Hot Ice [Mission]

[Coci Heavenshield]

Illum​

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If you would create something,
you must be something.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ​

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The scream of the thrusters vibrated the hull. The Knight-Class General Transport, "Rogue Knight", bank left to start it's descent through the atmosphere to Illum. They will land near the old Temple, once used by many Jedi over the centuries for study and meditation, but this is not objective of the mission today. On board are the Padawans of the Jedi Order, the crew and one Knight. They are all here to begin the journey to construct their weapons that will form and complete them as Jedi, their Lightsabers.

Iella spent most of the journey in their company trying her best to settle the nerves or answer any question they may have had, she is still there for that rest and also to supervise the overall operation. But she will let them have their heads. This is a personal journey for each of them and so .. she will leave them to comtemplate as they require. Walking back from the bridge, the pilot had informed her they are due to land in one hour.

Illum, a beautiful planet of Ice. Only seeing a few of daylight, but that is not important they need to be there at night. The crystals at their strongest and revealed. From the Old Temple they will journey across the ice fields to the entrance and set up camp. There is no need for haste.

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A soft cloud of powdered snow flew into the air as the board ramp hit the surface. Iella stood nearby and zipped up her arctic jacket and put the hood over her head. Underneath she wore her robes, her lightsaber attached to the belt. She turned to the small group and smiled as she put a back pack over her shoulders, her supplies for the camp. Some of the crew will be bares for equipment for the camp site, and set up for them then leave for the ship.

"Rug up everyone, set yourself with supplies and clothing for the conditions .. they are available for you in those trunks", she said, "Any questions before he head out?". However, she left them to equip themselves and walked down the ramp, she wanted to feel the ice breeze on her skin. The memory of her time here filling her mind and she smiled. She looked back up the ramp to see the Padawans busy and to see if there where any inquires.

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@Noriko Ike | @[member="Olaf Freesa"] | @[member="Aronis Vilgar"] | @[member="Arrol Balloch"] | @[member="Nico Minuro Ike"] | @[member="Vexander Graves"] | @[member="Lilia Dur'iar"]​

 

[Vexander Graves]

On board the "Rogue Shadow", several padawans were getting ready for what would define them as Jedi: their lightsaber construction. The event was a turning point for each one of the students, since the lightsaber was going to be an extension of each one of them and it would be linked to them through the Force... or so they said.

Among the Padawan Learners, Vexander remained seated and meditating without saying any word. The time in the Order was teaching him to be more skilled in diplomacy and conversations, but he was still not fond to do so... he still liked silence more than any other thing.

The visions of another life still dwelled in his mind... but with the help of Master Syn, he was redirecting them to be constructive and to bear them, learn from them and control his feelings towards those images that hurt him. Perhaps it was the will of the Force afterall, since while he meditated, a specific vision came to his mind... a vision of himself wielding a lightsaber, different from the blue blade his training saber had... a cyan blade with a beatiful hilt polished and different from any of the those he has seen from different Jedi... it was definetely unique.

Vexander knew that such vision had a purpose, he had to aim for that saber, one that would made him feel comfortable, one that would go with him everywhere he had to go, a real tool and weapon of a Jedi.

The voice of Jedi Knight @Iella E`ron snapped Vex out of the meditation and the visions he was having, with her normal voice, she instructed each one of them to prepare for the unique enviroment of the planet. Vex stood up and approached the nearest trunk and inmediately began to place the enviromental suit above the robes. Inside, he make sure that the lightsaber he took from a darksider ithorian was attached to his belt along with his training saber... he would use both of them for what wa about to come.

Once ready, Vexander just followed the Knight down the ramp with just one phrase: "None from me... not yet..."

 

[Noriko Ike]

Noriko had been sitting in the ship and bundled up, she wasn't use tot he cold like this. It had never gotten this cold on Onderon and that was because you never went where it was cold that was something other people did who were poor. Which she was now but she had come to enjoy this body and right now well she had her cousin her new cousin and family here. The woman before her who was bringing them here to create their lightsabers gave the orders and she got two jackets on over a thermal suit. FOr a brief moment she felt warm and toasty but then it gave way to being cold again. Still building a real saber not just having her training saber was a prospect she wasn't going to pass up easily. "Ready to go master E`ron."

