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 ===== Session 0 - The Gathering At Krunjiac Junction ===== ===== Session 0 - The Gathering At Krunjiac Junction =====
 Several individuals received employment details on a custom credit chip and were directed to arrive at a specified location, a trade-and-landing platform in a remote area on the hot desert planet [[swn:planets:krunjiac_junction|Krünjiac Junction]]. While waiting for their work to begin, they shopped for wares, met the other members of the crew: [[swn:characters:adira|Adira]] - an enigmatic woman, [[swn:characters:maximilien_brassard|Max]] - an accented pilot with flair, [[swn:characters:devon|Devon]] - a rogue-ish man with an eye for medicine, [[swn:characters:braxton|Braxton]] - a gunfighter ready for action, [[swn:characters:j|J]] - a sniper equipped for challenges, and [[swn:characters:skellin|Skellin]] - a short green creature with an ornate spear and wooden mask. \\  Several individuals received employment details on a custom credit chip and were directed to arrive at a specified location, a trade-and-landing platform in a remote area on the hot desert planet [[swn:planets:krunjiac_junction|Krünjiac Junction]]. While waiting for their work to begin, they shopped for wares, met the other members of the crew: [[swn:characters:adira|Adira]] - an enigmatic woman, [[swn:characters:maximilien_brassard|Max]] - an accented pilot with flair, [[swn:characters:devon|Devon]] - a rogue-ish man with an eye for medicine, [[swn:characters:braxton|Braxton]] - a gunfighter ready for action, [[swn:characters:j|J]] - a sniper equipped for challenges, and [[swn:characters:skellin|Skellin]] - a short green creature with an ornate spear and wooden mask. \\ 
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 After the trade platform cleared, the surface of it served as a landing pad where the party was introduced to Helaena Rockford and her ship, [[swn:ships:hades|The Hades]]. The Hades launched into orbit to top off fuel at the private landing orbital station, Dinor 2, and took on the unknown cargo the crew was charged to protect. The ship encountered a green-carapaced alien, N'Nebe, piloting a well-armed privateer cruiser, "The Big Stick", and had to turn down her offer to be bait in a paying gig to attack a mining operation. The Hades continued on to the edge of the system for a spike-drilldown toward the Riza system. The Hades was enveloped in metadimensional energies and the crew plunged into their destinies. After the trade platform cleared, the surface of it served as a landing pad where the party was introduced to Helaena Rockford and her ship, [[swn:ships:hades|The Hades]]. The Hades launched into orbit to top off fuel at the private landing orbital station, Dinor 2, and took on the unknown cargo the crew was charged to protect. The ship encountered a green-carapaced alien, N'Nebe, piloting a well-armed privateer cruiser, "The Big Stick", and had to turn down her offer to be bait in a paying gig to attack a mining operation. The Hades continued on to the edge of the system for a spike-drilldown toward the Riza system. The Hades was enveloped in metadimensional energies and the crew plunged into their destinies.
  
  
  
-===== Session 1 ===== +===== Session 1 - The Gas Stop Gone Wrong, A Wrecking of Boru 3 =====
-The Haul: A Wrecking of Boru 3:\\+
 The party spent some time learning the Hades' layout and capabilities as it jumped to the Riza system. During the multi-day travel, Max chatted up some of the crew midship to learn more about everyone. J hacked Max's datapad and triggered hard rock music on the ship's comms system, providing Halaena with both amusement and irritation. Devon outfitted the Hades with a better centralized triage/medical station by converting the rarely-used conference area. Braxton and Adira both learned the gunnery systems of the Hades while Skellin followed Bucket, the Hades' system control bot, to gain better understanding of outputs on various ship displays.\\ The party spent some time learning the Hades' layout and capabilities as it jumped to the Riza system. During the multi-day travel, Max chatted up some of the crew midship to learn more about everyone. J hacked Max's datapad and triggered hard rock music on the ship's comms system, providing Halaena with both amusement and irritation. Devon outfitted the Hades with a better centralized triage/medical station by converting the rarely-used conference area. Braxton and Adira both learned the gunnery systems of the Hades while Skellin followed Bucket, the Hades' system control bot, to gain better understanding of outputs on various ship displays.\\
  
