Tatooine Manhunt
The Rebel heroes were to meet a rebel agent aboard Kwenn space station. However the agent, Dana, was already dead, slain by the Bounty hunter Jodo Kast. Dressed in Mandalorian battle armour, like his hated rival Boba Fett, the hunter favours poisoned darts to subdue and kill his prey.
A decoded datapad revealed the fact that Commander Adar Tallon, famed hero of the Old Republic, was still alive and residing on Tatooine. A tactical genius and vocal opponent of Palpatine’s rise to power, Tallon’s ship was thought destroyed in a pirate confrontation years before. If the Rebellion could secure his help then he would be of great help to the Rebel cause.
However, the Imperials were also aware of this information and bounty hunters across the Galaxy were flocking to Tatooine. A three-way race ensued between the Rebel heroes, bounty hunters and the Star Destroyer Relentless (under the command of Captain Parlan, the ISD was docked for repairs at Kwenn).
On arrival at Tatooine’s main spaceport Mos Eisley, a number of incidents, including the Smuggler’s face being recognised by one of Ploovo-241’s flunkies (eager to claim the bounty on the Smuggler) – and the blasting that ensued, the heroes eventually discovered that the oldsters that were capable of leading them to Tallon were being systematically eliminated. The only remaining lead, an ancient Ithorian (‘Hammerhead’) named Slag Flats was found murdered, with Jodo Kast responsible, and a number of hunters present. In the speeder chase that followed, the heroes lost their quarry.
Another oldster, Arno, then contacted the PCs and helped narrow their search for Tallon to three sites. On the way, the heroes battled Krayt dragons, womp rats and rival bounty hunters. Eventually the heroes found that the first site was deserted, and with night falling they moved on to the second site, Oasis, before Second Twilight fell. Oasis was a bustling town on the edges of desert, where they accepted the hospitality of the Dim-U priests. The heroes had little time to rest as the thrill-seeking female bounty hunter Zardra lead a team of Kast’s hunters in an attack on the town, threatening to destroy the town if the priests did not reveal where Tallon was hiding. A fight ensued, with Zardra knocking one of the party, the Bounty Hunter, unconscious. The attackers were beaten off and the heroes were able to resume their journey the following day.
Evidence of a number of skirmishes emerged as the Heroes made their way to their goal. An assassin droid/bounty hunter IG-72 had destroyed a human farm, and the only survivor, a young girl named Reen, accompanied the Rebels and Arno. The Heroes also discovered that Tallon was adept at taking care of himself, as the bodies of a number of hunters were discovered. After facing a Bantha stampede and the ever-hostile Sand People, the heroes arrived at their goal: Tallon’s desert fort home.
After establishing their credentials with Tallon (and the group of friends and mercenaries residing with him), a former comrade Quist betrayed him, and a combined force of bounty hunters attacked the fort. After defeating Jodo Kast, Quist, Zardra and the other hunters, the Heroes and Tallon made their escape back to Mos Eisley.
As the PCs prepared for lift-off, while under attack by stormtroopers in docking bay 94, IG-72 attacked – its’ self-destruct program was stopped before the Rebels, Tallon, and their craft were damaged.
As the Rebels lifted off, the Relentless arrived in the system. Captain Parlan, under orders from Darth Vader himself, ordered an attack on the Rebel’s ship. Under heavy attack from TIE Interceptors, the heroes managed to make their escape into Hyperspace. Captain Parlan was not so lucky, and was killed by Darth Vader for his failure to capture Tallon.
