Topic: RPG - Secret Resistance on Manaan

Let's start with the usual, as it seems many of the other RPGs have died...

The Rules:

1. You may create any character you want.  Clarify their name and species so others can follow their actions easily. I will be moderating.

2. You can kill characters you create but you can't kill other people's characters unless they say they have been killed in battle with you. However you can wound them.

3. You can have any weapon you want but you can only have what your character could physically carry - otherwise they wouldn't be able to move.

4. Be consistent, eg if someone says they blew up a building, don't suddenly be assaulting it.

5. If you have sustained many wounds you will have to either get medical help or eventually die.

6. Follow the storyline, sure add a few twists and turns but allow others to see where you want to go so they can help you get there.

7. Remember this story is before you undertake the tasks in KOTOR, so it has to end where KOTOR starts.

7. Have fun.

Let us begin...

Setting: Just prior to the time of Knights of the Old Republic. Revan is still in command of his minions. He has sent a band of his Sith/Dark Jedi to overpower the planet of Manaan, knowing the Jedi may come snooping. (I know it's the most boring area of the game, so let's make it interesting). Here's a link for planet info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manaan

A small band of beings have created their own resistance and plan to thwart the Dark Jedi at every opportunity. So who will you be, Sith/Dark Jedi or Resistance?

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Utath Zen stood at the docking bay window and inwardly cringed as the Selkath opened their doors willingly to the Sith apprentices. Some said the Sith were no different to the Jedi but Utath knew better. She was human and had once been an assistant to the Jedi order, however she had since gone her own way.

She had never thought to have been near Force users again, especially the Dark variety.

However the Selkath believed that if they remained neutral that no harm would come to them. If only it were so. Utath shook her dark head, something had to be done and it would have to be done quietly...

Ok this is my 1st RPG here so forgive any naive-ness
Name:Aphotic

Race:Gen'Dai (he he)

weapons:Sonic rifle (think rifle size but with wider muzle) grenade lancher on bottom of sonic rifle, thermal detonator (the kind that blow-up big).

gadgets:wrist mounted wipcord/graple hook, heat/night vision.

voice/additude:a deep gruf voice with a hint of mucking to it (kinda like sev's) and a war like "Blow em up and ask questions latter" additude.
I think thats it soo...

As Aphotic walks through the streets of Manaan he thinks to himself "it's too bad I had to stop for supplies after that last battle I'm allready bord I haven't killed a thing for at least 6 hours, I think thats a new record."
but as he's thinking little dose he know of the danger at hand...

Name: Rekk Dennar
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Occupation: Grey Jedi
Age: 28
Weapon: Silver Lightsaber and Force Powers (I'll tell them as we go along)
Apperence: Short black hair, green eyes, slim build.
Favorite Past Times: Swoop Racing and Pazzak.
Personality: Sarcastic, playful, charming, and loyal.

"Twenty-one, I win again," A black haired Human announced, smiling smugly as he threw his cards down on the table. The Rodian he was playing against didn't look too thrilled as he pulled out a credit chip, cursing as he place it in  the human's outstretched hand.

"I think you cheat Human," The Rodian grumbled, narrowing his bulbouse black eyes suspiciously.

"Hey, Rekk Dannar doesn't cheat...much." He flashed a charming smile before gathering up his cards, tucking them away in his vest.

"It time to go put my winnings to good use, at the Swoop Tracks," He said, flipping his credit chip as he walked out of the bar and into the streets of the city.

Name: Queconasis
Race: Dug
Gender: Male
Occupation: Jedi knight
Age: "Echuta!"
Weapon: Green Lightstaff (Think Maul), Cortosis Garrot, Force Powers (I'll reveal as we go along too)
Favorite Pasttimes: Picking fights and getting drunk.
Personality: Does the word "dug" not mean anything?

Wandering out of the canntina, the dug was brused, angry, and had a massive hangover.  It had been a fairly good day so far.  But the dug sensed somthing... he sensed the dark side.  Nothing runind a good day faster than the sith.  Well, he'd just have to stop that...