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 After fueling was complete, J used his hacked access to allow the Hades to leave the station. Once clear of the station and on the way to the edge of the system for the final spike drill of the mission, Halaena had J analyze the cred chips found by Braxton and Devon, displaying a circular logo made of curved markings. An audio recording also revealed instructions to place a tracker on the ship as a precaution. Halaena cursed under her breath and commanded the crew to prepare for action and potential boarders; the Hades was being hunted. After fueling was complete, J used his hacked access to allow the Hades to leave the station. Once clear of the station and on the way to the edge of the system for the final spike drill of the mission, Halaena had J analyze the cred chips found by Braxton and Devon, displaying a circular logo made of curved markings. An audio recording also revealed instructions to place a tracker on the ship as a precaution. Halaena cursed under her breath and commanded the crew to prepare for action and potential boarders; the Hades was being hunted.
-===== Session 2 ===== +===== Session 2 - Interception Near Herg =====
-The Interdiction Above Riza:\\+
 After departing the orbital station Boru 3 and heading for the final jump to Canto, Halaena gathered the crew of the Hades and opened up with her thoughts on the discoveries from the now-damaged depot and the loose cred chips.  After departing the orbital station Boru 3 and heading for the final jump to Canto, Halaena gathered the crew of the Hades and opened up with her thoughts on the discoveries from the now-damaged depot and the loose cred chips. 
 Halaena believed that the mortally-injured tech’s last repeated word to Devon and Skellin, “curse”, was an attempt to share his employer’s identity, the Precursor Syndicate. The logos and audio J hacked off the cred chips seemed to line up with the theory. She was certain the Syndicate had been sent after the cargo within the Hades' hold. Halaena believed that the mortally-injured tech’s last repeated word to Devon and Skellin, “curse”, was an attempt to share his employer’s identity, the Precursor Syndicate. The logos and audio J hacked off the cred chips seemed to line up with the theory. She was certain the Syndicate had been sent after the cargo within the Hades' hold.
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 Still unsure of if or how the Hades was being tracked, and unsure from where the damage originated, Halaena announced that she is taking the Hades to Herg. Flying beneath the clouds, she planned to drop the independent cargo lifter to the surface and land elsewhere with the ship. Doing so will result in protecting the cargo or the crew; a hope that both will not be lost in the process. The Hades began her crippled descent into the atmosphere of Herg in the Riza System, unsure if more assailants would come after her, her cargo, or her crew.  Still unsure of if or how the Hades was being tracked, and unsure from where the damage originated, Halaena announced that she is taking the Hades to Herg. Flying beneath the clouds, she planned to drop the independent cargo lifter to the surface and land elsewhere with the ship. Doing so will result in protecting the cargo or the crew; a hope that both will not be lost in the process. The Hades began her crippled descent into the atmosphere of Herg in the Riza System, unsure if more assailants would come after her, her cargo, or her crew. 
-===== Session 3 ===== +===== Session 3 - The Recuperation On Herg =====
-The Recuperation On Herg:\\+
 The Hades descended to Herg while J stripped a portion of the encrypted data from the payload copied from the Precursor shuttle. Some of the data required a deep decryption and was not able to be viewed. Max managed to internally resolve one of three issues caused by the explosion outside the ship, yet the rest required being on the ground to investigate.\\ The Hades descended to Herg while J stripped a portion of the encrypted data from the payload copied from the Precursor shuttle. Some of the data required a deep decryption and was not able to be viewed. Max managed to internally resolve one of three issues caused by the explosion outside the ship, yet the rest required being on the ground to investigate.\\
  
