- "Slice into the network and get what you need. I'll hold off security."
- ―Scourge orders Sechel to get the files they came for while he will hold off security
In 3954 BBY, a mission was undertaken by the Sith Lord Scourge and Dark Councilor Darth Nyriss' advisor Sechel to discover who purchased the droid that had attempted to kill her during the second attempt on her life. After arriving on the planet Hallion, they infiltrated the Uxiol Droid Manufacturing plant and Scourge had to fight several patrol drones and one assault droid while Sechel sliced into the factory's network. After copying the files, Sechel sliced into the power grid and shut the plant down. The power outage destabilized the plant's vats that used Trivium generator reactor cores. The pair escaped the plant shortly before the trivium generators exploded, destroying the plant.
Prelude[]
- "I want Sechel to check out the plant. Once inside, he can slice into their computer network to find out who arranged the purchase. I hired those mercenaries you dispatched to get him past security. That task now falls to you."
- ―Darth Nyriss orders Scourge to escort and protect Sechel during their mission
In 3954 BBY, several assassination attempts were made on Dark Councilor Darth Nyriss' life, the most recent attempt involved a serving droid armed with a disruptor beam that mistakenly killed her chef, wiping its own memory core immediately after. After the attempt, her advisor Sechel was able to slice into the droid's memory, discovering it was created at a privately-owned plant on the planet Hallion. She then hired two mercenaries to follow up this lead, but before they could assist, the Sith Emperor intervened, forcing Nyriss to ask for the Sith Lord Scourge's help. Shortly after Scourge's arrival on Dromund Kaas, Nyriss sent Sechel to escort him to her stronghold and ordered the mercenaries to kill Scourge. After a brief skirmish, Scourge killed the male, and before the female could identify her employer, she was killed by Nyriss' security chief Murtog and five guards.[1]
Nyriss later revealed to Scourge that she hired the mercenaries who attacked them as well as the reason she had Sechel order them to kill him. After this revelation, she ordered Scourge to protect her advisor during his mission on Hallion.[1]
The mission[]
- "You know those big vats? They use trivium generators to melt the metal. Shutting down the power grid destabilized the reactor cores."
"How long before the blow?"
"Not long enough to keep discussing it." - ―Sechel alerts Scourge of the plants imminent destruction
After arriving on the Hallion, the pair studied the building and through his night goggles Scourge noted a security fence that wasn't in Sechel's blueprints of the plant, as well as one patrol drone. Scourge leapt over the fence and proceeded to severely damage the drone. After destroying the droid, he proceeded to cut the power to the fence and open the gate, allowing Sechel inside. The pair then infiltrated the manufacturing plant, crossing the main production floor which was lined with four enormous melting vats, making their way to records office. When the code Sechel provided failed to open the door to the office, Scourge used his lightsaber to destroy the access panel.[1]
His action set off the alarm system, alerting the plant's security force to the intrusion. Scourge ordered Sechel to slice into the mainframe and find the necessary files while he would face the plants security. Shortly after, two patrol drones emerged. Scourge charged the drones, rolled underneath them, and unleashed a series of vicious lightsaber cuts, ending the encounter. Upon dispatching the drones, another pair entered the room. Scourge threw his lightsaber to dispatch the first droid, and then used the Force to slam the second against the floor, destroying it. Five more patrol drones and one assault droid entered the room, and the assault droid charged Scourge while firing, forcing the Sith to take cover behind a nearby conveyor belt.[1]
He then climbed the nearest catwalk to avoid the assault droids range of fire. The patrol drones charged Scourge, who ran to the nearest melting vat. Two of the drones attempted to cut off Scourge's escape, only to be thrown into each other, dropping into one of the melting vats. The three remaining droids avoided the vats and cut off Scourge's escape, and he ran back toward the assault droid and proceeded to jump directly on top of the droid. He used his lightsaber to slice through the droids armor plating, but before he could damage any of the internal circuitry, he was thrown clear of the machine.[1]
After he regained his balance, he attacked the droid again from its blind side and finally managed to damage the droid, causing the droid to lash out and kick Scourge square in the chest, breaking one of his ribs. Scourge then crawled under the droid, using it as a shield to protect himself from the incoming fire of the surviving patrol drones, as he stabbed the unarmored underside of the droid, finally finishing it off. Before he could savor his victory, another swarm of drones and two more assault droids entered the room. He readied himself for more combat just as Sechel cut the power to the plant. Scourge re-equipped his night goggles and commed Sechel, asking about his status and why the power went out.[1]
Sechel replied that he had copied the necessary files and that he had sliced into the power grid to shut the plant down. He then notified the Sith Lord that the power outage destabilized the Trivium generator reactor cores that the melting vats used. The pair escaped the plant shortly before the trivium generators exploded, destroying the plant.[1]
Aftermath[]
- "Sechel was able to use the information he acquired at UDM to locate their base in the mountains of Bosthirda. If they heard about the destruction of the UDM plant, they may be suspicious. We must strike, before they can move to a new location. My people are leaving for Bosthirda tonight; you will accompany them."
"You're sending Sechel with me again?"
"They may have connections to other terrorist groups. Sechel will be able to slice their records and find out who they are working with. I'm also sending Murtog and his soldiers with you. Sechel will be your precision instrument; the soldiers will be your blunt tool."
"The human filth will die, my lord. I will not fail." - ―Darth Nyriss orders Scourge to help Murtog and Sechel in the raid on the Bosthirda separatists compund
A week later, Nyriss revealed to Scourge that the droid that attacked her was purchased by separatists from the world of Bosthirda—who were trying to free their homeworld from the Emperor and the Dark Council—and sent Scourge, Sechel, and her security chief Murtog to raid the separatists' compound.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The mission first appeared in Drew Karpyshyn's novel The Old Republic: Revan which was released on November 15, 2011.
Appearances[]
- The Old Republic: Revan (and audiobook) (First appearance)