Credits

Story Based on Kristjan Matthiasson's adventure series: "A Chance Encounter," "The Mystic Circle," "An Urgent Rescue," and "A Dark Veil Falls." Adapted by Dozus.

Maps Created by Dozus using RPG Map Editor II

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Assets. SW5e, Fisto's Codex, adapted from D&D 5e PHB & DMG

BACKGROUND

"Shadows on Zarkura" is set in 22 BBY, about six months after the Battle of Geonosis. Fifteen years ago, a group of Ithorian scientists arrived on the Mid Rim planet of Zarkura to research the local flora and fauna. The world has been occupied at least three times in known history, hosting a civilization that was lost several millenia ago, and then briefly as a High Republic military outpost. Since then, the planet's only permanent sentient residents have been a tribe of Sanyassan marauders who crashlanded on the planet a century ago. But the Ithorians believed the genetics of the planet's native species to be unique in the galaxy, distinctive enough to protect. Ithor sent a delegation to establish a scientific outpost in the Veridan Forest, the heart of Zarkura's unique ecosystem.

The Ithorians soon found a problem: the period of Republic occupation and scattered smuggling outposts had introduced numerous invasive species. Gizka came with the Republic military two centuries before, and criminals who favored exotic pets - nexu, kinrath, and other big game animals - allowed them to run rampant. Saving the planet's ecosystem would require extensive effort and credits. Fortunately the chief administrator of Zarkura had a plan: establish Zarkura as a hunting ground, issuing licenses to tourists interested inremoving the invasive species in the forest. By limiting transportation to animals and dispersing settlements to small outposts, they could remove the environmental threats while maintaining an income to fund their scientific efforts.

After a decade of galaxy-wide advertising, Zarkura has a small but thriving tourism market surrounding the spaceport of Talbet. Of course, with the growing tourism comes growing problems. While the government focuses most of its efforts on science and income, little attention is paid to safety and infrastructure. Corruption runs rampant in the lower tiers of the Zarkuran government: a bribe to the right bureaucrat can easily skirt challenging licensing flimsiwork or turn blind eyes to breaking restrictive laws. There is a thriving underground swoop racing scene in Talbet, with the chief constable on the take of the racing overseers. Smugglers move small goods in and out of the spaceport with ease, so long as they don't bring any potentially invasive lifeforms. And with the galaxy at war, interested parties have made numerous inquiries into opening mining operations on the planet's moon Mulliv, a massive satellite rich in metals and minerals. While the Zarkuran Defense Force minister is concerned with the rising number of raids by the local Sanyassan marauders, the Governing Council sees no need to invest more resources in protection, pouring it instead into marketing and environmental research.

Adventure Outline

SHADOWS ON ZARKURA

War has broken out in the galaxy. The Confederacy of Independent Systems, led by the fallen Jedi COUNT DOOKU, wage war against the Republic's forces.

As the Jedi Council seeks to reveal the nature of the revived Sith, Master ADI GALLIA receives a message from a contact on the isolated planet of Zarkura. Republic Intelligence has tracked a fugitive criminal named RAFAN CADAR to the same planet.

Fate draws a group of heroes to Zarkura's spaceport of Talbet. Unbeknownst to them, the cloud of the Dark Side is gathering on this world....

Rules to Game By

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As the Dungeon Master, you are the final authority when it comes to rules questions or disputes during the game. Here are some guidelines to help you arbitrate issues as they come up.

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When in doubt, make it up! It's better to keep the game moving than to get bogged down in the rules. It's not a competition. The DM isn't competing against the referee the player characters. You're there to run the monsters, rules, and keep the story moving.

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It's a shared story. It's the group's story, so let the players contribute characters. to the outcome through the actions of their STAR WARS 5E is about imagination and coming together to tell a story as a group. Let the players participate in the storytelling.

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Be consistent. If you decide that a rule works a certain way in one session, into play. make sure it works that way the next time it comes.

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Make sure everyone is involved. Ensure every character has a chance to shine. If some players are reluctant to speak up, remember to ask them what their characters are doing.

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Be fair. Use your powers as Dungeon Master only for good. Treat the rules and the players in a fair and impartial manner.

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Pay attention. Make sure you look around the table occasionally to see if the game is going well. If everyone seems to be having fun, relax and keep going. If the fun is waning, it might be time for a break, or you can try to liven things up.

IMPROVISING ABILITY CHECKS

The adventure often tells you what ability checks characters might try in a certain situation and the Difficulty Class (DC) of those checks. Sometimes adventurers try things that the adventure can't possibly anticipate. It's up to you to decide whether their attempts are successful. If it seems like anyone should have an easy time doing it, don't ask for an ability check; just tell the player what happens. Likewise, if there's no way anyone could accomplish the task, just tell the player it doesn't work.

Otherwise, answer these three simple questions:

• What kind of ability check?
• How hard is it?
• What's the result?

Use the descriptions of the ability scores and their associated skills in the rulebook to help you decide what kind of ability check to use. Then determine how hard the task is so that you can set the DC for the check. The higher the DC, the more difficult the task. The easiest way to set a DC is to decide whether the task's difficulty is easy, moderate, or hard, and use these three DCs:

Notable NPCs

Here is a quick summary of the most important NPCs in Talbet, and their relevance to the adventure.

Grimbel. Nautolan male. Owner of the local caf bar. Surprisingly muscular for a simple bartender, he has a bit of a checkered past but is eager to chat and happy to help with local information and rumors.

Yuvis. Ithorian male. Bartender of Talbet cantina. Mostly uninterested in his job, but a good source of rumors.

Womwa Lis. Ithorian female. Chief administrator of Zarkura. Exceedingly polite and diplomatic. Players would need a good reason to get an audience with her, but she may be willing to grant government resources to ventures significant to the settlement's safety.

Ixxith Toran. Ithorian male. Chief of Talbet Constabulary. He has little patience for off-worlders, unless they're offering a bribe.

