately rushed by a committee of grey robed Jawa and told “You talk to Chief now!” This Chief turns out to be an overweight, white eyed Jawa ruling over the Starcrawler clan from his pile of rare scrap. Tek attempts to use a scomplink, much to the disdain of the Jawas. Meanwhile J'mi introduces the group and attempts to claim salvage rights to the Raider based on their destruction of the TIE squadron, but is rebuffed by the King and told the Jawas claim the Raider as their own and have unleashed a monster onboard.

> "*Look at his hand… No ring!*"
> ― Droo to Katira upon meeting the Jawa King
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Discovering that the Jawa’s mysterious monster is influenced by a song, Tek leans on the force to aid in his persuasion, convincing the King to teach J'mi this song so that the group can safely search the Imperial Raider for any persons of interest. J'mi manages to learn the song “okay but not great” and the group is allowed to search the Raider.

### **Hangar Full of Krayts**

Heading toward the Raider, the group is surprised by an Eriadu Authority officer who expresses joy at being saved. Before he can finish his thanks, Sparky slams into him with his welder out and knocks him unconscious.

> "*I’m so happy to see you! Wait… NO!*"
> ― Eriadu Officer before being assaulted by Sparky
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Entering in to the hangar bay, the remaining straighter compliment of the Raider can be seen strewn about the compartment, heavily damaged. Katira inspects a few ships surreptitiously, noting that they appear to be standard issue TIE Interceptors that were heavily damaged by some physical force. Just as Droo senses a large life force in the room, Bota carefully states that they might all want to leave before the Juvenile Krayt Dragon that is quickly approaching catches them.

The Krayt Dragon immediately rushes forward, flinging Sparky across the room. Katira and Tek dive for cover, Bota rockets into the air and fires off at the Krayt Dragon angering it further. As Droo reaches out in the force, sensing confusion and anger in a beast protecting its nest, J’mi attempts his calming song. The Krayt responds with some lethargy, appearing to be lulled by the song, and snatches Droo and J’mi before moving toward its nest.

As the Krayt lumbers to the rear of the hangar bay, Katira jumps into a TIE Interceptor and begins to bring it online. Tek concentrates and attempts to force push a crate adjacent to the creature, being tempted to draw from his anger for assistance. In his internal struggle he fails to affect the box, but manages to resist the pull of the dark side. Bota then fires at the Dragon again for little damage while Droo begins to concentrate and J’mi struggles against the beast to play another rendition of his song while Sparky attempts to arc weld the beast to no effect.

Now showing signs of exhaustion, the Krayt collapses in its nest, cradling Droo and J’mi close to itself. Noting that the TIE Interceptor she has powered up is in pitiful condition, Katira initiates a slow forward movement and abandons the vessel. Barely making her way out Katira watches as the Interceptor crashes violently into a nearby wall and ricochets past the Krayt. Startled from near sleep, the creature roars at the new threat and drops Droo and J’mi. As Tek begins to concentrate, Bota flies in to retrieve the pair. Droo is safely pulled away, but Bota must quickly fire off a grappling hook to free J’mi.

Free of fear and having an understanding the creature, Droo delves into the force to impress an overwhelming sense of calming love and affection on the Krayt Dragon. The Krayt Dragon, now calm, turns peacefully and settles into its nest to sleep.

### **Exploring the Ship**

Free of any pressing danger, Tek slices into the Raider for any useful information. The ship is designated the *Steadfast*, operated by an anti-Republic splinter group known as 'The Eriadu Authority'. Last coordinates show that the ship arrived in the sector from Kampe, a Deep Core planet that was formerly subjugated by Eriadu. In addition, all the star-fighters onboard appear to be brand new, evidencing some unknown shipyard that is still producing Imperial model ships. In addition, a captured droid is logged as being held onboard.

Approaching the droid, Tek attempts to persuade the droid to help them but makes little headway after claiming he represents the New Republic. J’mi approaches, claiming allegiance to the Empire, and the droid requests a private audience. Once the two are alone, the droid cryptically tells the Jawa that a covert plan is underway.

> "*Operation 70 is going to plan… 13 infiltrated, 10 subdued.*"
> ― Imperial droid to J’mi
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Uninterested in the droid, Katira instead proceeded toward the commanders’ quarters. Inside she finds some old books, the commander’s pet iguana, 5,000 cr, and the commander’s bracer data pad. As Katira inspects the bracer, it immediately runs a pre-recorded message that a prison breakout is currently underway.

## **Featured Characters**

### **Our Heroes**

* Blaine Hansom
* Bota Zi
* Droo Vos
* Katira Eve
* Tek Krodak
* Jawa Jimmy
	+ Sparky

**NPCs**

* King Jawa
* Grey Robed Space Jawas
* Unnamed Eriadu Authority Officer

## **Inventory**

* Imperial Commander's Iguana (Katira)
* 5,000cr (Katira)
* Imperial Commander's Uniforms (Katira)
* Imperial Datapad Bracer (Katira)
* Ocarina-esque Musical Instrument (J'mi)

## **Notes**

* Countdown continues for the archaic droids sent out on Coruscant by Tek: 2 missions remaining for unidentified FOB, 15 missions remaining for Blaine's Ghtroc Freighter
* Jimmy’s roll of a 33 on 4D6+2 for sensors yielded highly detailed information on the capitol class ships before the group approached
* Tek rolled a 51 on 9D6 to convince the Jawa King to teach the song of soothing to J’mi
* Droo utilized concentration and a force point to roll a total of 50 and calm the Krayt Dragon

## **Quotations**

> "*You know… we could let this governor go and just take control of the Imperial Raider, maybe even massacre an entire Jawa Starcrawler for a bonus.*"
> ― Katira’s analysis of the situation from space
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> "*Can I interest you in a hibernation trance?*"
> ― Tek to Jawa King
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> "*How many shots can I get off from a TIE Interceptor while this thing is sleeping?*"
> ― Katira seeing the Krayt Dragon settle into its nest
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> "*Operation 69 was a failure*"
> ― Imprisoned Droid to J'mi
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