Private Lockdown!

Ronhar Tane · Sunday at 3:07 PM

CAPTAIN RONHAR TANE, TK-3301
SECTOR 14B, MAHPOREEM
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For the last 12 hours, sector 14B of Mahporeem had been on a complete and total lockdown.

No one besides authorized military personnel were permitted anywhere near the sector, and even the Mahporeem Militia, who normally had no qualms about going up against the Mahporeenian Imperial Army, was choosing to stay clear of the area as Imperial presence only continued to swell in and around the junkyard area. Soon enough, the MIN Night Reaver touched down on the sector's outskirts as Ronhar and his men exited the ship.

"What's the situation", Ronhar asked the nearest Storm Commando as he began taking charge of the Mahporeenian operation.

"Sir", the commando replied as he began to address Ronhar, "the area has been only total lockdown for the last 12 hours. No one has been permitted to enter or exit the area, and we currently have the perimeter under complete Imperial control. That being said, all of our patrols that were sent into the area have yet to report in, and we've been unable to contact them all this while. Something appears to be interfering with our comms."

Ronhar sighed at the news. That hadn't been what he was hoping to hear.

"I understand. What about the expert?"

"He's just arrived and is on standby. We're awaiting your orders to begin the next incursion."

"Steady now, solider. I need to talk to him before we send anyone else in. I want to know EXACTLY what it is that we're dealing with here. The Night Reaver will continue scouting from above for any signs of the missing troopers, but no one else is to enter the scrap fields without my express knowledge and approval. Is that understood, soldier?"

"Sir yes sir!", the Commando replied as he ran off to inform the others of Ronhar's newest orders. He glanced at the entrance to the junkyard, and something shuddered deep within him. Whatever was in there clearly couldn't be good.

Ronhar walked over to where

Thorus Valerian was standing and introduced himself to the man, hopeful that he would at least have some idea of what Ronhar would be going up against...

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Thorus Valerian · Sunday at 4:50 PM

			 
		 Ronhar Tane​

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Outer Rim Territories | Mahporeem | Sector 14B

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Valerian was unsure what to make of this planet and its properties. Something was off with the idea of a junkyard being the center of Imperial dominance on this world, something his upbringing seemed to dislike. He was surprised by the emotional sentiment, by the judgemental thoughts that rushed into his mind. Truth was, he did not care. He should not care. 

The Imperial Gunship set down and the Praetorian along with his staff squad emerged. All in red armor, all with various obvious tasks. His comms officer had a capable long-range device as his backpack as well as antennas from his pauldrons, the aid seemed to carry several data devices as well as misc equipment. The others were either guards or officers, or both, tasked with protection and orders. 

His grey eyes watched as 
			 
		Ronhar Tane
 approached him, he offered a stiff dip of his head in greeting and acknowledgement of the man's rank and role. There was no small amount of curiosity in Valerian as to what the issue at hand might be. He had no idea. He was not familiar with the planet, but certainly with military procedures. 

"You have established a containment zone from what I gathered. When was the last contact to each patrol and what was their intended path? Anything that is necessary to be known about this Sector ... 14B?" A quick glance towards the aid reassured his memory, even though the soldier did not say or show anything. "Do you have eyes and scanners in the air?"

Ronhar Tane · Tuesday at 9:01 AM

CAPTAIN RONHAR TANE, TK-3301
SECTOR 14B, MAHPOREEM
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"You have established a containment zone from what I gathered. When was the last contact to each patrol and what was their intended path? Anything that is necessary to be known about this Sector ... 14B?"

Ronhar frowned underneath his helmet at

Thorus Valerian 's questions. Had no one informed him about the local terrain of the area or the strength of Imperial Remnant forces operating within in the sector? Had he not been given even a basic briefing of the situation at hand? What the hell were his men doing, leaving Thorus in the dark like this? Ronhar was going to have to have a stern talking to with the members of Salvage Team Six after everything was said and done!

He certainly looked important and rather intimidating, which might have been the reason no one had approached him and offered him an overview of what was going on. He was clearly dressed in the armor of an Imperial Knight, and Ronhar wondered if he might just be a force sensitive.