 

[Aronis Vilgar]

Aronis shivered as the ramp of the "Rogue Knight" opened exposing them to the bitter cold of this place. He had brought the warmest gear he could find, but it was still miserably cold. Despite the freezing temperatures he had, like the rest of the Padawans, come to construct his lightsaber. He checked over his gear to make sure he wasn't forgetting anything.

"No." He replied as he stood, ready to depart.

@[member="Iella E`ron"] @[member="Vexander Graves"] @[member="Noriko Ike"]

 

[Daral Tal'Verda]

The humble little alien stepped down the ramp, his tridactayl toes covered in warm clothing along with the res of his body. It was still bitingly cold to the small figure with a bag on his back containing all the pieces to the shoto that would become the instrument of justice throughout his tenure as a Jedi, which based on his species lifespan, was going to be a very long one.

@[member="Aronis Vilgar"]
@[member="Noriko Ike"]
@[member="Vexander Graves"]
@[member="Iella E`ron"]

 

[Nico Ike Qarmast]

Nico looked up and at the ramp of the rogue knight as she moved to stand there. Not much else was needed but her jacket and a beanie. The chill was always going to be there but at least she could it compared to her cousin... The strange one who wasn't fully human no epi's she had learned were just as different as some other species and now her eyes drifted to her master while she went towards the ramo and looked at the others. There wouldn't be much else, if building a lightsaber was as described as it was in the stories then... They could be here for a few days or hours a couple of weeks even. This took time and wasn't about rushing to the end. "Ready master."

 

[Lilia Dur'iar]

Lilia hurried down the ramp, her breath instantly crystallizing in the air before her. She bounced on her toes, eyes alight with the prospect of adventure - and her very own lightsaber, the latter of which was the most important to her. Her eyes misted over for a few moments as she envisioned her lightsaber - blue-bladed with a simple yet elegant handle...

Okay, enough daydreaming. Time to get to work.

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

@Noriko Ike | @Olaf Freesa | @Aronis Vilgar | @Arrol Balloch | @Nico Minuro Ike | @Vexander Graves | @Lilia Dur'iar​

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Three trunk are open on the snow near where they all stand on ready to depart. "I want you all to take a datapad, scanner and binoculars from these trunks, the environment here is unpredictable and therefore you will all need to be prepared of it as best you can, always be aware of your environment it can aid you as well as try and destroy you", she said as they had no questions for her yet.

She looked over the small group and summed up their skills and talents individually, she knew of the all in varying degrees, except for Noriko. "Padawan Graves and Padawan Nico, please scout ahead, take what equipment you think you will need, keep your comlinks open at all times to me, on the datapad you will have a map to the cavern, if you find anything report it back to me .. but do not engage".

Iella could see the crew is prepared to make for the camp site and awaiting her signal to depart, with a nod of her head she gave the signal. "The rest of us will trek to the entrance of the cavern", she said as she began the journey.

 

[Vexander Graves]

Vexander nodded at the Knight "It will be done". The young man turned towards one the trunks and took the recent equipment. At the moment he thought that he didn't need anything else... although he now regretted the lack of his sniper rifle... he was not sure if the was going to need it... afterall, the idea was to create a new weapon so an old one with lack of "elegance" was not going to be needed... or at least that was his primary conclusion at the time.

After he felt that he was ready, the young man looked at Nico, a Padawan that was now bound to him in the scouting task ahead. With a quick glance, he was usually able to remember a face due to his observation skills needed to be a marksman... but he honestly didn't remember seeing the girl before. At the moment, the only thing that he knew was that she was capable enough to join him on the scouting task, and that as a Jedi she had to be really good in the Force, otherwise she wouldn't be there.

