The Endless Dawn 1 - Back on the Hunt

### Video

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*After a few months tending to their own separate ventures, Blaine Hansom, Bota Zi, Genos Ia'danian, and Tek Krodak rejoin forces to take on the biggest bounty ever posted to the New Republic Bounty Hunter's Guild.*

## **Previously**

It had been months since the group worked together and in that time, Bota Zi had been focused on improving The New Republic Bounty Hunters' Guild. He rehired 4-LOM and managed to recruit a number of skilled former Imperial pilots to create a formidable squadron for *The Dauntless*, which still uses TIE racks.

Notably, after the battle of Bilbringi, the Hunter’s Tribunal rescued a number of Imperial pilots who were shot down, including the indomitable Turr Phennir, who only accepted a role with the group due to his officers urging him to, believing they could cause an insurrection at come point to make the organization go independent.

As Bota Zi works to improve the guild, he gets news that the former New Republic liaison, Admiral Salve, has been reassigned and the bothan councilman Kroyen Ta’lar, someone who has been a vocal opponent of the New Republic sponsoring a Bounty Hunter's Guild, is taking over that role. As Zuckuss gives Bota Zi this news, he also adds that Ta'lar may want to formally end New Republic support for the guild. However, if they make some credits, they may be finance the operation going independent.

From there, Zuckuss passes on a contact given to him by one Kroyen’s aides who wants to hire Bota Zi himself for a large amount of credits.

## **Recap**

### **Regrouping**

Receiving a mysterious holonet call, Bota Zi and his associates are offered a bounty that would be hard to pass up -  a million credits to track down a centuries-old ghost ship. The mysterious client tells Bota to assemble a team to instructs him to meet with him on the backwater planet of Ordo, but the team assembled would only be successful if they had a fantastic pilot to navigate the nebula in which the ship is trapped in, a force sensitive who could hone in on the force presence of others, and slicer who could translate the ancient ship's technology.

Arriving on Bespin, he finds a concert in progress on Tibannopolis. Although he claimed ownership over the floating platform years ago, it’s still largely deserted - perfect for an underground music venue. With numerous cloud cars circling the venue, Bota arrives and is shocked to see Tek Krodak playing to the crowd. Not needing much coercing, both Blaine Hansom and Tek agree to go with him on this mission.

*“Blaine, I can’t believe you’re listening to this.” - Bota*

*“It’s Tek!” - Blaine*

*“Yeah, things really have deteriorated since I left” - Bota*

Using Tek’s newly formed slicer group, Slicers Synonymous, the group is able to pinpoint Genos’ location - which would complete the group with a pilot, a force user, and a slicer.

### **Recruiting Genos**

*Genos didn’t even need to check the early warning sensors - he knew who arrived. “I didn’t expect to find you guys out here,” he said into a comm.*

*A gruff voice responded: “Well, we had to go to three planets before we found you here.”*

*“And wait for my tour to end,” interrupted Tek.*

*“Yes,” continued Bota, “And wait for the tour to end - wait, what?”*

*“It was a binding contract.”*

*Genos waited for the chatter to quiet down and clicked the comm back on: “So what are you guys here for?”*

*“We’re going to find a ship," Bota said. “A really big one. Old too.”*

*Another voice came on from their side: “What Bota’s trying to say,” Blaine explained, “is that Bota may lose the New Republic Bounty Hunter’s Guild so we’re taking a large job to locate a centuries-old ship. He’ll use his reward as a safety net in case the New Republic cuts their support.”*

*“And if you help us, I’ll split the credits four ways,” finished Bota.*

*Genos paused a moment. “I guess we - my new group - could always use additional funding,” he said.*

*“You’ll probably be able to buy a faster ship,” Bota said.*

*Genos looked around the listing Star Destroyer he called home and smirked: “Well, this one doesn’t move."*

### **Ordo**

Landing at a local docking bay on Ordo, the group finds themselves in a sandstorm that covers the surrounding area. Bota recalls that this planet used to be a mandalorian settlement and the town where we need to meet the contact, Bota remarks, is well fortified.

The rendezvous point with the client is Parjeer-Down-The-River is a small city built into a canyon and around the glittering deep blue river that runs through it. There are tall buildings built into the 1,000 meter high walls and at the end of the arroyo, the river disappears into an underground cavern, making the city itself look like a mirage - giving it excellent camouflage and making it difficult for outsiders to find it.

In order to reach the bar, the group ride on the native Alro’as lizards who have been tamed and trained as riding steeds.

### **Bar-On-Parjeer**

*The bar was unlike any watering hole the group had visited. There were no decorations, no dimmed lights, and no audible conversations. No music, no holos, and no games of chance. Just a cold, quiet bar.*

*In front of them was a transparent steel floor, from which a reflection of the river could be seen and heard. Further up, was a brunette human at the bar, brushing her long and matted brown hair out of her face. Bota squinted, looking at her and evaluating.*

*“I’ve seen her face before,” he said quietly to the group, however the quiet bar carried his words further than he’d have liked. “She has a bounty on her… meaning drinks are on me.”*

*Ignoring Bota, Tek walked up to the bar. “Do you know me?” he asked, smirking.*

*She glanced at Tek, but didn’t respond.*

*“I’m a musician,” he said. “My music’s all over the holonet.”*

*“If you couldn’t tell, we don’t like music here.”*

*Tek looked stunned, “But my music is ethereal!”*

*“You’re talking too loud,” she responded.*

*Bota walked over and interrupted: “Free drinks for me and my friends.” She smirked. “Because you’ve got a bounty on your head. Otherwise, you’re coming with me.”*

*“Okay,” she said. “Free drinks.”*

*Almost immediately, blaster shots ring out, like a dozen swoops backfiring -  breaking the quiet of the bar - and half a dozen archaic battle droids begin their advance.*

*“I can’t enjoy anything anymore,” murmured Bota as he hit the floor and pulled out his own blaster.*

### **Meeting with Zan-Tet**

After the battle droids are defeated, they’re greeted by Zan-Tet, a Mandalorian warrior in full armor, who said he used the battle as a test for the group’s abilities. He then states he wants to hire them to find *The Endless Dawn*, a huge Mandalorian capitol cruiser which was lost in a skirmish after capturing and destroying three Sith Empire cruisers. After that battle, it disappeared.

Genos, recognizing the name, recalls the story of the ship - it was the flagship of the Mandalorian Empire and it was lost 5,000 years ago.

Zan-Tet located a cache of these droids at a long-abandoned Mandalorian facility, who provided a general area in which The Endless Dawn was lost. He wants a small, elite strikeforce to locate the vessel - a skilled pilot to navigate the treacherous area in which it lists, a force-sensitive to feel the rumored captured Sith onboard, a slicer to work with the old tech, and likes the idea of having another Mandalorian alongside him.

## **Featured Characters**

### **Our Heroes**

* Blaine Hansom
* Bota Zi
* Genos Ia'danian
* Tek Krodak

### **NPCs**

* Tyber Zann (posing as Zan-Tet)

## **Notes**

* Names of Tek's songs:
	+ *"Regrets, I ain't got none"*
	+ *"Space bayou"*

Rejected names of Slicer's Synonymous

* + *Liberian Free Army*
	+ *Free Chewie*

## **Quotations**

> "*Apparently, what happens in Kuat does \*not\* stay in Kuat*"
> ― Genos, after meeting Blaine and Elayne's child
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“He’ll give you a million credits if you play it off right.” - Jordan summarizing 'Zan-Tet's offer “My fee is a thousand credits a day, so it’s going to take me a long time to earn that million credits.” - Bota Zi