NJO 20

February 22, 2021

[8:12 PM] Caleb: So previously you all went to Hypori arriving there you found a massive interdiction field landing on the planet to scout out a facility that appears to at least partially be a functioning droid factory you entered into an abandoned part looking for answers and the source of the field

[8:12 PM] Caleb: you discovered signs that this facility was once something called project celestial power but most of that area appeared ransacked and destroyed

[8:14 PM] Caleb: going further in you found a door locked by a first order code marked with the cobined symbol of the confederacy and firrst order

[8:17 PM] Caleb: entering the room you discovered a alb research area with various consoles and more doors in the center of the room is a large floor to ceiling cylinder in the see thru bits of it you see what seems like a complete absence of reality you cant describe or really look at it and it feels wrong more so than the rest of the planet has felt even

[8:18 PM] Esren: "...that's...ok, whatever it is, I can honestly say it's not calling to me."

[8:19 PM] Zubaidah: I don't know what that is but I hate it.

[8:20 PM] Zubaidah: Oh thank goodness.

[8:20 PM] Esren: tries to find some information on this in the consoles.

[8:21 PM] Caleb: ((roll me investigation or technology))

[8:30 PM] Esren: ((19, for whenever we continue))

[8:31 PM] Zubaidah: shudders, and looks away.

[8:31 PM] Zubaidah: I don't understand what... how something like that even exists.

[8:33 PM] Esren: "I don't either.  ...and hopefully I can find out."

[8:34 PM] Zubaidah: Why?

[8:34 PM] Esren: "To learn how to stop it happening again."

[8:35 PM] Zubaidah: Oh. ... that's a good point.

[8:37 PM] Caleb: Esren you go to a console starting off you see the files go back to the clone wars you see a lot of discussion of the death star and then starkiller base than there are large sections that are missing it appears data has been wiped one name you see repeted throughout is a Dr. Voidgazer. what you can gather is this is some kind of matter or energy similar to what was activated by firing Starkiller base but someone has found a way to harness or contain it

[8:39 PM] Esren: "......someone's gotten here before us.  A lot of the data's been deleted."

[8:39 PM] Zubaidah: Maybe we can delete the rest.

[8:39 PM] Esren: "...keep seeing a name though.  Guess he was a project head.  A Dr. Voidgazer."

[8:40 PM] Esren: "...............and now I know what it is."

[8:40 PM] Coil: Here, let me have a look.

[8:40 PM] Zubaidah: What is it?

[8:40 PM] Esren: points to some data. "Coil, right there.  Those specs."

[8:43 PM] Coil: looks at them.

[8:43 PM] Esren: "...it's Death Star energy."

[8:44 PM] Zubaidah: "Death Star energy"? What does that mean?

[8:44 PM] Coil: Kyber crystals, as I recall.

[8:44 PM] Caleb: ((Coil roll me technology at advantage))

[8:49 PM] Coil: ((21))

[8:59 PM] Caleb: Coil  some of the data was rather hastily erased and you are able to recover some of it this is  some form of dark or phantom energy that various groups for decades since the clone wars at least have been trying to harness it looks like this group had a level of success though you cant find records of how succesful. But they had an accident here about a year ago lower down in this facility that caused the energy to cover this whole region of space .there is more missing data but that seems to be better erased you do find coordinates to where they went from here which appear to be somewhere in the unknown regions

[9:00 PM] Coil: Whatever happpend here was an accident. THey were trying to harness this energy, something went wrong, and then all this happened.

[9:00 PM] Coil: They moved into the Unknown Regions. I do have coordinates in the system, still.

[9:02 PM] Esren: "So, another clue to follow?"

[9:02 PM] Esren: "...or do we wait for our possible meet-up?"

[9:04 PM] Zubaidah: ... so they're still trying to do this somewhere?

[9:05 PM] Esren: "How long ago was this, can we tell?"

[9:05 PM] Coil: checks for a time signature on the deletion.

[9:07 PM] Caleb: Coil It is ineresting the major deletion happened a year ago when the incident happened  but it looks like some of the data was recovered and then sloppily redeleted within the past week

[9:08 PM] Coil: The incident happened a year ago, but there was someone here just in the last week messing with the computers.

