Dawn of Defiance

Wintergypsy · Dec 11, 2007

Put your speakers on loudly and start the music, imagining the scrolling yellow text:
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=OSrBftHfmUI

STAR WARS: DAWN OF DEFIANCE
Episode I

The Traitor's Gambit

It is a dark time in the galaxy.
The evil galactic Empire
has spread from the Deep Core to the Outer Rim
and everywhere the Empire's tyranny can be felt.

Fleeing from the oppression of the Emperor's minions,
agents of Senator Bail Organa have run to a remote space station above Brentaal.
Known to be a vocal opponent to the Empire,
Organa may be the last hope of freedom in the galaxy.

In the hopes of stopping these dissidents
before they can reach the Senator,
the Empire have alerted their forces on Sel Zonn station,
where the struggle for liberty rages on,
and the first sparks of rebellion have begun to burn...

Wintergypsy · Dec 11, 2007

Your ship drops out of hyperspace at an unsuspecting space station in the orbit of Brentaal.
Beings from all parts of life, all for their own reasons, come out here to rest,relax and mainly to refuel for the next part of their journey.

Seemingly motionless among a sea of starships and satellites above
the twinkling world of Brentaal, Sel Zonn Station grows larger in
your view every second. A central pylon forms the bulk of the
station’s mass, and three landing platforms leading to docking bays
extend from the central section, equidistant from one another and
jutting out into space. The dorsal side of the station features a discshaped
secondary structure, on top of which blinking lights indicate
the presence of a landing platform reserved for wealthy patrons.

Sel Zonn Station is one of over a dozen XQ2 Space Platforms in orbit
around Brentaal. Manufactured by Bengel Shipbuilders some years
before the beginning of the adventure, Sel Zonn Station has not
flourished since the rise of the Empire. Though it still sees a great deal of
traffic from Brentaal and from travelers, the Empire has allowed large
sections of the station to languish and fall apart. Thanks to the rise of
anti-alien sentiment, especially on the Core Worlds, the more run-down
sections of Sel Zonn Station are now inhabited by aliens. As such, a rift
divides the station—wealthy, privileged Human Imperial loyalists occupy
the nicer sections of the station, while all others are relegated to worn
and sometimes dangerous secondary sections.

The interior of the space station conforms to the Imperial standard.
Since Sel Zonn Station orbits a Core World, it is far better maintained
than other structures of its age, and the main areas see constant
renovations and repairs. However, a few steps off of the beaten path
quickly reveal that the station is rotting from the inside out. A short
walk away from the main venues leads to decrepit sections of the
station, filled with broken lights, tarnished metal walls, missing deck
plates, and all manner of suspicious aliens that have been driven out of
the nicer sections by the Empire.

(OOC: Welcome to your current setting...as a starter i would like every player to post his characters reaction on seeing the space station form out of your cckpit or passenger windows. Mind you, all of you travel alone for now...however once docked you'll all find yourselves on the station's main thoroughfare)

Moon_Goddess · Dec 11, 2007

Koyi looked out the window of the cramped passenger freighter eager to get out of the small space filled with whatever poor skum wanted to flee the last planet she left behind. More expensive travel would be more comfortable but would draw more attention to herself, and that was something she didn't need. Nolat still had friends out there who would want her dead, or worse. This station would as good a hiding place as any other for a while.

Dalamar · Dec 12, 2007

Duella looked at the decaying station with contempt. It seemed the station was in even worse wear than when she last had been on a forced vacation here. Could it really be that the Imperials were even worse at running a space station than they were running law enforcement outside of manning a whole planet with Troopers?
She tapped the blaster pistol strapped to her thigh as she waited for the ship to land.

OnlytheStrong · Dec 12, 2007

Kered's view from the ship was limited at best. He had managed to convince the ower of this Sorosuub Yacht that he was one of the new crew members. Getting the proper papers was easy, it was actually acting the part that was hard for him. It went against his nature to let some rich jerk human boss him around. He had managed to slip into a spare room near the captains' quarters.

