The
Order of the Lost, a small group of Force sensitives on the planet
of Spintir, recently discovered that an Inquisitor was in their midst that
sent word of the Order’s existence back to the Empire. Even though the group
isn’t very powerful the Empire views any such group as a threat, so there is
still a grave risk of these Force-sensitives being killed, or worse. Some of
the members have sent word to the Rebel Alliance that they have a
tool that can be used to help eliminate the threat to the galaxy the Empire
poses. Eager for any advantage they can get the Rebel High Command sends in Cobalt
Squad to eliminate the Imperial threat to the Order of the Lost.
The Balmorra
Runners, two brothers, Captain Jake and Jedrek Brimstar, who
lost all they had to the Empire, Seeguar, who dared to steal from Teemo
the Hutt, and Kerrek, who (might have done something) found themselves
under the employ of Teemo. Thoroughly disgruntled by each of their situations
they resigned themselves to their fate of possibly never leaving their employer
and take up yet another job for the crime lord.
The
battle starts off well with Cobalt Squad pulling an attacking squad of
stormtroopers away from the camp of Force-sensitives, but the battle quickly
shifts balance. The stormtrooper squad rallies and nearly eliminates all of
Cobalt Squad, leaving only Senior Lieutenant Talley Darkstar and
Lieutenants Mika Darkstar, Yonayawisgi and Zuko Darnova, and
once again endangering the Order.
Thankfully
the Will of the Force has other plans for all three groups.
The
Balmorra Runners, who were on the planet smuggling for Teemo, stumble upon the
battle and aid Cobalt Squad in eliminating the rest of the stormtroopers, while
the Order of the Lost return to care for their dead and wounded. Cobalt Squad
asks the band of rogues for help in returning to an Alliance convoy. The Gang
agrees, so long as they’ll be paid for their trouble. The Balmorra Runners
return Cobalt Squad to the Alliance convoy, Cobalt Squad and the Balmorra
Runners go their separate ways while all three groups have now taken a bold
step towards their destinies. Upon the
elimination of the Imperial threat, the Order of the Lost learns of a new
situation…
(Events of the Force and Destiny Beginner Game and Follow-up
adventure)
Upon
Cobalt Squad’s return to the Rebellion, SpecForce Command chooses a new
commander of Cobalt Squad, Talley Darkstar, and as a test makes the squad a
four man team. Even as the Squad is re-commissioned, a new threat to the
Alliance is discovered…Whisper Base, a secret Imperial listening outpost…
(Events of the Age of Rebellion Beginner Game and Follow-up
adventure)
Having
to return to Teemo, but emboldened by their independent success on Spintir, the
Balmorra Runners make their way back to Tatooine while hatching a plan to
escape their servitude to the Hutt…
(Events of the Edge of the Empire Beginner Game and Follow-up
adventure)
Little
do any of the groups know that it is the Will of the Force to have their next
adventures bring them together once again, saviors and saved.
That
night, after [insert events of the Beginner Games here] Dao, a member of the
Order of the Lost, has a dream. In it s/he sees his/her friends, along with
Cobalt Squad and another group of four people that s/he doesn’t know. Cobalt
Squad looks much reduced, but are clearly victorious on some unknown field of
battle. The strangers are celebrating as well, a sense of freedom about them as
they travel to the stars. Talley, now the apparent leader of the Squad, looks
at the dreamer and says “Onderon”. On his forehead appears a set of
coordinates. The dream then shifts to another world, one with expansive
wilderness and a single massive city. All three groups come together on that
world, and Dao is filled with a sense of peace before awakening early in the
morning.
Having
finally escaped Teemo’s employ, the Balmorra Runners realize that they’re still
not out of danger: Teemo had a lot of contacts in the galaxy, and a legendary
ability to hold a grudge. Looking to lay low and find what help they can they
figure that if any of their own contacts could help it’s the Rebel Alliance,
specifically Cobalt Squad. The Gang grease a few palms, and threaten a few
people, yet are unable to gather any information about the Squad’s whereabouts.
