As the party enters the cantina, they are introduced to an assortment of different guests to Duke Piddock's celebration- a Sullustan jatz fan, a Toydarian socialite, a human female antique dealer named "Maru", two Corellian traders (male and female- appear to be twins), a secretive Gand named "Vrtt'xx", and Duke Piddock himself. The party interacted with some of the party guests and had some interesting exchanges (most notably Cannar's meeting with Maru). Kell was able to get some face time with the Duke and was successful in brokering a deal to buy Geonosisan blaster rifles, carbines, and pistols, and also sell a prototype weapon that Rendor put together.
During the party, Bannis, "Doc" Blaylock, and a new party member, Altek, a Talz mechanic/heavy weapons/driver guru, entered to add to the festivities. After a brief meeting with the whole group, Kell contacts the party via comlink and says that the Duke wants him to head over, with armed escort, to the weapons depot to preview their purchase, prior to the morning exchange of currency and weapons. Kell assures them he's ok and heads out with the Duke's protocol droid and a couple of heavily armed warrior drones. Shortly after Kell leaves the cantina, Raarwa notices the Gand is looking at his wrist for a bit and then heads out of the cantina quickly. As they attempt to pursue the Gand, the Duke stops the party to enjoy a toast with him and celebrate their recent business transaction. Maru, who was talking to the Duke just before the interruption, was noticeably mad that the Duke's attention was turned away from her. And the add insult to injury, "Doc" makes a surprise move to the bandstand, picks up a kloo horn, and does a masterful rendition of a jatz standard called "Corellian Nights". Maru is even more infuriated, but the Duke and the other party members just stand amazed at the unknown musical talent and expertise that "Doc" is displaying on stage. While the performance is a bt of a distraction to the Duke, some of the party members sneak out of the cantina to try and follow the Gand.
As the head through the streets and passageways in search for tracks, they come to an area near an alleyway and notice some blaster shot in the stone wall on one side of the street, opposite the nearby alleyway. They also see drag marks heading over to a nearby loft building. Sensing danger, the party decides to contact Kell, Cannar, and "Doc" to alert them to what they have found so far. Cannar and "Doc" respond, but Kell's comm channel is noticeably silent. When all of the party has assembled at the location, minus Kell of course, they begin by investigating the tops of nearby buildings. Altek, heads over to the door where the drag marks lead to and opens it- a sudden explosion blasts Altek back about 10 meters and singes his fur. Almost in concert with the explosion, several nearby loft doors open up and a bounty hunter ambush is revealed Several notable combatants jump at the chance to bring in the party for bounties and profits:
- Magus, a human bounty hunter and Death Watch member, noted for killing Siri Tachi, a Jedi Master who was a secret love interest of Obi Wan Kenobi.
- Krazla, noted Weequay bounty hunter
- Vrtt'xx, the Gand bounty hunter from the cantina party, now revealed to be a part of the ambush
- Pqweeduk, brother of famed Rodian bounty hunter Greedo the Younger
- Trex, a Trandoshian the notorious bounty hunter who has been a thorn in the side of the party since the onset. Major hitman for Teemo the Hutt.
Duke Piddock was able to take the surmountable evidence gathered against Temmo and presented it to his rival, Duke Dimmock, as well as filing a formal protest to the Hutt Council. As a result of these actions, Duke Dimmock formed a peace treaty with Duke Piddock and agreed to join both hives in partnership. As for Teemo, the Hutt Council was infuriated with Teemo's underhanded dealings with the Empire, with Hutt rivals, and also doing illicit deals without given his fellow Hutts a cut of the action. Jabba Desilijic Tiure, along with Gardulla the Hutt, sent a contingent of their bounty hunters and armed mercenaries to storm Teemo's palace in Mos Shuuta. Teemo and his accomplices were lead, in binders, to the cave of a krayt dragon- the dragon had a LOT to eat that day, amidst the helpless cries of Teemo and his thugs. Duke Piddock and Duke Dimmock both agreed that the party's actions on Geonosis were indicative of friends and allies and declared that they may visit again as honored guests. Also, they agreed that they will establish regular arms trade with the party, offering a 33% discount that can be used as profit for resale to interested groups.