[9:08 PM] Coil: WE should probably go, whoever accessed this has a few days on us.

[9:09 PM] Esren: "Sounds good to me.  Back to the ship."

[9:10 PM] Zubaidah: Ugh. isn't there a way to destroy it?

[9:10 PM] Esren: "...is it still just raw energy?"

[9:11 PM] Coil: We'd need the data that was taken to figure out how to fix it.

[9:11 PM] Esren: And the Unknown Regions is our best bet to find that.

[9:12 PM] Esren: ...I also have to assume the longer we stay here, the more likely we are to alert the droids.

[9:12 PM] Esren: begins to leave

[9:13 PM] Zubaidah: ... all right.

[9:13 PM] Zubaidah: follows him.

[9:13 PM] Esren: "Sorry, Zubi.  But messing with that half-cocked is probably worse than just leaving it."

[9:14 PM] Esren: "...last thing I'd want is for it to get out."

[9:14 PM] Coil: calls whatever other info is on the console. Looking for info on the droids.

[9:15 PM] Zubaidah: You're right about that.

[9:15 PM] Zubaidah: We'll have to come back when we know what to do.

[9:16 PM] Caleb: Coil the droids are left running apparanlty the energy negatively affects organic life the longer they are exposed to it but droids seem unaffected so they left the production facility running most of the activated droids here are just worker droids

[9:17 PM] Caleb: ((everyone roll me perception)0

[9:17 PM] Esren: ((17))

[9:17 PM] Coil: ((18))

[9:18 PM] Zubaidah: ((Sorry, roll20 is taking forever.))

[9:18 PM] Zubaidah: ((22!))

[9:18 PM] Caleb: ((it happens roll 20 is annoying like that))

[9:23 PM] Caleb: as you turn to leave after Coil unhooks from the terminal the door you entered slides shut and you hear a faint beeping come from near the door

[9:23 PM] Esren: "...oh no."

[9:25 PM] Zubaidah: We're not stuck here, are we?

[9:25 PM] Esren: "...I mean...we do have lightsabers."

[9:25 PM] Coil: checks to see if some security system has been triggered.

[9:26 PM] Caleb: zubi you also notice a small inscription on the door "a welcoming gift for anyone following me C.L.A."

[9:27 PM] Zubaidah: ... someone knew we were coming. "A welcoming gift for anyone following me," signed "CLA."

[9:27 PM] Esren: "...we fell into a trap!"

[9:27 PM] Caleb: Coil you see it is tied to the console but it seems juryrigged not official

[9:27 PM] Esren: lights his lightsaber.

[9:29 PM] Caleb: as esren pulls out his lightsaber there is a weird muted explosion from the door that kind of dents and you see smoke pouring from around it

[9:30 PM] Caleb: esren you go to light your lightsaber and as you do the energy in the center column starts to move violently cracking its containment

[9:31 PM] Coil: tries to get control of the systems.

[9:31 PM] Caleb: ((roll me technology))

[9:31 PM] Zubaidah: It's cracking! Why is it doing that?

[9:31 PM] Esren: will go to the door and try cutting through.

[9:31 PM] Coil: ((14.))

[9:32 PM] Caleb: Coil you manage to get control of what securty systems there are but nothing around the pillar is working

[9:33 PM] Caleb: ((Esren roll an attack against the door))

[9:34 PM] Coil: thinks, then alerts the worker droids to a imminent catastrophic failure in the area we're in.

[9:34 PM] Esren: ((18 to hit? 12 damage if I do.))

[9:35 PM] Esren: ((Pardon, 15 damage.))

[9:35 PM] Caleb: esren you cut yur way through the door easily

[9:35 PM] Esren: "We should go!"

[9:35 PM] Caleb: the energy is cntinuing to crack it seems to be reaching towards the door

[9:35 PM] Caleb: you all hear the sound of droids coming as well

[9:35 PM] Coil: nods, then thinks and takes out his crystal.

[9:35 PM] Esren: "...I really hope those are friends."

[9:36 PM] Coil: Repair droids, hopefully.

[9:36 PM] Zubaidah: Hopefully?

[9:37 PM] Caleb: Coil the energy tha twas focused on the door area now is smashing its containment in your direction.