"Last contact with Patrol Team Delta was nearly four hours ago. Since then, its been radio silence, and all attempts to contact its members have met in failure. In fact, its almost as if something is jamming or otherwise interfering with our comms. I'd had our technicians boost the signal strength of our communications, but so far, we haven't received anything back. I can only assume the men we sent inside are either incapacitated or dead", Ronhar remarked grimly to Thorus.

"As for Sector 14B itself, it, much like the rest of the planet, is primarily covered in scrapyards and junkyards, filled to the brim with all sorts of decaying machinery and obsolete vehicles and starfighters. From the last audit with completed, Sector 14B was somehow overlooked, ignored, or deliberately not recorded in the audit, which leads me to believe that some sort of foul play is going on here. As large as the planet is, for an entire sector to go overlooked is simply far to large a mistake for even the most incompetent bureaucrat to make. Something odd is going on here, and I intend to get to the bottom of it."

"Do you have eyes and scanners in the air?"

"I've got the MIN Night Reaver conducting aerial reconnaissance of the sector, and like I said previously, we are attempting to have scanners locate the position of our troops, though again such scans have failed to yield any relevant date or information about the situation. I don't suppose-"

Before Ronhar could finish his thought, a blood curdling scream echoed across the sector, easily loud enough for Ronhar, Thorus and all the Imperial Remnant forces in the area to hear. It lasted several seconds before the sector fell into an uneasy silence once more.

"That can't be good", Ronhar muttered dryly as he motioned for his team to join him and Thorus. "If we're going to save any of those men, we'll need to go in now. It's a risky move, I know, but we can't afford to wait any longer. You ready?, Ronhar asked as he and his team began walking toward the entrance of the junkyard.

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Thorus Valerian · Tuesday at 10:43 AM

			 
		 Ronhar Tane​

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Outer Rim Territories | Mahporeem | Sector 14B

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"No." He said, with a surprising finality. A short pause followed. He had heard the scream and he had heard enough to decide that going in was some heroic nonsense at best and foolish at worst. They were soldiers of the Empire, or of Imperial descent at least. They sought out neither heroism nor stupidity. 

"Panic and foolhardy hasty decisions are ill-placed, Captain. Whatever caused that scream either means it wanted us to hear it or the one who screamed is already deceased, neither compels us to simply follow suit with the disappeared patrols." The Praetorian's voice was confident and calm, not condescending but still authoritarian. "I am not intent on losing you or any more of your men here." 

The red gauntlet of his arm reached out to his aid, promptly a dataslate was placed inside. He started writing and speaking at the same time. The screen had seen heavy use, so did the casing of the device, certainly not the newest. 

"How often did the Sector slip through the audit? Who was responsible for the audit and wo was overseeing it? Summarise orbital traffic controls and any and all shipments and arrivals that arrived for this sector, as well as those that did not arrive in other sectors or at their destinations. Compare the data to the audit in terms of time." 

"Blockade all exits and entries to the sector. I will have my gunship join your ship in aerial reconnaissance. Send in probe droids if you have any. Do you have any scrap-droids working in there?" 

General Valerian ran down the list of recommendations, not orders, as he typed them and transmitted them to Tane at the same time. He would not stop him from entering the sector with his men, but he hoped that the other Imperial would see the wisdom in this disciplined delay.

Ronhar Tane · 2026-05-28T08:59:12-0400

CAPTAIN RONHAR TANE, TK-3301
SECTOR 14B, MAHPOREEM
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"No."

Thorus Valerian 's statement rang out like the sound of a heavy blaster firing, and Ronhar almost couldn't believe what he had just said. Anger suddenly began to swell inside of Ronhar as he turned back to look at the Imperial Knight. Was he being serious right now? Was he refusing to aid Ronhar in saving his men because they weren't his people? Or was he simply afraid, unwilling to face an unknown variable without doing proper assessment? Regardless of the reason, Ronhar was about to deliver a scathing retort until Thorus continued his line of thinking:

"Panic and foolhardy hasty decisions are ill-placed, Captain. Whatever caused that scream either means it wanted us to hear it or the one who screamed is already deceased, neither compels us to simply follow suit with the disappeared patrols. I am not intent on losing you or any more of your men here."

