CLONE WARS BATTLES
Month 4 after the Battle of Geonosis

Mission to Queyta | Mission to Tarhassen | Battle of the Llon Nebulae | Battle of Axion | Battle of Muunilinst | Battle of Mon Calamari | Battle of Dantooine | Battle of Ilum | Battle of Yavin IV | Battle of Hypori

Mission to Queyta

Key Characters

Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, Knol Ven'nari, Jon Antilles, Nico Diath, Fay, Asajj Ventress, and Durge.

Setting the Stage

Anakin and Mace are waiting for Obi-Wan's return in the Jedi hangar landing pad on Coruscant. Obi-Wan's fighter is damaged and crash-lands, but both Obi-Wan and the antidote he was carrying survive. As Obi-Wan recovers during med-droid treatment, Mace and Anakin converse.  Mace tells Anakin that the antidote is for the chemical weapon used on the Naboo moon. Four Jedi died to get it--all legends: Master Knol Ven'nari, a Bothan called "The Fire Eater"; Jon Antilles, doubtful his real name, was a student of the Dark Woman; Nico Diath, who was part of the Diath clan that produced a great number of Jedi Masters, mainly roamed the outer rim, freeing more than one thousand slaves; Master Fay, an ageless beauty who never carried a saber or used one in combat. All were considered nomads of the Jedi Order, rarely returning to Coruscant.

Obi-Wan and Mace converse in a garden which holds larger than life holos of the four Jedi. Obi-Wan says he hadn't met any of them before this mission and that he'd only heard the stories about them. Mace says, "Not stories, Master Kenobi. Histories. Now, tell us how their histories ended." Obi-Wan explains that his search for the source of the chemical weapon led him to the volcanic planet Queyta, where other Jedi had similarly come to as well.

The Battle

Obi-Wan joins up with the other four Jedi who will compose the strike team. After introductions, they begin their mission to recover an antidote and make their way to a chemical factory that is semi-mobile as it rides the lava flow.

Once inside, they sneak in the shadows of the barely occupied and droid-less factory to find several Skakoans monitoring the systems. As the Jedi begin to access the factory's computer systems, they notice that Asajj Ventress and Durge are also there to remove the antidote from the premises. The Jedi confront the two foes. Obi-Wan engages Ventress with his blade as Durge takes aim at the Skakoans, detonating their pressure suits in a huge explosion. The shockwave blasts the Jedi into the air.  They are saved from the flames by Master Ven'nari, who pulls in the fire and disperses it (thus the name "The Fire Eater".) However, this winds up being too much for her and she dies. The explosion has also compromises the facility, which is now beginning to sink.

The Jedi pursue Ventress over a catwalk which crosses part of the lava flow. Kenobi and Antilles block both sides with her in the middle. Ventress says, "You're whole order couldn't destroy me." Antilles responds by saying, "We won't need to. The dark side has already destroyed you. I'm here to release you."  "You're all so arrogant..." says Ventress. "...and overconfident," Durge adds as he blasts through the catwalk from below, sending Antilles over the side. "...but you can't fly."

Ventress dashes for the other side, using her saber to slice the ceiling above her as she runs. The ceiling begins to collapse, which knocks Diath into the lava.

Meanwhile, Antilles is still wrestling with Durge from behind, with him in a headlock trying to hold him back so Obi-Wan and Fay can pursue Ventress. Durge says "Go ahead, Obi-Wan! I'll kill your friend, and then I'll find you!" As the two Jedi pursue, Durge grabs Antilles and flips him over his head, pile driving him into the lava. Antilles holds onto Durge's forearms, dragging them into the lava with him.  Durge screams, "Aaaagh! Quit struggling, you were dead the moment you met me."

Master Fay, meanwhile, uses the Force to send glass shards and debris at Ventress, bringing Asajj to her knees. Fay uses the Force to enter Ventress's head, while Ventress likewise goes for Fay's heart. Eventually, Ventress collapses unconscious. Fay explains that she hasn't killed her, merely pulled away all of her thoughts. But in another moment, she would have succeeded in crushing her heart. Obi-Wan picks up the antidote vial Ventress was carrying.

As explosions grow closer, Durge arrives, forearm-less. "You're not going anywhere--except the afterlife!" says the bounty hunter.

Another explosion occurs, sending all three in different directions. As Fay gets to her knees, a recovered Ventress walks up behind her and stabs her through the back with her lightsabers. "I'll have your heart, one way or another," says Ventress. Durge then says he's calling in the evac ship, and asks if Ventress is hurt. Ventress then asks where Obi-Wan is.

They find him hanging off a cliff with one hand. Ventress asks if he'd join her and the Confederacy by taking her hand. "Only with my lightsaber", he replies. Ventress tells Obi-Wan, "the next time we meet, I WILL kill you, regardless of Dooku's orders." Ventress and Durge board the evac ship and depart.