Vexander offered her the lead as a sign of respect "After you Padawan Nico" said the man while he extended his hand... he usually liked to cover the rear, it was a task that usually he didn't like to delegate and this was not an exception... it was not that he didn't trust her or that he didn't think that she could do it, in fact; understimating someone was not the way of a marksman, that is why they only took one chance while using a sniper rifle; but it was more a preference in battle.

The young man extended his perception in the Force, enhanced his senses and began to listen and see beyond the normal boundaries of a human being, he allowed the Force to guide him in ways that normal snipers would do... after he was sure that he couldn't see anything weird or out of the ordinary, he followed Nico and assisted in the scouting, clearing the area of any threats.
@Nico Minuro Ike @Iella E`ron

 

[Rasu Gan]

"Wait for me!" came a voice from the shuttle. Footsteps could be heard echoing from the interior of the craft as Rasu Gan came stumbling out. In her panic, she tripped on a loose fuselage pipe and fell the rest of the distance down the boarding ramp and into the soft snow. All eyes turned on her as she got up, cheeks blushing, wiping the snow off her leggings. For this mission she had chosen the guise of a Rutian Twi'lek, her soft blue skin making her appear almost invisible against the icy scenery. Underneath the furred hood of her clothing, her violet eyes met Jedi Knight @[member="Iella E`ron"] eyes as she attempted to apologise for her tardiness. "Sorry Master, I got so wound up in my meditation that I lost track of the time."

@[member="Vexander Graves"]@[member="Lilia Dur'iar"]@[member="Nico Minuro Ike"]@[member="Olaf Freesa"]@[member="Aronis Vilgar"]@[member="Noriko Ike"]

 

[Nico Ike Qarmast]

Nico moved down looking at the crates as she raised an eyebrow. It wasn't often she had seen training mission actually go around... Normally it seemed they got right to it quickly and her hands found the equipment needed. With a looked around she turned to her master and gave a nod of her head securing the equipment in the pockets of the jacket and bringing the hood up. A quick zip and her face was covered up until her eyes as they stared out at the landscape and followed behind Vexander while she felt the others behind her. There was much that could happen but her eyes remained forward and focused not letting up or flicking them around yet. Her face remained passive and ready like it would when she was on Dxun

 

[Noriko Ike]

Noriko stepped down and watched her cousin leaving... That was not the way she wanted to go about it. She had hoped the two of them would be paired up while watching the other padawans standing around. With her two jackets on and gloves the tall epi took in the rest feeling her nose go numb before her face. "Master Iella? How are we doing for finding our way to the caves? It is really cold."

 

[Aronis Vilgar]

Aronis took a datapad, scanner, and pair of binoculars from the trunk. Then using the binoculars quickly scanned the horizon for no apparent reason, then looked down at his datapad, checking something. As they began heading off towards the caverns, he followed staying at the back of the group.

@[member="Olaf Freesa"] @[member="Lilia Dur'iar"] @[member="Iella E`ron"] @[member="Vexander Graves"] @[member="Rasu Gan"] @[member="Nico Minuro Ike"] @[member="Noriko Ike"]

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

@Noriko Ike | @Olaf Freesa | @Aronis Vilgar | @Arrol Balloch | @Nico Minuro Ike | @Vexander Graves | @Lilia Dur'iar | @[member="Rasu Gan"]​

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Iella waited until everyone was ready to depart and nodded with a smile to the newest arrival. "Shall we?", she said and smiled to herself at that comment remembering a certain Jedi Master that coined that phrase in Ossus on a mission she had been involved in. I should have brought the hat, she thought. She turned up toward where she knew the cave entrance to be located and started off.

"Master Iella? How are we doing for finding our way to the caves? It is really cold.", asked Noriko. Iella indicated for Noriko to walk beside her, "I have put a map of the area on that datapad her have there, if .. for some reason .. we are separated then you can find your way out, the scanner, for those that can not use the force yet to sense the environment, is useful for detecting any crevasses hidden below the ice, this is a dangerous planet and area which we are traveling and it is best to be over prepared and since you are all under my care, I am leaving nothing to chance. I am not aware of all your abilities so this items are here if you require them".