Baiz Batik. Muun female. Covert diplomat for the CIS. Trying to get Separatist mining rights on Zarkura's moon.

Palanarch Skozubudo. Devaronian male. Proprietor of Pally's Mounts & Sundry. Can offer the players mounts for a shorter ride to Myrefall.

Xuxarra Kost. Human female. Owner of Xuxarra Kost's Adventure Excursions.

Khrussk & Thra'sha. Trandoshan male & female, married. Bounty hunters. Khrussk is meatheaded and obsessed with big game hunting. Thra'sha is more business-like. Both are short-tempered and aggressive, to each other and everyone else. They are tracking Rafan Cadar to collect a Separatist bounty.

Nolwenn. Miraluka female. Organizer of underground swoop racing circuit. Boastful and eager for adventure. Can get the party involved in races, or sell them an illegal swoop.

Forrid Dag. Besalisk male. Pilot of the Stiff Breeze, a freight carrier. His ship has been grounded for decontamination, putting him in a terrible mood.

Grimbel's Caf Bar

A simple wooden sign marks this shop, an open-air cafe near the spaceport. A few souls pass in and out of the area, buying hot cups of caf from the Nautolan barista standing behind the long wooden bar. Although it's not exactly hopping, Grimbel's business seems to be doing well enough.

If the players pick up a cup of caf or talk with Grimbel, their conversation will be interrupted by Khrrusk and Thra'sha, the former slamming a fist on the bar and demanding service. This married Trandoshan couple are professional bounty hunters, on the planet to track down the fugitive Rafan Cadar in order to collect a Separatist bounty. They aren't much for productive conversation, Thra'sha keeping quiet their objective if they suspect the players might be after the same bounty. They speak freely in Dosh to each other, not bothering to check if anyone around them is fluent in the language.

Talbet Cantina

Situated between the spaceport and the administrative complex is the Talbet cantina. This business is a front for the government, another revenue stream to fund scientific research and conservation. The cantina is a little too clean, every surface new and shining. A standard array of beverages is available, but the prices are double what one would expect to pay in any other bar. Still, as the only real business that serves intoxicating beverages, it has a moderate crowd.

The bartender is Yuvis, an Ithorian man who sees himself mostly as a government worker. He'll serve drinks, but balks at requests for elaborate cocktails and isn't much for conversation.

A distinct figure in the cantina is a Muun woman wearing a business suit in the a back corner booth. This is Baiz Batik, a businesswoman whose business is apparently private. She declines any attempt at small talk, and if pressed a growling Defel body guard will emerge from somewhere nearby to politely ask for privacy. Batik is secretly an agent of the Confederacy, meeting with Chief Ixxith Toran to plot an overthrow of the Zarkuran state. The Confederacy wants to mine the moon Mulliv, which the envrionmentally-minded Zarkuran government of course refuses. Toran is less inclined to conservancy than his Ithorian brethren and has been promised a significant finder's fee.

If the players wait & watch from afar, Toran will eventually come and talk business with Batik, perhaps giving them enough clues to bring back to Womwa Lis (see below).

Pally's Mounts & Sundry

While looking around, a smooth-tongued Devaronian will beckon the players over. This is Palanarch Skozubudo, a heavily-scarred man gesturing with an oversized hunting knife. "Pally," as he calls himself, freely offers information and maps, but as a means to selling the party on renting his steeds. He seems to be operating without a kiosk, though when he's ready to sign the party onto his service, an astrometch unit with a keyboard and desk attachment rolls out of the crowd.

Pally has a few basic mounts in stock:

In addition to the mounts, he offers a Gold Premium Insurance Package, which he says covers theft, accidental death and dismemberment, injuries sustained while riding, and any equipment eaten by the mount. The package costs 200cr per week. A careful reading of the flimsiplast receipt on this shows a number of loopholes that makes the insurance practically worthless.

If the party avails themselves to Pally's services, he will meet them outside of the city to distribute the mounts. He will also hand one party member his large vibroknife, saying, "You take it, put it to use. Pally hasn't hunted since the acklay took his eye. Remember Pally when you use it." A careful examination of the knife shows it to be a cheap, mass produced reproduction (-1 on attack & damage rolls); Palanarch makes a show of giving these to customers whenever he makes a sale, but he has a large crate of them at home.

Xuxarra Kost's Adventure Excursions

On a raised dias flanked by a pair of desks stands Xuxarra Kost, a reputable safari guide, advertising the "real Xuxarra Kost experience" to potential customers. Xuxarra's assistants are signing plenty of tourists up for her sightseeing and hunting safaris. Her stand is much more glamorous than most others, and it seems to have an effect, with plenty flocking to the sales desks to sign up. All rentals must be paid for upfront, and any extra time or missing goods will be deducted automatically from the party's accounts.

Rather than renting mounts piecemeal, Kost sells service packages that come with more bells and whistles. Each package provides rental services for five days.

Womwa Lis

Walking by herself and politely speaking to patrons of the information center is an Ithorian woman wearing fine clothes and jewelry. This is Womwa Lis, the chief administrator of Zarkura. As the head of government, she regularly makes the rounds to meet the denizens of Talbet. She greets the party and asks what brings them to Zarkura. She'll politely decline to aid them in any way, except to suggest booking with the local merchants.

Quest: Hidden Agenda. If they ask if she needs help, she will quietly ask them to find out what the Muun businesswoman in the Talbet cantina is on Zarkura for. Her chaincode passport identifies her as a banker, but the woman has declined to meet with her or divulge her purposes. With the war going on she is worried about outside forces interfering with Zarkuran neutrality, but doesn't want to risk causing political incident by directly engaging the Muun. She takes the players' names and tells them to bring any information to her offices at the capitol building. In exchange she offers a favor or information - offering money would be improper for someone of her office.

