Bell

Star Wars: The Succession Wars

Well like I said, I didn't see that anyone actually owned that sector so we didn't talk at all I thought that I was setting up the scene in an unowned sector.

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I'm still curious as to where I set down any outcomes, conclusions, or anything really. You keep acting as if we started the battle and I just said "I win and don't lose anything" and it's getting rather dull. Sure, maybe you wanted me to attack your capital ships and maybe that's exactly what I did. But that doesn't really make it a good thing on your side now does it? You lost a command ship right away, and your frigates didn't have the firepower to take out Providence class ships. They would have been destroyed easily enough had they continued to be so close to the other ships. Their speed didn't mean anything when they were moving THROUGH the lines of my fleet. You only had one ship that could do much damage to them and that was the last remaining command ship which, you were apparently going to try boarding one of the ships with. If you had tried that, the ship would have likely been heavily damaged just trying to get close enough to board, if not destroyed entirely.

I didn't make any absolute decisions except for one which was a mistake on my part and I meant to leave it open for you to fend off the boarding pods. The only time I decided the outcome of the fight was when you disappeared and I got the okay from Sigma to move on from the fight.

Honestly I preferred to pretend it never happened as it seemed unlikely they would have appeared so instantaneously after the other fleet had been destroyed, as they were going to warp out of the sector the moment they had what they wanted. Your timing seemed a bit like metagaming just to start a fight. Admittedly I didn't notice that anyone even controlled that sector, but even still (And I know I didn't specify this) it's not as if the Black Hand just sat around waiting for hours on end for the other fleet. They warped in shortly before the acclamators showed up, destroyed them, and then were going to leave. But instead, your fleet seemed to show up in a matter of moments.

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Organization Name: Black Hand

Profession: Droid Construction and Mobilization

Affiliation: Sith, or so they claim

Leader(s): Bell Thorn (Self-Proclaimed Sith Lord, Self-Named Darth Thorn)

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Age: 29
History: Bell was originally a rather normal girl. She was 9 when the Clone Wars ended, and 9 years later she left home to go on her own little adventure. Her adventure ended quickly as she got herself into some trouble with pirates, who captured her and planned to sell her off as a slave. The ship was attacked before they could make their escape however, and Bell was freed. Her rescuer turned out to be a Sith, and the pirates had captured some of his soldiers. When he found Bell he freed her, and took the young girl on as an apprentice. After all, Sith did not so eagerly turn people away for their age as the Jedi did.

Bell became strong in the force, and in five years she considered herself quite powerful. Powerful enough in fact to no longer need her master. She wasn't about to try and kill him though, she didn't feel such action was necessary. Instead she left without giving any reason, and continued her adventure from years before. She now proclaimed herself a Sith Lord, and after a few displays of her power in some random cantinas in Outer Rim worlds she managed to catch the interest of enough people to lead a small group.

Seven years later Bell, now known as Darth Thorn still considers herself a Sith Lord, though she doesn't do what would be expected of someone who claims they are such a thing. It's all just a game to her, and she can't wait to see what happens next.

Personality: Bell is very immature most of the time, but far from trustworthy. She will kill without a moments notice if she believes somebody means to do her harm. Otherwise, everything is one big game to her. She claims herself a Sith Lord when her power doesn't really match up to the title, and her apprentices far outmatch her in power, or at least so it would seem. She is like a child playing with toys when she commands her droids. Nothing is ever really a failure to her, just another event in her game. She doesn't usually care for the war between others. Most would likely consider her crazy, but her enemies soon find her to be quite the schemer underneath those layers of childishness immaturity.

Persons of Importance: Sith Inquisitors Alkore and Genovath, apprentices of Darth Thorn

Military and Civilian Assets:

2x Lucrehulk-class Battleships
1x Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ship (Less firepower than the battleships)
5x Providence-class Carrier/Destroyer
2x Stations Converted Into Droid Factories
1x Shipyard
1x Mobile Mining Rig
C-9979 landing craft
Tri-Fighters
Vulture Droids
Droid Gunships
B1 Battle Droids
B2 Battle Droids
Droidekas
Hailfire Droids
Persuader Droids
Armored Assault Tanks
Various other Droid Machines such as Boarding Craft

Brief History:

The Black Hand was formed by self-proclaimed Sith Lord Bell Thorn. With the power to support her claim, she gathered a small group of supporters who, after the loss of the Emperor, looked to her for leadership. After all, not everybody was loyal to the Emperor because of fear.

