Ruins

[Triton Delso]

The Mandalorian shuttle descended from orbit miniscule under the shadow of a ShadowCruiser along with the rest of a Mando fleet. As the shuttle touched down in a small clearing an honerguard was assembling in front of the loading ramp. Delso stepped out into the light and looked out to see his men, the sun reflecting off his visor. The General walked through the ruins of the old Mandalorian stronghold that lay here on this moon centuries earlier. Delso had doubts about getting here in the first place when he heard that two members of the squad he had setting up a perimeter had almost fell to a zakkeg that had been roaming in the underbrush. This is a forsaken place he thought. But if Mandalore Ordo could base his operations here in this deathtrap then so would he. Weeks earlier Mandalore had excavation teams break ground on a series of three underground fortresses and since he had taken leave from the fleet for a few weeks, leaving it in the capable hands of Captain Serin Triton thaught it practical to inspect the moon for himself. There were countless operations going on around him. A specialist team was replacing the scanning dishs and sensors to put up a new perimeter. Patrols were being taken every five minutes. It was sound sound of power and expansion. It was music to his ears. Once more his people would be the terror of the galaxy, but his thoughts were interupted by a raw recruit. Delso felt insulted being addressed by a cadet who hasn't even finished his training.
"General Delso sir."He hesitated appearing nervous."I've found something sir. There is a toomb just west of here. I believe it is a sith--Delso cut him off. "It is the toomb of Freedon Nadd Sith Lord and Former King of Onderon." He nodded to the cadet who seemed bewildered even though wearing his helmet. "Good work. Tell your commanding officer that i am pleased with your efforts." Delso then turned away from the young man and was about to resume his inspection when he felt the cadet standing behind him. "You are trying my patience boy." he said turning to face the soldier. "We recieved a message from a self proclaimed Sith Lord. He wants access to this toomb." The General stopped dead. "A Sith Lord? There hasn't been a Sith Lord since...." He trailed off. "Verywell. Inform this 'sith' that the Mandalorian Empire will deliberate and send him our verdict." He finished and turned, walking up to a nearby balcony and gazing out over the dense forrests.

[Triton Delso]

*Months had passed. The expansion of the great empire had all but halted for now. Occupation, government, and martial law were taking effect. The empire's economy boomed from new flowing trade goods that came from the newly aquired planets as well as the manufacturing of the new basilisk metal. This turn of events, however, not all was well within the empire. Mandalore himself had become ill from overexposure to a certain radiation that helped dull the pain of his battle scars in the years past. New governments had been formed, weakened by war though they may be all of these factions had their strengths. War would ensue soon enough.*

The General had loathed a very uneventful couple of months on the moon of Dxun. His occasional trips to Onderon seemed to be the only mark of interest lately. Things would soon change though. Tomorrow, Delso would accept a most honored and revered guest. The Dark Lord of the Sith and his massive armada would be arriving on Dxun in the waning hours of the afternoon. The events that would come from this would be blurry at best, but Mandalore seeks an alliance with the Dark Lord and that is exactly what delso would pursue.

[Lord Kavar]

*An entire fleet of sith warships entered Dxuns atmosphere on a whim. The Dark Lord himself had no doubt come to see the toomb. A much smaller ship came out of the main hanger bay of the largest destroyer followed by two sith fighters*

Darth Kavar sat in a large throne-like structure in the reception area down the corridor behind the cocpit sp?. He sat absolutely still exept for the constant, impatient dribbling of his hand against the armrest. Suddenly, he felt a flash of pain in the force. It seemed to be coming from Ziost. Convenient... he thought ..so the Imperial Coalition's newest self-rightious leader saw it fit to rid me of that skum on Dresdae that think themselves sith..and now on Ziost. I've been spared the trouble then, but those planets they will no doubt try to take for themselves. This I will not allow.....

The ship touched down on the landing platform inside the largest Mando fortress, and until now, the Dark Lord did not know what was going on inside.