The Silent Enemy

[Romulan_Furry]

The bartender smiled. "What'll it be, stranger? We've got a fresh stock of Romulan Ale, we've got whiskey, bourbon, wine, and plenty of water, juice and soft drinks. Take your pick," the bartender answered.

[Razuel]

"Hmm, I'll have some bourbon, please."

[Romulan_Furry]

"Bourbon it is," the bartender responded, grabbing a bottle of the requested libation from the top shelf. "Came in the same shipment as the Ale." He poured a glass for the stranger and slid it to him. "Planning on sticking around for the festival?" he asked.

*** KHELLID CAVE ***

Jason moved through the cave, and eventually came upon a strange device guarded by a drone - and the drone wasn't a Khellid. No, this thing was clearly mechanical, and hovering a couple feet off the ground with no visible wings. Jason cautiously approached the machine, lowering his weapon so as not to appear threatening. It was a mistake. The second the drone saw Jason, it rushed him; Jason raised his rifle and downed the machine, then approached the strange device ( http://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/sto.gamepedia.com/b/bf/Elachi_beacon.png ), wondering what it was and if it was what was driving the Khellids into a frenzy.

[Alessia Starfurr]

Tigress and Keri rushed into the room "Blast late to the party."  Tigress grumbled pulling out some odd device and scanning the remains of the machine. "Hmm i've never seen anything this sophisticated outside of home." Tigress muttered,after finishing her scan.

[Razuel]

Razuel grabbed the glass of bourbon and took a sip, then put the cup down, "I might, it just depends on which contract I get. Ya see, I'm a freelance merc, I just came from a job just a few km down the road... I think his name was Jenny? no, Danny, that was his name. Apparently he had stolen and killed a bit in the past and someone wanted him for some reason, so naturally I get a call, I go get 'em, and return them to the client, this one was a pretty penny, about a few K...", Razuel then took another sip of the bourbon, "...must've been some bit of trouble that one caused, eh, oh well, job's over and I get the rest of the day off."

[Romulan_Furry]

"Can you access anything in that thing?" Jason asked. "Because I think we need to shut this thing off - I believe it's behind the Khellids' sudden aggression."

*** Saloon ***

"Well, a man's gotta stay busy, and he sure as heck needs to earn a living. But it's good to kick back now and again," the bartender said.

[Razuel]

Razuel looked at his glass, seeing only that it was half empty, "Well, that sure is true. Say, do you know of the happenings around here, Bartender?, anything that might peak an eyebrow in interest?", Razuel then took another sip of the bourbon.

[Romulan_Furry]

Jason waited for Tigress' response, but looked about the strange machine for a way to shut it off.

*** Saloon ***

"Well, the only eventful thing that's happened today is the Khellid attack on the nearby vineyard," the bartender sighed, "Which is odd because Khellids aren't normally that aggressive unless someone - or something - agitates them. They're like bees; they'll usually leave you alone if you leave them alone. Piss them off or threaten them in some way, and they'll attack you. Anyway, there was a guy in here that went out to deal with the Khellid issue... not sure what's taking him so long. Hope nothing happened to him."

[Alessia Starfurr]

"Trying to shut it off?" Tigress asked. "I don't think you'll find an off switch, things like this never do." Tigress said rasing her fuel rod cannon like a hammer.

[Romulan_Furry]

"In that case," Jason said, raising his Storm Rifle and firing a sustained burst into the beacon and forcing it offline. Outside, the Khellids all calmed down and left. Jason examined the strange mechanical flying drone he'd taken out earlier. "What the heck is this thing?" he mused. He took out an image capture device and captured images of both the device and the drone. "Maybe someone in town will know what these things are," he suggested.

[Alessia Starfurr]

"I doubt it, this one is more foreign than the bugs outside." Tigress said before slamming her fuel rod cannon into the drone to make sure it was off.


"What was that light it emitted?" Keri asked.

[Razuel]

Razuel then chugged down the rest of the bourbon and slammed it down on the counter, "Then I will go to that vineyard! Thank you for the bourbon, I do hope to see you again, you've been a wonderful host... um, which way is that vineyard?", Razuel took out some money and placed it on the counter, paying for the drink.

[Romulan_Furry]

"Veer west from the saloon," the bartender. "It's the field with the varied plants and the water lines. Can't miss it."

*** Khellid Cave ***

"Does it look like I know?" Jason asked. "Let's just get these images back to town, see if anyone recognizes them."

[Alessia Starfurr]

Tigress rolled her eyes ,but started to head out of the cave followed closely by Keri.

[Razuel]

"Alright. Got it. Well, see ya later, sir.", and with that Razuel burst out of the saloon and flew towards the nearby vineyard, landing just a few feet outside of a cave.

==Khellid Cave Entrance==
At the Cave entrance Razuel heard voices, then decided to just sit outside the cave until whoever was in there to come out. Razuel found a nearby boulder and sat on it, sharpening his sword, and whistling a tune.