There you are.

by Jedi Knight VN Ysadora

Natunda,
10 Melona,
12731 T | 1008 R

Previouslies:

New passenger Minsa Sol, Eborrean, is bewildered by the mental silence (now that he has no puppeteer parasite to yammer orders at him). He remains in or near the Night Sparrow, chaperoned by Zam Ello.

The Raven Guard think they're some kind of New Order replacement for Palpatine's previous Galactic Star Empire.

The "Eternal Sith Empire", who have something called a "Sun Spear" that they cannot yet turn on. It might be a ship?

It can apparently cause an atmosphere to boil.

It is also lined with beskar, which makes it durable as hell.

Obviously, we are going to steal that ship.

- Jedi Knight Vanya Ysadora
proposes Grand Theft Star Destroyer.

Her clerical adventuring team all agree to this plan.

Things that continue to not make it onto a Highlight Reel:

Vanya speaks modern Mando'a clearly and concisely, with a Tapani CT accent.

Vanya speaks modern Mando'a to call out a Raven Guard member with Sith powers.

Vanya speaks modern Mando'a to describe the Raven Guard as a "cowardly sorcerer" who "shames all who marched before in those colors".

We'll take "Things that the Mand'alor won't believe without holographic proof" for 400, Alex!

Almond d'Joy as Heath Toffee:

I learned that at the Al Saba School of Diplomacy!

Encrypted Comms

Prose
| Mar 4, 2024

Episode 3.09 - Escape Velocity, Chapter 6

Plot
| Mar 23, 2024

Vanya Ysadora, Davish Tam, and Reese Pieces head for the distant world of Yonbiss to rescue a lost squad of Crimson Knights but there they must confront the dire secret plans of Sargon Xan Daran before they burn through an unsuspecting Outer Rim.

When I returned to the physical world after my meditation hour, my plan was to get some food; hope for some sleep; assist in the heist.

What I had was a notification beep on my datapad.

Four new emails have arrived!

We've been trying to reach you about your warranty!

You have two Death Troopers near you, not joining the rest. Their identifications are

DT-7754

DT-1332

Lonely Death Watch Troopers Want To Meet U

Have you renewed your Death Trooper Warranty?

A brief check-in with Tech Feena tells me that some of the troopers are people. The ones who have not yet ceased to be people are listed on the crew roster.

I am not the answer to anybody's needs. I am not here to bring these "Death Troopers" hope.

And it does not say "Skywalker" across my forehead.

Surely I am not here to offer these two a hand out of the light.

Am I?

Kriff it all.

Davish sends me a follow-up email that he got the names of these two guarding Death Troopers off the crew roster:

DT-7754 = Lur Draigland

DT-1332 = Reb Tin

Commissar Celestima, who identifies as also being the ancient Sith Empire ship that is probably what we have been calling the Sun Spear, wears a uniform consistent with the First Sith Empire. She wants Draigland and Tin to take her to the bridge of the surrounding Katana Fleet capital ship so she can make adjustments to Lt. Felderk Jessip's thought processes.

If that does not work for her, she is always happy to burn the heretics.

I have done the most convoluted yarnball of Al'Saba School of Diplomacy. I talked a First Sith Empire digital person down from Murderhobo Conquest. I talked a Sargon-serving career naval officer into collaborating, first with me, then with Commissar Celestima. I talked a Death Trooper formerly named Rul Ja into remembering who he was, telling me that he nearly died because of a battle between a Crimson Knight and an Eborrean. He got infected with a parasite.

I think they each nearly killed me five times?

For now, we have a truce between all of us. We are going to take the Sun Spear to one of the Galactic Imperial Library hubs, where a military ship with the proper codes should get priority docking.