Episode III Part II - Dark Legacies
Played – September 5, 2005
Characters – Adigo, renegade clone trooper (Mike); Maya Fleet, fighter pilot (Heather), R2-JB, astromech droid (Patrick); Tappa Keeg, Duros Jedi Padawan (Ben), GM (Dan)


Koth Bal-Lon, one of the few Bothan Jedi in history, spent much of his time in the shadows. He was one the best eyes and ears of the order, but most of those he interacted with never even knew he was a Jedi.

Koth was not overjoyed to receive an apprentice, though Master Yoda insisted there was much knowledge he could impart. Koth's first apprentice was "Prince" Dar D'yela, the third son of a noble ruler. The D'yela family was unwilling to give the Jedi order the first two sons, wanting to assure themselves of an heir, but they gave the order their third son, Dar. However, when Dar was ten, tragedy struck the D'yela family - Dar's two older brothers were killed in a shuttlecraft "accident". The D'yela family petioned the Jedi order to return their third son but the Jedi refused, indicating they were not the child's legal guardians - and returning him would be dangerous for all concerned

Shortly thereafter Dar became Master Koth's apprentice. Dar was very powerful in the Force, but always puhing his luck when it came to rules. He often snuck out of the temple to go swoop racing. Many viewed this as a side-effect of traveling with Koth so much.

Things grew rapidly worse when Chancellor Palpatine came into power after the invasion of Naboo. A friend of the D'yela family, he arranged for the family to come into contact with their son. D'yela took on something of a "punk aristocratic" air - he often dyed his hair blue while wearing regal robes. Koth was less than pleased with this arrangement but saw some advantages, seeing how proficient his apprentice grew at interacting with all sorts of people - swoop gang members, aristocracy, criminal elements, etc.

About six months after the Battle of Naboo, Koth had to go deeply undercover to seek information about the return of the Sith and was forced to leave Dar behind. Dar himself went on an extended side-mission investigate slavery on the outer rim. Dar was not ready for this independence - he soon found himself taking the quicker path to power - the Dark Side of the Force. When reunited with Koth several attempts were made to reform him, but the damage was done. Dar D'yela was expelled from the Jedi Order. Rumor has it he rejoined his family and returned to his ancestral holding

Though hesitant to do so, Koth was eventually persuaded to take on a second padawan, Tappa Keeg. He spent much more time with him and the pair worked well together. However, as the Clone Wars raged on and the ranks of the Jedi were thinned out, the two began finding themselves forced to go on separate missions. The two were separated when Order 66 was issued. Tappa Keeg survived it. Koth's fate is unknown, He spent very little time with Clone Troopers so it is quite possible he surived the Order. If so it is certain the Emperor's sinister agents are searching for him...


HAL informed the rebels to be that they would have to travel to Ares to meet his employer. However, they found the area around their ship to be guarded by Imperial Clonetroopers. R2-JB snuck up ahead (no one ever pays attention to droids…) and discovered the troopers were indeed guarding their ship. Tappa tried a Jedi mind trick on them, informing them they didn’t need to see any identification. When that failed to work, Adigo showed them identification – which, much to the surprise of his companions (who were unaware of his background), was accepted. Loading the outer door which had been cut off so the troopers could inspect the ship, our heroes blasted off. The Imperials quickly realized their mistake and began pursuing with fighters and Star Destroyers. The rebels barely had time to jump into hyperspace – a bad jump which took them far out of their way.


During the trip, Tappa continued his training of Adigo and Maya into the ways of the Force, while R2-JB worked on repairing the damage to the outer door. Their journey was marred by frequent power fluctuations. Eventually they became so bad they were forced to investigate engineering – when they found themselves under attack by a 2-meter long mutant Fefze beetle – normally scavengers, this one had been modified – and had been clearly tainted by the Dark Side of the Force. Clinging to the ceiling, it spat acid down at them. Eventually Tappa pulled it down using the Force. Somewhat annoyed at Adigo’s constant “suggestions” (the habits of an officer in the Clone Wars died hard). Tappa finally delivered it right to Adigo. Luck – or the Force – was with them and they finally finished it off, none the wiser how it managed to get aboard.


Eventually they reached Ares. Tan Hiel was hiding in some remote mountains. Landing on a sturdy ledge in the mountains, our heroes followed HAL down a slope to a stone bridge crossing a gap between two ledges. As they approached a rockslide, with a bad sense of timing, tried to trample them. R2-JB felt this was a fine time to perform a rocket jump over the canyon. The rest made do, dodging rocks as best they could.

