Hoth: Blood and Ice

Baras collapsed and fell over. His eyes glazed over, the wound pouring blood over his pale skin.

His finger trembled.

There was only darkness.

Darkness.

OOC: Thus ends the tragedy of Darth Baras.

Baras.jpg Baras’ mask fell to the ground as he coughed up blood, “I always hated you, you… your father… eventually your mother… your tu’kata bitch wife. I have dreamt of this moment.” “But it is bitter… because you insolent welp have stolen my children and the one creature I deigned to love from me...

Darth Baras spoke calmly to Sylvain, "It is over, you won, lower your defenses." "End this." OOC: Successful flip destiny to suffer 4 strain, Sylvain drops his power for until the next round. Triumph to free Draagh from Ensnare. Baras Influence vs. Sylvain Lower Your defenses : 5eP+1eA+3eC+2eD+3eF 3...

Baras was fast, and reflected part of the deadly shot back at Luth.

OOC: Improved Reflect used for the Despair reduced by 7 to 16, then 8 with the Critical Injury, he is hurting but Luth takes 23 from the blast herself. Spent 3 strain, now Hamstrung. Not Supreme.

Baras shrugged and said, "No." Don't ask where it came from but he ignites a crimson lightsaber. OOC: Pulls Torsin to engaged with Baras and drops him prone. Destiny flip suffers 4 strain, 1 to activate silhouette 1 move to Engaged more than enough. Quick draw for lightsaber and ignite incidental. B...

Baras growled from the pain but was still standing.

OOC: Damage reduced to 13 wounds.

“Draahg, kill the Minister, he has outlived his usefulness,” Baras intoned. OOC: Initiative, since they were having a conversation, everyone is basically at Short to everyone else. Baras is Adversary 3, Draahg is Adversary 2 with defense 3. Vigilance for initiative. Baras Init : 4eP+1eB 3 successes,...

Baras rose from the water baring all his glory and said, "You wish to take my children from me... I consider this an attack on my person by the Republic. Or would you accept such a slight, Minister? I bet you would you weak willed simpleton." "But I will not , you deny me my children then it is trea...

"Then I simply say no, that does not work for me, go to the Republic then, but they are mine," he said with finality.

"The children are not here, I see no reason to upend their lives and send them to the Republic and a Republic agent will not be welcome in Empire space... so it seems that I would have to agree to send my children away?" he said chuckling.

"They are Imperial citizens by virtue of birth."

"So you choose the path of weakness, not unexpected. If you desire such legacy then a compromise, surely that seems fair for one shedding their old ambitions. You take on and I the other, because we both want what is best for our children. Otherwise, I shall assume you are using violence to oppose m...

“Well Lord Khalan, your bold words carry little weight if you need to bring so many just to tell me you are leaving. At least have the courtesy of Torsin to try and kill me before leaving my service. Then it would be respectable. But this, this is just sad, and disappointing ,” he said still loungin...

"I'm taking them with me. They might come back to seek out power, but that will be their decision, that they deserve to be able to make on their own. I'm not going to lock them into the Sith's cycle." “You can do as you like, but they are my children as well, it seems unjust to separate a man from ...

The tensions of the day were about to come roaring back. They had a bond. It would be harder for Luth not to be drawn to where he was eventually, but... "Down here, I guess..." Well, a fight seemed less likely, but not impossible, now. Luth's voice echoed down in the steam vents. "Hello, Darth Bara...

Darth Baras had just settled into the bath, mask still on because why not. He was relaxing his muscles in the water, it felt great to allow the tensions of the day to melt away as he pondered what schemes to move forward before the day was ended.

OOC: Open to Luth Khalan and three others.

Darth Baras leaves.

OOC: if you are staying the money will arrive at Early Night.

"Lord Draahg will deliver in due time, once I review what we can afford," he responded. "Give your assurances to this person and we can alert the Republic when it is best for us to do so."

"That should be manageable, for now," he responded.

“Darth Baras… If you will…” he stopped the retreating lord. “The information your apprentice desires will require credits to be delivered to the informant…” He paused, “We will need to requisition what you may have brought for the use in the campaign.” He paused and turned and said, "You wish for m...

"Leeway should not give way to rebellion," he chided and then agreed, "I expect a full report, later. My apprentice."

He returned to the blizzard the sound of a shuttle spooling up.

“I see it differently, abuse their ignorance, bide our time and use the mechanisms they believe will keep us in bondage against them. But if you feel so strongly that this is the proper course, well perhaps I should allow my best Apprentice, some leeway to act as she will,” he responded. “I trust yo...

"His will has been defied before, has it not? He was hardly infallible, and even he could be fooled," Baras responded.

“And you feel certain of this course of action, my Apprentice?” he said to Luth. “Or do you simply cling to any errant affection given to you? Your time spent i\on the ship of my enemy has not gone unnoticed.” “And now this is the best you can muster, collaboration with our hated foes, who even now ...

"Or one that poses an opportunity to destroy the Republic forever, as we bide our time," he ventured.

"I find survival of the Empire to be our primary concern, not collaboration with our hated enemy," he responded.