Dubrillion's Terrain

+Medical Facility within Imperial Intelligence Research Facility+

The stasis pod had been brought back from the Unknown Regions by Shel Hu and her task force. They had found no way to open it or revive it from it's dormant state so handed it over to Imperial Intelligence upon returning to known space. The First Orders Intelligence department managed to determine that the pod was of Clone Wars era make and still contained a living being, though once again, attempts to trigger the pod to open or yield any further information had been met with failure. So here it sat quietly, save for a low hum of the life support. That is until one day. Seemingly with a mind of its own and deciding now was as good a time as any, the object lit up. It remotely attempted to access the local holonet, but this being Imperial Intelligence, was fairly swiftly rebuffed, though thanks to it's outdated software and relatively innocent inquiries, it did get the information it needed and sent out a distress call. One that would seem an antique for any listening for Old Jedi Order codes, but a call none the less. This intrusion into the holonet would not only draw the attention of the IT staff, but also any in the nearby room, as the integration caused local terminals to short out momentarily, a simple restart was all that was need to fix that issue.

The pod was not the only thing waking up. Inside, a young Mirialan was beginning to regain consciousness. Her eyes opened slowly. Her body was still numb and cold, but her eyes could look around. Displayed on a screen in front of her was relevant information the pod had managed to gather. Planet: Unknown, Atmosphere: Breathable, Months since last update: 999+.' Wait, that couldn't be right' thought Nalini. 'I was only supposed to be out their for a couple months. Darn thing must be busted.' Starting to get feeling back in her body Nalini started to wiggle fingers and toes. Yep still had all of them. And finally after a couple more minutes of waiting and rereading the same informative text, Nalini could move as if she had never been partially frozen. Reaching over, she found the pods open switch. Nalini took a deep breath, not sure what she would see when the pod was open, but ready to face what ever the Force had in store for her.

Word reaches the Imperial Intelligence about a character willing to negotiate something with the agency personally. This message came from several go-in-betweens who wish to arrange a meeting between whatever the Empire would send and a man of obscure identity, but  one who offers enough guarantees. The said man proposes a discreet meeting at a place of the Imperial Intelligence's choice and offers a deal that would be hugely benefitial for the Empire as a whole.

While her mother was away, as part of her training and expanding duties as she came of age, Reya was tasked with organizing certain logistics. She, nor any aside from Jolin Raynor or Vidarr Saren knew the exact destination. All that was told was to prep supplies for a dry and rocky climate, excavation, and to reoccupy and update Old Empire instillations. It was a simple enough task, Reya and the others in command of preparing for the campaign were simply preparing for anything that could be encountered in such a situation. Many among the rank and file grumbled and questioned what operation they may be gearing up for with a civil war on. But everyone knew better than to make those grumbles too loud, for while the Inquisition was not an officially recognized organization Zariel did wield the title Grand Inquisitor while heading the ISB, so disloyalty was always delt with swiftly and severely.

As Reya made her way through the cold and sterile grey hued halls of ISB headquarters, she felt the presence. It had always appeared to her in times when she needed guidance. It never spoke, but gave her gentle nudges toward the right path. She stopped for a moment, listening and feeling where it pulled. Then after a moment, she took hesitant steps down the hallway that lead to one of the main meeting rooms, it was where her mother met with her trusted lieutenants, but today, it happened to be where a certain Dark Jedi and a certain Deputy Commander of the ISB were having a stratigic planning meeting. Hearing the voices as she neared the door, Reya cloaked herself in the Force, making herself harder to perceive both visually and metaphysically, and next used the Force to try and heighten her senses to hear into the room, so as to gain any hint as to what was happening.

Within the conference room, the long table had been covered in data pads, old documents (some recreations, some originals), and many other key items to help plan the next stages of Zariel's plan. The only two living souls in the room where Jolin Raynor, an elderly human with long white hair and a possibly even longer white beard, and Vidarr Saren. These were the two men who had been with Zariel the longest and had proved her most loyal. Jolin had even been given the task of continuing Reya's tutelage while Zariel was away securing a forward base for Operation Renaissance. Reya joined as Jolin was finishing one point of order and moving to another.

==Jolin Raynor==
As such, Zariel and we dark jedi will be the first on the ground. The spirits that linger their may be too much for your troops to handle, so we will pacify any we encounter at the landing zone. Stroking his beard, the old man moved to other matters. Next, Zariel wishes to arrive at the Valley in as much splendor as her predecessors, as well as secure substantial enough firepower to defend such a key location. As such she wishes to have a fully functional Vengeance-Class SSD. According to her, her underworld contact, (a pirate going by the alias Lotus) has secured the black box or at least a recording of it, from the original Vengeance as used by the Inquisitor Jerec in his conquest of the Valley. If we can locate it's debris field, and perhaps that of others from Operation Shadowhand, mayhaps we can find enough of the parts of one to make this a realistic goal. What is your tactical analysis, Deputy Director?

The old Dark Jedi continued to stroke his beard with one hand as he read over the details on the data pad. He had listened to what Vidarr had to say. It was true that building or repairing a Super Star Destroyer of any kind, especially in the midst of this bothersome Civil War, was a tall order indeed. Not to mention the secretive nature of the mission itself... But Vidarr, as always, had a work around. It was something Jolin respected about him. His loyalty and resourcefulness was without peer in the Inquisitor's ranks. If it had been any other person, Jolin may have felt the ping of jealousy or resentment at the man technically holding higher rank than him. But the Ciutric IV native had earned his respect time and time again. And today was no different.

==Jolin Raynor==
Now why would someone, working with Imperial Intelligence have a retinue of Dark Jedi? Sounds like very promising lead... You know this man personally? Perhaps then it would be best if you were the one to make contact. Perhaps take our Master's daughter along, for some diplomatic experience. And added protection, given the state of Kuat at the present time. The old man glanced at a projection of the galactic map, complete with temporary borders denoting the areas of influence in the ongoing Civil War.

At the vague mention of herself, Reya tensed. What was the end goal here? She had read about the Vengeance-Class when learning about Operation Shadow as part of her studies. What could the target of such a massive warship be? Maybe this proposed trip would be an opportunity to finally get some answers.