Ask War Droids Are Still Droids

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"The Crusade made use of many traditional ways of Mandalorian Warfare, one of which were Basilisk War Droids. Crude yet highly effective, they transformed a Mandalorian into a force of Nature. Word is a storage facility on Garos still houses unused models left behind during a failed attempt of liberation. It is very likely that the Locals will not want anything to do with the Mandalorians, so a discreet approach would be advisable."

Those Droids remain on that planet, returning them to the Mandalorians would mean that we are one step closer to our goals of building a foundation.

Hokaan was curious about the state of the neighboring planet of Sundari even as he sat on a rooftop of Garos IV. Sundari shared its name with the capital of Mandalore while the planet’s surface mirrored that of Mandalore as well. It would not surprise the Veren to learn of Mandalorians on either of these worlds. It was from Sundari that the slicer had first staged the planning of this mission. Now it was being set into motion.

Orders from the Solus Rally Master Van’Aria were clear, be as covert as possible when acquiring the basilisk war droids. The machines of war have little place on Garos IV since only Mandalorians are the type to harness their might. Their power and association were the kind only suited for a warrior culture and Hokaan was happy to reclaim them for the Mandalorian people.

The phoenix badger was following another on this mission. Outranking him was Krowholde’alor Reiel. The woman had been present in the Citadel during the latest festivities. However he had heard she was also a reliable warrior and deserving of her title and position. He expected no less from someone he was taking orders from.

Garos IV’s capital city of Ariana was a beautiful place much like the rest of the world which made it a far cry from present day Mandalore or Sundari. Garos was renowned for its academic community and scholarly achievements. But every moon has a dark side and so did the city. The industrial sector had become a popular and economical place for breweries and distilleries to start up. Some of Ariana’s night life visited this area but it was seldom patrolled by law enforcement. Instead property owners relied on private security which mostly took the form of surveillance equipment, alarms and maybe a turret or droid.

Their target warehouse was down the block from the Mandalorian duo, however it had slightly increased security than any nearby facility. Roughly half a dozen goons in blast vests, sporting westar blaster pistols and stun batons appeared to be trivial defenses that both of the Mandalorians could deal with on their own. But one of the figures standing outside of the warehouse was set apart because they were wearing a suit of Mandalorian armor. They were packing a Galaar-35. Hokaan gritted his teeth, wondering if it was actually a Mandalorian or someone who stole the skin from a brother or sister. Judging by the way they took off the helmet and joked with their fellow guards, Hokaan would bet on the later being the case. "I count six guards and a seventh wearing a set of second-skin. Thoughts, Alor?" He would offer a pair of macrobinoculars to his cohort.

Rolled 1d100 for security level, rousing success 96/100

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Xan Solus was lightly armored, as always, and clad with only his beskad and blaster. Suffice to say, he was overconfident and underprepared. "I'm ready for the challenge ahead. OYA!" He pumped a fist into the air, heroically, putting his free hand to his beskad's scabbard. "But, uh, maybe we should consider a diversion. I've got the perfect plan." He tuned his commlink to a local pizza delivery place.

"Hello, Garosija Wood-Fired Delight? I'm placing an order for delivery to the corner of Lockard and Xangoviske...yeah, the warehouse. The name? Uh..." He snapped his fingers, thinking on his feet. "Hugh'Ge Hans." Huge Hands. The Mandalorian resisted the base urge to shout OYA at his most recent act of tactical genius. "Gonna take four large Corellian pies with Toydarian cheese. Oh really? Just sub it with Loth-Goat then. Yeah, a drink would be great. Maybe a side of fries too, medium? Uh, I'm gonna pay in credits to the driver. Thanks." He hung up the call, turning to his companion with a feeling of manic glee.

"You see, armorer? In just 15 minutes or less, that driver will arrive at the warehouse door. They'll start to argue about who ordered the pies. We use that as an opportunity to strike, swiftly and decisively, amidst their chaos. OYA!" He pumped his fist again, reflexively.

Xan clung to the shadows, watching the block like a hawk until a teenaged Rodian delivery driver arrives, completely unaware of the situation. The guards are momentarily puzzled by the unexpected delivery, and a few of them gather around the driver, trying to figure out who placed the order.

However, it's not a perfect diversion. The would-be Mandalorian in this motley crew of guards remains skeptical and stays closer to the entrance. It's impossible to read his expression under the mask, but it is clear that he knows that something is not right. He becomes vigilant while the other, lightly clad guards have become distracted.

