Project Longshadow

PROJECT LONGSHADOW

FOUNDING YEARS

Project Longshadow's history dates back to the first attempt to steal the Soul Well from Draccis. In this attempt Maxmus Duru seduced Cabur Qi'Neni Sissk in attempting to steal the weapon from the Sith lord. Hoping the assault from Clan Trosco would provide an opportunity, the two sought to secure the well and sneak out during the confusion of battle. Unfortunately the plot was discovered. During Draccis' attempt to stop the thieves the weapon misfired and trapped the three of them in the Soul Well.

Duru would remain trapped until the accidental fragmentation of the well by Kort Kasharyn. His spirit free, he possessed the body of a Mirialan boy named Syllustor. Instead of forcing out Syllustor's spirit killing him, Duru decided to share the body to hide his exsistence from Qi'Neni and Draccis The boy being vaguely aware of Duru believed he was speaking to spirits rather than being possessed. Through this manipulation, Duru led Syllustor believe that he had a duty to serve, specifically as a soldier in the Republic Army. In reality the thief nurtured Syllustor's military career, routinely taking over his body to establish vital contacts. The manipulation worked as he rose to the rank of lieutenant. Unknown to his host, Duru was recruited by RIS to establish a think tank on how combat the threat of the Galactic Empire known as Project Longshadow. Using his new found command, Duru used the project's resources to track down pieces to the Soul Well weapon in an effort to utilize its' power.

The project immediately targeted persons of interest in regards to the weapon and put assets in place to secure their goal. During this time a Transdoshan law enforcement agent Rika Hunt was identified as the biological daughter of Kort Kasharyn and also adopted by Clan Trosco. Duru immediately used Syllustor as a cover identity and established himself as a liason. Syllustor, an unknowing pawn in Max's plans, helped Agent Hunt and her team to uncover the truth that Draccis had taken over Kort's body and that the grey jedi was trapped in a soul well fragment. The alliance was short lived however as Rika soon discovered the exsistence of Max. Facing detention and interrogation, Max chose to kill off Syllustor creating the illusion of death. Duru hid in the corpses' body hoping to slip away. The deception was however uncovered and Max had to violently escape. Duru and the project went dark hoping to strike from the shadows.

REBELLION ERA Project Longshadow re-emerged under the command of Colonel Klew Duru. Officially listed as a information gathering appartus, the projects truly focused on unconvential knowledge and projects. Under Duru's direction the project focused on gathering information on force sensitive individuals and artifacts. During this time the legend of the Soul Well became a focus of the group, leading Duru to recruit an intelligence officer by the name of Bisxo Trosco. Duru's hope was that by recruiting Bisxo he could influence the prophecy of the super weapon. The attempt ended badly as Trosco proved to be a willful agent, resisting his commanding officer's attempt to manipulate him. Klew decided to take a more forceful role with the Transdoshan and targeted key allies. In a final conflict Trosco shot and killed Duru.

As a final protocol, Duru released the safety measures on a serial immortality project known as the infinite. Clones of Klew Duru were released from thier stasis chambers, killing anyone who had knowledge of the project, the Infinite soon seized power of the criminal organization known as Draconis. Failing to recruit Trosco to thier cause, the new focus now became to destroy Bisxo and the Askrik Triad to eliminate a rival force from claiming the soul well. The attempt was short lived as the Triad came down swiftly on Draconis and dismantled it. The Duru clones were soon hunted down and destroyed.

The project was believed to be shut down once more until a secret convoy came under attack by the Zaodace pirates. Seeking to claim artifacts from Rika Hunt's days with the 1st Talon, Xai Zaodace attacked on behalf of Aliit Be Sissk. The project's ship found itself heavily out gunned and rather than being forced to surrender sent out an S.O.S. in deseperation. The signal was intercepted by a Triad listening post on Echo-9. Triad forces immediately engaged the pirates, forcing them back and boarded the ship. While grateful the crew tried to hide its' mysterious cargo but to no avail, as Giso Lago chose to steal the artifacts instead of leaving them in the Project's hands. Also during this time the Triad encountered a human named Mr. Longshadow who seemed to be in command.

With the help of General Ehcks Gameskeep, the Triad comandeered the projects resources to aid in the liberation of Trosco Province, a goal which Mr. Longshadow seemed to support. While finding an ally to end the Black Sabre War, most Triad members remain wary of the project. To further complicate matters, a member of the intelligence appartus known as the Watchers, Mika Torn plotted to have Mr. Longshadow killed and blame the assassination on Giso Lago. The plot was again uncovered by the Triad listening post on Echo 9 and the information was shared with Longshadow. The project's director responded by having Mika publicly executed and then stealing her body. With Torn now dead, the project used the genetic material from the corpse and created a new Mika clone that has been recruited into the agency.

NOTABLE MEMBERS

Bisxo Trosco(Commission Resigned) Maximus Duru(Founder) Klew Duru(Director, Deceased) Mr. Longshadow(Director) Mika Torn