Star Wars - Uprising
Star Wars - Uprising
Star Wars - Uprising
Table of Contents
Chapter I – UPRISING 1
Always Pay Your Debts 7
Salvage of the Cruel Mistress 8
Finding the Space Manta 9
Profitable Recovery 11
Probing the Sensor Network 15
The Second Scanner 17
Establishing the Third Scanner 18
Fourth and Final Scanner 19
Stirring up the Imperial Nest 21
Quid Pro Quo 24
Problem with the Nexu Claws 26
Confrontation with the Starscorch Robbers 27
End of Muckrat Skulls 28
Do Not Betray the Syndicate 30
Revenge for Riley 31
Salvage from Hoth 35
Need Better Data 37
To Steal an Astromech 38
Parts of the Shuttle 40
Almost There 41
One Codebreaker, Please 42
Clear the Way for B9-DT 44
Keep the Imperials Away 46
Heading to Anoat 50
The Truth of Anoat 52
Danger of Working among Civilians 54
Secure Data 55
Rebel Rescue on Mataou 57
The Second Rebel 58
Finding Okuvim 60
Getting Back to Anoat 61
Lurking Problem 62
Power up the Generator 64
Before the Empire 65
The Intercept Facilities 69
Jammer Number Two 70
Set up on Mataou 71
The Last Jammer 73
The First of Four 74
The Second Facility 75
You Found What? 76
Risk versus Reward 78
Corrupt Security 91
Second Mining Level 93
City Sabotage 94
Secondary Repulsors 96
Last of the Zenowai 98
Rubbing Elbows 103
Noble Affairs 104
Captain of the Guard 106
The Earl’s Files 108
The Assassin 109
Noble Return 110
To the Earl 112
Earl No More 113
Kouhun Initiation 118
Test of Meat 120
The Test Continues 121
Way of Shadows 123
Test of Steel 125
Blurring Lines 126
Reel Steel 128
Test of Spirit 130
Rescues in Drifter’s Gorge 134
Even Families 136
Local Aid 137
Shortpaw’s Grandson 139
Arming the Throneships 143
Gelid Hoarfrost 145
Definitely Not Imperials 147
A Gathering 149
Splinth Revisited
The Stardrop
Attack on the Base Camp
Where Others Failed
Setting the Bait
Planetary Sensors
Reinforcements
The Second Purge Team
Helping Corto
Commanding Attention
Explosive Perimeter
Ready the Ambush
The Maintenance Systems
Power Regulators
Third Access Point
Data Processing
Memory Storage System
Network Access
The Real Tech
The Broadcast
The Rescue
Blinding the Beast
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Delta Compound
Gamma Compound
Gift from Loathe
Her Majesty’s Rescue
Omega Compound
Commander Bragh
Raids 193
Burnin Konn – The Forgotten Foundry 193
Mataou – Eyes and Ears 195
Hoth – Frozen Armaments 197
Anoat – Survivors 199
Bespin – Remote Mining Platform EG7 201
Imperial Star Destroyer – Dread Omen 203
Chapter I
UPRISING
It is a time of chaos. In the months following Emperor Palpatine’s death, Imperial Governor
Adelhard has forged an IRON BLOCKADE around the Anoat sector, preventing its planets from
learning of the Emperor’s fall.
Petty criminals thrive in the shadows of the blockade. On the impoverished mining planet
BURNIN KONN the people turn to local crime bosses for the goods they need to survive.
Evading the vicious Imperial forces, a young SMUGGLER carries a dangerous but highly
profitable shipment of explosive crystals for the gangster HAPPY DAPP….
[Imperial Star Destroyer over Burnin Konn. Three TIE Fighters fly past. Cut down to
planet’s surface. The three TIE Fighters fly over a marketplace.]
[Into comm.] Sergeant? Give me five minutes then send in your cleanup team.
Shortpaw
But my shop―
SMUGGLER
Right. So about the stupidest thing anyone could lug around.
Shortpaw
Perhaps we should be silent?
SMUGGLER
You think someone is carrying around explosive kyber crystals? In their pockets? How
idiotic do you think we are?
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SMUGGLER
Guess he’s right.
Shortpaw
What are you doing?
SMUGGLER
Making a bad choice worse. Don’t worry, he’s just stunned.
[Into comm.] Riley? You on the comm? I’ve got about ten seconds before a whole
security team shows…
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Mine shaft, real close. Tell me you delivered the crystals.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Ask me later.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] There’s another way out, but the Imps will be close behind.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I know. I’ve got a plan. About those kyber crystals?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER. Dear [brother/sister]. Don’t even say it.
You’ll be lucky if the whole place doesn’t collapse. Not to mention the credits we’d owe
Happy―
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Wish me luck.
[Places explosive kyber crystals in mine shaft. SMUGGLER rolls away. Kyber crystals
explode and mine shaft collapses. SMUGGLER gets knocked to the ground.]
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Just long enough for Happy Dapp to spoon our eyes out.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I took the job. I will figure it out.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Blast it―fine. Let’s get you out, celebrate surviving later.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] See? Why worry about Happy when I’ve got enemies right here?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Bought it legal. It’s a rat-stunner―nonlethal until you wire a
full power pack in, and then it gets nasty.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] By “nasty,” you mean, “gets really hot and doesn’t kill droids”?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Whiner. There’ll be storage somewhere higher up―look
around for a security crate.
SMUGGLER
[Enters lift to upper level.]
[Into comm.] All right. Found something…but it’s in some kind of case.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Well, you can’t open it there. You’ll just have to wait. Use
your hold-out blaster if you have to, but remember it’s got a limited charge.
Tryken
[Enters from lift.] SMUGGLER. Huh. You skipped out on the delivery.
SMUGGLER
The market was being raided. I assume you saw, since you came here to find me…
Tryken
Yes. You ran. Hand over the crystals.
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Shoot him.
SMUGGLER
Tryken, I don’t have the crsytals. They got blown in the fight. I’ll get Happy his money
back and we’ll work something out.
Tryken
Heard your daddy died in these mines. Now you do, too.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Shoot him!
SMUGGLER
Stacking up bodies won’t solve this.
Tryken
For you? No. For me? It makes nothing worse.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Don’t feel bad. He gave you no choice. Now get out of there
before Happy hears about this!
“Happy” Dapp
[Enters lift behind SMUGGLER.] SMUGGLER. SMUGGLER…why’d you have to do
that to Tryken?
SMUGGLER
Hey, Happy.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Blast.
“Happy” Dapp
Let’s tally it up, huh? First, I pay you half in advance for delivery. Think to myself,
“Happy, buddy, you done a kind thing.”
Second, there’s the credits I spent on those crystals. The ones that are sparkly, adorable
little particles now.
SMUGGLER
No one’s arguing what happened. I messed up a job. Hurts my rep as bad as yours.
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“Happy” Dapp
Third, you lay out Tryken. I can drag him to a doc or leave him here in the dirt, but either
way I’m out a bodyguard for now.
SMUGGLER
Let me work off my debt. Tryken’s left you shorthanded.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Don’t do this for us. Sure, he’s connected, but he’s a
lunatic―
Tryken
Your sister come with the deal? Legs or no, she’s got a mean streak my best boys can’t
match.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Riley?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] All right. We get in, we make cash, we show Happy’s
backers they’re better off with us than him. When the moment comes…
SMUGGLER
She’s looking forward to it. Always admired your panache.
“Happy” Dapp
In that case…huh. Okay. Swing by the cantina later and we’ll talk.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Nothing like betting all we’ve got, huh?
Riley
So Happy…you ever do business with the Trade Spine League?
“Happy” Dapp
Nosy, aren’t you?
SMUGGLER
She does it to me, too.
“Happy” Dapp
SMUGGLER! Glad you could make it. You remember Tryken…
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SMUGGLER
Looking good. Blaster burns healing right?
Tryken
Hrrm.
“Happy” Dapp
Be respectful. You got lucky, but Tryken was a pro in his day.
Anyway, this sector blockade―it’s made moving goods a real pain. Even getting off
Burnin Konn means more authorization checks than it used to.
Friends of mine had some ships shot down of late, so you’re on salvage duty. Well…bit
of salvage, bit of repossession.
SMUGGLER
These friends of yours we’re helping…they Trade League smugglers?
“Happy” Dapp
Don’t you start. Leave the prying to your kin.
See, those ships carried some nice cargo. Mostly ore hijacked from the mines with some
hot tech for flavor.
SMUGGLER
So I’m getting the merchandise back. Happy, it’s almost like you think I’m some kind of
thug.
“Happy” Dapp
You rather wash my dishes, fold my clothes? My droid’s been talking back lately.
SMUGGLER
Nah. Just tell me who we’re after. We’ll work something out…
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“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Good ship “Mother of Pearl” got shot down in Brother
Claw’s territory. You know his gang?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Sure. Kidnappers and gut-cutters. High-class, legitimate sorts.
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Heh. No problem taking back what they stole, then?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I take a job, I see it through. Plus, you’ll shoot me and Riley if I don’t.
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] That’s the spirit, SMUGGLER. Go get ‘em.
[SMUGGLER progresses, battling Brother Claw Thugs and Brother Claw Hoodlums.
SMUGGLER locates the wreckage of the “Mother of Pearl.”]
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] That cargo you salvaged…any chance it’s enough to buy our
way offworld?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Only if we fly strapped to the landing gear.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Had to ask. Guess we stay close to Happy, then.
If he is working with the Trade Spine smugglers―and I’d bet money on it―we need an
in with them before Happy snaps.
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“Happy” Dapp
You’re going to make folks real glad, we get this cargo back. Ain’t that why you got into
this business?
SMUGGLER
You know me, Happy. I’m all about making friends.
Tryken
You shot me.
SMUGGLER
Didn’t kill you, though. So who do we hit next?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Happy says you’re here for the cargo of the “Cruel Mistress.”
South Sector Sinners grabbed everything from the wreck.
I ran with the Southies a month or two. You were pretty young. Shoot Khalu for me if
you see him, will you?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I ever mention I’m glad we’re on the same side?
[SMUGGLER progresses, battling South Sector Thugs and South Sector Hoodlums.
SMUGGLER encounters and defeats Khalu. SMUGGLER locates the wreckage of the
“Cruel Mistress.”]
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER…you know, I figured you’d have run off by
now. Maybe this will work out.
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I’d say you’re, oh…maybe a whole five percent through paying back what you owe me.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Make it six, and I’ll spring for drinks back home.
“Happy” Dapp
One more ship and we’ll have this mess just about cleaned up. Tryken says you’ve even
learned something.
Tryken
Still a runt, though.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] This time you’re recovering salvage from the “Space Manta.”
These were definitely all Trade League vessels. Smuggling ships.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Meaning we might win friends for getting the cargo back…if Happy bothers
to give us credit.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] If we start a few rumors, I’ve got some ideas. You just worry
about surviving.
You’re doing good, SMUGGLER, but I used to be better. Look what happened to me.
[SMUGGLER progresses, battling Red Dwarf Thugs and Red Dwarf Hoodlums.
SMUGGLER locates the wreckage of the “Space Manta.”]
Tryken
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You got the cargo?
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Everything that was left. Let Happy know ―
Tryken
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Happy’s got a job for you that can’t wait. Get back here.
Now.
“Happy” Dapp
Hey, SMUGGLER. Give me a minute, will you? We’ve got a situation on our hands.
Riley
If we have some time, an old contact of mine is in town. Worth a meet before you do
anything else.
He deals in “fine goods” and he owes me big, so expect to get something nice.
Brask
Hmm. You are a small creature. But your sister says to trust you. I trade basic stock,
necessities, for Requisition Scrip.
But for Chromium? I have special items, hard to procure. Best in entire sector. For what
your sister did, I give…gift. After, nothing comes free.
“Happy” Dapp
All right. Friends just tried slipping a ship off Burnin Konn. Empire shot it down.
Bad news is, the wreckage’s been cordoned off by the Empire.
Riley
Imperials? You decide to kill SMUGGLER already?
“Happy” Dapp
Sweetheart, you’ll know when I decide to off you. I’ve got a plan.
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SMUGGLER
It’s fine, Riley. I got some new gear from your friend.
Tryken
Hrm. We shall see.
PROFITABLE RECOVERY
MISSION DESCRIPTION
A cargo filled ship belonging to a friend of
BURNIN KONN Happy Dapp’s was shot down by the Empire.
Happy wants you to find the front of the ship
and keep the Imperials busy while his droids
Story Mission Level 5 sneak the salvage out the back.
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Now don’t you worry. All you got to do is find the front of
the crash, distract the Imps and keep them busy.
My droids will sneak in the back and lug it all home. Ideally neither you nor the Imps
will see them at all.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Sounds like―
Governor Adelhard
[Picked up on SMUGGLER’s comm.] My brave citizens. While we are protected from
Rebel terrorists by the Iron Blockade, the rest of the Empire is not so fortunate.
Yet Emperor Palpatine, unscathed by the assassination attempt aboard his new battle
station, continues his march toward total victory.
So long as the Rebel threat endures, so will the blockade. But I believe the end will
come―
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Happy? Don’t know if you can hear me, but all the comm channels are
flooded with propaganda.
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[SMUGGLER progresses, battling Infantry Cadets, Officer Cadets, and Riot Cadets.]
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER! Sorry we got cut off earlier…you are
something special!
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] That means your droids picked up the cargo?
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] It most certainly does. Get on back here. We’ve got a lot to
talk about.
“Happy” Dapp
SMUGGLER, SMUGGLER, SMUGGLER. My favorite new employee!
SMUGGLER
No love for my big sister?
“Happy” Dapp
Caught her stroking a knife and eyeing my throat. Docked her a point for that.
But you? The Trade League was ready to write that whole ship off as a loss. You saved
us a bundle.
Riley
Which means our debt―
“Happy” Dapp
―ain’t as large as it used to be. But that’s not the only way I can show my appreciation.
Tryken
You seem…less fickle than Happy. And you do have talent.
SMUGGLER
That’s…certainly something. Riley, do we have something for Tryken to do?
Riley
I’m way ahead of it.
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“Happy” Dapp
Everyone happy? You could be something special, you know. The Trade League needs
troubleshooters more than pilots right now.
We’re going to get you prepped. We’ve got plans for this blockade. Welcome to the big
time.
SMUGGLER
Well thanks, Happy. But I have to say―
“Happy” Dapp
Nah, don’t thank me. Take some time, we’ll meet at Shortpaw’s place at the Longstar
Market soon. Make some introductions.
Riley
The Trade League “has plans,” huh? Crazy sleazebag might put us right where we want.
SMUGGLER
I’m almost starting to like the guy.
Riley
Just don’t cry on my shoulder when we put the mad dog down.
We’ve got time before you need to meet at Shortpaw’s. I’ll find you a way to raise some
credits.
[Later, somewhere on Burnin Konn. SMUGGLER progresses and battles Armed Thugs
and Street Thugs for credits.]
SMUGGLER
Shortpaw…my best junk dealer. Sorry about the mess with the Imps.
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Shortpaw
No, no, it all turned out fine―they chased you, left my nice little shop alone. How can I
help today?
SMUGGLER
I’m looking for Happy Dapp. Four limbs, ugly, talks like a farmer with his head on fire?
Shortpaw
Oh, Happy won’t be meeting you.
SMUGGLER
Yeah? He dead in a ditch or just sleeping one off?
Leeka Pali
Had other business. You want to work with the Trade League, you talk to Shortpaw.
Better yet, you talk to me and let Shortpaw play mastermind.
Shortpaw
Please, Leeka, you’ll spoil my fun.
SMUGGLER
Well, now. Maybe we should start over. I’m SMUGGLER. And you are…
Shortpaw
…still Shortpaw, a junk dealer at heart. But to keep my mind sharp, I keep my paws in
other markets.
SMUGGLER
Flatterer. So how are we making your business stronger today?
Leeka Pali
The Iron Blockade. We’ve never had more demand for smuggled goods, but we also
haven’t gotten a shipment through in weeks.
Shortpaw
With your help, we hope to change that. A very special ship will be arriving in the sector
soon. Its destination is the Mataou system.
SMUGGLER
Mataou…one of the old Hutt jewel worlds, right? Mostly abandoned. Might be a weak
point in the blockade…
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Shortpaw
Precisely. We need to probe the Imperial sensor network from the surface. Find a
vulnerability.
Leeka Pali
There’s plenty of old Hutt equipment that’ll work. Problem is, those abandoned systems
are covered with abandoned security droids.
SMUGGLER
Me and security droids are old friends. Not sure how I’m getting to Mataou, though.
Leeka Pali
This is why I prefer to recruit pilots. With ships.
Shortpaw
We can arrange a temporary captaincy. One of the hazmat scows would be unobtrusive.
SMUGGLER
A ride’s a ride. I’ll probe the blockade for you―just get ready to breach it.
Shortpaw
Oh, that will require one final bit of chicanery. But first things first…
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] So we’re really getting a ship through the Iron Blockade.
About time―all the other gangs will be jealous.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Assuming I get the scanners here up and running, sure. Place smells like
dried-up slugs.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] What do you expect? You’re standing on a Hutt graveyard.
Just don’t forget: You make Shortpaw content, we can play him against Happy. You
make him mad…
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Tell you what: You worry about gang politics, I’ll try not to get shot.
[SMUGGLER progresses, battling Hutt Security Droids, and Ancient Security Droids.
SMUGGLER reaches the scanner.]
Leeka Pali
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Shortpaw is busy. But I’ll let him know. Not enough data to
get a solid read on the Iron Blockade yet.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I figured. See you back on world. Soon as you figure the next site, I’ll head
back out.
Shortpaw
Not a scratch on my new troubleshooter! I’m very pleased, SMUGGLER. Have you
traveled off world often?
SMUGGLER
A few times, when we were younger. Never anywhere nice as Mataou, though.
Shortpaw
You tease me, SMUGGLER. But spend enough time with the Trade League, and you will
see wonders.
Leeka Pali
We have another possible scanning station location. Head back to Mataou as soon as you
can.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Why’d the Hutts abandon their settlements here, anyway?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] What am I, a droid?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Come on, guess. Change in climate? Noisy neighbors?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Probably the giant snake monsters.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] The what?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You don’t even―ah, forget it. You’ll find out.
[SMUGGLER progresses, battling Hutt Security Droids, Ancient Security Droids, and a
Ro Hypa. SMUGGLER reaches the scanner.]
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Another scanning station is online. Riley, you receiving?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Got it. Readings incoming on the Iron Blockade…If we
weren’t eligible for an Imperial death mark before, we certainly are now.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Dad would be proud. Or terrified.
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SMUGGLER
That map of the Iron Blockade coming together?
Leeka Pali
We’ve spotted a few possible gaps in the Imperial sensor net. If we’re lucky, our ship can
squeeze through one. Still need more data.
SMUGGLER
What’s on that ship, anyway? Whatever you’re bringing into the sector―
Shortpaw
―is quite worth it, I assure you. For now, you have more scans to obtain.
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER! How’s Shortpaw’s little task going?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Been a while, Happy. Still trying to get this Hutt equipment online. Come
on down, we’ll learn to tan reptile hide together.
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Afraid I got my own business to take care of. You keep doing
what you’re doing―just don’t go native down there.
[SMUGGLER progresses, battling Hutt Security Droids, Ancient Security Droids, and a
Ro Hypa. SMUGGLER reaches the scanner.]
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] One more down. Ran into some ugly out here.
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You want to be part of the Trade League? You can handle
“ugly.”
Shortpaw
One more scan should give us full coverage. We will know exactly where to breach the
Imperial Blockade!
Leeka Pali
I’ll start prepping. SMUGGLER, we’re going to need you for one more part of this plan.
SMUGGLER
You do right by me, I’ll do right by you. We’ll talk when I’m back.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] So the Hutts who left this planet―that was a long time ago, right? Are there
any still in the sector?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] There’s got to be a few, but they’re real quiet. Word is you’re
not supposed to ask.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Meaning what?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Meaning if there are any left? Pray they don’t find out what
we’ve done to their old home.
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[SMUGGLER progresses, battling Hutt Security Droids, Ancient Security Droids, and a
Ro Hypa. SMUGGLER encounters and defeats Grancha, a Hutt Guard Droid.
SMUGGLER reaches the scanner.]
Last scanners are online. If this doesn’t give you knowledge of the Iron Blockade, I don’t
know what will.
Leeka Pali
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] We’re set here, SMUGGLER. Come on home. It’s time to do
some real work.
Shortpaw
Oh, this will be wonderful. Wonderful!
SMUGGLER
You ready to bring that ship of yours past the blockade?
Leeka Pali
Mostly. But we need a distraction on the ground of Mataou. Something big and bright
and mean.
Shortpaw
There’s a small Imperial garrison occupying the palace grounds of the late Yantuh the
Hutt. Oh, how a strike there would draw eyes…
SMUGGLER
Eyes, sure. Also a lot of blaster fire.
Leeka Pali
Just get in and out. Happy will be there, too, at the other side of the complex.
SMUGGLER
Well, then. So long as we’re going down together.
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[Later, at the Imperial garrison at the palace grounds of the late Yantuh the Hutt on
Mataou.]
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You ready to go, SMUGGLER? It’s about to get real noisy!
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] How about a bit of action? Bet I can take down more Imps than you.
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You’re on kid. One question, though:
Shortpaw tell you anything about the shipment coming in? What’s on that ship we’re
getting through the Iron Blockade?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Not a clue. You?
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Not a clue. One more reason to get out of here alive, huh?
Leeka Pali
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER? Happy? The ship’s safe―the first shipment
from outside the sector in weeks is homebound.
Meet us back at the market. And run―because the Empire’s sending troops your way.
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Shortpaw
I confess, SMUGGLER―I’ve watched you and your sister scurrying about this planet
many years. “The older one, Riley, is most dangerous,” I thought, “but the younger…”
Well, I admit I was wrong. It seems Happy has an eye for talent.
Leeka Pali
He means you did good down there.
SMUGGLER
Ship made it in, then? Cargo intact?
