@ Raja ( + Flair, Tris, Mouse Droid aboard the Hopeful Wanderer)
While everyone had their own ideas on what to do, establishing an off-world hideout was something that had to be done. And Tris helped Raja persuade the others that a repair shop was the best kind of hideout! Not only could they use it to repair their own ships when needed, but they could also gather the latest rumors with ease.
Flair had tagged along, insisting that she had to help and that she was too old for tomb-raiding anyway. At least, she seemed to know some stuff.
"Ok girls. With our ship repaired and with the navigation data of this planet we can come and go as we please," she explained, showing the galaxy map on the conference holo-table.
"This planet is by the side of the Perlemian Trade route. What's a trade route?" she asked, before explaining it herself "Imagine the galaxy as a muddy swamp. There are villages on that swamp, but there are no roads connecting each village. Daring travelers, however, can go from village to village, leaving marks behind so they can find their way back, and to let others follow their footsteps. However, in time those marks are swallowed by the swamp, and the villages become harder to find again. It is the same with navigating the stars...the galaxy is a living thing, constantly changing. The roads everyone uses are easy to follow, the others are much harder." she explained.
"Take for example this planet. Once upon a time, the road to reach it was known probably to many. But, I assume, something happened in the past, and no one visited for a long long time...resulting in it getting lost in the endless space."
"The Perlemian Trade route is one of the most used paths, which means it is easier and safer to travel along with it. The Wheel is also along this route. I think we should look for a place along the route, so we are harder to track down and get caught....ideally somewhere on the Outer Rim." she said, showing with her fingers those places on the projected holomap of the galaxy.
Tris meanwhile stroked Raja's head gently, while paying attention to the presentation. The mouse droid was probably cleaning in the cargo bay...
"The Outer Rim has reduced Imperial presence and more criminals and lowlifes for us to hide amongst them. Centares is still filled with Imperials, getting mined day in and day out.
"Budpock has some imperial presence too, but the locals don't cooperate with them, and the planet is also plagued by pirate gangs."
"Columex is a trading planet, it is on the crossroads of the Perlemian Trade route and Salin Corridor. It is a good place for us to go if we can make it."
"Lianna, on the other hand, is even worse, as it is at the crossroads of three trade routes. It is an ecumenopolis...which means that the whole planet is an endless city. The local authorities support the Empire, but this also means that the Empire doesn't have them on a tight leash. Besides, there are simply too many people to monitor."
"Desevro is bad news, the humans there are...terribly speciest. Makem Te is also loyally supporting the Empire...Quermia is the very opposite for some reason; so much that I fear they will become the Empire's targets sooner or later."
"Finally, if you want something more...isolated, we could go to one of those planets, and find navigation data for one of the less known planets that aren't on the route. If we do that we will be harder to be found out, but the things we can gain will also be more limited," she explained.
"So, where do you think we should go?" she crossed her arms, asking Raja testingly, just like one of the countless times she had asked about her homework in the past.
[Map on the roll20!]