STAR WARS: DAWN OF DEFIANCE
Episode V
THE FIRST TO STRIKE

It is a time of rebellion in the galaxy. Members of the Alderaanian resistance have
won a major victory against the Empire, and more battles are close at hand.
The Empire’s mistreatment of non-Humans continues throughout the galaxy,
as Wookiees, Mon Calamari, and other species are forced to work
as slaves on Imperial projects.

Aboard the Resurgence, Master Denia has peered into the Force and discovered
another group of oppressed beings, ones who might hold the key to
unlocking the mystery of the Sarlacc Project . . .

Opening Crawl sequence with music (power point)

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On the newly acquired yet used YT-1300, Talon, Stragos, EX, Galen and Kyle are following the last inputted hyperspace coordinates provided by Lucien. Lucien, Al'verde, Matsuun and Raik with the slightly faster hyperspace engine arrive first. The first jump only takes about a couple hours before once more you all are in real space.

The system Lucien has brought you to from what you can tell on sensors is uninhabited. A space dust cloud orbits around the dying sun.

A side RP done in the chat room between Raik and Al'verde. Feel free to react off of it.

Raik has found a small corner of the Firespray cargohold. Where she's working on finishing her new lightsaber. She hasn't said anything to the mandalorians, and only saught out Lucien when she needed something.

Alverde walked into the cargo hold and grabbed his wieghts. As he looked around he spotted Raik and smiled "So what are you working on there? Nedd any help I'm pretty good with a wrench."

Raik rolled her eyes, but bit back the first comments that came to mind. She was trying to be as civil as she could manage. "I'm building a new lightsaber." She then moves to collect the parts to leave.

Alverde shruged "Hey there's more than enough room for the both of us here. Look if you want you space that's fine. I'm just intrested to see what life is like on the other side of the spectrem, but I'm not going to push it" he said as he walked away "If you need anything let me know."

Raiks stopped, and turned to look at him. This is the one that Denia had selected to be her keeper while away from the Resurgence. "Ask your questions then."

Alverde turned back around "Well it's more I just wanted to talk to you. See what it was that made you want to help Draco. See I've always held the jedi in high regard. I'm just interested in see what your point of view is."

Raik raised an eyebrow at the question. "So you want to hear my story? Very well. I dared to fall in love with a fellow student. He didn't return my affection, and I was cast out of the order."

"I'm sorry to hear that. I've never had time for love myself, I had a fmaily name to live up to
once my father died. So I went off to find a war and what not."

"So did you join Draco just to get back at the jedi?"

"Then its true, You Mandalorians are all about violence and glory." Raik replied, "After I heard
about the Jedi Rebellion, I traveled to Courasant. I wasn't sure if I wanted to thank or kill those who decimated
the Jedi Order, but ran into Valin. Who asked me to join him. I hated the Jedi. and he gave me a chance to hunt them."

Alverde sighed "We're not all about violence. So clans are more about blood shed, however if I was all about
violence I would have no issues about..well I would have carried out order 66. You see for my family honor is
first."

"And why didn't you? Did you see they were just as corrupt as the politicians?"

"Because that act itself, my father would never have been able to look at me had he still been
around. If I have to pick between my life and my honor I will always pick my honor." he said looking Raik after
her corrupt remark "That didn't matter. I had already said that I would fight fo them. If I have to carry out an order
that I don't like that's something that I'll have to deal with in the field. Besides I didn't see any reason to trade one
politician for another."

Raik glared at hi,, she had little to say to someone that felt the slaughter of the Jedi was wrong.
"They passed judgment on others without the right, they stole children from they're families. No we're better off
without them."

"That may be tru but as a solider it's not my place to judge. I must follow my orders...unless it puts my honor at risk."

"How very short sighted of you." Raik replied, turning and leaving.

Alverde sighed "You know I'm not the only one here short sighted. You're convinced that your way is the only
way. You're refusing to even look at things from a different angle." he said as he started working out

"Why? I have no "Family honor" to fall back on as an excuse. I don't need to look at things
differently."

"Because the world is a bit bigger than your own personal views."

"And how would that change anything?"

"That's not my call. you have to figure that out on your own. Think about what is most
important to you in life and I'll help you out. If all you really want to do is kill jedi I'll help you find them but that's
about it."

That seamed to strike a nerve with Raik, as she summoned something to her hand though the
Force, that she then threw at Al. "Your no better then the Jedi Hag! I don't know. I Don't Know. There! I admit it,
Happy!?!"

Alverde looked at Raik "No that's not what I wanted. I'm sorry I was trying to help. I didn't mean to make you
angry, I have to remember that I was raised on a toughed life style than most."

Raik wasn't quite ready yet to calm down, clutching the unfinished lightsaber to her chest, as if it
was the most precious thing to her. "I didn't ask you to help!" She then stormed out of the cargo hold heading to
her quarters.

Alverde rolled his eyes "All women are the same. They have no idea waht the want, all they know is that the guy
they are talking to is wrong."