As Rekk made his way to the Swoop tracks he stopped in his tracks, hands stilling its flipping. His eyebrows drew together as he picked up on...something. A dark echo of the Force...

"The Sith," He whispered, then shrugged. "As long as they don't bother me I'm good." His hand started it's flipping again as he continued walking. He couldn't help but feel like he should do something about it though.

He groaned, rolling his eyes. "Okay okay, I'll fight them," He mumbled to his conscious, which stopped its prodding on his mind. "Even though I could join them..."A sharp mental prod stopped that train of thought. "Ow! Okay, I won't! Geeze..."

(lol)
Aphotic had no force abilities and didn't pretend to, but he DID have informents and they could tell things that the force could not, like the fact that not only were the sith coming to Manaan but a small resistance was being started.
Aphotic knew that a resistance men't that there was something to resist and that that thing was going to come and attack any time now and an attack ment fihgting and fighting ment that he'd be there.
As he walked by the swoop tracks he (not lookign where he was going) bumped into A black haired Human (who seemed to be talking to himself) Aphotic-"Hey whatch it!" Rekk-"what YOU bumped into ME!" Aphotic-"So, you should be wathcing out for me insted of talking to yourself" Rekk-"what? that dosn't even make sence!" Aphotic-"Are you saying that I don't know what i'm doing" Rekk-"what i'm saying is YOU should be the one saying sorry to me" Aphotic-"I'm not saying sorry to a crazy human!" and as Aphotic walk away he added "oh and you mother was a nurff herder!" Rekk-(under his breth)"ok you ask for it..."

Queconasis saw the the Gen'Dai purposely walk into the human.  Sensing a fight, the dug prepared to instantly throw himself into the fray, when he sensed a fellow jedi.  Thinking that he could use some aid against the Gen'Dai, he walked up to Aphotic and stated "Your mother was a nerff hearder. Wow is that the best you could come up with?  I've seen banthas come up with better insults. Speaking of banthas, judging by your smell, I could say you're related to them."  Queconasis prepared to throw himself away from the lived behemoth standing before him, hoping the human would have the good sense to either run or prepare himself for the upcoming battle.  "This fight is going to attract alot of attention from all the wrong kinds of people" he thought.  The sith were no push overs.  He should know.  He'd been one.

Rekk pulled out his lightsaber, igniting the silver blade. He backed away, bumping against a wall. Swinging his blade up, he prepared to attack whoever attacked him first.

"Now...I know I can't kill you with this," he said, looking at the Gen'Dai. "But I can kill-" He stopped, sensing the Force radiating off the Dug. "A Jedi?" He whispered, eyes widening in surprise. He'd have to remember to thank him later.

"Besides, my Mother could've been a Nerf Herder for all I know," He added, flashing a sarcastic smile at Aphotic. He knew it was probably the wrong thing to say at the wrong time, but he couldn't pass that up.

OOooooOO A "Jedi" I've killed many of them... but not at the same time.
well "jedi" I... as he was speaking Aphotic drew his blaster up to is hip and shot off a blast at the dug unfortunetly the dug thought that it was a normal blaster and not a sonic one so the block ended in him being thrown a few feet back and onto his rump. Queconasis-"Echuta!" Aphoic-"supri..." as he was taunting the dug Rekk pulled up his lightsaber in a forward jab motion Aphotic doged as fast as he could but the jedi was faster, the blade went strait into his uper arm. Aphotic-"RAAAA!! Now your DEAD jedi!" Aphtic shot 3 blasts at the jedis to keep them at bay and then from under his rifel launched a grenade.

Queconasis, still reeling from the sonic blast, dodged the incoming shots and pushed the grenade away, where it couldn't hurt civilians.  He was tempted to choke the life out of the brut, but no, he'd sworn off that.  No more would he use the dark side.  That's what he got the garrot for.  He quickly looked to see if the human was alright. He then remembered that it was he who got hit with the sonic blast.  He relaxed, letting the force slowly heal the bruise.  He should of simply presuaded the Gen'Dai to leave the man alone. It would have been easy enough, what with his expereance.  He had been forced to use his saber. With the sith craling all over the place, he had to go and reveal himself like that. The worst part was that the sonics had doubled his hangover.