The group was lead through the galaxy on a sort of treasure hunt that Bell was sure they would find. It took them a few years, and many people gave up and left to find other leadership. Finally however, the group stumbed onto a massive find. A lost Banking Clan Treasury Station, as well as two heavily damaged Lucrehulk-class Battleships, all forgotten in history after the clone wars. Bell, or Darth Thorn as she named herself, was confident in the usefulness of these relics.

Within the vaults of the treasury station was loads of lost credits that were never reclaimed after the war ended, and many other supplies. The station, like so many others of its kind in the Clone Wars, had been refitted into a shipyard as well. Bell ordered the station as well as the battleships to be repaired, and the Black Hand set to work immediately.

In time power was restored to the battleships, and they were slowly repaired into fighting shape. Using droids to rip every bit of data from the ship logs, the group discovered the locations of some other assets they could utilize for their own interests. They spread out to find them, hunting relics of an old war in hopes of finding something great.

Most of the logs were out of date unfortunately, and they lead to either nothing, or ships that were nearly completely annihilated. One group however, returned with the coordinates of a far greater prize than they had imagined. A deactivated Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ship, as well as two space stations capable of being refitted. The Black Hand secured the ship and tore the stations apart to haul them in pieces back to where they were making their base in the Outer Rim.

The bases were reconstructed, and refit into factories. With schematics from the Droid Control Ship, they set the factories to work, creating the battle droids that the confederacy had used in the Clone Wars. Darth Thorn was not pleased with the results however. She heard stories of the droids being less than useful, and they turned out to be right. The average droid that was being created had far too much free will and didn't think like machines. They thought like... idiots.

Bell had her people hunt through the ship logs again, getting all the schematics for droids they could find. They found the schematics for the Super Battle Droid, and again attempted to create machines with the factory. Darth Thorn was very pleased this time, as the Super Battle Droids were much more competent and powerful. Heavily armored and with more firepower than a squad of average soldiers, this was her army. What followed was born of the cruelty that could only come from the Sith.

The Super Battle Droids marched on their creators, killing Black Hand loyalists as they moved from ship to ship. Only three organic beings were spared. The droids reached what had become a throne room on the Droid Control Ship, and halted their assault. Only their master, Darth Thorn and her two apprentices remained. And that was exactly how she wanted.

Darth Thorn did not trust living beings beyond her apprentices. She claimed that they were all likely to attempt to kill her to claim her power, while droids were programmed to follow orders and had no choice. Her apprentices were loyal to her goals rather than most Sith who were loyal to a promise of power, and were like brothers to Darth Thorn.

The droids were set to work to create more droids, and soon she had an army. Droids worked the factories and created more droids, and the droids worked the shipyard of the Banking Clan Treasury and created Providence-class Carriers. More types of droids were created from Hailfire Tanks to Vulture Droids. It was the rebirth of the confederacy, droids who answered only to a Sith Lord.

This was different however. Droids were painted pitch black with only the silver symbol of the Black Hand on them. They acted as guards to the fleet, and the fleet didn't seem interested in moving against anyone. For years the fleet has sat in the Outer Rim, and for years the self-proclaimed Sith Lord has waited for something. Many would say she is a false Sith, and that she not only does not follow the Sith ways but does not hold the power of a Sith. Others would say this Darth Thorn is a crazy child playing war with a bunch of outdated droids. But everyone would agree, that she's not to be trusted. The Black Hand is as devious as they get.

Other: The Black Hand has only 3 organic members. Everything else that makes up their military might is battle droids of all types from ground units to huge battleships. The fleet moves as one and has never made a direct attack on anyone, keeping to themselves for the longest time. Nobody can doubt the power of the fleet however, as just the two battleships under their command have enough firepower to take on a sizable fleet.

The Guild

If this is going to continue then someone else is going to have to take over. I don't have time to try and keep up with it (If you look at the interest check it was originally going to be just 3-4 people) the number has gotten out of hand and beyond my time.

