The Whispering Dust (14)Full unit name: The Whispering Dust
Last updated: 02.02.2023 23:01:10
Version: 7.07.001.2023.02.01
Basic info
First appearance: The Old Republic
Concurrent events: Supply Lines
Supply Lines
Event
Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)
Relations: Tatooine
Tatooine
Planet
Known Facts (2)
Summary
The mission code-named "The Whispering Dust" was one of the missions undertaken on Tatooine
Tatooine
Planet
by Imperial Intelligence
Imperial Intelligence (Sith Empire)
Organization
Reconstituted Sith Empire
agent Cipher Nine
Nightstrike (Cipher Nine)
Character
Major Characters
to dismantle the ghost cell terrorists during the Cold War. Following the meeting
The Spy Dance
Event
Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)
Mia Hawkins
Mia Hawkins
(Human)
Character
Minor Characters (Cold War era)
, Cipher Nine have arrived at Siltshift Cantina - to flush out of hiding the ghost cell's supplier, called Dragon Eyes. It tooks Cipher only a moments to plant the tracking devices on the local bouncer, waitress and one of the patrons. Then Cipher approached the bar - where the bartender was gossiping with an Ortolan
Ortolan
Sentient Species
- and asked the bartender where to find the Dragon Eyes. The bartender pretended he know nothing, but promised to contact Cipher if he found anything useful. Minutes later Hawkins commed Cipher and said that one of the patrons, a nervous old Rodian
Rodian
Sentient Species
, left the cantina, and she was tracking him. She warned Cipher that the Ghost cell assassins were all over the place and they were going after the agent, using disguises and stealth devices. She adviced to go on offensive - to take speeder and go to an old wind farm not far from the town where the agent would be able to set up an ambush. She mentioned that a sand would interfere with stealh devices which would give the agent some advantage.
Cipher Nine set off to the Severin Mesa windfarms. While passing nearby Imperial Varath outpost, the agent joined forces with a group of other Imperial operatives
Imperial Operatives
Organization
Temporary Unions
to help Captain Cibinel
Cibinel
(Human)
Character
Minor Characters (Cold War era)
in his fight
Supply Lines
Event
Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)
against Exchange
Exchange
Organization
Galaxy-Wide Organizations
thugs.
Finally the agent reached an abandoned wind farm warehouse - only to discover, that the warehouse was occupied by a group of sand peoples. The agent killed all of the sand peoples and set up the ambush against the Ghost cell's assassins. When the assassins arrived, they attacked, but was quickly defeated. As soon as the fight was over, unexpectedly Mia Hawkins entered the warehouse. She expressed her concerns for the agent's well-being and as soon as agent let their guard down, Mia - who was actually an elite ghost cell assasin
Ghost Cell Elite
(Zabrak)
Character
To Be Identified
in holo-disguise - stabbed them with a vibroknife. Wounded but not incapacitated, agent defeated the last assassin, ending the fight.
Moments later real Mia contacted the agent via personal holocomm and said that she tracked down the cell's supplier. She asked to meet her at a storage shack in Mos Anek trade post for more information and, fearing the transmission could be intercepted, closed the call. The agent headed to the Dune Sea.
See also
Related organizations
Imperial Intelligence (Sith Empire)
Sand People Looter
Sand People Plunderer
Sand People Salvager
Ghost Cell Assassin
Ghost Cell Interrogator
Ghost Cell
Members (1)
Members (1)
Related units, characters and technologies
Nightstrike (Cipher Nine)
Mia Hawkins
Siltshift Cantina Bartender
Siltshift Cantina Bouncer
Siltshift Cantina Waitress
Ghost Cell Elite
Weapons (1)
Complete list

Full unit name: The Whispering Dust Last updated: 02.02.2023 23:01:10