Shortpaw
Oh, yes. You’ll get a cut of the profits. You have much to learn, but I do think the Trade
League has a―
SMUGGLER
Profits from what, exactly?
Leeka Pali
Learn to take a gentle hint, SMUGGLER. Even Happy doesn’t know all the league’s
business.
SMUGGLER
Can’t blame me for trying. So if we got one ship through, does that mean we can get in
more?
Shortpaw
We certainly intend to try. For now, however, there’s no rush. Happy will be in touch
when we need you again.
Leeka Pali
Your sister said she had something going down at the spaceport. Watch you back,
SMUGGLER―she’s a piece of work.
SMUGGLER
Aren’t we all?
SMUGGLER
Don’t tell me, Riley: You fell for this guy while I was on Mataou, and now you want my
blessing?
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Riley
Like I have time for romance while I’m looking out for you.
Nogba Quush
She is, eh, “not my type,” yes? I am Nogba Quush, of the Ivax Syndicate. Your sister
speaks highly of you.
SMUGGLER
Ivax Syndicate. You run…what, gambling and vice?
Riley
Along with half the action in this sector. We’re very grateful Nogba agreed to meet.
Aren’t we?
SMUGGLER
Sure? We’re not exactly hurting for work, though…
Nogba Quush
My employers know of your affiliation with the Trade League and have no interest on
interfering. We are only “pals,” swapping favors.
Gurnot
He means I can’t kill you.
Nogba Quush
Yes, Gurnot. That as well.
SMUGGLER
Uh-huh. So, Riley―
Riley
We need to think about our future. If we survive this business with Happy, your
reputation’s going to soar.
Which is great…but it also means a lot of old friends could come knocking. Nogba’s
going to stop that from happening.
SMUGGLER
And when you say “friends,” you mean friends like the Nexu Claws…
Riley
…or Roonlo the Stalker. Yeah.
SMUGGLER
I thought we ended things with Roonlo on good terms?
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Riley
He hates my guts. Sends me muckrat skulls once a month.
Nogba Quush
The syndicate also has “friends.” Men who fail at their jobs. Men who talk too loudly.
We will clean our houses together.
SMUGGLER
Meaning what?
Nogba Quush
We find your targets. Supply training and transport. Protect you from repercussions.
SMUGGLER
Look, I’m not squeamish, but you sure we’re not creating more problems than we’re
solving?
Riley
Yes. Trust me.
Nogba Quush
I promise―all will be fun. First we target one for me, then we target one for you. Starting
with the assassin droid merchants, the Chromium Kings.
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You think of the Ivax Syndicate as old men running
podracing and pazaak. Yes?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Hate to say it, but I never took you for major players.
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Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] And that is how we like it. So you see how privacy is
important for us.
The Chromium Kings sold us “specialized” protocol droids, then bragged about the sale.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Then I guess I’ll teach them to hold their tongues.
Khundu
My droids…my shiny droids!
SMUGGLER
Who’s responsible for what just happened? Say it!
Khundu
The Ivax Syndicate.
SMUGGLER
Okay, we’re―you’re not getting this. I’m here because you talk too much. The syndicate
wants privacy, not a reputation.
Khundu
I have no idea. None at all!
SMUGGLER
There you go. See you around.
Nogba Quush
Now, we fulfill our part. Your sister asked us to find your Nexu Claws gang. We have
done this.
SMUGGLER
They still angry over the incident with the speeders?
Riley
They’ve got an open bounty on you, so…yeah.
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Nogba Quush
Do what you like with our information. I will look somewhere else.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Look, I know you don’t like taking the offensive. But we’ve
got too many enemies, and the Nexu Claws deserve worse than us.
Plus, if you can impress the Ivax Syndicate? That’s a bonus. They’re serious players.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I get it. So the Nexu Claws…still into arms dealing and housing block
shootouts?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Last I heard. Do enough damage today, they’ll be too scared
to bite tomorrow.
[SMUGGLER progresses, battling Nexu Claws Thugs and Nexu Claws Hoodlums.
SMUGGLER encounters Red Adder.]
Red Adder
SMUGGLER. I should kill you and your sister―
SMUGGLER
Because trying worked real well for the rest of these guys, huh? I’ve got friends now.
They got me here. They’ve got my back.
Red Adder
All right. No more bounties on your head. Not from us, anyway.
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Nogba Quush
Now you help us more, good friend SMUGGLER. The Starscorch robbery crew…you
hear of them?
Riley
They blew up a warehouse last week with the workers still in it. Dumb and mean.
Nogba Quush
Too dumb for our needs. The crew plans another warehouse robbery. Much death to
follow.
SMUGGLER
Didn’t think the syndicate would worry too much about collateral damage.
Nogba Quush
Killing workers brings unwanted attention. The Starscorch crew must stop, and they are
too greedy to listen.
SMUGGLER
Well, then. Let’s go prevent a crime.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] So Nogba―not that I mind, but why are you using a freelancer to clean up
syndicate messes? Especially since you’re big on privacy.
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Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Your sister says you are loyal to your clients. We always
need skill. Consider this a “trial run.”
More important, consider how you survive these robbers, eh? Ha!
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Well, I’m pretty sure these guys won’t be working for you anymore. Or
anyone else.
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] They crossed a line. The syndicate takes care of its mistakes.
Nogba Quush
Now another for you. You wished access to…Roonlo the Stalker, yes?
SMUGGLER
He and Dad had issues. Before the mining accident―
Nogba Quush
Your quarrel is not my concern. He and his thieves are yours to handle as you please. But
if you require suggestions…
Riley
We’ll be fine, Nogba. We’re pretty creative ourselves.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] All right, Riley. We really hitting Dad’s old partner?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] The sadistic miser? You have no idea how long ago we
should’ve done this. Aside from sending monthly rat skulls, he’s hired people to watch
us.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] If I didn’t know, it’s because you didn’t tell me. You sure he’s a danger?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] He’s been toying with me for years. Likes watching us
squirm. But if he thinks we’re leaving the planet…
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] He’ll come after us for real. All right.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Just watch out for his legion of freaks.
SMUGGLER
That’s what I said. But Riley tells me you send her muckrat skulls.
Stop toying with the Trade League and make some real money with me.
SMUGGLER
I don’t sell out my partners. And I sure don’t sell out family, either.
[SMUGGLER battles and defeats Roonlo’s Hoodlums and Roonlo the Stalker.]
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Nogba Quush
This is good partnership, yes? We both benefit. Now I ask only one more favor.
Riley
We still need―
Nogba Quush
The syndicate will provide. Yet our target comes first―in case you do not survive, yes?
The Shuxl Bortherhood. My species. Very clever, very powerful. They betray my
employer.
SMUGGLER
Whole gang of Nikto? Don’t suppose they’re all half your size?
Nogba Quush
Take away all they possess. Then you have paid for our assistance in full.
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Watching you…ah, I miss piracy. “Bang! Bang! Give me
cargo!” Now I am only a schemer.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Aw, Nogba. I bet you can still put up a fight.
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] It is not my skill, but opportunity that is lacking.
You have done everything we asked. The syndicate will complete its part when you
return.
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Riley
All right, Nogba. SMUGGLER took care of the syndicate’s problems on Burnin Konn.
Now do you have what I asked?
Nogba Quush
The syndicate will prevent any interference, Imperial or criminal, with your mission.
SMUGGLER
Want to fill me in?
Riley
The Cadevon Family.
SMUGGLER
Ah.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You could’ve told me this was about the Cadevons from the start.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] It’s not. It’s about everyone with a grudge against us.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] What about your grudge against them? Riley, after what they did―
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Stay focused. The Cadevons may not run the biggest
protection racket on Burnin Konn, but they’re smart.
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I got word they’re not happy about us working with the Trade League. They’re planning
to tip off the Imps about us.
Nogba will keep anyone from interfering. You just need to hit fast before they scatter.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I’ll take care of it, Riley. But I wish you’d told me.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Be very careful. Don’t hold back. And if you need to
run…don’t stay for my sake.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] They’re done for, Riley. The Cadevons are just a memory.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Wish I’d been there to watch.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You want to talk about it?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] What’s to talk about? The brothers crushed one of my legs
because we “disagreed” on payment. I should never have worked for them.
Now they’re gone and you’re still alive. You’re all grown up and a better shot than me.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Only because you gave me the chance to learn.
Nogba Quush
My employers send their congratulations to us. I bet you would live; they bet you would
not.
SMUGGLER
I appreciate the faith, Nogba. What are the odds we get a cut of that action?
Nogba Quush
Ha! I have something better than credits for you each.
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Riley
This is―are you serious?
Nogba Quush
We have resources you do not. Those parts will suffice, yes?
Riley
SMUGGLER―this is it. Everything I need to repair the cybernetics in my leg.
SMUGGLER
That’s―well. Now I feel bad for wondering about my gift.
Nogba Quush
Yours is a promise. You have shown talent and respect for our privacy. Should you
choose to expand past the Trade League…
…the Ivax Syndicate will gladly provide you with employment. There is much more we
can show you.
SMUGGLER
I very much appreciate that. But Riley and I have debts to pay off here, first.
Nogba Quush
Of course.
Riley
I’m headed home, SMUGGLER. See what I can do with this leg. You have an
appointment with Shortpaw and Happy…
Shortpaw
One moment please, SMUGGLER. Continue, Happy.
“Happy” Dapp
You need to hear more? Come on, Shortpaw…I ain’t asking for more than a wink and a
nod. You want in on the score of a lifetime?
Onn Iria
I wouldn’t do it. But I don’t get a vote, and Leeka’s not here.
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Shortpaw
Very well. The Trade League will assist in preparations in return for a modest cut. But we
cannot be associated with the job itself. Should disaster occur―
“Happy” Dapp
Me and mine can handle it just fine. Right, SMUGGLER?
SMUGGLER
There’s nothing I can’t handle, Happy…but it’d help to know what we’re talking about.
“Happy” Dapp
We’ll get there. This one’s hush-hush ‘til we’re ready to go.
Shortpaw
Ah, but she can help lay the groundwork. You have heard of Hoth, I assume?
SMUGGLER
Snowball the Rebels were hiding on, right?
Shortpaw
Before the Imperials struck a year ago, yes. Now the battleground is littered with
wreckage.
“Happy” Dapp
Well, part of one. Enough to pass muster. Don’t need to be pretty.
Shortpaw
We can assemble a satisfactory solution from the wreckage. Though―oh, it makes my
fur bristle to think of the cold.
SMUGGLER
Can’t be that bad, can it? I mean, nights on Burnin Konn are chilly, too…
“Happy” Dapp
Sounds like we got a volunteer.
SMUGGLER
So long as you limit your exposure, the larger concern will be Imperial patrols. My
associate Onn has made the run before.
Onn Iria
You’ve got to watch out for other scavengers, too―not just the Imperials. It’s death
down there.
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Shortpaw
Onn’s expertise is in blockade running and swift extractions. You should listen to her
advice.
SMUGGLER
So while I’m stealing from Imps to assemble a shuttle for a mission you won’t talk
about…what will you be doing?
Shortpaw
Preparing. You jest, SMUGGLER, but I do not. If any of us errs, none of us will survive
Happy’s gambit.
“Happy” Dapp
I’m telling you: score of a lifetime!
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Oh, to blazes with this. Riley!
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Shortpaw filled me in. First thing they want is a better map of
the wreckage. Then we can focus on the shuttle―
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Forget that. You know how cold it is here?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Sure. I’ve been offworld more than you. You’re acclimated
to―
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Don’t. Just don’t. Tell me where I’m going before I freeze to death.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] There’s a scavenger camp nearby. See if you can grab their
data―they know a lot more than we do.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Riley? Got those maps from the scavengers. They don’t look complete, and
I made a bit of a mess…
“Happ” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Always better to steal from outlaws than Imps, though―am I
right?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You’re not my sister.
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I’m twice as pretty. She’s greasing her leg. Come on back,
we’ll figure out what’s next.
Shortpaw
This is terribly disappointing. These maps are barely readable.
Onn Iria
We’ll manage. Scavengers assembled their maps from Imp transmissions.
SMUGGLER
So we hit the Imperials next? Track the transmissions back to the source, get a better
map?
“Happy” Dapp
Sounds good. They’ve got survey teams prowling the wreckage with probe droids, saving
all that recon data…somewhere.
SMUGGLER
All right, but if I lose my fingers to frostbite, you’re paying for new ones.
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Onn Iria
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Sending the location of an Imp survey team now. You get the
data, you come back.
One word complaining about the shooting or about the cold, I tell Shortpaw how soft you
really are.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I do something wrong?
Onn Iria
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You’ve gotten by on luck. That works awhile. Then it gets
you dead.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Riley? I got the data. Need to run before the Imps send another team.
By the way…you want to guess why Happy wants an Imp shuttle so bad?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Needs to get somewhere undetected, I assume. No clue
where. Working on it.
Meanwhile, we play along. He won’t kill us with Shortpaw around―I think―or so long
as he needs us.
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Onn Iria
Better, kid. I’ll give you a month to live instead of a week.
SMUGGLER
So what’d you get from that data? We know where the Imperials are storing the survey
info?
“Happy” Dapp
Well, we got two options. We can raid a Gozanti cruiser in orbit above Hoth―
SMUGGLER
Tempting, but what’s option two?
Onn Iria
Astromech droid on the ground. Steal one from an Imperial patrol.
SMUGGLER
On it.
TO STEAL AN ASTROMECH
MISSION DESCRIPTION
Onn Iria, one of Shortpaw’s associates,
provided you with two locations of where to
find the Imperial survey information. The first
location is aboard a Gozanti cruiser orbiting
HOTH Hoth. The second place to find survey
information is within one of the astromechs
that accompany the Imperial patrols on Hoth.
You decide it would be easier to steal an
astromech from a patrol than to get aboard the
cruiser, so you make preparations for your
Story Mission Level 19 next trip to Hoth.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Imperial patrol hunts scavengers down that way every half-
hour. Should have an astromech with the data we need.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] This patrol―it’s hunting scavengers like me, you mean?
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Sure, but they’re not expecting an ambush. Keep active and
stay warm.
SMUGGLER
Well, hello there. You want to come with me?
B9-DT
Unauthorized user = attempting access! / / Alarm = engaging!
SMUGGLER
Look, I’m freezing to death and I bet you are, too. So you’re either coming with me or
I’m scooping your circuits out.
B9-DT
B9-DT = acquiescing
SMUGGLER
That’s the spirit.
Shortpaw
Oh, what a fine little droid we have here. You’d fetch a nice price in my shop!
B9-DT
B9-DT = not for sale!
Shortpaw
No, of course not. Forgive me, my friend. But you do have information we need.
SMUGGLER
What’s next on the Imperial shuttle scavenger hunt, then?
“Happy” Dapp
You just head on out. I’ll give you a list.
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“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] So here’s where we’re at: There’s a broke-down shuttle
that’ll work for us, but she’s half-gutted already.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Which means grabbing repair parts before we fly her offworld.
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Repair parts, and whatever we need to forge her identity.
Grab what you can from the scavengers and let me know.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Some of these parts are in bad shape. Might need another run or two.
B9-DT
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Cold weather + moisture = damaging to machines
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Yeah, the weather’s not so good for people, either.
“Happy” Dapp
You know this droid here can double as our pilot? If it could use a gun, I wouldn’t hardly
need you, SMUGGLER.
SMUGGLER
I found it. That mean I’ve paid off our debt?
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“Happy” Dapp
Nah. Just means you got to work harder to keep up. Not scared of competition, are you?
Shortpaw
You are doing very well, SMUGGLER, but the ship still requires parts.
ALMOST THERE
MISSION DESCRIPTION
Despite the sizable collection of parts you
HOTH
brought back to Shortpaw, he informs you that
still more parts are necessary. You need to
Story Mission Level 21 return to Hoth to look for the last few pieces.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You need an Imperial codebreaker, a trivalve assembly and a
vortex stabilizer. Scavengers should have them.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I get why we can’t buy an Imp codebreaker, but what about the rest?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Shortpaw’s smugglers say it’s something to do with getting
the shuttle energy signature right.
But Happy’s talking a lot about not needing you anymore. One of these jobs could be a
trap.
“Happy” Dapp
Everything but the codebreaker, huh? Got to say―I’m actually in a good mood here.
B9-DT
Codebreaker = located / / Wrecker leader “Bohento Splinth” = preparing to auction
Shortpaw
Oh my.
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SMUGGLER
Can’t say I recognize the name. Should I?
“Happy” Dapp
Bohento Splinth…heh. Old dog used to be a meteor miner before he turned to robbery.
Tell him Happy says hi.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Dug up what I could on Bohento Splinth. He and his
“Wreckers” were some of the first looting the, uh, wreckage there.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Sounded like Happy knew him. Anything on that?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Not much, but Bohento and Happy both fought in the
Cargamalis Street Wars. Imagine Burnin Konn’s worst slum gangs. With plasma rockets.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Maybe they fought on the same side. Could we strike a deal?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Be careful, SMUGGLER. The more friends Happy has, the
more we’re under his thumb.
Bohento Splinth
You’re the scumsucker who’s been hitting my salvage crews.
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SMUGGLER
Afraid so, but it isn’t personal. Look, all I’m after is the codebreaker. Even willing to pay
for it.
Bohento Splinth
Who’re you working for?
SMUGGLER
Old friend of yours. Happy Dapp.
Bohento Splinth
Ha! Figured Happy died years ago. Guess if you’re a backstabbing mean-tempered thief,
don’t matter if you’re crazy.
SMUGGLER
I’m guessing that means “no deal.”
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Dead! How about that? Bring the body back, would you,
SMUGGLER? I want to hang it somewhere.
SMUGGLER
Yeah, Happy…I don’t think I’m doing that.
“Happy” Dapp
You got your limits. I respect that.
SMUGGLER
That it? You have everything you need to repair the shuttle and move it offworld?
“Happy” Dapp
Correction: I have everything I need to make the bolt-box here repair the shuttle. Under
my supervision.
B9-DT
Happy Dapp = threatening + motivating
SMUGGLER
Can’t argue there. We still need the shuttle itself, though…
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Shortpaw
Which, alas, may be a problem. The Imperials’ own salvage teams approach the vessel.
SMUGGLER
Happy, you and the droid get prepped. I’ll slow them down.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Say, Riley? Whatever happened to the Rebels here?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] What do you mean? They got blown to bits and they ran.
That’s what Rebels do.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] But are there any still around in the sector?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Not if you believe the governor’s broadcasts. The Iron
Blockade keeps them all out.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Huh. Well, who needs Rebels when you’ve got us?
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Right. Now you and Happy and the droid just need to steal a
shuttle and survive to come home.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] He’s had others. He thinks we’re useful. He won’t kill us yet.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Then maybe you should look for an opportunity of your own.
Shortpaw
The way is clear. I had my doubts, Happy, but you and your team have done well.
“Happy” Dapp
Now for the hard part.
SMUGGLER
You mean the part where you get your hands dirty?
“Happy” Dapp
Don’t be like that, SMUGGLER. I worked to get where I am. Maybe someday―dream
with me―you’ll have your own crew.
You’ll wave a gun around, stab folks to motivate their lazy selves. It’s your way of
looking out for ‘em!
Shortpaw
Your manner of leadership always fascinates me, Happy Dapp.
“Happy” Dapp
Anyway, you keep the Imps away while I get the shuttle running. Deal?
SMUGGLER
Deal.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Happy? You okay out there?
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Shuttle’s almost online. Me and the droid are doing fine―
[Overheard speaking to B9-DT.] You rotten tin can―you do that again, I’ll scrap you for
parts!
―but the Imps are going to investigate if you don’t intercept them.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I’m on it.
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER! Change of plans!
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] What’s going on? I got the Imps under control here. Relatively speaking.
“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Yeah, but we weren’t looking out for Wreckers! Apparently
Bohento’s boys followed me to the shuttle. I’m surrounded here―
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Happy? Blast.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Couldn’t help but overhear. Be a shame if you couldn’t get to
Happy in time.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Riley―don’t even start. And get off the comm.
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Listen to me. I know you two are getting chummy, but he’s
crazy. You don’t owe him anything.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I owe him every credit from that delivery job. I bungled it, I mean to pay.
“Happy” Dapp
SMUGGLER, I ever look into your eyes and tell you I’m in love?
SMUGGLER
You haven’t, and I don’t suggest you start. That shuttle ready to go?
B9-DT
Imperial shuttle = flight capable / / Safety rating = two percent
“Happy” Dapp
Good enough for me. See you back on Burnin Konn―I’d thank you for the save, but
we’ve got more incoming!
“Happy” Dapp
You should’ve seen the kid, Shortpaw. We’ve got a real go-getter on our hands, here!
Shortpaw
Happy thinks highly of your heroics, SMUGGLER. Many [men/women] your age would
not have shown such courage. Or loyalty.
Riley
SMUGGLER’s not that sort of person.
SMUGGLER
I know a thing or two about revenge. But I don’t stab partners in the back.
“Happy” Dapp
Come on, Shortpaw. Don’t embarrass them.
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Shortpaw
Merely making a point before my departure. Your project is going well, but Imperial
bodies are amassing.
I will remove myself from the public eye for now. Avoid the risk of association.
SMUGGLER
We’ll see you again, though?
Shortpaw
I certainly hope so. You’ve earned a place within the Trade Spine League, SMUGGLER.
Just be sure all your debts are paid up.
[Shortpaw leaves.]
Riley
All right, Happy. You got your shuttle. You scared Shortpaw off. What’s this big project
of yours?
“Happy” Dapp
Well…heh. You know the governor’s so-called Iron Blockade? Turns out…
…nah. Not quite yet. But when it’s done, we’re all walking away rich. You’ll be free and
clear. Work for whoever you want.
SMUGGLER
That sounds real nice, but we will need specifics.
“Happy” Dapp
There’s one last bit of prep I’ve got in mind. I need a favor from a fellow who wants
something in return.
You meet my contact in the spaceport, help him out? I show you my cards after.
SMUGGLER
Looking forward to that, Happy. Much as I’ve enjoyed working with you, “free and
clear” has a good ring.