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Roll for diversion: 6/20
 

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Hokaan was tense as he watched the dar'manda through the macrobinoculars. But the building stress seemed to recede as Xan called for a food delivery as a distraction. The Veren began to smile and chuckled softly, barely audible through his muffling helmet. The Veren shook his head in disbelief at the unconventional method but also at himself for expecting any less from a Solus clan member.

It seemed as good of a plan as any. Hokaan did not have any better ideas and it was better than staying on the rooftop all night. Moving out from their position they drew close to the warehouse before the delivery driver arrived.

Unhitching a G-20 glop grenade and a PL-50 stun grenade in either hand, the Mandalorian primed them both. Gauging the distance he chucked one and then the other. Tink, tink, they both landed around the feet of the guards. The security guard wearing beskar'gam noticed it first and yelled a warning. "Grenade!" and kicked one grenade further away. The stun grenade however rolled passed the group and fell down a drainage pipe before exploding harmlessly under the street somewhere. The glop grenade similarly burst its contents on the surrounding area and not hitting or affecting the guards.

"Kark!" Hokaan gritted his teeth and swore under his breath. The guards definitely knew they were under attack now and started to retreat from the delivery driver. The young Rodian was wide eyed and was laying on the ground next to their vehicle while trying to not get shot. "I don't get paid enough for this!" The phoenix badger debated on drawing his grenade launcher but with a civilian present he chose to unsling his Westar carbine.

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Roll for double non-lethal grenade: 13/100
 

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The pizza ploy had not gone according to plan. The different stakes required a more direct approach. "OYAAAAAAAAAAA!" Xan leapt from the his perch, beskad in hand. He landed into the fray with a dramatic pose, fist placed against the ground as he stared forwards. He took his saber and leapt into the fray, flourishing and spinning it around with the passion of a Mandalorian solider unbound.

He spent more time spinning his sword than he did swinging it, though, and his attack failed to do much of anything besides distracting his enemies. He continued to twirl like a dervish, though; his movements were so erratic and imprecise that he managed not to take major damage. A cut here, a graze there, but as of yet, no power strikes.

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Roll to Charge!: 6/20 [/abox]
 

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The two grenades were a bust but Hokaan could not waste time regretting his mistakes. He charged forward to close the distance whilst his finger flicked the weapon in his hands to stun. The broad figure of the aspiring armorer aimed his trusted westar at the hip and proceed to fire with precise trigger pulls amidst the chaos. The shear fact that he was moving into the middle of combat baffled all of the security guards except one, the dar'manda. Their aim overshot and otherwise missed the Lieutenant and distracted from his comrade and the civilian.

With bolt fired from his blaster carbine the phoenix badger dropped another security guard. One, two, three, four, soon there would be no more. The heavily armed slicer used his weight and push kicked the fifth security guard into the sixth before firing into the fifth's chest and dealing enough damage to punch through the blast vest that would have otherwise protected against a weaker weapon. Thankfully the Mandalorian was being gentle despite his frustration and did not want to kill people unnecessarily.

The sixth and last rank and file guard was recovering from the push kick still when Hokaan used the butt of his weapon to crack his jaw sending him to the ground. Knocked out cold, there was only a single defender remaining. A blaster bolt from the dar'manda wizzed passed as if Hokaan had almost effortlessly leaned out of the way.

The dar'manda charged him, using his jetpack to close the distance dynamically but ultimatly without success. Their wrist flame projector engulfed Hokaan and for a moment it seemed like he was caught in an inferno. But they did not realize that phoenix badger wore a thermal undrsuit. The Veren let go of his carbine, allowing it to go taught against the sling it was attached to. But the moment his hand let go of the weapon they reached out and grabbed the throat of the dar'manda and pulled with his entire strength and focus to headbutt them into submission. Immediately their flame projector went off and they reeled back, or at least would have if the true Mandalorian's grasp was not holding strong. Again he pulled him towards his forehead for a brutal keldabe kiss and stunning his target. Now he let go.

The man before Hokaan stumbled back and without ceremony he fired two stun bolts into them. The wearer of likely stolen beskar'gam crumpled into a pile. The Lieutenant looked around but everything seemed calm. The exception being the delivery driver still cowering beside their damaged vehicle. Hokaan patted out the embers on his armor though his entire upper torso was blackened on the front side and had smoke rising from it. Now the man began to feel the heat.

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Roll for disrespect: 92/100 "rousing success"
 
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