Private Into the Shadows

[Valery Noble]

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Location: New Cov | NJO Temple
Appearance: Link
Outfit: Factory Link
Weapon: Lightsaber
Tag: Tiric Sar'andor

No matter how hard she tried to leave behind her life as a Jedi Shadow, the Galaxy and its problems often needed one, and there weren't too many around anymore. So once again, she stood geared up within the Council Chambers of the New Cov Temple, her intel ready on the holographic display and her mind focused on what was going to be yet another difficult mission.

This time, however, she had invited Tiric Sar'andor to join her — he was an SIA member but one she had never met before. Any trained operative that made it into the SIA though, she knew she could trust, even with assignments like the one she was about to discuss with him. It involved sabotage deep into enemy territory, and possibly they would be asked to neutralize an enemy target as well. A Sith, looking to establish and grow a new power base.

It wasn't the kind of mission to be taken lightly.

"He should be arriving any moment now, R5. Get the ship ready, we'll be there soon." Valery flashed her little astromech a warm smile and looked at all her intelligence one last time. A sigh escaped her lips, a hand came up through her long hair, and finally, she turned to the door as footsteps approached her.

 

[Tiric Sar'andor]

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Into the Shadows

Location: New Cov Jedi Temple, Mid Rim
Unit: Midnight Team
Objective: Unclear
Equipment: A cup of caf
Tags:
Valery Noble

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By the end of their little tour, Tiric felt like an exhausted chaperone on a school field trip. He couldn't deny, even by his standards the Temple was absolutely beautiful. Built into a mountain, it was located near an azure flowing waterfall that some of the operatives had insisted on seeing before they went to go and see the contact. The enclave was clearly a testament to the engineering acumen of the Ancient Republic.

One hand in his pocket and one hand clutching a cup of black caf that was the only thing separating him from the land of dreams and the land of reality, he sauntered through the main temple, the group following in earnest, some stopping to talk with bewildered Jedi who inquired as to their being there.

He couldn't really blame them. They were showing up announced to a place that was meant to be almost unreachable to the average person. But they certainly weren't average people. Tiric wore a dark black windbreaker which read SIA SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIVISION on the back in conspicuously large white aurebesh lettering along with a duffel bag full of equipment that he had slung across his shoulders.

Taking a swig of caf, he felt immediately rejuvenated down to the bone as he walked, a large number of his posse stopping along the way to admire the sights, talk to Jedi, or just rest. Turning a sharp corner which displayed part of the mountain and jungle view that the temple was built out of, he suddenly felt an overwhelming urge to get some rope and climb as he did when he was a child. There hadn't been many mountains in the area of Coruscant that he had lived, but the urban jungle served that purpose almost as well as the real one.

One last winding hallway remained as he walked through the double doors into an ornately decorated hall that he had been told was once a council chamber. In that moment, he wondered if the Force could be imbued in a drink. Ogling around at all the pomp and ceremony, he imagined the Enclave council of stuffy old masters discussing Jedi and Galactic politics. An image that forced a smile out of him. One that immediately dissipated once he saw the contact. Standing stiff at attention, he almost dropped his duffel bag before relaxing and offering his hand.

"Master Noble? I'm Senior Agent Sar'andor, pleased to meet you."

 

[Valery Noble]

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Location: New Cov | NJO Temple
Appearance: Link
Outfit: Factory Link
Weapon: Lightsaber
Tag: Tiric Sar'andor

"A pleasure to meet you as well, Agent Sar'andor."

Valery reached for the offered hand and gave it a firm shake while she looked him up and down. She could somewhat recognize his cousin Cotan in him, but Tiric was quite likely very different in most ways. He was, at heart, an SIA agent, and that either meant he was an incredibly serious and professional agent, or he was somewhat crazy.

Maybe even both.

"Thank you for joining me as well. This mission is quite... different from the usual assignments one might get, but I think we can manage together." She turned to the table and activated the holoprojector again, which showed a Galaxy map with Krayiss 2 highlighted on it. "This planet is in the heart of what was once Sith territory, but many planets here are still covered in remains of those darker times."

"It's not only a dangerous place in the Galaxy, but it also acts as a beacon for upcoming Sith looking to find something to give them an advantage over others in their pursuit of power," Valery continued before her fiery eyes settled on him, "That's why we're going there. To sabotage an ancient Temple, and target a Sith who has been trying to establish a power base there."

"It's quite dangerous, and rumors say there are Sith spirits within the structure. That's largely why I'm coming along, to keep us protected against such influences. But I'll need your assistance to place explosives and neutralize any threats." She offered him a datapad with some intel and smiled faintly.

"Do you have any questions about this?"