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Adventures on Naboo.

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GM Hammer
GM, 149 posts
Wed 7 Oct 2015
at 22:22
  • msg #1

Adventures on Naboo

The flight to Naboo was uneventful, and they were easily granted a landing space at the Theed Spaceport.

"I'll arrange getting the ship repaired," Dane said to Master Tabret, "if you want to get these two," he poked his thumb at Jubali and Traest, "some medical attention."

"Sounds good," Sonora answered.  "We can meet back up at the entrance to the Royal Palace in a few hours."

Ranger Cardosa nodded in agreement.

Jubali admired the beautiful buildings as they traveled but knew she'd have to wait until later to get a better look.

When arriving at the hospital, they were cordially greeted and then sent to triage.  "Now that you're safely here, I'm going to go arrange our meeting with the Joint Council," Master Tabret informed Jubali.  "I will be back soon."

True to her word, by the time Jubali and Traest were moved from triage to treatment rooms, Master Tabret returned.  "I'm afraid the Council will not be able to grant us audience for two days.  It's probably just as well though, from what I've learned from the physician, it may take that long to get you back to your best.  And for Traest, it definitely will."

Soon Ranger Cardosa arrived.  "I got the Eclipse all set up for repairs.  It will be a several hours, but it sounds like we'll be here at least that long."

Jubali tried not to show her relief at being able to rest for two days in a comfortable hospital.

All too soon it was time to meet with the Naboo Joint Council.  The four heroes arrived and were introduced to each member of the Council before the meeting began.  After introductions, Queen Amidala, ruler of the Naboo, spoke.  "Honored Jedi, distinguished Rangers, tell us, why have you come?"

"In truth, we have come seeking your help," Master Tabret began.  "Some information has come into our possession that we are unable to analyze because it is written in Gunganese.  We were hoping members of this body could interpret it for us." The Joint Council members seemed to appreciate being appealed to for help rather than having answers demanded of them.

"Meesa certian we could," Boss Nass, leader of the Gungans spoke up.  "But meesa must be askin', wherun did you be gettin' dis information?"

"A valid question, Boss," Ranger Cardosa responded.  "It was retrieved by Republic Intelligence during an undercover operation."

"Be wary, though," Jubali warned.  "The person behind this seeks to sow chaos and discord.  What's written here could very well be lies designed to push apart the Gungans and the Humans."  Most of the members of the Council appeared to believe Jubali's statement.

"We'lla be the judge of that," a dignified grey Gungan, whom Jubali remembered being introduced as Minister Rish Loo, replied.  The Naboo's Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs, Ruto Graven seemed to nod his head in agreement with the Gungan, but everyone else on the Council seemed taken in by Jubali's statement.

"Meesa would be happy to translate thissa text," Representative Lyonie, a reddish, brown Gungan spoke up.  He took the datapad containing the file from Ranger Cardosa and looked over it carefully.  "Itsa says 'Naboo Operations: Mantaris, Clodhopper'."

"Aha!" Assistant Minister Graven said.  "You see now Your Majesty how the Gungans plot against us.  Planning to sabotage our new vessel and our native wildlife."

"Thatsa shows what you know," Minister Rish Loo broke in.  "Thissa word," he said, pointing to the datapad, "is Gunganese for the people of Naboo, not the planet.  Clearly, Boss Nass, this issa plot by the Naboo to discredit the Gungans."

OOC: Does Jubali have anything to say before the rest of the Council reacts.
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:15, Thu 15 Oct 2015.
Jubali
player, 144 posts
Fri 9 Oct 2015
at 00:23
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Adventures on Naboo

"There's not enough information to go off of yet," Jubali insisted.  "Remember!  The person who wrote this WANTS to sow chaos.  If there is a plot going on, HE'S the one behind it."
GM Hammer
GM, 150 posts
Fri 9 Oct 2015
at 16:17
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Adventures on Naboo

OOC: Make a Persuasion check.  Also, note that I forgot to put in the reactions of the Council to the first few things your party said.  I've added that in now, so I would reread that section of the first post.
Jubali
player, 145 posts
Sat 10 Oct 2015
at 01:56
  • msg #4

Adventures on Naboo

OOC 19+2+2(FP)=23
GM Hammer
GM, 151 posts
Wed 14 Oct 2015
at 23:40
  • msg #5

Adventures on Naboo

"We know that is what you would like us to believe, young Jedi" Assistant Minister Graven replied in a condescending tone.  "It may even be what you believe.  But that does not make it truth."