Part 1 - The Damaged Speeder

After getting directions from the locals, they set off along the Talbet road for Myrefall. This part of Zarkura is in its springtime. The sun is out and the birds are singing their spring songs. The road passes through the bright Veridan Forest, purple and green foliage flanking on either side. As the morning passes they see black smoke rising from beyond a hill the road goes around.

As they pass the hill they discover that the source of the smoke is a crashed landspeeder bearing the livery of the Talbet Constabulary. Around the speeder are signs of struggle and some blood, yet no bodies. The contents of the speeder, food and building material, have been scattered about the area.

The speeder has been damaged by blaster fire and vibroweapons - sloppy attacks, based on the random blast marks. If they examine the interior, they will find the computer core is still active, but much of the data encrypted. An Intelligence (Technology) check of DC 13 can get around the relatively basic encryption. It appears to be a collection of geographic scans around Talbet, focused on infrastructure points. There is also a log of messages between Chief Ixxith Toran and Baiz Batik, a strategist for the Banking Guild. Based on the logs, Toran was planning to aid the Separatists in overthrowing the Zarkuran state - information that Chief Administrator Womwa Lis would find valuable.

In the grass beside the road they will find a datapad with the Aurebesh letters for "CHAR" smeared in blood. If they activate the datapad, they’ll find it’s been encoded. An DC 20 Intelligence (Technology) check can bypass this code. The datapad contains only a handful of text files:

• Ticketing data for a scheduled chartered flight from Onderon to Zarkura
• Four separate chaincode IDs under various names
• Two lists of planets throughout the known galaxy, some with specific coordinates, others with references to local geography

If the players decide to deliver the datapad to the hermit then continue with part 2. Should they decide to try to figure out what happened at the wagon site then continue to Part 3.

Roleplaying Chariz

Chariz is very old and very wise, never rushing and always choosing his words wisely. His tell is his Anx crest: it reddens with anxiety, and turns greener with relief.

Other Engagements

Having arrived at Myrefall, the players may wish to explore the town or find their smuggling client rather than track down Rafan. Chariz may plead with them to find the man before it's too late. If they insist on leaving the fugitive to his own devices, you may skip to Adventure 2, though they will miss out on the experience and treasure of the first adventure.

Sanyassan Marauder

Medium humanoid (Sanyassan), Chaotic Dark

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• Armor Class 12 (unarmored)
• Hit Points 11 (2d6+1)
• Speed 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
13 (+1)	10 (0)	12 (+1)	8 (-1)	11 (0)	8 (-1)

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• Senses passive Perception 10
• Languages Galactic Basic, Sanyassan
• Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)

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Pack Tactics. The marauder has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the warrior's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated

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Actions

Vibrospear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) kinetic damage, or 5 (1d8 + 1) kinetic damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.

Blaster pistol Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range 40/160. Hit: 1d6 energy damage.

1. The tunnel entrance

This tunnel is a little bigger than the last, reaching 6 feet in height and 5 feet wide. A DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) or Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals that this tunnel doesn’t appear hand-dug like the previous one, but rather hewn into the rock. It looks very old. This tunnel runs for 300 feet before opening into a small cavern-like room about 40x50 feet. The cavern is covered with trash and strange symbols on the walls. As the players enter a group of four Sanyassan marauders jump out from hiding and attack.

As the players defeat them they hear a loud cry coming from the other opening in the cavern. If the players do not investigate immediately the Sanyassans in the next room will come through the tunnel and attack them in the first cavern.

2. The second cavern

The tunnel to this cavern is only 100 feet long and as the players enter this cavern they see that it is also roughly 40x50 feet. This time there is no trash and in the center is a small altar. Lying dead at the altar is an Ithorian and a Sanyassan Adept standing over him. As the player enter the Sanyassan roars at them and immediately casts Force Push at the first player that enters.

Experience rewards

If the players completed the adventure they will get 100 experience points each and 400 experience points divided between the players.

Should they not complete the adventure they should only get the experience points for the creatures they killed.

Roleplaying Immeb & Matey

Immeb is a consummate host, happy to cook meals & serve his guests. His rather unique cooking style is an acquired taste. He carries no translator - it makes his neck itchy - and relies on M8-T37 to translate his Ithorese. The droid is extremely happy to work for Immeb, but is in bad need of repair and constantly malfunctioning.

Myrefall Outpost

The morning gives the party time to explore Myrefall Outpost, the tiny settlement within Veridan Forest. There are several areas in the settlement that they might visit. (See Appendix B: Maps)

• Chariz's Hermitage. The old man's house is at the western edge of the village. It's tall and narrow, sporting a sizable rectenna on top. Most of the central quests start here.
• Immeb Bata's Hostel. Just east of Chariz's house is the humble Ithorian's hostel. The players can rest safely here and get a meal.
• Ithorian Compound. Complex of organic Ithorian homes that house botany lab workers & families. Most of them are quiet & polite, but some rumors could be gathered here.
• Mercantile Area. The officially designated area for commerce in Myrefall, on the path into the settlement from Talbet. There are a handful of shops, some useful (see more below).
• Hunting Camp. Across the river to the south is a collection of tents and lodges, overseen from a pair of short lookout posts. Also sports a makeshift cantina in an old shipping container. Both the big game hunters and treasure seekers hang around here, some offering side quests.
• Botany Lab. Across from the hunting lodges, this is the official scientific outpost of the Zarkuran government. Adventure 3 starts with an attack on this lab.

Broc's Place

Broc is a male Gran who sells odds and ends out of a small shed on the roadside. He has a variety of small arms and adventuring equipment, mostly overpriced. Broc seems a little on edge, and while denying up and down anything is wrong, he will quickly spill the proverbial beans to anyone who asks.

Quest: Missing Goods. If the players were brought to Zarkura with the Smuggler's Run hook, or if they ask Broc about his he has a quest for them. Broc acquired an artifact on Zarkura some time ago. Though he doesn't know what exactly he found, he found a buyer for it over the dark Holonet and is looking to smuggle the item off-world. Trouble is, the object went missing a few days ago. He desparately needs to get it back, as his buyer - a Hutt in Mos Entha - already paid half up front.

