Some time before the start of this adventure the crew leave the M27 mining droid that saved the Windthorn Inheritors with Rallec at Tann where he will convert it into something to help the colony, it will likely spend it's days repurposed for agriculture.
The Longhorn races to Phugno to escape two Night Shark Reef-Ripper Corvettes that have ambushed them in the Phugno system. The Longhorn takes a few knocks but with some expert flying from Aayla, some nifty co-piloting from Val, and some skilled power management by Jorus and with an undaunted Lorne in the Ion turret the Longhorn manages to Escape.
Lorne attempts to scan the cargo but without sufficient knowledge he is unable to get anything useful.
Aayla manages to wrangle with the snow storms of the upper atmosphere of Phugno and brings the ship to a safe landing outside the settlement of Leugim-Nass. They load the cargo onto their X22 speeder and they head into town. A short distance from the ship they encounter two local kids, Mimin & Hujan. Val has a friendly chat with them and in exchange for a few credits he learns a few thing about the town, The Kimizi are in a large Hacienda complex on the outskirts of the west of town. And another group called the Panadera in a large multistorey town house to the east of town. The kids suspect the crew are working for one of the two groups and ask which one but Val doesn't say. They say the best place in town to stay (the only place the also admit) is Otina's Cantina, Otina is apparently the nicest person in town. The kids say they do odd jobs for the Kirmizi and the Panadera from time to time but clearly are weary of them. They warn the PCs to watch out for the Marshal.
On the way into town the PCs pass an Undertaker droid who sizes them up for burial. They reject his offer of funeral arrangements, but the droid suggests they come back when they are needed.
Traveling through town the crew spot two kinds of people, concerned locals who hide from them and thugs who watch them closely.
The Crew head to the Kirmizi Hacienda.
In the centre of the small settlement near a burned out lot that was once perhaps a large communal building and within sight of Otina's Cantina the Crew are hassled by a tall muscular Trandoshan. He is apparently the local marshal. He asks about their business and when they tell him they are delivering goods to the Kirmizi he tells them to be careful and later calls the Kirmizi gutterscum. He shakes down the crew, demanding a non-existent permit for their speeder but lets them go once Lorne give him a steely gaze.
Despite the machismo of the guards Jorus and Aayla spot various defences that protect the Complex including a watch tower, a sensor net and charging points for what might be watchdog or defence droids. Aayla brugrigingly admits they might know what there doing. The Crew and their speeder are admited to the Hacienda where they are asked to go insde and meet with Don Önder.
In the plushily appointed lounge they are greeted by the fresh faced Twi'lek Don Önder, and watched intensely by Koruyucu Kirmiz, Aayla and the Jorus suspect the pair are half brothers.
After confirming they did not open the Cargo Koruyucu has it taken away by muscle. Don Önder has local servants (who look poorly feed and week them selves) serve rich food and drink. Don Önder speaks at length with Val and the crew to get to know them better. Val put up a wall of pleasant half truths that Don Onder likely knows are not the full story but this is not surprising on a first meeting. The Don asks them if they are intrested in working for the Kirmizi in future, which Val says they are amenable to but makes it clear they don't want to "sign up". The Don makes it clear anyone working for him would not be allowed to work for the Panadera. During the back and forth the Crew learn that The Kirmizi family operation is a smuggling ring and they move whatever needs moving, "drugs, weapons, restricted items in; Glass and highly taxed items out, which for RiftCo is pretty much everything. Some always wants to move something. Someone is always willing to take the risk for those extra credits especially when RiftCo squeezes us all so tightly." and that Don Önder and his brother built the enterprise up from nothing after the Panadera's killed their parents.
No formal arrangement is reached but after a pleasant enough chat the Crew are allowed to leave unmolested and could likely take on more work from the Kirmizi if they where interested. The Crew leave the Hacienda.