Tasks and trade

The crew set about finding more work and equipment.

Simon

Decides to spend time training but gains no new talents.

Abraham

Goes to the local trade guild, he eventually comes back with a stim-pack (as a trader he could roll twice, which is good as the first roll came up with a useless trinket)

'Betty' and Zia

Both go and see the sights and both come back with a rumour,

1. "The famous philosopher/explorer Cornelius Columbus has not been seen lately"

2. "Strange alien outposts have been seen in wilderness area's of frontier worlds"

Rafflesnap

Goes back to the enclave for more work.

The Cabaal Enclave have been putting together evidence and clues for the past 50 years on trying to find the Enigma Sceptre.
The Sceptre belonged to a mysterious race of aliens known only as the Enigmas that are long dead, many thousands of years ago they colonised Florax and their leader held the Sceptre and is rumoured to gift the holder with charasmatic power and luck.
The Cabaals leaders are hoping this can help them expand their influence.

 The Sceptre is located in some ancient tombs but within a stone sarcophagus that can only be opened by hacking with the right intrusion software, it has taken the Enclaves software specialists 20 years the write the software in 'Enigma' format.

The only problem is, the tombs are located in a wilderness area inhabited by raiders . . .

If you go down to the woods today . . .

Raul Nightblade owns a small cabin in the woods, he stays here alot, he has various hidden cache's of supplies, weapons and money around the area.
He is guarded by hitmen that he has trained.
Everyone knows he stays here and where it is but no-one goes after him, the rare ones that have are never seen again.

Rauls woodland cabin

First few turns . . . (Standard)

'Betty' takes a Goon and makes directly for the cabin but remains low and hidden, Simon takes the second Goon and starts flanking around to the left.

'Betty' and a Goon head in.

Simon flanks.

The turn after the first few (Standard)

Simon and his Goon sneak up to the rear of the cabin, peeking in he see's Raul relaxing, 'Betty' and his goon sneak up to a hedge and lay in wait.

Simon then puts a Frakk grenade in through the window, a dull thud issues from within the Cabin.

The two hitmen turn towards the commotion but 'Betty' pops up from behind the hedge and guns one of them down, the Goons shots go wide.

'Betty' lies in wait.

Simon peeks in . . .

The shooting starts.

The next turn (Standard)

'Betty' and his Goon trade shots with the Hitman who has hastily sought covour behind the drums, Simons Goon starts moving around the cabin as Simon climbs in through the window.

The cabins interior is ruined by the Frakk grenade blast and so is Raul, his mangled body laying in a twisted heap on the floor.

The fire fight outside continues until the Goon looses his nerve and retreats deeper into the woods.

Simon checks the body

The firefight continues.

The Last turns (Standard)

'Betty' puts down a hail of shotgun fire, the Hitman looses his nerve and runs into the cabin for covour, and he is met by Simon!

Simon charges at the assassin and the two fight with fists and feet, the Hitman fends off Simon just long enough to make a run out of the cabin door and onto the dirt road, but as he does so the Goon flanking the cabin guns him down.

Simon goes hand-to-hand.

Gunned down.

Aftermath

With Raul dead and all his Hitmen dead they have fulfilled the Enclaves job.

They receive a payment of Quality food and booze (very nice) and a few crates of novelty stuffed animals (of which 'Betty' takes a liking to and decides to keep one)

They also receive a rumour from the Enclave . . .

"We hear shady reports of a power growing beyond the border of UNITY space, nothing is certain about this but we cannot ignore it"

After a few days of rest on the ship Simon takes a dislike to the new guy Abraham, they are heard arguing and Rafflesnap steps in, he sits them down to resolve this issue but gets nowhere.

But report of their activities around the death of Raul Nightblade have made an impression and an admirer joins the crew (they gain a Goon)