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<![CDATA[House Horuset - The Pillar of Fear's Archives]]> https://www.horuset.com/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:43:15 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Terror on Ord Trasi]]> https://www.horuset.com/showthread.php?tid=1312 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:24:29 +0000 Katarn]]> https://www.horuset.com/showthread.php?tid=1312 [Image: CLsfhGF.png]

Report: Terror on Ord Trasi
Mission Attendants:
Lord Tiwura
Sith Hazlem
Sith D'oemir
Apprentice Vlorakaar Vipion

Summary:
With intention to alleviate our efforts on Vykos, it was devised to strike at the nearby Republic outpost of Ord Trasi, the planet most adjacent to Vykos holding enemy supplies and bases. We infiltrated by stealth vessel with my personal guard taking a more involved role in the field than before. I delegated the command to Sith D'oemir as this is her expertise. She further provided the mission with probe droids assisting with dropping explosives onto hostiles. Our party had marked a base with Anti-Air and logistical supply for elimination. From our terrain covered landing zone we pursued a trail leading to the outpost. We dugg down awaiting the proper hour as we unnoticed observed a supply transport pass us by.

We knew that it would only be a matter of time before we got overwhelmed after discovery. Our attack was designed to be precise, efficient and swift. As we made it to the outpost itself we launched our attack. Sith Hazlem managed to by spectacular means take out one of their landing plattforms immediately while the miltia went on the attack. Apprentice Vipion managed to strike terror on the local civilians. The casualties staggered on their end. Our heavy vanguard advanced on the command center with the intent to disable their Anti-Air guns. Our thrust with the experienced sith managed to penetrate past the defensive turrets and our forces made it to the CC but time was running out and our initial effort to blast through the wall proved ineffective. It was in the last few minutes that we managed to slice our way into the command post where we took some unexpected scientists hostage. With a little persuasion they aided in disabling the AA guns, allowing our ship to retrieve us before the arrival of hostile reinforcements of Jedi and armored vehicles. Our objective was to cause terror, panic and a blow to morality behind Vykos lines. To let the dark side thrive on our enemies and let them know we can reach them. In this we were successful.

Signed,
Lord Tiwura,
Pentarch of Doctrine

25/10/2024]]> [Image: CLsfhGF.png]

Signed,
Lord Tiwura,
Pentarch of Doctrine

25/10/2024]]> <![CDATA[Dravik - Jedi Knight Norun Sennaris]]> https://www.horuset.com/showthread.php?tid=1284 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 22:36:58 +0000 Trisdane]]> https://www.horuset.com/showthread.php?tid=1284 Report: Dravik - Jedi Knight Norun Sennaris
Attendants: Apprentice Xesh, Apprentice Vlorakaar Vipion

Summary: Deployed to Dravik in valley where Knight was previously sensed. Located in a small hamlet. Knight stood atop a structure in overwatch, likely noted our arrival by shuttle.

Utilised sense to confirm if we were surrounded, Sennaris unfurled his presence and spoke out. Presence far greater in strength than our own. Vlorakaar engaged, as per plan - holding his own against far stronger Jedi.

Buildings were occupied by civilians, cutting the gas to air filters allowed toxic atmosphere, capable of dissolving lungs, to enter buildings.

Jedi eventually became aware, forced to act in defence. Utilised techniques to disperse all gas from area. Exertion made them weak, swiftly slain by a combined assault.

Body decapitated, head mounted on a spike in warning. Crystal-less hilt left with head.

Civilians allowed to escape. Will likely die of exposure, if they survive will spread message that uprising died with the Jedi.

Objects retreived: Holocom, saber crystal (given to Vlorakaar), remains of Jedi (given to Racta)
Intel gained: Jedi moved around, held no base camp. Lodged with civilians. No datapad recovered, likely hidden planetside. Further threads to pursue.]]> Report: Dravik - Jedi Knight Norun Sennaris
Attendants: Apprentice Xesh, Apprentice Vlorakaar Vipion

Summary: Deployed to Dravik in valley where Knight was previously sensed. Located in a small hamlet. Knight stood atop a structure in overwatch, likely noted our arrival by shuttle.

Utilised sense to confirm if we were surrounded, Sennaris unfurled his presence and spoke out. Presence far greater in strength than our own. Vlorakaar engaged, as per plan - holding his own against far stronger Jedi.