He describes the item as a palm-sized pyramidal red crystal, with a metallic gold-bronze setting. A successful Intelligence (Lore) check (DC 20) would suggest he found a Sith holocron, though it's clear Broc has no idea its significance and is interested only in its value. Broc suggests you ask "the old man" about it, or perhaps the treasure hunters.

Rhogen's Souvenirs

Rhogen is a human male who hawks what he calls "genuine Zarkuran crafts." These consist almost exclusively of poorly-made wooden statuettes, bits of stone that are "authentic ancient Zarkuran architecture," and other baubles. He's desparate to get anyone to buy something from him.

The only valuable item he has is a small jade statue. This is the Idol of R'shar, an item sought by the Shadow University (see "Quest: It Belongs in a Museum"). Rhogen believes it to be a good luck charm; however, given his spate of bad luck, he could be persuaded to part with it for enough credits.

Shop of Miilaw

In a wide but very short tent dwells Miilaw, a Chadra-Fan woman who sells adventuring goods at better prices than Broc. She somehow doesn't speak a word of Galactic Basic, and she has no protocol droid. She is happy to have business and will communicate with gestures, haggling hard bargains with her customers.

Most of her visible stock is survival sundry: medpacs, fibercord, survival kits. If asked about explosives, she'll knock on the GNK unit in her shop and a panel on its side opens up, revealing a well-stocked array of grenades and other explosives.

Hunters' Guild

The whole area is under the purview of Alara Sekel, boss of the Hunters' Guild. Members of the guild track and kill invasive species for the Zarkuran government, collecting bounties by bringing in wild game to Talbet. Sekel can be a source of information for the party if she's impressed enough by their skills.

Quest: Call the Exterminator. Alara will mention in conversation that her hunters have been trying to track down a kinrath den somewhere in the forest. While typically they have no problem flushing out nests of kinrath, this particular hive has been elusive. Finding the den and bringing back the matriarch's mandible will win the approval of the Hunters' Guild, in addition to a reward of 2000 credits.

The Cantina

An assembly of modified shipping containers houses what passes for a cantina in Myrefall. Its proprietor is Twaleersh, a Quarren woman who has little interest in the braggadocio of her clientele. Twaleersh serves harder beverages than Immeb's simple teas, and cooks up whatever game of the day her clients bring in.

Roleplaying Garmo Haarox

Haarox is a consummate scientist, his enthusiasm for granular data palpable. He is thrilled to show off his findings, which consits mostly of pointing excitedly to displays of DNA sequences that few would see as interesting or significant. His scientific passion blinds him to practical matters, and he is aggressively brusque in dismissing anything that his data doesn't support.

Roleplaying Rafan Cadar

Rafan is smart and has the skills of a good intelligence officer, but his conspiracy research has clearly affected him. He is paranoid and untrusting, seeing threats around every corner. He has a dark sense of humor.

Part 2 - The Stone Cairn

The journey to the stone cairn is eventless unless the GM decides otherwise (see "Forest Encounters" in Appendix A: Reference). The journey takes over a day so the players need to make camp for a single night.

As the players reach the stone cairn they see that it lies upon a gentle hill reaching slightly over the tallest trees around. The stones that make the circle are large and made of a different material than the local stone.

When the players start searching the area for an entrance to the underground dungeon they will soon find what appears to be a rock slab embedded into the hill.

A breaching charge will destroy the slab. Failing that, a Strength (Athletics) check (DC 25) is needed to move the rock, the players can assist each other and get an advantage on the roll.

If that consistently fails other means such as an hour of lightsaber cutting can damage it enough to make the slab crumble.

1. The Entrance Room.

As there is no source of light the players will not notice the three hawk-bats as they descend from the ceiling unless passing a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. As soon as the hawk-bats descend they will attack the players in a random fashion.

After the battle the players have a chance to explore and search the room. The stone from the walls and ceiling has begun to crumble and some strange fungus is to be found in the cracks. There are four stone slabs here, each with a humanoid skeleton on it. The remains of cloth lie tattered upon the bodies. There is nothing of value in this room.

The hallway leading from this room is closed with a simple metal door which is severely rusted but unlocked. The hinges are also rusty so it makes a loud noise when opened.

2. The Crossroads.

Here the players come upon a crossroad. Straight ahead they can see a door made of steel. On each side, they see hallways which turn in the same direction. At the end of these hallways there are traps marked A. Each trap can be spotted by a DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check. If spotted it can be easily avoided as it is triggered by a pressure plate on the ground.

However, if it is not spotted there is a 25% chance for each player that passes to trigger the trap dealing 1d8 in fire damage to that player. A successful DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) save will reduce that by half.

3. The Bogan Emblem

Within this room, a bright red Bogan emblem has been drawn on the floor. At its center lies a star-shaped key. Splatters of dark blood stain the walls of the room. Should the players enter the emblem, nothing will happen, as any Force energy here has faded.

Dianoga, Adolescent

Large beast, unaligned

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• Armor Class 13 (Natural armor)
• Hit Points 51 (6d10 + 18)
• Speed 15 ft, swim 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
14 (+2)	13 (+1)	16 (+3)	4 (-3)	12 (+1)	5 (-3)

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• Skills Stealth +3
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
• Languages Dianoga
• Challenge 2 (450 XP)

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Limited Amphibiousness. The dianoga can breathe air and water, but it needs to be submerged at least once every 4 hours to avoid suffocating.

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Actions

Multiattack. The dianoga can make two attacks: one with its tentacles and one with its bite.

Tentacles. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) kinetic damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 11). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) kinetic damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. Until the poison ends, the target is paralyzed. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the poison on itself on a success.

