RECAP:  (Since I've been neglecting to post regularly...)


THE QANTARIATE:
You landed on Kraatar after finding a strange extra-dimensional orb and barely escaping an attack from them.  Known as the Qantariate, they appear as blackish amorphous creatures who cannot be perceived in our visual spectrum, although a strange creature that looks like intestines appeared when the orb was submerged.  They are teaming up with the Sathar to mount an assault upon the Frontier Sector.  A group of the Qantariate known as the Synths oppose the takeover but have difficulty communicating because they are from another dimension.  The orb itself, after analysis, appears to be a beacon.  The Qantariate appear in this universe and communicate using the Matrix Hole Between Worlds, which the beacon helps to open.  You have very little additional information except that they invasion is set to begin within the next 60 days.

The Synths formed a rebellion group known as the Shadows of Rakon.  A message was sent to them through the orb and LeGrange's genius was supposed to help in solving the Qantariate problem, but he was killed as you exited quarantine.

After a message was sent to the Shadow Rakon and before testing could be completed, a human female named Teliko and her reptile companion Syzzyx attacked and stole the Sphere with the help of their android colleague.  They broke in claiming to be a delegation from the UPF sent to investigate the sphere.  Teliko killed Dr. Matsuhara.  An extradimensional creature exited the Blackness and killed Dr. Nuna as well.  A Sathar also appeared, and the party saw them escape through a strange portal.  They took the Sphere with them.  However, the party killed Teliko and her companions.

UPF Consulate Grandin Spief met you, and told you to continue to investigate the assassination, and to see if any of it is related to the Qantariate, then to report back to him.  Also, report to him any Sathar involvement.  He thinks there is a connection between it all, but so far, the UPF doesn't believe him.  He wants you to keep him informed and collect evidence.  He gave you his contact information and told you to digitally record any evidence important to these matters as evidence for the UPF.

LEGRANGE AND THE KRAATAR PLOTS AND UNREST

The assassination of LeGrange led you to work with the Vrusk security on Kraatar (including the head of starport security named Zzik'Ti).  Kraatar is subject to rioting and violence based on racial disputes between the Vrusk and humans.  KLC operatives have engaged in terrorist attacks. You saved a Vrusk named REZZ as she was being attacked on the streets.  She is an unemployed pilot who used to run missions to the two moons of Kraatar and back, but KLC attacks destroyed the colony where she would do her piloting runs.

On the train to Quazzt's Depression to LeGrange's funeral, you discovered a Vrusk who had been staying at a nearby sanitarium for depression and had received an implant in his head.  It exploded on the train and killed him.  The train was then attacked by KLC operatives, and you barely saved it from total destruction.  The funeral was strangely held in secret before you got there, and you suspected a cover up of some sort.

You headed to the sanitarium, where you discovered a KLC operation that involved interrogating and trying to control Vrusk.  You took down the KLC operatives and rescued REZZ, who had been taken there and interrogated.  She is hurt, but you saved her and downloaded data to prove the plot to Zzik'Ti and perhaps some to help UPF Consulate Spief.

You then found a secret tunnel under the Sanitarium which led to a crater landing pad with a shuttle.  You fought off a robot but the mechanic woman you were chasing disappeared somewhere.

You all enter the ship and start some stimpaks and healing...

(At this point, please assume you found stimpaks and a healing center on the shuttle so that you are all back to normal stamina levels.)


After some healing and looking around the ship, you discover the following facts:

1) The woman is nowhere on board
2) The shuttle is an improved version of a standard shuttle and is capable of interplanetary flight, holding up to 10 passengers.  There are two sets of magnetic boots and uniforms with matching hoods and visors.
3) In the flight computer are two sets of coordinates and a diagram.  (Environmentalist skill check required to figure them out.)  (A computer check may also reveal further in the computer.)
4) Unfortunately, the shuttle is inoperative currently.  Part of its electronics system has been removed for repair.  If you track it down, REZZ can reinstall it and get the shuttle running again.

While doing all this, you suddenly see the mechanic woman appear as if directly from the stone wall of the crater, and you realize there must be another of those holographic camouflage covers over some sort of door or entrance.

