We begin our story in a cantina on the planet Ryvellia. The Galactic Empire is gaining further control over the galaxy, and the people are nearly powerless to stop its takeover. There are small groups of rebels, but none have begun to organize themselves in any way. The rest of the population tries to go about its daily business like it always did, just with a brutal overlord instead of a democratic system.
Our heroes are positioned around the cantina, doing what they feel like doing. Sitting at the bar are Jack Starkiller, a former soldier of the Empire (and possibly related to Bendak Starkiller) and Baniss Keeg, a Duros repairman who hopes to build his own landspeeder for racing one day. Off in one corner is Jack's droid companion, BG-Y1, a medical droid with a few interesting quirks. And sitting at a table off to another side is Guido the Slick, a Cerean with a clouded past.
NOTE: All of these characters will receive their own entry once their full background is written and an image of them is created so as to give you a better mental image of said people.While Jack and Baniss are enjoying their drinks in quiet solitude, a loud man with a large smile walks up to the bar, sits down at the stool between them, and tells them, "Guys, the next round is on me!" Jack and Baniss seem perfectly fine with this, as there is no argument. He informs them (a fair bit more discreetly) that he just cheated a group of Gamorreans out of all their money playing sabacc. As he calls the bartender over, four large figures appear over his shoulder. He (the gambler) turns around to see the four Gamorreans staring down at him, their breath pungent as you would expect a Gamorrean's breath to be. One of them grabs him by the collar and accuses him of cheating them out of their money. The man, who understands Gamorrean, tells them that he won fair and square and that they shouldn't feel bad about losing their money to him. The Gamorrean grabbing him winds up to punch him out, but the man pulls out his stun baton and stuns the Gamorrean into submission. Baniss and Jack dive behind the bar, while Beegee claws at one of the attackers. Guido observes, but is ready to try to help stop the fight if necessary. The man manages to put down two more Gamorreans with his stun baton before the last one turns and runs away. Beegee and the man decide to pull the three knocked out Gamorreans out of the cantina and proceed to get that drink the man promised earlier. He thanks the droid for his help and asks who his owner is. Jack informs him that he is Beegee's owner. The man, who calls himself Zed Malevek, thanks Jack for his droid's help and promises him another round for the help he received.
Just as Zed pulls the credits from hi pocket, a man, disheveled and clearly worried, bursts through the doors and informs the people that the Empire has found out that there is a group of Rebels in the city and they're coming to blow the city off the face of the planet. People start streaming out the doors. The bartender starts yelling for them to pay their tabs, then thinks better of it, grabs several bottles of very expensive booze, and runs out the door. Zed informs the four remaining people that he has a starship at the docks and he can get them to safety. They agree and follow him to the docks. Around them, TIE bombers have begun their mission, dropping explosives across the city. Buildings are being destroyed everywhere. The group spots the bartender heading for the docks. A bomb lands just behind him and he's thrown several feet into the air. All of his alcohol smashes on the ground. More destruction rains from the skies as the party heads into Zed's ship, and they take off, preparing for a jump to hyperspace. But just as the hyperdrive is firing up, a TIE fighter blasts the ship and the hyperdrive fails immediately after the jump, resulting in the ship falling out of hyperspace far sooner than expected. They're out of range of the Empire, but they have no idea where they are...
Stay tuned for Part Two of the first session!
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