The Shootout at the Queen of Air and Darkness

*Gambler and drunkard Rem Chanceux is brought to the* Queen of Air and Darkness *by Salamankowitz and his cab who is also there to collect a bounty on the Skiv Skiv brothers. After entering, he meets Katira Eve and Callen who enter into sabacc match against some high rollers in the back. Rem takes all while Katira takes some - namely Rem's lightfoil. Confronting her after the match, they are interrupted by the band playing a Life Day hit. With everyone around them dancing, Katira and Callen use that as cover to move closer to the wanted Skiv Skiv brothers.*

*Suddenly, the casino's MC staggers out from the back and in short order, a large number of soliders appear from the backroom to rob the place. Seemingly aware of this robbery attempt, a large number of the crowd gathered is ready for them. In the ensuing firefight, the entire group, including Salamankowitz and a Twi'lek bartender, are able to sneak outside. As Salamankowitz moves towards his ship, it explodes and mortally wounds him however the bartender is able to stabilize him. Heading back to Katira and Callen's ship, the see Wampa waiting for them who has protected their ship from would-be saboteurs. They all board the* Crucible II *and head out to claim the bounty on the Skiv Skiv brothers.*

## **Previously**

Katira, Wampa, Callen and Xx were last seen several weeks ago on Coruscant during the annual (and sometimes biannual) Life Day celebrations.

## **Recap**

### **Call of the Casino**

Waking up in a fog, Rem Chanceux comes to in the back of small space transport for hire. Its pilot, who looks like a short bipedal salamander smoking a cigarra, announces they've arrived. Clarifying that Rem hired him to take him to this destination, he explains that they're near the casino-ship the *Queen of Air and Darkness* which seems like some sort of non-stop pleasure cruise in the Outer Rim.

Docking, they exit the ship and approach the entry gate and are stopped by a protocol droid who explains that they simply need to be scanned for weapons to be cleared for entry. Salamankowitz passes through without issue. Rem pushes past the droid only to be stopped by bouncers. After a short back and forth, he agrees to be scanned and Katira, who is already inside the entrance to the casino at the bar, notices the scuffle. Callen, also inside, is looking around the place.

### **High Stakes**

After some short introductions, and realizing they don't have much time before the band starts,

## **Featured Characters**

### **Our Heroes**

* Katira Eve
* Rem Chancuex
* Callen Mutig

### **NPCs**

* Salamankowitz
* Xx
* The Skiv Skiv brothers
* Bandleader Saela Banamar
* Unnamed Twi'lek bartender

### **Enemies**

* Unnamed female Pantoran leader of the black-clad soliders
* A Neimodian leader with a tricorn hat calling himself Zyltan Bel
* Gamblers Plazlaar Vilpao and Chokko

## **Inventory**

* +25,000 credits to Rem
* -5,000 to both Katira and Callen
* +1 lightfoil to Katira and -1 lightfoil to Rem then -1 lightfoil to Katira and +1 lightfoil to Rem
* +2 bottles of expensive and strong alcohol
* + Bunch of protocol droid parts (Wampa)

## **Rewards**

* +4 CPs
* Skiv Skiv brothers, whose bounty should return 60,000 credits and needs to be split among a group

## **Notes**

* Pawan's first Star Wars RPG mission
* 'Zyltan Bel' is a real person's name, but not this person's name. The real Zyltan Bel was a commander for Tyber Zann's consortium
* The name the Queen of Air and Darkness refers to the card in sabacc

## **Quotations**

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