The insults that Ronhar were about to speak aloud died in his throat, and he begrudgingly had to admit that the Imperial Knight had a point. Rushing headfirst into danger without conducting any sort of scouting or reconnaissance was a foolhardy and dangerous idea at best, and doing so would surely be playing into the hands of whatever it was that was lurking within the sector. Ronhar took a moment to calm himself. The Imperial Knight was right, naturally, but that didn't mean Ronhar liked his assessment and decision. Still, he was apparently committed to keeping the rest of Ronhar's forces alive, and for that Ronhar could not find any fault with the man.

How often did the Sector slip through the audit? Who was responsible for the audit and wo was overseeing it? Summarise orbital traffic controls and any and all shipments and arrivals that arrived for this sector, as well as those that did not arrive in other sectors or at their destinations. Compare the data to the audit in terms of time. Blockade all exits and entries to the sector. I will have my gunship join your ship in aerial reconnaissance. Send in probe droids if you have any. Do you have any scrap-droids working in there?"

The number of questions that Thorus started asking Ronhar came faster than an E-Web firing on full automatic, and Ronhar had to think for a moment before he could answer. Yet for a second time today, Ronhar's response was again cut off by screaming, though these particular screams were much closer to him than the last and were punctuated with the sound of blasters firing. Ronhar spun around toward the source of the commotion, the entrance to the junkyard, and he noticed a number of Junktroopers with their weapons raised, standing just a few feet away from a downed droid. One of them waved Ronhar over, saying:

"Captain, I think you should come see this".

Cradling his Model 216 "Big Game Hunter" aloft, Ronhar slowly approached the downed droid that his Junktroopers had destroyed, and he bent down to more closely inspect the target. As he looked the droid over, he couldn't help but notice that the droid was no droid at all, but rather some unholy fusion of flesh and metal. Though it was humanoid in shape, it didn't resemble any human that Ronhar had ever seen, and he couldn't help but feel disgusted at the sight of it. Though full of blaster holes and covered in blaster burns, Ronhar could easily tell that the thing in front of him was no natural creature, and a chill started running down his spine. He turned to

Thorus Valerian , asking him:

"You have any idea what this thing is?"

Ronhar didn't even need him to answer, because deep down he already knew what he was dealing with. He had seen them on Brosi, though perhaps not in the configuration that was present here, but he could tell what it was all the same. While he didn't know exactly what species it was, Ronhar was willing to bet his life that the creature his men had just put down...was a Sithspawn!

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Thorus Valerian · 2026-05-28T09:35:07-0400

			 
		 Ronhar Tane​

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Valerian followed close behind Tane, his left hand rested on the holstered blaster pistol. The grey gaze stared at the corpse in front and he was not sure what to make of it. He had not seen such for a long time, not since the wars against the Maw. He had tried to avoid any and all Sith in his services, even when he served an Emperor that was Sith. The Empire's ideals were always greater. 

Now he looked at something that frightened him. Something that profoundly disgusted him. Was it a droid with flesh or was it an organic life that was thoroughly and completely distorted? 

He wanted to inspect it closer but also knew that Sith spawn, cyborg-warriors and mutants were extremely endurable and resilient to damage and death itself. So he hesitated as he moved closer, his other hand unsheathing his dagger as he looked at the mutilated lifeform. The Praetorian came close to the beast, the smell was absolutely unbearable, a mixture of sweetness and unnatural decay. He smelled the Dark side, he thought. 

"Sithspawn." He said lowly. "We have to figure out if they are made here or got here from the outside. And then we have to hunt and destroy them." He rose again and looked at the Captain with a firm expression that had concern deeply embedded into it. "I have not seen such monstrosity since the wars against the Maw." Came the admittance. 

"We cannot send any more troopers in and we require reinforcements. Even if it just a handful that came from the outside, the threat that a Sith with more is in there, is far too great for us to simply seek and destroy. I am sorry to say, but your men who went in, are lost. And in the worst case, we will have to fight them again." Valerian felt pain delivering that possibility and looked at the Captain.

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