Master Fay manages to crawl over to Obi-Wan and help him up.  Sadly, the ground is still sinking and the nearest solid ground is over 50 meters away. Obi-Wan says they will have to jump, but Fay thinks it's too far, even for Obi-Wan. Fay grabs his head and gives him what's left of her strength. Obi-Wan objects, but says, "Too late...you will escape...you will live...and I go to join our brothers and sisters...finally." She then collapses.

Obi-Wan continues to speak to Mace, in front of the holo images. He says "She was the strongest of us all, and for a brief moment, I could feel how strong...I suspect she would have lived forever if not for this one sacrifice."

Mace talks about Master Fay saying, "The force kept her alive for many hundreds of years, Obi-Wan. And in that time, she saved many thousands of lives. And, by ensuring you lived, she has saved millions. Let that be some comfort to you." Obi-Wan concludes notes that he won't find peace until Dooku is captured and the Clone War is over. Mace is comforted by that.

Outcome

Knol Ven'nari, Jon Antilles, Nico Diath, and Fay all die in the skirmish with Asajj and Durge. Obi-Wan recovers the antidote to the chemical agent that killed all the Gungans on Ohma-D'un.

Sources

Republic #53: Blast Radius
(Summarized by The2ndQuest)

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The Mission to Tarhassen

Key Characters

Joram Kithe, Mapper, Cherek Tuhm, Tinian Hanther, Livintius Sazet, Zazana Renkel, Edbit Teeks, Tharb

Setting the Stage

An intelligence agent, Edbit Teeks, was stationed on the planet Tarhassen and went missing just before the planet went over to the Confederation. The Republic sent in a team of Intelligence agents to the planet to find him.

The Mission

Joram Kithe and Mapper arrived on planet, and made contact with the members of the team already there. They found out that Teeks had gone missing and that was the reason why the planet had gone over to the confederation unannounced. The team leader, Cherek, and Livintius briefed the team, explaining in detail their plans. Joram found out that none of them had been in intelligence before him, and that after his mission to Pengalan, the military decided that non-military personnel from various government branches might be well suited for intelligence missions. Cherek was from the Ministry of Permits and Licenses, Tinian was from Department of Health and Livintius was from the Ministry of Public Information and Education. None were well suited for intelligence missions, despite their training.

During the briefing, they learned that Teeks was reported missing by his lover Zazana Renkel, who was found to be a counter-intelligence agent. They planned to kidnap and interrogate her for information on Teek's whereabouts. The meeting adjourned for a while, where Joram and Mapper shared their misery at such a group.

After their break, the group set out by speeder to Renkel's apartment. They set down and created another detailed procedure on her capture. Mapper pointed out twice that she appeared while they were working, and Joram ordered him to take her, which he did, bringing her into the speeder, where Cherek forced Joram to promise not to go against their detailed procedures again.

They brought the women back to their apartment, where Joram found that the team was not good at interrogation and ended up giving their prisoner more information than she gave. Mapper broke down crying. Livintius suggested that they kill the prisoner after they realized their mistake. Joram stunned her, saying that he and Mapper would take care of her, intending to question her further.

Joram set off with Mapper to search Teek's home. After bypassing security, he found a way to contact Teek's associates, and met with them and found what Teeks was working on, and where he was being held, along with information about his cell block area. They returned to the group, and pretending that Renkel was killed by their interrogation, they shared what they had found with the group. They then set out to rescue Teeks. Tinian donned a PlanSec (Planetary Security) uniform and entered the building using Renkel's information. She let Joram in as a prisoner, and was able to gain access to the cellblock that way after taking out one of the officers. They found Teeks, asleep, but were unable to open his cell. Joram called Mapper and asked for a small explosion. Mapper set one off, sending most of the officers in the building to the explosion area, and Joram set off one of his own explosives on Teek's cell, blowing off the door. They blew another hole in the wall, allowing them to get out of the building, and they got to the speeder, where the rest of the team was waiting. However, a PlanSec officer had found them and was holding Cherek with a gun. When Cherek tried to get away he was shot, but Tinian shot the guard in turn. After leaving Cherek with Teeks, the team left the planet.

Outcome

The mission was a success, although the implications of a Republic Intelligence agent's escape from a high security prison is bound to have lasting implications on planetary security on a Confederation world. The Republic will have also learned that non-intelligence personnel might not exactly be the best suited for intelligence missions, and should have longer and more intense training. Joram's team was unsuited for their mission, mainly due to training issues and lack of experience. However, Tinian was the agent that came out of the experience with the right experience.

Sources

League of Spies in Star Wars Insider #73
(Summarized by Andrew)

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