After a short swim, an opening into a larger chamber in the caves is discovered. Inside these caves are the remnants of the underwater settlement seen in the holocron. As the threshold into the opening is crossed, the large cavern beyond can barely be made out. It doesn’t open up very high, vertically, but it is obvious it won't be a struggle through tiny tunnels to maneuver around in here. This entire area is still underwater – even the areas inside the buildings. Before going very far in, though, Tmennit recoils, as though hit by some invisible force.
“Oh my! This has to be the place,” she cries. “I can feel the Dark presence radiating out everywhere. If we can find that holocron and put it together, we may have a chance of purging this area of this Dark blemish.”
This entire area is still underwater, even the areas inside the buildings. Entering through one of the airlocks, the team spreads out. Roona quickly finds on of the holocrons. They are located at the spots that the Jedi in the dream sequence died. That gave the team a reasonable idea of where to find them, but they were also very generic. In some instances they had to dig through rocks or debris to find their treasure.
As the searching continued, a group of Ubese mercenaries followed the group in. The firefight underwater was less deadly and more difficult as the blaster fire did not work well underwater, but eventually the Ubese were defeated. This put the crew of the sunken Archelon on high alert.
As they continued to search, another piece of the holocron and then another were located. An Ubese Marauder closed in on Roona and Irdis as they searched on building close to where a holocron piece must be. After an extended battle with the clan elite, the fourth of five holocron pieces were recovered.
More Ubese mercenaries arrived from another entrance and the running battle continued. Overcoming this newest threat, the crew finally found the last of the holocron pieces in the rubble by a lift. The pieces are handed to Tmennit and she begins to assemble them.
With a twist of the last part, the holocron snaps into place, fully assembled. Tmennit takes the holocron, it lights up in her hands, and a luminescent figure springs out.
Several minutes pass as everyone listens to the recorded Jedi detail a technique used for sealing away Dark Side force power, one initially used to circumvent the influence a Sith might maintain over another life form.
After a quarter of an hour or so of studying, Tmennit is finally distracted by a beeping from her comlink. “Oh no,” she says to you. “That was the proximity alarm on the submersible. We have enemies coming our way.”
She thinks for a minute. “One thing we absolutely must do is purge this cavern of the Dark Side nexus that exists here. If,as you say, a Dark Jedi is behind your pursuers, we cannot leave him a source of power like this one.”
“I believe that, with what I’ve learned from this holocron, I can cleanse this area. We’ll need time, though. See if you can slow these assailants down a little. I only need about half an hour to make this work."
Another wave of Ubese come in but they are also turned away and gunned down by the crew. Tmennit finishes her work and declares that it is time to return to the surface.
As the submersible emerges from underwater, the sounds of shelling have stopped, but plumes of smoke are rising everywhere. Blackwater is in ruins. Aa relatively undamaged dock is located , and although it is necessary to navigate around several destroyed walkways and vehicles, the sub makes it in.
However, as soon as the crew emerges from the submersible, the familiar whine of a blaster powering up is heard. With only seconds, everyone manages to dodge out of the way of the deadly hail of blaster bolts that rain into the side of the submersible.
Through the smoky haze now emanating from your submersible, you can barely make out your assailants. It is another group of the Ubese mercenaries that have been chasing you. Are their numbers endless?!
As another of this group of Ubese mercenaries are dispatched, a whistling sound is heard through the air and everyone looks up to see a small dot falling from the sky. It’s smaller than a starfighter, but definitely some kind of metal object. It’s falling, falling... and soon there is the realization that it’s going to hit nearby!
The metal object hits the nearby walkway with an awful screech, and even the remaining Ubese duck out of the way. As the smoke clears, you can see a figure emerge from the metal object – and then a shaft of red light emerges from the figure’s hands.
Ultimate Encounter at Blackwater (Episode 20)
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Re: Ultimate Encounter at Blackwater (Episode 20)
The Dark Jedi has arrived on the scene. As soon as she sees the lightsaber, Tmennit gasps. She turns to the crew. “I think I can give us a chance, if you can keep me safe. I believe I can use the sealing technique from the holocron to lock out some of this... thing’s power.”
As she says that, she sits down and begins meditating. Almost simultaneously, the Dark Jedi can be seen to twitch and then roar! “What have you done to me!? I’ll kill you!” And then he leaps at the crew and Tmennit.
