Merdala burc'ya (Clever Friend)

[Cabur Skirata]

Ship Description:

This G-Type light shuttle is a small armed transport, escape ship variant.

The ship was stolen from Triosh Berada’s compound on Nar Shaddaa, after a recon mission by Cabur to get Intel on the compounds defences. The ship was originally named the Slice Hound after a Corellian canine creature. It was designed for Triosh as an escape ship.

The Clever Friend has been modified to smuggle a small amount of cargo. Other modifications include an upgraded weapons system, improved shielding and hyper drive capability. Part of the ship’s upgrade included more luxurious quarters for the pilot. The exterior of the ship is a dark grey with dark green line detailing.


Technical Specifications:

= Length: 23m
= Maximum speed (atmosphere) 950 km/h
= Armament: Twin Laser Cannons
= Crew: 1 pilot
= Passengers: 1. (This has been reduced due to installation of hyper drive).
= Consumables: 1 month
= Cargo capacity: 8 tons (Capacity has been reduced to include ship modifications).

Ship Modifications:

= Hyper drive
= Improved deflector shielding
= Concealed additional twin laser mounts
= Twin Warhead launchers (Standard load 4 Concussion Missiles)

[Cabur Skirata]

*Cabur boards the the ship and closes the ramp behind him. Making his way to the cargo hold he discovers and array of equipment, including lots of spares for the ship. He attaches his datapad to a port and runs through the ships inventory to see if he can get all the parts he needs before setting to work*

[Cabur Skirata]

*Cabur takes a look through the system diagnostics again having sent some time making repairs. The initial damage report seemed far worse than the reality*

=Main Systems Diagnostic=

Life support - Optimal
Hull Integrity - Amber
Shielding - Optimal
Starboard Engine - Optimal
Port side Engine - Critical
Starboard Repulsors - Optimal
Port side Repulsors - Optimal
Inertial Dampeners - Amber
Hyperdrive - Amber
Turbo lasers - Optimal

*With the only critical system being the Port side engine, Cabur simply reroutes the power to the shields until he can make the full repairs. Upon closer inspection, even the amber rated systems were running at least to 50% of full capacity. The hyper drive had very minor problems. The computer was picky, but that was never a bad thing.*

*Cabur sits down in the pilot's chair and begins by resting the ship on it's repulsors. Putting the main power back into the ship creates a series of grinding noises as the fauna that has reached across the hull scrapes away. The repulsors lift the ship about 2 foot into the air*

"Lets see if we can't take you somewhere to get your back up to speed."

*Cabur straps himself in, and lifts the ship higher in the air. Testing the engines, they fire and Merdala Burc'ya heads for open space*

[Cabur Skirata]

*The jump in hyperspace takes longer than Cabur initially thought. He would have to get the rest of the ship back up to spec as soon as possible*

*Using the extra time he runs through the inventory for the rest of the ship and finds it well supplied, including an concealed weapons area stocked with restrains and various small arms*

*A warning sounds from the main cockpit, he would soon revert to real space*

[Cabur Skirata]

*As the ships raises on it's repulsors, the external cams capture a pack of Vrblthers, trying to get into the ship.*

*Cabur's hands move swiftly over the controls and steers Merdala toward the exit. Firing up the main engine, Cabur is soon back out in the open and heading for orbit, leaving the nightmarish vision of hell behind him.*

[Cabur Skirata]

*Cabur could see now why the traders outside of Triosh's compound didn't venture beyond the perimeter. He carefully removes his plates from his torso to reveal some severe bruising. He'd live, but he would have to make sure he stayed out of fights with non-sentient creatures for a while.*

*Although the ribs were not broken, Cabur carefully applies some bacta salve to help the swelling and bandages his chest, He looks at his Beskar armour and can see that there are small chunks of Vrblther across it*

"Damn it, I just got that clean."

*Cabur removes the data chip given to him by Vogga's droid and slides it into Merdala's computer. It seemed that Rodo had indeed upset Vogga. The shipment he stole would have been very valuable. Vogga, was branching out it seemed. Now it was very obvious why he wanted Triosh out of the way...*

* It seemed that this new venture that Rodo had managed to rip off from Vogga was spice. Cabur scrolls through the data and begins looking through any connections that Vodo had where he could sell it.*

*Several entries that Cabur cross references with his own database described connections that Rodo had in the outer rim. Cabur had some of his own contacts there too. It would be a good place to start.*

[Cabur Skirata]

*With the ship on course for Tatooine, Cabur takes the opportunity to get cleaned up. He then retires to the ships quarters to get some rest*

[Cabur Skirata]

*Well rested, Cabur cleans up his armour and checks his equipment, readying himself for the mission ahead. He would be reentering real space soon.*

*Using the data he has collated on Rodo Kesh, he identifies some initial contacts that should help lead him to his quarry.*

[Cabur Skirata]

*Cabur walks back to his ship thinking about the task ahead. The racetrack would certainly be very public; his jet pack would come in handy when making his exit. He felt his ribs again, they were definitely feeling a lot better but he could do without being clubbed by a Gammorean when he caught up with Rodo.*

* Looking through the weapons hidden in Merdala, Cabur takes stock of a few extras that would help deal with his encounter with Rodo. Cabur looks at a small hand held weapon, loaded with toxic capsules. It seemed that it was designed to be applied at point blank range via hypodermic needle. Cabur straps the holster to his waist.*

[Cabur Skirata]

*Cabur racks his rifle and settles in the pilot's chair, He begins to power up the ship. After a short time Merdala lifts on her repulors and the ship turns toward space. Cabur then kicks in the power from the engines to lift the ship skyward.*

[Cabur Skirata]

*Seen as some of the weapons on board Merdala had helped Cabur in his previous mission, he takes the time to run a complete inventory on the concealed weapons cache*