The small window barely afforded any kind of a view of space, but what it did show was beautiful. Planets glowed in the distance, stars shone brightly. Kered was both surprised and mad when a huge chunk of metal consumed his view. He knew it was a space station, but not which one. It reallly didn't matter. He had all he could stand of the owner of this Yacht.

Kered changed out of his uniform and waited for the ship to touch down. Getting off a ship was always easy, it's simply a matter of where one ends up that is hard. Kered smiled, he loved this part.

Blackrat · Dec 12, 2007

Alder had hitched a ride in some obviously dubious YT-1300, using the force to convince the captain that his help might come handy. Probably smugglers he had thought when he saw the few man crew. He was standing behind the pilot in the cockpit and stared at the station. Nothing like the jedi temple on Coruscant. The magnificant splendor and the loss of it still burned an image in the padawans mind. Well hope there's some work to be done there. I'm running low on cash, Alder thought to himself.

Wintergypsy · Dec 12, 2007

Upon exiting their transports, Koyi and Alder find themselves mixed up in a large group of refugees, spacers and everything belonging to the lowest strata of society. You're forced to go with the group and make your way through the dull, metallic hallways towards the main thoroughfare.

[OOC: you are in a big group of people so it's impossible for the moment to go anywhere but with the group. Fortunately the group will break apart once you enter the main thorughfare. As for now, you two are enxt to each other and may engage in conversation if you wish.]

Duella's Imperial shuttle has landed and once she's down the ramp, an Imperial officer approaches her. "Welcome on Sel Zonn station, mylady. Unfortunately for you i hold the following orders from high command..." When he starts to recite his official text, two stormtroopers approach and stand guard. "As of the moment you set foot aboard the station, all of your ranks and entitlements are declared void. You are no longer entitled to any official Imperial position whatsoever. Your shuttle and all your other belongings which you do not have on your person are impounded from this moment. All glory to the Emperor."

On a sidenote, the officer mentions:" Be glad that you're human. You still have a chance to make something out of your life, aliens in this position are usually executed..." He gives Duella a stern look, then turns around and marches away with his stormtrooper escorte. One trooper remains to guard the impounded shuttle.

[OOC: This means that you're officially sacked by the Empire. From now on you're just another commoner to them.]

Dalamar · Dec 12, 2007

Duella had stood in attention from when the officer addressed her to the moment he was beyond earshot. Then she stamped her leg on the floor and released a colourful string of curses in Huttese.
"Damn those self-indulgent fools," she mutters as she starts making her way away from the landing platforms. "Sure, it wasn't exactly great doing grunt work, but it was better than nothing."
She started making her way to the central area, intending to get something to quench the desire to punch somebody in the face.

Max · Dec 12, 2007

Surussk worked quickly, prepping the supplies so they would be ready for unloading from the tramp freighter as soon as they landed. Surussk wanted off this ship as soon as possible, although his glance out at the approaching space station showed there wasn't much to look forward to there, either. Following the advice of his grandfather, he had signed on as a crew member, swapping his labor for transport. He'd done this several times, changing ships each time, to throw off any possible pursuit from home. This was the last leg of his "escape" and he was looking forward to leaving the common laborer work behind.

With everything prepared for landing, Surussk was able to watch the final approach to the station with anticipation, eager to start the next phase of his life. Once the ship has landed, Surussk will gather up his gear, head into the station, and start looking around for work. Bodyguard, security, or maybe even find someone recruiting for a small war somewhere if he's really lucky.

Dragoon · Dec 13, 2007

Finally free of the dark cramped cargo hold of the freighter, EF-8 walks down the ramp and takes in the mass of human flesh at the space station docking facility.

Self does not processes why human flesh does not allow self in passenger lounge on ship?

Because fool you are a droid.

Sorry selfriend Karnof.

However, EF-8 they do not realize, you are more than just a 'droid'.

Affirmative selfriend.

Enough talk, let us see what opportunity awaits on this bucket of bolts.[/end]

EF-8 stiffly walks into the main promanade, scanning the area with its red eyes.