Homecoming

[Dmitri]

OOC: Will will be adding the Jedi who'll be participating.

Empress Teta, a planet that could rival even Coruscant in fashion and amenities. Like Coruscant, the planet was an ecumenopolis, a planetwide city, which was why it was occasionally refered to as Cinnagar, the name of the city and capital. Thousands of years ago, it had been called Koros Major but after the Unification Wars, it was renamed after it's ruling monarch. To this day, the planet was ruled by a monarch, the current being Empress Cake Es Cade.

Empress Teta had a few noble families besides the Es Cades. One such family was the House of Weiss. However, a few years ago, the Lord of Weiss died and his son, Geist, went missing. Months later, rumors flew of Geist Weiss had joined the Sith.

Almost a decade after the tragic loss of his father, Geist was finally returning home. However, he was careful. Aboard a space hotel, Geist had paid by credits three rooms. The first was under his name. The second was under an alias that could be traced, as he theorized the Jedi would look for an alias if they investigated. The third was under the guise of an elderly old man. It wasn't too hard to use an illusion to appear like a tiny curmudgeon.

When the space hotel disembarked its passengers, Geist created a doppelganger to take his place as the real Geist while he kept the curmudgeon illusion. He traveled to the White Castle, mansion of the House of Weiss. Taking a deep breath, he took in the nostalgia.

The White Castle had been around for centuries. According to local legend, the White Castle had been built by Empress Cape Es Cade hundred of years before Empress Teta's reign. The mansion was known for its open space and beauty, one of the top twenty sites to see when visiting Cinnagar. Geist had always admired the beauty of the artwork the castle displayed.

However, he was on a short schedule. Geist<curmudgeon> continued walking past the White Castle; he had made plans to stay at a house next door, through the use of Force Persuasion. Geist<doppelganger> entered the White Castle.

The curmudgeon Geist walked by a jogger who noticed the grand doors to the White Castle close.

"I didn't think the cleaners came on Primeday," commented the jogger.

"Dat dere ain't no cleaner," gruffled Geist in a hoarse voice in the worst accent he could develop. "I seen it. Dat was Geist Weiss, I'm sure. Yessirry, Geist Weiss has returned home."

"Wow," commented the jogger, only knowing Geist from rumors. "I thought he was a Sith."

Geist faked a surprised gasp. "A Sid ya say? Whad a Sid doin' 'ere? I wonder if da Jedy know about dis."

Geist grinned, his illusion hiding it. The seed had been sown. The jogger was sure to notify the Jedi.

Geist said farewell to the jogger and entered the house of the White Castle's neighbor. To ensure that the occupant, a widowed retiree, wouldn't reveal his true hiding spot, he decided to kill the old woman. He then changed his illusion from a curmudgeon to the matron who lived at the house. Before checking the situation at the White Castle, he prepped the speeder in the garage so that he'd be able to make a quick getaway when the time came.

And then, Geist watched the numerous security cameras hidden throughout White Castle. Reality TV was always so much more entertaining.

 

[Malon]

In a nearby settlement, as evening set in the Empress Teta skies, a lone dark figure crouched in the shadows of a communications relay that sat on top of a large building. His identity; the ex-Imperial Knight, Rane Moradin. For weeks he had been receiving tips regarding the movements of one Geist Weiss; a well known Sith Marauder and alchemist. Databases in Imperial territory turned up blank on Weiss, no doubt the Sith government's attempts to cover their member's tracks.

The Alliance, on the other hand, had information pertaining to Weiss, though it was slim. Rane knew how to get the information he wanted, however, and eventually managed to trace Weiss' homeworld to Empress Teta; a Core World in the depth of Alliance space. Once on-world, the locals had more information pertaining to the Sith, but they were merely rumors. Still, some rumors could be true, so Rane had compiled a database on his datapad of the rumors and their similarities.

One thing everyone seemed to agree on was that White Castle was his old residence. If it was true that the Sith was returning to Empress Teta, Rane deduced that his old castle would be the first place visited. He clipped his lightwhip to his belt, readying his other equipment for nightfall. As a former noble and a Sith, there was no doubt in Rane's mind that Weiss would know something crucial about the Empire and the Sith, and Rane needed that information.

Finally, he finished his preparations and hopped into a waiting speeder, which he had rented upon his arrival, waiting for dusk to set so that he could set about his mission.