Jagd
Planetoid
- Joined
- Aug 19, 2015
- Location
- West Coast
Ord Mantell was no longer in its glory but still held importance due to location and the still robust if dying industrial strength. There was still the massive trade ring that circled the planet, visible even during the daytime on the planet below but while still in partial use for the launching new spaceships more and more of it was for the mooring of vessels where junk and refuse of the galaxy would be dropped off, before being picked up by the various ferrys that would bring it down and onto the planet itself. It was on two important hyperspace lanes, a sizable planet with a significant population but now relegated to a dumping ground and companies that worked on recycling all the old hardware into something new. This left it not as tightly watched by the Empire as other planets.
The surface was a network of massive dumps, with various refineries that would recycle the waste. Large out of date cities from its industrial hey-day still dotted the planet. The planet still housed billions of people which was no easy task as most of the once arable land had become too polluted by the runoff and decaying junk. It was a place for people to hide out, get lost and to try to strike it rich. If only they could find the diamond in the rough then maybe they could have a better life.
There had been a slaver ring operating nearby and often try to grab some nobodies from Ord Mantell but the Empire was currently purging them. Yet the Black Sun knew who to bribe, how to not be seen. First you do it out in the open, you open a large flashy casino, to lure in every wealthy ship captain making their way through and off the shipyard upper echelons and ever down on his luck fool who's just hoping fate might take pity on him. Eventually fate might but the Syndicate never does. Of course they didn't just operate a casino, they ran a number of rackets.
One of them was Dzambul's concern, drugs, namely spice in all its varieties. They had operations scattered about, very little within the Syndicate headquarters, which was also their largest, most posh casino but he still got to call it home. However like during most work hours he wasn't there but out making sure things got done properly and right now what needed to be done was a local gang with a couple off-world ties had found a source and began selling their own spice and more importantly was passing some hard hitting knock-off version as glitterstim. He'd asked them nicely to stop, he'd sent them warnings, one of their lieutenants head in a sack but they thought they could just move their operation to a run down warehouse building and keep operating. He was here to make sure they were proven wrong.
The building was originally a drab industrial gray color but had now become a shade of depression. Spotted, pock marked, sagging, it was industrial decay but it was home to a gang, some indigent and even held the goods for a small holding company. It was in an industrial area, most of the other buildings were in better care. There were even some commercial shops not too far away. This was a small concern for Dzambul as he didn't want the Empire or local officials called in but it was time to clean house. He'd made payments to the holding company, renting some space in the warehouse and then explained that they would need to sterilize the warehouse before their goods came in but only the forward section. This meant any warehouse workers shouldn't be there. As for the gang, they were using the back of the building.
All in all the planning had gone well, the setup even better which now just left the execution. He'd picked trusted soldiers, one who were willing to get dirty, who could think for themselves and who wouldn't mind murdering some idiots who had decided to piss on Black Sun territory. The gang didn't even know what was going on until a third of them were dead, dying or severely wounded. It was like a flash mob of violence. That seemingly homeless Gamorean, the two “warehouse” workers, the young Twi'lek couple walking down the street, the construction workers on the roof and more seemed to spontaneously decide to murder some punk gang members. The gang's doors which they sure were locked, weren't, heading to secret exits led instead to eerie silent blaster fire. It was all done to minimize the impact on the rest of the world. They needed to not be seen. They just needed to end this gang or at least the vast majority so that retaliation was impossible. Also Dzambul had a plan for that as well. Everything was going perfectly and then she happened. There was a bystander, a witness. “Wait. Don't kill her.” Dzambul spoke into his communicator from inside the speeder he sat, looking out through the tinted windows. “Bring her here. Let me get a look at her.” Most of his soldiers were still fighting, still mopping up resistance there was but two, a lanky Vurk wearing a jumpsuit with a cleaning company logo on it holding with a vibro knife and a weedy little Xexto (aren't they all? with four pistols of three different makes, turned to advance on the girl and satisfy their bosses orders.
The surface was a network of massive dumps, with various refineries that would recycle the waste. Large out of date cities from its industrial hey-day still dotted the planet. The planet still housed billions of people which was no easy task as most of the once arable land had become too polluted by the runoff and decaying junk. It was a place for people to hide out, get lost and to try to strike it rich. If only they could find the diamond in the rough then maybe they could have a better life.
There had been a slaver ring operating nearby and often try to grab some nobodies from Ord Mantell but the Empire was currently purging them. Yet the Black Sun knew who to bribe, how to not be seen. First you do it out in the open, you open a large flashy casino, to lure in every wealthy ship captain making their way through and off the shipyard upper echelons and ever down on his luck fool who's just hoping fate might take pity on him. Eventually fate might but the Syndicate never does. Of course they didn't just operate a casino, they ran a number of rackets.
One of them was Dzambul's concern, drugs, namely spice in all its varieties. They had operations scattered about, very little within the Syndicate headquarters, which was also their largest, most posh casino but he still got to call it home. However like during most work hours he wasn't there but out making sure things got done properly and right now what needed to be done was a local gang with a couple off-world ties had found a source and began selling their own spice and more importantly was passing some hard hitting knock-off version as glitterstim. He'd asked them nicely to stop, he'd sent them warnings, one of their lieutenants head in a sack but they thought they could just move their operation to a run down warehouse building and keep operating. He was here to make sure they were proven wrong.
The building was originally a drab industrial gray color but had now become a shade of depression. Spotted, pock marked, sagging, it was industrial decay but it was home to a gang, some indigent and even held the goods for a small holding company. It was in an industrial area, most of the other buildings were in better care. There were even some commercial shops not too far away. This was a small concern for Dzambul as he didn't want the Empire or local officials called in but it was time to clean house. He'd made payments to the holding company, renting some space in the warehouse and then explained that they would need to sterilize the warehouse before their goods came in but only the forward section. This meant any warehouse workers shouldn't be there. As for the gang, they were using the back of the building.
All in all the planning had gone well, the setup even better which now just left the execution. He'd picked trusted soldiers, one who were willing to get dirty, who could think for themselves and who wouldn't mind murdering some idiots who had decided to piss on Black Sun territory. The gang didn't even know what was going on until a third of them were dead, dying or severely wounded. It was like a flash mob of violence. That seemingly homeless Gamorean, the two “warehouse” workers, the young Twi'lek couple walking down the street, the construction workers on the roof and more seemed to spontaneously decide to murder some punk gang members. The gang's doors which they sure were locked, weren't, heading to secret exits led instead to eerie silent blaster fire. It was all done to minimize the impact on the rest of the world. They needed to not be seen. They just needed to end this gang or at least the vast majority so that retaliation was impossible. Also Dzambul had a plan for that as well. Everything was going perfectly and then she happened. There was a bystander, a witness. “Wait. Don't kill her.” Dzambul spoke into his communicator from inside the speeder he sat, looking out through the tinted windows. “Bring her here. Let me get a look at her.” Most of his soldiers were still fighting, still mopping up resistance there was but two, a lanky Vurk wearing a jumpsuit with a cleaning company logo on it holding with a vibro knife and a weedy little Xexto (aren't they all? with four pistols of three different makes, turned to advance on the girl and satisfy their bosses orders.