Jedi Search 1 - Castles and Cantinas

After spending an hour debating whether or not to blow up a Sith castle (we do), our heroes head out to Tatooine in search of a young Ithorian left behind by Genos years ago

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2:04:18

*Our heroes go to Tatooine following Deck an Old Republic duelist Jedi brought back by cloning. They have a hard time deciding whether to destroy the evil clone factory castle and Katira regrets not killing Lord Sithspawn's tween clone. They arrive at Mos Eisley after destroying the castle to find a band of Jizzwailers playing Sweaty George Lucas. Katira convinces them she knows someone famous (Tek) and they all get backstage passes to hang with the band. What possible double entendres will ensue in our next adventure?*

## **Previously**

*After a creepy exploration of the castle of Lord Sithspawn, our heroes puzzled their way to find the Sith Lord awaiting their arrival in his personal cloning facility. Completely outmatched, they attempted to gain reinforcements by breaking open as many cloning vats as they could. Their strategy managed to gain them several allies but also resulted in a reawakened Jedi Master force choking Tek Krodak, and as such was halted before things got too crazy. As zombies, clones, ex-Imperials, Jedi, Sith, and our rag tag group all fought for dominance, Genos Ia'danian arrived just in time to turn the tide. Jedi Master Dask Ra'tava managed to cut Sithspawn off from the force momentarily, killing the clone master while sacrificing himself, and Genos then saved his former master. As the dust settled, the team boarded the Jinxed Starhawk and tore Sithspawn’s Castle from the planet’s surface via tractor beam, and now must determine what to do next.*

## **Recap**

### **A Castle Conundrum**

Aching, exhausted, and a little worse for wear, the group takes a moment aboard the *Jinxed Starhawk* to try to understand everything that just happened inside Lord Sithspawn's Castle on Phrike. With Dask Ra'tava unconscious and clinging to whatever life Genos was able to preserve for him, the team looks to the data pulled from Sithspawn’s computers by Tek.

At first glance it appears that aside from those cloning cylinders opened by the group, all others were transported off planet during the conflict by Sithspawn’s pilot. Of the cylinders that the team did open, there were four survivors:

* Dask Ra'tava - a male Twi’lek, known by Bota, former master of Genos, his original self has taken hold of the body
* Dua Corrobb - the Ithorian rescued by Droo, a clone of Roron Corrobb
* V - the aggressive Dathomirian rescued and Katira, a clone of Assajj Ventress

> "*And the boy that should be dead…*"
> ― Jordan
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> "*I really should have ended that. That’s my one regret.*"
> ― Katira
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> "*He’s the one that survived Voldemort, I mean Katira’s attempt on his life.*"
> ― Tek
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* The Kid - survivor of attempted murder by Katira when a cloned Jedi Master gave his life to save him, a clone of Lord Sithspawn

While the team attempts to understand what this could all mean, Dask comes back to consciousness. Pulling himself to a seated position, he calls everyone to him and attempts to explain the situation as best as he understands it.

Though Dask had died years ago, when the cloning process was occurring and especially when his cylinder was broken open, Dask’s spirit was drawn to his body and through his mastery of the force, he was able to inhabit the body and return to life. From what he can tell, this was the intention of Sithspawn in his cloning experiments. The Sith clone master appears to have the ability to block spirits from inhabiting bodies as well, which was the case with the force ghost that came to Droo, looking to prevent her newly resurrected body from being used to further the Sith’s machinations.

After having meditated on these matters while his body recovered, Dask does not believe that it should be the place of those clones that have survived to take center stage in the galaxy. Existing was anomalies in the force, he believes that the direction of the galaxy should be guided by those that the force has presented already. He proposes establishing a secret order of Jedi to fight against the Sith, more specifically to combat Sithspawn.

After finishing the more important points of the current situation, Dask realizes that he has not introduced himself to several members of the party. He gives a brief personal history, followed by his time with Blaine, Bota, and Genos, and ending with the last things he remembered about the fighting on Asilay before his death.

> "*Speaking of force sensitive people… I’m force sensitive. I want you to train me.*"
> ― Tek - interrupting Dask
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> "*We need to figure out who will be best to train, finding the best master and apprentice relationships.*"
> ― Dask
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> "*But I’m special… haven’t you heard about me?*"
> ― Tek
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Now that everyone is caught up, discussions turn to what might be the best base of operations for this Jedi Order. The more pressing issue though seems to be what to do with Sithspawn’s Castle - now being towed behind the *Jinxed Starhawk* by tractor beam. As everyone else considers location options, Katira first focuses on her concern for the Sithspawn clone sitting right next to them, though she eventually accepts that she is the only one that appears worried.

