Interest Check: Retracing the Path of the Taung

[Vencu]

I'd like to get a group of active, highly motivated role-players together for a plot revolving around the search for a planet called Roon. It was abandoned by the Taung shortly after their mass exodus from Coruscant.

For a time, it was the heart of their culture and a base of operations as they began to push out and conquer. Eventually, they discovered the planet that is now known as Mandalore. Roon was abandoned and forgotten, but later rediscovered by the explorer/merchant Mungo Baobab. At the time, there was only one route through the Cloak of the Sith, the cosmic dust cloud that concealed and isolated the planet from the rest of the galaxy. This route, the Death Wind Corridor, was extremely hazardous to navigate and was considered by most merchants and smugglers to be suicide. Boabab found an alternate route that was still dangerous, but less so with the addition of navigation beacons he positioned to guide his merchant fleet through. Thousands of years later, it is assumed that Roon has once again fallen into isolation and has been forgotten by the galaxy at large. However, it is still mentioned briefly in historical archives on planets like Obroa-Skai, Manda, and possibly the Jedi Archives.

With only two navigable routes in or out of the Cloak of the Sith, Roon is a prime location for a Mandalorian stronghold on the opposite side of the Outer Rim Territories. The plot will contain four to five parts and will result in a small outpost being built on Roon and the eventual establishment of a much larger base of operations in a future plot.

1. Whispers of a Forgotten World ~ a brief meeting between all participants to introduce them to the mission and each other

2. Fact or Fiction ~ Searching the archives on Obroa-Skai for any information regarding the long forgotten planet of Roon, retrieving a copy of the data, and then erasing any record of its existence

2A. Last Act ~ (a separate mission coinciding with the others)

3. A Link to Manda ~ Infiltrating the Boabab Archives on Manda and searching for any information regarding Roon and its location, retrieving a copy of the data, and then erasing any record of its existence (a side mission is to retrieve the Roonstone with the Taung poem Dha Werda Verda engraved on its surface, which is located within the Archives)

4. Within the Cloak ~ Navigating the Cloak of the Sith with all the data retrieved from the Boabab Archives, the team rediscovers the long lost planet of Roon and begins the establishment of a small outpost (setting up the outpost is a fade-to-black scenario)

I'm certainly open to suggestions, so please feel free to give feedback! Would anyone be interested in this plot? There's opportunities for infiltration, slicing, exploration, starship piloting and navigation, etc...

 

[Syn]

Ah except for the part where Roon is connected to nearby Ryloth and hasn't been lost. The Empire had it. Also you would need Mandalore to approve it as it is deep in Alliance space.

 

[Jiang Winters]

Ah except for the part where Roon is connected to nearby Ryloth and hasn't been lost. The Empire had it. Also you would need Mandalore to approve it as it is deep in Alliance space.

He wouldn't need Mandalore to approve it if the mission's run by a group of individuals.

 

[Phil]

And here I was thinking you'd be the last person to be active... Oh well, least you're wanting to be active.

Wanting to go to a planet, cool stuff. Though is Manda under Alliance or Empire control or none? If under one of their control, you'll need to talk with them about it when wanting to infiltrate. Though I suggest against infiltrating and wiping information about a planet on an Alliance world, someone would obviously be bound to know something happened and that's just not good for business. That's the only issue there I see.

Now, I'm prolly getting ahead of myself here, but assuming that it all manages to get pulled off to the end where you get to the planet, setting up a strong hold, small or big, would need some Mandalore approval if Mandalorian forces are indeed involved.

So first let's see if and where this goes and if some people are interested or not. You seem to of put some thought into this at least.

 

[Vencu]

Ah except for the part where Roon is connected to nearby Ryloth and hasn't been lost. The Empire had it. Also you would need Mandalore to approve it as it is deep in Alliance space.

There is a small population on Roon, with a large portion of them being Twi'lek. Most of the population are spacers that became stranded on the planet due to its isolation and that was thousands of years ago. The Manda-Roon Merchant Route and the Death Wind Corridor are the only known routes in or out of the Cloak of the Sith. Roon is still largely unknown to most of the galaxy, especially since the Manda-Roon Merchant Route was controlled by the Boabab Merchant Fleet and the Death Wind Corridor isn't very well known and is so dangerous to the point that beings traveling it are considered suicidal.

