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by J-Richo Toboga » Thu Jun 10, 2021 11:48 pm
Richo searched his memory banks for the night were his adopted father spoke about the downfall to the one he sought to made mando'ade.
''This story was told by Caesar who, by his own account, was one of the rare survivors.'' he began ''The defeat of our forefathers came in two violent strikes by the death watch. One is a tale of deceit and treason, the other is a tale of arrogance and hypocrisy.''
He leaned back
''I am no storyteller so I will to recount it as best I can: Near 52 BBY Mandal'ore Mereel believed the Death Watch had perished after their last decisive battle on Concord Dawn. With their enemy dead, Mereel now led his True Mandalorian supercommandos as paragons of honor and courage, eventually taking a contract for the planet Korda Six. Mandal'ore had been contracted by the Korda Defense Force and hired to extract a rookie security team pinned down under fire by a force of local hostiles. Kordan intelligence suggested minimal resistance; the natives had no formal army and were poorly armed. Taking up the job, Mereel divided his men into three teams: Vertigo Company, an aerial unit utilizing jetpacks under Mereel's second-in-command, Montross, "Jango's Grunts" where Caesar was which would provide cover fire and hold the extraction zone, under the command of his adoptive son, Jango Fett, and Headhunter Company, Mereel's own unit, charged with reaching the recovery site and extracting the security team.''
He paused, double checking files
''On the approach to the planet's surface, Mereel's ships took heavy damage from ion cannon fire, forcing most to make the best of rough crash-landings. The "minimal resistance" estimated turned out to be vastly inaccurate: Almost immediately, the Mandalorians came under heavy fire. Mereel was helpless as numerous soldiers fell victim to enemy blasters, and it wasn't long until the Mand'alor called for them to abort the mission and retreat. Montross refused to comply, unwilling to have a retreat on their record, and pushed forward, only to fall prey to a grenade blast that left him wounded and in need of rescue himself. That rescue would come from Mereel, who shot and killed no fewer than three enemy Kordan before angrily reiterating his orders for a retreat. At the same time as Jango and his team stumbled upon a Death Watch ambush...their commander, a kriffer of the Vizla, arrived on the battlefield in a four-wheeled tank. Vizla himself attacked the Mandal'ore, launching a wrist rocket that injured Mereel. As the tank opened fire with a barrage of laser cannon fire, Mereel called to Montross for an airlift but Montross turned his back on the Mand'alor, leaving him to die alone on the battlefield while he returned to the other Mandalorians. Mereel soon fell to fire from Vizla's tank.
Montross would attempt to take over leadership of the Mandalorians upon his return to camp, claiming that Mereel was dead and that Jango had perished trying to save him. However, Jango returned to the camp, carrying with him his adopted father's body, and exposing Montross as a liar and a traitor. As Montross slipped off into exile, Jango succeeded Mereel the new Mand'alor, just as the other Mandalorians believed Mereel would have wanted, having chosen Jango as his successor at a point prior.''
He looked at the two
''Allright so far?''
Mandalorian - Clan Toboga - Heavy - Supercommando codex - Last Man standing - Clone Wars Veteran - More machine then man - Iron Mandalorian
Equipment: Mando helm, Chitin Armor, Heavy Blaster Rifle, Ample clothing- 18 wounds/11 strain - 7/12 soak
