Av looked at his commanding officer curiously for a moment, then nodded. “That takes care of everything, sir.”
“Good. You may begin transporting the slaves at your convenience, Ensign. I’ve got some messages to send.”
Three months later, Mace and Nadria were getting the Ordinary Trader restocked at Moldar when an Ithorian scout dropped off a message chip addressed to them.
When he put it into the reader, Panatic’s face appeared on the screen. “I didn’t get a chance to thank you properly, Mace. You saved my life at least once and I am grateful. But now the score is settled. I better not catch you in my sector again.”
Mace smiled and shook his head. “May the Force be with you, Captain.”
Roleplaying Game Information
Rav Mace
Type: Smuggler
DEXTERITY 4D
Blaster 5D, dodge 5D, melee combat 4D+2
KNOWLEDGE 2D
Alien species 4D, bureaucracy 3D, law enforcement 3D, planetary systems 4D+2, streetwise 5D
MECHANICAL 3D
Astrogation 4D, sensors 3D+2, space transports: Ghtroc freighters 6D+1, starship gunnery 4D
PERCEPTION 3D
Bargain 4D, con 3D+2, persuasion 4D,2, sneak 4D
STRENGTH 3D
TECHNICAL 3D
First aid 3D+2, security 4D, space transports repair 4D
Force Points: 2
Character Points: 11
Move: 10
Equipment: Blaster pistol (4D), light freighter Ordinary Trader
Capsule: Rav Mace is a small trader and occasional Rebel spy. He and his partner Nadria conduct a profitable trade by visiting primitive worlds and exchanging tools and medicines for native artwork and handicrafts. These voyages are sometimes a cover for scouting and diplomatic missions on behalf of the Rebel Alliance. Mace does not consider himself a dedicated Rebel—he’s just a freelancer who happens to work for them from time to time.
Commander Ulan Panatic
Type: Imperial officer
DEXTERITY 3D
Blaster 5D, dodge 4D
KNOWLEDGE 4D
Bureaucracy: Imperial 5D, law enforcement 5D+2, planetary systems 5D, streetwise 4D+2
MECHANICAL 3D
Communications 4D+2, sensors 4D, space transports: Guardian-Class cruisers 4D
PERCEPTION 3D
Command 5D, investigation 4D, persuasion 3D+2, search 5D
STRENGTH 2D
TECHNICAL 3D
Computer programming/repair 4D, security 4D+2
Force Points: 1
Character Points: 8
Move: 10
Equipment: Blaster pistol (4D), comlink
Capsule: Ulan Panatic is a strict and capable Imperial officer. As captain of the Guardian-Class patrol cruiser Sentinel, he is responsible for fighting Rebels, pirates and smugglers in a broad area of the Mid-Rim. Panatic is loyal to the Empire, which he sees as the only thing protecting the galaxy from lawlessness. But he is increasingly troubled by the fact that law and justice have taken a back seat to the ambitions of corrupt officials.
Varden Quil
Type: Imperial bureaucrat
DEXTERITY 3D+1
Blaster 4D, dodge 5D, pick pocket 4D+1
KNOWLEDGE 4D
Bureaucracy 6D, business 5D+2, Intimidation 5D, languages 5D, value 5D, willpower 5D
MECHANICAL 2D
PERCEPTION 4D
Bargain 6D+1, command 5D, con 5D+2, forgery 4D+2, investigation 5D+1, persuasion 5D
STRENGTH 2D+2
TECHNICAL 2D
Computer programming/ repair 5D+2, droid programming 4D, security 4D+2
Force Points: 1
Dark Side Points: 2
Character Points: 7
Move: 10
Equipment: Comlink, datapad
Capsule: Varden Quil is the chief aide to Moff Tricus Phenge, overseer of the Deratus sector. Quil is an ambitious and greedy fellow, who is perfectly willing to do his boss’s dirty work because it gives him greater control over the Moff. He has no personal loyalty to Phenge, but sees him only as a useful stepping-stone to higher positions.
