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| Operation: Starfall
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| Information
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| Conflict: Conquest of Aesirus for the Empire
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| Date: 34 ABY
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| Location: Aesirus
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| Commanders
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| Strength
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SoroSuub Corporation
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| Casualties
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None
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Eyar Nep
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Operation: Starfall was a Scholae Palatinae campaign that took place in 34 ABY as the first act to the Order Storyline. The members of Clan Scholae Palatinae were ordered to the planet Aesirus to capture it for the Empire, only to be betrayed by the one who led them there.
Prelude
Delak Krennel examining a map of the SoroSuub Compound
- "This is the first step from which the Empire will grow."
- ―The Emperor
Following the success of their attack against Clan Naga Sadow, the members of Scholae Palatinae were enjoying the high of victory. The clan was abuzz with energy. The Emperor and Elincia Rei met to discuss how to best focus the clan’s energy into furthering their own goals. The Emperor decreed it was time to enact “Operation: Starfall” a plan that had been in the works for months.
The entirety of the clan met to receive the orders. They were to venture to the planet Aesirus on the far side of the Galaxy. This remote planet, while seemingly a poor choice to mark the Empire’s expansion was rich with natural resources needed to build up the Empire’s army. These resources included the rare Kyber Crystals that were used in lightsabers and high powered laser weaponry.
Aesirus was currently under the control of the SoroSuub Corporation, which had begun an extensive mining operation on the planet. With an already present workforce, and equipment, the Emperor ordered that only the members of Clan Scholae Palatinae would venture to the planet to seize control. The military and their ships were to be left in dark space beyond the system’s limits. A minimal loss of life was mandatory to speed the mining process once the clan had control of the planet. Operation: Starfall was live.
The Operation
Zehsaa Hysh and Bale Andros in the Kyber Crystal Cave
- "We are out, final charges placed."
- ―Sparky upon placing charges in the vast cave network of the planet
The plan to take the planet was complex, and took the entire clan to correctly pull off. After establishing a base of operations on the planet away from the SoroSuub compound, a great deal of intel was needed. Teams of clan members were sent into the cave system of the planet to hunt for the giant Kyber Crystal cave. Others were tasked with mapping the tunnel system to beneath the SoroSuub compound.
Once the tunnels were mapped properly, explosive charges were placed throughout the cave system, under the supervision of Sparky von Wagglehorn III. While charges were being placed, the clan’s two Zeltrons were sent to infiltrate the compound to gain access to their computer systems. Blade Ta’var and Eetherbiail Zarih'Taen met with the Sullustan in charge of the planet, Eyar Nep. Together, along with their pheromone enhanced personalities kept the planetary manager talking long enough for their hacking protocols to break into the computer systems.
A final planetary analysis was conducted by Elincia Rei, along with G14-D05 to simulate believable data stream in the SoroSuub’s systems that a natural disaster was occurring. Bolstered by the earth shaking of explosive charges, it would be a real enough to send the miners into the cave system for protection.
Aftermath
- "Welcome my friends. The Empire thanks you for deciding to turn to us for safety. "
- ―Lexiconus greeting the miners of SoroSuub in the Kyber crystal cave
With the plan in place and set, the members of Clan Scholae Palatinae finally sprung into action. Lexiconus Qor led the majority of the members to the Kyber crystal cave, ready to corral the SoroSuub miners into submission. Another team, including Mune and Blade, stood ready to take the compound once it was fully evacuated.
The charges were detonated, and the SoroSuub systems were fed the faked data. Eyar Nep ordered the immediate evacuation to the tunnel system to and away from what he believed would be the destruction of the compound. All the miners were forced along the partially collapsed tunnel system to the Kyber crystal cave, where they were greeted by Lexiconus. Before the Quaestor could explain what was happening, Lucyeth shot Eyar Nep in the head as warning to the rest of the SoroSuub officials.
In the compound, Alara Deathbane and Shadow Nighthunter worked to send an all clear message to SoroSuub headquarters. The compound was taken and computer systems fully turned over to the clan’s control. At this time a secondary set of charges, which had been placed months prior by the command of the Emperor were set off. This was accompanied by a second set of fake data, sending the invading clan members to also seek refuge in the tunnel system.
With all the members of Clan Scholae Palatinae now contained within the Kyber crystal cave, an enormous holoprojection of the Emperor filled the air of the cave. Removing his traditional mask, a twisted and corrupted face of Xen’Mordin was revealed. He identified himself as Darth Fallax, a Dark Lord of the Sith who had lived centuries prior. For months he had slowly taken control of Xen’Mordin, and was now in complete control of his body.
He had been the force backing Fias Zhan’s attempt to take the Cocytus system, and originally hoped to end up possessing Zhan’s body instead. When Zhan fell, a new plan was put into action. He had his disciples place a holocron on Antenora, which was then found by Polis Jones. Due to the age of the holocron, Xen had foolishly believed it to belong to Emperor Palpatine. His erratic behavior and actions of the past year were due directly to Fallax slowly possessing his body.
Before Fallax could detonate the final charges to collapse the roof of the cave, Xen’Mordin managed a desperate and excruciatingly painful finally act of control of his body. He activated a handful of detonators, collapsing the tunnel system, preventing soldiers from storming the cave. He then fried the remaining detonators with a blast of force lightning. His head slammed into the table as Fallax retook control of his body.
The members of Scholae Palatinae were left for dead in the cave. In the palace, Fallax’s disciples captured and subdued Elincia Rei, the only clan member remaining in the system. Fallax ordered her to begin testing on the corruption now cracking and breaking Xen’s body, stating he planned on using it for a long time to come.
Results
Overall winners of Operation: Starfall:
Take Over the Colony - First Place – Lexiconus Qor
Hunting for that Bling - First Place – Bale Andros
The Life of a Miner - First Place – Alara Deathbane
The Best Offense is Good Offense - First Place – Blade Ta’var
SoroSuub’s Home on the Range - First Place – Delak Krennel
Resources Abound - First Place – Lexiconus Qor
Jewelanche - First Place – Zehsaa Hysh
Selfie Time! - First Place – Zehsaa Hysh
The Pride of an Empire - First Place – Blade Ta’var
Company Man - First Place – Jorm Na’trej
Scholae Palatinae VS The World - First Place – Blade Ta’var
Beneath The Surface - First Place – Blade Ta’var
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