“Happy” Dapp
One last thing. That contact? He’s a little prickly. He’s―what’s the word? Paranoid,
even.
Riley
I can’t imagine the type.
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“Happy” Dapp
You want to find some friends, go attack the Imps, keep them on edge? More likely my
contact will show up without bolting like a rat.
Governor Adelhard
[Speaking through a public hologram.] My brave citizens. Beyond the Iron Blockade that
cradles and secures our sector, the galaxy remains in turmoil.
Yet I bring news of victories. Emperor Palpatine and his mighty battle station have
obliterated another Rebel fortress. Soon, only pirates and terrorists―
Tam Bastion
Probably lying. Doesn’t change anything. The Rebellion keeps fighting.
SMUGGLER
That’s a bold thing to say in public.
Tam Bastion
Hm. You’re SMUGGLER? Not what I expected from Happy.
SMUGGLER
I’m gonna go out on a limb and assume that’s a compliment. You’re my contact, right?
Kitomag
We’re clear. No listening devices, no one following. But no sudden movements.
Tam Bastion
Tam Bastion. That’s Kitomag. We don’t leave home much.
SMUGGLER
Yeah, I gathered that. So Happy says I’m working for you, and in exchange you give
him…
Tam Bastion
…specialized information. Classified. Sorry.
But helping us? It’ll save lives, SMUGGLER. You’ll be doing good.
SMUGGLER
Saving lives or whatever―either way, you don’t need to sell me. What are we up to?
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Tam Bastion
Ever run an urban combat op? Tap a data feed? Kitomag will show you. We need
someone on Anoat. Retrieval.
SMUGGLER
Hate to break it to you, but no one does salvage on Anoat for a reason. Place is toxic.
Tam Bastion
Not toxic. Not anymore. Just forbidden.
SMUGGLER
I’d be risking my life on your say-so.
Tam Bastion
I can show you toxicity scans. Or pay in advance.
SMUGGLER
Now we’re talking. I’ll head out to Anoat and you can give me a call…be as mysterious
as you like!
Tam Bastion
Be wary. There are things there you can’t unsee.
SMUGGLER
Bastion…I don’t even know what that means.
HEADING TO ANOAT
MISSION DESCRIPTION
You met up with Happy Dapp’s contact at the
Konn-Nevos spaceport, a man by the name of
Tam Bastion. He explained that in exchange
ANOAT for the work you do, he will provide Happy
with specialized information, though Tam
would not elaborate. Tam has asked you to
journey to Anoat, a planet you had believed to
be toxic. Tam convinced you the atmosphere is
safe, so now you make your preparations to
Story Mission Level 25 depart.
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You know what happened to Anoat?
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] It was sector capital before some industrial accident poisoned it all. I was
young, but the news hit Dad hard.
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] It’s more complicated.
There’s a drop box near you. Hasn’t been opened since the disaster. Contains a datapad. I
want it.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Opposition?
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] When the disaster happened…there were people here. Some
aren’t really people anymore.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Got your datapad. Please tell me I can get out of here.
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Go. But remember what you saw.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Come on. The Empire wouldn’t―I mean, this was years before Alderaan
and the Death Star…
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Now you understand why our Rebellion keeps fighting.
SMUGGLER
So you’re the real deal? Rebel Alliance cell number…whatever?
Tam Bastion
We’re real.
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SMUGGLER
Huh. Never thought Happy was the sort to work with you. Or that you’d work with
him―
Tam Bastion
Desperate times. Anoat, Hoth, now the Iron Blockade. All hit us hard.
There were resources left on Anoat after the disaster. You’re helping us get them.
SMUGGLER
The datapad was just the start, huh? All right. What’s the next step?
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] The Rebel Alliance was never on Anoat. But there were
dissidents. They were preparing. With time, they might’ve joined the Rebellion.
They had plans. A base. We want what’s inside, but everyone who knew its location is
long dead.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] So you need a “retrieval specialist” like myself to track it down for you
by…what? Checking drop points?
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Yes. We need maps, cryptographic sequencers…the base was
secure. Well hidden.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Got some sort of databank here. Were you serious about the Imps
destroying this place just to stop folks from joining the Rebels?
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] From joining us. Yes.
Governor Adelhard was just a junior military advisor back then. But it was his order.
There were dissidents on Anoat. No one could find it. So they gassed the planet.
Tam Bastion
We’re making progress. But there are other drops to check.
SMUGGLER
Now you’ve got me curious. If the dissidents on Anoat all died, where’d you and your
Rebels come from?
Tam Bastion
Other worlds. Or the rest of the galaxy.
What happened on Anoat was a lesson: In this sector, you don’t operate among civilians.
You don’t draw attention. Innocents get hurt.
SMUGGLER
So when you’re up to mischief, you send chumps like me, huh?
Tam Bastion
The Empire cares less about you. You won’t catch the governor’s eye. Or Commander
Bragh’s.
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER―how are you holding up? Things going okay
with Happy’s contact?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I’m fine. Fill you in next time I’m home.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Look, about what happened on Hoth…
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Forget it. We had a difference of opinion about Happy. Now I need to
focus.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I am sorry about pushing you to leave Happy behind.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Riley, it’s okay. I’m not stupid. Sooner or later, he’ll probably turn on us.
If this “score of a lifetime” he’s planning doesn’t work out, I won’t hesitate to draw on
him. Until then…
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Until then, we let Happy do his thing…but we watch out for
each other. Okay?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Deal.
Tam Bastion
Good. Another crypto sequencer. What’s next could be a problem, though.
SMUGGLER
Not to be flip, but―problem for me or problem for you?
Tam Bastion
Hm. Both.
You’re headed to Anoat’s mecha-industrial zone. Train up. Get ready to fight.
SECURE DATA
MISSION DESCRIPTION
Tam wants you to travel back to Anoat and
ANOAT search the planet’s mecha-industrial zone. He
has not yet revealed what he wants you to find,
but he seems to think whatever it is might be a
Story Mission Level 28 problem.
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] The dissidents on Anoat were smart. Hid data well. Including
in droids.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] All right. I’ve stolen astromechs before―
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Too obvious. Think bigger.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Wait…your old friends slipped data onto a security droid? Under the Imps’
noses?
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Now we need to get it back.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Bastion? Hope you didn’t need that droid in one piece.
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] We didn’t. See you soon.
SMUGGLER
Riley…wasn’t expecting you here.
Riley
Got my leg online, sort of. Software crashes every half-hour, but I thought I’d limp over
and introduce myself.
Tam Bastion
Your sister was telling me how the Imperials injured her. Rough life.
SMUGGLER
The Imperials. Right. So what’s next on the agenda?
Tam Bastion
Anoat’s on hold. Apologies to you and Happy, but a crisis came up.
SMUGGLER
That’s all right. Take your time, we’ll wrap up when―
Riley
How can we help?
SMUGGLER
What?
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Tam Bastion
Three friends tried to buy weapons at a meet on Mataou. Deal went bad. Gangs are
hunting them.
Riley
We know Mataou and we know gangs. Consider us volunteers.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] So Riley, you want to tell me why we’re helping the Rebels for free? You
getting political?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I’m not saying we sign on. But if we’re already involved, it’d
be nice if they were in our debt.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] See, I respect Bastion―but when you say “debt” I hear “credits,” and these
Rebels don’t seem rich.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Just find those stranded Rebel agents. One of them put out a
distress beacon nearby.
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Rebel Guerilla
You friend or foe?
SMUGGLER
Who’ve I been shooting? Come on, you can answer that one.
Rebel Guerilla
Friend. Or. Foe?
SMUGGLER
Tam Bastion sent me. It’s a rescue mission.
SMUGGLER
Found one of your men, but the other two are still missing.
Tam Bastion
They’re out there. I can’t ask you to do more―
SMUGGLER
We’re not getting back to Anoat until this is dealt with. I’m here to help.
Riley
We’re both here to help.
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I appreciate what you’re doing, SMUGGLER. So do the
others.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Look, someone’s life is in danger, I hate to turn my back.
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] We will pay for your time.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Why don’t you tell me what favor you’re doing Happy, and we’ll call it
even?
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You seem like someone who keeps [his/her] promises. So am
I.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Had to try.
Bastion? Looks like bad news on this one. Your man didn’t make it.
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] At least we know.
SMUGGLER
Your last man on Mataou. What are the odds he’s still alive?
Tam Bastion
Okuvim’s tough. If she had any chance at all, she made it.
SMUGGLER
And after this…back to Anoat? Find that dissident base, wrap up this deal between you
and Happy?
Tam Bastion
You have my word.
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FINDING OKUVIM
MISSION DESCRIPTION
There is still one Rebel missing, a young
MATAOU
Twi’lek woman by the name of Okuvim. Tam
has faith in her ability to survive. He needs
Story Mission Level 31 you to return to Mataou to search for her.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Lady, you’re in luck. Bastion sent me.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Ain’t that always the way?
SMUGGLER
I like you too―Okuvim, right?
Tam Bastion
Thank you. For rescuing Okuvim.
SMUGGLER
She seemed very…enthusiastic.
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Tam Bastion
She is. She’s also scouted Anoat before. She’s looked at your data. We have the location
of the base.
SMUGGLER
Great! So let’s head straight there, grab whatever you need, and never think about that
place again.
Tam Bastion
It’s never that simple. Head on out. I’ll brief you on-site.
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] The old dissidents’ base was in the lower levels. With the
city’s power gone, getting there is a problem.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Don’t worry about me. I’m not afraid of climbing.
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] It would take you days. You’d have to go through lurker
nests. We need lifts and transports online.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] All right. If I’m reading this properly, we just turned on transport service.
Not much happening, though.
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Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] As expected. There’s not enough energy. We have a solution.
Riley
What’s in the base that’s so important to you?
Tam Bastion
The former occupants had caches and safe houses across the sector. Lists of allies. Some
will be out-of-date now.
SMUGGLER
But not all of them, huh? I appreciate your trust, telling us that.
Tam Bastion
You could still betray us to the Imperials. But I’d rather win you to our side.
LURKING PROBLEM
MISSION DESCRIPTION
Back on Burnin Konn, Tam explained to you
that the occupants of the base had caches, safe
houses, and lists of allies across the sector.
Though he recognized some of the information
ANOAT would be out of date, he hopes that some of it
will still be valid.
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] We need the power back. Before you can set up a generator,
though…this won’t be pretty.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] If I wanted pretty, I wouldn’t be working for Happy. Name it.
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Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] The people here…the ones who didn’t die, who were driven
crazy by the toxins. There’s a nest of them near the power hookups.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] “Discourage” them? Got it.
Tam Bastion
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] They deserve better. But nothing we can do except keep all
this from happening again.
SMUGGLER
Don’t suppose there’s anything that can talk in there?
Lurker Chieftain
You smell…of stars.
SMUGGLER
I don’t have any quarrel with you or your kind. I just need―
Lurker Chieftain
Blood!
Tam Bastion
One thing left. We’ve got a generator to kickstart the power. Just plug it in.
SMUGGLER
Then on to the base, huh? This all better be worth it―whatever Happy’s asking from
you…
Tam Bastion
I can’t say what’s worth it to a gangster. But like I told you before: you’re doing good.
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] That should do it. Lifts and shuttles will get you near the
dissidents’ base when Bastion and friends are ready.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Good. I’m ready to be done with this.
Tam Bastion
SMUGGLER! We have a problem.
SMUGGLER
Droids finally decide to unionize?
Tam Bastion
What? It’s the Empire. They must have seen the power come back on Anoat.
SMUGGLER
That’s a problem all right.
Tam Bastion
They won’t know why―they won’t know it involves the Rebellion. But they will
investigate.
SMUGGLER
Won’t happen. I just have to be quick.
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER? You need to be careful down there.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] As opposed to when? Way our life goes, I have to be careful washing up.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Be more careful, then―because if the Imps record your face,
and if they learn you’re working with Rebels…
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Riley? Can I confess something?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I’d rather you focus.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I honestly didn’t think of that. Thank you.
Imperial Commander
What are you―some sort of gangster? What are you doing with the Rebels?
SMUGGLER
Rebels? The governor says there aren’t any Rebels in the system.
Imperial Commander
What?
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We know the base is nearby. We’ve been monitoring the area for years. Tell us who sent
you.
SMUGGLER
I don’t think―
Imperial Commander
I’ve been authorized by Commander Bragh to cut you a deal.
SMUGGLER
The fact I know you’re lying makes this next part much easier.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Not a word. What happened?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I talked my way out of trouble. And I got the dissidents’ files. If Bastion can
smile, we’re gonna see it.
SMUGGLER
“And that’s how I saved the Rebel Alliance.”
Tam Bastion
What?
SMUGGLER
Well, it’s not something I can ever brag about in public, so I figured I’d say it now.
Tam Bastion
Hm. Fair. If overblown.
The data is complete. It’s old, but there are caches we never knew about. Resources we
now have.
SMUGGLER
Where is Riley, anyway?
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Tam Bastion
I gave her a datachip to deliver to Happy. He promised you would aid us. We’re paying
him in information.
SMUGGLER
Then it’s time I got some answers from him. For such a chatty guy, he can be real
secretive.
Tam Bastion
Before you do? A proposal.
I looked into your background. You’re a petty criminal, not a gangster or someone’s
hired gun.
SMUGGLER
Some people say I’ve got scruples. I think it’s a lack of opportunity.
Tam Bastion
I don’t believe that.
You must see the Empire is worth fighting. You’ve lived under them. You’ve seen
Anoat. You could join us.
SMUGGLER
That’s flattering, but I’ve still got work with Happy.
Tam Bastion
Afterward, then. No more scraping for credits. Just the good fight.
SMUGGLER
What about Riley?
Tam Bastion
Her crimes…aren’t your crimes.
SMUGGLER
Respectfully, Bastion? If she’s not good enough for you, you―
Tam Bastion
You know how to contact us. If you ever need us. Or want to trade favors again.
SMUGGLER
That I do.
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“Happy” Dapp
My favorite people, all together! You ready to make enough credits to choke on?
SMUGGLER
You know how to sell a pitch, Happy.
“Happy” Dapp
Oh, I don’t need to sell it―‘til you’ve paid your debt, you’re with me, like it or not.
Riley
Look, you got whatever you wanted from the Rebels. Time you told us what we’re after.
“Happy” Dapp
Rebels gave me coordinates for the sector’s intercept facilities. You know what those
are?
SMUGGLER
They’re vaults, right? Where the Imperials put all the contraband people try to sneak past
the Iron Blockade.
“Happy” Dapp
Got it in one. Imagine all the good stuff in there.
SMUGGLER
Every seized shipment, every Trade League cargo…Happy, that’s brilliant.
“Happy” Dapp
Blasted right. And the shuttle from Hoth will get you close.
SMUGGLER
You sure you want me going alone? Can’t say I’d mind an extra gun.
“Happy” Dapp
Oh, I can wait to get my hands on the goods. Just because I planned this heist don’t mean
I care to shoulder the risk.
Riley
No one ever faulted you for your honesty.
“Happy” Dapp
‘Course, you aren’t heading straight in―that’d be suicide. Shuttle is slow, barely armed.
You’d be killed in the escape.
SMUGGLER
So…we need sensor jammers? Something that’ll slow the Imps’ pursuit.
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“Happy” Dapp
You’re starting to catch on.
Four intercept facilities. Four jammers on nearby planets. Set it all up, then hit them fast
as we can.
SMUGGLER
And when it’s done, we’re square? You and us?
“Happy” Dapp
SMUGGLER, when this is done―if you aren’t blown to bits―we’ll all buy our own
planets.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] All right. You’re almost in range of an Imp scanning station.
A little closer, you can put down the jammer.
Won’t last more than a few minutes, but we’ll hold off triggering it. Should get you home
after the first heist.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] “Should,” huh? Just once, I’d like a sure thing.
So Riley? While we’re away from Happy…what do you really think of the plan?
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] It’s ambitious. It’s smart. It’s dangerous.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] But you’re worried about Happy. You think he’s gonna betray us after.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Would you split the score of a lifetime three ways?
“Happy” Dapp
One jammer down, three to go before the heist!
B9-DT
Jammer = minimally effective / / Success = extremely unlikely
“Happy” Dapp
Your co-pilot’s just resentful about being stolen goods. Don’t worry about the droid.
SMUGGLER
Now why would I worry about something like that?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Imperials don’t have much of a crew at this scanning station.
Basically you and some droids.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Soon it’ll be just me.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You’d sound tougher if your teeth weren’t chattering.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] One more down. So you like the plan―how do you want to proceed?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Is poisoning Happy’s Corellian brandy an option?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Nope.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Then you watch yourself and I’ll watch him.
“Happy” Dapp
Looking good, SMUGGLER! You feeling alright? Not all busted up, are you?
SMUGGLER
I’m doing great, Happy. Worried I’ll exhaust myself before the heist?
“Happy” Dapp
You better believe it. I need you in mint condition if we’re gonna pull this off.
SMUGGLER
I’ll be just fine. Two more jammers to set up.
SET UP ON MATAOU
MISSION DESCRIPTION
MATAOU You have two jammers out of the way and two
more still to set up. Happy wants you to set up
Story Mission Level 38 the third jammer.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Imperials don’t have a protection force here, but they pay off
one of the gangs to watch the Mataou scanning systems.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] How come we never got paid off by the Imps?
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Way back, I tried to set up something. Didn’t come close to
working. Ask me when this is all over.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] That’s another one down. How are your cybernetics, by the way?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Still crashing pretty often. Hurts like fire when they work.
Close, though.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Blast it…why didn’t you tell me?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Doesn’t matter. Almost got the repairs done. Then I’m back
in the game.
“Happy” Dapp
One more. You almost ready?
SMUGGLER
Nothing I’d rather be doing, Happy. You gonna keep asking that?
“Happy” Dapp
I was asking the droid.
B9-DT
Happy Dapp + SMUGGLER = insufferable / / Riley = tolerable
Riley
I’m starting to like him.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Every time I’m on this planet, I feel like I’m kicking someone’s grave.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] What does it smell like? I’m not trying to be morbid, but―
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Like chemicals, mold, and meat. Just point me to wherever the Imps still
have a working scanner.
That’s the last one. Four jammers, four escape routes set.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I’ll take care of Happy here. Don’t worry about a thing.
“Happy” Dapp
So the plan’s easy. Droid flies you in, you grab what you can, you fly out. We activate
the jammer, you live to hit lightspeed.
SMUGGLER
And you want to do this four times?
“Happy” Dapp
The longer you stick around plundering a vault, the more time for something to go
wrong. But they won’t expect four different facilities in one day.
Besides…truth is, we don’t know that’s in these places. You hit the jackpot right away,
we can call it quits early.
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SMUGGLER
Fingers crossed, then. Wish me luck.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER? Whatever you do, don’t slow down. Grab
what you can, get out, and don’t get greedy.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I don’t even understand what you’re saying.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Unless you want to fight a whole base full of Stormtroopers,
figure it out.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Looks like we’ve got seized medical supplies here. No idea what they’re
worth.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Stuff the cargo hold and go. I’m picking up a dozen alarms
already.
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“Happy” Dapp
Oh, we are off to a grand start! Trade League tried to smuggle in those medical supplies
weeks ago.
SMUGGLER
I’ve only got one question: We rich yet?
“Happy” Dapp
Not by my standards. You better hit your next target before the Imperials get prepped.
B9-DT
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] B9-DT = accessing inventory / / Seized starship weapons
component = found
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Oh, I like this. Now you’re getting into the spirit of the heist!
B9-DT
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] B9-DT = expecting fair cut / / B9-DT = retiring to obscurity
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Hey, Happy? You know what a XJ9 hypercharger does? I just found a
shipload of them.
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“Happy” Dapp
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Not a clue. Hold on―your sister’s talking…
Still don’t know, but she looked up the black market price. We’re in luck.
Riley
We’ve got enough goods to sell. The Imps are catching on―someone called
“Commander Bragh” put out a general alert.
“Happy” Dapp
Maybe so, but our droid here can flip the shuttle’s ID tags a few more times. Why walk
away with less than we planned for?
SMUGGLER
It’s all right. We haven’t hit the jackpot yet…might be nice to have real money for a
change.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Listen, SMUGGLER. You think it’s greed that makes Happy
keep sending you out?
SMUGGLER
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[Into comm.] Look, after everything we’ve been through…we’re so close to hitting it
rich.
I’ve learned a lot in the past weeks. From the Trade League, Nogba and the syndicate,
even the Rebels…
I’ve got tricks the Imps aren’t ready for. Have some faith.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Are you serious? You risked your life for rotten fruit?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] If I didn’t have to run out of here, I promise…I’d be cursing a lot right now.
Riley
So what now, Happy? You said “score of a lifetime,” and we’re―
“Happy” Dapp
We’re fine! We’ve got a few more hours before the Imps start locking down the intercept
stations.
SMUGGLER
We try the last one, then?
“Happy” Dapp
Oh, yeah. But, uh―there’s a reason I left this one last on the list.
Riley
Happy…
“Happy” Dapp
It’s got more guards. Couldn’t find anything in the Rebels’ data about what’s locked
inside.
SMUGGLER
Highest risk, highest reward?
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“Happy” Dapp
That’s what I’m hoping.
SMUGGLER
One more time, then.
“Happy” Dapp
See you real soon, SMUGGLER.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER? Something’s going on…having a hard time
getting a transmission through.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Meaning what? This a trap?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I don’t know. I don’t think so. Whatever’s in there―
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Riley? I don’t know if you can hear me, but I’m not finding much in the
way of goods here.
Riley
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―blocking comm traffic from the rest of the galaxy. Maybe that’s what―
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Blast. Hold on. Hey, droid?
B9-DT
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Contraband transmissions = downloading / / Playback =
beginning
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Not really what I wanted, but I guess blocked messages could fetch a decent
price. Anything interesting?
Princess Leia
[Speaking through a prerecorded hologram.] This is Leia Organa, last princess of
Alderaan, former member of the Galactic Senate, and a leader in the Alliance to Restore
the Republic. I have a message for the galaxy.