Ancient Security Droid

Medium Droid, unaligned

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• Armor Class 18
• Hit Points 33 (6d8+6)
• Speed 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
21 (+5)	16 (+3)	19 (+4)	13 (+1)15 (+2)	7 (-2)

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• Skills Athletics +7, Perception +4, Intimidate +2
• Damage Vulnerabilities Ion, Lightning
• Condition Immunities Poisoned, Diseased
• Senses darkvision 60ft, passive Perception 14
• Languages Galactic Basic, Binary
• Challenge 1 (200 XP)

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Traits

Circuitry. The construct has disadvantage on saving throws against effects that would deal ion or lightning damage.

Actions

Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d6+5) kinetic damage.

Vibroblade. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d8+5) kinetic damage.

Experience rewards

200 experience for each player for completing the adventure.

600 experience divided among the players.

Part 1 - An Urgent Summons

The door bursts open and M8-T07 scuttles in.

Assuming the players cooperate they will find Immeb Bata, Garmo Haarox, and Alara Sekel at the botany lab on the outskirts of the Ithorian compound. The bay has been clearly damaged, and several blaster fire holes smolder in the side of the structure.

If the players investigate the damaged greenhouse, they will find a perfectly square hole cut around the door handle. It appears to have been made with an energy weapon.

Part 2 - The Hermit’s Counsel

Garmo Haarox joins the party in returning to Chariz. No one answers at the door of Chariz’s home, but the door is unlocked. If the players are reluctant to go inside, Haarox will insist and enter himself. Through the door to the study they will find an open door into Chariz’s meditation chamber. The Anx is inside, sitting cross-legged on the floor. Just as they find him, he gasps and his eyes open. He shakily stands and struggles over to the dejarik board. With a few button presses, the board displays a map of the area. He points to a spot southwest of Myrefall.

Garmo speaks up.

Chariz sits down.

Part 4 - The Bounty Hunters

The players approach a clearing in the woods up ahead. Night has now fallen, but there are a number of bright lights clearly visible ahead, and the sound of conversation. In the clearing is a light freighter, and a number of individuals are setting up equipment nearby. A DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) counts five: a human man, a Mirialan woman, two Rodians, and a red Nikto.

There are a number of movement sensors hidden in the area. These can be noticed with a DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check. If they get too close without avoiding the sensors, an alarm will sound and the strangers will be alerted to their presence. While they are quick to draw weapons, they do not immediately fire. The human male demands whomever is there to make themselves known.

If the players attempt to engage in combat, the ship will fire warning shots from a pair of Ax-108 turrets. The crew will scramble their equipment and fly off in the ship, yielding nothing to the party.

If the players bring themselves out in the open, the man will order them to stand down, and has his people do the same. He walks up to the party.

A conversation with the man will yield the following.

He produces a bounty puck. The hologram has Rafan Cadar’s face and name.

Players will need to pass a Charisma (Deception) check (DC 20) to convince Carthalo they haven’t seen Rafan.

On failure, he turns off the puck and shakes his head.

He then turns and ignores the party, continuing to set up his equipment.

On success, Carthalo says:

If the party hangs around long enough, the Rodians will flag Carthalo over because they’ve picked up something on their listening equipment. They hear a rather ominous chanting - the Rodian woman identifies it as Sanyassan. They’re able to pinpoint it to a site about a kilometer south-southwest.

When the party leaves, Seylin will stop them. She’ll hand one of the party members a repeating blaster, to Hask’s apparent chagrin. She says

If the players pass a Intelligence (Investigation) check (DC 18) on the rifle, they’ll find a panel hidden in the stock. Inside is a tracker and listening device.

Bogan Cultist

Medium humanoid, Lawful Dark

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• Armor Class 13
• Hit Points 33
• Speed 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
11 (0)	14 (+2)	12 (+1)	10 (0)	13 (+1)	14 (+2)

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• Skills Lore +2, Deception +4, Persuasion +4
• Senses passive Perception 11
• Languages Galactic Basic
• Challenge 2 (450 XP)

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Forcecasting. The cultist is a 4th-level Forcecaster. Its Forcecaster ability is Charisma (Force save DC 25, +4 to hit with Force attacks, 12 Force points). The cultist knows the following Force powers:

At-will: saber throw, Force push/pull, slow, enfeeble
1st-level: phasestrike, burst of speed, dark side tendrils
2nd-level: drain vitality, Force throw

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Actions

Lightdagger. Melee Energy Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5ft, one target. Hit: 4 (1d4+2) energy damage.

Sanyassan Soldier

Medium humanoid (Sanyassan), Neutral Dark

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• Armor Class 15 (heavy scrap)
• Hit Points 44 (8d6+16)
• Speed 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
15 (+2)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	8 (-2)	9 (-1)	10 (0)

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• Skills Perception +1
• Damage Resistances Psychic
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
• Languages Galactic Basic, Sanyassan
• Challenge 1 (200 XP)

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Dark Resistance. The Sanyassan is wearing a Bogan amulet that grants resistance to psychic damage.

Aggression. If the Sanyassan is frightened or paralyzed by an effect that allows a saving throw, it can repeat the save at the start of its turn to end the effect on itself and all Sanyassans within 30 feet. Any Sanyassan that benefits from this trait has an advantage on its next attack roll.

Pack Tactics. The Sanyassan soldier has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the Sanyassan soldier's allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally isn't incapacitated .

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Actions

Multiattack. The Sanyassan soldier makes two melee weapon attacks.

Vibrospear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 40/160 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) kinetic damage in melee, or 5 (1d6 + 2) kinetic damage at range.

Blaster pistol. +2 to hit, range 40/160 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6) energy damage.

Part 6 - Fleeing the Scene

The freed prisoners are tired and hurt but they will do their best to escape. Kenth is quite badly injured - Roron and Mata will help him move, but slower than optimal. The Sanyassans will not notice they are missing for a couple of hours, at which point they will start searching.

As it is pitch dark, the Ithorians and Rafan will need some source of light to move in the forest and will mention it if needed.

