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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Patryn of Elvenshae" data-source="post: 2465345" data-attributes="member: 23094">A long time ago,in a galaxy far, far away ...[Cue the music, and scroll slowly ...]It is a time of great turmoil for the Republic.  With the defectionof the highly-respected COUNT DOOKU to the Separatists comesa new wave of political instability.  Countless systems follow hislead, severing their ties to the Repbulic, and countless othersare filled with a flood of new Separatist agents, urging thedownfall of the Republic.The wise Chancellor PALPATINE has ordered a secret delegationto the TAPANI SECTOR, the intersection of several majorhyperspace routes, including the so-called "Bacta Run" fromThyferra to the Galactic Core.  Should the Tapani Sector fallto the Separatists, their ability to cut off the supply of this mostimportant medical treatment would cause a galaxy-wide panic,driving even more systems into the arms of the Separatists.And over all, a DARK shadow lies across the FORCE ...----------------------------------------------------------We've now reached session 4 of our d20R Star Wars campaign!The party has made political inroads on the captial world of the Tapani sector, including a personal invitation to a posh party thrown by an important scion of House Mecetti, who is suspected of harboring Separatist views.  Although the soiree did not turn up any immediately incriminating evidence, it did give the Duros Dern, an accomplished code slicer, a chance to hunt through some of the host's personal files - revealing deep connections with at least one smuggler and several of the more vocal critics of the Republic.Furthermore, the gallant and dashing Kalan Drin has made important underworld connections, possibly the first steps on a path leading to a major bacta smuggling operation!All is not rose-colored glasses, however, as the two Padawans on the delegation - sent, originally, undercover - have been exposed via a series of assasination attempts, seemingly aimed at the Zabrak noble in the group (the news coverage of which made the PCs into minor celebrities, and probably resulted in the invite to the party).  In the last assasination attempt, the Zabrak noble was nearly carried off by a military-class battle droid, while the majority of her entourage lay insensate, knocked out by a stun grenade.  The two Padawans, meanwhile, were hard pressed by a Wookie berserker, who attacked in concert with the droid.What more lies in store for our heroes?  Why are Wookies working with Separatists?  Who knew the delegation was coming and ambushed them?  All these questions - and more - will be answered!  Or, will they?[Cue the music, roll credits]</blockquote>

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