Emperor Palpatine―the greatest tryrant civilization has ever known, responsible for
death and suffering beyond measure―is dead.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] When’s this recording from?
B9-DT
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Recording = approximately two months old / / Sending date
= date of Iron Blockade establishment
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] No wonder the governor’s been keeping us ignorant. My stars…
Princess Leia
[Speaking through a prerecorded hologram.] He and a second Death Star battle station
were destroyed by Alliance forces earlier today.
This does not mark the end of the Empire. The fight will continue. But you must take this
opportunity. Join us in the foundation of a new Republic to be shaped by the will of the
governed.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Droid? Save a copy and see if you can transmit one to Riley.
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Don’t know who, but I bet someone will pay a bundle for a secret this big. We may be
getting rich after all.
[Later, at the Carbon Score Cantina on Burnin Konn. The cantina is trashed and in
flames. There are several corpses. SMUGGLER is immediately confronted by
Stormtroopers. SMUGGLER defeats them. SMUGGLER sees that “Happy” Dapp has
been killed. Riley emerges from hiding in the back of the cantina.]
SMUGGLER
Riley? Riley! What happened?
Riley
SMUGGLER? I’m sorry…I’m really sorry.
SMUGGLER
Are you okay? Who did this?
Riley
I was so busy watching Happy. I kept thinking he would turn on us…I got stupid.
It was the Imperials. Purge Troopers. They came for the recording.
SMUGGLER
You saw it? You saw the princess?
Riley
Would’ve been better if we hadn’t. I heard them talking. The Purge Troopers have a
protocol.
Anyone who knows about the Emperor’s fall is marked for death.
SMUGGLER
That’s crazy. The governor can’t―
Riley
I’m not finished! It’s anyone who knows…and everyone they’ve met. Friends, family,
shopkeepers.
The Purge Troopers are treating it like a disease. People who come in contact with the
truth are tracked down, quarantined, and killed.
They said something about Commander Bragh’s orders. They’ll be hunting us.
SMUGGLER
Purge Troopers. Stars.
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Riley
Happy saved me. Idiot hid me when they came.
SMUGGLER
I’m sorry. Blast. Okay―this Bragh hits us, we hit back. He killed our friends―
Riley
No. No, don’t be stupid. Revenge can wait. Survival comes first.
SMUGGLER
All right. I’ve still got that recording. We could dump it, but we know what it’s worth.
Riley
Agreed. I’ve got some ideas. We can buy our safety, or at least try.
SMUGGLER
So we gather up our friends, any allies we can get while we look for shelter. Then what?
Riley
First we go to the Marketplace. Hide out in familiar territory.
Then…we get off Burnin Konn. My leg is working again. We go to Cloud City.
Might take time to get access, but we support the Trade League against the Empire, we’ll
clear the way.
SMUGGLER
Okay. Cloud City. I trust you. Never liked this place anyway.
Riley
It’s too bad, though. About all this…
[SMUGGLER leaves the Carbon Score Cantina and goes to the Longstar Marketplace.
From there, SMUGGLER leaves for the Paradise Atrium on Cloud City, Bespin.]
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Chapter II
THE PURGE
The galaxy reels from the death of Emperor Palpatine. Yet in the isolated Anoat sector, the
Emperor’s fall remains a terrible secret thanks to the crushing grip of Governor Adelhard and his
Iron Blockade.
Now two siblings working alongside smugglers and gangsters have learned the truth, stealing a
recording that proclaims Palpatine’s death and urges an uprising against the Empire.
The governor’s chief enforcer, COMMANDER BRAGH, seeks to kill anyone who might have
seen the recording, forcing the siblings to seek refuge in the orbital colony of CLOUD CITY….
[The gas giant Bespin. A twin-pod cloud car flies towards Cloud City. SMUGGLER
enters the Paradise Atrium.]
SMUGGLER
Quite a place here, Nogba. Makes the Burnin Konn spaceport look like a real rat-house.
Nogba Quush
I do not mind a “rat-house.” But my employer has finer tastes. Meet Voras, secret hand
behind the Ivax Syndicate.
SMUGGLER
It’s an honor to meet you, Voras. Not my style to come crawling for a deal, and it sounds
like you’re busy, but―
Riley
I told them. We need protection from the Empire. We’re willing to work, and we have the
hologram as downpayment.
Riley
If the Empire is falling apart, that means the blockade isn’t coming down. That means no
supplies or reinforcements or anything from outside.
Tell me that doesn’t affect business. Tell me your plans don’t change, knowing the
governor’s as isolated as we are.
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SMUGGLER
Or sell it to the Rebels. Sell it to an Imp who’s still in the dark. You got doubts, we can
show it to you.
Nogba Quush
Governor Adelhard. His bloodhound Bragh. They can be problems, even for us.
SMUGGLER
The Empire’s killing everyone we ever talked to. Hiding won’t save my friends.
Riley
All we need is leverage. A way to get at Bragh or Governor Adelhard.
SMUGGLER
And Bragh’s bound to come after the syndicate eventually. Let us help you make the first
move.
Nogba Quush
See, Voras? They are most convincing together. And there are SMUGGLER’s skills.
Exactly what we require since―
SMUGGLER
I’ve taken on lowlifes on Burnin Konn, Mataou…Hoth, too. If you’ve got a gang war on
your hands―
Riley
I thought the Zenowai vice rings kept to the Core Worlds? What are they doing slumming
it out here?
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Nogba Quush
Four emissaries came to negotiate trade with us. They were trapped behind the blockade.
Whoever runs Cloud City’s black market drinks from its sea of profits. Whoever profits
off Cloud City can control the sector.
SMUGGLER
So let me and Nogba handle your competition while you and Riley work out a plan
against Commander Bragh.
Riley
I’m up for it if you are. Just make sure my [brother/sister] gets the best equipment credits
can buy.
SMUGGLER
Looks like I’m your new bounty hunter, Nogba. Point me to your first target.
Nogba Quush
The Zenowai hide in the industrial levels, protected by corrupt Cloud City security. But
you are good at finding. We go.
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Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Voras thinks you are only good for small jobs. But I saw you
on Burnin Konn. I think big gangs, small gangs…not so different.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Here’s hoping. So assuming I can get past the corrupt Cloud City security
forces, who am I looking for?
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Shoja Ko. Former overseer of all spice gangs on Plexis. We
give you…smallest bounty for him. Plexis is not huge planet.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Never taken a bounty before. Could be fun.
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Shoja Ko thinks much of himself. Irritant. Also good killer,
so still be cautious.
SMUGGLER
Shoja Ko? I hear you and your pals came as guests to Cloud City then tried to take it
over. Seems rude.
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Shoja Ko
If I’m stuck in this garbage heap, I may as well rule it.
SMUGGLER
Hold on. Are you calling Cloud City a garbage heap?
Shoja Ko
Never been on a civilized planet, have you? Your brain would fry in the tackiest
flophouse on Coruscant.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Hey, Nogba? Couldn’t take him alive, but Shoja Ko’s down. How’s this
bounty think work? I send you a bill?
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] No need. Your credits will arrive. Maybe you use for
training? To keep you alive?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Sounds good to me. One crime lord down, three to go. I just hope Riley and
Voras are getting on this well.
SMUGGLER
I’ve lived with her for years―I’m sympathetic.
Riley
Voras is just bitter he didn’t bring me on sooner. How’s the hunt for crime lords going?
SMUGGLER
You know these Zenowai bosses used to run whole planets? Makes what we did on
Burnin Konn seem, I don’t know―
Riley
Petty? We’re high-class criminals now. We made it to the top. Just had to anger the
whole Empire to do it.
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Nogba Quush
But to stay at the top, you must work. I have your second target: Slim Jek. Advisor to
criminals all over Duro sector.
SMUGGLER
Sounds like a poor man’s Riley.
Nogba Quush
The Imperials want him for ordering many, many assassinations. They offer even higher
bounty than us.
SMUGGLER
I doubt I could collect from them. Let’s go.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Say, Nogba? When I’m through, get some syndicate boys down here.
Otherwise these security goons will just hold the territory.
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Ha! You have experience in these matters.
This is why you will become big [man/woman] with us. Earn much money and much
respect.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] And work from now on as a bounty hunter? Nogba, after what I’ve seen
lately, it’s almost tempting.
Slim Jek
Ah. Well. I hereby surrender to the mighty Ivax Syndicate!
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SMUGGLER
Wasn’t expecting that. Not complaining, but why the sudden change of heart?
Slim Jek
The others―Shoja Ko, Roen Torcher, Mehedo Clynch―see your sector as ripe for the
picking. A chaotic place that needs a guiding hand.
But the chaos is more complex than we envisioned. I see no need to die for my mistake.
SMUGGLER
Good enough. Two more crime bosses to go.
SMUGGLER
That last crime boss? He just surrendered. This is too easy, Voras.
Riley
Tell you what: Why don’t I shoot the gangsters and you figure out how to handle
Commander Bragh?
SMUGGLER
Aw, come on, Riley. You love the scheming part. That’s your thing!
Nogba Quush
If you are needing a challenge, your next target may provide. Roen Torcher. Zenowai
enforcer.
SMUGGLER
I’ll take him in. Alive if I can, dead if I have to.
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Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Your target? Roen Torcher? He is also a bounty hunter. Now
with a bounty on him. Ha!
He has been working since Republic days. Killed a Senator, went underground, joined the
Zenowai.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] All I’m hearing is “He’s a mean old man, and his time is up.”
Roen Torcher
You took out Shoja Ko, captured Slim Jek. But you haven’t been at this long, have you?
SMUGGLER
We aren’t on Coruscant. We’re in my sector, and I want you out.
Roen Torcher
Too bad. You have any idea what you’re fighting? Shoja and Slim were morons, but the
boss is the real deal. Now you got his attention.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Roen tried to scare me, talked about his boss’s big plans. We ready to take
down our last crime lord?
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Soon. The Syndicate is again in your debt. Should we
upgrade your guest rooms?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Is that how things work around here?
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Better guest rooms and a feast, for you and your sister! We
want you happy. We want you staying.
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Riley
So, SMUGGLER―Voras and I think we can broker a deal with Commander Bragh.
SMUGGLER
A deal? I figured we would take him down, blackmail him, get him replaced, something.
Riley
We have to be practical. Bragh’s too well protected for anything but a light touch.
SMUGGLER
We owe Happy better than bartering with his killer. Riley, he saved you―
Riley
Happy save me because―because he was nuts. He wasn’t our friend, and we don’t owe
him!
Nogba Quush
Discuss this later! News of the last Zenowai, Mehedo Clynch. He has paid security teams
to shut down two mining levels. Workers who show for work are beaten, made examples.
There is nothing we can do about your Imperial troubles now. If the mines do not reopen,
we will soon be helpless.
SMUGGLER
Hang tight―I’ll see what I can do to help the workers. Just have some of your enforcers
behind me.
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CORRUPT SECURITY
MISSION DESCRIPTION
While you were gone, Riley and Voras made
some progress on a plan to deal with
Commander Bragh’s death mark, though they
are still working through the details.
[Later, somewhere on Cloud City, Bespin. SMUGGLER approaches the Chief Miner.]
Chief Miner
Hey! Look, none of us are working. We’re not causing problems. But you better―
SMUGGLER
Hold off on the threat. I’m your protection―I hear security’s thrashing anyone running
equipment?
Chief Miner
Huh. Well, yeah. Which means my people don’t get paid. Broken arms if we do our jobs,
starving kids if we don’t. Not a great choice.
SMUGGLER
Lady, you’re in luck. Do your thing and let me worry about my arms.
Chief Miner
And if security shoots you? What do we say then?
SMUGGLER
Tell them I forced you to work. I’ll be dead―won’t hurt my feelings.
Chief Miner
Your life, pal. Good luck.
[The miners get back to work. SMUGGLER battles and defeats Cloud City Security.]
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Chief Miner
Hey―hey! You all right?
SMUGGLER
See? Both arms unbroken. Told you I’d keep you protected, and my buddies have more
muscle on the way.
Chief Miner
Yeah. Huh. I wasn’t actually expecting that to work. We owe you.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Nogba? Secured the level and made some friends. How can the whole city
security force be so corrupt, anyway?
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Before the Empire placed its garrison, security was mostly
decent. Irritating, but decent. Because of the Empire, many good men left. After, bad men
joined.
Now Governor Adelhard has withdrawn the main garrison. But the city security―
SMUGGLER
―is still bad. I got it. Never much liked police anyway.
Nogba Quush
One level of the mines is reclaimed. One still is occupied.
One man stands in my way. This Zenowai would ruin all we’ve built! His death will
mean peace. His victory is unthinkable.
SMUGGLER
It’s a little early for that much pessimism. We’ll take back the mines’ second level, then
go after the man himself.
Riley
Sorry. I didn’t hear anything after “gift Burnin Konn to you both.”
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Nogba Quush
We will take back the mines today, mighty Voras. The first level was defense. Now we
use force.
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] The tragedy of this? It is unnecessary. The Zenowai could
have been allies. It is the Iron Blockade I blame.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Tension’s getting high in the sector, everyone’s fighting for scraps. I see it,
Nogba.
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] How long before the syndicate must fight the Trade League,
too? Ah, SMUGGLER. It is a pity, is all.
We have enough problems now, though. You clear the mines. Maybe teach Cloud City
security its lesson.
Ha! Good news, SMUGGLER. Cloud City security? They no longer answer to the
Zenowai boss.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You’re kidding! Guess they realized they were on the losing side.
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Soon we have victory, yes? Voras is happy, I am happy.
Then you get your Imperial problems solved.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Nogba, buddy? I think you just jinxed it.
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[The floor starts shaking. Cloud City begins listing to the side and falling through the
clouds.]
SMUGGLER
We freed your mines and scared off the security teams, is what we did. Now we’re ready
to go after that crime boss―
Riley
You forced him into a corner. We just got word. He seized the mining droids during the
takeover―
SMUGGLER
So what? We’ll shoot them, too.
Riley
We will handle this, Voras. Those droids are controlled from central units. We just need
to shut them down.
Nogba Quush
She is right. I can direct you, but we must be fast.
SMUGGLER
Do I look like I’ve got wings? I don’t want this place crashing either. Let’s move!
CITY SABOTAGE
MISSION DESCRIPTION
When you met with Voras, not only was he
displeased, he was on the verge of panic.
According to Riley, your recent actions made
CLOUD CITY
Mehedo desperate. She said that he seized
mining droids and sent them to sabotage the
city’s repulsors, the mechanisms that keep
Cloud City aloft. Voras wants you to stop the
Story Mission Level 45 sabotage.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Give me our status, Nogba. How much time before the city falls?
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] An hour, perhaps? But the Zenowai will not slay us
immediately. He will use this as a bargaining chip.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] And how many droid control stations do I need to get to by then?
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Two. Do not let this be your first time failing us.
[SMUGGLER progresses, battling Mining Droids. SMUGGLER reaches the first control
station.]
Half the droids have ceased functioning. Only the second control station remains.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] This is crazy. One vice lord, threatening to kill a whole city in the name of
business! Nogba…I think I’m losing my taste for organized crime.
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Ha! I don’t blame you.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I’m serious. Small-time crooks are vicious. Turns out the big-timers are
worse. If we ever straighten out things with the Empire…
…well, I don’t know what I’ll do next. But profitable or not, I don’t know if my future’s
in bounty hunting after all.
SMUGGLER
You two having another spat?
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Riley
I was just pointing out that one rich crime boss found a way to hold Cloud City hostage.
If he can do that, the syndicate can at least find leverage against the Empire.
SMUGGLER
Leverage is good. But this crime boss is going down anyway. Cloud City stays in the air.
You know why?
Riley
Because my [brother/sister]’s really good at what [he/she] does?
SMUGGLER
Nah―it’s because Mehedo Clynch is going it alone, and I’ve got allies. Nogba? Let’s
stop the rest of those droids and save this city.
SECONDARY REPULSORS
MISSION DESCRIPTION
When you returned to the Atrium, you found
Voras and your sister arguing. She wanted to
continue focusing efforts on the plan for
CLOUD CITY
Commander Bragh, even while you were
dealing with the situation in Cloud City.
Understanding the more immediate threat to
the city, you need to deactivate the second
Story Mission Level 46 droid control station before the city crashes.
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Your sister and Voras. You should know―they fight, but
they get on well. Very well, for Voras.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Can’t say I’m too surprised. She’s smart, ruthless, and she loves the décor
in this place.
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Perhaps if we stop the droids the guest rooms will not be
crushed and burned.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Nogba? That’s the droids dealt with. Get someone to repair this damage,
and Cloud City’s safe again.
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] It is good. I will do that.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] And after? Find me this crime boss. I’ve got one last bounty to collect.
SMUGGLER
The city’s safe. Nogba and me are going after the last Zenowai. After all this, you two
better have something good to show.
Riley
It’s shaping up to be a good plan. We’re blackmailing the Empire, getting back at
Commander Bragh, and “not going it alone.” Something for everyone.
SMUGGLER
Oh, you’ve got to―
Nogba Quush
I have found Mehedo Clynch in the carbonite shafts. He has hired local talent, but he will
not escape, or pull other tricks.
SMUGGLER
I take this hunt personally, Voras. He tried to kill a city. I’ll get the job done.
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I’m glad you’re excited, but SMUGGLER? You know who
you’re up against?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] The man who bribed a whole security force and held a city hostage? Sure.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I mean it. Mehedo Clynch is a brute. Tore apart three
Underworld Police teams on Coruscant.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] If Happy were here, he’d laugh and say “we ain’t police.”
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You actually miss him, don’t you?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Maybe a little. The man kept things simple. Always admired that.
Mehedo Clynch
Ah! The Ivax Syndicate’s enthusiastic young recruit. I’d offer you a drink, or a bribe, but
I hear you’d only refuse.
SMUGGLER
Probably. Look, I really don’t like you…but if you want to stop fighting, maybe we can
work something out.
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You’re trapped in this sector, but there are ways past the Iron Blockade. Maybe we sneak
you back home somehow.
Mehedo Clynch
I think that unlikely. Your Governor Adelhard will squeeze this sector for years to
come―if not decades.
I’ve heard the same rumors about the Emperor you have. But in this sector, the Empire is
not falling…and neither am I.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Nogba? We’re done. No more Zenowai, no more Mehedo, no more threat to
the city.
Nogba Quush
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Good. Voras and your sister wish to speak.
SMUGGLER
That’s what we’ve been telling you. Say―how about “congratulations on taking out the
Zenowai boss, SMUGGLER”?
Riley
Hush. Voras and I have figured things out.
Riley
Voras knows things, knows people I’ve barely heard of. They’re on uneasy terms with
the syndicate, but we can reach out.
SMUGGLER
And together, what…we hit back hard, wipe out Bragh’s purge teams altogether?
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Riley
Something like that. Maintaining the blockade, keeping the sector running…the Empire
has enough on its hands.
Riley
Including safety for you and me. We good with this plan?
SMUGGLER
Yeah. Yeah, that’ll work. But if these potential “allies” are on bad terms with us, how do
we convince them?
Riley
People like you. And people like seeing you solve their problems. I think you just proved
that to Voras.
Nogba Quush
I will regret not working closely with you anymore. But you are promoted! As I said, you
become big [man/woman].
SMUGGLER
Right. So who’s going to keep us in the loop?
Riley
Me.
SMUGGLER
Well, isn’t that a surprise? I knew you two were getting awfully close. Guess it’s
promotions and congratulations all around.
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Riley
I’ve already set up a contact for you at the Apex Overlook. One of the richest people in
the sector. No rush, though.
SMUGGLER
Oh, there’s a rush. We may feel comfy here, but anyone we talk to still gets marked for
death by the Empire.
Riley
That won’t be for much longer. Do what you do. Make us new friends. And we’ll get our
lives back.
Elenzia
I believe this is your appointment, sir. SMUGGLER, of the Ivax Syndicate.
SMUGGLER
Since I’m supposed to be making friends, I’m going to let all that pass.
SMUGGLER
That’s a real pretty title, but I can’t say I’ve heard of you.
But before the Empire came, we ruled this sector. After the Empire withers, we will do so
again.
SMUGGLER
Hold on―you’re really nobility? I thought the Empire wiped you all out years ago.
Elenzia
So they claim. Yet we survive the bounties and the kill orders. We are not fools, Sir
Corto’s affectations to the contrary.
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SMUGGLER
Where do you all hide? How do you―
Now your masters inform us that the Emperor’s time is past, and the governor is
vulnerable.
Elenzia
An alliance against the fiend Bragh and his purge teams is a prospect that intrigues Her
Majesty.
SMUGGLER
Then you know I’m here to make that alliance real. Whatever you need, I’ll make it
happen.
Earl Alner was once a valued member of our court. But he chose division over unity
when the Iron Blockade arose.
Elenzia
He employed assassins against his rivals, seeking opportunity in chaos.
SMUGGLER
So Her Majesty needs an outsider to take him down, because she can’t trust her own
forces. I get that right?
Elenzia
He once owned vast stretches of industrial and housing districts on Anoat. After the
planet’s ruination, he fortified his territories for use in emergency.
He has fled there, where our reach is limited. You will have what support we can offer.
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RUBBING ELBOWS
MISSION DESCRIPTION
You met with Sir Corto Belrake and Elenzia of
the Noble Court, members of the nobility who
once ruled the Anoat sector. Since the rise of
the Empire, the Noble Court has been in
ANOAT hiding. The Ivax Syndicate desires an alliance
with this secretive group. Before the Nobles
will agree to an alliance, they want you to help
them with their problem. They wish for you to
go to Anoat to deal with Earl Alner, a member
of the nobility who recently tried to eliminate
Story Mission Level 48 the leader of the Noble Court.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I’ve been to Anoat before, met the locals. Kind of surprised the Earl set up
shop here.
He has stockpiled many resources there. You will secure them…but do not touch.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Think I’ve found the Earl’s stockpile. What’s in here, anyway?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You may not think much of me, but I promise―I don’t steal from my
friends.