During the journey back to Myrefall, a group of Sanyassans will manage to catch up with the players and attack. They are noisy and frenzied so the players will get ample warnings of their approach and can set up an ambush.

If the players try to hide, the Sanyassans will be able to sniff them out unless they come up with an unusually clever plan.

The chasing group consists of four corrupted Sanyassans and a single Sanyassan Soldier which is leading them. During the battle, if any Sanyassans make it past the players, Rafan and Broc will defend themselves with makeshift daggers they took from the freighter wreckage.

After the battle the group will move on but will go only at a very slow pace until morning.

Should the players pause to search the Sanyassan remains they will find a handful of credit chits worth 343 credits.

Part 7 - Morning Dawns.

Regardless of how the event of the night turned out, as morning breaks the players will hear heavy footsteps approaching from the direction of the village. Soon they will see Chariz and two Ithorians approaching on kaadus. As he dismounts the hermit rushes toward them.

He then approaches the players as the rescued victims are assisted onto the kaadu and led away. The Ithorian medics will administer bacta patches to anyone who needs it.

As the players return to Myrefall with the hermit they are greeted with applause by the Ithorians.

Part 1 - The Missing Adventurer

In Chariz's sitting room are the hermit himself, Alara, Broc, and Rafan (if he didn't already get taken by the bounty hunters). Chariz explained that the others are still recovering, but they did say they were interrogated about finding an artifact: a red crystal surrounded by a metal setting. Such an item is sitting on Chariz's curio shelf (assuming they party didn't ask for it prior), though this one is only a replica the hermit made (see "Village Description - Chariz's Hermitage" in Adventure 2). This description also matches the item that Broc needed smuggling off world. If the party cannot identify it, Chariz knows what it is: a Sith holocron.

Broc, who appears to be sweating profusely during this discussion, finally speaks.

If asked, Broc will tell the party that the buyer is Koota the Hutt in Mos Entha on Tatooine. The treasure hunter he stole the holocron from is a Twi'lek named Zeladuro Tarr.

At that name, Alara's face will turn grim.

The fort is a few kilometers southwest of town, close to the edge of Paranno Lake. Alara meets the party as they prepare to leave town. She had her crew gather a handful of supplies, and hands the party a backpack with enough medpacs that they can each take two.

Part 2 - The Ruined Fort

As they approach the ruins they can see that this was at one point some sort of fortification. But now the fortress lies broken and shattered. Broken duracrete pavement covers the area, a great deal of grass and vegetation growing through its many cracks. A number of large craters are still visible in the ground, having long ago shattered the structure, leaving only the remains of crumbling duracrete walls and scattered debris.

They quickly see that someone has been here a few days ago. A few campfires lay cold and rubbish and leftover food is scattered around.

Only a handful of structures are still standing among the ruins. (See Appendix B: Maps)

1. Entryway

As the players descend the stairs, they emerge into a room about 15x15 feet containing three doors, one on each wall. There is blood spattered on the walls, much more recent than the rest of the ruin would suggest. The doors to the side are unlocked and each lead to open an open hallway which is only five feet across. The door opposed is open and a trail of dried blood leads into the hallway.

The lower level is dark, but there is a panel on the wall near the stairs. With DC 13 Intelligence (Technology) check, the panel can be used to activate the emergency generator and power dim lighting throughout the floor.

2. Medical Supply Room

This room, 20x15 feet, seems to be a medical supply area. There are rows of thin plasteel barrels labeled as bacta, but are a century or more past their expiration dates. A layer of dust covers every surface of the room.

If the players search this room they will find nothing of interest, unless they pass a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception). If successful they will find that one of the barrels is empty. If they break it open they will find a handful of credit chits (90cr) and a blaster mechanism (Corellian Crippler Matrix).

3. Food Storage

This room is nearly identical to Room 2. It appears to be a food storage unit, with long-dormant food conservators and empty crates. A DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) or Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals that one of the crates is moving. Inside is a tracker droid. It will try to escape the players. If captured and questioned, it will reveal (in Binary) that it tried to escape after its master, Zeladuro Tarr, was captured. It will follow the party around, but offers no other useful information.

4. Command Station

Following the trail of blood the players enter a 20x25 foot room. This appears to have been a command station at some point, an ancient and broken computer terminal lying in the corner. But a large table has been placed in the center of the room and is being used as a makeshift altar. A pile of dead Sanyassans lies in the corner.

While they are momentarily stunned by the gruesome sight, the pile starts to move and four animated corpses attack the players.

After the battle the players can search the room. On top of the altar the players find a gem encrusted dagger worth 1000cr.

At the other side of the room there are two doors. One appears to have been broken from behind, while the other is closed.

This room looks like a study or office. There is a desk and a shelf. Also in one corner is an dead Twi'lek man, attached to a pipe with binders.

Searching the room, the players find a damaged datacron and a pouch with 450cr on the desk. If there is a Techcaster in the party, they will be able to access the datacron with their wristpad. This was a training manual for Republic recruits long ago, but much of the data is lost. With a DC 15 Intelligence (Technology) check, a player can glean a single level 2 Techcasting power of the GM’s choice from the datacron.

Inside a locked desk drawer is an electrum-plated pistol, quite old but in working order. This is the blaster of General Starfire (see "Joining the Shadow University" in Adventure 2)

The chest is locked and needs a DC 16 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check to unlock or a DC 18 Athletics (Strength) check to force it open. Inside the players find a small bag with 560cr chits. There are also two blaster cartridges, a cryocell and a plasma cell.

6. Tunnel Entrance

As the players enter this 20x20 feet room they see that part of the wall in the northeast corner has broken away and behind it seems to be a tunnel of sorts. Debris and broken rock is in the northwest corner.

