It is a critical moment for the first few willing to stand against the Galactic Empire.
Jedi Master Denia, one of the few survivors of Order 66, has fallen into the hands
of Valin Draco and the Inquisitorius, a secret division of Imperial Jedi hunters.
Setting out in search of Master Denia, a hardy group of heroes finds an ally
in Lady Alya Aldrete. The resourceful Alderaanian provides the transit permits
necessary for them to reach the Deep Core world of Prakith,
where Denia is held captive.
But Prakith is a more complicated puzzle than it seems. Home to a major new
administrative headquarters for the Imperial fleet and the Citadel Inquisitorius,
the world is well manned by the Emperor’s agents of darkness.
But those might not be Prakith’s only residents . . .
of Valin Draco and the Inquisitorius, a secret division of Imperial Jedi hunters.
Setting out in search of Master Denia, a hardy group of heroes finds an ally
in Lady Alya Aldrete. The resourceful Alderaanian provides the transit permits
necessary for them to reach the Deep Core world of Prakith,
where Denia is held captive.
But Prakith is a more complicated puzzle than it seems. Home to a major new
administrative headquarters for the Imperial fleet and the Citadel Inquisitorius,
the world is well manned by the Emperor’s agents of darkness.
But those might not be Prakith’s only residents . . .
On entering the fringes of the Prakith system, the heroes encounter Jekk
Seejo, a somewhat erratic alien engineer on what will prove to be his last
disastrous assignment for an Admiralty fed up with his shenanigans.
Heroes rescuing Seejo may come to regret it initially, since the act results
in mynocks infesting their ship, but the engineer’s friendship comes in
handy when they visit Prakith, a place abuzz with Imperial activity.
Seejo, a somewhat erratic alien engineer on what will prove to be his last
disastrous assignment for an Admiralty fed up with his shenanigans.
Heroes rescuing Seejo may come to regret it initially, since the act results
in mynocks infesting their ship, but the engineer’s friendship comes in
handy when they visit Prakith, a place abuzz with Imperial activity.
More recently, the Mining Guild has sponsored a number of limited
operations on Prakith, ramping them up as the Empire’s activities require
ever more materials. The spaceport and military headquarters are in Prak
City, atop a large plateau. Citadel Inquisitorius rises in a mountainous
redoubt, more than a hundred kilometers to the west. Inquisitors are
active in Prak City as well, putting Force-users in constant danger of
discovery.
Direct attempts to approach the Citadel are frustrated. The cover
identities the heroes arrive under might provide some mobility in Prak
City and the surrounding environs, but airspace is closed around the
Inquisitors’ mountain redoubt, and even masquerading as Imperial
officers is unlikely to foil the security efforts of a group whose main
talent is sniffing out Force-users. Local inquiries with miners provide
some information (and the chance to proceed along a variant track), but
the most promising lead comes from the discovery of Herdr’tui, a member
of the subterranean Stereb race who is stuck aboveground. His people’s
existence here is unknown to the Empire, as is the extent of their
sprawling underground network.
Herdr’tui directs the heroes toward a place they’ve heard nothing
good about: the Drains, a collection of vertical lava tubes used as a
garbage (and recalcitrant slave) disposal by the Empire. Nothing that falls
down there lives for long, thanks to an omnivorous creature that must be
slain or brought to heel before Herdr’tui can be returned to his people.
The Stereb, heroes learn, see themselves literally as part of Prakith—as the
planet’s antibodies, in a sense, keeping its arteries clear and maintaining
it as best they can. They can be rallied to resist the Empire, but only if the
heroes recognize this relationship and convince the Stereb that the
Empire represents a literal cancer on the body of their world. The Sterebs’
best resource is information on a secret underground approach to the
Citadel Inquisitorius. But this knowledge is not gained easily; the heroes
first must gain the Sterebs’ trust.
After securing the information, the heroes have an opportunity to
enter the Citadel from beneath, which is possible only because the Empire
did not realize that those who constructed the ruins at its base still
existed. A treacherous speeder bike flight across an underground ocean
under a low ceiling infested with fear moss is required first, but the
problems are only beginning. Characters must make a daring night raid
into the Citadel, learning the location of Master Denia and fighting past
Inquisitors on their home turf. Finally, the heroes confront the new and
cybernetically improved Inquisitor Draco for a battle royale. An act of
self-sacrifice by Master Denia forces Draco to abandon the Citadel, but at
least the Empire now knows its subjects are ready and willing to fight for
their freedom.
operations on Prakith, ramping them up as the Empire’s activities require
ever more materials. The spaceport and military headquarters are in Prak
City, atop a large plateau. Citadel Inquisitorius rises in a mountainous
redoubt, more than a hundred kilometers to the west. Inquisitors are
active in Prak City as well, putting Force-users in constant danger of
discovery.
Direct attempts to approach the Citadel are frustrated. The coveridentities the heroes arrive under might provide some mobility in Prak
City and the surrounding environs, but airspace is closed around the
Inquisitors’ mountain redoubt, and even masquerading as Imperial
officers is unlikely to foil the security efforts of a group whose main
talent is sniffing out Force-users. Local inquiries with miners provide
some information (and the chance to proceed along a variant track), but
the most promising lead comes from the discovery of Herdr’tui, a member
of the subterranean Stereb race who is stuck aboveground. His people’s
existence here is unknown to the Empire, as is the extent of their
sprawling underground network.
Herdr’tui directs the heroes toward a place they’ve heard nothing
good about: the Drains, a collection of vertical lava tubes used as a
garbage (and recalcitrant slave) disposal by the Empire. Nothing that falls
down there lives for long, thanks to an omnivorous creature that must be
slain or brought to heel before Herdr’tui can be returned to his people.
The Stereb, heroes learn, see themselves literally as part of Prakith—as the
planet’s antibodies, in a sense, keeping its arteries clear and maintaining
it as best they can. They can be rallied to resist the Empire, but only if the
heroes recognize this relationship and convince the Stereb that the
Empire represents a literal cancer on the body of their world. The Sterebs’
best resource is information on a secret underground approach to the
Citadel Inquisitorius. But this knowledge is not gained easily; the heroes
first must gain the Sterebs’ trust.
After securing the information, the heroes have an opportunity to
enter the Citadel from beneath, which is possible only because the Empire
did not realize that those who constructed the ruins at its base still
existed. A treacherous speeder bike flight across an underground ocean
under a low ceiling infested with fear moss is required first, but the
problems are only beginning. Characters must make a daring night raid
into the Citadel, learning the location of Master Denia and fighting past
Inquisitors on their home turf. Finally, the heroes confront the new and
cybernetically improved Inquisitor Draco for a battle royale. An act of
self-sacrifice by Master Denia forces Draco to abandon the Citadel, but at
least the Empire now knows its subjects are ready and willing to fight for
their freedom.
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