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SMUGGLER
Infighting’s nothing new to me. You got nothing to be ashamed of.
In a time of need, the Earl has broken that sacred trust for his own glorification.
SMUGGLER
You really believe all that?
NOBLE AFFAIRS
MISSION DESCRIPTION
Sir Corto expressed regret about having to
ANOAT involve you in, what he considered to be,
shameful Noble Court affairs. The noble has
the location of Earl Alner’s second stockpile
and wants you to go back to Anoat and seize
Story Mission Level 49 it.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER? You doing okay down there? I heard you’re
involved in some power struggle…
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Something like that. Riley, are these people for real? They seem a
little…well, off.
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Not the storybook version of the royals we got as kids, but
they’re real.
For all their bluster, they’ve survived against the Empire for decades. They’ve got
resources we need.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] This “Sir Corto” guy doesn’t seem like he’d survive a day on Burnin Konn.
What the Earl’s hoarding…don’t think I’ve ever seen so many raw materials in my life.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I wouldn’t get greedy. That “Sir Corto guy” you mentioned?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] What about him?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I did some research. He once fought off an Imperial TIE
fighter squadron. From the ground.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] How is that―
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] No idea. I’m just saying: Don’t get fooled by the shiny
surface. There’s durasteel under there.
SMUGGLER
That’s another stockpile seized. Go on, count everything―
They are moving to fortify a section of the Anoat ruins―we cannot let the Earl become
entrenched!
SMUGGLER
On my way.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Anything I should expect from this guard captain?
―but nonetheless, I admire her people. I wail to know she sides with the Earl.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I meant more “will she try to shoot me or stab me”?
Captain Hela
Her Majesty needs syndicate help to put down her enemies, huh?
SMUGGLER
In fairness to her, we volunteered. What’s your problem with Her Majesty, anyway?
Captain Hela
The Earl wants the throne. Now seemed like a good time to take it.
SMUGGLER
With the Iron Blockade and the Empire a mess? Sir Corto says you’re supposed to look
out for the average people.
Captain Hela
And we will, I’m sure. After the Earl secures his position.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] That’s the captain of the guard handled. I’ll be sore tomorrow, but it’s all
downhill from here, right?
Elenzia
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Would that it were so, SMUGGLER. Would that it were so.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You have to be pessimistic like that? Let me have this one.
Elenzia
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] “Oh, SMUGGLER. You have triumphed over adversity and
truly, the Earl is bound to surrender before your superior skill and wit.”
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Now that’s better!
SMUGGLER
Nothing street smarts can’t handle.
Elenzia
Meaning you’ve learned nothing from us so far?
SMUGGLER
You’ve got ships, too?
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Hey, Riley. So now I’m supposed to visit the Earl’s last location and figure
out his “schemes.”
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] And you have no idea what to look for? Just grab what you
can. But listen―he started this with assassinations. Tricky ones.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] So he’s got a bounty hunter, maybe, or a personal back-stabber?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Someone I’m not sure you want to mess with anyway. Be
careful.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Sir Corto? No sign of the Earl, but I got his data. I’m heading back.
SMUGGLER
You want me to go after him?
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This assassin already killed Duke Misaani and Earl Roubek without difficulty. You must
be wary.
THE ASSASSIN
MISSION DESCRIPTION
According to the data you retrieved, the
ANOAT assassin hired by the Earl, the person who had
already killed two other rivals of the Earl, was
still on Anoat. Sir Corto wants you to track
Story Mission Level 52 down and, if possible, capture the assassin.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Knowing how to kill a sleeping duke doesn’t mean he can fight straight-up.
I’m not too worried.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Corto? I think I lost connection…
Loathe
I am a person who once chose to aid the Earl. But circumstances have changed. He is no
longer of interest.
SMUGGLER
Maybe he’s losing and you’re jumping ship? I still have to bring you in.
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Loathe
I am not interested in fighting you, SMUGGLER. I came only to observe.
SMUGGLER
Look, Corto―I don’t know if you got my messages, but there was nothing I could do.
The assassin just disappeared.
SMUGGLER
Look, I’ll make it up to you. We just need another lead―
Elenzia
Unnecessary. You are needed elsewhere. A handful of the Earl’s followers have chosen
to repledge their loyalty.
Their leader―a person of great value to me―will meet you. This is a rescue mission,
SMUGGLER. Make certain it goes well.
NOBLE RETURN
MISSION DESCRIPTION
You returned to Cloud City to speak with Sir
Corto with the intention of explaining what
happened with the assassin. He told you to not
worry about the assassin, that he had
ANOAT something more pressing for you to
investigate. According to Sir Corto, some of
the Earl’s followers have decided to repledge
their loyalty to the crown, but your noble
associate believes the Earl will send in his
droids to retrieve those who turn against him.
Story Mission Level 53 Sir Corto wants you to get to them first.
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER? There’s something you should know about
the Earl’s assassin.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Too late for that. He’s long gone.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Well, I didn’t have much anyway. But I’m privy to some of
Voras’s files. I think he might be connected to another group.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] What group?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] A mysterious order called “the Kouhun.” They scare Voras.
That’s all I know.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I’ll be scared later, I promise. Right now I’ve got a rescue to pull off.
Kosimas
Don’t shoot! Did Sir Corto send you?
SMUGGLER
Said I was supposed to rescue some folks who wanted to leave the Earl. You one of
them?
Kosimas
I am. Earl Alner―he’s gone too far. We will atone, and seek Her Majesty’s forgiveness.
SMUGGLER
He’s doing just fine. Let’s get going.
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SMUGGLER
Hey, I may just be on loan to you, but I do my part.
SMUGGLER
I can always use more friends, Corto. So what’s next on the agenda?
Elenzia
The Earl himself must be confronted. First we cut off his escape. He will not fight
willingly.
TO THE EARL
MISSION DESCRIPTION
Sir Corto was very grateful for your assistance
ANOAT rescuing Kosimas and the kindness you
showed the wayward noble. Sir Corto now
considers you to be a friend. It is time to
Story Mission Level 54 confront the Earl.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You worried about the Earl’s troops? Or the Anoat natives?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Just don’t let me get swarmed.
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Our shuttles are en route. We will surround the Earl’s garrison and hold him there.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Just call me the king-breaker. Or the earl-breaker, I suppose.
…the final blow to Earl Alner will be yours, SMUGGLER. Her Majesty has so decreed.
SMUGGLER
So while I go right in, you’ll keep him surrounded? Stay at my back?
EARL NO MORE
MISSION DESCRIPTION
Sir Corto asks that you confront the Earl
ANOAT directly while he and his forces surround the
area to prevent the Earl’s escape. Sir Corto
said that if you succeed, the leader of the
Story Mission Level 55 Noble Court will want to meet with you.
Earl Alner
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] The Ivax Syndicate’s thug comes for me at last, eh? Surely
this is unnecessary.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Seems pretty necessary to me. You sent assassins after my new friends.
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Earl Alner
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] There’s no point feigning righteousness. Name your price
and be done with it!
Do you want credits? Jewels? A slave to call your own? I can make arrangements…you
need only turn around.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Just because I’m for hire doesn’t mean I can be bought.
Earl Alner
Pfah! You march here, defile my holdings, even after I offer you escape. Your presence
only proves how pathetic Her Majesty is.
We are in a time of crisis! The Emperor is dead! The noble court needs strength to
endure!
SMUGGLER
Hold on. You know about the Emperor?
Earl Alner
Rumors spread quickly. But I’m familiar with Governor Adelhard’s ways. He will not
release his grasp on this sector easily.
I could have led us all to freedom. I would have been a magnificent king.
[SMUGGLER battles and defeats Earl Alner, his Personal Guard, and his Personal
Guard Droid.]
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Sir Corto? What’s the “proper” way to handle a dead and traitorous Earl?
Her Majesty
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Honor him for his highest moments; do not disdain him for
his lowest.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Well. You’re definitely not Corto.
Her Majesty
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Return to Cloud City, SMUGGLER. It is time we met.
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―I present to you SMUGGLER, emissary of the Ivax Syndicate, bane of Earl Alner, and
my friend.
Her Majesty
SMUGGLER. We are grateful for your assistance, and that of the syndicate―despite the
past troubles between us.
SMUGGLER
I only just joined the syndicate myself. It’s an honor, your majesty―let’s try to keep a
good thing going.
Her Majesty
Indeed.
We understand you have earned the ire of the governor’s hound, Commander Bragh. He
would purge everything you touch.
SMUGGLER
Me and my sister. That’s part of why we’re building this alliance―to get Bragh for all
our sakes.
Her Majesty
Yet he does not threaten us today.
If we were to offer you and your family adoption into our house―for naught but a pledge
of loyalty―would you accept?
SMUGGLER
I’m flattered, but I’d rather have my old life back instead of a new one that doesn’t fit.
We’d just get your carpets dirty.
An alliance to stop Commander Bragh and his purges. What do you say?
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Her Majesty
We say that we admire your persistence and your certainty. We will open discussions
with the Ivax Syndicate.
SMUGGLER
That’s all I can ask. Looking forward to working with you.
Elenzia
If I may? There is a message from your sister, SMUGGLER. She has arranged another
meeting for you, in Cloud City’s Shadow Market.
SMUGGLER
Then it’s time I got going. Your Majesty, Corto…it’s been a pleasure.
Her Majesty
Indeed it has.
Loathe
We meet again. Sooner than I expected.
SMUGGLER
You? Look, you abandoned the Earl without a fight―I’m not taking any blame there.
Loathe
There is no blame. We are not here for violence.
Brother Cyst
Oh, and what a rarity that is! Heh!
Deathstick
I’m Deathstick, these are my Kouhun. Your syndicate requested a meeting.
SMUGGLER
You’re my contact? Maybe a little warning next time, Riley…
Deathstick
Your sister and her master aren’t our real concern. Their offer of your “services” was
laughable.
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Loathe
The Kouhun do not require thugs and gangsters.
SMUGGLER
Then why are you here? Or are you just looking scary to pass the time?
Deathstick
We’re here because you got my attention, SMUGGLER. We’re here because you’re
alive.
You shouldn’t be. After Burnin Konn, after making it onto the Empire’s purge list…what
you’ve been through hones a person.
Loathe
It shows potential. We recruit potential.
Deathstick
Or stamp it out. Kill you or make you a little Kouhun? I could use a new weapon against
the Empire.
SMUGGLER
I don’t need a new employer, and I don’t frighten easy. If you want help, the offer of
alliance still stands.
Brother Cyst
She doesn’t understand who we are! Oh, wise and merciful Deathstick…you give
delightful entertainment.
Deathstick
One doesn’t ally with worms against a krayt dragon. Can you show me you aren’t a
worm?
SMUGGLER
Do you see me crawling?
Deathstick
Not yet. Survive a Kouhun initiation…then we will talk.
SMUGGLER
I don’t know who you people are, but whatever party you all throw? I’m sure I can
handle it.
Loathe
Then we begin.
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Deathstick
To Mataou, perhaps? Yes, I think Mataou.
KOUHUN INITIATION
MISSION DESCRIPTION
In the Shadow Market of Cloud City, you met
with the assassin you encountered on Anoat,
and this time, two others were with him,
including an interesting woman who called
herself Deathstick. She claimed to be the
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leader of a group she called the Kouhun.
Though she had no need for an alliance with
the syndicate, she had interest in you because
of your ability to survive. She challenged you
to participate in their Kouhun initiation on
Mataou as a means to determine if you were
Story Mission Level 56 worth their time.
Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] There is a ruin on Mataou the Kouhun has claimed as our
own. It exists to bury the weak. It is the Necropolis.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You all take this scarier-than-thou stuff real seriously, huh?
Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Fear is only a weapon, and a crude bludgeon at that. Each
initiate must drink of the Waters of Truth. Go.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I might need more to go on than that. How about―Hello?
[SMUGGLER progresses, battling Ancient Security Droids, Hutt Security Droids, and
Hutt Guard Droids. SMUGGLER reaches the Waters of Truth.]
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Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Our order is named for the veniform crawlers of Indoumodo.
The Kouhun are swift and cautious…and venomous.
The Waters of Truth are brewed from many sources…the Kouhun’s venom among them.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You slimy―I came here in good faith! I’m jumping through your hoops!
Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] This is part of the rite. The waters will corrupt your body
slowly. Over weeks, you will become feeble. Your mind decrepit.
You will become a limp husk…but only if you withdraw. Succeed, and we will offer a
cure. Return to us now.
SMUGGLER
I should shoot you right now. This is how you turn down an offer of alliance?
Deathstick
Your offer is still on the table. But if you’re not as capable as my Kouhun―all of whom
survived the rite…
SMUGGLER
You thought I’d enjoy being poisoned?
Deathstick
Putting your life at risk? Testing your limits for the sheer joy of it? You don’t need to
make excuses here.
You’re not fighting for family or money. With the Kouhun, you act because you can.
SMUGGLER
You’re all kinds of messed up, aren’t you? Just make sure that antidote is ready.
Loathe
The first of three tests begins. Go to the Necropolis once more. I will guide you.
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TEST OF MEAT
MISSION DESCRIPTION
You met with Deathstick. At first you thought
she had you poisoned as a sadistic way of
turning down the offer of an alliance, but it
MATAOU NECROPOLIS turned out to be something quite different.
She wants to determine if you are worthy of
their alliance, and to prove your worth, you
must survive the initiation with the poison
coursing through your veins. She wants you to
go to an area of Mataou called the Necropolis
Story Mission Level 57 to begin the first trial.
Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] The Kouhun are assassins. We are far more, as well, but the
body must be able. Hence the test of meat.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You’re not as enthusiastic as Deathstick, are you?
Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] The Necropolis contains beasts of special savagery. You
cannot match their strength or numbers…
…but you must surpass them to find the holograms of our victims hidden here.
[SMUGGLER progresses, battling Akk Dogs and Akk Dog Howlers. SMUGGLER
encounters and defeats an Akk Dog Pack Leader. SMUGGLER reaches a hologram of a
Mon Calamari male.]
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] So this was one of your victims, huh? What’d he do to deserve death?
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Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] His name is forgotten. He was among the first to fall at our
order’s hand.
He was hated for a hundred reasons, hunted by many. The Kouhun took a contract to
murder him not for his vast crimes―
―but for his capacity for survival. We killed him to prove that we could.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Yeah. Smugglers on Burnin Konn try to make a splash, too. We don’t
glamorize it.
SMUGGLER
Okay, you got me poisoned and covered in akk dog scales. How’s the hazing go next?
Deathstick
The test of meat continues. But there’s no rush. I was thinking of touring Cloud City, if
you care to join me.
SMUGGLER
I’ll pass.
Deathstick
Of course. Because while you may deny it, you’re enjoying this.
Loathe
There are two more holograms and two more guardian beasts. Go.
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Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You have shown ferocity, and risen above it. Now you must
show cunning.
Gundarks are aggressive. Powerful. Nearly as intelligent as men. Can your skills balance
their power?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You’re making up these explanantions as we go, aren’t you? You got a
breeding pair of gundarks cheap, figured you’d use ‘em―
Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Deathstick is right. You mask your joy at the challenge well.
Our order is not ancient. In truth, it has endured less than a century. That is only one
misconception others have.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Yeah? Is that why this guy got killed? Misconceptions?
Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] He was not killed by the Kouhun. He was a member of the
nobility. We kidnapped him, ransomed him, and released him unharmed.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] That’s downright humane. One of the other nobles ask you to do that?
Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] We were asked to kill him. We chose mercy. His death did
not serve our deeper plans.
Deathstick
You stink like an animal’s intestines. It’s not bad on you. You ready to admit you’re
having fun yet?
SMUGGLER
Nah. I’d need to have a tougher time for that.
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Deathstick
Loathe! We’re at the end of the test of meat, yes? Make it harder. Give our initiate some
extra limitations.
Loathe
Very well.
SMUGGLER
Lesson learned. Keep your mouth shut, SMUGGLER.
WAY OF SHADOWS
MISSION DESCRIPTION
Deathstick taunted you once again, trying to
get you to admit you were having fun with the
MATAOU NECROPOLIS
Kouhun trials. Even if you were having fun,
you were not going to admit it to her. Because
of your witty rebuttal, she ordered Loathe to
Story Mission Level 59 give you something more challenging.
Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] The ro hypas are native to Mataou. Like the Kouhun, they are
venomous and serpentine.
I have taught you what I can. I have prepared you more than most out of respect for your
inexperience.
You may yet die. And the next test is more difficult.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You sound like you almost care.
Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Almost. Brand the ro hypas on your heart. You are the
venom.
The trial of meat is done. You endure. Any beast can kill, but you have proven more than
a beast.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Couldn’t have done it without you, Loathe. Wouldn’t have, either, but that’s
the way it goes.
Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] The woman you see was a victim, but a special one. We
came to her sister, who wished her dead.
We showed her sister the way of shadows so she might do the deed herself. She joined us
willingly.
With us, you may also turn the black fire in your heart into a blade.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You’re good at killing. I can’t deny that.
Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Then do not deny yourself access to our ways. Shadows
dissolve too easily.
Deathstick
The test of meat is done. Two more tests to go. Or is it three? You might actually have a
chance.
SMUGGLER
If you’re so set on initiating me, maybe I ought to learn something about you. What is it
your order really wants?
Deathstick
Same as you. Same as anyone. Fulfillment.
SMUGGLER
Meaning?
Deathstick
Killing and dying are what matter to you most. Me, too. So we should do both
extravagantly.
Brother Cyst
The Necropolis is ready for the initiate.
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TEST OF STEEL
MISSION DESCRIPTION
In your attempt to better understand the
motivations of Deathstick and her Kouhun,
you asked her what her order actually wanted.
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She answered that they desire fulfillment,
which for them includes killing and dying.
Brother Cyst
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You’ve proven you’re more than an animal. You have taken
savagery, cunning, and venom into your breast.
Now you must show you have the intelligence of a man. In the test of steel, our droids
will bar your path.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Bar my path from what?
Brother Cyst
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Oh! Apologies. More holograms, as before. But these will be
of victims to come.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Governor Adelhard’s a future victim of yours, huh? Guess no one like the
guy.
Brother Cyst
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Did the droids…did they burn you, initiate?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I’m still alive. Took a few scratches, felt a little heat―
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Brother Cyst
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Whatever happens, you mustn’t treat the wounds! Let them
scar and scab.
Some societies wear tattoos or brands. The Kouhun do not. Our marks grow in injured
flesh, nurtured like trees.
Deathstick
Those droids you fought are programmed to emulate different kinds of targets, you know.
The rich and broke.
Loathe
The innocent and the cruel.
SMUGGLER
They’re machines. If you’re trying to make me feel guilty about killing them―
Deathstick
The opposite. Kill a machine like a man, and you’re one step closer to the real act.
The Kouhun chooses its targets with care, but without pity. Our goals are less important
than our methods.
Brother Cyst
The next stage is ready. The droids await their challenge!
BLURRING LINES
MISSION DESCRIPTION
When you spoke to Deathstick, she provided
you with some insight to the reasons behind
your current trial. She said that the droids you
MATAOU NECROPOLIS fought were programmed to emulate the
different types of potential targets you could
encounter as a member of the Kouhun and
that by killing a machine that emulates
people, you are much closer to being able to
Story Mission Level 61 kill a person.
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Brother Cyst
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Oh, initiate. Perhaps I’ve gone too far. These next
droids…They’re built to fight like the gangs of your homeworld.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You know what? I can handle that.
Brother Cyst
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You can overcome pity, I’m certain. But what of the venom
in you? Eating at your muscles, your brain…
Now, this is an interesting one! A Hutt, though we do not know his name. Still, we
believe he controls great power in the sector.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Wish I could tell you who he is, but all Hutts look the same to me.
Brother Cyst
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Oh, I do understand, I do!
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Out of curiosity…can a person get off the victim list somehow?
Brother Cyst
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] A contract is a contract, and must be honored. But a
prediction is only a prediction. The future can always change!
Deathstick
The end of the test of steel comes.
Loathe
These last droids are based on the mind of Brother Cyst. No creature can outwit
them―not myself, not Deathstick.
Brother Cyst
Oh, you’re too kind to this humble servant.
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SMUGGLER
So what am I learning this time? What am I supposed to prove?
Deathstick
That shadows and guile and the instincts of a killer can surpass any defense.
REAL STEEL
MISSION DESCRIPTION
You have been sent to face the third part of
the Test of Steel. Apparently, the droids in
MATAOU NECROPOLIS this part of the trial are of Brother Cyst’s own
creation and cannot be outwitted. Deathstick
informs you that shadows, guile, and the
instincts of a killer will be your key to
Story Mission Level 62 success.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Riley? Something you should know. I’m not feeling so hot―the Kouhun
did something to me.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] What? I can get you help. The syndicate has resources―
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] That’s not why I’m calling. Just…if I don’t make it out of this initiation,
leave it be. Don’t make new enemies.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Making enemies is what I do best.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I’m serious, Riley. Don’t fight these guys.
Brother Cyst
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] A magnificent display indeed, initiate! Oh, what a privilege
to watch you work.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] So who’s this poor soul?
Brother Cyst
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Ah…he is special. Loathe’s personal bane. I am not at liberty
to say more. Hope you never meet him!
Now you progress to the final challenge, though you may not find it so simple.
Deathstick
You are living death, you know. Whatever you touch will be slain, purged by the Empire.
SMUGGLER
You say that like it’s a good thing.
Deathstick
You can murder without raising a hand. Who wouldn’t embrace that?
Loathe
The final test is ready. The test of spirit.
Deathstick
You have proven yourself more than beast, shown that your cunning bests the intellect of
machines.
Now you will do what every Kouhun must do: You will kill.
SMUGGLER
That’s not my way.
Deathstick
Have you forgotten the venom in you? You’re in no position to refuse.
On Mataou, a Kouhun initiate who failed his trials awaits you. Bring him death, or wither
here.