Iella took off her arctic jacket and gave it to Noriko to wear. "Put this on, I don't want you sick while you are trying to construct your lightsaber, that will not do, I will stay warm using Tepas". Immediately Iella summon the force in her body pushing it to all her parts and she made the energy pulse rapidly to create friction and heat.

She looked into the sky, night was only a half hour away and soon they would need the night vision on their binoculars to continue toward the cave entrance. Iella could sense Nico and Vexander up ahead, they are moving fast and will soon join the crew that had gone on ahead with the equipment for the camp.

 

[Rasu Gan]

Watching Master @[member="Iella E`ron"] actions, Rasu was alarmed when the Knight took of her arctic cloak and gave it to her fellow Padawan @[member="Noriko Ike"]. Won't she freeze to death?!?! the Shi'ido thought. However upon closer inspection through the Force, Rasu discovered that Iella was using an ancient Jedi technique called Tepas to keep her body temperature warm and stop the freezing temperatures of Ilum from affecting her. Very smart, something I must remember to study once we get back. Looking around her, all the other Padawans were studying their gear and reading information from their datapads. How can they all be so calm? We're about to recieve our very first lightsabers for kriffing sakes and they're all so silent. I can hardly keep still! Ignoring the others she began to picture what her dream weapon would look like. It'll have a long hilt, with spikes at the bottom. Oh and the blade colour will be extremely rare, like ummmmm.........SILVER. Hardly able to contain her excitement, Rasu caught up to Master Iella at the front of the group and asked, "Master how far are we from the cavern? Oh and what will be expected to do once we're there?"


@[member="Aronis Vilgar"]@[member="Nico Minuro Ike"]@[member="Vexander Graves"]@[member="Lilia Dur'iar"]@[member="Olaf Freesa"]

 

[Lilia Dur'iar]

Datapad...scanner...binoculars. Check.

Lilia hurried after the others, caught up in her musings of what in the living Force they'd need binoculars for. Shrugging mentally as she raced after then, she soon caught up, thankful she hadn't lost sight of them. That would have been...very bad. To say the least. The young woman drew level with @[member="Aronis Vilgar"], glancing at her fellow padawan. "Excited?" She asked. She certainly was! There was a telltale spring in her step and her mind was alight with excitement.

 

[Vexander Graves]

Vexander was moving from crate to crate, walking slowly and carefully, using the Force to guide him and his feet while he also used it to enhance his senses to have a clearer idea of his surroundings and what could be jumping at them from the shadows... The young man trained heavily in the Force to avoid detection, to decrease the sound generated with his footsteps to almost blend in with the enviroment, something that he still had to perfect with more training with his Jedi Master, but that would eventually arrange with him at a later time.

After walking ahead of the team, always looking and inspecting the whole area before proceeding, he managed to determine that they were afterall moving fast and would soon get to the designated area where the crew that went ahead with supplies were. Hoping for that moment, to get some rest in the cold and harsh climate of the planet that drained, Vex increased his pace making sure that Nico was always close to him with the help of the Force, knowing that she got his back while the rest of the team was far behind and following them.

@Nico Minuro Ike @Iella E`ron

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

@Noriko Ike | @Olaf Freesa | @Aronis Vilgar | @Arrol Balloch | @Nico Minuro Ike | @Vexander Graves | @Lilia Dur'iar | @Rasu Gan​

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"Master how far are we from the cavern? Oh and what will be expected to do once we're there?". The new arrival asked.

"The distance is not far, however the terrain is unpredictable and the going might become hazardous so we must be prepared for anything, use the equipment assigned to you, if you so need them. What is your name Padawan?", Iella had not met or seen this one around the temple. The pace is set at a constant and soon they would catch up with the others if they did not fall behind. Iella's head turned to make sure they all are in her sight. She would not hurry them, as this is personal and they might wish time to their own thoughts. However, she would always have them in sight .. there are other dangers here then just the ice fields.

