Prologue
It was a quiet day at the HQ for the Terrorly Clan. So inconspicuous, so well placed, everybody that passed it thought it was just a private comms station for some wealthy merchant or politician. No one suspected that some of the deadliest bounty hunters alive lived and trained inside. Not even the Republic.
Inside the communications room, several bounty hunters, all of them deadly and unique, sat around, waiting for something to happen. Sitting towards the door at a workbench, Raaj Mokili Terrorly, the adopted brother of Luna and Zerd Terrorly and de facto technician, was absentmindedly taking apart and putting his blaster together. Mirroring his position was the cunning second in command of the guild, Luna Terrorly. Cycling through bounty reports, she didn't bother hiding her boredom, showing that even she couldn't stand waiting around anymore. In the seat facing the door was one ex-Jedi turned bounty hunter, John Nicnore, AKA Riflesso, thumbing through the same reports, shooting the occasional glance towards Luna. Finally sitting in her trademark spot on the stairs in the back of the room, was "V", a small, quiet mannered woman deadly in both long and short range combat. All four of these hunters had different skill sets, and all of them were trained killers. And just when they thought that things would never brighten up, Luna and John both perked up, looking at their respective lists and shouting, "Found one!"
Raaj and "V" bolted from their spots over to Riflesso to see what he found.
"What've you got John", Raaj asked, hoping for something fun.
Speaking quickly, John replied, "The Republic just put out a mass bounty on a slave ring operating in the Outer Rim. The pay is five-mil for everyone who helps bring it down."
"Since when do we help the Republic", "V" asked skeptically, "and why would we want to anyway? They're nothing but trouble.
John responded to this impatiently, "It's something to do ain't it?"
"Do we at least have a location? The Outer Rim doesn't really tell us much", Raaj cut in.
John looked for a few seconds, then nodded, "Yep, looks like they're operating on Taris".
Raaj grins and looks a "V", "Now this is starting to sound fun"!
"V", still skeptical, asked, "Shouldn't we have heard about this "slave ring" before? It may be in the Outer Rim, but Taris is no small world in the galaxy. This could be a setup".
John replied heatedly, "Come on "V", lighten up for once! I found us a job, and I say we take it"!
Speaking up from the corner, Luna added, "John, "V" does have a point. The fact that we haven't heard about this place screams trap, but for who? Us? Another guild? I'm interested to find out."
Raaj cut in once more, saying, "Well, trap or no, I still want to go. I've never been to Taris, and this is a good excuse for doing so. Besides, if it turns out it's not a trap, we can make some coin there".
"Agreed", Luna said.
John and "V" nodded, "V" doing so a bit resignedly.
And so the group rushed off to different places in the HQ, preparing for their trip. Raaj ran to go prep his ship, Riflesso and Luna to the bunks to grab the rest of their gear, and "V" to the armory to grab her sword. And unknowingly, in deciding to go to Taris, they were entering into a deadly game involving old and new foes, some of which they had never even knew existed before. Oh yes, things were about to get interesting indeed…..