Five Parsecs - Starfire Salvage Op

Episode 4

Took a while to play Turn 4.  We last left our crew having discovered a data stick on there recently deceased rival, Drave Spectre that also had coordinates to the derelict ship that Captain Voss had heard about as a possible salvage job.  And a crew of Unity Salvage Operators were on route also!

The crew departed Mirrorshard post haste to the edge of the system where they found the derelict vessel...a Science and Research vessel called the Aetherion Helix and registered to a Vita Synth Corp.  They docked and split into two teams of three with Voss leading Kai and Jax and Lyra "Hex" leading Rax and Ellias.  There was salvage to find and four points of interest that should lead to something interesting.

As they geared up Captain Voss told the crew, "Only pistols and shotguns...the ship is still pressurized with breathable air, I dont want any mishaps."

They made their way into the ship via rear hatchways.  Voss and her crew took to the port side and Hex took her crew starboard.   Very quickly Hex and company discovered some good salve and the first point of interest.  But it wasn't long before Rax's scanner went off along with the thud of another ship docking with the Aetherion Helix...

 The table was set up using a mix of Battlesystems Galactic Core and TinkerTurf industrial terrain on the map from Rogue Trader Kill Team.  40k Navy Breachers played the role of the Unity Salvage team. I did a terrible job not taking enough pictures.

 

Aetherion Helix layout

 

 Lyra "Hex" Tanis and her crew investigate the hanger and docking area.

 

Scanners go off as an exterior hatch is blown open - Unity Salvage team confront Captain "Starfire" Voss

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 Gunfire erupts, Voss takes two to the chest only to be saves by her luck and combat armor. She is knocked into one of the intruders and takes him out with her glare sword. Active ship systems turn to red after detecting gunfire.  Lyra tells her crew to move fast before more Unity agents board the ship.

 

Jax "Cypher" Morgan finds the quest data they are looking for in the still active view screen in the comms room. 

 

Scanners go off as more Unity agents board the port side of the ship.  A massive fire fight erupts as Voss and her team fight tooth and nails.  Lyra manages to make it to the bridge and recover they final bit of data they have been searching for.

 As the team fends of the Unity Savage unit all points of interests are located and data downloaded and the crew manage to escape back to the Starlight Vanguard.

The data that Jax downloaded provided one more clue to the quest they have found themselves on.  The were able to retrieve several nice pieces of salvage and Rax even found a box of Frakk Grenades!  And Lyra had a heart to heart with Captain Voss, thanking her for giving her the chance to lead a team and showing confidence in her abilities.

Onward to Nexus-9......