The Taris Event Chapter 2

[Dood]

Dood, I think Eli and So have different destinations, they probably aren't going to go together
Syric takes the bottle from Klak Stick to ale for now friend,we need you sharp.

Dood shrugs.

"It was only a suggestion. Take whomever you like with you. Just try to stay in pairs and keep your commlinks on."

Dood disappears back toward the cockpit.

[Furiel]

Also gentlemen, lets keep an eye out for Capt Hortell and company. Just cuz they offered us a bounty for Porkchop doesn't mean they aren't looing on their own, and when we meet them again I want that to be on our terms, not theirs. Come to think of it, we should add that to our list of things to investigate. See if Hortell has been here yet or not. That might give us an idea of whether or not we have a lead on him in the investigation.

Lets get to it!

Eli stands up and heads for the ramp

[Cuspar]

/autofollow Eli

[Gandolfini]

/autofollow Eli

OOC: Something like this?

[Whiteness]

Syric watches Dood walk away with a confused look on his face.
I know I said I had planned on staying in the ship...but I guess we don't need both pilots here..

"Klak, do me a favor and stick close to So Leet, he stands out more than I do and the way he zones out in front of a terminal I'd like someone watching out for him."

If Bulwark stays with Dood as he requested, Syric realizes he will be on his own, which is how he prefers it.

Syric proceeds to hit up a cantina, ordering a local ale and trying to find anyone with information pertinent to the cause. Information about any Sith activity specifically Captin Hortell or any one else looking for Blackferne, Kunga, Kunga's advisor, the Avalon and it's captain and Sargo.

Gather Information: Roll(1d20)+8: 17,+8 Total:25

[Arrican]

"I'll happily take anyone who is good with a blaster. I'd prefer not to get myself into a position I can't get myself out of when it comes to acts of brute force."
Takes whoever is going to go with him and heads towards the local holonet system and then starts looking for info.
I'm going to use my basic Use Computer rolls to check travel manifests for that ship landing here regularly, also checking to see what it's most recent stops before here were. Also, I'm going to try to access local police or law enforcement databases just looking for rap sheets of known associates of Kunga the Hutt in this general area. Preferably higher ranking individuals not pissants. And finally I'll be using the Use Computer skill to be able to look for any information about the pilot of the ship who picked up Porkchop to see if he's a loyalist or just a bounty hunter for hire.

Also just in passing I'm looking for any casinos that are NOT affiliated /w parsec gaming.

I'd assume there are 3-4 use computer rolls in there, I'm at a +18 currently. So roll away.

[Dood]

Gather Information: Roll(1d20)+8: 17,+8 Total:25

[ooc]And that is why Dood didn't expect you to stay at the ship. Gather Info, a skill neither Dood nor Bulwark have.[/ooc]

[Reese]

Klak shrugs and follows So Leet. Not too worried about it. He just wished he had an ale since the whiskey is apparently off limits.

[Whiteness]

Gather informtion Time: Roll(1d6)+0: 2,+0 Total:2

[ooc - should i be rolling for time everytime I do a gather information roll? @ dood - I didn't realize that]

[Blackferne]

Probably should on gather info.

And before I move all the money around are we going with the distribution as outlined here:

Well you had 3,250 (which includes the escrow money) before you got the 18k. But assuming you want of the the 18k divided in half where 9k is company reinvestment money and 9k is pay/dividends you end up with the following balances.

Company cash on hand: 3,250+9,000= 12,250cr

9,000 divided in half where 4,500 is wages and 4,500 is dividends

Wages paid (if including Wailer it is 562.5cr to each member) (if not including wailer 642cr each with 6 cr going to the company balance)

Dividend pay out of 4500 based on stake owned:
Arillus=2809.45cr
So Leet=1621.8cr
Eli=633.15cr
Cuspar=187.65cr
Syric=180.9cr
Dood=67.05cr

And I plan on rounding to the nearest credit to keep stuff whole numbers. That also means Syric's annoying .5 on his account balance is going up to a full credit.

[Blackferne]

Syric watches Dood walk away with a confused look on his face.
I know I said I had planned on staying in the ship...but I guess we don't need both pilots here..

"Klak, do me a favor and stick close to So Leet, he stands out more than I do and the way he zones out in front of a terminal I'd like someone watching out for him."

If Bulwark stays with Dood as he requested, Syric realizes he will be on his own, which is how he prefers it.

Syric proceeds to hit up a cantina, ordering a local ale and trying to find anyone with information pertinent to the cause. Information about any Sith activity specifically Captin Hortell or any one else looking for Blackferne, Kunga, Kunga's advisor, the Avalon and it's captain and Sargo.