The Dark Jedi moves aggressively toward the Caamasi Jedi. The crew opens fire and a dangerous battle is begun. However in his bound state, the Dark Jedi does not have full access to his powers. Before long he is driven to his knees.
However, the unexpected happens! As you connect once more, the Dark Jedi’s eyes flash and he howls an unnatural sound. With a surge of
power, electricity springs from his hands. The bolt of lightning strikes Tmennit in the chest, and she flies back, unconscious. The holocron she was holding explodes in a shower of sparks!
The battle continues in earnest. The Dark Jedi is no longer bound and proves to be a formidable foe. Both Irdis and Ymira are sorely wounded from the evil being's light sabre attacks. As the battle rages and the crew starts to wear down the Dark Jedi, Xander manages to notice a partially submerged ship turret. He begins to hack into the controls and manages to take over operation of the gun. As the dark Jedi stands over Irdis and Ymira, Xander fires the gun and it hits the Dark Jedi squarely in the back.
With a final, desperate strike, you fell the fearsome dark warrior. As he falls, the life leaves his eyes as though he were simply a glass of water, poured out. In death, you find him rather diminished in presence. As if on cue, you hear a murmur from Tmennit’s unconscious form, and after a few moments, she heaves herself off the ground.
She approaches, and then seeing the fallen form of the Dark Jedi, she picks up the body, shakes her head, and then whispers something to herself. She turns and speaks, “I will commit this one to the depths. The surface of Blackwater is scarred enough without this blight here.” As she says this, she lifts the body with the Force and gently lowers it into the water, where it sinks into the deep blue.
“And you, you have acquitted yourself marvelously. I can’t thank you enough. You’ve completed the life’s work of Lorik Feryss, and for that alone, I’m sure he would be pleased.“
It’s a pity that the holocron was destroyed, but in its short life, we managed to do a great good for Mon Calamari. I don’t know why Lorik sought you out, but the steps he took to you were clearly guided by the Force.”
As she says that, she sits down and begins meditating. Almost simultaneously, the Dark Jedi can be seen to twitch and then roar! “What have you done to me!? I’ll kill you!” And then he leaps at the crew and Tmennit.
The Dark Jedi moves aggressively toward the Caamasi Jedi. The crew opens fire and a dangerous battle is begun. However in his bound state, the Dark Jedi does not have full access to his powers. Before long he is driven to his knees.
However, the unexpected happens! As you connect once more, the Dark Jedi’s eyes flash and he howls an unnatural sound. With a surge of
power, electricity springs from his hands. The bolt of lightning strikes Tmennit in the chest, and she flies back, unconscious. The holocron she was holding explodes in a shower of sparks!
The battle continues in earnest. The Dark Jedi is no longer bound and proves to be a formidable foe. Both Irdis and Ymira are sorely wounded from the evil being's light sabre attacks. As the battle rages and the crew starts to wear down the Dark Jedi, Xander manages to notice a partially submerged ship turret. He begins to hack into the controls and manages to take over operation of the gun. As the dark Jedi stands over Irdis and Ymira, Xander fires the gun and it hits the Dark Jedi squarely in the back.
With a final, desperate strike, you fell the fearsome dark warrior. As he falls, the life leaves his eyes as though he were simply a glass of water, poured out. In death, you find him rather diminished in presence. As if on cue, you hear a murmur from Tmennit’s unconscious form, and after a few moments, she heaves herself off the ground.
She approaches, and then seeing the fallen form of the Dark Jedi, she picks up the body, shakes her head, and then whispers something to herself. She turns and speaks, “I will commit this one to the depths. The surface of Blackwater is scarred enough without this blight here.” As she says this, she lifts the body with the Force and gently lowers it into the water, where it sinks into the deep blue.
“And you, you have acquitted yourself marvelously. I can’t thank you enough. You’ve completed the life’s work of Lorik Feryss, and for that alone, I’m sure he would be pleased.“
It’s a pity that the holocron was destroyed, but in its short life, we managed to do a great good for Mon Calamari. I don’t know why Lorik sought you out, but the steps he took to you were clearly guided by the Force.”
