Darth Pyrrhus
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Balmorra... Home to one of the largest weapon manufacturing plants in the galaxy. Of course, as any other gem world in the One Sith empire, it was required to supply their Sith overlords with whatever resources they could spare. For Balmorra, this meant supplying the Sith War Machine. This was a particularly large beast, that always hungered for more - and Balmorra had been neglecting their shipments. Recently, what the Sith received was much less than their designated quota, and sometimes they never arrived at the designated dates. Such sloppiness would have to be corrected. Who better to investigate the matter and put the fear of the Dark Lord into Balmorra, than two Sith Knights?
While it was in many ways a diplomatic mission, they were here to show strength. Disobedience was to be discouraged. The mere sight of them was supposed to intimidate them into compliance. [member="Darth Noxia"] and Darth Pyrrhus had arrived on the latter's ship, the Revenant. It wasn't a large war ship by any means, but when it came to stealth, it was excellent. The Sith had dropped out of hyperspace and entered into the planet's zone of control with no warning, hidden from their scanners until they showed up within visual range of the planet's defensive fleet. Another power play, naturally. Nobody expected the Sith inquisition. Balmorra had no time to prepare for their unexpected visitors, and would have to welcome them with open arms. Anything else would be treason.
At the head of a small force, the two Sith Knights marched from the hangar to the main government building. Behind them were one hundred Nautolans, wearing ornamental armour, equipped with single-bladed vibrostaves. Further, they had a vibrosword each, sheathed by their hip. These were part of the battle-hardened warriors that had served with Darth Pyrrhus on campaigns on Fresia, Belgaroth and their home world of Glee Anselm. When the Republic struck at Ord Mirit, they had stood there with their Togruta commander. From the ranks of the Nautolan military, his personal guard had been selected. The sound of 200 marching feet, stepping in unison, spoke of their efficiency and military training. Flanked on either side marched a thin line of soldiers equipped with blaster rifles; a ranged unit to complement Pyrrhus' melee guard. These were not Nautolans, however, and likely originated somewhere from the Sith military. While it was far from an army - after all, this was not an occupation force - it would certainly be sufficient to show that the Sith were not to be trifled with.
The situation on Balmorra, and something the two Knights soon would discover, was one of great tension and internal struggle. The shipments had not been skipped out on to spite the Sith, but rather been distributed between two factions, who raced to arm themselves to intimidate the other to back down. It had started with political intrigue, and escalated into sabotage bombings on production facilities to hinder each other's arsenal and resources. Balmorra, if left unchecked, threatened to descend into a bloody civil war.
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