USH'S STAR WARS GAME- CAMPAIGN II, EPISODE I (LIGHT SIDE)- Conspiracy

Yes.

(CRAP I don't have that bloody force power euhm lemme think, Jump will not help to get me away faster right?)

You could just leap out of the way; you ARE a Jedi after all.

then that's what we're gonna do

You throw yourself clear, your Jedi reflexes saving you. The grenade goes off a moment later with an explosion that is phenomenally loud compared to the quiet of the night, showering you in debris...

Vilpa runs over, sabre activated.

Fine I'll do it.
I thought his was higher or something.

Jelena activates her lightsabers and tries to locate the assassin with the Force, as well as using Inner Calm in case it is in fact the Sith that the Neimodian was so worried about.

Jelena...

... hmm. This place is too damn big. Someone will have to narrow your search!

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Well, I can't do it without his say-so, Roan, and whilst you were here...

Well, you check out the bodies. Not great physical specimens, on the whole- their ferocity kinda made up for it as far as them being opponents was concerned. Poor, and not leading a great lifestyle... but no signs or insignia of any form of religious cult, or any such thing. In fact, your instincts are against the fanaticism option. This pattern is for organised piracy, in every single way... except the people. It's just the people that are odd.

The one you had to overkill when he pulled himself up your sabre... his eyes are still open. Still angry. He died infuriated, with no fear. No sense, either. He's lying on his die and...

Hmmm. You thought you spotted a head injury, nowhere where you hit him. But on closer observation, it is just an old scar, at the base of the back of the head. Still... looks rather precise, and well healed, indicating facilities at odds with the rest of this guy's gear. Odd place to be hurt as well- maybe a surgical scar?

You check another body- he has a scar in the same place. And a third, and a fourth.

This bears examination, Roan- though it may take a little time.

"Oh boy, This is bigger than we thought."
*shout*
"Guys come here, I want you to see something."

OK then, This is kinda grusome but maybe I could see if there is a computer chip or something implanted behind his head?

Well, you would rather lay him out on something first, on Xeth's ship. It is a precision job.

Xeth comes over to help Roan. "I have a very limited amount of surgical gear on my ship. Before we leave, we should probably check him."

"We don't have time for this."

Christof grabbs a crate and slamms it down.

He grabs a body and puts him face down onto the crate.

"If you screw up, we have plenty of others!"

"Of course..." Xeth says, handing Roan a surgical tool from the ship.

"This is gonna be interesting..." , rusky smirked...

I try to get up as fast as possible and ready to face my attacker.

There is no attacker with you, Marcus- the grenade came out the vent!

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Roan gets to work, carefully opening up one of the surgical scars.

As you suspected... there is a piece of hardware in there. It is minute; a fantastically sophisitcated piece of work latched onto one of the main nerve stems running through the brain.

You are getting an increasingly sick feeling as you look at this, Roan; especially when you see the same piece of work duplicated in the next corpse you check out.

The hardware is stimulating adrenal production in the brain when activated, probably remotely. And it is doing a number of other similar things you cannot quite fathom, but the basic effect is that it is driving these people into the beserk rages you saw!

THis is bad, Roan. THis is very bad. The evidence you have before you... the ship with no controls other than those pre-programmed... the complete lack of worry from the Clan about casualties... the penniless soliders of all species and genders and styles... a beserker chip which is activated remotely, and not by the user...

These are't pirates you just killed, Roan! They were forced to fight!

These are slaves!

is it a vertical vent (one that comes directly from the roof) or a horizontal vent with just a small "drop hole"? if it is the second one can I try to use the force to sense the location of my attacker?

It's vertical. The gas cylinder must have been dropped down it also.

hmm do I reckon their is a way to access it on one of the floors in between, or am I pretty sure it came from the roof?

Access points on every floor. He can't be on the roof, though- that would have been a ridiculous shot.