Tan Hiel was in a luxurious apartment on the other side. She told them the knowledge she had about Finn Numm…

Finn Numm, at the time of the Trade Federation of the MCA, was vice-president in charge of new technologies, a very important position. The MCA was a vast organization – an assembly of countless other corporations, so large that it was a government unto itself. Which gave the ability of plausible deniability for many “black projects”.

One of those black projects was Charitin Gas – a vile toxin used in many brushfire wars prior to the Clone War – and in the war itself, until Obi-Wan Kenobi developed a cure. Unknown to the galaxy, Charitin was developed by a black ops division of the MCA, chartered and approved by Finn Numm himself. The gas was used in limited engagements before the war.

When the MCA was acquired by the Trade Federation, Numm find himself reporting to a Neimodian named Tan Hiel. She was briefed on the details of the Charitin Gas and fully approved of it.

“And I have evidence proving his role. Finn Numm came up with a weapons program that killed millions in the Clone Wars. Perhaps that is worth amnesty – or at least an apartment in Cloud City?”


Heading back over the bridge, Adigo suddenly felt phantom fingers wrapped around his throat. Emerging from behind cover they saw a man in his early 30’s wearing fine, black aristocratic clothing. His hair contrasted with his fine clothing – blue and spiked. The right side of his face, including his right eye, had been replaced with cybernetics. Tappa immediately recognized him – “Prince” Dar D’yela – expelled from the Jedi Order – and his own Master Koth’s previous student. D’yela taunted them in a sing-song voice (perhaps his voice-box was cybernetic as well) – “It was astonishingly easy to hide myself aboard your ship on Moelbarae. You are clearly a threat to the Empire. As an Imperial Inquisitor, I order you to surrender yourselves. By the way, Tappa, have you been to Nar Shadda lately? Looked up your old master by any chance?”

Tappa and Adigo ignited their lightsabers and crossed the bridge while Maya and R2-JB readied their ranged weapons. D’yela drew a pair of sabers – one blue, much like the one he had used as a padawan – and strongly resembling Koth’s blade. The other the red color favored by the Sith. Early on he landed several telling blows, going so far as to impale Tappa with a lunge he barely survived. Eventually the strain of too many combatants wore him down and our heroes triumphed – but were denied a final victory, with D’yela falling off the ledge – and no body was recovered…


Taina Network News
16:6:18/JK829/TAI/TAI/JBJ/POL.969
Tarheena Takes Lead in Latest Poll

It now seems the tight schedule for the special election is working against the previously heavily favored Finn Numm. The supposedly independent “Clone War Veterans for Truth” continued their campaign against Numm, bringing to light more documents highlighting his role in various black-ops weapon projects. In the most recent poll, Tarheena leads Numm by 5 points – taking into consideration that votes on MCA worlds are weighted by stock owned in the MCA. Just counting voters, Tarheena leads all candidates with 45% of the vote. Numm currently has 35% of the vote. 10%, mainly from worlds of the Kantosus Theocracy, support the arch-conservative candidate Bas Duranion who continued to campaign against Tarheena’s “sinful lifestyle”, making several allegations about the candidates private life.


Taina Network News
16:6:18/BN768/TAI/RLT/PRT/SEC.87
Port Town, Rheltooine Struck by Pirates

The Hiseiri made their boldest strike yet, raiding the capital of Rheltooine yesterday. Twenty-five citizens have been reported dead, with many more injured and missing. Eyewitnesses report that several of the missing were taken prisoner by the pirates. Allegations persist that the Hiseiri have been selling prisoners as slave in illicit ports in the Roche Asteroid Field. The pirates were driven off when Lieutenant Eldin Fleet, formerly of Green Squadron, made emergency repairs to the defensive batteries that had been damaged in the first wave of the Hiseiri attack.

Endicon Tarheena reiterated his pledge to file legislation reinstating the Taina Sector’s Green Squadron – and to make it easier for other sector militias to receive Imperial sanction. In a speech on Rheltooine, Tarheena said that “while I applaud his majesty’s devotion to security and desire for peace, I feel we must consider the value of reinstating many of the sector and planetary militias which fought so valiantly in defense of the Republic. With piracy running rampant in systems outside the core worlds, the people have a right to protect themselves. While no one would question the loyalty of the soldiers of the Empire, having people who have lived their whole lives in the sectors they will defend has an obvious value.”