[Q6 - LS] Raiders of the Lost Art - 14 – Sticky Fingers

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Raiders of the Lost Art - A Star Wars Mysteries Story

Chapter Overview with Link:

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Raiders of the Lost Art - Follow the story here!

Chapter 01 - Prologue [N7 - LS]

Chapter 02 - Finding Art [M11 - LS]

Chapter 03 - Aurora Squadron Returns [L9 - LS]

Chapter 04 - Secret Meeting on Coruscant [L9 - LS]

Chapter 05 - At the Vonreg Mansion [L9 - LS]

Chapter 06 - Coronet Spaceport [M11 - LS]

Chapter 07 - Corellia Speeder Bike Chase [M11 - LS]

Chapter 08 - The Temple Raid [O7 - LS]

Chapter 09 - The Trip to Aetwelt [Q6 - LS]

Chapter 10 - Shag City [Q6 - LS]

Chapter 11 - Meeting at Skoova's [Q6 - LS]

Chapter 12 - Gunfight at Old Kaadu Corral [Q6 - LS]

Chapter 12-5 - Cavalry to the Rescue! [Q6 - LS] - contribution by @Yperio_Bricks

Chapter 13 - ART Attack! [Q6 -LS]

Chapter 14 - Sticky Fingers [Q6-LS]

 

 

Dramatis Personae:

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Protagonists:

Name: Ward Len'ya
Species: Bothan
Affiliation: New Republic / Bothan spynet
Objective: In pursuit of art plundered by the Empire during its rule. He believes baron Vonreg is the key figure to get access to the emperor's treasures.
Character: Len'ya is known to be a heartless tactician, putting the Rebellion/Republic first

Name: Xher
Species: Falleen
Affiliation: New Republic
Objective: Hired by Len'ya as a bodyguard, she follows his lead
Character: Xher is distrustful and cynical and an experienced fighter for her young age

Name: Arthemias Bolt
Species: Human
Affiliation: New Republic
Objective: Recently persuaded by his old comerade Len'ya to retire from retirement and help to find the imperial plunder.
Character: Bolt is an aged but legendary rebel spy who spent most of the last two decades undercover.

Name: Rietta
Species: Ugnaught
Affiliation: New Republic
Objective: Rietta is the Quartermaster on board of the Cloudrunner. She is responsible for supplies and equipment.
Character: Rietta is very pragmatic and not very chatty. She loves to collect spare parts and improve equipment. She has an affinity for explosives and heavy weaponry too.

Name: Bizzy Walsh
Species: Human
Affiliation: New Republic
Objective: to follow her sisters footsteps and become a decorated fighter pilot.
Character: Joyful and light-hearted, she never overthinks the dangers of combat.

Antagonists:

Name: Baron Ezhugh Vonreg
Species: Human
Affiliation: New Republic and/or Empire
Objective: unclear
Character: Vonreg has been (pretending to be?) a fiery worshipper of the late Emperor.
Now that the Empire is shattered, he made himself indispensable for the New Republic.
Vonreg is an art lover and collector. He is ruthless and conspiratorial.

Name: Yulion-Paer Kuenaga
Species: Human
Affiliation: Empire
Objective: to flee from the ISB's grip on Coruscant
Character: The aged professor was member of Palpatines inner circle and served as curator of the late emperors treasures.
Following the imperial doctrine, he considers non-humans as second class except for their apex cultural accomplishments, that need to be secured for the empire.  

 

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Chapter 14 - Sticky Fingers

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The Mangrove-Swamps in the Tajkal-River delta on Aetwelt. After the Republic agents left Shag City and General Rox, they get back to their ship, well hidden in the marshes. But they are not alone and already awaited...

» ࢰࢬࢸ«

(At last. I'm waiting for like ages, man.)

 » Aha. And who are you? «

» ࢰࢬࢸ«

(Ehm. You hired me, you know? the Bothans' message in your wallet? I'm Loolo, but everyone knows me as Sticky Fingers.)