More simply: Since the only known source of Roonstones on Roon was destroyed and Mungo Boabab located another source of them in another system, there was no longer a need to travel to Roon or maintain the beacons guiding vessels through on the Manda-Roon Merchant Route. If no one has been using the Manda-Roon Merchant Route for thousands of years, the Death Wind Corridor is almost certain to get you killed and is little known anyway, and the planet Roon has lost the only thing that attracted people to it in the first place... that means it has probably become isolated once again, just like it has multiple times throughout history.

I'm not saying smugglers and the like don't know of it, I'm saying the routes in and out aren't widely known and it is of little to no interest to any major faction at this time. Wookieepedia specifically states (quite a few times) that Roon is an isolated world and its inhabitants prefer it that way.

 

[Syn]

ah the population on Roon was 665,000 (55% Humans, 12% Twi'lek, 11% Duros, 7% Sullustans, 3% Koboks, 12% other) may not be the largest population but still a decent number and with spice being another thing that comes from it not as much as other places it should still be known. As it is also in close to Ryloth ask them for directions.

 

[Vencu]

I'm not saying smugglers and the like don't know of it, I'm saying the routes in and out aren't widely known and it is of little to no interest to any major faction at this time. Wookieepedia specifically states (quite a few times) that Roon is an isolated world and its inhabitants prefer it that way.

It was very briefly occupied by the Galactic Empire (probably off the record, as Admiral Screed was plotting with the governor at the time to locate and obtain Roonstones), it was never represented in the Senate of the Old Republic or the New Republic, and there is no mention of its entrance into the Galactic Alliance. It is unaffiliated with any major power.

 

[Syn]

Government
Dictatorship (temporarily Imperial-aligned during the Rebellion era)[1]
Representative Democracy (during New Republic)[1]

Affiliation
New Sith Empire
Baobab Merchant Fleet
Galactic Republic
Confederacy of Independent Systems
Galactic Empire
New Republic

It may not have a senator but if it is affiliated then I would imagine it is known enough. Also that kind of takes away not being affiliated with a major power as it is from the wookiee.

 

[Vencu]

Those affiliations were added because those governments were mentioned in the history as having some kind of contact with Roon... did you actually read the whole page? I did.

Representative Democracy (during New Republic)

During the New Republic, they had a representative government. Being represented in the New Republic is something else entirely.

During the prosperous years of the Old Republic, the world had a small but consistent trade with independent interests, importing necessary technologies and exporting flame jewels, Roon spice, and the occasional Roonstones.

This is the only mention of the Old Republic and that is why they were added to the "Affiliation" section.

The Confederacy of Independent Systems isn't even included in the history, but it is listed as being affiliated.

The Galactic Empire is listed as being affiliated and the only contact they had with the Empire was through Admiral Screed and a small Stormtrooper contingent that landed to search for Roonstones at the invitation of Governor Koong. And Wookieepedia says it was Imperial-aligned during the Rebellion era, too... but it never was... Governor Koong was the leader of one province on Roon and he wanted an alliance with the Empire. He never got one. He was betrayed by Admiral Screed after they found the Roonstones.

My point? The parts you are quoting aren't fact. They were added by users on Wookieepedia who didn't read through everything and just made assumptions.

 

[Bad Wolf]

well if you get the mission up and running let me know, I'd be game with either one of my mando characters

 

[Loco]

Very interesting concept- I'll consider it.

 

[Vencu]

I'd like to get at least one or two more people and we definitely need a good slicer to erase all the data we retrieve without leaving a trace. Anyone else interested?

 

[Dmitri]

I'm interested with Verde Tracyn, aka ADIM Kadmon. ADIM Kadmon's prototype, ADIM, was originally housed on Obroa-skai, so they could locate one of ADIM's archives and get the information from it.

 

[Vencu]

Alright, that's four if you include my character. Is anyone else interested?

 

[T.J]

I am interested too if its not too full already. Ive been looking for a way to get more active.

 

[Johnnysaurus Rex]

If you need someone on stand by this seems like a lot of good fun! If not I hope it's a good read.

 

[Vencu]

The more the merrier. We could always split it up into two teams, I suppose.