Re: Ultimate Encounter at Blackwater (Episode 20)
Tmennit calls in her favor and the local Mon Calamari operation manages to salvage the Archelon from its underwater dunking. R5-D12 had managed to secure the ship against further damage and pumped most of the water out. However the ship would require a couple days repairs.
On an island, some distance away from the damaged Blackwater settlement, Zavi and Ymira spent time in the bacta tanks to recover from the serious wounds received in the battle with the Dark Jedi and his Ubese minions. While the ship was being repaired the crew working on it came across the Manka cat cub that had been captured back on Tython. The Mon Calamari crew took such a liking to the little critter that they offered 200 credits to buy it. Given the circumstances, the deal was made.
Zavi did some repair work on the hull of the ship and Roona managed to secure a load of flash-frozen seafood for sale at a distant planet in the hopes of additional profits. The ship was also fueled and prepared for a departure. Irdis' benefactor Ranem Tivv had expected them to return to Rodian quite soon to deal with the circumstances of the death of Dr. Gena Tann.
However, danger seemed to never be far for the crew of the Archelon. As the waves lap against the footings of the platform and the sun is beginning to set on the far horizon, the crackle of a faint transmission is heard from their ship's comm system.
<Static> “...anyone there? I've suffered a malfunction and my skiff is sinking. If you can hear me, I need help. Please, if anyone is out there...” <Static>
The voice, it should be mentioned, is that of a Human female, one who sounds fairly refined in her upbringing. Xander runs a scan on the ship's sensor suite which locates the source of the transmission. It's not far away.
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There are 8500 credits worth of upgrades available for the ship that need to be decided upon before leaving Mon Calamari.
Unspent XPS:
Irdis - 0
Roona - 0
Xander - 30
Ymira -0
Zavi - 0
Group spoils (update)
7734 credits (+200 credits for selling the Manka cub. -1200 credits for fuel, -5000 credits for cargo)
Gear: quick sale value in ()
3 scrolls
robe
Light Repeating Blaster (1125)
Heavy Blaster Pistol (350)
2x Blaster Rifle (450 ea)
1x Holdout Blaster (100 ea)
2x Laser Pistol (200 ea)
1x Stun grenades (45 ea)
Tool Kit (175)
Glow Rod (5)
Brass knuckles (10)
5x Breath Masks (25 ea)
On an island, some distance away from the damaged Blackwater settlement, Zavi and Ymira spent time in the bacta tanks to recover from the serious wounds received in the battle with the Dark Jedi and his Ubese minions. While the ship was being repaired the crew working on it came across the Manka cat cub that had been captured back on Tython. The Mon Calamari crew took such a liking to the little critter that they offered 200 credits to buy it. Given the circumstances, the deal was made.
Zavi did some repair work on the hull of the ship and Roona managed to secure a load of flash-frozen seafood for sale at a distant planet in the hopes of additional profits. The ship was also fueled and prepared for a departure. Irdis' benefactor Ranem Tivv had expected them to return to Rodian quite soon to deal with the circumstances of the death of Dr. Gena Tann.
However, danger seemed to never be far for the crew of the Archelon. As the waves lap against the footings of the platform and the sun is beginning to set on the far horizon, the crackle of a faint transmission is heard from their ship's comm system.
<Static> “...anyone there? I've suffered a malfunction and my skiff is sinking. If you can hear me, I need help. Please, if anyone is out there...” <Static>
The voice, it should be mentioned, is that of a Human female, one who sounds fairly refined in her upbringing. Xander runs a scan on the ship's sensor suite which locates the source of the transmission. It's not far away.
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There are 8500 credits worth of upgrades available for the ship that need to be decided upon before leaving Mon Calamari.
Unspent XPS:
Irdis - 0
Roona - 0
Xander - 30
Ymira -0
Zavi - 0
Group spoils (update)
7734 credits (+200 credits for selling the Manka cub. -1200 credits for fuel, -5000 credits for cargo)
Gear: quick sale value in ()
3 scrolls
robe
Light Repeating Blaster (1125)
Heavy Blaster Pistol (350)
2x Blaster Rifle (450 ea)
1x Holdout Blaster (100 ea)
2x Laser Pistol (200 ea)
1x Stun grenades (45 ea)
Tool Kit (175)
Glow Rod (5)
Brass knuckles (10)
5x Breath Masks (25 ea)