Ordinary Trader
Craft: Ghtroc Industries class 720 Freighter
Type: Modified light freighter
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 35 meters
Skill: Space transports: Ghtroc freighter
Crew: 1 or 2 (can coordinate)
Crew Skill: See Rav Mace
Passengers: 4
Cargo Capacity: 120 metric tons
Consumables: 4 months
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
Hyperdrive Backup: x15
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 6
Atmosphere: 330; 950 kmh
Hull: 3D+2
Shields: 1D
Sensors:
Passive: 15/0D
Scan: 30/1D
Search: 50/3D
Focus: 2/4D Weapons:
One Double Laser Cannon
Fire Arc: Front
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300m/1.2 /2.5 km
Damage: 5D
Capsule: Rav Mace’s ship the Ordinary Trader is a heavily modified Ghtroc freighter. Because his trade and espionage missions take Mace into dangerous regions of the galaxy, he has equipped the Ordinary Trader with more powerful engines, making it much faster and more maneuverable than one would expect. Its guns have been beefed up as well, but Mace prefers not to fight If he can run. These improvements come at the expense of cargo and passenger space.
Zahir
Type: Asteroid station
Temperature: Temperate (artificial)
Atmosphere: None (artificial environment under domes)
Hydrosphere: Arid
Gravity: Zero (artificial gravity in habitat)
Terrain: Bare rock
Length of Day: Nonrotating
Length of Year: 701 standard days
Sapient Species: Gamorreans, humans, Rodians, Twi’leks
Starport: Standard class
Population: 1,000
Planet Function: Free port and trading center
Government: Owned and ruled by Worruga Yab
Tech Level: Space
Major Exports: Luxury goods, starship equipment
Major Imports: Foodstuffs, technology
Capsule: Zahir is the outermost moon of an unnamed gas giant in the Vohad system. It is a tiny chunk of rock and ice, extensively tunnelled. A large dome on the surface encloses an artificial habitat, and the entire asteroid is surrounded by a large docking ring.
During the last decades of the Old Republic, the rock was purchased by the New Frontiers Corporation, which converted it into an enormous space station. The company hoped to profit from the opening of a new trade route passing through Zahir to virgin territories beyond. But the fall of the Old Republic put a halt to the development program and New Frontiers went bankrupt. The moon eventually fell into the hands of an individual named Worruga Yab.
Despite evidence linking him to various piracy and smuggling operations, Yab is currently the sole owner and government of Zahir. He operates the world as a free port. Its permanent population is less than a thousand, but at any time there are likely to be a hundred or more transients. The settlement functions as a trading post and supply center for independent traders, prospectors, bounty hunters and scouts.
Note: The Imperial Navy has declared the entire Vohad system a high-risk area for piracy.
Shkali
Type: Terrestrial
Temperature: Cool
Atmosphere: Type 1 (breathable)
Hydrosphere: Moist
Gravity: Standard
Terrain: forest, steppe, tundra
Length of Day: 29 standard hours
Length of Year: 322 local days
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p; Sapient Species: Shkali (N)
Starport: None
Population: 16 million (estimated)
Planet Function: Primitive agriculture
Government: Scattered tribes and monarchies
Tech Level: Stone
Major Exports: None
Major Imports: None
Capsule: Shkali is a primitive planet with no central government and few useful resources. The Empire has decided to defer development of this world.
The largest political entity is an empire controlling all of the third continent; it is ruled by a caste of bureaucrats acting in the name of a hereditary monarch. The other four continents have no states above the tribal level.
The Shkali are a humanoid species evolved from saurian ancestors. Adults stand approximately 180 centimeters tall and mass 80 kilograms. Shkali lay eggs, but care for their young. They are omnivores. (See the xenology database for more information.)
The planet has three moons: two asteroidal and one a thousand kilometers in diameter.
From Star Wars Adventure Journal 16 (02-1998) [Unpublished]
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