In the end, the team decides that leaving the castle in existence is more dangerous than it could be beneficial. Although Tek puts forward a strong desire to keep the castle around and establish a crew of backup Jedi dancers, the only real delay to destroying the castle is the team waiting for Dask to retrieve his personal effects. Returning, the Jedi Master states that he couldn’t find the room of stone beds or the hallway that Katira experienced. Pulling the castle out of the atmosphere of Phrike, Katira fires the proton torpedoes from the ship and everyone watches as the castle explodes in a ball of fury that seems to collapse in on itself before a larger detonation follows. A relieved Dask is suddenly at ease as such a large concentration of dark side energy comes to an end.

> "*Ah… boy that feels good.*"
> ― Dask
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> "*What a creepy thing to say. Glad this is turning you on, weirdo.*"
> ― Droo
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### **Chalmun's Cantina**

With the castle reduced to rubble, Blaine pilots the *Jinxed Starhawk* to Ibis. Dask and the other clones are shuttled to the planet’s surface to recover, Blaine heads back to Cloud City to check in, and the team transfers over to the *Red Shift* with a plan to head to Tatooine where they can pick up young Vash Taalweb, a force sensitive Ithorian left with Momaw Nadon by Genos.

Not having been on the Red Shift for sometime, Bota first has to deal with his malcontented droids, eventually allowing one to plot astrogation just to make it stop. Unfortunately, the droid plots a course taking them the longest route possible, but the team does make their way to the planet eventually, coming down to land at Docking Bay 27 in Mos Eisley.

Heading to the Mos Eisley Cantina, Bota is saddened to find that Wuher is no longer working there as a bartender, but does find a few former acquaintances drinking nearby.

> "*Bota, you see a couple of people from your past by the bar.*"
> ― Jordan
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> "*Mom?!*"
> ― Droo
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> "*Mom? You’re dating Wuher?!*"
> ― Bota
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As the rest of the group enters, Tek spots a family member sitting in the corner, and Katira has a sneaking suspicion that someone is watching her - one she confirms when she spots a camera following her movements. In a rare act of kindness toward his Zeltron partner, Tek slices into the surveillance system and verifies her hypothesis.

> "*Her vanity makes her think that it’s just because of her good looks.*"
> ― Tek
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> "*I can’t believe that this is the only camera following me. Hey, everyone stop drinking and look at me.*"
> ― Bota
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> "*Katira, they’re zoomed in on you, and it’s not looking good.*"
> ― Tek
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Walking over to his former associates, Bota recognizes that they were all formerly employed by Zorba the Hutt. As they don’t appear overly friendly as he approaches, Bota changes course to talk with Chalmun, the owner and operator of the Cantina, to buy a round of drinks for everyone in the group. In response, the Wookiee lets Bota know that he remembers the bounty hunter well, and asks that he not make a huge mess of things this time.

As the drinks arrive, the group smiles and drinks to Bota, and Amaiza Foxtrain motions for Bota to join. They all laugh as Bota asks if they ever leave the cantina, and Amaiza says they are here to watch Kithaba play his modified Kloo Horn after the current band. Almost as if they were waiting for the comment, the band steps down and announces that up next is “Kitsy Doonium” - Kithaba’s stage name

> "*He took his stage name after that famous jizz-wailer…*"
> ― Amaiza Foxtrain
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> "*Ew… I hate it so much.*"
> ― Droo
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As the band heads backstage, Katira attempts to tag along so she can figure out who’s watching her. Managing to sneak past Chalmun, she is caught flat footed when the band sees her following. Turning the turn of events into an opportunity, Katira says that she is there representing Tek Krodak, and wants to set up a private meeting.

> "*This is a new low for Katira: “Hey I know Tek Krodak”*"
> ― Tek
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The band responds with mild enthusiasm at the opportunity to meet a mid-level artist with niche music recognition. They offer “backstage” passes to Katira and her group. Thinking that she should put on a persona to match Tek’s fame and Katira’s status as his representative, Droo goes with the first thing that comes to mind as she extends her hand to introduce herself.

> "*I’m a wealthy heiress and I **love** jizz.*"
> ― Droo
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Bota stays back to enjoy his time drinking rather than rush into a bunch of Krodak fanboys. The search continues for young Vash Taalweb, but can wait until Katira solves the mystery of who is stalking her, Tek enjoys the limelight, Bota reminisces on the past, and Droo has the chance to impersonate a wealthy heiress.

