[N15-LS] Raiders of the Lost Art – 20 – Dungeons beneath Castle Vonreg - Mysteries: A Star Wars Role-Playing Game

Posted January 11Jan 11

Raiders of the Lost Art - A Star Wars Mysteries Story

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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: Loolo "Sticky Fingers"
Species: Rodian
Affiliation: New Republic
Objective: recruited by Len'ya and Bolt to recover lost art and relics from the empire.
Character: Sticky has been earlier working with Len'ya and is known to be a very good thief. He is not very idealistic for the cause, but owes Len'ya a favor.

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: Viceadmiral Randoll Cesco
Species: Human
Affiliation: Imperial Remnant
Objective: Restore the New Order
Background: Cesco is nicknamed the Emperors Hound or Hound of Hetzal and that is for good reason. He was one of the most efficient hunters of the ISB and feared by his enemies. At some point he was set on the Rebel agent Nick Wosh, but his target escaped and crossed him multiple times. Cesco is currently commanding a fleet of four imperial Star Destroyers and is the patron of the Reborn Dark Jedi program.

Trivia: Cesco is a reoccurring NPC in my pen&paper Star Wars RPG.

Name: Commander Elena Vonreg
Species: Human
Affiliation: Imperial Remnant
Objective: Restore the New Order
Background: Elena is member of the aristrocratic Vonreg family and loyal to the Empire. She sees in Cesco the best fit for a new supreme leader.

Trivia: Elena Vonreg is an original character for Mysteries.

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 20 - Dungeons beneath Castle Conreg

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In the meantime of events on the starliner Atrisia, the small Republic team on imperial planet Acorvus managed to sneak past the security outside of Castle Vonreg. The team lead by Arthemias Bolt entered the stronghold through the river outlet and now wades through the flooded dungeons, looking for a way inside the castle above...

» Everything okay, buddy? «

» Nah... I bet this dishwater we're wading in is full of parasites! What is this liquid anyway? Feels and looks like yolk! «

» No worries. It is just polluted water and the acid would kill all the bad thingies in it anyway. «

» I thought you were Pros... looks more like you escaped an asylum to me... «

» Cut the chatter. We're almost there. «

» Where is there? These tunnels are like a maze. «

» We are looking for a - a there it is. You see the hatch? «

» Dank Farrik. The hatch is magnetically sealed. «

» T-There! There is something in the yolky water! «

» Only your imagination, laser brain. «

» Rietta is infiltrating the security tower at the outskirts of the castle. She should be in position right now... «

Rietta, please come in. We need you to unlock hatch number A-four-seven immediately! «

» Rietta here. Patience, my friends. These server shafts are made for hovering techno-droids not for my species. «

» I 'ave a bad feeling about this! «

» Bllouuaaarrrghhhhh «

» I told you! Shoot it! Shoot it!«

» If we start shooting, we'll alarm the whole castle! «

» Rietta?!? «

» Hatch control override. You have access now. I have spoken. «

» Grrwwwaaaghhlloouughhh«

» Move, move, move! «

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Hello and welcome to these two chapters 19 and 20. As they happen in parallel at different locations of the galaxy, I decided to post them together :pir-classic:

Hope you enjoy them!

Edited January 11Jan 11 by Sentinel_Brix

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January 11Jan 11

Awesome scene, beautiful hatch, magnificent tunnel! You are truly a master of dioramas, @Sentinel_Brix!

I just hope Rax will leave the party soon. After all, he sees the Warlords as much worse than even the New Republic

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January 12Jan 12

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On 1/11/2025 at 6:49 PM, Max_Lego said:

Awesome scene, beautiful hatch, magnificent tunnel! You are truly a master of dioramas

Wow, thanks for the praise!

On 1/11/2025 at 6:49 PM, Max_Lego said:

I just hope Rax will leave the party soon. After all, he sees the Warlords as much worse than even the New Republic

Uh-oh. I should have had in mind you were waiting for Rax to be released from the story. I didn't think of that. Sorry.

You can use him in your builds again. Please don't mind continuity too much here. I don't want to hold you back. It will take some time (and story builds) until I will really show the council :snicker:

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January 12Jan 12

On 1/12/2025 at 10:09 AM, Sentinel_Brix said:

Uh-oh. I should have had in mind you were waiting for Rax to be released from the story. I didn't think of that. Sorry.

You can use him in your builds again. Please don't mind continuity too much here. I don't want to hold you back. It will take some time (and story builds) until I will really show the council

I think you got me wrong. I appreciate your work, and I just hope you handle my character properly, so that Rax stays in-character. I will reference his participation in the assembly in my further works

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January 13Jan 13

On 1/11/2025 at 5:09 PM, Sentinel_Brix said:

This shot is so cool :pir-stareyes: The lights create such a atmospheric scene. Love it!

Great story as always!

The color of the river though - how many soldiers are stationed in Castle Vonreg? :laugh:

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January 13Jan 13

hmmm, wonder if I should blow up the entrance.... :pir_tong2: . This is a fantastic build, great Technique and awesome shot layouts.

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On 1/13/2025 at 11:32 AM, Yperio_Bricks said:

This shot is so cool The lights create such a atmospheric scene. Love it!

Great story as always!

On 1/13/2025 at 4:51 PM, Jody Meyer said:

This is a fantastic build, great Technique and awesome shot layouts.

Thank you very much, to both of you :blush:

On 1/13/2025 at 11:32 AM, Yperio_Bricks said:

The color of the river though - how many soldiers are stationed in Castle Vonreg?

Good one :roflmao:

Actually, I don't have a full-blown backstory for the yellowish river. It just looked interesting on the Castle Vonreg miniature and I kept the color for the interior too.

The origin of the color is a mystery. Maybe some algae or bacteria? I imagined it as being somewhat viscous, like Geller said:

On 1/11/2025 at 5:09 PM, Sentinel_Brix said:

Feels and looks like yolk!

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January 17Jan 17

Very nice one. Everything is very inspiring, the sewer like, the vertical access tunnel, the story.

a :thumbup: for me

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January 18Jan 18

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On 1/17/2025 at 8:15 PM, Professor Thaum said:

Very nice one. Everything is very inspiring, the sewer like, the vertical access tunnel, the story.

a for me

Thank you very much :classic:

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