Lucien is extremely busy trying to devise the most complicated jump route he can to the planetary system he is leading everyone toward. However at the same time he doesn't want to increase the journey time by anymore then he has to. Juggling all of the variables is extremely complicated so except when Raik needs his help he is too occupied to be paying much attention to what is going on around him.

He has no intention of heading to bed for some rest until he has got the list of jump coordinates finalised.

Kyle unsure about the logic of the other team about brining Raik, still maybe there is hope for her. Kyle remembers the story about Ulic and that he was able to redeem himself. Sitting in the co-pilot chair he monitors the sensor system.

Transcript

Lucien has brought everyone to the planet Narash where his family, apparently a prominent noble family, reside in the largest of the cities, Aleria. Here they meet Eric and Marian, Lucien's parents as well as his brothers, Arnold and Richard.The first meeting with Lord Eric Devereux was interrupted by the Imperial Envoy who was insisting to have imperative business with the lord. Once the Envoy had been escorted out, during with Captain Kendra did a double take at Galen, Lord Devereux insisted on having everyone stay on the estate and join the family for dinner.
Making yourselves comfortable you spent the remainder of your day and evening as guests of the house.

Meanwhile J9 had slipped out of the house in pursuit of the Imperial Envoy. Having lost them in the city he proceeded to seek out rumors about them. It didn't take him long to learn they had been granted an embassy and left to stake it out. Picking a balcony across the street as his best position he proceeded to unsuccessfully break into the apartment, calling forth a guard to the scene. After several attempts at lying to the guard, he escaped that encounter by killing him and left via the apartments building stairs only to be met by three more. Narrowly escaping he made his way to the street where he was arrested by the authorities and taken to jail. Locked in a solitary cell in the cell block, he then attempted escape only to be disabled once more by the law enforcement.

It is now the next day. After a restful night (provided you weren't paranoid over the Imperial Envoy in the nearby city), you are woken by the sounds of china clattering in the sitting room. Opening the door you see a couple servants placing out dishes for breakfast on the table as well as steaming plates of food. A few flimsiplast newspapers are left on the breakfast table to you to read at your leisure. Raik and Lucien, are also served their breakfast in the same manner, someone having the foresight to send Lucien's meal to Raik's room. The servants also leave a fresh set of clothes for everyone, provided by the House's tailor.

Newspaper highlights (don't read unless you intend on using it in your post)

Galen exits his quarters, rubbing his eyes. Paranoia had gotten to him, and the Imperial defector had spent half the night on alert before finally being able to sleep. He looks at the servants as they bustle about the common room, preparing breakfast for the group. "Good morning," he says to anyone else in the room. He picks up the newspaper and begins reading it as he waits for the meal to be finished.

Al'verde walked out of his room with just a pair of shorts on, showing many battle scars, as he scratched the back of his head and yawned "Well it is morning, not sure if you could say it's a good one." he said as he looked around and skimmed over the news paper "Well looks like there's a droid out there that would get along with Ex." he said not really caring at the moment. Al grabbed some food and headed back to his room. After a minute he came back out now with a tank top on, his boots and his rifle slung over his back "If anyone needs me I'm going on my morning run."

Lucien rests completely relaxed throughout the night (albeit not in his own bed), he doesn't intend to get up early. However he isn't really asleep either as he hasn't forgotten his little promise to Raik about a shopping trip, and his other promise to his mother. He spends the extra time in bed dozing and weighing up the various options deciding on how to best spend the time he has available while keeping his promises.

Once people start arriving in the common room the servants quickly finish and leave.

"You know, I haven't heard from J9 since he told me something may be going on here last night," Galen says as the staff clears out. He reads the same newspaper article that Al'Verde had commented on again. "He told me he may investigate, but didn't tell me the address. Still, though," he comments as he sets the paper down, "that does seem way too bold, even for him." He pauses for a second realizing what he had said. He turns to the rest of the group. "Someone please tell me it isn't..."

Kyle awakes and stretches, then gets into some workout gear to go for a run throught the garden with escorts trying to keep pace.

Raik walks into the bedroom, she was a light sleeper, and always woke early regardless of the activities of the night before. She'd eaten her own breakfast, as well as reading the news report. Having no idea that the aforementioned droid was formerly a member of their group.

When she finally had enough, she filled a bucket with ice water, and walked to where Lucien lay on the bed then threw fully into his face. "Come on, We have a busy day."

Lucien takes the water in the face snapping awake, and pushing himself off the bed and too his feet, eyes scanning the scene trying to work out what is going on. Once he realises that it was Raik that splashed him in the face he smiles and says, "There were other ways you could have woken me you know." and begins getting dressed the clothes the servants had provided not bothering to question how they knew where he was.

Once dressed he asks, "Any preference as to when we go shopping? Or shall we start with the Imperial Envoy?"

Kyle and Al'verde are easily paced by the guards who seem to make a habit of running laps around a section of the grounds designated for their use in training and for the run itself. They had directed you to this area, highly recommending it for your workout.

If you decide to head to the training area for the laps you see you are joined by many of the staff who work and apparently live on the estate. In the middle of the track you see signs of the training area where there are some guards practicing with practice swords.