"Frack!" Rekk cursed, watchng the grenade fly towards them. Extending his hand, he used his Force Push to send it out over the vast oceans that surrounded the city.

"Play nice now," He grinned at Aphotic. "Grenades can kill us you know." He used his most condesending tone as he spoke. He then turned to Queconasis. "You okay? Yo got hit pretty hard by that Sonic blast."

(Who pushed the grenade? Queconasis, Rekk, or both? And since i'm new to this, can I call in sith, mercinaries, and other goons for the sake of story/action progretion?)

Looking up, Queconasis realized that the Gen'dai was still hanging around. "He must really be P.O. to still hang around two jedi.  But he new that he and the other jedi couldn't hang about. The police would be here soon. Along with their new friends. Queconasis ripped the shirt off a nearby pedestrian and flung it over Aphotic's face. He then used the force to hurl the distracted foe into a stack of crates. "Come on", Queconasis shouted to Rekk, "or we'll both be easy targets for the sith!"

((Rekk pushed it, since he had nothing else to do. :P
I don't know if you can call in other characters. Mel has to answer that since they created the RP.))

"Right behind you Que," Rekk said, inching away from the temporarily blinded and disabled Gen'Dai before breaking into a full run, following the Dug.

"Hey, wherever we're going, do you think we can make a quick stop at the Swoop track? These credits are burning a hole in my pocket." Rekk asked, patting his pocket, itching to spend them.

"Acctually, the Swoop track would be an ideal place to hide" stated Que.  "And when did you learn my name?"

((D'oh! >< I wan't paying attention. I forgot Rekk didn't know his name.))

"Oh, is that your name? I just took a guess." Rekk shrugged a shoulder, feeling rather embarassed. He hooked his lightsaber onto a beltloop. "I guess you just have one of those faces or something. My name's Rekk Dennar by the way."

((Yeah, lame cover up...))

(Maybe my dug forgot to remove his name tag. "Hi, my name is _____")

"Humph. Anyway, we better get lost. The sith don't take kindly to jedi. And they won't be as understanding or forgiving as our friend back there."  "Swoop Track?!?", thought Que, "Oh, this is going to do wonders for my hangover."

(( lol ))

"Geeze...they must be pretty bad then huh?" Rekk said, trying to avoid beeing seen by anyone. "Hey Que, stay in the shadows. People are less likely to see you then."

When they made it to the Swoop Track, Rekk reached into his pocket, pulling out a Pain Killer.

"Here, for your headache." He flipped it to the Dug. "I can sense one of those from a mile away, and I don't even need the Force." Rekk shrugged, smiling. "I guess it comes from experience."

"Thanks." Que quickly downed the painkiller. "What I don't get is, if people have been using the force for eons, why hasn't anyone found a way to use it to cure a hangover?"  Maybe that's what I need to do, the dug thought to himself, find a practical way to put the force to use.  He'd found countless ways to kill people with the force with the dark side.  He'd been taught how to protect others with the lightside, but nothing for the day to day, like how to use the force to mix a good cocktail.  Maybe it could be put work here at the racetrack.  That's probably what his new friend was here to do. Probably how he got the money in the first place.  Well, what good was the force if you lived lika a bum?  "Hey," Que said to Rekk "I think I'll place a few bets as well."

Aphotic tore the shirt from his face pushed himself up and turnd to find the jedi gone and 2 police swoops on the way. The 1st police swoop stoped just infront of him but before the policeman could get off Aphotic grabed the swoop and threw it into the upcoming one. (the other policeman jumped off just in time.)
Aphotic was about to shoot him when he heard a saber igniting behind him he quickly swung around and caught the sith by the forarms...and pulled hard. The poor sith's arms made a *Slash Craaaack" sound as his skin riped and bones broke in two, blood went all over the crowd that had gathered round. The policeman was able to shoot off a glanceing shot before being lifted off his feet by Aphotic's chokeing grip. Aphotic-"Listen. I'm a nice guy (he lied) so I'll let you go. Now run along go get your friends." Aphotic knew that was just what he'd do, and it's what he WANTED him to do. Aphtic also knew that he'd go and get more troops and that ment more fighting and Aphotic liked fighting.
"but before I get into any more fights with the Jedi/Sith I'm gonn'a get a special something for them." Aphotic said to himself as he went to his ship.