She points and yells, "They're in there."  She points to the shuttle, and three heavily armed KLC appear behind her from the wall.

Orvo immediately seeks some way to close and lock the shuttle entrance.  "I think we gotta fly this thing to the moon," he says with a dralasite grin.

"Does this shuttle have any weapons on it?  I'm tired of dealing with the KLC mother frakkers!

Weapons and ammo check, now!  Screens up and prepare to repel borders!"
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There are no weapons on board the ship.

The shuttle ramp closes at Orvo's command but that doesn't fix the problem of the missing electronics board that needs to be reinstalled.

(NOTE: assuming you find the electronics board, it can be installed with a level 3 engineering check.  The other option is to capture the mechanic alive and have her install it.)

"Unless any of you can put that electronics board back in and get this shuttle flying, we need the engineer alive!  Then persuade her to do it right."

"Looks like a job for tangler grenades. I've got one. Anyone else packing?"

"I'll look for the circuitry we need to get this thing going. Maybe I can figure out what we need to do to get mobile."
S'Krllk starts scanning madly, using his own senses and his bodycomp.

Hammer says, "I have a frag or two that might come in handy."  He pulls out a frag grenade and preps his pistol in his other hand.

"Only if we can get those guards away from the engineer, Big Guy. We need her alive."

"Sounds like we have the start of a plan, lets do this.", Orvo mutters loud enough for everyone to hear, but almost as if he said it to himself.

When ready, Desiraye throws out one of the Tangle grenades at the approaching KLC personnel.

Throwing Tangler grenade at the group of KLC hoping to take (Most of) them alive.

IM: +6
PUNCHING DAMAGE: 7
CURRENT STA: 62/62
Military Skein Suit: 50/50

Laser Rifle [Set on 10 SEU for 10d10 Damage]
SEU Back Pack: 100/100

SKILLS:
Beam Weapons: 6 [DEX:30 + 60 = 90%]
Martial Arts: 3 [DEX:30 + 30 = 60%]
Thrown Weapons: 1  [DEX:30 + 10 = 40%]
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Porter also prepares his tangler grenade, ready to throw it at the guards as soon as the door opens. He flips the switch on his albedo screen, as well.

IM +7
PS 5
Current Sta 50/50
Military Skiensuit 30/50
Albedo screen (45 SEU beltpack)

Skills
Projectile Weapons: 3  [DEX:35 + 30 = 65%]
Martial Arts: 2 [hit 55% dmg 5, knockout 01-04, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
Thrown Weapons: 1 [DEX:35 + 10 = 45%]

Tangler Grenade hit 45%, targets must make a RS check to avoid
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Ordo takes up a position to race out and subdue any of the remaining guards after the Tanglers go off.

Your tangler grenades go out as the door on the shuttle is closing.  You manage to catch two out of the four in the grenades, including the mechanic.  The other two KLC guards roll out of the way of the grenades and escape.

They point and gesture, and then you realize what is happening.  They are moving somewhere under the shuttle where the shuttle's cameras cannot see what they are doing.

You are all inside the shuttle with the door closed.  One KLC guard and one female KLC engineer are trying and failing to get loose from the tangler grenades.

The other two remain out of sight somewhere around the shuttle.

"Not bad," Porter says as he pushes the button to re-open the door and once again puts on his gas mask. "But I don't like those two crawling around, maybe damaging the shuttle. Let's go get them."

He hoists his machinegun and prepares to chase after them.

OOC: When the door opens, he will go out and, if there's a clear shot at one of the guards that is unlikely to damage the shuttle, he'll blast the guard with a concentrated burst.

IM: +7
CURRENT STA: 50/50
Military Skein Suit: 30/50
Albedo Screen (44 SEU beltpack)
Gas mask

Projectile Weapons: 3  [DEX:35 + 30 = 65%] +burst 20% total: 85%

Machinegun 10d10 damage

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Hammer follows Porter's lead, ready to fire his laser pistol at the first target he sees.  (Set at 5 SEU.)

Orvo readies his laser pistol in one hand and a large wrench in the other and prepares to follow the others out the door.

