1. Session Reports

Explosive Negotiations

June 14, 2025
  • Session GM: Omni
  • Session Date: 14/06/2025
Session Summary
  • With tensions building between the Aurelian Combine and Caelon Compact over who has rights to the control of the Ipsium deposits on the planet Nethara, the native called upon the Jedi Order to help mediate negotiations between the two sides.
  • Both the Aurelians and Caelon have, over the years, both tried to stake claims to Nethara and tensions have recently been building to a head.
  • Arriving on a space station orbiting the planet that was being used for the negotiations, Jedi Knight Gal Fenn and the Padawans were escorted by guards of both factions who seemed ready to come to blows at any provocation.
  • Taking time to meet with both sides, the Jedi tried to get insight on the different factions’ motivations. While the Caelon were focused on obtaining the Ipsium to strengthen their military, the Aurelians were focused on their agreements with powerful corporate entities. 
  • Reconvening amongst themselves, the Jedi had a belief that, though both sides were clearly focused on their own interests, a deal could be possible since war wouldn’t benefit either of their goals.
  • While the negotiations began with both sides making grand, posturing statements, Riordan, Boda, Raskt, and Astella used what they’d learned from their discussions to try and bring about compromise. Darro, meanwhile, received a vision from the Force of a mountain erupting into flames and soldiers without identification marching to a fight. Fearing that one of the refineries on the planet was in danger, he warned the delegates who agreed to have their security forces perform an inspection.
  • While at first things seemed to calm down, suddenly an open communication came from the planet where a guard at an Aurelian refining station was announcing they’d been attacked and the refinery sabotaged before an explosion occurred that could be seen from orbit.
  • As everyone looked in stunned silence, the Auelian and Caelon fleets began to open fire on one another while soldiers stationed throughout the station began to fight as well.
  • After resolving disagreements on how to proceed, the Jedi decided to focus on protecting all of the delegates who seemed shocked by the turn of events and to try and get to a comm station to try and stop the fighting. Engaging Aurelian and Caelon soldiers who seemed as interested in fighting each other as the Jedi, the party fought their way to a comm room and managed to get the soldiers on the station to stand down but the diplomats did not have enough authority or a means of contacting the fleets.
  • Making their way to the hanger after getting the Aurelian and Caelon diplomats to their respective sides, the Jedi sped through the space battle on their ship to reach Nethara where they could drop off the Netharan delegates.
  • With war breaking out in the system, the Jedi were certain that a third party seemed to be involved in inciting the fighting and returned to Dantooine to get more help for the fight to come.

Player Characters

  • Astella 
  • Boda 
  • Darro Khensa 
  • Raskt 
  • Riordan 

Factions

  • Aurelian Combine - A technocratic people interested in the resources on Nethara and now at war for control of the planet.
  • Caelon Compact - A union of warrior clans interested in the resources on Nethara and now at war for control of the planet.
  • Netharans - The original settlers of the plan who had called upon the Jedi to act as peace mediators but now find themselves caught in the middle of a war.

NPCs

  • Jedi Knight Gal Fenn - A native of Nethara
  • Jedi Padawan Kavar Fenn - Student and nephew of Gal Fenn. Also a native of Nethara
  • Mira Venx – Lead Civilian Representative for Nethara
  • Rass Vedo – Netharan Militia Commander
  • Elin Sayra – Netharan Youth Advocate
  • High Emissary Voren Karr - Caelon Delegation
  • Legate Toma Varrin - Caelon Delegation
  • Scholar Minister Kezai Tharn - Caelon Delegation
  • Chancellor Meris Talven - Aurelia Delegation
  • Director Veela Marn  - Aurelia Delegation
  • Senator Jek Rennas - Aurelia Delegation

Locations

  • Nethara - A planet being fought over by the Caelon Compact and Aurelian Combine for its valuable Ipsium deposits

Narrative Selection (Darro)

Darro sat by himself aboard the shuttle back to Dantooine, his mind racing with thoughts about what he had just witnessed on Nethara. He knew that Master Fenn or his own Master, Cade, would tell him that they’d done what any Jedi should do and had accomplished something worthwhile in ensuring the safety of the delegates after the negotiations erupted into violence. Even some of his fellow Padawans had said as much.

Even so, it didn’t sit right with Darro. Not when there was so much death happening on Nethara right now.

What was eating at Darro was the feeling that he could’ve or should’ve done something to stop this result from happening. He’d been given a vision from the Force itself, warning him of the danger, after all! What good was such a forewarning if it couldn’t be acted on? Why would the Force trust him with such a thing if he wasn’t supposed to do something about it? 

The visions themselves, things he’d dealt with since childhood, sometimes felt like more of a curse than a blessing. Darro never knew whether to take what he saw literally or to interpret it symbolically. He never knew if it was a warning of something that would come to pass or something that simply was a possibility. Perhaps he’d feel different if he sought the visions out, but given how little control he had, Darro wanted to believe there was a greater purpose behind them.

In any case, the reality was that his warning had come too late and now Nethara was locked in a war, the exact outcome the Jedi had hoped to avoid. It was hard to not feel like a failure in that respect but Darro knew he wouldn’t let it go at that. No, he and his fellow Jedi would return and make things right. For now, he just had to focus on his vision in the hope that there would be something useful to come from it.