Nashasil'ev'nuruodo and Being on the Run

The Eewuk proved to not be overly effective in the use of her own spear. Her size and physical strength were not sufficient to breach the armor of the Empire's soldiers. As it doe not take technological knowledge to fire a pistol, just the ability to aim. I taught her how to use one of the blaster pistols. I did have to remove the trigger guard, to allow her rather fuzzy fingers to fit. She is an apt pupil and will do well with firearms.

It didn't take too long for us to find out that the Empire was looking for our ship. It seems that an "Inquisitor" wanted to talk to the Ithorian. This made our already angry captain even more angry. I suppose that it is a good thing that our captain does not touch the Force. I need to study his species more to determine why he would keep us around, even though everyone except the Eewuk has endangered the ship.

We visited a very pleasant world, called Alderaan. The Ithorian took the Eewuk and I to the palace of the planet's government. During the social event there, she ascertained the identity of the Inquisitor. I was able to determine that he was the Dark man from the shopping mall. It also seems that my distant, adopted cousin has allied himself with the Empire. I was mistaken for him by both a General Riekeen and the planet's Princess. It did not take long to disabuse them of that idea. Though, my presence did seem to unnerve them.

The Ithorian has sought and received permission from the captain to remain aboard the ship, in exchange for her negotiating our cargo deals. The Eewuk remains with her.

Nashasil'ev'nuruodo, Dead Bodies, Live Ones and Jedi

We managed to gain a cargo contract and get rid of our little problem in the refresher, all at once. Using the moving of cargo in and out of the ship, we moved the bodies out. They are now the problem of the municipal trash cleaners. There will be the smell of cleaning chemicals on the ship for weeks.

As we were preparing to leave the quarantined planet, a couple of the Imperial military's armored soldiers arrived... with two non-Humans in tow. The taller of the two was an Ithorian and some sort of Senate functionary and needed transport to our next stop. The smaller of the two was a technologically primitive tag along. The small one would be the first species I had not ever heard of that I would be traveling with. She called herself Eewuk.

As the captain was beginning his negotiations for the Ithorian's transport, the soldiers rushed out of the bay. I, being a curious sort, followed them. So far, I had only seen these soldiers travel with one of the Dark, frighten civilians, damage a shopping mall and fail at capturing one man with a lightsaber. I wanted to see the next show.

As soon as the soldiers finished setting a grenade charge, they backed into the corridor leading to our ship and ordered me onto the ship. I just stepped further back down the corridor, to watch what happened. The soldiers proved their inability to think on their feet when they turned and ignored me in favor of looking for their target. The Empire apparently doesn't encourage individual excellence. How do they determine promotions?

The target of the explosion wasn't felled by it. It was that same Human Jedi from the shopping mall. He was heading directly towards our docking bay and looked a little worse for wear. It was doubtful as to whether he would survive against the two soldiers. For someone of skill, intelligence and honor to fall to the likes of these machine-like men; would be a disgrace. I decided to make the fight more even. With the use of my blaster, I effectively removed one soldier from the combat with the Jedi. The Zabrak also stepped in and decided to weigh the odds against the soldiers.

After it was all done, the Jedi asked to speak with the Ithorian. Words and objects were exchanged. The Jedi actually claimed that the Empire was run by or allied with the Sith. Those are legends I remember from Zin. Those are not good legends in any way. It is even more pressing that the Ascendancy be made aware of the goings on within the Republic/Empire.

Our very angry captain took us from that world. As we were being scanned so thoroughly that my eyeballs vibrated, a message was sent from the planet. Someone had broken into the planet's government center and hijacked the Empire's communications system, the HoloNet. Apparently, a treaty had been signed officially declaring a Rebellion to Restore the Republic. The Empire was now in the midst of a civil war. Maybe this can distract them enough to give the Ascendancy time to prepare for the eventual invasion of our territory.

Nashasil'ev'nuruodo and the Jedi

The Empire says there is a Jedi loose on the world where the ship was almost hijacked. I have seen the Jedi. He swears and runs very fast. His blade is blue, unlike my own. The Empire also seems to specifically ally themselves with those that Zin called Dark. The man chasing the Jedi wielded the Force and had the yellowed eyes of one who has been consumed by his baser urges.

The Ascendancy must be made aware of a dangerous, expansionist, hater of non-Humans society on it's doorstep. I agree with my cousin in one thing, we must stay aware of our neighbors and be vigilant against new threats.

We have been quarantined on the world, due to the Jedi. For any ship to leave it must undergo extensive scanning... and we have several dead hijackers hidden in our refresher.

Nashil'ev'nuruodo and the Crime Freighter

Luckily, I didn't float for too long before I was found. A small freighter captained by a Sluissi and crewed by a Zabrak rescued me. They didn't attempt take anything from me and were very polite, even though neither of them could pronounce my name. I have to let them use my core name, as it's less painful to hear.

It didn't take long for me to discover that these two weren't exactly legitimate operators. Shortly after I was picked up, they made a hasty entry into hyperspace to avoid a bounty hunter who was looking for the Zabrak. This fact had apparently been unknown to the captain, as he was rather upset with the Zabrak for it.

I also learned that the "Grand Republic" was gone and had been replaced by an Empire. This Empire was run by Humans and for Humans. It seems the non-Human races are being marginalized by this new, more militaristic society. The Jedi have also been completely outlawed and it seems this Empire may lump me in with them.

When we made our first stop; the captain didn't ask me to leave his vessel, so I just stayed on board. Small cargo haulers operating on the fringe of society might provide me with a wider perspective than traveling on my own.

I also entered my first combat on the captain's behalf. In one of his legitimate shipments, someone had hidden some sort of highly illegal substance. Rather than picking it up in the shipment, they decided to try to take the shipment and the ship. As they had opened fire upon us and were intending on killing the entire crew (which they labeled me), my only choice was to eliminate the threat.

I now own a "blaster" pistol. It seems similar to a charric except it is less damaging and has greater range. The weapons here also come with a stun setting standard. Odd.