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Blues Brothers
The frigid temperatures of Rothana can quickly send even the heartiest humanoids into a cold grave. The beasts of Rothana are not so easily deterred by the cold. The creatures will strike at night when it is coldest and the RHE facilities are most vulnerable. A RHE outpost has gone dark. This is troubling for a number of reasons. First, if the outpost has lost power the workers will quickly freeze to death. Even more troubling, the base has been waylaid by mysterious creatures each night. The RHE employees are at serious risk. Travel to the outpost and discover the problem. You must arrive before the employees turn to blue popsicles or are attacked by the creatures. Solve the outpost’s problem, save the workers from a cold or gruesome death, and fight off any monsters. Easy.
Though he knew it was silly, Leys Jiron couldn't help but shiver as he looked out the viewport of the shuttle. They were descending towards Rothana's surface, which he knew was an arctic iceball. He just didn't think that it had to be so 'in your face' about it. Wind was driving the snow with such force that Leys couldn't see more than 2 feet outside the shuttle. He hoped the storm would die down before they had to get moving, because if not they might end up taking an unexpected detour down a crevasse or off an ice cliff. He wasn't even sure where the pilot would be able to drop them off in the first place.
At least his white robes and silver armor would blend in in a place like this; he usually stuck out like a wampa on Coruscant. It didn't help that he normally had camera droids following him as his own private film crew, part of his deal with Liberty News Corporation to produce propaganda for the war effort. Where 'Knight Avenger' went (as they had christened him), the droids followed; LNC thought live mission footage the best for their purposes. Leys had made the decision to leave the droids out of this assignment, however, concerned that the secrets of Rothana might be too sensitive.
The Pau'an leaned against the bulkhead and read over their briefing once more. An outpost gone dark. He hoped that they weren't too late, turning up only to find frozen corpses or piles of bones, or perhaps worst of all: nothing and nobody. He wasn't sure if the Sith or Mandalorians were testing their luck yet on Rothana, but he figured it was only a matter of time. This war seemed to touch everything and everyone eventually, no matter how well protected or remote.
Figuring they'd land at any moment, Leys decided to touch base with his partner one last time, while they still had the luxury to talk. He didn't know much about Knight Espaa, but what he knew he respected.
"Any final thoughts before we step into the void?" he asked, gesturing to the blizzard outside their windows.
At least his white robes and silver armor would blend in in a place like this; he usually stuck out like a wampa on Coruscant. It didn't help that he normally had camera droids following him as his own private film crew, part of his deal with Liberty News Corporation to produce propaganda for the war effort. Where 'Knight Avenger' went (as they had christened him), the droids followed; LNC thought live mission footage the best for their purposes. Leys had made the decision to leave the droids out of this assignment, however, concerned that the secrets of Rothana might be too sensitive.
The Pau'an leaned against the bulkhead and read over their briefing once more. An outpost gone dark. He hoped that they weren't too late, turning up only to find frozen corpses or piles of bones, or perhaps worst of all: nothing and nobody. He wasn't sure if the Sith or Mandalorians were testing their luck yet on Rothana, but he figured it was only a matter of time. This war seemed to touch everything and everyone eventually, no matter how well protected or remote.
Figuring they'd land at any moment, Leys decided to touch base with his partner one last time, while they still had the luxury to talk. He didn't know much about Knight Espaa, but what he knew he respected.
"Any final thoughts before we step into the void?" he asked, gesturing to the blizzard outside their windows.
@Aurius Pheonix