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TEST OF SPIRIT
MISSION DESCRIPTION
Deathstick informed you that you have one
final test before you, the Test of Spirit. She
MATAOU NECROPOLIS tells you that there is an initiate on Mataou
who failed his trials and now awaits you. You
are to eliminate this person. If you fail, if the
initiate does not kill you, you will eventually
Story Mission Level 63 die from the poison.
Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Initiate. SMUGGLER. I know you did not enter this rite
willingly. Your potential is great, and you have learned much in a short time.
Still, you are not ours to possess. Though I cannot refuse Deathstick to aid you…I may
wish you well.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Thanks, Loathe. Didn’t expect to hear that from you.
Loathe
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] The failed initiate you seek has prepared defenses. He belives
your death will allow him entrance into the Kouhun.
Be wary.
[SMUGGLER progresses, battling Hutt Guard Droids, Hutt Security Droids, and Ancient
Security Droids. SMUGGLER encounters Cadomaccus.]
SMUGGLER
Hold on! Listen, Deathstick may want you dead, but I don’t.
Cadomaccus
You are their latest initiate?
SMUGGLER
Yeah, but I didn’t exactly volunteer. I’ve got a plan to get us both out of this.
Cadomaccus
Why?
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SMUGGLER
I’ve killed people before, but I’m no murderer.
Cadomaccus
What a pity. I am.
Deathstick
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Oh, SMUGGLER. “A plan to get us both out of this.” You
bring a tear to my eye.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Sorry to disappoint you, Deathstick.
Deathstick
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Don’t get me wrong―it was sweet. And you still performed
better than the failure.
He would’ve lived if he’d only agreed to work with you. That’s why he could never
become Kouhun.
Murder is fun, but we aren’t butchers. Our art requires restraint, and he had none.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] First time in my life anyone’s said I’ve got restraint. So what’ll it be: Do I
hunt you down, take your antidote by force?
Deathstick
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Return to me, and we will see.
Loathe
Well done, initiate.
Brother Cyst
Oh, due congratulations!
SMUGGLER
I’m feeling real sweaty and shaky here. If I’m not getting my cure, let’s move to the
shooting.
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Deathstick
You’ve proven yourself able. A suitable vessel for our teachings, though you will never
rise in our ranks.
You are near Kouhun, but not of Kouhun. You’ve earned the cure and your life.
SMUGGLER
You know, I’ve been hanging out with you people so long that almost seems generous.
So while I’m pressing my luck…how about what I came here for? That alliance against
Commander Bragh and the Empire?
Deathstick
Yes. That.
The governor has long held an interest in deposing the Kouhun. And we are aware of the
larger galactic situation…
…which will make us targets for Commander Bragh’s purges, should we ever reveal our
hand.
SMUGGLER
Seems like a dead Emperor is too good a card not to play.
Loathe
Indeed. And we are cautious, but not cowards.
Deathstick
The Ivax Syndicate is not a trustworthy ally, nor are the schemers in the noble court. But
in this…
SMUGGLER
This isn’t a power grab. This is the real deal.
Deathstick
Tell your employers, we can talk. But tell me one thing.
SMUGGLER
What’s that?
Deathstick
Did you enjoy your time in the shadows?
SMUGGLER
Lady? You’ve got you secrets, and I’ve got mine.
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SMUGGLER
You wouldn’t believe what I went through, but we’re set. The Kouhun and nobles are on
our side. Mostly.
Riley
Already got a meeting scheduled. I told you people like you. Now we just need to hope
they don’t kill each other.
SMUGGLER
Remind them if we don’t do something, they’re dead in the long run anyway. I mean,
we’re all dead in the long run, but―
B9-DT
Danger = immediate! / / Alert = urgent!
SMUGGLER
What’s the droid going on about?
Riley
Some sort of message coming in from the Trade League…ah, blast. Imperial trouble on
Burnin Konn.
SMUGGLER
What? Commander Bragh trace Happy to the rest of the league?
Riley
Must have. Looks like purge teams going after anyone who worked with us.
SMUGGLER
We owe them. We owe the Trade League, we owe Happy, we―
Riley
Fine. Pack your stuff, we’ll set up base in the old cantina. Try not to let the Imps know
we’re there, huh?
SMUGGLER
You serious? You’re coming with me?
Riley
Well, I sure won’t be able to stop you. I can’t get syndicate support, though…
SMUGGLER
So I’ll go alone. Take the cost out of my next payday.
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Riley
How about I charge the Trade League? Shortpaw has deep pockets.
SMUGGLER
Even better. See you at the Carbon Score. We’re gonna have ourselves a homecoming.
SMUGGLER
Smells like old times. Kind of missed the scent of chromium dust.
Riley
I can almost see my nostrils turning black. No friends are worth coming back here.
SMUGGLER
You know we gotta help them. How many of Bragh’s purge teams are attacking?
Riley
Four that I know of. Rumor is they’re burning buildings, cornering ships…there’s a mess
of them in Drifter’s Gorge.
SMUGGLER
Then tell me who I’m rescuing once I get there!
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Okay. Imp transmissions say one of Shortpaw’s men is holed
up nearby.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] We didn’t even show the Trade League that message about the Emperor,
and they’re still dying because of us.
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Don’t think about that. Focus on living. You haven’t seen
Bragh’s purge teams in action. They’re brutal.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You know what? I just finished an assassin’s insane initiation, ran with
royalty, and got made a Hutt’s bounty hunter. Brutal doesn’t scare me…
Ndaya
SMUGGLER. Happy’s friend. You look…different.
SMUGGLER
Been through some changes. Imps are gone, but I’d keep my head down if I were you.
Ndaya
I will. And I thank you. But the others―
SMUGGLER
―are next on my list.
SMUGGLER
You track down those other teams yet?
B9-DT
Trade Spine League rescue = top priority / / Tracking = in progress
SMUGGLER
Since when are you fond of the league, anyway? Glad you’re not hiding in the ship
anymore, but―
B9-DT
Trade League > Ivax Syndicate / / B9-DT = nostalgic for better days
SMUGGLER
Yeah. Me, too.
Riley
Don’t humor it. Droids don’t get nostalgic. Got your coordinates. You better move.
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EVEN FAMILIES
MISSION DESCRIPTION
You met up with Riley and B9-DT. The little
BURNIN KONN astromech expressed a preference for the
Trade League over the Ivax Syndicate, but
Riley dismissed his opinion. Together, the two
provided you with coordinates to your next
Story Mission Level 65 rescue.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Bragh’s team ran a family out of the marketplace. Not sure
why, but they’re still alive.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] They must have had some connection to the Trade League. Or Bragh
thought they did.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] The Empire’s playing it safe. Nothing to lose by torching a
few innocents if it keeps the Emperor’s death under wraps.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] A family, though. That’s just―it’s crazy.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I’m guessing Bragh’s troops aren’t family types.
SMUGGLER
You’re safe now. I’m a friend of the Trade League.
Zepashi
The what?
Fryoto
They asked if we knew Shortpaw―that nice little shopkeep―and then started shooting…
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SMUGGLER
I’m sorry. You got caught up in something you shouldn’t have. Get everyone together. I
can move you offworld, maybe pull strings to get you work.
Zepashi
Whatever’s going on…thank you.
SMUGGLER
You said there were two more purge teams on the ground. We’re losing time…
Riley
Just got a signal in. One of Shortpaw’s smugglers must be calling for help.
SMUGGLER
Which means the Imps probably heard, too. On my way.
LOCAL AID
MISSION DESCRIPTION
You caught up with Riley to get information
BURNIN KONN on your next rescue mission. One of
Shortpaw’s smugglers signaled for help, which
the Imperials likely heard just as well as you.
Story Mission Level 66 You need to get there before they do.
Onn Iria
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER? That you?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Hey, Onn! How’s the smuggling business?
Onn Iria
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Some ups, some downs.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I won’t make you ask for help, but…you do need it, right?
Onn Iria
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Don’t bother. I’ve seen you fight. You can’t beat these guys.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I’ll take that as a “yes.”
Onn Iria
Huh. You’ve gotten better.
SMUGGLER
Probably true. Sorry about all this. They’re after you because of me―
Onn Iria
Save it. They’re Imps. They don’t need a reason to start slaughtering.
Shortpaw and Leeka are safe, but Shortpaw―he’s got a grandson. Those troops are
looking for him, too.
SMUGGLER
Don’t you worry. As soon as I’ve got a location, I’ll get him home safe.
Riley
Okay. If Shortpaw’s grandson is the target of the last team, we have to find him.
If anything happens to his family, Shortpaw will blame us. The whole Trade League will
blame us. We don’t need more enemies.
SMUGGLER
That’s not even part of the reason we’re doing this.
Riley
I know.
B9-DT
Faint signal = detected
SMUGGLER
That’s my cue.
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SHORTPAW’S GRANDSON
MISSION DESCRIPTION
Riley was unusually stressed by the danger
posed to Shortpaw’s grandson, thinking the
BURNIN KONN
Trade League would turn against you both
should anything happen to him. During the
discussion B9-DT determined the grandson’s
Story Mission Level 67 location.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Hey, SMUGGLER? You notice I never told you not to go?
Even though it’s stupid to expose yourself like this?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I noticed. Don’t worry…you get credit.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Be careful.
SMUGGLER
Hey! You okay? I was expecting more troops.
Tiquip
There were many more! But they all pulled back.
SMUGGLER
Huh. Probably because…
[SMUGGLER battles and defeats Purge Troopers and Purge Trooper Commanders.]
Shortpaw
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] My grandson. He is―
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] He’s just fine. Hey, Shortpaw. Guess you heard the news.
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Shortpaw
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Quite a lot of news, lately. Some about you. You always keep
busy.
I am sorry I couldn’t protect you and your sister and Happy. What the Imperials are
doing…it makes my brittle bones ache.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I’m sorry I got you into trouble. It all evens out.
Shortpaw
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I understand you’re building some sort of alliance. I do not
have much to contribute―
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] How’d you hear about that?
Shortpaw
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] ―but should you need a few small ships, the Trade League
will provide. You remain a good friend, SMUGGLER.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You stay safe, Shortpaw.
Shortpaw
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Do not lose touch. Maybe have that droid of yours visit from
time to time.
SMUGGLER
Imps tried to ambush me―but we’re done. Everyone’s safe. Shortpaw still likes us.
Riley
Can we agree on something? No more putting ourselves in front of Commander Bragh’s
troops. Or coming back here.
SMUGGLER
Deal.
B9-DT
B9-DT = savior of Trade League!
Riley
It’s adorable you think that, but you realize you didn’t actually―
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SMUGGLER
Let him have this one. He’s got a standing invite to stay in touch with Shortpaw.
Riley
Fine. Meanwhile, we’ve got a plan to stop this from happening again.
SMUGGLER
You and Voras come up with something the nobles and Kouhun agree to?
Riley
We’re getting close. If we can combine our forces to kill―or better yet,
kidnap―Commander Bragh…
…we can show Governor Adelhard it’s in his best interest to leave our organizations
alone.
SMUGGLER
Sort of a non-aggession treaty? “You’ve got a whole sector falling apart―don’t bother
us, we don’t bother you?”
Riley
That’s the thinking. Kidnapping Bragh will show we mean business, but we’re still, you
know―reasonable.
SMUGGLER
And then what? We give Bragh back, he keeps doing what he’s been doing? Just to other
people instead of us?
Riley
It’s the best we can do. It’s the most the nobles and the Kouhun will commit to.
SMUGGLER
Then we’ll have to make it work. What do you need from me?
Riley
Nothing this second. But it’ll get nasty soon. Anything you can do to prep―money,
weapons, the works…
SMUGGLER
A few freelance jobs would go down good right now. Get us restocked.
Riley
Then do what you have to. And when you’re ready, meet back at the Cloud City atrium.
We’ve got our alliance. Soon it’ll be time to use it.
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SMUGGLER
Well, if it isn’t the prettiest crowd I’ve ever seen.
Her Majesty
It is our pleasure to greet you again, SMUGGLER. But we are disappointed the master of
the Ivax Syndicate is absent.
Deathstick
What makes you sure he is? You don’t know who runs the syndicate any more than I do,
“Your Majesty.”
Her Majesty
Do not attempt to bait us. It is beneath you.
Riley
Can we break for petty sniping later? We’ve got a lot to discuss.
Her Majesty
Very well. Your proposal to ransom the governor’s bloodhound for our security intrigues
us. Commander Bragh must be stopped.
And while we would not expect any agreement with the Empire―or other honorless
parties―to last, we cannot abandon hope.
Deathstick
Capturing Bragh will be difficult. The Kouhun are equal to any guard he possesses, but
he has a Star Destroyer.
SMUGGLER
Your Majesty, didn’t your people say you have ships?
Her Majesty
Our Throneships carry the court in safety. They are built for power and grace…but they
are not armed for direct conflict with such a powerful foe.
Deathstick
You want us to arm you?
Riley
I’m not sure the syndicate has starship weapons to sell. Where do we get―
SMUGGLER
Hoth. Saw a lot of equipment there when I was salvaging last. Folks were looting
wreckage, Rebel supply caches…might have what you need.
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Her Majesty
Our thoughts were much the same. And among Hoth’s weapons is one of special power,
that may save us if all else fails.
SMUGGLER
Okay. I’ll head out, but I almost lost a toe to frostbite last time. Can I get some blankets
this go-around, or―
Her Majesty
You will be joined by a full team of our court’s finest engineers. Let others dig through
snow while you lead.
Riley
I bet I can get some syndicate help, too.
SMUGGLER
Okay, I’m liking this. So I take point, establish our base camps and keep the Imps and
scavengers off the back of the techs.
Deathstick
Do that. My people will begin preparing Bragh’s ambush. Something fun…
Riley
Then let’s scavenge some big guns.
SMUGGLER
Just tell me where you want to set your boys down on Hoth. I’ll make sure the sites are
clear.
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Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER? So I talked to the nobles’ engineers. They’re
going to look for starship weapons at three main sites.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] So that’s three camps to set up. Could be worse.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Remember those scavengers you fought last time? They’ve
armed up. If you can drive them off, though, we can take one of their staging grounds.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] There’s only a hundred ways that could go wrong. Let’s give it a shot!
Grimraker
You again! We barely rebuilt since last time!
SMUGGLER
No kidding? It’s nothing personal. I just didn’t figure you’d let us go loot on your turf.
Grimraker
You probably figured right. Name’s Grimraker.
SMUGGLER
SMUGGLER. You know, I’ve got friends setting up a camp here. You want to lend a
hand, there might be credits in it?
Grimraker
What if we stab you in the back?
SMUGGLER
Then the deal’s off. Fair?
Grimraker
Fair!
Her Majesty
You…hired one of the scavenger groups to be part of our expedition?
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SMUGGLER
Thought it would save some trouble. Don’t worry, though―the scavengers aren’t all
allies. I’m sure others still want us dead.
Her Majesty
It was a kindness. We cannot gainsay that.
SMUGGLER
No idea what that means. You wanted two more camp sites, right?
Deathstick
Our sources have identified another potential staging ground. It’s in sensor range of
Imperial probes.
SMUGGLER
Deathstick…you say that like you haven’t seen me kill droids before.
Riley
Yeah, you’re a regular walking garbage compactor. Just keep in mind that if those droids
get off an alert, no campsite, and no…well, you.
GELID HOARFROST
MISSION DESCRIPTION
There was some surprise on the part of your
HOTH allies with regard to your hiring of the
scavengers to help the expedition, but they
seem to appreciate your actions. Deathstick
identified a second staging ground on Hoth for
Story Mission Level 69 you to take, this one guarded by droids.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Gelid hoarfrost to you, too, Corto. Of course, you’re assuming I can clear
the area without alerting the Imps.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] All right, Corto. Area is clear of Imperial probes―get your team down and
start setting up camp.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Her Majesty mentioned a skifter up the sleeve down here, too―a weapon of
“special power”?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Don’t worry about it―just take care. Equipment and eyeballs ice up here
real fast.
Riley
Two camps set so far. How are you holding up, SMUGGLER?
SMUGGLER
Hoth and I are old friends. But the longer we take, the more likely things get ugly.
Her Majesty
As soon as the third camp is in place, our technicians will begin salvage operations.
We require ten turbolaser banks and half as many torpedo launchers to contend against a
Star Destroyer.
SMUGGLER
I can’t promise what you’ll find, but I can make sure the next camp site’s clear.
Riley
The Imps have a shelter near, but we haven’t seen much activity. Should be pretty safe.
SMUGGLER
Yeah…I’m gonna bring my blaster anyway. Just in case.
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Deathstick
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] So, SMUGGLER. The area for the next camp…is it really
empty?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Not seeing any Imps. We might actually have some luck.
Deathstick
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You’re better than this. Why aren’t there any Imperials?
Smell the air. Lick the snow if you have to.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] What? What am I looking for here?
Deathstick
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Don’t let your “friends” blind you. I might be wrong. But
probably not.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Hey! Deathstick! If you knew there were critters here, you could’ve said so!
Deathstick
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I didn’t know. Guessed based on the circumstances.
You can do that, too. Right now, you just think in terms of Burnin Konn instead of the
whole galaxy.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Yeah, well…tell the others the area’s clear. And next time share your guess,
huh? Things almost ripped my head off.
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Deathstick
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I pointed you in the right direction. It’s more than your
“friends” did, yes?
Riley
That’s three camps set, manned, and guarded. All boots are on the ground.
Her Majesty
The noble court and the Ivax Syndicate working together. How peculiar.
Deathstick
The Kouhun escape your memory, Your Majesty?
SMUGGLER
I’m going to jump in here and try to refocus. What happens next?
Her Majesty
The salvage operation proceeds apace. Enough ordnance to arm our Throneships will
soon be in our hands, and the great weapon―
Deathstick
Too confident. I have sources on Hoth, and you have a problem. The scavengers have
noticed the camps. They’re massing.
SMUGGLER
Your “sources” happen to be the scavengers we already paid off?
Deathstick
Either way, there’s an army of looters and pirates gathering against you.
Her Majesty
They’re not a unified force. Someone must have brought them together. But they can’t be
hard to scare off, either…
Deathstick
Yes. Two strikes: Execute the leaders, then their general.
SMUGGLER
Let’s start with a firm talking-to. Get me a location and I’ll see what I can manage.
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A GATHERING
MISSION DESCRIPTION
As you began discussing the arming of the
Throneships with Riley, Her Majesty, and
Deathstick, the Kouhun leader pointed out that
HOTH her sources identified a horde of scavengers
massing to strike against the camps you had
already established on Hoth. Deathstick
suggested you take out their leaders and then
their general to cripple the mass. You make
Story Mission Level 71 preparations to deal with the situation.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Please say the scavenger army changed its mind, and my new mission is to
snuggle up with a cup of hot caf?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] That’s good news, Corto―but save “excellent news” for jobs that don’t
leave a thousand ways to die.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Took out most of the army leaders. Nobody wanted to talk. Not sure about
the big boss, though.
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Hey, SMUGGLER. We’ve got some info on him. Come on
back and we’ll figure it out.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Should I be worried? Actually, don’t say. Some ignorance on the flight back
will feel good.
Riley
So we’ve got good news and bad news. Good news is, the scavenger army has gotten real
chaotic.
Deathstick
Removing the leaders gave you breathing room, yes?
SMUGGLER
But so long as the chief who brought them together is still around, we’ve still got a
problem. That about right?
Riley
Yep. And about that chief? You remember the name “Bohento Splinth?”
SMUGGLER
…Maybe?
Riley
Happy’s old rival. Ex-meteor miner turned leader of the “Wrecker” salvage crew. You
shot him on Hoth last time we were there.
SMUGGLER
Right. I knew that.
Deathstick
He’s alive. Leads the scavenger army. Makes me wonder if you got sloppy.
Riley
He’s got a whole perimeter set up. Cannons, guards, everything.
SMUGGLER
I shot him once without dying. I can do it again.
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[At the Carbon Score Cantina on Burnin Konn. SMUGGLER trades holodiscs to Dazur
Dar for “Secret Weapons of the Noble Court,” a pack of holodiscs claiming to outline
secrets behind the Noble Court’s near miraculous survival against the Empire. On the
holodiscs are hundreds of years’ worth of history surrounding the Noble Court and their
odd advisers―men and women through the ages that have rarely been part of the court
but have been pivotal in their both maintaining their independence during the time of the
Republic and avoiding the purges of the Empire. Only one of these advisers is still listed
as alive: Xiath, currently on Hosra, fourth planet in the Burnin Konn system. It may be
they can help you against the Empire as well…]
Xiath
Sir Dewraul! No, no, no. You should not be returned from Council yet. His Majesty will
require your guidance.
SMUGGLER
Uh. Hello? I heard you could help us against the Empire―
Xiath
Hm. The Empire? Has the duke appointed himself emperor, now? Always grabbing for
power…
Amrosio
You’ve come at a bad time. Mentor Xiath is…lost in thought.
SMUGGLER
He’s lost all right. You his caretaker or something?
Amrosio
Or something.
Xiath
Silence! Both of you. I’m well aware of who and where I am. And who you are,
SMUGGLER.
SMUGGLER
You know what? Maybe this was a bad idea.
Xiath
Silence!
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Amrosio
He requests silence.
Xiath
SMUGGLER. A friend of the noble court, but not born of the court. As we both are, mm?
Amrosio
Shall I remove him, sir?
SMUGGLER
I’d like to see you try.
Xiath
No. This one can be taught. Perhaps. Perhaps more than any for a very long time. Very
very long.
SMUGGLER
Taught what? I was kind of hoping you’d have, I don’t know, fancy guns.
Xiath
Nothing so vulgar! I’ve taught princes to avoid an assassin’s blade. I’ve shown queens
how to anticipate their downfalls.
I can show you to direct your destiny. But first you must understand time and space and
fate―the web that binds us.
SMUGGLER
Uh. Maybe just write it all down for me, and I promise I’ll read it later?
Xiath
The ruins of Mataou. They are still ruins, yes? There is a great power buried within.
Necessary for the Empire’s defeat.
SMUGGLER
Okay, now we’re talking.
