EPISODE I told the tale of a small group of rebels fighting to survive on an
Imperial-blockaded planet. The rebels, survivors of a decimated Alliance base,
traverse the wild countryside, eluding Imperial patrols and traps, to arrive
at the rendezvous point. They then take part in a three-pronged assault to
dislodge the Empire, choosing to participate in the most dangerous piece of
the attack- sneaking onboard the Imperial Star Destroyer to sabotage it for
the attack to come. The rebels have more in mind for the ISD, as two of their
friends have been captured by the traitorous actions of a former friend and
ally. The two rebels are being held onboard the ISD by the Inquisitor
commanding the Imperial battle group.
Their sabotage complete, the rebels seek out and free their friends. As the
Destroyer comes under attack from Alliance snubfighters, the rebels fight their
way to the hangar. An Imperial trap awaits, which lays out many of the brave
party forever. The few survivors commander an Imperial shuttle and take off,
leaving behind Nome-Ra, the Cerean Jedi. Two others in the party- Wanza the
Wookie and the soldier Kharn- are too injured to risk moving, so Nome-Ra remains
with them, intent on nursing them to health and then finding escape. The
Destroyer limps off to hyperspace with them onboard.
The few that managed escape- the Bith slicer Kubrin; Niul Zind, pilot; and
promising Jedi Tehle Ri, deliver their badly wounded friend Koval to the
Alliance medical ward, where he is immersed in bacta.
EPISODE II finds the group of friends
splintered. Kharn awakens in a nightmarish Imperial prison, where torture and
experimentation are the order of the day. Koval too awakes to a nightmare- he is
missing his arm, and his friends have abandoned him. The other rebels- Kubrin,
Niul and Tehle Ri, are off searching the galaxy for Kharn and Nome-Ra, using
what few clues they have to find their way.
Details have come to light in the last days on Edan II, disturbing visions of
a future of darkness and destruction. It seems the Inquisitor is collecting
relics from a dark past and is intent on using them to fuel a coup to seize
control of the galaxy. But he does not fully comprehend the danger he plays
with...