"I guess we've made a decision!  Screens on if they aren't and mask up.  I'll toss a doze grenade out to start the action.  Pair up out the ramp and then spread out and don't bunch up!  Let's get this over with," Desiraye says as she makes sure that her screen is up and her laser rifle is set (10 SEU/Shot) to deal out some business.

Once the ramp is opened, Desi will toss out at least [1] Doze grenade.

IM: +6
PUNCHING DAMAGE: 7
CURRENT STA: 62/62
Military Skein Suit: 50/50

Laser Rifle [Set on 10 SEU for 10d10 Damage]
SEU Back Pack: 100/100

SKILLS:
Beam Weapons: 6 [DEX:30 + 60 = 90%]
Martial Arts: 3 [DEX:30 + 30 = 60%]
Thrown Weapons: 1  [DEX:30 + 10 = 40%]
This message was last edited by the player at 13:07, Thu 22 Sept 2016.

As the shuttle deck comes down to give you access, you realize it is too slow.  It gives plenty of warning to the two commandos hiding underneath.  By the time you toss the grenades and begin firing, they are sprinting across the crater to the wall where they appeared from.  You realize that it must be another of those hologram walls.

Your doze grenade does, however, knock out the three commandos on the ground who were already entangled.  Your firing rifles and lasers do not hit the mark, except for one shot from Desi which hits one of the commandos in the leg just before he disappears behind the hologram.  You find a sense of satisfaction in hearing him cry out in pain and then stumble through the hologram.

Hammer begins chasing after the men but stops just short of the hologram wall and peeks his head in.

racing (as fast as a Drasalite can)down the ramp he follows the others toward the hologram wall.

"Let's hope they didn't sabotage the ship any more than it already is."

As Hammer and Orvo race to the hologram wall to chase after the commandos, Porter circles under the ship where the two soldiers were hiding, looking for bombs or other signs of tampering with the ship.

Desiraye shouts to Hammer and Orvo, "Take 'em alive if you can.  If you can't, handle your business accordingly!"

Desiraye moves near Porter and covers him with her rifle as he does his inspection.  "Let's hope they were just taking cover Sarge."

"Doc, S'Krllk! See if you can get any of the instruments on the ship working. Scanners, anything. Copy?" Desiraye says into her comm unit While covering outside the ship.
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As S'Krllk continues his attempts to make the ship do something, he comms back, "are you sure? Maybe our time would be better served replacing these deplorable throw rugs."
This time, he manages to catch the right tone and it's a fair certainty he's not serious.

"We'll trust your judgement!"

Hey, all.  Since now rejoining my prior firm, I can now post pictures/maps again.  Enjoy.

Hammer and Orvo move to the hologram cave entrance.  As soon as Hammer looks in, he sees the two commandos by a security/airlock door.  One of them tosses a grenade...

Then they both duck behind the door and close and lock it.

Orvo ducks and manages to dodge the grenade.  Hammer is not so lucky.  It is a tangler grenade, and he finds his metallic body and frame covered and immobilized by the sticky strings.



Meanwhile, Porter is searching but finds nothing unusual underneath the shuttle.  Desi guards but finds nothing out of the ordinary.  The three other commandos are still unconscious.

S'Krllk keeps fiddling with the shuttle.  It will definitely need the repaired parts before it will fly.  However, he does manage to pull up this schematic with coordinates.




He is able to use his skills to determine that the coordinates are the shuttle's current position and a position somewhere on the moon Artemis.  He also manages to unlock a number of security codes to give clearance and access to whatever that is on the moon.

Once Porter is clear from his checks, Desiraye will go to the prisoners, disarm them all, strip them of all defenses and secure them with cuffs, rope, et. all of what may be handy.  She will then go through their belongings for any Intel as well.

Note that this might be difficult for Desi because they are not only unconscious from the doze grenade, but also are entwined in the sticky tangler grenade used previously.  She will need to either use solvaway to get rid of the tangler (which will take some time) or figure out another option.

