Red Rordrik sat in his throne-like captain's chair aboard the Nightmare Fuel that served as the flagship of his ragtag but nontheless impressive pirate fleet. The crew and ships came from all walks of life from freed criminals to escaped slaves to even other pirates that had been convinced or pressganged into joining Rordrik in terrorizing the Outer Rim. Although far from being the most well-armed or even the fastest of his fleet, Rordrik's Nubian starship served proudly as the head of the collection of ships, feeding into Rordrik's delusions of supremacy. Of course, while he might be stunting in the vessel fit for a royal, he was still a pirate and, therefore, had his ship modified with several attachments that could punch a hole in other ships out there.
And today, looked like an especially good day for the pirates because they stumbled upon what looked to be a dead Sphyrna-cruiser just floating listlessly in space. They'd heard rumors about it in their local cantina and so had immediately and greedily approached the asteroid field that the ship was supposed to be at. Unbeknownst to the pirates, those rumors had been planted by Jedi Master Drow Venn, using his underground contacts to spread the falsehood. And furthermore, the ship wasn't dead at all.
"Alright, they're all here boys! Now!" Drow shouted form inside the Jedi's Sphyrna known as the Chainbreaker. The ship's cannons and engines came to life, obliterating an asteroid next to Rordrik's flagship as a warning shot. To further punctuate the fact that this was no soft target to the pirates, five X-Wings flown by the noble Pamarthans who had pledged loyalty to the Jedi came out from the asteroids they'd been hiding behind. They were joined by any other ships that had seen fit to join Drow on his mission today. The Jedi were at war with the Sith and an important part of war was supply lines. Drow hoped by converting these pirates into privateers, those supply lines could be disrupted and, indeed, diverted to the Jedi instead.
"Rordrik, you have the death sentence on over six systems and bounties of over a hundred thousand credits on a dozen more. I don't have a second's hesitation in turning you over to those authorities but I'd much rather you surrender so we can talk." Drow cautioned over an open comm channel. Rordrik cackled and turned to point one of his four arms at his first mate.
"Show these fools who they're dealing with." he barked. Drow was not surprised to see a dozen pirate starfighters of varying make fly towards the X-Wings while the
"Evasive action boys. No need for any of our own blood to be shed for pirates." Drow ordered, trusting the skills of the Pamarthans to lead the pirates on a merry chase through the asteroid field without blowing up themselves. Pirates were used to soft, defenseless targets. Flying through an asteroid field against actually skilled combat pilots would surely be a wake up call for them.
OOC: Open to any Jedi/Sector Ranger/sympathetic party that is looking to rid the Outer Rim of some pirates and convert them into privateers against the Sith. Also would be fine for a DM to RP as the pirate crew but if not, we'll just self-DM
And today, looked like an especially good day for the pirates because they stumbled upon what looked to be a dead Sphyrna-cruiser just floating listlessly in space. They'd heard rumors about it in their local cantina and so had immediately and greedily approached the asteroid field that the ship was supposed to be at. Unbeknownst to the pirates, those rumors had been planted by Jedi Master Drow Venn, using his underground contacts to spread the falsehood. And furthermore, the ship wasn't dead at all.
"Alright, they're all here boys! Now!" Drow shouted form inside the Jedi's Sphyrna known as the Chainbreaker. The ship's cannons and engines came to life, obliterating an asteroid next to Rordrik's flagship as a warning shot. To further punctuate the fact that this was no soft target to the pirates, five X-Wings flown by the noble Pamarthans who had pledged loyalty to the Jedi came out from the asteroids they'd been hiding behind. They were joined by any other ships that had seen fit to join Drow on his mission today. The Jedi were at war with the Sith and an important part of war was supply lines. Drow hoped by converting these pirates into privateers, those supply lines could be disrupted and, indeed, diverted to the Jedi instead.
"Rordrik, you have the death sentence on over six systems and bounties of over a hundred thousand credits on a dozen more. I don't have a second's hesitation in turning you over to those authorities but I'd much rather you surrender so we can talk." Drow cautioned over an open comm channel. Rordrik cackled and turned to point one of his four arms at his first mate.
"Show these fools who they're dealing with." he barked. Drow was not surprised to see a dozen pirate starfighters of varying make fly towards the X-Wings while the
"Evasive action boys. No need for any of our own blood to be shed for pirates." Drow ordered, trusting the skills of the Pamarthans to lead the pirates on a merry chase through the asteroid field without blowing up themselves. Pirates were used to soft, defenseless targets. Flying through an asteroid field against actually skilled combat pilots would surely be a wake up call for them.
OOC: Open to any Jedi/Sector Ranger/sympathetic party that is looking to rid the Outer Rim of some pirates and convert them into privateers against the Sith. Also would be fine for a DM to RP as the pirate crew but if not, we'll just self-DM