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Zander's Theme
In the time that Zander had been back in the galaxy, he had learned a great many things. Not the least of which was the true price of hubris, as evidenced in the histories written about the time between his entering his...torpor, and his awakening. Time after time, a Sith attained the vision passed down through the ages of ruling the galaxy, forging a lasting peace under the rule of law, wrought of the power of the dark side. Time after time, the Dark Lord or Lady in question acted to quickly out of disdain for the forces of the Light in the galaxy.
"So much waste of such...talent." Zander mused out loud.
"Oh, yeah. Karking Sith, bunch of overly emotional, love deprived, over sexed nit wits, if you ask me." The rather obese twi'lek male sitting next to Zander on the shuttle that was being loaded to take them from the intersystem transport ship that had brought them all to Antecedant to the surface. Zander had been unable to salvage his ship, indeed, landing it had been a trial in and of itself. He had taken it to a shipwright on Ruusan and the man had told him, in no uncertain terms, that such an old model would be worth a lot of money, if it were in good condition and being sold to a museum. None of the parts he even knew about had been compatible with Zander's ship. The loss of everything but the clothes on his back had been an even more grievous blow than that, culminating at the ultimate disgrace, finding out that his hard won power had waned in his singularity induced torpor to the point where he was barely powerful enough to be considered an acolyte. It had been at the Shipwright's office that he had felt the familiar presence in the force of his old master, Maleef. For Zander it had only been a few days since he had last seen his master, and the surprise on the man's face had been sweet to behold. He needed to hunt down the other clones of his old master, but before that he needed to reconstruct his assets, starting with a ship. He had perused the open market listing of ships, then he went and tried his hand at the black market stuff. Nothing seemed quite right, or in his price range. He had sold the usable parts of his old ship to the shipwright on Ruusan, and had recovered one of his currency caches on the way to Antecedant to speak to the leader of a group called the Red Ravens about purchasing a ship. Their RRC Exarch would seem to fit his bill nicely for what he had planned, and he would feel them out to see if he could perhaps use them for further goals. Criminals were always much easier to work with, one always knew what they wanted.
Zander quietly blanked the screen on the tablet he had been reading from and softly set it in his lap. With a painful slowness, first his eyes, then his head turned toward the obese twi'lek. He settled his gaze on that of the man's and remained silent for a few moments. He pulled on his, now far more tenuous, control of the dark side and flooded his eyes with a blood red color before he spoke in a very polite tone, his voice strangely accented, but his face a menacing mask. "Who, precisely, did ask you?"
"Kwagh!" The fat man startled back in surprise, though stuck in his seat as he was, he couldn't get far. The man was wearing clothing that had been synonymous with 'tourists' since the beginning of time. His shirt read "I {heart} the Republic", and Zander fairly sneered at the man. In his short time awake, he had dealt with plenty snobbish, overly opinionated Republicans. "Whoa, man, just giving my two cents worth, ya know?"
"Don't." By then the shuttle had landed, and Zander disembarked quietly, casting one last spurious look at the obese twi'lek, and walking through the terminal.
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Dragon Palace Casino
Zander stepped through the door, and could almost smell the criminal mindset in the atmosphere. It pervaded everything else, the desparation of men and women gambling away what they shouldn't, the elation of ones who won temporarily, before losing it all again, and the lust of those who fed on the emotions that surrounded all within.
Zander eyed a few of the patrons who looked most delectable, his thirst was getting to him and he felt that if today were successful, he would partake of one or more of them. He sat down in a bar area and ordered a dark, red wine. It's flavor paled in comparison to the blood he lusted for, but it sated him partially. When the young bartender brought it, he slipped the man a large tip and a note.
To Whom it May Concern,
I wish to discuss some transactions and perhaps more with the President of the Red Ravens.
Sincerely,
Zander del Sangue.
He then went to a booth and waited.