[9:37 PM] Coil: ...huh.

[9:38 PM] Caleb: the pillar is beginning to fracture more

[9:38 PM] Esren: is running out the door and hoping the others come with him.

[9:39 PM] Zubaidah: follows.

[9:39 PM] Coil: goes.

[9:40 PM] Caleb: You all head out

[9:40 PM] Caleb: ((heading back to the ship?))

[9:41 PM] Esren: is

[9:42 PM] Caleb: you all make it back to the ship looking back you see the part of the facilty you were in start to collapse

[9:43 PM] Zubaidah: We've got to get out of here!

[9:43 PM] Coil: goes.

[9:44 PM] Esren: "Faster is better!"

[9:45 PM] Caleb: getting in the ship the goats are free of their pen and not happy one of them is chewing on the pilots chair

[9:45 PM] Zubaidah: How do you keep getting out? I don't understand!

[9:45 PM] Zubaidah: tries to put them back.

[9:46 PM] Esren: grabs Anakin. "I've decided, I hate this planet.  It's the worst planet."

[9:46 PM] Coil: gets the ship warmed in in a hurry.

[9:46 PM] Caleb: ((roll animal handling zubi, coil roll piloting))

[9:46 PM] Zubaidah: ((13.))

[9:47 PM] Caleb: Zubi you get the one back in but the other one runs off into the sleeping area of the ship

[9:47 PM] Coil: ((8.))

[9:48 PM] Esren: ((19 to help Zubi))

[9:49 PM] Caleb: Coil it takes you longer than you would like especially with the goat slobber all over the controls but as the area you are parked in starts to shake you manage to get your self heading into space

[9:49 PM] Caleb: Esren you managae to with Zubi Corral the last goat into the pen

[9:50 PM] Esren: "...well...I get the sense this planet's not gonna be around much longer."

[9:51 PM] Coil: Maybe the droids can fix it?

[9:51 PM] Zubaidah: It's awful.

[9:52 PM] Caleb: as you all head away from the planet that feeling of wrongness does get less intense

[9:52 PM] Esren: "...maybe."

[9:54 PM] Zubaidah: shudders.

[9:54 PM] Zubaidah: I want a piece of cake.

[9:54 PM] Coil: plugs the coordinates in.

[9:54 PM] Coil: .... I need to work on something.

[9:54 PM] Esren: "Everyone ok?"

[9:55 PM] Coil: nods.

[9:56 PM] Caleb: as you all are still in normal space before the first jump there is a ping from the hyper tranceiver on the ship

[9:57 PM] Coil: checks it. He is taking it out of the interdiction field first, of course.

[9:58 PM] Zubaidah: What's that sound?

[9:58 PM] Zubaidah: Is it broken? It's not broken, is it?

[9:58 PM] Esren: "...we getting a message?"

[9:58 PM] Coil: Oh, probably.

[9:59 PM] Coil: "Ha ha I knew you'd follow me so I put a bomb in your ship, ha ha". That sort of thing.

[10:01 PM] Caleb: Coil it is appears to be a prerecorded transmission  you hear a voice kind of garbled and unfamiliar " You still following guess we are tracking the same organization, look forward to meeting whoever you are in the unknown regions"

[10:03 PM] Esren: "...there's another party here."

[10:03 PM] Esren: "...this is getting much bigger than us."

[10:03 PM] Coil: When there's a trail people follow it.

[10:04 PM] Zubaidah: Who else would want to follow?

[10:04 PM] Coil: WHo knows? We are.

[10:04 PM] Esren: "...we continuing?"

[10:04 PM] Coil: Yeah.

[10:04 PM] Zubaidah: Of course we should.

[10:05 PM] Esren: "Then we should hurry.  As you said Coil, they've got days on us."

[10:08 PM] Coil: is going to go and build a new lightsaber with the crystal he got from the pool.

10:09 PM] Coil: or, I should say, is going to modify his existing one into a dual-phase saber.

[10:10 PM] Zubaidah: will watch Coil.

[10:11 PM] Caleb: Ok that will be easily done in the journey to where you are going so you can have that for next session

[10:11 PM] Caleb: also everyone level up