Jabba the Hutt sent word to the party that the Hutt Council is appreciative for bringing Temmo's deception to light and offers to extend work and business opportunities in the future. At Ota's behest, Jabba agreed to lift any bounties on them, initiated by Teemo, and make sure that their record of activities on Tatooine would disappear. Ota was able to get his operatives to retrieve Teemo's secret credit cache and, as he promised at the start of the mission, he handed over 200,000 credits in unpaid bounty money.
"Doc" was able to arrive on Geonosis with his new YT-1300 called "Witch Hunter". He tells the rest of the party members that his father, a notable Corellian crime lord, wants to start a satellite operation out on the Outer Rim planets. Considering the massive success the party has had recently, establishing new allies and partnerships, Lord Blaylock wants to franchise his smuggling operations and give the party ships, supplies, and a percentage of the profits as commission. The front name for the company will be known as "Krayt Shipping & Exports, LLC". The new motto is, "Krayt Shipping & Exports gets your goods to your destination fast, while others are DRAGON around..." (LOL- sorry I couldn't resist!).
The party is request to come to the capital city of Rwookrrorro on a Life Day celebration, to be honored by the families of the fallen Wookies and all of the citizens in attendance. It is a grand affair and each party member receives a small carving, from native wroshyr trees, of each family member they helped honor after death. Each party member is given honorary clan status as well. As the celebration extends all day and through the night, the party is given a chance to mingle with the Wookies and other honored guests.
Chieftain Attichitcuk receives word from one of his guards that a special guest and family member is here to see him and meet the valiant party. A tall Wookie with a bandolier and a bowcaster draped over his back and a tall human, a fellow Corellian from the looks of him ("Doc" seems to recognize him from somewhere) come into the fest hall. The Chieftain roars and embraces his son he hasn't seen in a few years- Chewbacca. The Corellian smuggler looks over the party and eyes a familiar face, "Well I'll be!! Tarkis Blaylock, what are you doing way out there? I haven't seen you since you were a kid running around your dad's shop!". Han Solo makes his way over and shakes Tarkis' hand and give him a big hug. "Chewie's dad called him back home for a celebration for Life Day and said he had some honored guests who brought an enemy to justice. Little did I know it was young Tarkis involved! Son, this is a big deal to the Wookies and you should realize what it is to gain a life debt from these furba-, I mean Wookies." Han corrects himself at the last minute. "Tarkis, this is Itchy's, I mean Attichitcuk's son, Chewbacca. The big Wookie extends a roar and embraces each of the party members in a furry embrace. Chewbacca speaks for a bit and Han translates, "The big guy says you have honored his family and his people and he is very grateful. He considers you a life friend and member of his clan. Welcome to furry love!" Han says and smiles. "Tell you dad I said 'Hi' the next time you see that old scoundrel and tell him he still owes me from that last game of sabacc we played! Chewie and I have to split and get a shipment delivered for a Hutt "friend" of ours- he doesn't like delays." Han smirked. "It was good seein' ya kiddo and maybe we'll see you around sometime!' Chewbacca and Han Solo bid farewell to the party members. After several minutes you see a weathered YT-1300 streak across the Kashyyykian sky and disappear out of sight...
Cannar and Vinar have been itching to ask the Chieftain about Quinlan Vos and regale the story of the box they found on Ryloth that was owned by Cei Vookto. The Chieftain sharply speaks, almost in a roar, and Atlek's protocol droid translates, "My, my, that was abrupt! Oh excuse me Master." The droid composes himself and says, "Chieftain Attichitcuk asks you to keep your voices down and do not speak that name openly again." The Chieftain motions to a few of his royal guards and escorts the party to a near-by antechamber. The Chieftain orders the guards to stand watch outside and he closes the door. The Chieftain grabs the droid's arm and moves him close, almost ripping the arm out of socket in the process. The droid mimics the Shriiwook language with his vocal actuators and responds to Attichitcuk frantically. "Oh dear, he is quite a specimen! The Chieftain will now hear how you know of the one named "Quinlan Vos". Cannar explains how Cei Vookto's box and its contents were found on Ryloth and shows him the holorecording and information leading them to come to Kashyyyk. The Chieftain speaks, "Rest tonight and come to my throne room in the morning. We shall speak more then. Goodnight friends and enjoy the rest of the celebration!" Attichitcuk motions the party to exit the antechamber and calls his guards in and the door closes. As the party walks away, Raarwa looks back and notices that the guards exit the antechamber hastily, swing out over the balcony and ride vines down to awaiting speeders below...
