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Illusions (16)Full unit name: IllusionsLast updated: 23.07.2024 12:00:29Version: 8.02.002.2024.01.13 |
First appearance: The Old Republic![]() | |||
Relations: Taris
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Events: Hunt for Nok Drayen's Treasure
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Thorne called Ovold and said that Voidhound would come to pick up core samples, and sent a holo of the smuggler. |
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KlewerYou're the captain, yeah? I'm Sergeant Klewer. Risha says "hello." I hear you two are in business together. I'm going to square you with Republic Customs. Agent Soganti is watching your every move, but I can fix that.VoidhoundI'm a law-abiding citizen. He doesn't scare me.VoidhoundRelax, Captain. I'm a friend. Your partner and me go way back. Don't underestimate Agent Soganti. The man never sleeps more than three hours a day. Risha expressed some concern you might not be able to leave Taris with what you came here for - not unless Republic Customs lays off. I can give you temporary diplomatic immunity. Republic Customs won't be allowed to search you or your starship.VoidhoundAnd what do you want from me?KlewerI'm looking for professional help dealing with some nasty scavengers. They're making a lot of trouble for our supply lines. I need you to convince the scavengers to relocate. When that's done, you'll be off Republic Customs' radar. It's a deal, yeah?VoidhoundYes, it's a deal.KlewerThe scavengers have been coming from these coordinates. They probably have a camp there. Make life extra unpleasant for them. When you get back, I'll have diplomatic credentials and the supplies you came for ready to go. Have fun out there, yeah? |
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VoidhoundWe handled everything just like you wantedKlewerAnd Republic Customs thinks you have full diplomatic access to the planet. That'll keep the heat off you. Here are the supplies Beryl Thorne needs delivered. Take them to the camp at these coordinates. They're for an engineer named Ovold. Good luck out there, Captain. Try not to get dead. |
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OvoldShhh... hold still. Big hungry beastie out there is watching us, about eight hundred meters away. These Baktoid X-1 combat-goggles show me everything. I never take them off. Have to keep up my visual scanning for the beasties.VoidhoundYou never take those things off?OvoldThought I lost them, once. Bonded them to my skull with industrial adhesive. Now I'm always ready.VoidhoundWhat kind of beast is out there?OvoldNot sure. Lots of carnivores here. That one ran off, but it'll be back. And I'll still be watching.I'm Ovold, core-drilling engineer. Beryl sent a holo, told me you were coming. It's about time. Scavengers raided the equipment stores three times last week. Took some good gear with them. Didn't get my goggles, though.VoidhoundWho are these scavengers?OvoldPirates, grave robbers, general scum of the galaxy. All looking to make credits off whatever they can steal.VoidhoundBeryl said you have something for me to take back.OvoldI used to, until the scavengers raided the camp. The scavengers ran off with those planetary core samples you came to get for Beryl. She can't finish her contract without them. Need you to get them back. They took the core-driller, too. Got a new one on order, but it'll be a few months.VoidhoundWhat would scavengers want with core samples?OvoldThey were grabbing everything in sight. They probably thought the pod was something valuable. Way I hear it, scavengers are pretty well organized. Got themselves a regular fortress. Real death trap.VoidhoundIf I had a credit for every death trap I've escaped, I wouldn't need this job.VoidhoundI know what you mean. You're looking for a cargo pod marked "Taris core samples." Should be easy to pick out from everything else the scavengers stole. Speaking of which, I'll pay extra for snatching the rest of my stolen gear. Need it to finish my work. Good luck out there... |
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TyrodallWhy'd you have to go and kill everybody? Some of those guys were alright.VoidhoundI'm here for the planetary core samples. Hand them over.Tyrodall"Planetary core samples"... right. You work for Beryl Thorne, don't you? That's what I used to do. The name's Tyrodall. I was helping Beryl smuggle artifacts off Taris disguised as core samples. Thought we'd get rich. Turns out, Beryl's a soft touch. Instead of selling what we smuggle on the Imperial market, Beryl gives relics to descendants of Taris survivors for a tiny "finder's fee." Ridiculous. It's dangerous work, and we should be earning a killing.VoidhoundThere's an Imperial market on Taris?TyrodallNo, but high-ups in Imperial space pay big credits for Taris artifacts. They're