**Ah guys Manaan is run by the Selkath that want a neutral planet. Too much fighting will get you arrested - just a tip**

Utath ran a hand through her dark hair as she finished her shift and left the docking bays. There was a considerable amount of damage in town as she walked home. Apparently someone had decided to breach the "No Fighting Rule". Any fighting you wanted to do had to be discrete, otherwise you got arrested and sent to trial at the Selkath court.

The Galactic Republic had already established themselves in Ahto City (the only city on Manaan) and they weren't particularly happy to share it with the newly arrived Sith.

However the native Selkath were determined to keep a neutral balance when it came to galactic politics. It was worth their while when they were one of the few planets that could grown Kolto. Kolto was a plant with great healing properties and both the Republic and the Sith wanted it for their own means. But they'd have to play nice and obey the Selkath's terms... at least in public.

((Sorry, I forgot >< And I call myself a KOTOR fan...*sweatdrop*))

"No problem. I know how nasty those kind of headaches can be." He smiled. "Yeah...sometimes I wish the Force would heal hangovers, it would do me a world of good." He laughed. "Maybe we can find the cure."

"Well, we finally made it to the Tracks," Rekk announced, walking casually into the building, nodding and smiling at whoever happened to look in his direction.

"Fifty on number two," Rekk said to the Selkath behind the counter, placing a credit chip down in front of him. He then turned, leaning back aganst the counter. The Swoop tracks were rather busy today, but he didn't mind. At least there were alot of pretty girls in the crowd.

"So Que, what are we going to do about the Sith? We can't fight them in the city," He said out of the side of his mouth, eyeing a curvy, yellow Twi'lek who was standing across the room, casually sipping her drink. He was trying to be low key, and it appeared to be working since no one so much as glanced at him.

(I haven't played KOTOR but I knew that the police would come and they did and I killed them :) )

"Well, it looks like our large friend got himself a lot of attention." Que said looking at a vid screen showing Aphotic's rampage.  "And it looks like he's no friend of the sith. Wish I could have stayed to see that.  I've heard that there is a resistance forming somewhere. We should look into it.  And 300 on #2, #7 and number #1 to win the trifecta in that order."

Rekk relucently tore his gaze from the Twi'lek, looking over at the screen. "Hm, looks like Scales got a bit of a temper." He said, casually flipping his hair out of his eyes. He lowered his voice. "Do you have the slightest where it could be? I'd hate to go on a wild Boma chase and end up Sith Fodder." He turned, pulling out another credit chip. "Up my Ante would you?" He told the Selkath. "Number two's looking pretty hot right now."

(Hey, Mel, can I somply say "Yah, the resistance is at ______" or must I wait for you to lead us to it? I'll make my post as soon as I know.)

**Go for it ;) **

(yah Mel you're the GM so I kind'a think that you should post a little more)

yeh wat da hell is manaan

((Manaan is a planet from the game KOTOR. It's inhabited by a race of fish people called Selkath, who are VERY scrict about being neutral. It's also the main source of Kolto.))

oh, well i don't wanna defend some stupid fish ppl rofl but i'll join

**Sorry guys, had been waiting for a few more players before posting more...**

Utath stalked her way towards her home but was drawn to the races. She was tired but needed something to cheer her up. Besides she'd heard that the fledgling resistance was said to gather at the races before moving on to more secret locations.

Deep in thought, Utath accidently bumped into a guy gazing at a Twi'lek. From her previous time as a Jedi assistant, she knew that this man was a Jedi, even if he was trying to be discrete. "A little far from home aren't you?" Utath asked.

"Hey, watch it!" He growled, ready to throw a punch at whoever bumped him. When he saw it was a woman, his expression changed from angry to surprised to friendly.