When no more attacks come from the hologram wall, Porter comes up to the area. He looks at the captured guards and the engineer, and at Hammer. "I've got one bottle of solvaway. Should I use it to get this engineer out and fixing the ship, or on the Big Guy?"

Porter looks at his skiensuit's cargo pockets for the solvaway, and notices something. "Only one frag and one doze grenade left. I need to re-arm before we blast off for the moon."

OOC: Understood Heath, thanks.
BIC: "Engineer first and see if you can't persuade her to help us out a bit Sarge.  Kind of like in 'Her best interest if she wants to see this through' kind of deal!

We'll resupply before we take off.  I'm going to check on the other two."

"Hammer! Orvo! Status!"

You can see from where you stand that Hammer is covered in a tangler grenade and Orvo has ducked to the side of the cavern entrance.

Looking to make sure Hammer is ok and its only a tangler grenade.  Orvo rushes through the hologram-A large wrench in one hand and his laser pistol in the other "Once more unto the breach...." he utters before pushing through looking for a target to schwak with the wrench.

OOC:  I know they locked the door, but Orvo wouldn't have known that.

S'Krllk looks at the schematics, and the maps, and then hurriedly comms. "Return to shuttle, departure imminent."

Porter calls back on his chronocom, "Imminent? How imminent? Can that thing fly without the missing controls?"

"I'm coming up behind you Orvo, copy?"

Hammer says, "I can help if you get some solvaway on me.  Help, I'm stuck."  He struggles against the tangler grenade strands, his mechanical body squirming.

Realizing that she does have some Solvaway, Desiraye stops at Hammer and begins to apply the solution to eat away the threads holding him down.

Orvo runs to the door, finds it locked, and fails miserably when he tries to unlock it.  (Skill check failed.)

Desi is using solvaway on Hammer, which will take a minute.

The intercom announces all around the imminent departure of the shuttle.  If S'krllk meant to scare the commandos into returning to the shuttle, it did not work.

After failing miserably at opening the door, Orvo returns to Hammer and Desiraye.  "They escaped down a hallway and locked the door behind them-don't think that this group will come back for a while.  But if they do it will be with friends." Orvo calmly sais into his communicator.

As soon as Hammer gets loose of the tangler, he will try to unlock the doors. "Let me try," he says. "I have some skills."

"Forget the door and the security, we've beaten them. Let's not miss the shuttle."

Porter pauses halfway through untangling the engineer with solvaway. "Do we need to bring her with us, or will she be more trouble than she's worth? That's the question."

In his chronocom, he again calls, "S'Krllk, copy! How much time do we have, and are we sure the shuttle can fly?"

GM Heath - Would it be possible to use solvaway to "cut" the woman out of the tanglers by applying it around her, while still leaving her mostly incapacitated?

S'Krllk comes out of the shuttle and jogs over. "We're not gonna get that off the ground without finding the missing parts, and I suspect that would be more difficult than just shooting our way out. But they don't know that, and I suspect this shuttle is pivotal to whatever plans they have."
S'Krllk looks around, obviously worried. "If we can set up a distraction here, we might be able to return the way we came."

You can't get the shuttle off the ground without the missing parts.  I'm not sure where the miscommunication happened, but I appreciate the optimism.  :)

OOC: I'm just playing in character. Porter was told we need the parts before we can take off, then told the shuttle will take off soon. He's confused about whether we need the mechanic or not.

Ok

Looking between the ship and the door and then down to hammer; "I'm not sure exavtly what we are doing.  The door or the ship..."

"We're going to need the explosives to blow the door open and get the parts we need to get the shuttle off the ground!"

OOC: I was mistaken as well Heath

Once Hammer is released, he goes to work on the security door.  His skills are good enough, and he manages to get it opened.  It opens onto an airlock to go deeper into a pressurized area that won't require your masks.

The tunnel curves as it goes north.



OOC to Porter: Cutting the tangler without solvaway for the commando would take a lot of time, since it is sticky and binding every place it touches.  Let's say 10 minutes of cutting.
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Hammer follows the tunnel, pistol at the ready.  He has an axe to grind as he still wipes away the sticky tangler grenade residue.

Anyone following Hammer?

