What is an Empire (open)

[Kubu Midwan]

Aargau

Kubu found herself wondering through space, she was still getting used to navigation. She seemed to have put the coordinates wrong to get back to Naboo. She didn't quite know where she was, but she knew it wasn't Naboo. "Mes buti sso Aitziu, Nu liepti j'us kia tegu tave fabulaz zasoti." The protocol droid said. (We are at Aargau, I told you to let the plot drive.) She was quite still annoyed with the droid and still needing it was an unfortunate situation.

Kubu saw a symbol in the planet and was confused by it, she had never seen it before. "Kam buti anas?" She asked. (What is that?) The droid looked. "Oy nie tave Aeuso" the droid said. (Oh no the Empire) Kubu was confused, like this Empire was supposed to mean something to her. It seems like the new "Sith" were not the only things in the Galaxy she knew nothing about.

[Neive Undant]

“Request to land, imperial code 33-14-82.” Prazutis slowly brought his ship towards one of the landing pads of the higher levels within the city that covered most of the planet of Aargau. To think that not long ago, this planet was the center for the banking clan during the republic days. Now, the banking clan took another form, another leader... another presence. And now, it was almost completely different, yet the bank, the businesses that ran from it, and its methods of business all remained the same...

Which, with their unique laws, brought quite a bit of leniency within their atmosphere.

Prazutis exited his headhunter, thinking about the presence he had felt while entering the area... it was a disturbance in the force, to say the least. But it was a conflict, something that should have been so close to the dark like prazutis himself, instead grasping he light... strange. It was something he had never felt before. However, as he now walked towards the exit of the docking bay, he now couldn’t sense the exact presence... he needed to expand his knowledge on sensing those who were akin to the force. He couldn’t find the source of the disturbance with his senses alone, so instead he would have to use instinct...

[Raphael Xandir]

Raphael’s Headhunter floated gently through the emptiness of space. He had recently heard rumors of huge interest to the former Sith. Intending on following the source of said rumors, Raphael had recently traveled to the bustling world of Courscant. It was rumored that in one of their black market’s they had sold a large crate for a healthy sum. It wasn’t the sum that peaked Raphael’s interest but rather the supposed ancient Sith marking written all over it.

Swiftly after hearing these murmurs, Raphael headed towards the site and contacted a museum director that had stated he was there at the time. All he could give the young man was that the individual who bought it slapped a sticker that directed the crate to Naboo.

Traveling to Naboo would be a tricky situation, as his former affiliation could potentially cause him some flak if he landed in the heart of the Alliance. It was a risk Raphael was willing to take, as he had learned a form of their language and was fascinated by the Sith culture. He pondered the decision to go to Naboo heavily before deciding he would soon need some extra funds to buy this crate off of whoever was interested in it as well.

Aargau would be his next destination then, as he looked down on the world now in front of him. It was a banking world that might be able to give him a loan for such a healthy sum for the crate.

Raphael directed his ship down towards one of the many bustling cities below, as he would intend on having quick business upon this core world.

[Kubu Midwan]

When she landed and got out of course the usual staring, pointing, and words she couldn't understand. "Nu dary nenx minti sis buti zo zyemus savoka." The droid said. (I don't think this is a good idea) Kubu didn't care what the droid thought, she was here, she was going to investigate this Empire thing. 'Was it like this Alliance?' She thought. Although to be honest with herself she didn't know much about it either, the only thing she had learned was a little about the new "Sith".

She looked at a sign and as before didn't know what it said. "Kam dartovi zhol zodis?" She asked. (What does it say) "Gti Vazona iv Aitziu: eru. Tave pihse ra removal iv konsamulse metalas. yun. Tave pihse ra jisteklas iv ginklas sas non- etdira. gti. Willfully dulveti kia gtukvi, dtajes zta ax gtukvi tave Mirma iv Aitziu." The droid said. (Three Statutes of Aargau: 1. The unlawful removal of precious metals. 2. The unlawful possession of weapons by non-citizens. 3. Willfully conspiring to defraud, discredit or deceive the Bank of Aargau.) Kubu was confused, she had no clue as to what a bank was.

[Neive Undant]

As Prazutis approached the sign on the statutes, he thought for a moment. Though he couldn’t sense a force user any more than he could any other being, he needed to rely on his other senses to figure out wher-
Was that a droid speaking sith?

Prazutis looked over at the droid, as he stood in an opening in a crowd. Traditional sith was a dead language, what was this droid doing speaking it? And more importantly, to whom?
Prazutis walked forward, leisurely resting his hand on the hilt of his saber, just in case... but when he saw an old sith, he froze. For just a moment, he looked at her and the droid, not sure what to say. Surely this one was the presence he felt, but haven’t the sith been exctinct for thousands of years?
Prazutis thought, before he quickly spoke, the dark side’s language working through his tongue.
“Dovo nun... gal Nu deretis kia j'us nuo zo kukas?”
(Excuse me... can I speak to you for a second?)