To the south is a mechanical doorway not unlike the others they've seen, but this passageway is blocked with a blast door that seems to be stuck. If the power has been activated, the control panel can be sliced with a DC 14 Intellignce (Technology) check. If the panel is removed, the lock can be bypassed with a DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check, allowing the door to manually be pulled open.

If the players move towards the broken segment of the wall or start looking through the rubbish, they will be surprised by two rakghouls that charge out of the cavern darkness. (Note that the players are not likely to recognize the creatures in this era, so the GM may want to refer to them merely as monsters in game text.) The rakghouls carry nothing of value and there is nothing notable in the pile of rubbish or elsewhere in the room.

Zeladuro will cower in the corner during the rakghoul attack. He will tell the players that the tunnel is where he found the artifact, but he refuses to enter with them in case there are more monsters.

Rakghoul Mutant

Large aberration, unaligned

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• Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
• Hit Points 75 (10d10+20)
• Speed 35 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
16 (+3)	17 (+3)	14 (+2)	4 (-3)	10 (0)	6 (-2)

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• Skills Perception +3
• Senses passive Perception 13
• Languages -
• Challenge 2 (450 XP)

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Rakghoul Plague. Creatures that come in contact with the rakghoul may become afflicted with rakghoul plague, a virulent disease that transforms the creature into a rakghoul over the next 24 (7d6) hours. The plague is only effective against humanoids.

Savage Leap. If the rakghoul moves at least 20 feet toward a creature and then hits it with a claw attack on the same turn, the target must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the rakghoul can make one bite attack against it as a bonus action.

Stench. Any creature that starts its turn within 10 feet of the rakghoul mutant must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of its next turn. On a successful saving throw, the creature is immune to the rakghoul mutant's stench for 24 hours.

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Actions

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) kinetic damage. If the target is a humanoid creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or become infected with the Rakghoul Plague.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) kinetic damage. If the target is a humanoid creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or become infected with the Rakghoul Plague.

12. Bike Garage

Behind the door is a small speeder bike bay. There are four speeder bikes here, which appear to have been untouched since the base was abandoned. Their power cells are drained, but they seem otherwise to be in working condition. If the power has been activated, the bikes can be charged after about 1 hour. Alternatively, creative use of Force or tech powers, or expending a number of power cells, might charge the bikes faster.

To the east is a bay door with a manual blast seal lock. The door can be opened either by hand or by a control panel. The door holds back rubble from the ruins above; anyone near the door will need to pass a DC 13 Dexterity (Acrobatics) or take 2d4 damage from debris. The door opens to a ramp leading to the exterior hangar.

The Ailing Twi'lek

If the players brought Zeladuro back, and he has not fully transformed, by now he looks to be in very poor condition. On seeing him, Chariz recognizes the onset of Rakghoul plague. He quickly retrieves from his house the silver disc the party recovered in Adventure 2. The hermit holds it over the Twi'lek's chest and focuses his Force energy. The disc seems to hum and takes on a bluish aura. After a few moments he stops, and Zeladuro seems suddenly recovered. The grateful adventurer lets allows the party to take a piece of equipment from his stash. Each player receives a random Enhanced Item of Premium quality of the GM's choice.

Landspeeder, X-34

Large construct, unaligned

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• Armor Class 13 (armor plating)
• Hit Points 45 (6d10+12)
• Speed 0 ft., fly 60 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
13 (+1)	14 (+2)	14 (+2)	10 (+0)	10 (+0)	7 (-1)

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• Saving Throws Dex +5
• Damage Vulnerabilities Ion
• Damage Resistances Necrotic, Poison, Psychic
• Condition Immunities poison, disease
• Senses -
• Languages -
• Challenge 1/8 (25)

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Circuitry. The speeder has disadvantage on saving throws against effects that would deal ion or lightning damage.

Piloted. The speeder requires an active pilot to take any actions, and if the pilot is subjected to any conditions that the speeder is not immune to, the speeder is also subjected to those conditions. The pilot may take their own action or one of the actions granted by the construct.

Quick Escape: The pilot can take the Disengage action as a Bonus Action on each of its turns to disengage from an enemy not on the speeder.

Actions

Doubledash. As an action, the speeder can travel at up to two times its speed in addition to its normal movement.

Reactions

Redirect. If the speeder's pilot takes damage from a source the pilot is aware of and can see, the speeder can use its reaction to instead take that damage.

Part 6 - The Outer Defenses

Following Kartak's directions, the party eventually arrives at the shore of Paranno Lake, a sandless beach covered in mangrove trees. From here the so-called dark spire is visible: a tall, stepped tower made of dark stone. Overhead, the clouds begin to darken, and thunder rumbles somewhere in the distance. The gathering clouds give way to rain, first light, but soon torrential, lightning arcing across the sky. Soon they arrive at a precipice. Before them, down a slope with a roughshod winding path, lays the dark spire, foreboding and almost ethereal in the darkness.

In front of the tower are two Ax-108 sentry turrets, incongruous and new. They twitch and rotate periodically, sensors searching for a target. The party can try to take them head on, or use the blasters on the speeder bikes they took. A DC 13 Wisdom (Survival) check reveals a walkable path to the east that will bring them through the forest and to the side of the tower, where a power generator provides energy to the turrets. Disabling the power generator will render the guns useless.

Behind the turrets, jutting tall out of the earth, is the dark spire. The structure seems carved out of solid black obsidian, its sides smooth and glossy. A large, square-cut double door is positioned in the center. It lacks any visible handle mechanism, but it is cracked open a few centimeters. Despite its clear weight, the door opens easily and silently.

Part 7 - The Dark Spire

Before the window is a large, stone altar. Above it floats a familiar-looking object: the Sith holocron, its red crystal glowing. Kneeling before the altar is a black-cloaked form.

Three other, hooded figures standing around the room, suddenly turn to see the incoming party. One of them gasps audibly. "M- master T'ssarig!"

The kneeling figure rises to its full height. "I have waited for this," it rumbles, its voice deep and gravelly. It extends a hand, taking the holocron from the air.

