Circus for a Psycho

[Lord Iezkon]

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Public Call for Operation Team Assembly

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Attached to the file would be a prerecorded holomessage that when selected would play. The electronic blue flickered to life causing Khatâtas’ form to suddenly appear. The man of purity stood clad in elongated robes of jet black, his long hair partially resting across his shoulders, the upper half of his visage hidden beneath the veil of his hood. Both hands would be resting comfortably atop the engraved black metal cane’s grip:

""Fear. Fear is like a fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you. It can heat your home. If you can’t control it however, it will burn everything around you and destroy you. Fear is your best friend and your worst enemy.
It is fear that is the true weapon behind any terrorist organization. And finally, we have discovered a clear lead on a former Lieutenant that has served aboard Th’Asidra and sold sensitive information to the terrorist group known as ‘The Bloodied Circus’ whom the traitor has joined according to our intelligence.
The hideout of this group is said to be on the planet of Vinsoth, which is run by crime lords left, right and center through dictatorships. They are entirely neutral at the present but an important location for the war effort. As such we cannot afford to have this anti-imperial terrorist group survive. Travel to Vinsoth, eradicate the terrorists and capture the Lieutenant.
Succeed and you will earn my favour.’’

*With that the hologram would flicker and then fade from view. Leaving the viewer able to access the rest of the information provided.*

Location: Bloodied Circus Hideout - Vinsoth.
OOC Location: I recommend using either Balmorra or Rishi.
Objectives: In this task there will be two primary objectives and one secondary objective.

Primary Objective I: Capture the traitorous Lieutenant alive and deliver him to Apprentice Khatatas Ashana.

Primary Objective II: Eradicate the terrorist group known as the Bloodied Circus.

Secondary Objective I: Ensure that the anonymity of House Horuset remains intact whilst on Vinsoth.

Time Frame: The team will have 28 days to complete this task.
((The 16th of June will be the deadline!))

Estimated Party Size: The recommendation of Apprentice Khatâtas Ashana is that a party size of no more than five will be required to see this task completed without raising suspicion.

Spoiler: OOC: Info for the GM!

Once the GM has been chosen, do come to me for further information.

Verifying Public File;
Verification Complete; File Completed

(*Post by Luca/Khatatas.*)

[Lord Iezkon]

The following file would be made available for Apprentice Khatatas Ashana and Darth Horuset

A briefing was held by Sith Tarati before the mission, he outlined that we were to capture three individuals rather than just the Lieutenant. We were tasked with also capturing Pensala Vis and 'some Bounty Hunter'. It later turned out that the two individuals Sith Tarati wanted were merely to kill them himself.

Upon arriving we were met with a single gate to the compound and three former Imperial soldiers, faking to be drunk when our alien Imperial approached. She attempted to seduce them, which was clearly failing. Seeing that she would be killed and we were to face the fortified camp with upwards of 40 hostiles with one less operative before even starting I opted to step out of cover and close the gap whilst talking to them.

I made the decision that it was best to attack from the front gate, so that all hostiles would be kept on one side and we would not end up being surrounded. A decision which proved key when it turned out that the majority of the enemy force were hidden in hideaways ready to ambush, we would not have won a fight on all sides.

Once I closed the gap enough I activated my stealth field generator and killed one man myself, the Imperials each handled the other two. I ordered the rest of the group to secure the closest shuttle whilst I moved deeper into the camp alone; with the aid of my stealth, to secure the final shuttle.

The group were quickly pinned down by the Bounty Hunter's heavy repeater fire and the men assisting him, but they managed to hit the shuttle with a thermal detonator, destroying it. The later fight was drawn out but necessary, as it allowed me to move through the camp unnoticed and sabotage the ships wing, by driving my lightsaber into the hydraulics, just as it was about to take off. The Lieutenant was aboard this ship and trying to escape, the second takeoff failed men began firing to try destroy the ship so I cut the door off and used the force to retrieve the target. Shortly after the shuttle blew up from rigged explosives. It seems they were doing everything they could to prevent being taken alive.

After the explosions caused havoc within the base the key figures were either unconscious or surrendered, though the female tried to quick draw and shoot the Lieutenant as I carried him. She failed. All three were captured alive.

There was a pen full of slaves which I intended to send toward Sernpidal but extraction provided by Sith Tarati only allowed for the operatives and three named captives, I opted to slaughter them myself.

We covered our tracks by planting thermal detonators everywhere to hide evidence of lightsabers being used, and to make it look like a gang raid gone wrong.

There was one more curious detail, I sensed a Sith within the camp. Stronger than myself, yet when we attacked the base he attempted to flee. He died a cowards death in the shuttle explosion, I felt his life force ebbing away in the waters below, filled with ravenous slaughterfish.


(*Post by Rendvir Arvanis.*)