Thus they head to the planet Balamak to see if they could tap into the HoloNet
to try and pick up any chatter on where Cobalt Squad might be. When that met
with as much failure as their other attempts they headed to the cantina to plot
out their next move.
Meanwhile,
The Order of the Lost sold what they could to procure transport to Onderon, but
it was more planet jumping rather than a steady trip. As they land on Balamak,
they decide to spend what little money they have left to get something to eat
and look for another pilot to take them the rest of the way. Inside the cantina
they run across the Balmorra Runners, the same people from Dao’s vision. While
the Order of the Lost trust the Force, they still remain cautious. Just because the Force showed them at peace
doesn’t mean that this band of brigands won’t betray them later; many a
Force-Sensitive has been turned over to the Empire by the greed of such people.
They tell the Balmorra Runners that they seek passage to the planet Onderon.
The Order uses the rest of the money they allotted to travel to the Gang and
with a promise to pay more upon arrival, the Gang agrees.
The
Order of the Lost give the Balmorra Runners the coordinates that Dao saw in
his/her dream, and the eight fly off in the Krayt Fang. During the trip, they
mentioning that their intent is to find a group of Rebels that might help them.
Having finally acquired a lead that might help them in locating the Rebel
Alliance. Maybe this group of Onderon Rebels will help them locate Cobalt
Squad. Along the way, the Balmorra Runners and the Order of the Lost both try
not to give away too much information to the other party, since neither is sure
what to make of the other or if they can be trusted. But each decide that the
other is, for the most part, honorable enough not to go back on their deal, and
they continue on their way to seek help from Cobalt Squad.
Do they seek help of their own will?
Or is it …
The Will of the Force?
A
week later the Brimstar Gang and the Order of the Lost land at Whisper Base and
are taken into custody by the Rebel Alliance. They explain that they are here
to see Talley and Mika Darkstar. Major Lon Tharik, the newly appointed base
commander, calls for Talley and Mika and explains the situation, asking for the
Squad’s input. Talley and Mika tell
Major Tharik that they're no threat to the Alliance and recount their previous
experiences with them, that the Order of the Lost were the ones that called
upon the Rebel Alliance for help against being exterminated by the Empire and
that the Brimstar Gang got them back to the Rebel convoy.
Major
Tharik informs the security chief to release the new arrivals and take them
into the conference room. Both the
Brimstar Gang and the Order of the Lost arrive there, noticing that security is
still being kept quite high. When Cobalt Squad walks in Talley smiles sincerely
and tells them it’s good to see them again, and asks them how and why the two
groups found Cobalt Squad again. Each group catches one another up on their
adventures since parting ways (Beginner Game and follow-up adventure) before
formally asking the Rebel Alliance for help.
The Order of the Lost inform Cobalt Squad that they have yet another
tool to help the Rebel Alliance defeat the Empire: <FaD Group Resource>.
The Order also finally reveals to the Squad and the Brimstar Gang that the real
reason the Empire was after them is that they’re an order of
Force-sensitives. Jake asks Talley about
the security sweeps. Talley tells them that their current base used to be a
secret Imperial listening post, and that Cobalt Squad was sent in to take the
base over, and that even having succeeded the Alliance’s foothold on Onderon is
still tenuous.
Major
Tharik walks in and asks to speak to Talley and the Squad, so Talley tell the
others that the base’s Quartermaster will help them get settled. After the
Brimstar Gang and the Order of the Lost leave and Tharik begins asks for Cobalt
Squad’s opinion on the situation. Talley
suggests that the Brimstar Gang and the Order of the Lost could be useful
allies in their fight against the Empire.
While rogues, the Brimstar Gang could help procure new resources the
Alliance could use. As for the Order of the Lost, despite the official
statement made by the Emperor that the Jedi Order were trying to overthrow the
Republic, Talley’s own father was assured by Senator Bail Organa that it wasn’t
true. The Order of the Lost could help bring peace back to the galaxy as the
Jedi Order once did. Tharik reluctantly
agreed, and Talley called for his new allies let them know that they’d found
the help they’d sought.…
