Heard It Through the Grapevine (Aaralyn)

[Velok the Younger]

Master Rekali,

I'm told you've been industrious in tracking down the Jedi Order's missing assets, holocrons and the like. Inquests like that end up on my radar, from time to time, and more than one such inquest has brought the seeker to my doorstep. I've had a profitable relationship with various Jedi in the past; I'm told the Shadows use my merchandise religiously. If, of course, I knew who the Shadows were, which I clearly don't.

Suffice it to say, my business is expanding and I'm deeply interested in keeping the good will of the Republic. Your search is specific, from what I'm told, and I may have specific answers for you.

What you seek, at a guess, boils down to three categories. First, the items which Velok and his associates stole during the raid on Tython (and a raid on the Sith Empire archives), and later auctioned at Contruum. Second, the items which Velok did not sell. Third, the items lost in the fall of Coruscant. I've made inquiries about the third category, and it appears that the One Sith did not secure nearly as much as one might expect, in terms of holocrons and suchlike things. I've also made inquiries about the second category, and it seems that Velok took that secret to his grave.

I think I can be of more assistance in the first category. You may be aware that I'm known for frequenting auctions and making obscure barter. In the course of my business dealings I managed to acquire what purports to be a partial list of successful bids at Velok's Contruum auction. This is information that few have, so far as I'm aware.

• Private collector (name unknown): A holocron labelled 'Elcho Kressh,' a Sith amulet in gauntlet form from the collection of Darth Moridin, the mask of Darth Nihilus, a bag of 10 assorted holocrons
• Tyri Lsu of Czerka Corporation, private collector (close ties to Confederacy of Independent Systems): A copper scroll labelled 'Aura of Uneasiness,' the Tascollan Holocron, a leather scroll labelled 'Knotters of Entrails' (an ancient term for Sith alchemists, specifically beastmakers), a ring from the collection of Darth Moridin (note: Lsu paid one billion credits for this ring)
• Private collector (name unknown): A holocron labelled 'Force Drain and the Droch Connection'
• Private collector (name unknown): A holocron on the Sith Empire's conquest of Nam Chorios and the Theran Listeners, the Book of Sith in annotated manuscript form, the holocron of King Adas
• Juthan'Athar (status unknown): A holocron on Djem So, a Seed of Rage
• Bellalika (representing the now-defunct Galactic Empire): A holocron on the Nightsister Blood Trail, and the pedicure set of Ludo Kressh
• Zaiden James-Greyson (former CEO of James Armor Company, later known as Penumbra, later known as Kasamann the Andalith); A copper scroll labelled 'Tsaiwinokka Hoyakut'
• Circe Savan (war criminal): A fragment of the Taurannik Codex, the Xo'Xaan holocron, the Bracers of Najus
• Darron Wraith (bidding for the Jedi Order): The Tionne Holocron
• Genesis Rostu (disgraced former leader of the CIS): The Sar Agorn holocron, the Healing Crystals of Fire
• Moff Sven Talith (former Sith Empire official, believed dead, close ties to royal family of Byss): The Darkstaff (the staff was believed destroyed during or after Velok's confrontation with Aleidis Ijet)
• Private collector (name unknown): The robe of Aleema Keto
• Aedan Miles (former pirate): The Belt of Bodo Baas

This list is not comprehensive, but I hope you will find it useful. I'm also told that various winners engaged in barter after the auction's conclusion, often between themselves. Good luck, Master Rekali. This knowledge should be contained, not proliferated. Should you require assistance, I have eyes and hands everywhere.

Rave Merrill, Elder Witch of Dathomir
CEO, Akure Executive Leatherworks/Mohc Extractives

 

[Writer]

The transmission was beyond secure, and something she did not immediately expect but word traveled fast and well she had planted a seed somewhere along the way. She was already in Confederacy space, searching for clues to the artifacts that belonged to the Jedi Order and now it was time to secure them.

There was limited need to keep a copy of the message, Aaralyn merely glanced it over and then tossed the datapad into the incinerator chute next to her. She had what she needed, now it was time to begin the hunt. First, it would be Tatooine and then who knew where else she would end up.

Only the Force knew how long this journey would take or how much of it she would actually be able to recover, but in the end she would get what she needed to get and bring it back to the Jedi Order.

She touched the right gauntlet and punched in a keycode which blinked for a few seconds and the comlink went from red to green. Aaralyn kept it short and sweet. "I'm interested in the war criminal you spoke of and the items she has. Is there any leverage we can use against her to perhaps make her relinquish those items?" Aaralyn was going to put her primary focus on the Confederacy and then shift it to the woman named Circe Sevan. It would only make sense since she was already well within the confines of Confed space. There had to be something this Sevan woman was afraid of, or something she was hiding in her closet that she didn't want the Galaxy to see.

Everyone had dirty secrets...

 

[Velok the Younger]

[member="Aaralyn Rekali"]

Savan thinks of herself as an enigma. She's died and been reborn several times, generally through the efforts of others. Different faces, even different species. I'm sending you a dossier on her, including known associates and especially enemies. You'll find that her name opens doors everywhere -- nearly every galactic government has influential people who oppose her.

As an addendum to the list, I've recently made an unexpected deal that should secure me the Belt of Bodo Baas within the next few weeks. I'll let you know when it's available for your retrieval. Aedan Miles should no longer be a person of interest.

Merrill