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-===== Session 4 ===== +===== Session 4 - Cities and Caves: Tuset and the Search ===== 
-Cities and Caves: Tuset and More:\\+The crew of the Hades secured the beach location with Devon and Skelling standing watch. Halaena and Adira investigated the cargo unit while Max, J, and Braxton took the newly-acquired APC for a spin around a wide path near the beach, culminating in a sweet jump off a low enbankment, spraying the rest of the crew with sand.\\ 
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 +The cargo unit was a fairly uniform beige color, designed in two parts; a container to hold cargo and a frame capable of lifting the unit to and from low-orbit freighters. Bulky modular nodes on the frame provided its lift capabilities, while the front section contained the majority of the engine and control components to make the device possible. J worked to infiltrate the protections of the cargo unit door, eventually unlocking it. Inside, the crew found two bundles of secured cargo. One bundle near the back of the storage area contained multiple cases of technical weapon and medical supplies, each case stamped with the symbol of the Truesight Ascendency. The bundle near the door of the storage unit was a single bulky unmarked case with reinforced shock absorbing material all around it.\\ 
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 +J worked to unlock the unmarked case, only to find yet another case nested within. He and Devon both recognized this as a "detcase", commonly used to secure highly sensitive information or valuables. Excessive tampering with such a case will cause an explostion intended to both kill the tamperer and elimininate the contents of the case. These cases are sometimes used as humor, sent to unwitting enemies as "gifts".\\ 
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 +The crew pulled most of the cargo cases from the storage and managed to carefully drive the APC into the cargo unit. They filled the back of the APC with the pulled cargo, and buttoned up the cargo unit for later pickup. J secured the case on his back for the return trip to the Hades, Halaena wanting to keep a close eye on whatever prize was the cause of their recent misadventures.\\ 
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 +On arrival back at the Hades, Skellin's trap had killed another rocksprite. He field-dressed the animals and skillfully made a fire to cook up the animals. Max, Braxton, and Skellin sat and enjoyed the cooking fire while snacking on the cooked meat. Once the ship was prepped, the crew launched and travelled to the beach to recover the cargo lifter. Max's repairs were largely successful, allowing full use of the Hades in atmosphere, so the crew headed to the largest city on Herg, Tuset, for final touches and repairs.\\ 
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 +Arriving at the sprawling city, they were granted access to enter a repair bay and completed restoration of the spike drive and a nice paint job refresh. For several hours, some of the crew guarded the ship against further tampering efforts while others meandered around the repair bay's convenience shops littered about the sides of the bay. Adira questioned some dock workers about potential carnival or circus entertainment activities and learned a bit about the structure of Tuset. Braxon enjoyed a custom-made beer while watching the bustling wildlife of the repair bay. Max assisted the dock workers with understanding the needs of the Hades, and Devon greatly updated the quality of the ship's food through snacks, spices, and most importantly: candy. Skellin, disliking the sheer amount of metal surrounding them and lack of trees, decided to stay on the ship for the most part, but braved a few moments outside to obtain preservative packs for storing his rocksprite meat. J carefully observed the dock workers to assure no trickery occurred like their ordeal at Boru 3. After repairs, the Hades exited the dock, but gained access to the Tuset job networks through official channels and J's connections to mercs in the area. Searching for the Rose Compass' mentioned crashed science ship job on the boards, very little detail was gained other than a general search region and asking for a return of any cargo or salvage for a 4000 credit reward.\\
  
 +The crew decided to allow time for the Syndicate to chase J's modified tracking signal and assume they'd gotten away, so they burned time searching for the crashed ship. After searching for a couple of hours, Halaena spotted a collection of foliage atop a rocky outcropping. Max maneuvered the ship to get a better look at the patch of plants to discover a grid-like structure beneath it, supporting the plants above and allowing air and light through with enough room for a human. The Hades set down several hundred meters away and Max flew his drone to the mouth of the cave. Through the drone's video feed, Max saw some figures moving behind some low cinder blocks or other cover, along with some man-made lights and structures in the background. There was also other light from above deeper into the cave. The light adjustment made it difficult to ascertain details.\\
  
 +Adira and Skellin snuck towards the mouth of the cave in hopes of gathering additional information. Skellin went in with Max's drone watching over him for support. From a lower vantage, Skellin saw the same sights as Max's drone, this time also spying around a near corner an APC that looked very much like the one they stored in the Hades' hold. This could be the home of the Rose Compass mercenaries.
 ===== Session 5 ===== ===== Session 5 =====
 May 1, 2021 May 1, 2021
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