Out on the fringe of Cerea, our band of heroes gathered around a holoprojector.  Admist the news that the existing Govenor’s party has taken a stance against the xenos (aliens) on his planet, a Mandolor appeared.  Perhaps out of curiousity, or maybe need, the Gungan decided to take a look at the missions.  Our Jedi decided that perhaps helping the local militia on an escort type mission was for the best.

Much to the party’s surprise it was a campaign manager, Vrik, from the Govenor’s office.  Not fully realising just how hot of commodity he was, the party agreed to drop him off at the space port where his shuttle awaited. 

Back out on the streets all was not well.  A local gangstar, Baldraa da hutt, had placed a bounty on Vrik.  Not more than 3 minutes outside was our adventurers before the ewok smelled the oil of blasters primed, and heard the hum of a vibro axe clearly armed.  A defensive position was taken up by the Gungan, and his politician escort.  The Kel Dor scout along with the Twi’lek soldier laid defensive fire to cover the Jedi’s advance.  The Ewok once at a safe distance, also noticed blaster fire coming from within the office that they just exited.  The stand off raged on.  The Jedi intercepted a gamorrean, and disarmed him with one swing of his lightsabre.  From the rifle fire of the ewok and Kel Dor the rodians were vanquished.  Only after the firing had stopped, did our heroes fully realise what was going on.  A data disc containing plans were being taken from the government office to an Imperial shuttle, under the guise of negotiating a treaty that would have the Imperials forming a base to keep off the rebel terrorist elements.  During this shake down it was further revealed that the Mandolor, now named ‘Dark Helmet’, was handed this disc durring the fire fight.  The where abouts of the Mandolor was in question, but the importance of avoiding open war took presendence.  Our adventurers felt it was in their best interest to drop off the politician first, feeling that he no longer posed a threat, and knowing that they needed to get paid for their troubles.

Not too far up the road, did they get before a new threat appeared.  Four aliens, that seemed a little off stood between our adventurers and their shuttle extraction point.  Our Gungan heaved an explosive sling that impacted solidly and killed one out right.  The other three, seeing their friend blown to bits by this bigger group fled for their lives.  Which much to the horror of the heroes was not too long, as they were cut down by Imperial Storm Troopers.  The crime commited, public drukedness.  Punishable by death, only because they were xenos.  A quick conversation between the stormtrooper officer and the Jedi negotiator lead to Vrik leaving with the Imperials and the party abit richer.

Once the shuttle departed, Dark Helmet reappeared.  He told the party congratulations on their part in his greater scheme.  When asked about where the disc went, he replied to a rebel informant, and left it at that.  It was clear to the party that he was playing both sides in this war, and his prime motivation is money.  With a gift of smoke grenades, he left the party further confused about what was going on.