Competition: Aftermath: Week 1 Scene Writing 3

Tarentum, Plagueis and Arcona combined forces for a possibly fantastic and foolhardy plot to assassinate and depose the Grand Master. This was a direct result of said Grand Master's actions which were considered by the majority of these three Clans to be a 'dick move' and 'totally uncool'. Included were mass murdering of species that Pravus, the Grand Master, disapproved of, as well as the glassing of cities on several worlds and assaults on fleets that made up the military of Plagueis. With these three Clan's powers combined they sought to end the threat of the madman on the Iron Throne, they did this by...uhh...trying...to...kill him. Obviously.

Aftermath : Insurrection -

The plot to kill a sitting Grand Master was a deceptively simple one. Lure him to Antei, and then kill him. While it didn't seem overly complex, it was perhaps the most complicated undertaking ever organized by any Clan, much less three at the same time.

Beginning with Arcona's need to keep the peace and honor their alliance, and Plagueis needing help to regain their footing after the betrayal of one of their own, While Plagueis and Arcona were not allies, and indeed had never formally buried the hatchet that lay between them, there was an understanding of sorts. It had kept them from being at each other's throats for some time, making this alliance if not pleasurable, certainly tolerable.

With the goal firmly in mind, Plagueis began to move their members through Arconan and Tarentae ships, arriving at destinations alone and in small groups, to prepare and lay in wait for the signal to begin the plot. When the time came, the plans would set in a motion a gambit to lure Pravus back to Antei, and to finish him there.

When the resistance against Darth Pravus began, Arden was extremely conflicted. While he had strong ties to Clan Plagueis and a certain respect, although grudging, for Dread Lord Ramar, his first loyalty had always been to the Iron Throne. As a High Inquisitor, his first instinct was to oppose the treason, but something changed. As more and more evidence that Pravus had become unhinged came before him, particularly the attacks on the militaries of Plagueis and the other clans, it became clear what needed to be done. Arden Karn's loyalty was to the Brotherhood and the Iron Throne, not to any one occupant of it. Because of this, Arden went along with plan to stop Pravus before he destroyed the Brotherhood entirely.

At the beginning of the Aftermath conflict, Abadeer was promoted to Aedile of House Karness Muur. He helped plan much of the staging for the attack on the Grand Master, Darth Pravus. With a team of individuals from Plagueis, Arcona and Tarentum a strategy was created to lure in the Grand Master and his forces back to the ruins of Antei, where a three pronged attack would ensue. Abadeer helped lead a joint force with his Master and Quaestor, Arden Karn di Plagia against the Dark Council forces. At the beginning of the conflict things seemed to be going according to plan, until Dark Council reinforcements arrived on Planet. Without Plagueis’ normal aerial forces, the battle started to turn for the worst.

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Shortly after the death of Telona Murrage, Clan Tarentum had demanded answers and quickly began searching for them. Samael was no different, but while his Clan mates sought the answer of who killed Telona and why, he sought how to further increase his power and master his own darkness, hoping to further ascend within the Clan to better understand its secrets. While others practiced and prepared, Samael slithered in the shadows and stole notes and copied techniques from those he allied himself with, promising to use his knowledge to help Tarentum in some way. Whether it was watching their every move or breaking into their quarters while they were away, Samael did whatever he thought necessary to improve himself.