[member="chiasa kritivaas"] @All Red Ravens Welcome
Main Spaceport
Zander's Theme
In the time that Zander had been back in the galaxy, he had learned a great many things. Not the least of which was the true price of hubris, as evidenced in the histories written about the time between his entering his...torpor, and his awakening. Time after time, a Sith attained the vision passed down through the ages of ruling the galaxy, forging a lasting peace under the rule of law, wrought of the power of the dark side. Time after time, the Dark Lord or Lady in question acted to quickly out of disdain for the forces of the Light in the galaxy.
"So much waste of such...talent." Zander mused out loud.
"Oh, yeah. Karking Sith, bunch of overly emotional, love deprived, over sexed nit wits, if you ask me." The rather obese twi'lek male sitting next to Zander on the shuttle that was being loaded to take them from the intersystem transport ship that had brought them all to Antecedant to the surface. Zander had been unable to salvage his ship, indeed, landing it had been a trial in and of itself. He had taken it to a shipwright on Ruusan and the man had told him, in no uncertain terms, that such an old model would be worth a lot of money, if it were in good condition and being sold to a museum. None of the parts he even knew about had been compatible with Zander's ship. The loss of everything but the clothes on his back had been an even more grievous blow than that, culminating at the ultimate disgrace, finding out that his hard won power had waned in his singularity induced torpor to the point where he was barely powerful enough to be considered an acolyte. It had been at the Shipwright's office that he had felt the familiar presence in the force of his old master, Maleef. For Zander it had only been a few days since he had last seen his master, and the surprise on the man's face had been sweet to behold. He needed to hunt down the other clones of his old master, but before that he needed to reconstruct his assets, starting with a ship. He had perused the open market listing of ships, then he went and tried his hand at the black market stuff. Nothing seemed quite right, or in his price range. He had sold the usable parts of his old ship to the shipwright on Ruusan, and had recovered one of his currency caches on the way to Antecedant to speak to the leader of a group called the Red Ravens about purchasing a ship. Their RRC Exarch would seem to fit his bill nicely for what he had planned, and he would feel them out to see if he could perhaps use them for further goals. Criminals were always much easier to work with, one always knew what they wanted.
Zander quietly blanked the screen on the tablet he had been reading from and softly set it in his lap. With a painful slowness, first his eyes, then his head turned toward the obese twi'lek. He settled his gaze on that of the man's and remained silent for a few moments. He pulled on his, now far more tenuous, control of the dark side and flooded his eyes with a blood red color before he spoke in a very polite tone, his voice strangely accented, but his face a menacing mask. "Who, precisely, did ask you?"
"Kwagh!" The fat man startled back in surprise, though stuck in his seat as he was, he couldn't get far. The man was wearing clothing that had been synonymous with 'tourists' since the beginning of time. His shirt read "I {heart} the Republic", and Zander fairly sneered at the man. In his short time awake, he had dealt with plenty snobbish, overly opinionated Republicans. "Whoa, man, just giving my two cents worth, ya know?"
"Don't." By then the shuttle had landed, and Zander disembarked quietly, casting one last spurious look at the obese twi'lek, and walking through the terminal.
_____________________________________________
Dragon Palace Casino
Zander stepped through the door, and could almost smell the criminal mindset in the atmosphere. It pervaded everything else, the desparation of men and women gambling away what they shouldn't, the elation of ones who won temporarily, before losing it all again, and the lust of those who fed on the emotions that surrounded all within.
Zander eyed a few of the patrons who looked most delectable, his thirst was getting to him and he felt that if today were successful, he would partake of one or more of them. He sat down in a bar area and ordered a dark, red wine. It's flavor paled in comparison to the blood he lusted for, but it sated him partially. When the young bartender brought it, he slipped the man a large tip and a note.
To Whom it May Concern,
I wish to discuss some transactions and perhaps more with the President of the Red Ravens.
Sincerely,
Zander del Sangue.
He then went to a booth and waited.
[member="chiasa kritivaas"] @All Red Ravens Welcome