The Guild

HellHoundWoof said
Third Time: WHO IS THE POLITICAL LEADER OF THE GUILD?!

Seriously? Do some reading though the RP.

Things are really busy right now as I'm in prep for break. I'll be much more free in a couple days. Until then... I don't know. There's not much I can do from where I am right now. Today (The 17th) is my last work day, and tomorrow I will be leaving but will be traveling all day. So, on the 19th I will be able to start posting and keep this going.

As it stands right now I'm planning on barring off new players. There's just a point when you have too many people in one RP and this has long since passed that lol. I'll try to get some quests out soon for people to take up so we can hopefully slow down the guild chat.

Star Wars: The Succession Wars

The shuttle came in slowly, hovering as it spun around before the legs extended and it touched down. The shuttle doors slid open, and a ramp extended down to the ground. First, four droids marched down two at a time, covered in those black robes with nothing but their glowing red eyes visible to the natural eye. They stepped to the sides as the two Inquisitors, large no matter their race as they walked down the ramp. The six scanned the area, looking for any signs of threats giving off the obvious vibe that they weren't in the habit of knowing any trustworthy people.

Finally, Bell peeked out the doors before walking down the ramp, and hiding somewhat behind her apprentices. She didn't hide in such a way as to avoid danger though. She seemed to hide from the eyes of the GRM. The group walked forward with the four cloaked figures making a square around their 'Sith' masters.

As they approached the GRM, it was Genovath who spoke. He and his brother stopped and bowed courteously, and even as they bowed Bell remained behind them. "We thank you for welcoming us here. Not but a few hours ago we found ourselves in a sector where a fleet came out of hyper space and fired first and asked questions later."

His brother added silently on the side "we never really got to the asking questions part."

Genovath looked at him for a moment before continuing. "This behind us is our Master, Darth Thorn." He looked behind him at the girl who was hiding like a child meeting family. "We, sort of just call her Bell. I hope you will forgive her behavior. She has hardly had any rest for quite a while."

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Black Hand Mothership - Destiny - Throne Room/Command Bridge

The droid stepped aside, and the image was replaced by Genovath. He too had a commanding stature, even as a hologram it could be seen that he was a massive man. His presence was only bolstered by the dark cloak that completely hid his body, and the strange mask that was modeled after the idea of a demon with glowing red eyes and blades pointed down towards his torso like a melted face. He was obviously no Jedi, and his voice when he spoke was deep and would feel like daggers to the lesser experienced soldiers. The admiral would likely feel the presence emanating from Genovath, but wouldn't be affected by it. At least not like the men around him were.

"Jedi are not known to welcome my kind with open arms Admiral. We will require assurance that out master will be safe at this meeting. We do not have hostile intentions, but we will not stand for any negative actions taken against her. Her safety must be absolute." It worried him a bit. He knew that Bell would likely hop on a ship with not a thought to the danger and head down to the meeting. But he didn't like the idea of Jedi attending the meeting. After all, they may not follow the Sith ways, but they still called themselves Sith. Then again, the care he showed for his master didn't fit the description of a Sith. Most Sith could care less for their master's safety. After all, killing their master's was a part of the Sith way.

He turned to the droid, assuming that if the GRM truly wanted peace that they wouldn't hesitate to promise Bell's safety, even if under the condition that she herself not cause any trouble, which he didn't figure she would. He ordered that a ship be ready, and told the droid to prepare a type B escort. That way the Admiral wouldn't know exactly what he had ordered to prepare, but it sounded natural nonetheless. "We will arrive with a small group of no more than seven. Myself and my brother will escort our master, along with four more guards. We only require that myself and my brother attend the meeting with our master. The guards may be left out."

Black Hand Mothership - Destiny - Inner Halls

Lord Tybis ran for his life from the 'things' that chased him. He grunted and panted as he ran, constantly looking over his shoulder. He had just narrowly escaped the confrontation with the two things in the hall, and he still wasn't sure what they were. He didn't know anything about them except that they seemed to be Sith, wielding red lightsabers and wearing those black cloaks.

He couldn't escape though. Around every turn another stood in his way. Either the same ones, or there were more than he feared. He quickly turned, running away again but wouldn't make it far before he encountered another and would be pushed back another direction. Finally he made the decision to make for the hangar. Maybe if he was lucky, he could get into some kind of transport and escape before the droids knew what was going on. They would give chase perhaps, but he had to take that chance.