"But meesa can say," Boss Nass chimed in, "that thissen list could not have been made by any Naboo.  None of them knowssa Gunganese thatta well," he concluded easily dismissing Minister Rish Loo's argument.

"I agree with the Padawan," Queen Amidala weighed in. "We do not have enough evidence here to conclude who is behind these 'Operations', or indeed if any are actually valid."

"It does concern me, however, Your Majesty," said Graf Zapalo, Master of Sciences for the Naboo, "that the Mantaris project is mentioned here.  Our guests may not realize this, but the Mantaris is the first joint effort between the Naboo and the Gungans.  It is a transport that is equally capable of functioning under water, in planetary atmospheres, and the frigid depths of space.  We started with the Gungans' well-tested Bongo-class submersible and had our engineers make it spaceworthy and improve the modularity of the design.  It's maiden voyage is fast-approaching.  If something were to happen to this project, it could easily set back Naboo-Gungan relations to pre-crisis levels."

"I can understand your concern Master Zapalo," Ranger Cardosa answered.  "With the Council's permission, we would be willing to investigate any leads you could give us."

"I think we may prefer to use our own investigative resources," Assistant Minister Graven retorted, clearly convinced the visitors had their own agenda.

"What my trainer means," Traest started, finally chiming in, "is that we have insight on the author of the text, so it might be helpful if we were included in the investigation."   All but the heroes' two antagonists seemed convinced that it was a good idea to at least include the four of them in the investigation, though the level of their desired involvement seemed unclear.

"And thassa 'nother problem, you have not toldda us whossa this information has come from."  Minister Rish Loo pointed out.  "How do weessa know that we shouldn't be trustin' them?"

"I apologize for neglecting to bring that information forward to you from the start," Master Tabret said.  "Some of you may remember that before the Stark Hyperspace War, the biggest nuisance in the galaxy was a group called the Army of Life, who were led by the Paladin."    At the mention of the Army of Life and the Paladin, Master Zapalo shuddered, Assistant Minister Graven sneered, and the rest looked a little bewildered.  "We believe that they have resurfaced and that they are the authors of this message."

"Your Majesty, surely you don't believe this falsehood?" Assistant Minister Graven asked incredulously.  "The Paladin is just a story."

"I'm afraid I do believe them," Queen Amidala said.  "While I am unsure about the Paladin, I know my history well enough to know the devastation the Army of Life has wreaked on the galaxy."

OOC: Does Jubali have anything to say?
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:36, Thu 15 Oct 2015.
Jubali
player, 146 posts
Thu 22 Oct 2015
at 04:42
  • msg #6

Adventures on Naboo

Jubali was content to let the others handle the rest of the discussion she'd made her point and it'd been received well enough.
GM Hammer
GM, 152 posts
Fri 23 Oct 2015
at 05:18
  • msg #7

Adventures on Naboo

Before anyone else could speak a young Gungan and a young Naboo entered, both dressed in a page's attire.  They each approached their leader and indicated to them that they had a message.  Boss Nass was first in reading his message from his datapad.

"Meesa afraid meesa have bad news," he croaked.  "A Gungan technician assigned to the Mantaris project hassa disappeared."

"Youssa see Boss Nass?" Minister Rish Loo chimed in.  "Theessa Naboo have kidnapped him to prevent the project from finishing and keep us from colonizing the moon."

"I'm afraid if that is the case, then we have two factions working against each other," Queen Amidala said. "For I have just received word that one of the lead Naboo engineers for the project was found dead."

"What?" Master Zapalo exclaimed incredulously.

"Hah, and they claim we have kidnapped their technician," Graven sneered.  "More likely the technician killed our engineer and then went into hiding."

"Why, meessa never..." Rish Loo started.

"Gentlebeings, please!" Master Tabret imposed herself on the conversation, pushing with the Force ever so slightly.  "If I may offer?" After waiting for a slight nod of the head from Queen Amidala and an open, upturned palm from Boss Nass, she continued.  "As a neutral party, we would be glad to investigate these incidents."

"Your majesty, you can't possibly consider..." Graven tried to intercept the offer, but was cut off by Queen Amidala's firm hand.  "We would gladly accept your offer Master Jedi.  But I do think someone from Naboo should accompany you.  Would you mind if one of my royal guards accompanied you?"

