USH'S STAR WARS GAME- CAMPAIGN II EPISODE IV (JEDI)- Purity

Ok, well, Trorn brings you up to speed with events so far. Is there anything you need specifcally explained to you?

Jelena would like to know the political situation is on Mandragos and what our efforts are going to be concerning the revelation of Sienar being a powerful Dark Sider and the kidnapping of Gallagher.

She also may want to check her knowledge of the powers that the strange woman on Cassilis displayed, using either Savoir-Faire to detect a culture or group of Force-users that may have exhibited these abilities, or using Jedi Lore to recall such a group historically.

A dead-end on that one, Jelena.

The polticial situation on Mandragos is stable by any normal definition; the Synod is doing well, leadership elections are being held soon, and several hundred Senators are arirving for the big conference to discuss the famine relief situation.

There is very little to be done about Sienar and the kidnapping. Ithrorn is working on Spiridos still to tey and get more information from associates of Doctor Mirani and from the files concenring the Abbot- and they are hopoing that Zaland will recove-r but other than that, it's all brick wals.

Trorn will impart onto you the vital importance of not overstepping your remit for the mission. Due to the political sensitivty of the matter, your purpose there is specifically to follow up Doctor Mirani, a suspect, and to look into the affairs of Father Varm, whom Andro killed on Spiridos after Varm attacked him. They are hoping, of course, that you will find a link to the Abbot there.

Trorn says you shouldn't worry too much- this may all take a long time, but if all this is so, which he is sure it is, then Sienar's links to it all must come out eventually.

Gallagher tries to sense Sienar's mind when the Abbott pitches over from apparent pain and weakness. He makes no efforts to support the Abbott.

"That will put you in quite a position of power," Gallagher says, glumly.

When the Priest mentions transportation to the Basilica, Gallagher asks if it is an open-topped hover car, and if there will be any crowds to greet the return of the Abbott.

"Of course!" says the Priest. "Enormous crowds will come once the rumour spreads he has accepted the nomination!"

"This is a warm planet, Gallagher," says Sienar. "Most transportation is open topped."

Gallagher thinks back to what seems so long ago, to his vision from before his journey to Spiridos. He remembers vividly the weakened man that could only be Sienar waving to a crowd before bursting in to flame, killed before he could help billions of lives. The deaths, the billions of deaths! Gallagher remembers the anguish all too well, due his sensitive nature.

"I foresaw this," Gallagher says. "I thought it may have been symbolic before, but... perhaps my dreams depicted an actual, coming event."

"Despite your power, your control of the Force is not precise, Gallagher. Your visions are confused and mixed."

He tells the priest to go forth and announce his nomination. Meanwhile, others are getting off the ship- like Kathya, who you may remember, and the Abbot's Doctor.

Gallagher watches the Priest go, then turns to see Kathya and Doctor Mirani as they disembark the starship. The young Jedi still has the overwhelming desire to fling Kathya off the nearest platform, but has not the strength nor power to do so. Not now. Not here.

"I trust you had a restful journey," he says as the two walk near.

"Not bad," she says, with a smile. Sienar talks briefly with Mirani.

"We shall wait here a little while before going on," announces Sienar. "The crowds are entitled to see me before I return to the Basilica. After that my time will be taken in addressing the Senators."

"That's just swell," Gallagher replies, feigning a smile back before letting it drop and coming back to Sienar.

"I am not sure why the public would want to actually see you," Gallagher says. "If only they knew that you are as corrupt and vile on the inside as you are on the outside."

"You don't know very much about people, Gallagher. Still, there is much I have to teach you. You will cheer me at the parade, of course."

"Why should I?" Gallagher asks.

Is the landing pad very high up? Or is there area for Gallagher to make a run for it?

No, it is not particularly high. But Sienar has provided reasons for you to stay with him, if you remember.

"Consider it a lesson. You want to know about the crowd? You will have to extend out your feelings to sense their whole emotion. To do that... you will have to become part of them."

"They do not know what I know," Gallagher says. "It will be difficult."

Did Gallagher and Andro turn up information that we can use to continue the investigation into these people?

"But it can be done. There are few limits to the Force, Gallagher, that are not self-imposed. Besides! It would look suspicious otherwise, and if you turn the priests against you your life will be difficult."

Originally posted by Brit
Did Gallagher and Andro turn up information that we can use to continue the investigation into these people?

Andro likely thinks the fact that Varm tried to kill him and he can directly link Mirani to the mass murder inside Tranquil Repose is damn good reason!

Those two you can look into. Everything else is a closed door, basically.

Gallagher sighs.

"I will applaud your return, then," Gallagher says. "For appearances only. And then, once we are in the Basilica... we talk."

"Of course Gallagher. We have... much to discuss."

Gallagher gives a curt nod, frustrated that it simply cannot be discussed here and now. He is impatient to find out why his sister had to suffer for this man's evil ways, impatient to figure out what can be done to prevent the famine but also Sienar's rise to power, impatient for his friends to come rescue him.

But for now, he tries his best to patiently await the hover car.