Sorry, I will.  Busy with work

"Alright its after them I guess.....let the others deal with the ship"  Orvo mutters to himself but into the comlink as he follows Hammer.

Most of the party moves on to the room marked 2:


This area contains a radiophone and a subspace radio.  The radio is on a repeated signal being broadcast.  The commandos are not here.  There is a door to the east.

The subspace radio repeats in a female voice:

"This is Stanacha, shuttle pilot at the Sanatorium, trying to reach Artemis Base.  If you read me, please respond."  Three second pause.  "This is Stanacha..."

Hammer will turn off the broadcast and then carefully, with gun at the ready, open the door to the next room slowly.

As Hammer slowly opens the door, you see through the crack that the lights in the far room are turned off and it is deadly silent within.

Following close on Hammers heel-"What do you see?  Lets go."

As soon as the door begins opening, you hear a cry of "FIRE!" from the dark room beyond as someone kicks open the door...

Porter continues to work on carefully freeing the mechanic from tangler goo without freeing her enough that she can cause too much trouble. It's slow work, but he has a feeling the group will need her to help get the shuttle ready to fly.

OOC: Heads up. My dissertation defense in next week, 11/23. I'll be pretty busy for the next 10 days or so. Hopefully everyone can avoid getting killed without me there to help. :D

Hammer begins firing into the dark room while taking cover by the wall next to the door.

Desiraye grabs the wall and reaches for one of the Tangler grenades off of her harness and yells, "PIN'EM DOWN!  THE SHUTTLE PARTS WE NEED MAY BE IN THERE!"

Once the fire goes out from his people, he throws the first of the grenades into the room.

"Lets do this...." Orvo utters and as soon as Hammer starts firing he races forward as fast as his little legs can carry him.

A strange turn of events ensues.  Hammer fires into the darkness, and hears a grunt of pain.

Orvo runs forward toward the dark room...

Desi throws a tangler grenade into the far room.

Two laser beams fire from the far room:  one misses Hammer, and the other nearly hits Orvo but misses.

You also see two objects fly into the room where you are at.

Almost simultaneously, your tangler grenade goes off in the far room, and their tangler grenade goes off in your room.

Hammer and Desi are caught in the tangler grenade.

Orvo, on the other hand, is caught in Desi's tangler grenade, but so are the commandos.

Now, all of you on both sides are stuck in tangler grenades.

One of the commandos says to his comrade, "Get some solvaway quickly!  We've got to get out of this first."

In reply to GM Heath (msg # 62):

"DAMNIT!  This is frakkin' awkward," Desiraye says as she tries to activate her comlink and try to reach her own solvaway.

"Sarge, Desi. We need you here now! We're at an awkward stand-off and need some solvaway or we're dead, fast!"

"Roger that, Desi. On my way." Porter immediately stops trying to free the mechanic, and sprints through the hologram doorway and down the hall, pulling solvaway bottles from his cargo pocket as he does.


OOC:

RS 70, hopefully I can get the bottles of solvaway out without dropping them or slowing myself down too much.

As Desi is talking and everyone is struggling in the tangler strands, you hear the voice from the other room say to someone else in there, "Hurry, before the bomb goes off!"

"You better surrender before the rest of the team shows up.  Your stuck like a fly in paper.  If I have to keep chasing you-it will not be pretty for you."  Orvo says in a calm monotone manner.

While he is talking he try's to create a new arm in the vicinity of his solvaway to get it open.

'This just keeps on getting better by the damn minute,' goes through Desi's head as she tries to expedite help.

"Sarge, Desi. Umm, need you to step it up! Copy?"

You hear the female commando say, "I got it. I got it!"  You are still waiting on Porter to arrive.

Then the female says, "Only 30 seconds left!  Sorry!"

"Wait!" the other commandos yell in unison.

The female who eluded you earlier runs into the room right past those stuck in the tangler grenade.

Although Orvo is having no luck getting out of the tangler, his new extra limb suddenly comes in helpful as he reaches out and trips the female.

At that exact moment, Porter steps into the room, only to have the female commando land on top of him, sending them both to the ground with her on top of him.  Her face shows fear.  She holds a part in one hand, and you can guess where that part goes:  in the shuttle.