"It would be our pleasure," Ranger Cardosa answered for the group.

"Excellent.  Boss Nass, is this acceptable to you?" Queen Amidala asked, ever the peace maker.

"Boss, no," Rish Loo objected, but Boss Nass waved him off.  "Weesa trust the Jedi and Rangers enough that one eensy weensy Naboo guard issa not going to disrupt the investigation."

"Great!" Explorer Kas'lon said, eliciting a stern look from his trainer at his over eagerness.  "I just mean, when do we start?"

"Nearly right away, let me send for my guard and I will introduce you,"  the queen replied.

OOC: Any last comments before we move on?
Jubali
player, 147 posts
Tue 27 Oct 2015
at 17:42
  • msg #8

Adventures on Naboo

Jubali noted the two trying to drive the negotiations apart.

"We appreciate your trust," Jubali said, indicating both the Queen and Boss Nass.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:43, Tue 27 Oct 2015.
GM Hammer
GM, 153 posts
Tue 27 Oct 2015
at 22:22
  • msg #9

Adventures on Naboo

The members of the Joint Council stood and the Queen escorted the Jedi and Antarian Rangers out.  As soon as they left the council chambers, they were surrounded by handmaids and security guards alike--the queen's normal entourage.  "Don't worry about Assistant Minister Graven and Minister Rish Loo," Amidala said, seeming to sense the group's mistrust.  "They are usually like that.  The peace between the Naboo and the Gungans is still new and fragile.  There is still a lot of unease."

"Would you not consider removing them from the Joint Council?" Traest asked boldly, drawing a reproachful glare from his mentor.

Amidala chuckled briefly.  "No, I'm afraid not.  Though neither of them believes this alliance will work, they both can have useful insights at times."

"You don't think they could be involved in these plots?" Traest continued to press.

"If you're asking if I think they're involved with the Army of Life, the answer is no.  But I was planning on assigning a member of the Royal Security to watch Minister Graven until the Mantaris has completed its maiden voyage.  I will suggest to Boss Nass that he do the same with Minister Loo, if he has not already thought of that himself."  The group arrived at a security station, and the queen motioned for chief of security, Captain Panaka, to retrieve Royal Guard Galak.

As he approached, Jubali could see that he was dark-skinned like the captain, he had on the typical Royal Security Service combat jumpsuit (complete with hat) and blaster pistol in his holster.

As Captain Panaka introduced the group to Galak and brought Galak up to speed on the situation, one of the queen's handmaids showed her a message on a datapad.  "I believe I have good news.  I have just received word from Boss Nass that one of his Gungan scouts may have spotted their technician in the company of a rough-looking group of humans near an ancient shrine hidden in the jungle just outside of Theed.  They also sent a hand-drawn map to the site, which I can send to your datapads Rangers."

"I'm afraid this means we will need to split up," Ranger Cardosa said.  "Master Tabret and I can investigate the death of the Naboo engineer.  Explorer Kas'lon, why don't you go with Jubali to the shrine and see if you can't bring back the Gungan technician?"

"Very well, Ranger." Traest replied cheerfully, pleased with the arrangement.

OOC: Does Jubali have any comments about the mission?
Jubali
player, 148 posts
Thu 29 Oct 2015
at 00:40
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Adventures on Naboo

"Of course," Jubali said.  She was glad to be assigned by herself but was uneasy, fearing the Paladin could be feeding them false information at anytime.
GM Hammer
GM, 154 posts
Thu 29 Oct 2015
at 17:57
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Adventures on Naboo

"I would like to accompany Explorer Kas'lon and Padawan Jubali, if I may," Galak spoke up.  "There is not much I can do for a dead engineer and I would like to show the Gungans that we Naboo care about their people by helping to rescue their technician."

"A good idea," Queen Amidala said.  "Very well, I will leave you to your tasks," she finished and then walked off with her retinue in tow.

"Proceed with caution, padawan," Master Tabret warned.  "We do not know why the technician has been kidnapped or what the kidnappers intend to do with him.  Comm us if you receive any new information."
Jubali
player, 149 posts
Fri 30 Oct 2015
at 02:35
  • msg #12

Adventures on Naboo

"Of course," Jubali replied seriously.  Then to Galak, "Welcome to the team."
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