Acolyte Task: Severed Accord II

[Qailân Mharn]

Accessing Public File; Downloading from 'Sith Archive'

Download Complete; Displaying File

 

Public Call for Operation Team Assembly

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The Eradicator's Mask materialised once more, its yellow eyes fixed upon the assembled acolytes.

"The operation on Rocande dubbed Severed Accord has concluded with a resounding success. The Republic engineers have been secured, and their research now belongs to the Empire. More importantly, the Republic's chief diplomat yet lives in our custody. Before I determine how best to extract value from this prisoner, I will determine which of you possesses the initiative worthy of attention."

"Rocande is a world in a precarious political position. Learn of its government, its relationship with the Republic, and the circumstances surrounding their diplomatic efforts. Then present to me your strategy for interrogating the captured diplomat. What would you seek to learn? What leverage would you employ? How would you turn this prisoner into an asset for the Empire? The most insightful submissions shall be rewarded with a lesson in one of the core powers of the Sith."

The hologram ceased, fading and allowing the rest of the provided information to flood their screens.

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Location: N/A
OOC Location: Alderaan
Objective: See above. 

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Timeframe: This task must be completed within two weeks, no later than 30/07/2026

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Reward:  Rewards can be negotiated for.

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Note: You may not have experienced it yet so allow me! - Your task is to create a document. A written piece in line with the objective. Any acolyte can make a submission for this task, the best one shall win. - An opportunity to explore wider politics/research and the cunning required of information gatherers or interstellar diplomats! 

Rocande is listed in our survey of northern terrories, and has a planetary co-ordinator (OOC position) which may be useful to this task. Certain Sith will also naturally know more of Rocande than others. Barter or earn their insight. 

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Verification Complete; File Closed

[Tavestra]

Information has a limited lifespan. Because of this, an interrogation must be expedient but precise. Without sufficient practice and experience, the Overseers taught me that 'torture is the tool of pleasure seekers only'. Without said experience to understand a person mentally, physically, and spiritually and the correct places to apply pressure, it is too simple to fall into the trap of iliciting too much pain and no true answers.

An added difficulty here is that a diplomat, particularly an experienced one, has received specialised training in telling half-truths and double meanings to their words. But at the end of the day, everyone is motivated by one of three things. Greed, Pride, or Fear. It's only a case of which one and what dosage. The diplomat must be made to acknowledge the truth of his situation. You hold him in Imperial Custody and his release his unlikely. It is truly in his best interests to assist and make his life as comfortable as possible, perhaps even earn some comforts for his troubles. Is he truly a servant of the Republic, or would he do as well in service to the Empire?

Once the diplomat has been made to appreciate the current situation, certain pressures should be applied to pry information from him. This should be tested by having him confirm information the Empire and the House already know. Some deliberate inaccuracies should be added to this information to determine if they are corrected. In addition, in attendance unknown to the diplomat should be one proficient in Mind Techniques, to assist in ascertaining truth from deceit.

The key pieces of information are to understand the Republics goals in the Rocande System, what resources they have allocated towards such projects so that appropriate resources can be applied to counter them, and the current disposition of the local government. A key piece of information required are the identities of which members of the government are sympathetic to the Republics overtures. The identification of key resources for immediate removal is a priority. Additional information such as Republic movements, secondary objectives and projects in neighbouring systems is also of high value.

And if all else fails, or simply for fun afterwards, I'd light a slow under under his chair.

- Acolyte Winnasaki