Brother Mordy by Iwa | World Anvil

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Sat 5th Jan 2019 10:19

Brother Mordy

by Iwa

We arrive at the station orbiting Mechis III and are hailed by Captain Garrett. I speak on the holo with her and she has apparently been in a fight. She talks about a missing town, a crashed capital ship, and a reaver invasion. We make plans to meet up later and she is going to have Doc Fuzzy check her injuries. Greelo, Dizzy, and I go to the station to make the delivery. After confirming payment, Dizzy head to the Get Bent Spanner while I go to Rumble Bumble Club. I am watching what is happening and keeping my ears open to hear what is being said. We need to find out about the “brother” and what caused Silar to be noticed by bounty hunters. I almost run into an individual at the door. He is a VERY well-dressed Catharr and I decide on the spur of the moment to invite him for a drink. We go to the bar and I get a butter mead and he gets a dark stout. We chat about travel and new experiences. He asks for my name and introduces himself as Mordecai. I have heard rumors about him – he is an assassin for hire and has various methods to kill and is all about order and cleanliness and symmetry. He is also rumored to be attached to the Black Sun syndicate. We exchange a few comments and I ask him about jobs and steam shower/sauna. I leave him and am contacted by the station about an incoming ship that is very badly damaged. They patch through the signal and I hear someone tell me to keep quiet about the disk and then it goes dead. I ask them to tow the ship in and moor it near ours. I try to contact Dizzy, but can’t get though. The lights dim and station security comes on and says not to worry that it is just an ion storm. Suddenly Dizzy comms in and tells us all to get to the ship pronto. I walk at a moderately fast pace back towards the ship and run into Dizzy. I tell her about the transmission.

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