» Ah Sticky! Your mission was not a complete failure after all, Bolt! «

» Can we trust him? «

» Sticky Fingers and I know each other from our days on the Ring of Kafrene. «

» Hrmpf. That doesn't answer my question...  «

» Get yourself and your speeder on board, Sticky. We'll be taking off soon. «

» ࢰࢬࢸ«

(Oh... yeah, the speeder's not mine, but let's take it. Could come handy...)

» Grrrnhmgnassassinsandthiefsgrrghnhmpf  «

Later, in hyperspace. Medical bay of the Cloudrunner. 

» Feeling better, Black Sun? «

» She's asleep now. She will recover but it will take some time. I've spoken. «

Briefing in the lounge of the Cloudrunner.

» So now the crew is complete, right? 

We have the assassin, the thief, the mechanic, the Bothan mastermind and an old fossil that should have remained retired...

What's the plan? «

» Our goal is to recover the art, relics and treasures that the Empire has plundered across the galaxy.

The emperor trusted nobody, so he moved his treasures to a secret place.

We need to find this treasure planet and return the lost art to the owners. «

» ࢰࢬࢸ«

(I'm here 'cause I owe you, Len'ya, but are these "owners" going to pay for it?)

» Hehe, you're a Rebel now, Sticky! No one's going to pay you a fortune here. «

» The Empire eradicated the culture and identity of many species.

If we are able to return what Palpatine has stolen, the worlds will square it by joining the New Republic. «

» ࢰࢬࢸ«

(Ahaaa. They're going to pay the political price then)

» How are we going to achieve this? «

» Our primary target is Vonreg. We will steal something important from him. That's where you come into play, Sticky. But first of all we have to visit a Hutt. Bolt, how good is your Huttese?...  «

 

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Hello and thanks for reading!

So this is a little bit of a transfer chapter, closing the arc on Aetwelt. Below, you can see some more images of the build to be scored. It's Stickies speeder bike and a swamp vignette. I had no motivation, nor enough suitable bricks to build a large landing site for the Cloudrunner in the swamp

Nevertheless I hope you enjoy the bike and another piece of the story.

The speeder is a little hommage to the one from Star Wars Outlaws video game I'm enjoying very much!

 

Sticky Fingers' Speeder Bike:

 

 

 

[Eternal Maul]

Love all ur vehicules as usual, the speeder engine is very cool 

[Max_Lego]

BEST. FANMADE. SPEEDER BIKE. EVER!!!

It may not be the iconic 74-Z, yet it's awesome! Building it around the new motorcycle frame was a very good idea, and the rangefinder pieces work great as controls. 

You manage to nail your speeders perfectly 

The 'natural' part also is very beautiful. Wish I could build trees and plants like this... Oh, I just don't have that beautiful stump piece of yours... 

[Yperio_Bricks]

Very nice speeder! Those fiddly techniques would drive me crazy Ingenious part usage with the pneumatic T-piece and the range finders!

Also great to see the team finaly being completed. Can't wait to learn about the adventures that lay ahead of them

[Sentinel_Brix]

19 hours ago, Eternal Maul said:

Love all ur vehicules as usual, the speeder engine is very cool 

 

17 hours ago, Max_Lego said:

BEST. FANMADE. SPEEDER BIKE. EVER!!!

It may not be the iconic 74-Z, yet it's awesome! Building it around the new motorcycle frame was a very good idea, and the rangefinder pieces work great as controls. 

You manage to nail your speeders perfectly 

 

16 hours ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

Very nice speeder! Those fiddly techniques would drive me crazy Ingenious part usage with the pneumatic T-piece and the range finders! 

 

Wow,  thank you!  I really appreciate your feedback! 

 

17 hours ago, Max_Lego said:

The 'natural' part also is very beautiful. Wish I could build trees and plants like this... Oh, I just don't have that beautiful stump piece of yours... 

Yes I agree the tree stump is such a lovely piece. It evokes nostalgia as it was part of an old west lego! 

[MKJoshA]

As everyone agrees, this is a fantastic speeder! Great work.