The next morning, the party arrives in the throne room of the Chieftain. The throne room seems to be heavily guarded, almost more so than normal. As the party bows respectfully, Attichitcuk leads them to a near-by chamber, with a heavily armed contingent of guards posted outside the door. Raarwa suddenly gets a familiar feeling, a twinge and ripple of the Force, with a strength she has felt since her days at the Jedi Temple. As the door is opened, the party sees three hooded figures at the opposite end of a large table in the room. The figure in the middle stood up and appears to be tall and broad shouldered, revealing little of his face, other than some braided locks of hair peeking around the cowl. the other two hooded figures remained seated and appeared to be a bit more diminutive than the more prominent guest. Raarwa could almost feel a presence cross over her mind for a brief moment and then the rest of the party feels the same sense of probing in their heads. The hood figure that is stand motions to close the door and Attichitcuk shuts the door and speaks for everyone to be seated.
The hood figures draw back their cowls to reveal their faces- the two seated guests appear to be identical twins, almost Asian in appearance by Earth standards, except that one girl has green eyes and the other has one blue eye and one green eye. Both are about 14 years old and remarkably beautiful. The man that is standing in the middle is an imposing figure, with long, braided locks of hair, in dreadlock fashion. "I understand you seek the one named 'Quinlan Vos'?", he asks the party. "My friend Attichitcuk says you have recovered a relic of Master Cei Vookto, along with a holorecording, is that correct?", he affirms. Cannar begins to explain, in quiet detail as he loves to do, and shows the box and its contents. As Cannar seems to ramble on, the man walks over to Cannar, grips his wrist tightly and touches the Jedi Master's box at the same time. In a brief flash, the man is able to see images of the past events tied to Cannar and this box in vivid detail. "No further need to explain good sir. I just gained more info from you and the box than you can regale to me in several hours." He breaks his stoic demeanor, smiles, and gives a wink to Cannar to help lighten the mood a bit. "As for you, Togorian, extend your paw to me.", he tells Raarwa. Raarwa complies, getting a sense from the Force that this man means her no harm. The man seems to notice and recognize the Hawkbat Clan markings on Raarwa's paw and then touches his hand to the pad of her paw. As he closes his eyes about a minute, he opens them and smiles back at Raarwa. "Youngling, you are in safe keeping now. I have served with your Master K'Kruhk during the Clone Wars and knew the clan you were a part of, before the Great Purge. I am Quinlan Vos, whom you seek." Lots of jaws sprang open at the revelation...
Quinlan Vos continues, "Cannar, I also knew and served with Master Cei Vookto before his brave demise on Lianna. He was a good and noble man and one hell of a Jedi! It is good to see one of his own lineage actually find this container of his, since Cei's padawan Dumas died years ago." Quinlan Vos spoke warmly, as he looked directly at a puzzled Cannar. "Ah, I see from your look that you know not of what I speak. I have the Force gift of psychometrics- I can touch a person or an object and get visions of history of an item or a person. When I touched your arm and saw you association to Cei Vookto, I found that you are his nephew, apparently unbeknownst to you." Cannar was in shock- how could his father or mother keep such a secret from him all these years? "Your uncle was a great servant of the true Republic and was ordered on a lot of secretive missions, some of which no one but the Jedi Council knew about.", Master Quinlan added. "Truth is, your mother objected to your uncle and your father putting themselves in danger all the time and being away from Duro. She insisted that your father never mention Cei Vookto to you, in hopes that you would not go off searching for ancient lost holocrons, like your father tried to do. Apparently, she didn't succeed in dissuading your father's passions in you either.", Quinlan smiled. Suddenly, he reached within his robe and produce an elegant metallic cube that made Cannar's eyes go wide and Raarwa's heart skip a beat. "I have kept this holocron in safe keeping for Master Cei Vookto. This was the prize that your father was able to unearth before his death." Quinlan looked sympathetically to Cannar, "I am sorry for your loss, but your father honored the Jedi Order and your family by preserving this relic. You may remain as my guest to study the holocron.", he nods to Cannar and to Vinar as well. "And as a honor to Master K'Kruhk, I will agree to take you on as a padawan learner to help accelerate your training that you have missed all these years, Raarwa. My son, Korto, is also Force sensitive, but because of attachment, I could not train him personally. I had to reach out to an old friend and convince her to return to the Jedi ways and give my son a chance to become a Jedi. You will get to meet Master Ahsoka Tano soon..."
