Fool's Mate

Political event

The government of the Tapani Imperium -- and, therefore, of the Alliance of Worlds -- undergoes several once-in-a-lifetime changes all in one afternoon.

War! Systems crumble under attacks by the Tapani Confederation war machine, while Mistress Merglin ascends to the new position of EMPRESS of the CONFEDERATION. Heroes rise on both sides of the conflict, while Reavers are now suddenly everywhere.

In a stunning move, Themian Vorhejeron, aided by Lorka Gedyc and his outlawed Mandolorian Death Watch, swept deep into Alliance space. Destroying the bacta supply on New Shella for Clan Venn, they also kidnap Jaster Fett, the young son of Spar. Abruptly, they vanish into the hyperspace routes with Reavers in their wake. Enraged, the Mandolorians demand retribution, the Alliance advises tolerance. Mando'a withdraws from the front lines.

As the sector itself shakes from the overwhelming assaults from all quarters, an emergency call goes out to our heroes from Simon Illyan. He needs to meet with them immediately, not at his office, but at another location nearby ...

A month after Yeager Lexics went into bacta, he's out and we're all replacing our destroyed gear.

EXCEPT Mr. Smiley.

No more Mr. Smiley.

Anyway, Jenna Vormecetti has a clean bill of health from ImpSec. She's now being trained at a temple.

They don't date. They conquer!

— Eleni Benacor answering Vanya's question, "Do Sisters of Battle date?", Shards of Honor: "Fool's Mate"; Saturday, September 24th, 2011

A Scorched Earth policy is in the Scripture!

— Sister of Battle to her Abbess, after being told, "Retribution is postponed at this time." Shards of Honor: "Fool's Mate"; Saturday, September 24th, 2011.

I wasn't going to //console// them. We were going to have a Time of Mourning where they have to {rolling gesture} stay in the Temple.

— Abbess Eleni on the Sisters of Battle; Shards of Honor: "Fool's Mate"; Saturday, October 8th, 2011

I think after the vigil, we're going to have a whole four hours of Yeager video.

— Abbess Eleni Benacor regarding the Sisterhood; Shards of Honor: "Fool's Mate"; Saturday, October 8th, 2011

You know, something has REALLY gone wrong with his life when *Danar* is the most responsible person in the party....

— Player on his character as Yeager Lexics and Davish Tam play with turbo speed; Shards of Honor: "Fool's Mate"; Saturday, November 5th, 2011

Sister Commander Mera Dal, preparing to fire the E-Web: I knew it! I knew he'd go bad!
Abbess Eleni Benacor: He's not going bad! He's just ... being himself.
Eleni: Go ahead and shoot him, though.

— Bene Gesserit Temple, regarding incoming grandstanding Drop Marine Yeager Lexics; Shards of Honor: Fool's Mate"; Sunday, November 20th, 2011

On the plus side, if I survive this, I'll never have a position of responsibility again.

— Danar on having done a ghastly job of covering for a critical failure while sneaking; Shards of Honor: Fool's Mate; Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

Eleni: ... I've got this voice telling me what I ought to do, and you're tempting me to do dumb things!
Vanya: Don't you MISS the dumb stuff?

— Vanya coaxes Eleni to drop out of sight for a rescue mission; Shards of Honor: Fool's Mate; Sunday, December 4th, 2011