Gather Information: Roll(1d20)+8: 17,+8 Total:25

Over the course of a few hours you learn quite a few things. You learn that nobody has seen a Sith military vessel land at the spaceport in over a year. You learn that Kunga has been holed up in his villa/fortress outside of town for a couple months. The place is heavily guarded and any guests have to go through a very very thorough background check. The paranoia is so high that anyone delivering supplies drops it off at a office in the city and it is taken to his place by Kunga's guys. You do hear again that his adviser routinely leaves the fortress to see his mistress or girlfriend (her status is kinda complicated and you get varying reports). His name is Ro'Talth he is a Twi'lek and his mistress/girlfriend is a singer at a local musical theater. She is named Ra'Wen and she is one of the supporting actresses in the show. He never travels around unescorted and apparently his bodyguard detail are a bunch of jerks. Likewise he has two goons watch his girlfriend 24/7. You hear nothing about Jounville. You don't get any information on the Avalon or it's captain Marc Pson't other than 'I think he works for Kunga, haven't seen him lately.' Sargo is just known for his notorious gangster like celebrity ways. Rumor has it a contingent visited Kunga 2 months ago (this was after his boarding up). But they only talked for a few days then left. Kunga's boarding up got tighter after that.

[Blackferne]

"I'll happily take anyone who is good with a blaster. I'd prefer not to get myself into a position I can't get myself out of when it comes to acts of brute force."
Takes whoever is going to go with him and heads towards the local holonet system and then starts looking for info.
I'm going to use my basic Use Computer rolls to check travel manifests for that ship landing here regularly, also checking to see what it's most recent stops before here were. Also, I'm going to try to access local police or law enforcement databases just looking for rap sheets of known associates of Kunga the Hutt in this general area. Preferably higher ranking individuals not pissants. And finally I'll be using the Use Computer skill to be able to look for any information about the pilot of the ship who picked up Porkchop to see if he's a loyalist or just a bounty hunter for hire.

Also just in passing I'm looking for any casinos that are NOT affiliated /w parsec gaming.

I'd assume there are 3-4 use computer rolls in there, I'm at a +18 currently. So roll away.

1d20[13]+18=31
Checks on the Avalon show it has not been to Bryx in at least 6 months. On that trip it reported that it had came from Kril'Dor and then was headed to Corellia. The time it was in port before that was 8 months ago with stops in Tatooine and Mon Cal space,

1d20[13]+18=31
Municipal law enforcement shows little in the way of known associates of Kunga. Based on your glancing at the databases you would assume Kunga is either a law abiding citizen with an import export business or the local law enforcement is significantly corrupt and under his thumb. The best you can find is what would be, based on their convictions, minor front line guys.

1d20[17]+18=35
Marc Pson't is a Republic Navy vet of 20 years who is currently a Captain of Saltori Merchant Services' vessel Avalon. He has been an employ for several years and is routinely hired by other companies through Saltori to do work transporting security related cargo.

1d20[11]+18=29
There is not a casino who is not run by Parsec, but there is a Saltori swoop racetrack.

[Arrican]

"I think i'm gonna try to find out where Marc's ship has been or is currently. I'd really like to see where the ship is or has been in the last month."
Use computer +18 again, taking as much time as it needs.

[Whiteness]

Syric orders an ale to take with him and leaves the cantina to look for Klak and So. His search was quick as the Cerean was easy to pick out in a crowd.
"Here Klak, I hope this will hold you over for a while. "
Syric looks around and decideds this public spot was not the place to go into too much detail, "So, see what you can find out about Kunga's advisor Ro'Talth and his mistress Ra'Wen. I'm going to go price some land transports before snooping around any more."

After any conversation that may happen, Syric leaves to search for a dealer of used landspeeders/swoop bikes.

[Blackferne]

"I think i'm gonna try to find out where Marc's ship has been or is currently. I'd really like to see where the ship is or has been in the last month."
Use computer +18 again, taking as much time as it needs.

The records you are able to pull up for the last month are somewhat spotty. You see stops in Corellia, Coruscant, Lok. But the intended destination and his next check in don't always sync up. In fact often they do not. The last record you have of the ship was a prisoner transfer off of Lok, but there is no record of him arriving anywhere yet.

[Arrican]

"So, see what you can find out about Kunga's advisor Ro'Talth and his mistress Ra'Wen. I'm going to go price some land transports before snooping around any more."

I do this too, again, taking as long as I need /w +18

[Dood]

Dood contacts the port authority and arranges for 55 days' worth of fuel for the Delia (2750cr - current at 5 days remaining so this will give us 60 days of fuel) as well as rations for a crew of 7 for 55 days (3850cr).

Both are paid out of Aderbrent funds (12256cr - 6600cr = 5656cr remaining for Aderbrent, plus the money for Arillius).

With that done and with the one last check of the ship, Dood finds Bulwark dozing in his bunk and knocks, rousing him and getting a quizzical look.

"Supplies are ordered and should be delivered [insert delivery date here]. The sentry droid is doing his circling thing and the dungbot is scrubbing the cargo hold. Any thoughts on what we should be doing?"

[Whiteness]

Having no luck finding a speeder dealer, Syric decides to visit the local music theater instead. He plans to scope out the venue to identify what time shows are and other general information that should be apparent upon entering it.

[Bulwark]

"Supplies are ordered and should be delivered [insert delivery date here]. The sentry droid is doing his circling thing and the dungbot is scrubbing the cargo hold. Any thoughts on what we should be doing?"