"Forgive my rudeness", Quinlan Vos stated, as he motions to the two teenage girls at the end of the table, sitting respectfully and patiently. "This is Zan and Zu Pike, twin daughters of Dux Pike. My friend Dux was a famous Teras Kasi mater and competed in Bunduki matches throughout the galaxy. When Phow Ji killed their father, I promised Dux, before he died, that I would look after his daughter and make sure they were protected.", Quinlan continued. "Their mother Gia was insistent that they were trained in the Teras Kasi arts like their father before them. At age 3, they started training with Master Shi-Pho and it was apparent early that these were special girls." Quinlan seem to beam with pride as he looked at the girls fondly. "The both attained the status of Master Teras Kasi by age 10. About three years ago, their village was attacked by Imperial stormtroopers and their mother Gia was killed. I brought them back here to Kashyyyk to stay with my wife, Khaleen Hentz, my son, Korto, and I."
Quinlan Vos continued around the room, touching each of the other party members to get a sense of their past. As he touched Rendor's arm, he closed his eyes briefly and said, "Apparently the Force has a great purpose for our meeting. I sense that you were trained by Master Yan in the Teras Kasi arts. Master Shi-Pho was Master Yan's sister, but you never met her I can see." Quinlan pointed to the girls. "I'm sure that Zan and Zu would love to continue your training in the Teras Kasi arts." The girls smiled at each other and at Rendor, excitedly.
Quinlan then moves over to Kell, touches his arm, and then closes his eyes. "The Dark Side of the Force is hard at work against your family. Finis Valorum was an honorable man and did not deserve his disgrace and his fate. Your father doesn't deserve his fate either, though I fear there may not much to save him. His future is clouded by the Force. You are teaming with revenge and hate against those that have framed your family. Continue to breed this fate and you will know what it is like the walk on the Dark Side." Quinlan continues sternly, looking deep into Kell's eyes. "I know the Dark Side all too well, as I've been there an back. Seek peace and do not give into raw emotion. Justice has already prevailed to some degree with the elimination of Teemo the Hutt." Quinlan grabs Kell's face in his powerful hands and reaches out through the Force and into Kell's mind, "Release your hate! The Jedi Order did not forsake your family and its proud history of service to the Republic! You WILL release your hate and seek justice the right way!" The last words echoed into Kell's brain like a resonating tuning forks had been struck between his ears. "I will release my hate and seek justice the right way." Kell verbally repeated, almost in a trance like state, the Jedi mind influence successful in bringing some peace to Kell for the first time, in a long time.
Quinlan finally ended with Tarkis "Doc" Blaylock. He touched Doc's arm and then closed his eyes again for a while. "Don't feel guilt for trying to save that young boy's life. You did what you can, even though Flirry Vorru is clouded by the Dark Side, from his years of service under the Emperor as a Grand Moff." Quinlan continued. "Your path leads to honor amongst thieves, scoundrels, and the underworld. You will be able to help your friends and those you have dealings with in the future. Never refuse to help those in need, as you do the Light Side of the Force will bless your efforts."
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Bannis arrives on Mandalore, a welcomed sight to him after so many years. Bannis returns with the Death Watch renegade Magus and presents him to the leader of Mandalore, Jaster Mereel, father of Jango Fett. Bannis is heralded as a hero of Mandalore and given all of the rights and privileges o a true Mandalorian- his own suit of Mandalorian armor, made of rare Mandalorian iron "Beskar", along with the traditional weapons and mods that come with it. Bannis will return and meet his friends on Kashyyyk, donning his new armor befitting a true Mandalorian...
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