> "*Okay, so it’s late. You guys got in, Bota’s talking to a group of people. Um… nobody even asked about the Ithorian kid…*"
> ― Jordan
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## **Featured Characters**

### **Our Heroes**

* Bota Zi
* Droo Vos
* Katira Eve
* Tek Krodak

### **NPCs**

* Dask Ra'tava
* Chalmun
* Amaiza Foxtrain

### **Mentioned**

* Sheev Palpatine
* Luke Skywalker
* The Kid
* Wuher
* Zorba the Hutt
* Momaw Nadon
* Bota’s Buddies:
	+ Nabrun Leids
	+ Rycar Ryjerd
	+ Kithaba
	+ Jaxxon

## **Notes**

* Force Sensitives that the group knew or asked about, though their characters may or may not know anything about them:
	+ Sheev Palpatine - sample available
	+ Luke Skywalker - sample available
	+ Kyle Katarn - sample available
	+ Jorus C’baoth - sample available
	+ Kit Fisto - sample available
	+ Ki-Adi-Mundi - sample available
* Worried about the Sithspawn clone, Katira contemplating finishing the job. Dask stated that *so long as he stays with the child* Sithspawn will not be able to inhabit the body.
* While Dask remembers everything about his life, the clones of Assajj Ventress and Roron Corrobb are not inhabited by their past selves and remember nothing
* Other possibilities for Sithspawn’s Castle:
	+ Turn it into a house of horrors on Tibannopolis and monetize it
	+ Hide it on the “porridge planet” aka Ibis
	+ Hide it on a randomly selected planet outside normal hyperspace routes
	+ Drop it in a hyperspace lane and let someone crash into it

## **Quotations**

> "*Someday we might run into someone that can help us clone if we keep the castle. If we decide to go into the cloning business…*"
> ― Droo
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> "*That sounds like a pretty sketchy idea to me, I’m not gonna lie. I can think of so many things that can go wrong with this idea.*"
> ― Katira
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> "*Sithspawn’s Castle is sort of a nexus of dark side energy.*"
> ― Jordan
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> "*Great, and we’re towing it behind us.*"
> ― Bota
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> "*Let’s just leave the castle with my mom on Tatooine. We’ve got the evil robot there, just add an evil castle.*"
> ― Tek
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> "*Just don’t try to sleep in those beds.*"
> ― Bota
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> "*You know that evil robot Blaine won’t let me hang out with? Well here’s an evil castle Blaine won’t let me live in.*"
> ― Katira
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> "*I’m torn. I both want to blow up this castle, but I also want to make that child walk down the dark hallway.*"
> ― Katira
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> "*At the same time?*"
> ― Bota
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> "*I mean… that might be overkill, but… I don’t like this kid.*"
> ― Katira
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> "*Did you just say that out loud in front of the kid?*"
> ― Droo
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> "*Katira’s inner monologue, accidentally spoken out loud.*"
> ― Jordan
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> "*We’re all talking about setting up a Jedi School and Katira is focused on killing a child.*"
> ― Droo
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> "*If you couldn’t tell from the fact that I already shot him in the face twice, I’m not a fan.*"
> ― Katira
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> "*Why do you not want to blow up the castle. Do you have a reason?*"
> ― Droo
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> "*Yeah, I want to have an army of Jedi.*"
> ― Tek
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> "*Okay, I see… so the reason that the bad guys have.*"
> ― Droo
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> "*Actually I just want backup dancer Jedi Masters.*"
> ― Tek
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> "*Keep talking, I think I’m coming around.*"
> ― Droo
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> "*Dance, Jedi! Mace Windu, I never liked you.*"
> ― Tek
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> "*Sorry Tek, I know you wanted those backup dancers. If it’s any consolation, I really wanted to leave that kid in the castle when we blew it up. So neither of us got what we wanted.*"
> ― Katira
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> "*Oh Katira… so evil…*"
> ― Tek
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> "*They all look over and are sort of eyeing you and saying things under their breath.*"
> ― Jordan
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> "*Now who has all eyes on them, Katira?*"
> ― Bota
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> "*Keep murdering people.*"
> ― Jordan
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> "*Someday you’ll catch up.*"
> ― Bota
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> "*He says something to you, but I don’t think you speak Wookiee.*"
> ― Jordan
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> "*Actually I do speak Wookiee.*"
> ― Bota
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> "*Oh, yeah, you’re fluent. Did you do that so…?*"
> ― Jordan
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> "*To make sure that Tal wasn’t talking about me behind my back.*"
> ― Bota
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> "*I’m so excited, I could go for some jizz-wailing right now!*"
> ― Bota
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> "*Well save it for the stage.*"
> ― Droo
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> "*I’ve got a new song in the works, maybe we could produce it together. It’s called “Sweaty George Lucas”*"
> ― Tek
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> "*Who is that?*"
> ― Jizz-Wailer
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> "*Oh, just some crazy magician.*"
> ― Tek
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