We set course for Corellia! (takes about a week)

It's a crowded busy system with 5 occupied planets. Battered ships from thye front limp to the shipyards. Corellia is a pretty planet with their manufacturing in orbit.

Main city is Coronet City - that's where the security services are. The Blue sector is also there - Treasure Ship row is a open air market which is where Pingo Tarr is.

Crystalline swamps of Agralat - know for swoop racing as well as jagged sharp crystal plants.

The ship is in OK shape so we bypass the shipyards - no real repairs needed.

Dran'liss wants to land by Channel 3-Gran. Something about fines that we all just agree not to discuss. Sunder Cain brings the ship in.

The dockworkers recognize Dran'liss and are friendly to him, "Hey! It's the Bantha hunter!" The dock head warns Dran'liss that things are fuzzy now, so tread lightly. Dran'liss figures that the holonet being down around the galaxy is causing a funding crunch, so people are a bit on edge.

Dran'liss heads into the offices, asks receptionist about running public service slots regarding Wookies. Receptionist offers tomorrow morning @ 9 AM whic Dran'liss accepts.

Sunder Cain contacts the authorities to ask how they want to have the pirates handled & delivered. We fly to CorSec and Cain addresses the prisoners.

Cain and Xutik march the pirates into CorSec into a waiting area. Cain has the pirates sit. Eventually a scarred officer comes out. Apparently CorSec is a bit understaffed. After a bit of bureaucracy, he can't get someone else so he (Lt Bendak Lyell) will do it himself.

He scans the pirates to confirm bounties. Meanwhile Cain and the Lt chat about swoop racing. Dead pirate is a Tissar (500 credit), Skrilling pirate is (1500 credits), Human is 500 pirates, Sam Yessik (5000 credits) - 7500 credits total.

We also get an introduction to a communications agent.

Meanwhile, Vekbaar and Dran'liss have headed off with blackmarket brandy to sell it off for some credits. They take a robocab to a spaceport bar - an anonymous one with a blank yellow sign over the door. Dran'liss pays with Hutt credits at an obscene markup.

Dran'liss heads in and gets a brandy while having Vekbaar wait outside. Dran'liss talks to the bartender - explains he has more Chandralyan Brandy than he can do with. the bartender is interested. But the tax stamps have fallen off... The bartender looks around nervously. "Perhaps you should look for something a little farther from the spaceport, CorSec patrols those less rigorously." He slides Dran'liss a card with a shop in the Blue Sector. Dran'liss buys an expensive drink in return.

Xutik and Cain have finished with the bounties and call Dran'liss. All agree to meet at the Fel Swoop in the Blue Sector.

At Fel Swoop, there's a discussion of foods - delicious deep fried weasels on a stick. Dran'liss talks to bartender to sell the brandy. Cain is watching the exchange, the bartender looks a bit lost but doesn't look dangerous. Cain intervenes, "I thought we were going to save this for the high-rollers." Dran offers it for 250 credits. A bit of bargaining - Cain plays "bad cop" trader - grumping about the price. Dran'liss can't convince the bartender and walks off, leaving Cain to talk to the bartender. Cain tries to intimidate the bartender - take it at this price or Cain won't be happy. They agree to 18 cases of brandy at 300 each -- 5400 credits. 2 cases of Chandralyan brandy left.

Dran'liss comes back over and turns the conversation to swoop racing. Perhaps the bartender knows someone who has a bike to sell? Bob's Bike & Beer, 2nd hand bikes at mechanics - a decent one near a subway entrance.

As we exit the bar, all oblivious to our surroundings apparently, 3 humans and a gotal leap out and start blasting or running in with vibroknifes. There's some minor damage to the PCs but Cain is deadly and Dran'liss knows how to knife fight. Even Xutik gets a kill, shooting a knifefighter who had already been battered by Vekbaar.

After killing or stunning the lot, we fall back to the bar bringing our attackers with us. After restraining the captives, and patching up a bit. We get a drink while Cain and Vekbaar intimidate and interrogate the captives. They tell Cain that they're after the Twi'lek (Dran'liss) - he's wanted dead by some religious guys. They have a dropbox to send their note to if they did the hit, but that's it.