"Come back!" her companions are yelling from the far room.

The female commando is trying to get up off Porter.  The part is held tightly in her hand.

Also, the door to the far room with the bomb is still wide open.  Porter has a decision to make...

15...14...13...

This 15 second countdown is turning into a two week thing...

Porter flips the commando off of his chest and leaps to his feet. He staggers a bit, but then hurtles toward the far door. As he moves, he yells in his comm, "S'Krllk, buddy, the piece you need is headed your way, in a commando's hands. If you've got a tangler or doze grenade, hit her and yourself with it to stop her! If I don't die in an explosion, I'll be coming behind her!"

He reaches the door and slams it shut (slides it shut? mashes a power butten? something anyway). Then he slips to the side of the doorway in case it comes flying outwards, and prays the door holds.

He does this, and the female commando goes running back down the hall.

A few seconds later, the bomb explodes and all is silent from beyond the door.  Porter begins using solvaway to free everyone else.  It takes a minute...

Meanwhile, no one ever seems to come out the exit where S'krllk is at.

Once his companions are free, Porter hustles back down the corridor. "S'Krllk, I'm coming out. Don't tangle me," he radios before stepping back through the holo-screen doorway.

"If she didn't come out this way, there may be another screened passage to the side. Let's take a look for it. Otherwise, she may have had a personal screen and is long gone now. Let's hope it's the former."

Hammer does not follow Porter.  Instead, he starts searching for any secret ways or closets or anyplace she might hide.

S'Krllk hears the call, thinks a bit, sees no one come through, and decides invisibility isn't out of the question. Opening the scanner application on his bodycomp, he starts scanning for a moving mass. Prepared to shoot such a mass with his needler if he sees one.

He does not see a body on his scanner.

However, Hammer finds that there is another holographic wall right where the tunnel curves before the decompression chamber.

Immediately, laser beams start firing out of the wall, but they miss as he ducks away.

Getting untangled and free again; "I'm beginning to get upset with all this deception.  I want to bring the hurt to these guys and then get out if this place."  Moving toward the holographic wall, Orvo stands to the side of it out of the way of any laser blasts, "How do we want to proceed?"

Desiraye wipes away the remnants of the solvaway and the tangler grenade as the laser beams start flying again.  "It's obvious they still have a little fight left in them.  Tired of trying to be nice.  Initiate 'Bitch Mode' now!  Return fire!"

Desiraye shoulders her laser rifle and begins to return fire at the female commando.

IM: +6
PUNCHING DAMAGE: 7
CURRENT STA: 62/62
Military Skein Suit: 50/50

Laser Rifle [Set on 10 SEU for 10d10 Damage]
SEU Back Pack: 100/100

SKILLS:
Beam Weapons: 6 [DEX:30 + 60 = 90%]
Martial Arts: 3 [DEX:30 + 30 = 60%]
Thrown Weapons: 1  [DEX:30 + 10 = 40%]
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After Desi's firing, you hear a grunt and a body hit the floor.  The firing from within stops suddenly.

Hammer checks inside past the holographic wall, but his gun is up and ready for a potential doublecross.

Desiraye transitions to her pistol, letting the rifle rest on its sling, as she signals to Hammer to cover her as she advances on the body.

You look in and find the inert body of the woman mechanic commando.  At her side is a standard issue laser pistol, and the part you need to fix the shuttle.

This hidden area is a small room with boxes of small parts.  One of the boxes catches your attention.  It apparently holds the tiny devices that were implanted in the Vrusk brains to control them and explode when necessary.

In the free hand of the woman commando, you see about five of these small devices.  The has apparently pushed a button, and they are now blinking...

...blinking faster...

...and faster...

Porter rushes forward. He bends over and grabs the blinking implants, spins around and runs out of the alcove and tosses them down the hallway where they will explode harmlessly...

Unless they explode in his hand first!

Porter grabs the five implants as they are blinking...

1/2 Reaction Speed check rolled...

success (barely)...

Porter successfully throws the implants down the hall, and they explode like five sticks of dynamite before they even hit the ground.  Luckily, no one is harmed.