status symbols. I let Beryl think rakghouls killed me and went into business with the scavengers. They had a bright idea to increase profits. Why sell a relic to the Imperials once when we can sell it a dozen times? These droids are making copies of the relics. And that's just the beginning. I'm working out deals with wealthy collectors all over the galaxy.VoidhoundThese droids can forge counterfeits?TyrodallThey can recreate a relic down to the last detail. The copies are flawless.VoidhoundYou'll get yourself killed crossing the Empire.TyrodallBy the time my buyers figure things out, I'll be far, far away from Imperial space. Let's be smart about this. I'll give you a hefty payout and a cargo pod of counterfeit relics if you keep my operation quiet. You go home richer, Beryl gets some "relics" to give away and I stay in business. What do you say?VoidhoundI think she deserves better than to be cheated by you.TyrodallOh, well. Guess we finish this the hard way. Droids! Code black! |
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OvoldHey, you got all the gear those scavengers stole. Turnabout's fair play, right? Got those core samples, too. That'll make Beryl a happy lady. You should go see her right away. Tell Beryl I said hello, huh?VoidhoundThese aren't core samples, Ovold - and you know it.OvoldSure they are. That's the cargo pod I put them in. Don't tell me those scavengers dumped them out?VoidhoundThe cargo pod is full of Taris relics.OvoldI wouldn't say that too loud if I was you. It's illegal to run contraband on Taris.VoidhoundI'm not here to bust you.OvoldI don't know what you're talking about. I'm just an honest engineer earning a living out here.VoidhoundTyrodall said differently. Remember him?OvoldTyrodall? He's dead. Got eaten by rakghouls. Wouldn't have happened if he had goggles like mine.VoidhoundThose relics didn't get in there by themselves, Ovold.OvoldIs this some kind of practical joke or something? That cargo pod had core samples inside before the scavengers stole it! If the pod has something else in it now, it's got nothing to do with me.VoidhoundHuh, you're a pretty good liar - I think it's the goggles.OvoldThat's what the guys at the sabacc table used to say, before they stopped letting me play with them. Have a real nice day, Captain. |
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Beryl ThorneI can count the number of times I've been truly impressed in my life on one hand, Captain. Congratulations. You walking in with those core samples just got added to the list. Argo, take this cargo pod and stow it with the others.Argo (AR-G0)When will we finally leave this accursed swamp? The humidity makes my joints rust....VoidhoundIf I'm gonna be smuggling relics, I expect to be well paid.Beryl ThorneSmuggling relics? But I'd never do anything against the- heh, even I don't believe that one. How'd you find out what I'm really up to? What happened with the scavengers?VoidhoundTurns out, Tyrodall faked his death by rakghouls and joined the scavengers. He told me everything.Beryl ThorneI never liked that guy. Where's he now?VoidhoundHe's fertilizing this beautiful swamp.Beryl ThorneStupid Devaronian. He probably drew first. Sorry I didn't keep things on the up-and-up, but you're working with Risha. I've got trust issues there. I don't want these relics decorating some fat Senator's bedroom. They're going to the descendents of Taris survivors, where they belong.VoidhoundYou've got a real heart of gold, don't you?Beryl ThorneThere's more to life than profit. If people understood that, the galaxy would be a better place.VoidhoundFine by me.Beryl ThorneOh. Well... I'm glad you feel that way. Admit it - you had fun. Hey, look at that - the Republic just updated my contract log as "complete." And right on time, my spaceport friend granted me access to the Republic sensor array. Let's find us a vault.VoidhoundTell me about this mysterious friend of yours.Beryl ThorneA lonely technician with a boring job. Didn't take much to wrap him around my finger. Hmm... sensors are picking up the vault's unique radiation signature. That's good. A-ha, there it is! Oh... your vault is in Zone Zero. That's bad.VoidhoundZone Zero?Beryl ThorneZone Zero is no-man's-land. When the Republic first got here, it sent a bunch of surveyors to map the region. One surveyor made it back alive. Said the place is overrun with things worse than rakghouls. Nobody goes there.VoidhoundIf that's where the vault is, that's where I'm going.Beryl ThorneYou'll need serious hardware to crack that vault. Risha's good at getting into places she isn't supposed to. Maybe talk to her. Here's your fee for helping complete my contract. We're even now. Good luck, Captain. |
This event took place during the Taris Resettlement Initiative
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Full unit name: Illusions Last updated: 23.07.2024 12:00:29