Buildings were occupied by civilians, cutting the gas to air filters allowed toxic atmosphere, capable of dissolving lungs, to enter buildings.

Jedi eventually became aware, forced to act in defence. Utilised techniques to disperse all gas from area. Exertion made them weak, swiftly slain by a combined assault.

Body decapitated, head mounted on a spike in warning. Crystal-less hilt left with head.

Civilians allowed to escape. Will likely die of exposure, if they survive will spread message that uprising died with the Jedi.

Objects retreived: Holocom, saber crystal (given to Vlorakaar), remains of Jedi (given to Racta)
Intel gained: Jedi moved around, held no base camp. Lodged with civilians. No datapad recovered, likely hidden planetside. Further threads to pursue.]]> <![CDATA[Vykos: Capturing Lieutenant Kol]]> https://www.horuset.com/showthread.php?tid=1280 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:10:59 +0000 Katarn]]> https://www.horuset.com/showthread.php?tid=1280 [Image: CLsfhGF.png]

Report: Capturing Lieutenant Kol
Attendants: Sith Tiwura, Sith Zynn, Apprentice Mos Kaleehi, Apprentice Vlorakaar Vipion, Apprentice Xesh

Summary: Our given objective was to find and capture our mark. Identified as Lieutenant Nerik Kol. A Republic Officer. Human. Mid thirties. It's believed that this officer is in the know of important intel to the Vykos warfront and such we needed to retrieve him without the Republic being able to confirm he was taken. I summarized that simply going missing would leave a lot of questions to his whereabouts and as such decided to formulate a plan where he is believed killed in action.

Our mission party made landing in a not too distant imperial encampent raised near the front in the late evening. Sith Zynn with her stealth capable Maalraas was brought in as support should we end up in a tight spot. Her skills in stealth and with the beasts provided an edge if needed to the Spectres. We made our way near the Republic Outpost where Lieutenant Kol was known to be stationed. Leaving our transports by the cover of a jaggered rocky terrain we approached by a cliff in the vicinity of one of their walls. From the elevated ground and tall grass to cover we scouped out the outpost for the likely position of the Lieutenant but also assessing threats and vulnerabilities.

Scouting the camp the first risk was two surveillance towers with spotlights keeping an overwatch of the outpost. Sith Zynn took out the sentry before the rest of us moved down the wall to infiltrate the camp. As per Apprentice Xesh's observation there were one large Anti-Air turret and an ammunition depot for the very same. I could asses that the officers were gathered up in a tent near up west as well as a wall in disrepair to the western side. I set up a series of detonite charges connected to a remote detonator and distributed them. Apprentice Vlorakaar was tasked to sneak and attach one to the mainframe of the turret. I myself made it for the Ammo Depot. Xesh in the meantime snuk up by the officer's tent to listen in to their conversation. The Ammo Depot was guarded by four sentries. I managed to manipulate their minds and sent off three to the wall in disrepair and the last one I had call the lieutenant for urgent aid. Their minds numb and under my influence it was not a concern. Sith Zynn aided me by setting up the charges on the Depot as I prepared to ambush and stun the Lieutenant with Pelko venom. I covered the abduction with smoke pellets by the ammo depot and we evacuated in stealth. Shortly after Xesh collapsed the officer's tent on the remainders and lit it on fire, which Sith Zynn could manipulate and amplify with the force. This coincided with the explosive charges detonating to ensure chaos. All the outpost officers are now killed in action and hard to identify with witnesses to hear Lt. Kol summoned to the Depot shortly before it blew up. As such there is a plausible reason for the Republic to believe he is dead without too many questions.

In addition to chaos in their ranks and leadership, with the Anti-Air weaponry disabled and Lt. Kol in our custody to be interrogated, Apprentice Xesh has recovered details of the Republics intended troop movements. The fallout of this mission is yet to be seen but for now it was a success.

- Sith Tiwura]]> [Image: CLsfhGF.png]

Report: Raid on Ord Siggat
Attendants: Sith Tiwura, Apprentice Mos Kaleehi, Apprentice Vlorakaar Vipion, Acolyte Seranus Horuset

Summary: To accomodate the planned operations as initiated by Apprentice Xesh, our pillar required an increase of funds. What better way than to benefit from the Republic's loss. It was determined we would make a hit and run raid on the border world of Ord Siggat. An arid desert world. Scouting out a remote outpost in the wastes after observing a likely payroll transport having landed there for temporary holding we made it our mark. Our approach was veiled by use of my own vessel capable approaching undetected. Bringing a number of men to guard the ship and provide our extraction as needed.