"Hold whatever thought you have Que," He told his Dug companion, turning back to the woman. "To answer your question, it depends on whether or not Nar Shaddaa is far from here or not." He smiled, winking.

Utath smiled, "Since when do your kind hang around Nar Shaddaa?"

The Jedi shrugged, "I'm sorry, you'll have to be more specific about my kind."

Utath raised a brow at that. "So you want to keep your occupation a secret. Fair enough, this place doesn't take to well to Force users at the moment."

"Quite intuitive aren't you." He said examining her more thoroughly. "I can tell you're not one of the newly arrived Sith."

"Glad to hear it. I'd be disappointed if you couldn't perceive that." Utath pointed out. "So what's so intriguing with the yellow Twi'lek? I believe she's unavailable if you know what I mean."

"I'm not intrigued." He pouted.

Utath laughed. "I think it was your tongue I tripped over when I bumped into you. I'm sure it was hanging on the ground."

"So that's why I had a weird taste in my mouth," He quipped.

"Anyway, I'm not a.."Jedi" so to say. I'm more...in the middle. Not totally Jedi, not totally Sith. I could go either way." He nodded. "But at the moment, I'm working as a Jedi."

"Oh, and I was raised on Nar Shaddaa, that's why I hang around there." He tossed his head, flinging his hair out of his eyes.

Utath raised a brow. "I see. Well I suppose I should leave you to your endeavours with the lovely yellow Twi'lek. Just make sure you don't follow her home." Utath said with a wink.

"Hey wait, aren't you going to place a bet?" He asked.

Utath shrugged, "I earn very little as it is. It'd be ashame to lose any credits."

"How about I shout you a couple of credits. The next race is in 10 minutes." He told.

Utath sighed, "I guess I'll place a bet then. Who is the favourite?"

At that moment a small group entered the room and Utath recognised a male Selkath with them. She wondered if they were part of the resistance movement. She decided to simply watch and learn. Perhaps she'd stay with the human stranger for a while.

"Number Two WAS doing good, but it looks like Number One is pulling ahead," He told her, handing her the credits she needed, flashing a charming smile as he did. "They're practically neck in neck though."

As she placed her bets, a group walked in. "They your friends?" He asked, noticing her looking at them.

"No, but I know the Selkath. He works in my section. I think his name is Kal'beb, but I'm not sure." Utath said and decided to place her bet on number two, hoping it would pull ahead.

She watched as the group found a booth to sit down in. "I guess we could offer to buy them a round."

He shrugged, "I'm not that rich."

Utath smiled. "Neither am I. You got a name? I'm Utath, by the way."

"If you two are occupied," Que snorted "I'll just go keep a look out for our 'friends' and collect my winnings."  Que was glad to leave the to humans to their talk.  He was worried that his winnings would attract the wrong kind of attention.  He was also worried about the Gen'dai was up to.  He sensed that he would have a large role in the time to come.  And not nessasarely for the good.  He hoped that they could meet the resistance soon.  He had credits to spare now.  A lot of credits.

Aphotic walked thourgh the streets as though he was a newlywed man who found the Twi'lek of his dreams.
Though this was not the case, why he was realy smiling was because he knew where to find the resistance and that the police, jedi, and sith,were after him.
It was going to be a good day.
;)

"Okay, tell me if you find anyone," Rekk said to Que, a bit distraced.

"I'm Rekk Dennar." He smiled, taking her hand and kissing the back of it. ((Yeah, he's a flirt :P))

Utath blinked as she realised that the Jedi had company. She really was tired. So his name was Rekk Dennar, she wondered why that name sounded familiar. However she was startled when he kissed her hand, it was a first for her. "You're a real smoothy it would seem." She grinned.

Rekk smiled, "Yeah I can't help it."

Utath chuckled. Then her attention returned to the race as it drew to the finish. It was very close but number two made it over the line first. "Yes!" Utath cheered as she jumped up and down excitedly. "That's the first time I've won in ages. You must be good luck."

It was at that moment that the small party of suspected resistance members, got up from their table and headed for the side exit.