Xiath
It is the end of a journey, and a beginning. If you seek it, you must promise to complete
the cycle with me.
SMUGGLER
That’s a pretty vague promise. But if I start something, I finish it.
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Xiath
Good enough! Amrosio, provide our friend with the location.
Amrosio
You’re certain―
Xiath
Silence! Yes. Within the ruins of Mataou, guarded by the ancient beasts. You must go.
Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You have arrived on Mataou?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Yep. Been here before, so the dangers don’t scare me too much. Be nice to
know what I’m looking for, though.
Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Forgive the mentor’s, ah, lack of specificity. Even I still get
frustrated by him. But do not trivialize the dangers.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Hey, when you’ve shot as many critters as I have―not that I’m proud,
mind―
Amrosio
Focus. The journey will try you. What you will find will be…unexpected. But it is
necessary.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Hey, Amrosio? Think I missed whatever I’m looking for. Maybe give me a
hint? All I’ve got is some sort of plant…
Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Then you’ve found what the mentor requires. Remove its
fruits. Do not harm it.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You sent me all the way out here for fruit?
Amrosio
Xiath’s ways are…unusual. But trust in him. No matter the strain…You must trust in
him.
SMUGGLER
Yeah. Your mentor and me are gonna have a long talk when I get back.
SMUGGLER
Fruit? You send me to that snake pit for fruit?
Xiath
You carry it? Take great care. Do not consume it. Protect the seeds with your life. Mm.
Imagine the seeds are like the potential within you. The need to burst from a shell and
reach into the invisible web of life…
…to touch the lives of others, far away and down generations. You see?
SMUGGLER
Uh. Go back to “do not consume” and let’s start over.
Xiath
Pfah! Another lesson, then. A different lesson. He’s almost as difficult as you, Amrosio.
Amrosio
I wouldn’t know, Mentor.
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Xiath
The past. We begin at the beginning. Clever, yes? Long ago, Mataou belonged to the
Hutts. Long ago, Nothoiin nobles ruled our sector.
They would meet and seek peace together at Mataou’s Shrine of Dynasties. It is
forbidden by the Empire now, but you must reach it.
SMUGGLER
Look, maybe we should just call it a day. Whatever you’re teaching may not be for me.
Xiath
You promised to see this through. For your past. For your destiny.
SMUGGLER
I was hoping you forgot that. Guess I’m heading back to the wastelands.
FORGOTTEN PEACE
MISSION DESCRIPTION
You questioned Xiath about sending you to
collect fruit. He claimed that the fruit was part
of the lesson, but you had no idea what he was
talking about. Because you failed to
MATAOU understand his lesson, he wants you to return
to Mataou for another lesson. Bound by your
promise to Xiath to see his teachings through
to the end, you agreed. He wants you to return
to Mataou and seek the Shrine of Dynasties,
the place where the Hutts and Nothoiin once
met to discuss matters of peace and
Light Side Mission Level 63 cooperation.
Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You mustn’t doubt the mentor. I can’t tell you his reasons,
but―he will show you something important.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Ah, you don’t have to make excuses for him. So he’s a “mentor” to the
nobles, right? And there’ve been others, years back?
Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You understand correctly.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] And he looks like a noble himself, but he’s not one. So can just anyone
become a mentor, or―
Amrosio
Where his kind come from, even I do not know. The noble court accepts the gifts its
mentors offer. As should you. Find the shrine.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] All right. Found your shrine. Smells like history. You want me to carve my
name on it or something?
“Happy” Dapp
[Disembodied voice speaking to SMUGGLER.] Let’s tally it up, huh? First, I pay you half
in advance for delivery. Think to myself, “Happy, buddy, you done a kind thing.”
SMUGGLER
What the―?
Riley
[Disembodied voice speaking to SMUGGLER.] Just don’t cry on my shoulder when we
put the mad dog down.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Amrosio? Xiath? I don’t know what mean little trick this is, but―
Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] We’ve done nothing, SMUGGLER. But Xiath promised you
your past, and I suspect that’s what you found.
SMUGGLER
You want to give me a really good explanation about how you got me hallucinating down
there?
Xiath
Mm. No hallucinations. You only connect to the skein. The web. The knot. You have
seen your own past.
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SMUGGLER
What does that―
Xiath
Have you ever wondered why the noble court is concerned with heritage? Sons and
mothers, bloodlines and inheritance?
SMUGGLER
Sure. It’s a way of keeping power in the family.
Xiath
No, no. Family isn’t about that. Or even about loyalty. Family is the thread through time
that all of us may follow to insight.
Amrosio
You begin to perceive a larger world. Eventually, you may become able to manipulate―
Xiath
Silence, Amrosio! You’ll ruin the surprise.
The journey continues, from past into present. There is a place in Cloud City where you
are needed.
The children of the noble court require your aid against the savagery of the Empire. A
scion of Nothoiin blood flees luxury into darkness.
SMUGGLER
See, a problem like that I know how to solve. Seems a lot more practical then this seeds
and shrine stuff, too.
Amrosio
Then let’s get you on your way. Your questions can be answered later.
Xiath
Later. Or in the past. But now we live in the present!
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A CLEAR OBJECTIVE
MISSION DESCRIPTION
As part of your lessons, Xiath finally presented
you with something less obscure than your
previous tasks. He informed you that you were
needed in Cloud City, that a “scion of Noble
CLOUD CITY blood” required your aid against the Empire.
Helping those in need, especially with
Imperial problems, has become something of a
specialty for you. Perhaps this task will bring
you closer to the conclusion of your bizarre
Light Side Mission Level 70 journey.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Look, Amrosio―you’ve got a crazy mentor, but you’ve been pretty straight
with me.
You have any clue who I’m rescuing? I don’t mind putting my life on the line, but if this
turns out to be some folksy metaphor…
Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Trust in Xiath. He won’t test you without good cause. If he
says someone needs you, he or she needs you.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] All right, then. And if I ask about those voices I heard―
Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Not my place to discuss it.
SMUGGLER
Hey! You looking for a rescue?
Huliasu
What? Yes! How? I didn’t know the Imperials were after me until…ten minutes ago,
maybe.
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They think I’m some smuggler. Sent a team all the way here to kill me. How did you
know?
SMUGGLER
Someone told me―and I quote―“the children of the noble court” needed my help. Guess
he had a hunch.
Huliasu
But I’m not―my grandfather was part of the court. Not me.
SMUGGLER
Don’t question a hunch that good.
Xiath
[Disembodied voice speaking.] Ah, Amrosio. Even now, the student learns.
SMUGGLER
Tell me you heard that?
Huliasu
Huh?
SMUGGLER
Never mind. Let me give you a ride out of here.
SMUGGLER
Okay. Could be you’re running a blasted good con, could be you’re real. Either way, I
want to see how this ends.
Xiath
As I hoped. But from past and present, there’s only one path forward.
SMUGGLER
Yeah, sure―but before the next lesson, there’s something I want to ask.
Amrosio
No, you aren’t being charged for the lessons.
SMUGGLER
That wasn’t―well, good to know anyway. I wanted to ask if this is…is this Jedi stuff?
Because I’ve heard stories.
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Xiath
Mm. I promise you, SMUGGLER―I am no Jedi. My order, too, was nearly extinguished
by the Empire…
SMUGGLER
If you’re just gonna be mysterious about it, sure.
Xiath
You’ve followed the web of blood and time and space into the past, seen the connections
of all things in the present.
Now, you begin the path to the future. Recall, if you will, the Earl Alner?
Amrosio
Mentor…
SMUGGLER
Tried to overthrow Her Majesty. I had to take him down for the court. Wouldn’t
surrender.
Xiath
In the ruins of Anoat, in a district he once called home. He deserved better.
You still have the fruit from Mataou? Plant the seeds―all but one―in the cracks of the
steel that was the Earl’s home.
Amrosio
Perhaps I should―I mean, the creatures of Anoat have overrun the district.
Xiath
It must be SMUGGLER.
SMUGGLER
My responsibility anyway. Would be nice to see Anoat regrow a little. Can’t believe
you’ve got me buying into this…
Xiath
Ha! Nor I, my newest student. Nor I.
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Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] If I may make a request, SMUGGLER?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Shooting hasn’t started, so what can I do for you?
Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] The grounds of Earl Alner. The man you killed. Treat them
with respect.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I’ll do my best. They mean something to you?
Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] The earl was my uncle. I bear you no ill will. But if you are
to bring life to his place of death―
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Yeah. Treat it with respect. You got it.
There we go. Seeds planted. Hey, I just got the metaphor there―
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Nogba Quush
[Disembodied voice speaking.] To victory! Today, we defeat the Empire, or we are
defeated.
Unknown Voice
[Disembodied voice speaking.] SMUGGLER. Impressive. But not enough.
Untabros Munkh
[Disembodied voice speaking.] Lightsaber…
SMUGGLER
Huh. More confusing than usual.
Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER? Are you all right?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Just fine, Amrosio. Give it time, and something will grow here.
Amrosio
My thanks to you. Perhaps the ruins of Anoat will someday bloom.
Xiath
And now? You have seen it?
SMUGGLER
I saw―well, heard―something. Not sure what it was.
Xiath
You saw the future. A future. Your future? It will be a long time before you learn to
perceive how all is connected.
SMUGGLER
Can’t believe I’m saying this, but…can you teach me?
Xiath
To sense the connections between all those who live? To see in time and space, and move
freely through both?
SMUGGLER
Yes. That. Teach me that. Look, Xiath…I just want to understand what’s going on.
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Xiath
Then there is one more journey for you. You retained a single seed, after the planting on
Anoat?
SMUGGLER
If it’s not lost in pocket lint, sure. You want me to plant something else?
Xiath
There is a place on Burnin Konn. It calls to you.
SMUGGLER
It does?
Xiath
It does. Let yourself be guided through the web of life. Bind past to future.
Amrosio
You’ll do fine. If not, be sure to write us someday and tell us what you’re up to.
SMUGGLER
Burnin Konn―destination unknown―it is, then.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Amrosio? I don’t have a clue if I’m in the right spot or what…just an old
mine. Old security droids still on patrol.
Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Hold the seed. It will guide you. It has to.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Well, someone better.
Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You do know this place, though. Don’t you?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Maybe. Tell you later.
Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Have you found anything yet?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Yeah, I found something. Not hearing voices this time, though.
Amrosio
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Not every lesson is absorbed in the same way. Do what you
must. Plant the seed.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Yeah. Talk to you later.
Well, Dad? Anything you want to say? “Dig me out, these rocks hurt”?
Stayed away from a mine job myself. Didn’t think you’d mind too much. Actually got
into―well, it’s a long story.
Don’t get back to Burnin Konn a lot. Family’s still family, though. Think about you
sometimes.
Tough soil here. Let me know if something takes root. I’ll tell Riley you’re doing okay.
SMUGGLER
Amrosio. Xiath.
Xiath
The seeds. They are planted?
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SMUGGLER
All of them. A few on Anoat, the one on Burnin Konn.
Xiath
Consider again where they came from. How you plucked them from the desert of
Mataou.
SMUGGLER
Xiath, I’m not really in the mood―
Xiath
Such a plant does not grow in the Mataou wastes without aid. There are students and
mentors who came before us, and who will come after.
SMUGGLER
So, what…I’m just doing this planting so someone else can come along?
Xiath
You have always been part of the journey of life. Far into the past and future. What you
leave behind, others will continue.
Amrosio
Some people find peace in that.
SMUGGLER
I’m a long way from peace. But…yeah. I take your point.
Xiath
I have awakened your senses to the best of my ability. From here on, I can teach you only
tricks.
SMUGGLER
Always is, Xiath. You’ve shown me plenty. Any hints, though? About what’s next for
me?
Xiath
Terrible dangers. Yet you are ready for them. Or you will be. Or you were.
Amrosio
Not always helpful, is he? It’s been a pleasure, SMUGGLER. Come see us again soon.
SMUGGLER
Amrosio? I’m gonna take you up on that offer. I’ll even try not to make you regret it.
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[At the Carbon Score Cantina on Burnin Konn. SMUGGLER trades holodiscs to Dazur
Dar for “The Origin of the Kouhun,” a pack of holodiscs detailing the supposed origin of
Deathstick’s rise to power and the forming of the Kouhun. On the holodiscs are a great
deal of information, much of it contradictory. What is clear, however, is that Deathstick
has connections to a powerful being called Shelish who can be found on Jhas Krill, the
eleventh moon of Jhas in the Hoth system. This Shelish may be your path to power as it
was for Deathstick…]
Owacchi
Stupid little creature comes. Make it meat!
SMUGGLER
Hey now―hey! Down! I didn’t come to fight―I’m friends with the Kouhun. Heard you
might help me.
Shelish
Help you? Oh, I fear you were badly misinformed.
Owacchi
Many scents. Imperial stink and polish. Perfumes. Deathstick!
SMUGGLER
You can―you can smell Deathstick on me? Knew I should have showered this
morning…
Shelish
Owacchi knows Deathstick’s scent very well. She is…special to me, though our paths
have diverged.
SMUGGLER
She family or something?
Shelish
She is as she is. Both Deathstick and the Kouhun serve my purposes, despite our
divergence.
And you? You might serve me as well. There is power in you. You can never be a true
witch, as I am…
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SMUGGLER
Uh. Okay. So I’m not stupid enough to laugh at the lady with the Wookiee―but I think
you’re selling this pitch to the wrong person.
Shelish
You do not believe in magick? Is that it?
SMUGGLER
Look, I know there’s some weird stuff out there―but no, not really.
Shelish
Call it what you will. I am not worried. It is a simple matter to show that my power, it is
no illusion.
SMUGGLER
What? Say, are you feeling…things look kind of…funny…
SMUGGLER
…what? Hey? Witch lady?
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] SMUGGLER! You have to find Deathstick. she and the
Kouhun betrayed us!
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Riley? Where―no, wait. Saliva’s freezing, so I’m on Hoth. How’d I get
here, though? What are you―
Riley
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You have to go now! Stop her!
SMUGGLER
Okay, something’s not right. Everything’s not right. Blast, it’s cold.
Deathstick
You smell like my mother, SMUGGLER. The scent of Shelish…it’s like mildew.
SMUGGLER
Okay, I’m definitely gonna start showering more. Deathstick, I don’t know what’s going
on. In fact, I’m really, really confused.
Deathstick
You won’t have to worry about it much longer.
SMUGGLER
I’d say I’m sorry, Deathstick. But I’m still trying to work out what happened.
Shelish
[Disembodied voice speaking to SMUGGLER.] Interesting. Most would be fully
convinced by the illusion. Your mind has a certain robustness.
SMUGGLER
Hey! Witch lady! You did this? Am I dreaming, or what?
Shelish
[Disembodied voice speaking to SMUGGLER.] You did not believe in the magick of the
Nightsisters. Now I think you will.
Return to the real world, and know that no blood is on your hands. Return to me, and we
will talk.
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Owacchi
Stupid little creature is back. Brave! Still stupid.
SMUGGLER
No one ever accused me of knowing when to walk away.
Shelish
No. I imagine not. Tell me, SMUGGLER. Are you interested now in what I can teach?
Not the full scope of power, of course―but enough to cast shadows? To walk unseen and
confuse the unwary?
SMUGGLER
Yeah. Yeah, I think a trick or two like that would come in handy.
Shelish
Then we must open your body to might.
Magick is a living thing. It arises from blood and trees and mist. It flows through your
veins already, but we will reshape you to channel it.
SMUGGLER
Meaning what? I drink poison and fight nasties?
Shelish
The mists you breathe now―they seep into your flesh. They must be energized to
transform blood into ichor.
I will give you a talisman that will draw forth the most powerful of beasts. There is a
place in the ruins of Mataou that will suffice.
SMUGGLER
Suffice for what? You just want me fighting?
Shelish
Blood will spill. Spirit will soar, magick will be made, and your transformation will
begin.
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SPILLED BLOOD
MISSION DESCRIPTION
Enticed by Shelish’s offer to teach you, you
agreed to proceed with the next step of your
training. Shelish compared this task to the
initiation of the Kouhun, only harder. She said
MATAOU that the mists that have seeped into your body
must be energized in order for you to channel
the power within you. To accomplish this, she
gave you a talisman that will draw powerful
beasts to you. You are to take the talisman to
Mataou and defeat the beasts there to achieve
Dark Side Mission Level 69 your goal.
Owacchi
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Lucky little creature. Shelish gives you big hunt, big honor.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You know what, pal? If I could give it to you instead, I would.
Owacchi
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Hrrm. No. Your honor, not mine. But maybe I wear a
talisman too, some day. Maybe I also fight such monsters.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Don’t get too jealous. I haven’t even seen any monsters yet. Though I think
I hear something…
[SMUGGLER progresses, battling Akk Dogs, Akk Dog Howlers, Ro Hypa, and an Akk
Dog Pack Leader.]
Owacchi
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Yes. Shelish says do not clean, do not rest. Come to her.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Got it. Woman’s crazy, but I’m not gonna doubt her without a reason.
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Owacchi
Little hunter is back!
Shelish
Can you feel the rush of life rising inside you? Awakened by blood and the talisman?
SMUGGLER
I feel a tad tingly―
Shelish
Let your heart pulse in time with the thrumming of this world!
Ah, but you are not naturally gifted in magick. Not as the Nightsisters were.
SMUGGLER
“Were”? You saying there aren’t others like you anymore?
Shelish
I do not care to speak of it. Suffice it to say that I am far from home today, and I was
young when I left.
Although the dark eye I once eluded is gone…I will not live to see my world again.
SMUGGLER
I’m―hey, I’m sorry, Shelish. Didn’t mean to bring up old wounds.
Shelish
No matter. There are other rites that will bring forth your abilities.
With the Kouhun, you drank of the Waters of Truth. Now you must drink of the Waters
of Change.
SMUGGLER
The truth waters poisoned me. If these turn me blind, I’m gonna reconsider my policy on
drinking strange stuff.
Shelish
Tch. With my enchantments, they will make your body into a living potion. The waters
can be found on the twisted world of Anoat.
Owacchi
Much hunting there. Much danger.
Shelish
Yes. But a planet is a living thing, too. And Anoat has been twisted beyond recognition.
There is much power in that.
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SMUGGLER
All right, Shelish. I’m heading out.
A FONT OF POWER
MISSION DESCRIPTION
Similar to the Waters of Truth you consumed
for the Kouhun, Shelish instructed you to drink
the Waters of Change. After your first
experience, drinking another strange substance
ANOAT
seems questionable. Shelish told you this will
turn your body into a living potion, but
whether that is literal or figurative is unclear.
Travel to Anoat, find the Waters of Change,
and drink to continue your quest to bring forth
Dark Side Mission Level 74 your latent abilities.
Owacchi
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] My world had canyons, too. Not steel. Trees.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Yeah? How’d you end up serving Shelish?
Owacchi
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] I was a pirate. Many powerful brothers. She had more power.
I knew she was my destiny.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Ah, I bet you’re just winning her over for her money.
Owacchi
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] No! Go seek the Waters of Change! Shelish waits!
Festering Shaman
You try to steal the waters!
SMUGGLER
You know about those, huh? Didn’t know they belonged to you. Maybe we could work
something out―
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Festering Shaman
You are not worthy!
Shelish
[Disembodied voice speaking to SMUGGLER.] Imbibe the waters. You are the potion.
You become the magick.
SMUGGLER
Shelish?
I miss the days when hearing voices meant I was going crazy.
Owacchi
Little hunter still alive. Maybe with enough potions, it grows into big hunter someday.
Ha!
SMUGGLER
You’re a riot, Owacchi.
So where do we stand, Shelish? I’ve done your ritual, drank your water. But all I’ve got is
tingles and a tummy ache.
Shelish
Soon, quite soon. But first there is the matter of a price to be paid.
SMUGGLER
Uh. I’m kind of short on credits right now. I know, you’d think I’ve got plenty, but―
Shelish
Not credits! And not for me. This matter involves Owacchi.
The Wookiee must not leave my side, but he was betrayed by his cohorts long ago. Now
they seek us. They seek him, and his death.
Owacchi
Let them come! They are nothing!
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Shelish
They are among the most murderous and vile pirates in this sector. And if they find us,
others may follow.
SMUGGLER
If they’re as bad as all that, I don’t mind heading them off. But I don’t get vengeance
for―
Shelish
If you know their crimes, you would not hesitate to incapacitate them. They lurk within
the bowels of Cloud City. You know it?
SMUGGLER
I know it. Owacchi? You okay with me taking care of this?
Owacchi
Ha! My betrayers will kill you. Crush you! You want to fight them, that is okay.
SMUGGLER
Right. I needed that encouragement.
AN UNEASY FEELING
MISSION DESCRIPTION
Shelish informed you there was a price to be
paid for her instruction. As payment, you
agreed to deal with a group of pirates that
CLOUD CITY betrayed Shelish’s companion, Owacchi, and
now seek his death. While you are not keen on
acts of vengeance, Shelish assured you that the
past deeds of this group makes them fair game
for retribution. Travel to Cloud City where
Dark Side Mission Level 80 they dwell and “incapacitate” them.
Owacchi
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] My betrayers…they burn whole ships. Very strong.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] They all Wookiees, or were you special?
Owacchi
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] See for yourself. Ha!
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Shelish
[Disembodied voice speaking to SMUGGLER.] Good. Very good, SMUGGLER. Now do
you feel it?
SMUGGLER
Feel what? I beat back Owacchi’s old buddies, but―
Shelish
[Disembodied voice speaking to SMUGGLER.] They were not my concern. The depths of
Cloud City…there was power here, once.
A clash that has left its mark. Sense it. Smell it. Let it aid you in the discernment and use
of worldly energies.
SMUGGLER
I feel…I don’t know what it is.
Shelish
[Disembodied voice speaking to SMUGGLER.] It is a misshapen magick, a lump powered
by emotion and diluted by time. But knowing it, your understanding increases.
Owacchi
Little hunter not crushed? I am disappointed and proud, both.
SMUGGLER
Thanks. That means a lot to me, Owacchi. As for you, Shelish―you got me rited and
potioned and sensing and all that.