Having got his information, Sunder Cain is torn. The practical half says to toss them in a trash compactor, or he could turn them into CorSec. But he's from the Voroos Blood Swoop Gang, and intimidates them into never crossing him again. Then he lets them go.

Cain talks to Dran'liss about this. Apparently the Dim-U monks are upset with Dran'liss as they worship banthas and he was "The Bantha Hunter" on holonet. Plans are made to turn in someone else's body as his.

Xutik and Vekbaar go off to Treasure Row; Xutik wants little to do with corpses and gangs. Cain & Dran'liss head off to track down the guys who ambushed us and tell them to dig up a twi'lek corpse from a known offal pit in a bad part of town.

Xutik takes a while to find his way to Pingo Tarr's shop. Pingo is a squib in a jaunty red vest. There some trading - and chatter. Pingo has a shiny silver box. It's old and electronic, and of unknown purpose. We make a deal - 400 credits and my jaunty hat. Looking at the box - it's burned out, need some parts and can make one of the five needed on board the ship.

As walking around Cain and Dran'liss overhear news that a Sith spy has sabotaged the in-system comm bouys. No out of system comms for a couple weeks perhaps.

Dran'liss and Cain catch up with Xutik. We discuss the cost of swoop bikes. Then there's discussion of how to disguise Dran'liss.

While Cain is looking out for random attackers, he spots a woman from the Blood. They had a brief affair. She left the Blood, is working the shadier side of things in the Blue Zone. She offers some help if he needs any. Cain asks about pimp clothes (to disguise Dran'liss + gold body paint). He also gets a hookup to a couple of girls who can model. When asked she also recommends the place by the subway as a swoop bike source.

Xutik helps paint up Dran'liss in gold - with a few embellishments like flames on the tails. Cain brings some clothes in terrible pimp taste - bling, lacy ascot, coat, purple jodhpurs, etc. Cain's woman contact brings in a couple of women to act as Dran'liss's "whores."

The thugs bring in a body - Dran'liss and Cain freeze it and get it tattooed to put Dran'liss's identifying marks. A message is sent to the dropbox.

A bit of research indicates that a Dim-U festival is coming up and a more conservative faction is taking power.

We settle down for the night. Xutik decorates his compartment with shinies and action figures from the market.

Next morning, no word from the dropbox. Dran'liss cleans up (no more gold paint) and heads to his business meeting in the morning. Fortunately no real exposure on the street as we can land at the building.

At his meeting, Dran'liss pleads the case of the wookie refugees (with Vekbaar's presence). He asks for a refugee database and PSAs to announce it. Unfortunately, his contact has no control over it; Dran'liss would have to talk to the auditor appointed to oversee spending. Dran'liss convinces the gran that Dran'liss won't be able to do it - lots of other things needing his attention. And it can bring interest and charity money to the Channel 3, and it can be marketed strongly as them helping the Republic. A marketing guy is brought in and gets really excited. They'll sponsor and push Dran'liss's project idea. Exeunt Dran'liss and Vekbaar.

Just before lunch - a message for Cain about the bounty on Dran'liss. Meet at an address near the starport. We respond with a meeting in the evening.

We paint up Dran again and fully pimp him out. He's going to be on a corner with his two girls - all of them armed. Dran'liss is NOT stealthy, he stands out. Dran'liss notices a couple of individuals standing out, looking a little nervous - heading into the building. Cain, Xutik, and Vekbaar arrive later - Xutik stays outside as Cain and Vekbaar push the covered repulsor lift with them.

Cain asks if they're after the bounty. He gets their names. He makes sure they have the money. He shows them the body, on dry ice. An agreement is reached, then we sell them the sled at a 50% markup. (500 credits goes to 750 credits). Dran'liss was worth 3500. Cain is professional about it all, closes the box and walks over to pimp Dran'liss. All exit, pleased.

We pay out 250 each to the thugs, 250 each for the girls, an even share for Xia. We're doing all right on this caper. We have a celebratory night out. The girls were friends of Xia's - a lab assistant and a secretary.

We get a message from Lt Layell from CorSec about courier jobs. Order a caf at Bren's Garden and ask if Jonah left for Xutik.

We head out to look at swoop bikes - by the subway entrance, a few other places. We eventually find something close to what we're looking for. We pick it up for 7500 credits. Xutik attaches streamers to the handlebars.