1. Session Reports

Anathema

Season 0
March 13, 2025
  • Session GM: LordYako
  • Session Date: 13/03/2025
    Session Summary
    • After a mission, Jedi Knight Syrtal and company received a distress signal from the planet Masada.  Located on the edge of Anaxes space, Stytal knows an order of Zelot monks there having had hid with them during the Empire’s reign.  The party decides to help the monks, though remain unsure of the strength the enemy will bring to bear, as well as the goals the Domain have in the area.  It is possible that they are after force sensitives hidden on the planet, or force artifacts and the library within the temple.
    • The party arrives on the planet, having successfully evaded a blockade set up by a single Star Destroyer.  They spot the SD slowly descending upon the temple, occasionally taking shots at the temple’s shield.  Upon arriving, they find the monks readying to evacuate those they can.
    • The group proceeds to help around the temple with the evacuation.  Some message nearby villages, asking for them to hurry spending people to leave off world, or for supplies.  One of them drops off ship parts, which are used to repair a damaged ship to help with the evacuation.  Three squads of guards are helped through a variety of manners, spotting places to sneakily attack and methods for sniping. Primative Traps are placed for vehicles and a mine using grenades is created that has a pressure plate.
    • Beetle begins and the party faces three phalanxes of Imperial stormtroopers, two squads of rocket troopers, two imperial squires, and two imperial knights.  Later on in the battle AT-STs arrive and start attacking the housing complex for the shield generator.
    • The primitive traps manage to get the knights off their speeder bikes, but they successfully evade, causing any actual damage.  Through the combat, the Imperial Knight Yun commands the other to take care of the shield generator.  Atyuna disarms the squire Feldan, taking great effort to knock him unconscious.  Nezuel kills his sister, Squire Feldus. 
    • After taking fire and several lightsaber strikes, the party decides to retreat.  They manage to complete the evacuation to the best of their abilities.  The majority of the zealot monks refuse the leave the temple, staying behind. Yah’Heir is among them and although Josephus struggles with the decision, he eventually ends up killing his former mentor.
    • In a post credit scene, Jerec arrives on the planet, telling Yun how pleased he is with him.  He talks with the librarian, Kadir who pleades to be kept since he is useful.  Jerec laughs at the man before starting to explore the library.

Player Characters

  • Atyuna Alnahr(Nommy)
  • Corr Urie (Lemon)
  • Dal (Giltspire)
  • Keel (Kay)
  • Nezuel (Sam)
April 3rd, 2025

Factions

  • Jedi Order
  • Domain of Anaxes
  • Zealot Monk
April 3rd, 2025

NPCs

  • Jedi Knights Syrtal
  • Yun - imperial knight Captain of Anaxes
  • Josephus - Yah’Heir’s former student Yun’s current student. Anaxes Squire
  • Feldan- imperial squire. Arm chopped off by Atyuna. Sister Feldus killed by Nez
  • Feldus - imperial squire killed by Nez
  • Yah’Heir - prophet of the Zealots killed by Josephusr
  • Etan - Zealot member from the library
  • Jerec
April 3rd, 2025

Locations

  • Masada
  • Temple on Masada
April 3rd, 2025

Narrative Section (Nezuel)

From the personal journal of Jedi Knight Nezuel

    This was my first mission since becoming a padawan.  I find the timing of the event truly useful, the lightsaber I crafted and carved with my own hands capable of protecting others.  I seem to find myself in common conflict with the Imperial Knights.  Although I’ve come to understand the differences between the three factions, I’ve yet to encounter any from Bastion.  It is clear to me that those from Anaxes are the worst of the lot.  Those from the Pact space seem to want change.  What does that say of those from Bastion, considering that is where I come from?

    I find myself lamenting that I didn’t have more time among the library inside of the temple.  I would have liked to investigate and learn more from it.  This, combined with the unknown fact of not knowing why Anaxes forces wanted the temple, leaves a bad taste in my mouth.  Part of me thinks we should have razed the place to stop them from gaining anything of value…perhaps if we had had the munitions to do so at the time I would have recommended it, though I don’t see the other agreeing.

The following section was written the same day, but several altercations have been made.  Despite the attempts to censor or destroy the writing, the following has been salvaged.
   
I killed a man and I feel…nothing.  He deserved it, perhaps they both did. To be an Imperial Knight, even a squire, is to walk forwards with eyes wide open.  I would have liked to eliminate all of them, though part of me hopes taking down Yun would have also forced the enemy troops to withdraw.

If Anaxes is unable to be saved and Pact are already…what does that make Bastion, what does that make me?

Judged once again, the first time since I’ve joined them place, it seems.  Was it worth it?  I ask myself her question, but I find my own filling my mind.  What if I couldn’t afford not to?

April 3rd, 2025