We spread out to advance on the outpost in a manner less detectable with the cover of terrain and our available tools. I directed the apprentices to cooperate on one flank while I would do well enough on my own. There were clear signs of traffic and marks to suggest a recently used elevating plattform to ferry the payroll and other cargo by the outpost as we made it close enough. But our veiled approached allowed us to engage it with minimal guards without suspicion or forewarning. As the apprentices decided to jump their perimiter patrol I deployed a smokescreen to distract them further. With speed they were disposed of with ease and we concentrated on eliminating the gate watch.

We pressed on by slicing past their security systems breaching the outposts interior. On one end we discovered an armed squad holed up and fortified. As opposed to engage them and waste time an explosive was planted and rigged should they venture out of their hole. In the meantime the acolyte was designated to keep watch while the rest of us pressed on to find the payroll. We came upon unarmed workers and loading droids in their warehouse and I incentivized them to reroute and load up the payroll crates to the plattform. It was by then that the planted explosive triggered and the fortified hostiles were most likely killed as they did not engage. At that point we called in our transport to extract us and the payroll shipment as we grabbed the acolyte. On our ascent we dropped another explosive over the outpost to damage the structure and wipe out the witnesses or at the very least delay an alarm. With our objective achieved we returned to imperial space.

- Sith Tiwura]]> [Image: CLsfhGF.png]

Report - Frontlines on Vykos

My master,

A few days ago I went to Vykos to move along the frontlines that were at a standstill for a while utilizing my skillset I had acquired over time as an Arbitrator and through personal aspirations. The situation was more dire than expected, lack of various resources as well as firepower.

I infiltrated the front trenches of the republic, sowing chaos at various points by using the force and more rudimentary sabotage among others. My last place of sabotage was a forward bunker post that I have managed to completely decimate but reinforcements cut me off causing an explosion to injure me. Friendly troops were able to push through into the trenches though and I managed to extract, last I heard considerable advances were made now on Vykos.

Force serve,
your Apprentice Kaleehi]]> [Image: CLsfhGF.png]

Report: Vykos Sabotage and Assassination
Attendants: Sith Tiwura, Mayaz Vipion, Safiyya Tanamart

Summary:
After receiving word from a Lord Besmern, the imperial commander on Vykos we knew our targets. Introduced via Esme Roi, Besmern gave us targets away from the frontlines but nonetheless vital to the war effort there. A republic supply depot was known to be receiving ammunition and antibiotics soon for the active infantry. Our first objective was to destroy them and make sure they did not reinforce the republic. The second objective was to assassinate one Captain Meru Kodorvi, a mirialan logistics officer. Rumored to have been a bit too effective at his duties and a threat to imperial success.

Given the nature of our teams readiness we arrived by shuttle and dropped to the ground via pods. Our first hindrance was a guard wall with spotlights and sentry posts. The various crater holes and barricades allowed us cover as we arrived in the night. At first I considered hijacking a transport to enter but it would remove our advantage of nighttime. Instead we sneaked up on and wiped out a guardpost in front of the wall. We scaled the wall once the guards were neutralized. We appropriated their radios and comlinks for surveillance. Once we crossed over we found a shuttle pad and their communications dish. Waiting out their nearest patrol to depart we made quick movement for their communications hut. Their comms officers cut down gave us a moment to access their terminals and darken out enemy communications. By quick review of their terminal I could orient myself around their base layout.

The base's officer tent was nearby, over a ledge to jump down off once the next patrol had passed. We made quick work of their guards and very rightly estimated Captain Meru Kodorvi was inside. He was pierced in the heart before I took his rank plaque, code cylinder, & ID tags. Nearby the tent were the barracks of the base. Had we more time it would have been appropriate to place explosives there but since the comms went out we would be short on time.

