Re: The Summons - Jaerad's Office
"Allow me to introduce Orn Ziveri," Jaerad begins, indicating the twi'lek, "previously one of the members of the Head Clan of the city of Kala'uun on Ryloth. Lord Ziveri offers a unique opportunity and I will be employing all of you on a mission of vital importance to capitalize on his offer. Presently, Lord Ziveri will brief you on certain details, and answer questions, then I will outline my goals. As the situation on Ryloth is likely to be volatile, you will need to think on your feet once you arrive. Orn, if you please."
The twi'lek, who is of the rare red-skinned minority, nods and activates a holo-projector in the middle of the conference table, which provides essential points of his presentation. "For the sake of completeness, I will assume that some of you know nothing about Ryloth and our leadership system. This will cut down on confusion and questions, I hope," he begins in a deep, sonorous voice.
"On Ryloth, individual cities are ruled by Head Clans, family groups, usually male. It can take decades to amass enough power to gain the rule of a city, especially one as large and important as Kala'uun. The ruling Head Clan has almost absolute authority while they are in charge. The only way to remove a Head Clan from power is death. Once one member of the Head Clan dies, the family is removed from power and the remaining members of the Head Clan are exiled from Ryloth for the remainder of their lives. Their families inherit their assets and inevitably, their successors take decades to once again consolidate their holdings. As Jaerad has noted, I was a member of the last ruling Head Clan of Kala'uun, and I was exiled when my brother was assassinated.
"The new head clan, the Distombe Clan, is not as powerful as was mine, and they are having problems consolidating their hold. In addition, my sources indicate that their security has several major holes, which could be exploited to remove them from power quickly. If my family were to regain control of the city, Jaerad's organization would gain a considerable foothold, as I will be able to exert influence over my children. Ideally, my sons and daughter would gain control of the Head Clan. A female in the Head Clan would not be entirely unheard of, but it would certainly be unusually.
"As I was already planning this little coup when my brother was assassinated, I left all of my assets to my daughter, Sinya. My sons have their own businesses, which I assisted them in setting up, and all of their assets, combined with those which Sinya inherited will ensure they have more than adequate resources to obtain and maintain control as a Head Clan.
"My eldest son, Brill, and my daughter, Sinya, will be the two key players to convince. I will provide you with letters of introduction to both of them. Brill has always been able to dominate his brothers, but Sinya is an entirely different matter.
"In addition to contacting my children and getting them to work together, you'll need to eliminate one of the members of the Distombe Head Clan in order to have them exiled and their resources broken apart and handed to their children. I doubt that they are in any position to have been planning for the possibility of their downfall, as I was."
Orn looks around the table, meeting the eyes of each person in turn. "I will now open the floor to questions."