The figure finally turns and pulls down its hood. Staring with blood-red eyes is a Trandoshan man, clad in a black combat suit. Muscles flex beneath the fibers, and in a moment a large lightsaber hilt appears in his hand. His scaled lip curls as he sizes up the party. "Is this all you could bring to bear against me?" He tosses the holocron to one of his acolytes and presses the ignition on his lightsaber. A thick beam of angry red energy bursts forth.

"Come, then!" he shouts, taking a fighting stance, raising his weapon menacingly. His acolytes produce their weapons, illuminating the room with red light. "Let us be done!"

T'ssarig

Medium Humanoid (Trandoshan), lawful dark

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• Armor Class 15 (heay combat suit)
• Hit Points 70 (10d8+20)
• Speed 30ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
18 (+4)	18 (+4)	14 (+2)	10(+1)	10 (+0)	16 (+3)

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• Skills Acrobatics +7, Athletics +7, Intimidation +6, Deception +6
• Senses passive Perception 10
• Languages Galactic Basic, Sith, Dosh
• Challenge 5 (1,800)

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Light Weapon Expert Once per turn when T'ssarig rolls damage for a weapon attack using a light weapon he can reroll the weapon’s damage dice and use either total

Great Weapon Fighting. While T'ssarig is wielding a melee weapon in two hands, when he rolls a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack, it can reroll the die and must use the new roll, even if the new roll is a 1 or a 2.

Force Enhanced attacks. T'ssarig's attacks are enhanced by his precision and the force adding an extra 1d8 to melee strikes (included).

Forcecasting. T'ssarig is a 9th level forcecaster it's forcecasting ability is Charisma (force save DC 15, +7 to hit with force attacks, 18 force points). T'ssarig knows the following force powers:

At-will: saber reflect, shock, Force push/pull, Force disarm, lightning charge
1st level: dark side tendrils, fear, Force jump, hex, burst of speed
2nd level: dark shear, Force throw, stun, phase walk
3rd level: dark aura, knight speed, sever force, choke

War Casting. When T'ssarig uses his action to cast a force power, he can make one greatsaber attack as well.

Actions

Multiattack. T'ssarig makes two greatsaber attacks or casts a Force power and makes a greatsaber attack.

Greatsaber. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5ft., one target. Hit 14 (1d8 + 2d6 + 4)

Experience Rewards

If the players completed the adventure they will get 500 experience points each. They also divide the experience points for any creature they killed or defeated during this adventure.

Background Knowledge

The table below can be used as reference if players wish to make rolls to reveal lore about Zarkura's history and environment.

Forest Encounters

Traveling the dense Veridan Forest can be tricky. Many hazards - natural and otherwise - could befall players as they travel through the woods.

For random encounters, roll a d20. Note that some of these encounters have a higher CR tha your party may be able to handle directly. On these, you may want to make clear that running away or frightening a beast may be a better option.

Exploring the Veridan Forest

General Starfire's Blaster

Rarity: Artifact

Type: Martial Blaster, Enhanced

General Starfire was a legendary officer during the High Republic. His custom-built blaster is a show piece, gilt in electrum, but also packs a powerful punch.

Damage	Weight	Properties
2d6 energy	2 lbs.	Ammunition (range 40/160), Reload 10, Keen 1, Disintegrate 13

Sith Holocron of Lord Graephus

Rarity: Legendary

Requires Attunement, Type: Force Focus

This holocron contains the combined knowledge of Sorzus Syn and the Sith nobleman Graephus. Using it as a focus, a Forcecaster can cast a power that curses a number of humanoids with the rakghoul plague.

Target humanoids in a 50 foot radius sphere centered on the holocron. Each humanoid makes a Constitution saving throw of DC 18. On failure, they fall unconscious and transform into rakghouls in 1 hour. The caster must pass a DC 18 Forcecasting check or also suffer the curse. The casting time for this power is 30 seconds (3 rounds).

The knowledge of Graephus can increase the power of the holocron in certain conditions. If brought to the Dark Spire on Zarkura during a full moon, the caster can target the entire planet's humanoid population. The ritual for this power takes 10 hours. The caster must pass a DC 25 Forcecasting check. On failure, the holocron explodes and is destroyed, dealing 10d12 Force damage to the caster. On success, every humanoid on the planet makes a Constitution saving throw of DC 18; on failure, they fall unconscious and transform into rakghouls in 1 hour.

Energy Spider

Small beast, unaligned

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• Armor Class 13
• Hit Points 18 (4d6+4)
• Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
12 (+1)	16 (+3)	13 (+1)	3 (-4)	12 (+1)	4 (-3)

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• Skills Stealth +7, Perception +3
• Damage Vulnerabilities Ion
• Damage Resistances Energy
• Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 13
• Languages -
• Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)

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Energy Absorption. Whenever the spider is subjected to energy damage, it takes no damage and instead regains a number of hit points equal to the energy damage dealt.

Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the spider has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.

Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.

Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.

Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.

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Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) kinetic damage.

Web (Recharge 5-6). Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 30/60 ft., one creature. Hit: The target is restrained by webbing. As an action, the restrained target can make a DC 12 Strength check, bursting the webbing on a success. The webbing can also be attacked and destroyed (AC 10; hp 5; vulnerability to fire damage; immunity to kinetic, poison, and psychic damage).

Fathier

Large beast, unaligned

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• Armor Class 11
• Hit Points 26 (4d10 + 4)
• Speed 60 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
18 (+4)	12 (+2)	13 (+1)	3 (-4)	12 (+1)	8 (-1)

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• Skills Athletics +6
• Senses passive Perception 11
• Languages -
• Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)

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Keen Hearing. The fathier has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing.

Trampling Charge. If the fathier moves at least 20 feet straight toward a creature and then hits it with a hooves attack on the same turn, that target must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the fathier can make another attack with its hooves against it as a bonus action.

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Actions

Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) kinetic damage.