Up head, as Vexander and Nico reached and about to pass the crew with the camp equipment. Two members of the camp crew hit a thin part of the ice surface, it gave way and made them loose balance, they dropped the trunk they where carrying and it fell to the bottom of the ripe in the ground. For the most part, this area sits firmly on solid rock, however the fault line had moved and formed this rip in the rock, which with the environment had been sealed over with ice, but fragile. The ground crew managed not to follow along with the truck and are safe. The team now seperated, some equipment on both sides of the rip. Vexander and Nico on the other side with other crew members.

Iella sensed the event and hurried forward, yelling to the other Padawans to do the same. "Stay close and keep your eyes on those scanners for any signs of more activity in the area", she said. She summon the force and searched ahead for dangers. As she reached their position on the other side of the rip, she looked to see that Vexander and Nico are alright. No one was lost, bar the trunk. Using the force she concentrated on the environment searching for any more rips, the threads moving out across the surface and below it, the ground stable in and around them to the cavern entrance, the scanner backing her up on finding nothing further.

As she approached, Iella force jumped over the rip, it is not very wide and easy to ford. She stopped and commanded the Padawans following her to remain on the other side. She walked carefully over to the rip and looked down to the trunk. It is the blue one.

"Padawans you have a problem to solve. hmmm problems actually, firstly you need to find a way to get the rest of the crew across the rip, and secondly, by using what equipment you have, in the remainder of the trunk to bring that one", she said pointing into the rip, "back to the surface". She though about this for a moment, in reality it would be easy to retrieve the trunk, but lets make this a team building exercise and also, to get them warmed up from the cold.

"Hmmmm ... a good exercise for you all here. Use no force powers to retrieve the trunk, only what you can find with all the equipment here, and pull that trunk back up". She smiled as she walked away a bit so they could start. "I do hope that you all take this trunk seriously as it contains the parts for you all to construct your lightsabers, without it, the mission is over". She sat down and waited and watched.

 

[Aronis Vilgar]

"Yes." He replied with a slight smile to @[member="Lilia Dur'iar"] question.

Aronis looked ahead as they made their way forward only to see the crew slip and drop the trunk. He quickly checked his scanner at Iella's command, no more activity, but hurrying across the area was still not the wisest notion. Aronis hurried forward with the group, stopping at the edge of the crevase. He surveyed the situation, it would be easy to get the trunk up or not. . .

No force powers. Interesting and very inconvenient. Aronis stepped back from the edge of the gap, he would let someone else take the initiative and save the day.

@[member="Iella E`ron"]

 

[Rasu Gan]

"Rasu Gan, Master" the Shi'ido said replying to the Jedi Knight @Iella E'ron's question. The group kept at their original pace, with Rasu and Iella still at the front, however soon a small shock wave shuddered through the ice underneath them. Looking ahead, enhancing her sight with the Force, Rasu could just make a cloud of snow forming above the camp crew. The Shi'ido assumed that the ice had given way but couldn't be sure till she got a closer look. She quickly followed Master Iella, running to catch up like the rest of the Padawans, keeping her Force awareness concentrated on the ground below and in front of her. Upon reaching the site, she noticed a giant chasm had opened up in the ice, separating the crew in in half, with a few on one side and a few on the other. She and the other Padawan's could easily leap over the chasm by enhancing their jumps with the Force, the crew however would not be able to jump that far and would be stranded if not given any help. Listening to the Jedi Knight who had already Force-jumped to the other side of the chasm, Rasu began to formulate a plan in her head. The Padawan's could easily carry the crew members to the other side without any difficulties, however retrieving the trunk was going to prove a challenge, especially since they weren't able to use the Force. Shifting herself into a Nikto, she hurried over to one of the crew members, saying "Allow me to assist you to the other side sir." before hoisting the man over her scaly shoulder and Force-leaping across the chasm, placing him gently back on the icy ground. Hoping the other Padawan's would follow her initiative, she leaped across to retrieve another member of the crew. We'll get this done in jiffy, Rasu told herself, preparing to hoist another man onto her back.

@[member="Aronis Vilgar"] @[member="Vexander Graves"] @[member="Lilia Dur'iar"] @[member="Noriko Ike"] @[member="Nico Minuro Ike"] @[member="Olaf Freesa"]