This was designed for beginning characters but hey make the bad guys tougher if ya not.
Prologue
Its raining its dark. A young woman is running, shes scared. She ducks down an alley way and hides behind a trash can. 2 figures run past the end of the alley. She gets up, peers round the corner to confirm they've gone and runs back the way she came. She turns a corner..she runs into something solid..it's a man..in armour..he grabs her by the arms and says "hello sara, I think you an me need to have a little chat don't you?"
fade
Ok how u get the PCs involved is up to u, but basically they get an offer they cant refuse from 2 underworld big cheeses.
Frank Stirling marine6 merc 6
A barely controlled mountain of fury, he likes nothing more than to dismember those that have offened his sensibilities.
"Hatchet" Jack Stirling Rogue8 Prof2 merc2
A picture of control compared to his brother and the brains behind the organisation. He is genial, amusing and refined. His proclivity for despatching his foes with the aforementioned hatchet notwithstanding.
and as many goons as maybe necessary.
Jack is prepared to offer a comensurate award to secure the PCs services but only on the successful resolution of the mission.
U see the Stirlings have a problem. Their sister Sara has gone missing and they want u to find her.
Jack gives the PCs a holocube, showing a pretty dark haired girl (yes ok slightly narcissistic on my part but hey everyone needs to be a princess in need of rescuing), she is at a party laughing and trying to shy away from the camera,
"oh frank stop it, put the camera down" a man comes into the frame, jack "We got this for u"
he holds out a small box.
"oh no guys" she rolls her eyes, but opens the box anyway , she gasps. "oh guys, its beautiful" she holds up a diamond necklace for everyone to see "I love u both so much" She leans towards the camera going out of focus. The picture freezes.
Frank looks choked up.
Jack looks impassive. "We last had a message from her over 2 months ago, she said she was on Jelicea working as a hostess at a casino. We have transport available if u need it. Find her, bring her home safe. If that is not possible, we want the names and locations of those responsible, it will be ours to avenge. Am i clear? If u are successful" he opens a briefcase full of money, "this will be yours."
He turns away, the interview over.
A flunkie Kerrick Vane Rog6, will be your contact from now on.
If the PCs need transport, they are taken to the starport where an aging Scout/Courier waits, the "Midnight Dream". She is crewed by 2 people
Eenri Arris Sct4 Rog2 who acts as pilot/astrogator and
Carly Zeldon Sct2 Pro2 who acts as chief Engineer.
Eenri comes across as a likeable rogue. he works almost full time for the Stirlings and regales the PCs with many happy tales of blockade running, exploring Ancient ruins and battling Zhodani operatives.
Carly is rather more taciturn and seems to spend most of her time trying to get the ship to work.
The ship lives up to expectations.
It smells, it rattles, the lights, toilets and food dispensers work erratically, its a real piece of...work!!
(if the PCs are ultra nosy he's carrying a cargo named as mining equipment, actually guns, SMGs, rifles, ammo, demolition charges but gloss over the trip as if it isnt important)
After a week, the ship emerges from jump arriving in the Jelicean system.
Prologue
Its raining its dark. A young woman is running, shes scared. She ducks down an alley way and hides behind a trash can. 2 figures run past the end of the alley. She gets up, peers round the corner to confirm they've gone and runs back the way she came. She turns a corner..she runs into something solid..it's a man..in armour..he grabs her by the arms and says "hello sara, I think you an me need to have a little chat don't you?"
fade
Ok how u get the PCs involved is up to u, but basically they get an offer they cant refuse from 2 underworld big cheeses.
Frank Stirling marine6 merc 6
A barely controlled mountain of fury, he likes nothing more than to dismember those that have offened his sensibilities.
"Hatchet" Jack Stirling Rogue8 Prof2 merc2
A picture of control compared to his brother and the brains behind the organisation. He is genial, amusing and refined. His proclivity for despatching his foes with the aforementioned hatchet notwithstanding.
and as many goons as maybe necessary.
Jack is prepared to offer a comensurate award to secure the PCs services but only on the successful resolution of the mission.
U see the Stirlings have a problem. Their sister Sara has gone missing and they want u to find her.
Jack gives the PCs a holocube, showing a pretty dark haired girl (yes ok slightly narcissistic on my part but hey everyone needs to be a princess in need of rescuing), she is at a party laughing and trying to shy away from the camera,
"oh frank stop it, put the camera down" a man comes into the frame, jack "We got this for u"
he holds out a small box.
"oh no guys" she rolls her eyes, but opens the box anyway , she gasps. "oh guys, its beautiful" she holds up a diamond necklace for everyone to see "I love u both so much" She leans towards the camera going out of focus. The picture freezes.
Frank looks choked up.
Jack looks impassive. "We last had a message from her over 2 months ago, she said she was on Jelicea working as a hostess at a casino. We have transport available if u need it. Find her, bring her home safe. If that is not possible, we want the names and locations of those responsible, it will be ours to avenge. Am i clear? If u are successful" he opens a briefcase full of money, "this will be yours."
He turns away, the interview over.
A flunkie Kerrick Vane Rog6, will be your contact from now on.
If the PCs need transport, they are taken to the starport where an aging Scout/Courier waits, the "Midnight Dream". She is crewed by 2 people
Eenri Arris Sct4 Rog2 who acts as pilot/astrogator and
Carly Zeldon Sct2 Pro2 who acts as chief Engineer.
Eenri comes across as a likeable rogue. he works almost full time for the Stirlings and regales the PCs with many happy tales of blockade running, exploring Ancient ruins and battling Zhodani operatives.
Carly is rather more taciturn and seems to spend most of her time trying to get the ship to work.
The ship lives up to expectations.
It smells, it rattles, the lights, toilets and food dispensers work erratically, its a real piece of...work!!
(if the PCs are ultra nosy he's carrying a cargo named as mining equipment, actually guns, SMGs, rifles, ammo, demolition charges but gloss over the trip as if it isnt important)
After a week, the ship emerges from jump arriving in the Jelicean system.
