Episode 3.07: Chapter 11: Scattershots and Rattled Sabers
Star Wars
Shards of Exploration
Episode 3.07: Chapter 11: Scattershots and Rattled Sabers
The heroes launch from the dusty surface of Dotera and return to orbit with the computer core and the missing Jawas. Etchup'eh, leader of the Jawa clan, Tompesh, sends the heroes a warm greeting. After the Jawas dock with the heroes' shuttle, they hurry their rescued kin to the space trawler's medbay. It's only after their people are safely being treated that they complete the trade. One Separatist computer core for the derelict light freighter, Kylos Star.
Etchup'eh had assured the heroes that the Jawas hadn't been able to enter the Kylos Star because it wasn't worth the risk. He displays sensor scans to explain why, which Davish confirms as accurate. The Jawas hadn't been able to find a way inside.
Every airlock was trapped thermal detonator placer charges. Each charge was attached to a scanner to sense for life, while a mercury switch is used to detect if the charge was being moved. The implications were obvious: life signs or moving the charges even a micron would set them off. Etchup'eh had suggested that the group tow the vessel to Nar Shaddah and sell as scrap, or sell as a single-use weapon. After that, the Jawa's ignite their ship's massive quartet of engines and lumber toward the outer moons of Kiskua.
The sensors didn't allow a view inside the ship but it did reveal there were no life signs or active droids present. It also revealed the signature of a holodisk with a message ready to display. However, the holodisk was not connected to the ship and its remote access is disabled. The device would have to be accessed in person.
That was when the spearhead-like shape of a Hutt "Sun-Raider Class" ship dropped out of hyperspace with five starfighter escorts. The main ship raised shields while the starfighters moved into attack formation.
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The computer core has been recovered from the forgotten Separatist Holdout base on Dotera and the missing Jawas have been rescued. There has been no response from the message to Simon Tam or to the message sent by Kal Holst warning about the Eborrean invasion force.
However, due to the security footage from the old Separatist base, one answer seems clear: Almon D'Joy seems to be the one responsible for having the almost every sapient being of the Crimson Knight Order eliminated.
But there are yet more loose ends to wrap up...
... last, there is the fact that supposedly one ship is already on its way to Chalcedon system with a shipment of Tor Ceti creatures. Also, Danar - as Vance Kerplocken - is expected to make a future appearance alongside Chancellor Nalerine Kanter and greet Emperor Gregor Vortapani ... a man Danar works for and knows personally.
And what of Zaye and her two children, the adopted noghri daughter and grandchildren of Grakkus the Hutt? All of whom happens to be on Chalcedon this very moment. Will Danar honor the noghri bond he has with her as "Vance Kerplocken" ... or not?
Then, there are first two loose ends that started it all ...
The missing Jedi artifacts. Who was collecting them, only to destroy them?
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