Battle for the Golden Sun
Rekara, a female Mon Calamari, shows up at Delta base half-crazed with tales of a missing Alliance dignitary, Mors Odrion who has gone missing on the ocean world of Sedri. She also mentions “Golden Sun,” a new Imperial weapon. The Rebels are dispatched to the Imperial-held world to rescue Mors Odrion and learn the truth of the “Golden Sun”.
When Rekara sabotages the hyperdrive inhibitor module, the Rebels are convinced that they’re about to plummet into a sun on exit from hyperspace. Instead they find themselves above Sedri – just as a blast of golden light bathes the planet and causes their ship, the space boat Explorer, to crash into the sea.
When the Heroes start exploring they encounter Pek, a Sedrian (a sentient seal-like race) under attack from Imperial Seatroopers. He will take them to the Imperial Base but insists that the Rebels accompany him to Fitsay; where they can meet his father Cardo. Then he will lead them to the fish-killers base.
Upon arrival at Fitsay, the Rebels meet Cardo (Fitsay’s leader) and learn that a group of renegade Sedrians under the leadership of Fitsay’s previous bishop of war, Karak, is spreading malcontent, claiming “the Golden Sun must be freed”. Cardo speaks no more of the Golden Sun, despite his sons insistence and forbids Pek from going to the Imperial Base.
Pek disobeys and leads the PCs to the Imperial base (a minimal garrison exists as the base is still under construction), and they steal inside. They find no trace of Mors Odrion and are discovered by the Imperial troops, and the base is sealed. As they try to escape, the Rebels discover that the renegade Karak is in league with the Imperial Commander Aban and plans to attack in Fitsay in three days.
As the heroes try to escape they corner themselves above the vehicle bay. To seal their escape, the Bounty Hunter drops a thermal detonator down the turbolift shaft, narrowly avoiding incinerating the heroes. Trapped, the heroes witness the activation of a “Swimmer”, a modified AT-AT, designed for use underwater. In the confusion that heroes attempted to escape by climbing down to the gantries below. Unfortunately they were spotted, and they were unceremoniously dropped into the water after the Minor Jedi cut the syntherope with his lightsabre. Joining Pek once more they return to warn Cardo of the attack on Fitsay.
The Rebels learn the that the Golden Sun is a form of coral with strong Force affinities, after a renegade raid is foiled – and their wounds are healed by exposure to the Golden Sun. Meanwhile the Minor Jedi enters into an Emptiness trance to prepare him for the battle ahead, but goes too deep and is nearly killed by the Wookiee as the Rebels attempt to rouse him. They also learn from a captive raider that Mors Odrion is captive in Karak’s camp. The Rebels and Pek journey to the renegade camp where they parlay with Karak’s daughter Fala. She becomes convinced of her father’s treachery and allows the Heroes to see Mors Odrion – but unbeknownst to her, Karak has taken the Alliance dignitary away.
As the Rebels return to Fitsay, the attack begins and the seatroopers, renegades, and Sedrians engage in combat. Well-matched, the Sedrians prove quite capable of taking on the Imperials and the renegades, leaving the Heroes to battle the Swimmer. As the other heroes face the seatroopers, the Minor Jedi manages to destroy the Swimmer by reflecting its own blaster bolts back at it – as the sea turns gold!
Karak successfully manages to break into the Sun Caves in order to free the Golden Sun for his own selfish ends, hotly pursued by the Rebels. After battling Karak’s vicious Razort pet, Tooch, and a number of his followers, the Rebels finally confront Karak.
Karak has grown powerful by exposure to the Golden Sun and proves a dangerous opponent, shielding himself with Mors Odrion as his prisoner. Dominating the coral through sheer force of will, he has become tainted by the dark side. Unable to attack for fear of hurting Mors Odrion, the Minor Jedi links to the Golden Sun and releases it’s pent-up power. Now powerless, Karak is taken into custody by the Sedri. The Golden Sun, now weakened, becomes a constant presence in the oceans of Sedri.
Mors Odrion stays as an Alliance representative on Sedri. As two Sedrians bellow defiance at the Imperial base from the waves, Commander Aban is informed that no more Imperial aid will be forthcoming...