He smiled. "Well, that's the first time someone ever said I was good luck," He said, running a hand through his dark hair.

He glanced over at the group, smile fading. "Hey, those guys seem awfully suspicious, slinking around like that," He said, narrowing his eyes. "I wonder what they're up too."

Utath twitched her eyebrows, "How about we follow them, discretely."

Rekk nodded with a grin and extended his arm. Utath linked her arm through his and they walked along, appearing like a happy couple.

"Looks like they're heading out towards the Republic zone." Utath whispered.

"Do you think the Republic is supporting the resistance?" Rekk asked quietly.

Utath shook her head, "No I don't think so. They wouldn't risk their trade in Kolto."

"Then they're supporting the either the Sith, which I highly doubt, or they have their own agenda," Rekk said, keeping his voice low so that no one heard him. "I wonder what they could be up to."

((Sorry, shorty post... ^^; ))

Utath chewed her lip. "I'd say they want to keep separate from all parties, at least initially. They probably want to get rid of either the Sith or the Republic or even both. But I suspect they want to get rid of the Sith. This Resistance has only come into being since they arrived."

Rekk nodded his understanding and decided to ask her further questions about the Resistance's origin later. "Do they look to be going anywhere obvious?"

Utath shook her head. "No, that makes me wonder if they've spotted us. But they're not giving any sign of it if they have. Can you sense anything with the For- I mean with your gift?"

"I noticed that you're very forgetful of those that are with you." stated Que, feeling irked that they just tried to leave without warning him.  "They might be waiting for someone to join them. Some friends.  Some friends with newly acquiered wealth.  They'll need cash, if they're independant.  If not, then we'd better find out who their working for and what their up to."  Que was uneasy.  Rekk was getting more and distracted by the girl.  This was not a time for distraction he thought.  He then realised that he himself was distracted by many things himself.  There was the money, lots of money, and what he could do with that money.  He could finance a revolution. Well, at least start one.  And what with his leadership, it could be a succes.  The end of years of oppresstion. The... No.  He mustn't think of that.  It was this distraction that drove him to his other distraction.  The sith.  He'd need to be careful that while fighting that which he most hated, well, second most, he did not scummb to it. Again.

((Finally...My first character sheet got misplaced in notepad for this one and I still cannot find the file...So I just used Demagol instead...Is that okay Mel?))
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Personality: ...Ha... http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/4/41/Demagol.jpg
Appearance: http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/b/b5/Demagolhead.jpg
WOC: M6D PDWS
Occupation: Interrogation Officer/Biologist
Alliance: Revan
Favorite Pass Times: ...Haha...You Guess...

Demagol finished wiping the blood off his tools, and put them neatly back on the small tray.
"Hm..." He looked at the dead Jedi on the table, thinking..."Monster." That's what they called him. A monster. Everyone, Jedi, Sith, and Mandalorians alike called him a sick and twisted being; nothing but an empty shell encased in armor. Some rumored that he was not a man at all, but a droid.
"No one is that heartless." They would say. Not true at all.
"Such fools do not understand the importance of the research I've gathered from these experements." No, from his point of view he was merely a biologist. On rare occasion out of his armor, Demagol wondered what it was like not to be hated, but to enjoy life. Not to be the person that he was. But that thought passed within 5 seconds.

"Well, with what my dulled senses can pick up they haven't seen us yet. Let's just hope it stays that way until we find ot some information," He said. He then turned when he heard a voice from behind them.

"Oh, sorry Que," he said, grinning sheepishly. "Actually, it sounds like you may be on the right track."

**Hey Revan, glad to have you join the party ;) **

Utath blinked, she thought that Rekk's companion had left but it appeared not. She felt suddenly embarrassed at being so rude. "Um, Rekk would you please introduce me to your friend. I don't want to offend him any further."

Rekk nodded looking a little flustered himself, "This is Que."

Utath outstretched a hand in greeting, "I'm Utath."

"Hello.  You'd do good not to abandon those who only wish to help. But, enough. Let's find out what their up to." Que stated.  "A simple hello wound't hurt.  After all, it would be best to join them early if we're going to join them at all.