At the end of the camp by another entryway we found trucks, speeders and two tents with the objective supplies of ammunition and antibiotics. I gave the rest of the team enough detonite charges to target the tent while I sneaked ahead to use one to take out a larger patrol. After this I exposed myself to deflect the fire of elevated sentries by the tents to distract while the rest managed to plant explosives on the tents and several vehicles. I took some injury from their fire but managed to deploy a smokescreen and spread fear and horror into their minds giving us a pause to escape via speeder. Once on the way I triggered the remote detonator and finished our objectives.

- Sith Tiwura]]> [Image: CLsfhGF.png]

The subjects name is Riel, she was a smuggler before we captured her. In the process we wiped out the other smugglers save for the republic professor who they were escorting.

My approach was to see if she could be of any use, my reasoning for this is the fact they managed to get on korriban is a feat that displays some competence.

My approach was admittedly a lighter one, I am trying to learn how to bend those with a weaker will to my own. My goal was to remove all hope from her, in doing so the plan was to see how easily she would break. If she broke at this first step of the process she would not be worth the trouble in the first place.

As she maintained some semblance of holding things together I moved to my second step. I moved to implant some faint semblance of hope if she followed my instructions to the letter. She attempted to lie as most would in that situation and she bled for that mistake. The point of implanting some form of hope is to give her something to live for which I can bend and twist as I see fit.

Lastly I examined her background what and who she cares about. She cares mainly about credits though she has a brother that she is close to. That gives leverage which can be used against her until a sufficient level of loyalty can be implanted in her.

My objective in this interrogation was to learn and evaluate if she would be an ideal target for being bent to one's will. I believe she is and the reasons for that is listed below, that being said I would estimate it would take about 5 years before her loyalty would be sustained under threat of death.

Reasons for attempting to bend her:
My reasons are as follows, despite the fact she trespassed and defiled most holy korriban she may yet earn redemption through service. She is an ideal candidate to be bent to our will, she has no home and no direction.

This presents the opportunity to determine both for her, she has few to no ties to anyone else and she is not imperial. This means she until recently has not been in our records which gives her some anonymity to our enemies in the empire. A change in hair and eye color and if need be a bit of cosmetic surgery along with a new name and some documents and she would be a virtually invisible person to our systems.

Her background in Hutt space and as a smuggler may offer some contacts for us to exploit. Additionally her will is weak enough to be bent but strong enough that with training and reinforcement it may hold up to limited amounts of strain. Right now she is nothing but unrealized potential and whether or not she will actually be of use is still to be seen.

Irregardless it so far has been a fascinating learning experience for myself, in future I would certainly like to try a harder approach on another subject to see if similar results could be achieved. If my lord has any feedback or criticism I would gladly hear it.

As a side not I am deeply interested in how to sap and drain the will of others and I think it could be a fascinating field of study. If my lord has any advice in how to pursue it I would listen gladly.

Force serve, Acolyte Lyrissa.]]> [Image: CLsfhGF.png]

Master,

I tracked the signal from Hroskold, down to a Defender vessel that had landed on the surface. After ascertaining that the ship was empty and no transmissions were active, I landed The Scion nearby. Scans picked up a small cave opening up to the north of the landing site, and the vestiges of a trail from the other vessel suggested the target had also gone in. I made my way in, and immediately from the entrance the taint of the Light Side came upon my senses, a Force Sensitive albeit supremely alien in its nature. The first widening through the cave was filled with primitive life-forms, lichen-esque heaps crawling over the stone. The path in continued left from it, and shortly after going down it, I came across a supply crate left behind by the Jedi. A comms array, several crystal samples and archaeological tools made up the cargo, allong with a datapad I secured. Its one readily accessible entry was penned by a Knight Meshugah, explaining the reason for his expedition here was to investigate a theory about a native population on Hroskold. I followed further in, and stepped into a peculiar chamber. The walls harboured strange, recurring patterns and shapes, subtle enough to seem natural, and shaped by a hand that has a seemingly almost metaphysical understanding of how to bend stone in such a manner. Artifice that borders on naturality. The next chamber housed a stone figure: a short, stocky creature with a large stone hammer in hand. So richly detailed, that I would say the possibility of it being a construction is impossibly small. Exiting the chamber, was a fork that divided leftward - towards the Light Sided presence, and forward (east) towards another dead-end chamber. I investigated the eastern space first, a large stone spire rising from the ground. The artifice of the work here was far more noticeable, and seemingly intentionally so. The spire itself was wholly smooth, and its surface was covered in a litany of strange cracks that formed stable, repeating patterns - perhaps nearly three dozen of them that were unique.
I returned to the fork in the passage from earlier, and continued on through the cave. I passed through several more spaces that still retained this sense of pareidolia that emanated from the stone, its artificial-naturality constant.