Taking a service shaft he found the main doors to the starboard hangar, but he didn't see any transports. Only vulture droids and hyena droids patrolling the area. They turned to look at him, but did not attack. He waited, expecting the to fire, but they didn't. They just stared at him. He turned to the door to see those dark being moving down the hall towards him. He chose the droids over them, rushing out into the hangar. He kept running, passing ship after ship, but all were droids. All were watching him, like his trying to escape these 'Sith' was just a show.

He reached the end of the hangar, staring out into space and the opposite hangar. He turned back to see five of those Sith approaching him. He had no weapon, no way to defend himself. If only he could get a hold of one of their lightsabers... he prepared himself, getting into a stance ready to use his fists. He would have to strike hard, and quickly to avoid the lightsaber. As soon as one stepped into range he spun around, balling his hand into a fist and bringing the knuckles into contact with the side of the Sith's head. His goal was not achieved however, as he cried out in pain from his hand hitting something very, very hard. The cowl was knocked off of the being, and what turned back to face him horrified him. It was a type of droid... with glowing red eyes and a head like he had never seen before. It had no mouth, but still it made a noise as if it were growling at him.

It reached out and grabbed Darth Tybis by the throat, lifting him into the air before speaking. Its voice was deep, as deep as only a machine could be. It was cold too... devoid of feeling, of empathy, of anything that could make this machine a living creature. It said only a few words. "Know that what killed you, was more than man." It dropped Tybis down, before spinning in a quick circle, bringing the blade into a slash that removed the Lord's head, and then raised its 3 clawed foot to kick the lord out into space, where his body floated, now lacking life.

Black Hand Mothership - Destiny - Bell's Chambers

Bell slept soundly for the most part. She had a large bed befitting a Queen, and the room was dark with only a few lights. She breathed softly, but from time to time would shift in her sleep, quickly moving, or thrashing about for a short moment before calming down. Alkore stood guard outside, and from there he could feel the shifting in the force. Every time something happened in Bell's dream, whatever it was, he could feel the disturbance. Genovath could feel it as well, though not as strongly from the throne room.

Bell suddenly screamed, jolting upright in her bed as a wave of the force was sent out, shattering the glass of some of the things around her and rocking the bed roughly. Only a moment later the room settled down, and Alkore came rushing in to make sure everything was alright.

In the throne room, Genovath stopped speaking to the Admiral, turning around from the hologram as he felt the disturbance. A dark wave echoed in the force, rippling out from the ship, reaching not only the GRM fleet but likely the planet as well. It wasn't a powerful force that affected anything, it was just like a feeling, a cold feeling. Even those who were not sensitive to the force could feel it, but it was gone in an instant like it had never been there, and to all but Alkore and Genovath, it wasn't clear where it had come from.

The Guild

Maria looked at the bump on Len's head before answering Solan. "Yes Len, you're going to die. I doubt you'll even make it through the night with such a terrible wound. You should see it, I bet the only reason you aren't bleeding is because all the blood has already left your body and you just didn't notice." Her voice practically dripped sarcasm. "Go wash it off with water and a clean towel." She pushed him off her lap to go do as she said.

"She's cute too, I say let's have her."

Makarov looked over his shoulder questioningly. "Cute in what way, cute in her appearance or her behavior?"

Maria shrugged, lifting her cup which had been freshly filled by another guild member that ran the bar. "I don't know. You decide."

Makarov laughed and nodded. "If you have Maria's approval then you have mine as well! Welcome to the guild. It's not often we see Valkyrie here. I mean, specifically we never do. What made you come out so far from your home my dear?"

The Guild

Roc seems a bit strong. I mean, a Veteran Swordsman as well as a lion that can take down groups of enemies at once? xD The general power goal for a new character should be able to handle a couple enemies at once, but can be overpowered by larger groups without the support of allies. The idea is that all starter characters should be able to take on easy quests on their own, but are much better off joining up with others.

The Guild

I doubt it since Swift very clearly considers the idea of his people being 'beasts' an insult. I doubt they compare themselves much to lions since they themselves are actual beasts.