Destiny Pool: ●●●●<br/>Duty Status: TBD<br/>Obligation Status: TBD<br/>Current Location: Nar Shaddaa (Lucky Bantha)<br/><br/><hr/><br/>The rest of the ship's crew had not been called for the briefing.  They were there to support the team and guard the ship, the mission itself had little to do with them.  'Lieutenant,' though he had given up the title when he joined the covert wing the Alliance, Vekis was a grizzled old man with no hair on his scalp but a great deal on his chin.  His beard was a curly mess nearly a foot long made up of brown and grey hair.  He had once been a fighter pilot, now his job was mostly scaring off anyone who asked too many questions.  He still flew the ship when needed, but his main job was cover.  Todra Nere was logistics and maintenance.  She kept the ship stocked, and she kept the top of the line gear working when no one else was present.  She was a red-skinned Zabrak, and rarely seemed to wear much more than coveralls.  FX-9 was the ship's medical droid and failsafe.  He was a passable medic.  He also had enough explosives wired in him to reduce the ship to dust.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"Captain, are there any standing order you can give us about the extraction team, incase we are not able to report in for orders on what to do with them?  Assuming they are still alive, of course.  Also, if the files are stashed and the only person who knows where they are is arrested, shouldn't rescuing her be our first priority, and only moving on if she is somehow impossible to break out?  I know if I stashed some files somewhere, not no-one would ever find them if I had somehow got myself perished. Do we have the layout of her prison, any idea as to the number and quality of guards, and/or any schematics of their power grid and networks?" She looked over at the slicer, making extra sure as she always did to keep her eyes on the Twi'lek's eyes and not staring at her tits that were so massive, they bent light around them. "It isn't my area expertise, but knowing where the computer outlets are will probably be useful." </blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"They must not remain in Imperial hands."  Captain Ranak answered by way of standing orders about the extraction team.  Whether that meant elimination or rescue was left unclear.<br/><br/>"You are to get the files.  If that involves rescuing her, all the better.  You are not to put the mission at risk however in an attempted rescue unless success is certain.  If the risk is lower to get the information without rescue, that is preferable."  He answered, his voice cold.  "I have no layout, the facility is new.  The entire city has been built by the Empire since they moved in.  Expect a heavy presence, the place is a shipyard and naval base.  Additional information you'll have to sort out yourselves."<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"What do we know about the planet and the doctor? The Imperial presence, how prevalent are they? Will we be going in dark with no support as usual?</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"The planet used to be controlled by the Hutts.  The Empire moved in, took over, and built a city there.  The presence is absolute.  The city has grown since they built it, you can get in as a trader without issue and there are civilian districts, but you should consider the entire place an Imperial base.  The doctor worked in the shipyards designing and testing new weapon systems.  She was born on Bresnia and lived for some time on Coruscant.  Her father died during the Clone Wars, cause unknown."  Captain Ranak answered.  "No support unless you can locate the extraction team.  You have five thousand credits for operational expenses."<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">She opened it, and she connected to the HoloNet. First she would search for Peroon and Teth. Maps, info, whatever she could find that could prove useful. Local authorities and personas were usually the ones they had to deal with, so she would try to find some things about them too. Then, she would check reports for pirate activity on the area. For a ship like theirs, pirates were just as much trouble as the Empire...only more unpredictable. Finally, info about the Empire's movements in the area. </blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>There was surprising little about either Peroon or Teth.  There were a few old references to Teth being a Hutt Vacation world, and a few recent references to trade contracts, but overall both seemed to have been blacked out of the HoloNet.<br/><br/>It wasn't obvious, but a bit of reading between the lines revealed that Bora, a Hutt, was causing some trouble for the Empire in the area.  There were reports of the Empire 'suppressing pirate activities' but also recruitment calls by Bora to 'reclaim the stolen worlds.'  The Hutts had officially disowned Bora.  The only reports of Empire activity were reports of victorious battles, usually against pirates.<br/><br/>OOC: A computer or knowledge check would be required to learn more.  Computers would be hard, upgraded once and with one setback die (the former due to the sensitive nature of the information, the latter due to the distance).  Knowledge Underworld or Outer Rim would be average with a setback (due to the concealed nature of Peroon).<br/><br/><hr/><br/>The Captain cut communications as soon as there was a pause.  As soon as the group was ready, Vekis launched the ship.  It was a little over 36 hours to reach Teth, time for any last minute preparations or planning.<br/><br/>Teth was the third planet from the moon and, even from a distance, looked to be heavily tropical nearly from pole to pole.  It was illuminated by a pair of violet suns that orbited each other in close proximity.  There was a steady flow of civilian traffic to and from the planet while in orbit sat an Imperial-class Star Destroyer, a Quasar Fire-class Cruiser-Carrier, and a pair of Arquitens-class Light Cruisers.  It was an impressive fleet for so remote a system, but, as Vekis pointed out with a worried grumble, it was a shipyard and therefore strategically important.<br/><br/>The ship faced no difficulty in landing at a small spaceport on the edge of Peroon.  The spaceport was purely civilian, and had the usual hustle and bustle of people and goods being loaded and unloaded.<br/><br/>While enroute the ship had received an update from Captain Ranak, sent as a recording with no proper chance for response.<br/><br/>"'Lyra,' worked as a dancer at the Star Angel Cantina.  Extraction team point of contact.  Togruta Female."<br/>"Creex Hassa, Imperial Dockmaster in charge of Peroon Resupply Station.  Known to be corrupt and bribe-able."<br/>"North Guard Barracks, located near civilian shipyard.  A company of soldiers, locals, militias, conscripts.  Lax discipline.  Repeat incidents.  Dancers, drink, whores, all on base.  Colonel Ceryss has failed to crack down."<br/>"Hutt Palace Prison.  Located 59 miles S/SW of Peroon.  Used by locals as a prison, has an Imperial section.  Former Hutt structure, plans may be available."