Shelish
You insist on taking my magick lightly. Why is that?
SMUGGLER
For one thing? I’m terrified of all this and wondering if I shouldn’t have come. For
another? I still think it’s funny you call it “magick.”
Shelish
It is wise to fear power. You will never fully control it. It is alive, and will always grow
and change.
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Yet it can be channeled. It must be manipulated. That is the art of the Nightsisters.
It is the art you must strive to emulate, though you will never attain mastery. There is
only one final question.
SMUGGLER
And what’s that?
Shelish
Do you deserve the power of the Nightsisters? Are you worthy of my gifts?
SMUGGLER
What―? Feeling…dizzy. You trying to put me under again?
Shelish
A world of illusion awaits, as it did before. Yet this time, SMUGGLER? I expect you to
fight back.
Shelish
[Disembodied voice speaking to SMUGGLER.] So it begins, SMUGGLER. A test of
worth.
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SMUGGLER
Hey! You think maybe we could’ve done this part before you made me run around the
galaxy?
Shelish
But you did not escape. You are unable to free yourself.
SMUGGLER
Maybe if you bothered teaching me anything instead of―
Shelish
Enough. You failed. I have been away from my order too long. I have forgotten what a
Nightsister is.
You are not a shadow of a witch. You are nothing at all. I should not have tried to initiate
you.
SMUGGLER
Don’t you try backing out on me now, Shelish!
The mistake was mine, but you must pay the cost. Die, SMUGGLER. Die.
Shelish
[Disembodied voice speaking to SMUGGLER.] Ha! An admirable showing,
SMUGGLER, all things considered.
SMUGGLER
Guess we’ve got one thing in common: Neither of us is easy to kill.
Shelish
[Disembodied voice speaking to SMUGGLER.] Quite true. Let this dream end, so we may
speak in the flesh.
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Owacchi
Little hunter is little witch now?
Shelish
No, Owacchi. But he is more worthy than I anticipated.
SMUGGLER
Yeah? Maybe after what you just pulled, I’m not interested in being “worthy.” Don’t
need your magick anyway.
Shelish
You already possess it. Its use is up to you. But I call it forth, from blood and air and dirt,
one final time.
SMUGGLER
Ah! Like my skin is on fire…
Owacchi
Little hunter exaggerates. Owacchi has seen skin on fire. You are not screaming.
SMUGGLER
Fine! Well, look―it isn’t pleasant, is all I’m saying!
Shelish
Soon, you will learn control. The fundamentals are within you. I can teach you further
magicks, as you wish.
SMUGGLER
Or not?
Shelish
Or not. The choice is yours.
SMUGGLER
Fair enough. You’ll understand if I don’t thank you, given what you put me through.
Plus, you must be getting something out of this.
Shelish
Indeed I am. But my intentions run long, and will outlive even me.
Did you know that Wookiees can live for centuries? Perhaps Owacchi will see the
culmination of my designs. Heh.
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SMUGGLER
I’m okay with that. Owacchi I kind of trust.
Owacchi
Owacchi “kind of trusts” little hunter.
SMUGGLER
Then keep an eye on Shelish for me, will you? I think I’m done here. For the moment.
Shelish
Use your magick―and mine―wisely, SMUGGLER. For all our sakes.
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Force Missions
[After completing tasks for Xiath and Shelish, SMUGGLER goes to the Shadow Market
on Cloud City, Bespin and speaks with Untabros Munkh.]
Untabros Munkh
Scrap metal! Mighty good, mighty cheap! You want buy, you come to Untabros Munkh,
shopkeep supreme!
SMUGGLER
Aw, crud. I got suckered into coming here, didn’t I? Figured you were something more
than a scrap dealer.
Untabros Munkh
Hmph. You are SMUGGLER? Too good for scrap? What about…Jedi scrap?
SMUGGLER
Wait―what?
Untabros Munkh
You know Jedi? Knights with mystic power and laser swords! They protect―
SMUGGLER
Yeah, I’ve heard the stories. Don’t know how much I believe, but I’ve seen stranger
things. What’s “Jedi scrap”?
Untabros Munkh
I hear rumors. Talk to salvagers. Heard about Jedi in the sector. Gone now, but maybe
left things behind.
SMUGGLER
“Maybe”? Is there Jedi scrap or not? Don’t know why I care either way―
Untabros Munkh
You say you see strange things. Maybe you want to know more. Jedi left scrap in
dangerous places. Too dangerous for shopkeep supreme.
You go into business with Untabros Munkh. I give you leads, I get cut of profits. Good?
SMUGGLER
Huh. Give me a lead, and we’ll see how it works.
Untabros Munkh
Hrmph. Difficult. Too good for shopkeep? Fine.
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Planet Anoat. Before disaster, there was Jedi shrine. So I hear. Small. Secret. Still there?
SMUGGLER
I’ll tell you when I find out.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] This Jedi shrine I’m looking for…we talking some stone temple, or what?
Untabros Munkh
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] No! Stupid. Any place can be a shrine. And maybe paved
over by Empire, anyway.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Right. Paved over by the Empire, then ruined with the rest of Anoat. I’ll
keep my expectations low.
If this used to be a shrine, there ain’t much left. I’d maybe believe these broken shards
were pottery.
Untabros Munkh
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Hrmph. Nothing? Bits and pieces? Computer memories?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Actually…there’s a holodisc here. Looks like someone hid it. Huh.
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Mususiel
[Speaking through prerecorded hologram.] To anyone who receives this: You must run.
The shrine has been discovered by the Emperor’s agents. It will soon fall.
Of the four of us who survived Order 66, three have fled. If you are a friend, you may
follow. I remain here to buy my comrades time.
Since the Emperor’s rise, I have seen so much horror. But there is no death―only the
Force―and I do not fear an end.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] That’s all of the message. Untabros? You think―
Untabros Munkh
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Hrmph. Bring it to me. Jedi are tricky sometimes. More to
the message than it looks.
Untabros Munkh
Not good Jedi scrap. Not good profit. Only thing now is search more and more, hrm?
SMUGGLER
Meaning what? You think you can find those other Jedi survivors? The ones who weren’t
wiped out at the shrine?
Untabros Munkh
You found message. Message has codes. I am Untabros Munkh, shopkeep supreme―I
cannot be fooled!
SMUGGLER
Yeah, well…why don’t you get to work on that, and I’ll go do something else? If you
ever figure out―
Untabros Munkh
Done!
SMUGGLER
Wait. Seriously?
Untabros Munkh
The ruined Hutt places of Mataou. The Jedi who survived fled there. Maybe they still
live?
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SMUGGLER
I doubt it very much. Still, the Rebels will kill me if I don’t check it out.
Untabros Munkh
First message tries to fool Untabros, now you? You want to know about Jedi. About Jedi
powers.
SMUGGLER
Now what would possibly make you think that?
Untabros Munkh
I hear things. About nobles’ friend Xiath. About crazy witch lady. My job is not only
scrap! My job is finding what people need.
SMUGGLER
Yeah. Yeah, I bet it is.
Untabros Munkh
I keep your secrets. No problem. All I want is cut of profits, yes? On Mataou, maybe
Jedi. Maybe not. But you tell me what you find.
FOLLOWING FOOTSTEPS
MISSION DESCRIPTION
Untabros may be more than he appears. The
speed at which he was able to decode that
holodisc was amazing. Not just that, though.
MATAOU He also knows about your history with Xiath
and Shelish, though how he knows this isn’t
quite clear. The decoded holodisc indicated
the Jedi from the shrine went to Mataou.
Travel there and search for evidence of the
Force Mission Level 85 Jedi’s presence.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] How do you suppose anyone survived out here? I mean, even if the Jedi are
gone now, they must’ve thought they could last.
Untabros Munkh
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Jedi are not only power. They are skill. A Jedi can survive
anywhere.
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SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Sure that’s not just part of the myth?
Untabros Munkh
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You want to prove me wrong? Find what left.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I’m at that location you sent, Untabros. Not seeing any Jedi, but I think I
found another hologram.
Zubain Ankonori
[Speaking through prerecorded hologram.] Mususiel sacrificed herself for us. It was
brave. It wasn’t enough. The Empire has sent a monster it calls an “Inquisitor.”
We are the last Jedi in this sector. Maybe the last in the galaxy. We sat here doing
nothing. Hiding. “Waiting,” we called it.
We were serving nothing―not the Force, not the people. And still, the Empire came.
Now the Inquisitor pursues only me. Khandra and Nuhj have fled. Follow them if you are
a friend. And do not mourn my end.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Well, that’s depressing. Untabros? I’ll gather up the scrap if you want it, but
it doesn’t look like much.
Untabros Munkh
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Yes. More scrap always good. But message will have another
code. I will find.
Untabros Munkh
Burnin Konn. The Jedi went there.
SMUGGLER
You’re blasted fast with these coded messages. Sure you got that one right? I think I’d
remember if Jedi―
Untabros Munkh
Two Jedi, yes? Running from Inquisitor. Khandra and Nuhj. They go to Burnin Konn, to
Embertown.
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SMUGGLER
I know the place―used to be called “Kind Caverns” before the mine caught fire. We
tossed rocks at the security droids as kids.
Untabros Munkh
Never saw Jedi, then?
SMUGGLER
Nah. But no one ever set foot in there. As hiding places go…Say, you realize you won’t
get any scrap if the Jedi are still alive?
Untabros Munkh
Hrmph. For live Jedi? I pay you scrap instead.
SMUGGLER
Don’t get your hopes up, buddy. Just…I wouldn’t.
Untabros Munkh
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] You see any Jedi?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Come on, Untabros. No one’s even shot at me. Gonna take a few minutes.
Untabros Munkh
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Sorry.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You want to tell me why you’re so interested, anyway? For real?
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Untabros Munkh
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] We talk later.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Thought so.
Khandra
[Speaking through prerecorded hologram.] I’ve lost track of how much time has passed.
Hiding on this sadsack world, sneaking out to give away half the food we hunt…
I don’t feel like a Jedi anymore. We used to do right, and now―ah, blast. We all died at
Order 66. We just didn’t know it.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] No talk about where they might’ve gone. Assuming the Inquisitor didn’t get
‘em. Any ideas, Untabros?
Untabros Munkh
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Ideas? No. Leads, questions, maybe. I talk to people. I find
out more.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] You do that. I think I’d like this mystery solved.
Untabros Munkh
Made some asking. About Jedi.
SMUGGLER
Okay, you know that asking about Jedi in public might draw the wrong kind of attention?
The “wrong kind” being―
Untabros Munkh
I am not stupid! Speaking to you is more dangerous than speaking about Jedi, hrm?
SMUGGLER
Well, yeah, but―yeah. Okay. Point taken. What’ve you found out?
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Untabros Munkh
Rumors. Inquisitor came to Burnin Konn when you were tiny child. Fighting in
Embertown. But fighting did not stop there.
SMUGGLER
That mine’s been closed as long as I can remember. Could be a decent hiding spot. But
doesn’t sound good for the Jedi.
Untabros Munkh
No. Be careful, yes?
SMUGGLER
Not too worried. Ain’t like the Inquisitor is gonna still be there.
Untabros Munkh
No. Still. Be careful.
RESPOND IN KIND
MISSION DESCRIPTION
Untabros’ questions revealed some
information on the two Jedi, but it’s based
solely on a few rumors. The Ugnaught
believes fighting broke out in Embertown with
BURNIN KONN
the arrival of the Inquisitor. That fighting
continued, and eventually he ended up in a
chromium mine near Wickridge. Who was
involved other than the Inquisitor isn’t clear.
You decided to investigate the area, hoping to
Force Mission Level 97 finally solve the mystery of the Jedi.
Untabros Munkh
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Brave Jedi. Helped Burnin Konn, even while hiding. Maybe
you would not be alive without?
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I think if my father avoided starvation because a Jedi snuck him food, he
might’ve mentioned it.
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Untabros Munkh
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Maybe. Maybe you be surprised. Maybe community needed
Jedi.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I got to focus here, Untabros. Let you know what I find.
5M-Sec Droid
Intruder! This location is off-limits by personal order of Emperor Palpatine.
SMUGGLER
And by “personal order” you mean one of his flunkies? You know the Emperor’s dead,
right?
5M-Sec Droid
Remain in place for disintegration. Authorities will be notified of your passing.
SMUGGLER
Never try to reason with a droid.
[Into comm.] Hate to say it, Untabros, but there’s nothing here but a busted security
droid. Busted by me.
Untabros Munkh
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Hrmph. Check it. Bring back droid memory unit? If you did
not bust too much!
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Untabros? That’s a fine idea.
Untabros Munkh
Droid memory. We see if any recordings survive.
SMUGGLER
Here’s hoping it’s not just me shooting the droid’s head.
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Stormtrooper Commander
[Voice recorded on the droid memory core.] ―right. I’ll notify the governor about the
Inquisitor. As for the rest? Reset the droid, clean up the mess, and take what’s left to the
vault.
Seal it up, and we’re done. No more Jedi in this sector means no more Inquisitors.
Everyone wins.
SMUGGLER
Guess the Jedi really didn’t make it.
Untabros Munkh
Maybe. Probably. Always tragedy. Was foolish to hope.
SMUGGLER
Still a loose end to tie up. What do you suppose they put in that vault? Jedi stuff, right?
Couldn’t be prisoners…
Untabros Munkh
Hrmph. Maybe Jedi stuff. Maybe Inquisitor’s.
SMUGGLER
I’d like to take a look. I’ve played around in the Imps’ intercept facilities before…maybe
they used one of those for the vault?
Untabros Munkh
Extra data in the droid…Imperial transmissions. Garbage, mostly. Hrmph. Hyperspace
coordinates. Not far.
SMUGGLER
Nothing like going in blind. I’m up for it―how’re you feeling?
Untabros Munkh
Would not ask you to risk life. But will go if you don’t.
SMUGGLER
There’s another reason for me to go, then. Stay here. We’ll talk soon.
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GOING IN BLIND
MISSION DESCRIPTION
The droid’s memory core contained a partial
recording of a stormtrooper commander. It
seems that the last two Jedi were killed in a
final battle with the Inquisitor. The
NAR HYPA commander ordered her troops to clean up the
mess from the battle and seal what was left
from it in a vault. Fortunately, the memory
core also contained the coordinates for the
vault itself, though no other information beside
that. If you want to find what is in the vault,
Force Mission Level 100 you will have to go in blind.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] I’ve landed. Just a slip of a facility on the same moon I…nevermind. No life
signs so far, but I can’t imagine it’s unguarded.
Untabros Munkh
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Maybe not. Empire likes to hide Jedi. Pretend they never
happened. They happened. Important to remember.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Empire wiped out a lot of things. You think the Jedi are more important
than the rest?
Untabros Munkh
[On SMUGGLER’s comm.] Not a bigger loss. But harder to live without.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] If you say so. I’m gonna see if I can find whatever was so important.
Huh. Looks like some junk…the handle of something, maybe? Charred bits of metal,
and―hey! Another recording.
Nuhj
[Speaking through prerecorded hologram.] The Inquisitor comes. Not much time.
Khandra told me to leave a message for any who follow.
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I am bad at messages. Khandra acts defeated. But I say to you, whoever listens?
If we do not stop the Inquisitor, you will. If we do not stop the Empire, you will.
The Jedi brought peace and justice to the galaxy. Now you will.
SMUGGLER
[Into comm.] Untabros? Don’t know if you’re still receiving…comm may not cut through
the vault.
I’ll bring you what I found. I think…I think it’s the best we could’ve expected.
SMUGGLER
Untabros? Don’t know if you got my call―
Untabros Munkh
Yes, yes. Show me scrap?
SMUGGLER
Besides that hologram? Whatever it is, it sure don’t look like much.
Untabros Munkh
This…this laser sword. Lightsaber. Broken. Melted pieces. Missing pieces. But
lightsaber! Weapon of Jedi, and weapon of Sith.
SMUGGLER
Huh. Tell you what―why don’t you keep it? You could sell it as salvage, or―
Untabros Munkh
No! Belongs to you. Great honor. Great responsibility. Can be repaired.
SMUGGLER
Look, I don’t know what your connection to the Jedi is, but I don’t have one. I couldn’t
honor them if I wanted.
Untabros Munkh
No? You trained with Xiath and Nightsister witch. I know this. You have power in the
Force.
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And you try to free people, yes? Make the Empire fall?
SMUGGLER
Guess I do. But that’s not because I’m a hero―
Untabros Munkh
Maybe you become one. Maybe not. But lightsaber belongs to you. Untabros Munkh is
only shopkeep supreme.
SMUGGLER
Don’t give me that. You know way too much about the Jedi, decoded their
messages…you’re no shopkeep.
Untabros Munkh
I am! Was not always. Was once…helper. Helped Jedi. Became shopkeep. Today I help
you. Okay?
SMUGGLER
Yeah. Okay. Thank you, Untabros. For the lightsaber. And for the history.
Untabros Munkh
Thank you, SMUGGLER. May Force be with you.
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The walls of the city are still intact even after decades of abandonment. The best way
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Node 1 – Hangar
The Imperial Fleet in the Anoat sector is the backbone of the Iron Blockade, but we lack
the fleet strength to mount a direct attack. Fortunately, we’ve found a way to kill two
birds with one stone. Uprising agents have acquired information that indicates the Star
Destroyer Dread Omen is currently operating with a skeleton crew. Using stolen access
codes, we believe a small strike team will be able to land on board, seize control of the
bridge, and lower the shields―enabling a full strike force to board and capture the ship.
It won’t be easy, but we desperately need this kind of firepower if we’re going to stand
up to the Empire. May the Force be with you!
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Dramatis Personae
121-247; security droid
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Mehedo Clynch; emissary and boss, Zenowai Crime Society (human male)
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Palpatine; Emperor, Galactic Empire; Sith Lord (human male) (Mentioned only)
Roen Torcher; bounty hunter; enforcer and emissary, Zenowai Crime Society (male)
Slim Jek; emissary, Zenowai Crime Society; criminal advisor, Duro sector (Twi’lek male)
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Chigo (Rodian)
The bawdy, fiery Chigo ran black market goods to sector dissidents for years
before being fully won over to the Rebel cause.
D8-40 (droid)
A lover of romantic literature and tragic holo stories, D8-40 is one of the most
unusual safecrackers in the galaxy as well as one of the best. He claims to be
many hundreds of years old but his love of storytelling puts everything he says
in doubt.
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Daxxus (Blarina)
“How did I talk my way out of the Imperial inspection of my cargo? Why, by
simply describing the symptoms of my Anoat pox! The berry stains on my face
may have helped, too.”
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Tel’kap (Chadra-Fan)
As a scholar with an interest in politics and economics, the jovial Chadra-Fan,
Tel’kap, finds the Imperial blockade of the Anoat sector both fascinating and
disturbing.
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Bespin
Sector: Anoat sector
System: Bespin system
A massive yet elegant man-made structure, Cloud City hovers among the clouds
of the gas giant of Bespin. Gas mining colony, outpost, and popular tourist
destination, Cloud City serves as home to nearly five million people, including
miners, workers, tourists, and support staff. Formerly under control of Lando
Calrissian, a council of business representatives now runs Cloud City.
Burnin Konn
Sector: Anoat sector
System: Burnin Konn system
Considered one of the four Mining Worlds of the Anoat sector, centuries-long
mining operations on Burnin Konn to harvest chromium and dolovite destroyed
the world’s indigenous plant life and created a nearly uninhabitable wasteland. In
the central company town of Arcis, the population survives by living within the
crags below the world’s surface.
Hosra
Sector: Anoat sector
System: Burnin Konn system
Once the home of an extinct noble family, Hosra is now little more than an
agrarian planet. The fourth planet in the Burnin Konn system offers little in the
way of strategic value. With no mineral wealth nor major sources of fuel, the
planet garners little attention from the Empire or anyone else. Some believe
members of the Noble Court still reside there in secret, but little evidence exists to
support this theory.
Hoth
Sector: Anoat sector
System: Hoth system
Though barely habitable, Hoth is a desolate world of extreme cold covered in ice
and snow, making it inhospitable to most species. Until recently, it was the
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location of the Rebellion’s Echo Base. The Empire forces led by Darth Vader
completely destroyed the base during the Battle of Hoth, an engagement that
resulted in heavy Rebel casualties. With the Battle of Hoth still a fresh memory,
scavengers scurry through the ruins of Echo Base and the surrounding frozen
battlefield, which is littered with the wreckage of AT-ATs, snow speeders,
shuttles, and other craft, hoping to make a few credits from off-world recyclers
and collectors.
Jhas
Sector: Anoat sector
System: Hoth system
One of two gas giants in the Hoth system, Jhas is home to some twenty-four
moons. Pressure on the planet’s surface causes it to shrink, leading to a
conversion of gravitational energy into heat.
Jhas Krill
Sector: Anoat sector
System: Hoth system, moon of Jhas
As a result of the heat from Jhas, its eleventh moon, Jhas Krill, has a warm and
swampy jungle terrain capable of supporting life. However, it is difficult to
establish lasting settlements there. Artificial structures tend to be consumed by the
vegetation and soggy terrain, and it remains largely uninhabited by sentient life.
Mataou
Sector: Anoat sector
System: Mataou system
Once ruled by Hutts, the hot desert world of Mataou sits on the edge of the Ivax
Nebula. The world now primarily serves as home to farmers of the deadly ro
hypa, a venomous tentacled snake-like creature with medicinal value. Criminal
groups who prefer both secrecy and luxury have rebuilt some of the former Hutt-
ruled settlements in the classical architectural Hutt-style.
Nar Hypa
Sector: Anoat sector
System: Mataou system, moon of Mataou
A barren and desolate moon in orbit around Mataou, Nar Hypa once served as a
Hutt-owned starport and trading hub. Now in possession of the Empire, the old
Hutt facility has been repurposed to store cargo and goods confiscated from
smugglers and outlaws.
Pujool
Sector: Anoat sector
System: Anoat system
The sixth and most distant planet in the Anoat system, the gas giant Pujool
attracts very little attention.
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