OOC:  And here I thought you guys would just grab the needed part and run.

You don't see anything of real value in the room.  There are spare parts for various vehicles and the implants.

Let me know by Monday if you want to take any other actions.  Otherwise, I will assume you repair the shuttle with the part (which takes an hour), and begin take off toward the moon with Rezz (now healed and feeling much better) as pilot.

OOC: I think we should be collecting some evidence if we have the time and all of the guards are taken care of?

Porter is glad to still have both hands. He agrees with Desi that taking some of the implants as evidence is a good idea. Star Law would appreciate hard evidence like this, even if their authority is limited on this planet.

You gather the evidence at hand and move to the shuttle.  You realize you might not have too much time before more commandos arrive on scene.  You have now killed the ambushing party, stolen their vehicles, caused havoc within the sanitarium facility on every floor, and have now found their secret shuttle landing place.  This now makes clear what the locals were talking about with the secret shuttle missions despite air traffic being currently "grounded" by the authorities.

It takes S'krllk about an hour to completely refit the electronics system with the part from the maintenance room that you blew up.  The locker in the shuttle has two pairs of magnetic boots and two light blue uniforms with matching hoods and visors.  You imagine that is what must be worn at Artemis base.

There is also an autodoc of an exceptional quality (which fixed up your tortured pilot), and you can each take turns being healed on the 12 hour trip to the moon Setarz, and the Artemis Base which should hold the answers you seek.

As you take off, you relay the evidence and findings back to RIK Zzik'Ti.  He informs you that there are no spaceships and no vessels capable of interplanetary flight currently in the system.  After expulsion from the Commercial Council , Vist'Lat has closed the starport in an attempt to disrupt Kraatar's economy and secure their own economic dominance.
OOC: Reminder from Day 5:
Ssi'Aq'Krr (SAK) broadcasts this report throughout the day:

"Today the Commercial Council has expelled Vist'Lat from its ranks. The Council feels that much of the recent unrest can be attributed to VL's policies. Its latest move to sack its Human workers and evict them from their homes is untenable. The Council cannot condone or accept this behaviour."

Unfortunately the Council has no power to do anything more about it.


The only way you can get to Setarz is by using the KLC's own shuttle.  Luckily, you have it up and working and a pilot who can get you there.

You remember that in Dever's office, you found some very critical information:

OOC: Reminder from Dever's Office:

Two monitor screens sit on a desk next to a subspace radio. As the PCs enter, the radio is receiving a coded message from Legrange. This is stored in the radio and a computer specialist can decode it with a display information roll. The message reads:

"Artemis Base to High Peaks. Excelsior proceeding on schedule. Launch imminent! Soon Kraatar will be ours and the Vrusk no more. Prepare Operation Groundswell."
On the desk is Dever's half-finished investigation regarding the likely effects of the missile on Kraatar's ecology. Reams of scientific data describe the nature of the missile's payload, its development at the mining base and the plan to release it into Kraatar's atmosphere. It then goes onto consider the effects of the virus on Kraatar's ecosystem, but this section is inconclusive. An environmentalist studying this for 2 hours and making a successful analyze ecosystems roll realises the enormity of the devastation that the missile will wreak on Kraatar's ecology.


These facts showed you two things:  1) You have very little time until a missile is launched from Artemis Base that will effectively devastate Kraatar's ecology and kill countless innocents, and 2) Legrange appears to be alive, even though a hand grenade killed him right in front of you as you exited quarantine.  RIK Zzik'Ti urges you to take the shuttle and stop the missile launch.  It may be the only hope for the planet.  You must succeed!

OOC: Because you will not be on the planet if the missile strike succeeds, you will be awarded or docked experience points if you succeed or fail.  In other words, there is no GM intervention in the coming chain of events.

The trip to Artemis is 12 hours.  You all return to full health and stamina using the autodoc.  The trip is in zero gravity.  You realize you must have complete radio silence until you land or risk alerting the base.


YOU EACH RECEIVE 6 EXPERIENCE POINTS TO ALLOCATE ACCORDINGLY