SOLO Campaign - Dean Team 2

Infiltrate Campaign:  Through the Marlan Primate

SOLO Campaign-Dean Team Part 2

Date: 54 - 1120

Subsector/Sector Location: Tri-Empire/Glimmerdrift Reaches

Cast of Characters (Dean Team)

Dean Halvaard (Force Commander)

• Character Reactions (SOLO p.18): Considers Keter an enemy.

Striker Anderson (Major)

• Character Reactions (SOLO p.18):  Considers Dean a rivalry. 

Jansen Trueblood (First Lieutenant)

• Character Reactions (SOLO p.18):  Admires Kilgar.

Keter Lancel (Lance Sergeant)

• Character Reactions (SOLO p.18):  Friendship with Dean through guilt.

Kilgar Plenson (Lance Sergeant)

• Character Reactions (SOLO p.18):  Knows about Striker's gambling problem.

Kyle Rheimer (Lance Sergeant)

• Character Reactions (SOLO p.18):  Likes to ridicule Jansen.

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54-1120 Ixobis-Daw  to Ixobis-Ron

Departure:  

A malfunction with the M-Drive of the Illustrious Star threatened to delay travel, but was repaired in time for scheduled departure.

Transit:

The Starship's Purser suffered a nervous breakdown.  She had changed the password for the weapon's vault without updating the backup access codes in case of an emergency.  Jansen attempts to counsel  her with some success, but the Purser will not give the code for vault access.

After entering the Ixobis-Ron system, Jansen was able to calm down the Purser.  She finally released the code to open the weapon's vault.  Crew members and several passengers have taken notice of Jansen and the rest of the Dean Team.  Traveling incognito is getting more difficult, and this could possibly draw the attention of any 3FT spies that may be present on the Illustrious Star.

Arrival:

The Dean Team meets with a potential ally.  Ilar Xenith is a retired Imperium Navy veteran who has no love for the Krax Republic or the 3 Fists Triumvirate. He offers his services to the team, but does not join with them at this time.

System Layover:

While on Ixobis-Ron, the team discovers a little known retreat on the planet. Dean decides it would be best to get in a little "R and R" with all that has transpired since the mission began.  Striker becomes upset with Dean's decision.  

• "We just started this mission, and you really believe R and R is in order?  This is a disgrace for Marines, especially the 4518th!"  "That's enough, Major," said Dean.  "I'm in command of this unit, and you will be advised to remember my rank.  Your actions are bordering on insubordination, and I will not tolerate it! Are we clear, Major?"  "YES, SIR!  CRYSTAL!," replied Striker with as much sarcasm as he could muster.

The ego battle between Striker and Dean is intensifying.

Shortly before the group's scheduled departure, Striker discovered a body pistol someone had stashed behind a storage locker at the starport terminal.  The situation with the Purser on board the Illustrious Star was fresh in Striker's mind, so he decides to smuggle the weapon on board the starship.  He will not risk being unable to acquire his weapon from the Purser's vault if something like this happens again.  An extremely risky move on his part that could endanger the entire mission.

68 -1120  Ixobis-Ron to Simulacrim

(Leaving the Marlan Primate and entering the Ginlenchy Concordance)

Departure:

The Dean Team passes through starport security with no issues.  Striker was successful in his attempt to smuggle  his recently acquired body pistol on board with him.

Transit:

As the Illustrious Star approached its jump point, it was stopped and boarded by a 200 ton light patrol craft (Sword & Shield).  A security team from the patrol craft was searching for a wanted crew member of the starship.  As far as the Dean Team could tell, the wanted crewman was not on board the luxury liner.

Ilar Xenith, who is also traveling on board the Illustrious Star, hits up Jansen for some financial assistance.  Jansen does not trust Ilar, but decides to lend him 97 credits.

Arrival:

No issues upon arrival at Simulacrim .  The team does note several starport security team members and starport officials surrounding a mysterious ship that had landed shortly after the Illustrious Star.  Several people in the starport gather together to watch the event as well as the members of the Dean Team. A rumor was overheard about a plan by the Marlan Primate to invade and take over neighboring systems in the Ginlenchy Concordance.  

Is it just a rumor???  The group makes a note of it.

System Layover:

The Dean Team departs the Illustrious Star and prepares to transfer to the far trader, Raconteur.  The Raconteur's captain and crew are part of a covert operation by the Imperium to keep a watchful eye on the Republic of Krax.  The far trader plies the shipping lanes and other star systems off the regular shipping lanes throughout this sector of space.  The Dean Team's mission is known by the captain and his faithful crew.  They are at the Dean Team's disposal.

While waiting to depart Simulacrim, Jansen was robbed at the starport.  Held at gunpoint, Jansen was robbed of 600 credits.  Jansen reports the incident to Dean, and the entire group attempts to locate the robber.  An investigation by the group with a little reconnaissance  at the starport reveals a gang of robbers operating at the starport and the surrounding area.  The robber who accosted Jansen was not located, but a firefight in a back alley near the starport ends with one of the gang members killed.  No Dean Team members were harmed, and the team was able to return to the starport without incident.

The team members board the Raconteur and prepare to depart to Quabinisar (Tri-Empire/GR).

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