It is at the end of this cave that I came upon the Jedi: a four-armed alien that seemed to have skin of stone, yet was perfectly organic underneath. Before I engaged, it remarked that its purpose was this, “the spirit of stone”, the proof of civilization he apparently sought. Engaging it, I quickly discovered the alien was rather strong and heavy, but in turn also particularly slow. Wielding a large blade, I had to wither it down over a series of injuries, primarily to the arms, and another to its leading leg. That, combined with a few bouts of Telekinesis was sufficient enough to bring it down. As its arms were severed and the Jedi laid upon its back, I felt its life ebb away, as if trying to slither into the surrounding stone itself. Perhaps in some form of communication to what it saw as a civilization around him. I finished it off shortly thereafter.

Its large weapon has been seized, and I have retrieved a partial geographical study of Hroskold from the Defender vessel, as well as several mineral and ore samples from the planet. A set of robes, and a collection of documents. Finally I have pulled the data from its navigational computer, although as expected it is encrypted. I have fried the electronics in the cockpit, ensuring that a recovery of the vessel cannot be made readily without substantial repairs and replacements of the instruments and consoles within.

The alien Jedi’s corpse has been secured, along with its severed appendages. I shall make them available to you, along with the rest of the findings that I have secured.

The Jedi presence on Hroskold is no more.

Signed,

Emlar Racta
Sith Apprentice to Lord Hazlem,
Pentarch's Voice]]> [Image: CLsfhGF.png]

Signed,

Emlar Racta
Sith Apprentice to Lord Hazlem,
Pentarch's Voice]]> <![CDATA[Trahknor Heretic Hunt]]> https://www.horuset.com/showthread.php?tid=1214 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 07:48:51 +0000 Emlar Racta]]> https://www.horuset.com/showthread.php?tid=1214 [Image: CLsfhGF.png]

Mission Report: Trahknor Defector Hunt:
Attendants: Sith Tiwura, Mos Kaleehi, Esme Roi

Summary:
We landed on Trahknor after the last given coordinates of the traitors shuttle. We landed in the outskirts near the crashed wreck of Katsal Bil, the former Apprentice of Lord Riplon. As per the briefing entailed this fugitive had developed a desire to leave the Sith and had sold military secrets to the Republic resulting in grave casualties at one of the frontlines of the war.

As we discovered the shuttle we investigated it for tampering or traps but upon finding none We retrieved the shuttles blackbox to trace the flight logs at a later date. We followed a trail in the sands going away from the shuttle wreck which also showed signs of a heavy crate being dragged. Following the trail we encountered the native wildlife. Scaled predators of multiple legs and presumably stinging tails. With my training under Sith Zynn I managed to exercise control and caution not making unnecessary provocation or getting us exposed to alien toxins.

After some time down the trail we saw a tent raised with an extinguished campfire and sandcovers built to help mask it. By my orders I send Kaleehi and Roi to each a flank around the tent to initiative an ambushing him. My senses did however reveal a giant beast nearby in the outcrops behind a rockwall. I felt the traitor Bil being in a form of communion with it, their minds linked. As such Kaleehi was sent to take position to engage this large beast. Similar to an acklay in apperance it possessed several legs also capable as weapons piercing a man. Roi and I approached the tent to cut down the poles supporting it and have the tent fall over the traitor before we attempted to stab him. While a surprise he did throw us back by the force. Following this Esme and I engaged him in a duel before I withdrew to get an overwatch of the situation. Employing mental assaults on both beast and man before I meant to take a stealthy approach to strike Bil in the back.

This did not work out immediately as Bil leaped up the rockwall for higher ground with Roi following. The beast got distracted enough that Kaleehi managed to penetrate it's defenses and strike and put it down with his blade. After this I leaped in to support Roi and landed a strike into the back of Bil and as he fell I thrust my blade into his heart before I took his head for display. We recovered the blackbox, the body and the carcass of the beast for further study to Sith Hazlem.

- Sith Tiwura]]> [Image: CLsfhGF.png]