Hunt for D'enai

The galaxy is quite a dangerous place. With wild animals, locals, and weather conditions alike. It seems like some contracted researches for Ministry will have to add glowing ancient Sith artifacts in the mix, also. Contact with a squad of those was lost at around ten hours prior the writting of this report. The communications showed that before the link dropped, six of the lead researches turned the otherwise peaceful digging into a bloodbath. Losing all senses, they began to kill their co-workers in a quite sadistic manner. The one that contracted those researchers was the mercenary captain Fang, which later presented the recordings to the lorekeeper Vindic'ta. Fang requested Ministry's personel to mobilize, and help deal with the problem before it was too late. As the problem seemed to be force-based in nature, both the lorekeeper and the 'neutral' Lord Na'karin decided it is within their best interests not to join on the expedition, to not risk any further infections.

The following were sent planetside to deal with the problem. The aformentioned mercenary captain Fang, together with his personal droid assistant Circuits, the pureblood spacer Korenaaj, and the agent  They were met by heavy resistance once their shuttle docked. Reports show that the creatures offer quite a fight. Shooting, stabbing and exploding seemed to not work on it. With the help of Na'karin from above offering dropship support, they managed to find the hidden artifact, and destroy it before any more losses could be had.

Upon destruction, the relic - a small and red ruby shapped object, shattered, and released what could only be explained as a strange force, threw everyone away, and then promptly vanished. The red mist that seemed to control the researchers vanished with this odd force, and for now we have no actual lead as to who, or what it was. The ruby was brought to the lorekeeper to study, but nothing much but a few resitude glimmers remain. Whatever it was, it wasn't fully destroyed. Any other information is currently just speculation.

Ministry offers their condolences to the families that lost a loved one in this happening, and is willing to hire anyone that wishes to enlist to avenge their loss.

Ministry log 4512/436,

Curator droid 'Frank', serial number: T4hygg1.