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     Celebrate SoroSuub

     Scenario Supplement for No Place Like Home

     By Morrie Mullins

     Former Living Force Plot Director and Campaign Designer

     Former Living Force Plot Director and Campaign  Designer  Morrie  Mullins
presents the latest in our monthly series of  supplements  to  the  campaign's
newest scenarios. In "Celebrate SoroSuub," Miim Te'Suub announces  the  return
of the annual grand celebration on Tolea Biqua, sponsored once  again  by  the
SoroSuub Corporation. And with everything  that's  happened  in  Cularin  this
year, SoroSuub has grander plans than ever... This supplement  ties  into  the
December Living Force scenario, No Place Like Home.

     Every year, SoroSuub holds a grand celebration on Tolea Biqua to mark the
anniversary of the production of the first of its Cannibalizers  in  the  Edic
Bar facility. This  year,  with  everything  that  has  happened  in  Cularin,
SoroSuub has grander plans than ever, and the attention brought to Cularin  by
its re-emergence into the galaxy guarantees that attendance from  outside  the
system will be at an all-time high. In a galaxy at war, people need  a  chance
to relax. What follows is a detailed press release from SoroSuub's offices  on
Edic Bar...

     It is with great joy that the SoroSuub Corporation announces the  renewal
of our annual Cularin celebration. While for those of us in Cularin, there has
been no lag, we recognize that those of you  outside  Cularin  may  have  made
other plans. We encourage you to cancel those plans and join us once  more  on
Tolea  Biqua  as  we  commemorate  the  production  of  the   first   of   our
Cannibalizers. With the blessings of our center on Sullust, we  have  invested
most heavily in creating a pleasing and exciting atmosphere for the event, and
we are certain that you will not be disappointed.

     Traditional favorite events will go on as ever. We will have  racing  for
those of you who thrive on danger, and test flights in new models  -  -  those
produced in our Edic Bar facilities and several from  other  locations  around
the galaxy - - to demonstrate the breadth and quality of products  offered  by
SoroSuub. The famous attractions of Tolea Biqua will be open to the public  as
well, though we do encourage those of  you  with  a  familial  orientation  to
choose wisely in selecting establishments to frequent. To  that  end,  we  are
offering child-care services at a modest fee  on  Ipsus,  through  cooperation
with our good friends at Naescorcom. Those of you who cannot  find  child-care
in your home systems can feel free to bring the children along,  safe  in  the
knowledge that you will be able to  put  them  into  capable  hands  once  you
arrive. The nature of entertainment on Tolea Biqua makes it unlikely  to  suit
most families, though if you deem it right for your children,  by  all  means,
bring them along!

     Gambling, as always, is encouraged on Tolea Biqua. SoroSuub is supportive
of the various gambling endeavors that the city has to offer, though  we  must
insist that you check the guidebook provided when you  arrive.  It  lists  the
various establishments, along with their minimum  bets,  collection  policies,
and drink quotas. We believe that you must find a gambling establishment  that
suits your personal needs in order to obtain the  maximum  possible  enjoyment
from your time in Tolea Biqua.

     In addition, this year we will hold a pageant  to  choose  the  loveliest
individual in all of Cularin. Entrants from outside the system  are  certainly
allowed, though such entries  will  be  limited  due  to  the  nature  of  the
competition. It would be odd indeed for the loveliest individual in Cularin to
live outside the system,  after  all.  The  pageant  will  include  a  fashion
competition, a talent competition (though we have strictly forbidden all forms
of dancing that involve the use of body parts not available to all species, in
order to prevent advantaging the Twi'leks yet again), a  cooking  competition,
and a droid repair competition. Entrants will be judged on style,  grace,  and
dexterity, and we encourage creativity. Our judges have  traveled  the  galaxy
extensively and have seen most  of  the  appetizing  presentations  a  pageant
contestant can make, and they come to Cularin  in  search  of  something  with
unique local flavor. What is that flavor? We leave it to you, the entrants. No
Place Like Home Adventure Summary A freighter loaded  with  several  different
exotic cargoes explodes above Edic Bar just a week before the annual  festival
celebrating SoroSuub's Cannibalizer going into production. The combination  of
rare crystals, minerals, and gases contained in the freighter, mixed with  the
ichor exuded by the mull of cochlera that were flying near the freighter  when
it exploded, have changed the population of  Edic  Bar  in  fairly  disturbing
ways. The Force is strong  here,  but  it  is  too  easy,  and  those  without
discipline are accessing its powers. Something must be done. An adventure  for
Living Force heroes of levels 1 to 9.

     The bars of Tolea Biqua will be serving the finest  of  beverages,  doing
their  part  in  celebrating  the  Cannibalizer's  anniversary.  Perhaps  more
importantly, though, this  year  we  have  the  chance  to  celebrate  Cularin
herself, her re-emergence from that non-place that hid us  from  view  for  so
long, and we believe this to be a prime opportunity for a rediscovery of  this
wonderful system and all it has to offer. To that end, during  the  first  and
last nights of the celebration, all drinks will be courtesy  of  SoroSuub!  We
encourage you to come to Cularin and enjoy yourselves, for there is  no  finer
place in all the galaxy.

     Excursions are planned, weather permitting, into the clouds of  Genarius.
The storm at our  previous  celebration  left  many  celebrants  wary  of  the
environment, fearing some level of hostility that we  cannot  and  should  not
ascribe to this wonderful planet. We will  offer  tours  of  Edic  Bar,  Varna
Biqua, and Friz Harammel, and there are  rumors  of  local  guides  organizing
tours of the area surrounding Nub Saar, though these would  certainly  not  be
sanctioned by SoroSuub. The abandoned city of Nub Saar, rumored for  years  to
be inhabited by the spirits of those who perished in the great storms  shortly
after this first city of Genarius was constructed, is strictly  off-limits  to
traffic, and it would not be in the best interests of anyone to risk life  and
limb to see such  a  place.  SoroSuub  would  never  involve  itself  in  such
ventures, but it is our responsibility to inform our likely patrons that  such
offers may be extended by individuals not affiliated with SoroSuub.

     For those of you who worry about celebrating in such dangerous times,  we
can assure you that the finest of security forces have been retained to assist
in protecting Tolea Biqua from anything untoward. Admiral Jir Tramsig  of  the
Thaereian military has graciously offered troop support for  the  celebration,
and while we have turned him down, the offer was certainly most kind. Security
will be handled jointly through the Cularin Militia and several local  private
security firms. We at SoroSuub are committed to the safety and  well-being  of
our guests and have spared no expense to make this  the  greatest  celebration
ever.

     You will doubtless have questions about these events and the  many  other
elements of our celebration. As is traditional,  we  will  have  the  midnight
flyover of the first of the Cannibalizers, followed  by  much  debauchery  and
carousing. We have done  away  with  the  clothing-optional  portions  of  the
celebration as a result of the Wookiee-stripping incident of three  years  ago
(or thirteen years ago, if you are not from Cularin). We remind you  that  the
purpose of the celebration is joy, fun, and the chance to experience something
new and exciting.

     That is why the celebration has found its home on Tolea Biqua.  And  that
is why SoroSuub is proud to continue to support it, after all these years.

     Yours,

     Miim Te'Suub

     Director of Formal Activities

     SoroSuub Corporation - - Edic Bar