"Well, we could go scout out the Exchange stronghold. Just get a good idea of what we are up against."
Bulwark adds, "as long as we don't look too suspicious snooping around outside the place."

[Blackferne]

Having no luck finding a speeder dealer, Syric decides to visit the local music theater instead. He plans to scope out the venue to identify what time shows are and other general information that should be apparent upon entering it.

Hey I just hadn't got to it yet. I'm going to take a more serious stab at everyone's moves soon.

[Whiteness]

Having no luck finding a speeder dealer, Syric decides to visit the local music theater instead. He plans to scope out the venue to identify what time shows are and other general information that should be apparent upon entering it.

Hey I just hadn't got to it yet. I'm going to take a more serious stab at everyone's moves soon.

Don't worry about it, I'd rather take in some local culture at the theater. I was only going to price vehicles anyways, I don't have the credits to buy.

What time is it? I think syric is getting ahead of some of the others.

[Blackferne]

Syric orders an ale to take with him and leaves the cantina to look for Klak and So. His search was quick as the Cerean was easy to pick out in a crowd.
"Here Klak, I hope this will hold you over for a while. "
Syric looks around and decideds this public spot was not the place to go into too much detail, "So, see what you can find out about Kunga's advisor Ro'Talth and his mistress Ra'Wen. I'm going to go price some land transports before snooping around any more."

After any conversation that may happen, Syric leaves to search for a dealer of used landspeeders/swoop bikes.

You look around and find some listings for used vehicles in a local news source. Some of the things that catch your eye are as follows.

Swoop bikes:
Lhosan Aerochaser Max speed (400km/h) Price: new 5,800 used 1,000
Lhosan Swoop Racer Max Speed (850km/hr) Price: new 18,700 used 14,300 Proper skill certification required at purchase
Aratech Urban Navigator Max Speed (500km/hr) 1 passenger sidecar standard. Price: new 9,600 used 3,500

Land Speeders:
Sorosub TT-6 Landspeeder Max Speed (400km/h) Price: new 12,000 used 3,800 (Seats 2 including driver)
PL-90 Luxury Speeder Max Speed (280 km/hr) Price: new 48,000 used 29,000 (Seats 8 including driver)

[Blackferne]

"So, see what you can find out about Kunga's advisor Ro'Talth and his mistress Ra'Wen. I'm going to go price some land transports before snooping around any more."

I do this too, again, taking as long as I need /w +18

After some searching you find that Ro'Talth is in his mid 40s. He is officially an account executive in Saltori Merchant Services. He graduated from a business trade school when he was younger and has no criminal record. He is a patron to the Wrixalli Theater Troupe who has in their cast Ra'Wen. She is in her early 20s. She grew up on Bryx with her immigrant Twi'lek parents and has become a regular troupe member in the Wrixalli Theater Troupe. By most critical reviews she is listed anywhere from solid supporting actress to more recent reviews calling for her to finally be given a leading role so she can show her full range. She also has no criminal record.

[Blackferne]

Having no luck finding a speeder dealer, Syric decides to visit the local music theater instead. He plans to scope out the venue to identify what time shows are and other general information that should be apparent upon entering it.

The Wrixalli Theater Troupe is currently engaged in a production of Rodian Dreams, Bothan Schemes by noted playwright Vernoc. This was a popular vid-stream a few years back and has gotten a second life in live performances. They play every other day (not tonight) at the Cornott Theater for a ticket price of 20cr (40cr for box seats) and formal attire is required. There are also a few other shows playing, let me know if you want more details on those.

The latest it is for any of you is about 3pm.

@ Dood I am still waiting on Dood's account of exactly how the money was distributed from the 18k since I was unsure if you were doing (50% company 25% investors including Arillius in 'escrow' 25% wages or that minus Arillius's cut, or something else). Once he answers that I will go ahead and update the totals of everyone's wallet and process the ration/fuel shipments.

@ Bulwark Are you and Dood setting out to look at the estate now or was that just a suggestion?

[Whiteness]

Syric enters the theater to essentially 'scope out the joint' so he is familiar with the layout. He intends to walk through the lobby, keeping his eyes open for any show listing that includes Ra'Wen. He is also looking for alternative exits/entrances and enters the main seating area taking care to notice any balcony or VIP seating. If no show is currently playing he tries to sneak behind stage, looking for dressing rooms, wardrobe storage, other common rooms and any back doors. He keeps his eyes open for the goons watching Ra'Wen, and if he sees them will try to avoid them.

Once he is satisfied he looks for any actors, once again taking care to notice and avoid any goons, to ask for details about the cast of the main show such as new talent, rising stars and other general information so as not to arouse suspicion. He is interested in hearing the names of a couple actresses and actors for future use.

Stealth: Roll(1d20)+9: 18,+9 Total:27
Perception: Roll(1d20)+8: 13,+8 Total:21
Gather Information: Roll(1d20)+8: 9,+8 Total:17
Time: Roll(1d6)+0: 1,+0 Total:1