Ankh-Morpork Guard
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A month ago, the Rebel Alliance achieved its first true victory against the Galactic Empire by destroying the gigantic battle station, the Death Star. The victory, however, sparked a massive crackdown by the Empire. The Rebel base on the fourth moon of Yavin was evacuated immediately as an Imperial fleet attacked, and since then, the Alliance has been on the run.
In the Core Worlds, the control of the Empire is the same as it always was. Harsh, but in the background. Anyone speaking out against the Empire was quickly, and quietly, removed from sight. But in the rest of the galaxy, and especially the Outer Rim where the Alliance Fleet attmped to hide, the once small presence of the Empire was now out in the open and more oppressive than ever. Garrisons across the galaxy were doubled in size, at least, and whole cities were destroyed if there was any hint of Rebel activity.
This climate made it difficult for the Alliance to operate, but at the same time, was the catalyst for hundreds of defections. Many of these defectors were Imperials, having never truly seen what the Emperor was willing to do. One such informant was stationed somewhere on Tatooine. He was, apparently, high positioned as he had provided a great deal of sensitive information to the Rebellion, though his name and exact location was never known to keep his identity safe from the Empire.
However, according to information acquired by the Alliance, the informant has been found out by the Empire. They have not acted on the knowledge of this informant yet, but his last report states that it is likely they are simply trying to find his contacts within the Alliance. It is likely, though, that the Empire will simply deal with him before anymore vital information gets out.
In light of this, and the importance of the informant, he has elected to simply defect. Alliance High Command has agreed to help, and sent a team to find him and get him out alive. The problem is, of course, that his identity is still unknown, meaning that the team will have to actually figure out who he as well as making sure he stays alive and gets away safely.
Due to the heavy Imperial presence on Tatooine, coupled with a planet filled with bounty hunters, smugglers, and other scum of the galaxy who would gladly turn over Rebel agents for credits, the Alliance was not able to send the team in with any real support. Instead, they were sent undercover aboard a small transport in the guise of a merchant ship.
But the cover was blown, meaning that the local fleet quickly moved to intercept the ship. The pilot avoided the fleet with only a few shots taken, and managed to get down to the planet and safely land north of the Imperial capital of Bestine to drop the team off.
However, the pilot of the transport was not able to wait long. TIE Fighters had tracked the ship and the second the team was on the sand, the pilot got the ship back in the air and was gone, TIEs not far behind.
But that wasn't your concern anymore. Bestine was about a kilometer south, and even though it would be the best place to start looking for an Imperial defector, it was also where the largest Imperial garrison on the planet was located. They may not know that you were on the ground, as the ship had evaded the Imperials for long enough to make the drop safely, but the Empire rarely left much to chance.
Around you was Tatooine...rolling dunes with little place to hide and two suns high in the sky providing a little too much heat. In hindsight, it might have been better if the quick drop was made somewhere a little farther from Bestine, but there had been little time to stop as it was, and it was too late now to think about things like that.
The important part was that the team was on the ground and in the few short minutes since the transport had left, no ships beyond the TIEs has gone over. There was a chance that you hadn't been spotted.
Everyone:[sblock]Attached is a map of the planet for reference. Bestine is, roughly, near the center.[/sblock]
Character Thread
A month ago, the Rebel Alliance achieved its first true victory against the Galactic Empire by destroying the gigantic battle station, the Death Star. The victory, however, sparked a massive crackdown by the Empire. The Rebel base on the fourth moon of Yavin was evacuated immediately as an Imperial fleet attacked, and since then, the Alliance has been on the run.
In the Core Worlds, the control of the Empire is the same as it always was. Harsh, but in the background. Anyone speaking out against the Empire was quickly, and quietly, removed from sight. But in the rest of the galaxy, and especially the Outer Rim where the Alliance Fleet attmped to hide, the once small presence of the Empire was now out in the open and more oppressive than ever. Garrisons across the galaxy were doubled in size, at least, and whole cities were destroyed if there was any hint of Rebel activity.
This climate made it difficult for the Alliance to operate, but at the same time, was the catalyst for hundreds of defections. Many of these defectors were Imperials, having never truly seen what the Emperor was willing to do. One such informant was stationed somewhere on Tatooine. He was, apparently, high positioned as he had provided a great deal of sensitive information to the Rebellion, though his name and exact location was never known to keep his identity safe from the Empire.
However, according to information acquired by the Alliance, the informant has been found out by the Empire. They have not acted on the knowledge of this informant yet, but his last report states that it is likely they are simply trying to find his contacts within the Alliance. It is likely, though, that the Empire will simply deal with him before anymore vital information gets out.
In light of this, and the importance of the informant, he has elected to simply defect. Alliance High Command has agreed to help, and sent a team to find him and get him out alive. The problem is, of course, that his identity is still unknown, meaning that the team will have to actually figure out who he as well as making sure he stays alive and gets away safely.
Due to the heavy Imperial presence on Tatooine, coupled with a planet filled with bounty hunters, smugglers, and other scum of the galaxy who would gladly turn over Rebel agents for credits, the Alliance was not able to send the team in with any real support. Instead, they were sent undercover aboard a small transport in the guise of a merchant ship.
But the cover was blown, meaning that the local fleet quickly moved to intercept the ship. The pilot avoided the fleet with only a few shots taken, and managed to get down to the planet and safely land north of the Imperial capital of Bestine to drop the team off.
However, the pilot of the transport was not able to wait long. TIE Fighters had tracked the ship and the second the team was on the sand, the pilot got the ship back in the air and was gone, TIEs not far behind.
But that wasn't your concern anymore. Bestine was about a kilometer south, and even though it would be the best place to start looking for an Imperial defector, it was also where the largest Imperial garrison on the planet was located. They may not know that you were on the ground, as the ship had evaded the Imperials for long enough to make the drop safely, but the Empire rarely left much to chance.
Around you was Tatooine...rolling dunes with little place to hide and two suns high in the sky providing a little too much heat. In hindsight, it might have been better if the quick drop was made somewhere a little farther from Bestine, but there had been little time to stop as it was, and it was too late now to think about things like that.
The important part was that the team was on the ground and in the few short minutes since the transport had left, no ships beyond the TIEs has gone over. There was a chance that you hadn't been spotted.
Everyone:[sblock]Attached is a map of the planet for reference. Bestine is, roughly, near the center.[/sblock]
