STAR WARS: RETROSPECTION- Chains

If he was the only person on the ship, maybe! Hard to pick Vlad out of the hundreds currently on board.

I was hoping to check in areas away from the main fighting.

Though if that doesn't work... Is Wentar able to try and follow his trail from where I last saw him?

You could try to follow where the fight took him, sure. It runs the risk of passing through Srum-occupied levels.

What signs would you look for?

Pirates killed by lightsaber, lightsaber scorch marks, evidence of Nelgrin's hammer of death. Those kinds of things.

In that case, you can get a general idea of where the fight went. Those lifts you battled by earlier are clear now, and Wentar can easily hop down the lift shaft and track Vlad's fight. There are a LOT of Srum bodies down here, mostly from those killed while you were present.

Portions of the shaft are also totally smashed in- Nelgrin's hammer, for sure.

You eventually arrive at the level where the pirates must have cut their way in, from the hangar level. You can sense the enemy nearby...

It will be an Intrusion check to follow the path any further in the Hangar level itself. Not a difficult one with the Srum having just been nearly routed, but it risks getting into a conflict.

Damn my lack of intrusion!

Hmmm, is there a way I can disguise myself to look like one of the srum pirates?

There ARE a mass collection of pirate bodies about down here!

Loot the pirate gear! Comlinks, uniforms, anything I need to make myself a passable Srum Pirate.

Consider it looted and Wentar disguised as a Srum Pirate! Much easier to sneak about in plain sight, and Wentar has the perfect skill set for this sort of thing. Now you won't be impeded in your following of Vlad's trail.

Which does not go on much longer. Vlad continued to mow down pirates while Nelgrin gave chase, smashing things out of his way with his arm. This is all indicated by the number of smash marks on many surfaces, as well as lightsaber burns on the dead that decorate the hangar area.

Vlad went to town on these pirates... and then disappeared into a ventilation shaft.

Does it look like Nelgrin pursued him into the vents?

Can I contact Altar or Loj'oon at the Bridge find out where the vents lead/come out?

No. Nelgrin's girth would have prevented him from doing such.

The ventilation system goes throughout the entire station! It reaches as far down as the lowest level of maintenance and as high up as the commander room.

So it's essentially a maze in there?

Yes. He could have gone anywhere.

I don't suppose the vents were poorly cleaned and there's a trail in the dust to follow or Vlad was wounded and there is blood leading the way?

Can I have control scan the vents for life signs? Maybe he's still in there...

You don't see any blood, but there are certainly trails in the dust! They lead down to toward the maintenance levels.

The scanning is not fine-tuned enough for that.

Fair enough! Wentar will radio the people in Maintenance to keep an eye out for any opened vents.

Then he'll follow the trails and see where they lead him.

It drops you off into the Maintenance area.

Enough time has passed that the Srum are able to execute their move smoothly. They do not attack, as they are overwhelmed on two fronts and it would not go well for them. Instead, they send in fresh troops, accompanied by some of the Overlord's personal assassins. They carry sleek rifles and look deadly...

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DEFENSE OF THE SEAT, Strategic Turn 11

BRIDGE
Total Strength: 10

MARKET
2 x Freed Slaves: Strength 20
Total Strength: 40

UPPER QUARTERS
1 x Light Artillery: Strength 20 Bombard
1 x Private Guard: Strength 30 [Hit 2] Charge
Total Strength: 50

LOWER QUARTERS
1 x Freed Slaves: Strength 20 [Hit 1]
1 x Freed Slaves: Strength 20 [Hit 1]
1 x Reformed Pirates: Strength 30
1 x Freed Slaves: Strength 20
Total Strength: 90 (+20)

HANGAR
3 x Srum Pirates: Strength 30
1 x Srum Assassins: Strength 30 (Fast)
Total Strength: 120

MAINTENANCE
2 x Freed Slaves: Strength 20
2 x Reformed Pirates: Strength 30
Total Strength: 100

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This'll be brutal.

Wentar will mark this location for further investigation and inform Loj'oon and Altar that, as far as he knows, Vlad is somewhere in Maintenance.

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Alright, time to hit the Hangar from both sides again.

Is this a tactical situation were Wentar and the other Heroes join in in the battle?

You certainly can! It will only improve your odds against them. You're already going to be slugging with a 210 total against their 120. That is going to be a 2:1 ratio.

Hmmm, can I continue to follow Vlad's trail instead? I think the ratio is high enough in our favor.