[Raphael Xandir]

With a snap and a hiss, the headhunter’s landing gears collided with the docking bay putting the ship at ease. The docking bay was bustling just as he expected with such a well-developed city. Raphael decided upon not bringing weapons on this short journey, he had received a bit of information on the planets primary laws before he landed. It was not in his interest to be immediately executed and he for sure did not need another incident like he had on Bonadan.

He kept his neutral brown robes and clothing on as he just intended on making a trip to the bank and back. Surely he would be off of this populous world within the hour. Raphael in fact felt rushed, as he hoped to buy that crate at a reasonable price before anyone else did.

Walking through the docking bay, he came upon the ginormous sign that listed out the statutes before entering the city. Raphael examined them quickly to see if he had missed anything but it seemed he was well prepared.

A moment before he intended to walk towards the bank, it seemed attention was being turned in the nearby vicinity. His silver eyes peered around to see what the entire hubbub was for. Although they were not staring directly at him, Raphael couldn’t help but notice a man speak up. This man had looked familiar to him and he could faintly hear rumbles of a language not many know.

Attempting to dissect the situation and whom he might be speaking too, Raphael’s attention was grasped by something amazing. It didn’t seem possible; although he had only seen pictures, he knew they had died out so long ago. What luck he was coming across. First he found himself with information leading to a large crate full of what could only be ancient sith artifacts and now he is seeing a Pureblood Sith in the flesh.

Deciding not to cause conflict with the situation, Raphael took a stance in the back of the crowd. He would wait to see what if this man would say anything else and if the girl would speak up.

[Kubu Midwan]

A man spoke to her in sith, she turned and saw it a Je'daii weapon. Kubu heard of such weapons, some of the elders had them, but she had never seen one. "Buti j'us zo Je'daii ax zo kitok "tsis"?" She asked. (Are you a Je'daii or a new "sith"?) "Nu dary nenx minti tym sekleti buti gaben anas." The droid said. (I don't think he should be carrying that) Kubu knew that, so the droid pointing it out was possible to draw attention.

There was already attention, mainly at her, more attention would not be welcome. She was unsure how punishment would fall and if it was as harsh as she had already endured, she didn't want to be in another box for 5,000 more years. Kubu took a few steps back from the man and pointed to the laws posted. She didn't want to cause a scene, but she wasn't sure he was a citizen.

[Neive Undant]

Prazutis chuckled a bit in his iron helmet, pausing to think for a moment before he replied. “Nu satyi rak tave Tsis rak tave Jidai. Nu elgtis tave jen' garthaz, kad arlsisiu Nu elgtis zhol kia satyi tave aeuso. Nors, ane elgtis tave irus nuo tave monot hani.”
(I serve neither the Sith nor the Jedi. I use the dark side, but instead I use it to serve the empire. Though, others use the light for the same purpose.)
Prazutis could tell that she was from the light side, the disturbance was too associated with the light for her not to be. But something else was now near... another disturbance, almost to balance it back out. Strange, Prazutis thought... but he would rather not bring any more attention to himself than he already did, talking to the woman in the first place.
“Mazo liepti nun, verhijera... kait dary j'us itik stai?Nu haven’t ziur wo iv tu'iea mure negu...”
(So tell me, madam... how did you get here? I haven’t seen one of your kind before...)

[Raphael Xandir]

Raphael eyed the two as they now engaged in conversation. Positioning himself behind the red humanoid, the young man too noticed a very familiar form of weapon the masked man rested his hand on. His head turned to look at the giant sign behind them; this surely wouldn’t end up being the best situation. But at the same time, he was also curious now who the masked individual was as well as the other.

Getting close enough within the crowd, Raphael heard a familiar language. Although from the girl, it sounded very broken to him. From the sentence she said, he was able to pick up a few words here and there. She was speaking ancient Sith yes, but it seemed to be a different variant of what he had learned from his textbooks?

But then the other individual spoke, he understood very well even through the mask. Another pawn of the Empire he seemed to be, what a waste of potential. Raphael would continue to listen to their conversation from the edge of the area, as he was unsure if the problem with his light weapon would pan out.

[Kubu Midwan]

"She came on a ship if that's not obvious enough." The droid said. She looked at the droid a second then looked at him. She didn't know what it said, but she was sure it was some smart remark. Kubu had never heard of anyone not using light or dark, but both. Her kind would find this obserd, if not punishable. "Nu elgtija tave kraud. Nu zinot niekada ziur tu'iea mure, anas fasona mus dar." She said.

Kubu pointed to the sign again, this time she moved to reveal the part where the Three Statutes of Aargau's violation was execution. The droid had not translated that part to her, but the only part that mattered to her was the laws. Laws were serious to her kind, it was why she had been asleep for so many years. Though the droid should have translated it to her, she might not be drawing attention to the sign. However she saw his weapon as a threat to her, she had heard the stories of how they cut through everything. It was why she was slowly taking steps back, she had no defense against such a weapon.