Faction Issue # 2 - The Journey Begins [NJP + Open to All Jedi]

[Elora Praithwyn]

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Objective 1:

Elora took a step forward when suddenly a pendulum blade that hadn't been there before swung down, nearly taking off her leg, followed by a row of more axe-shaped blades swinging back and forth. Her heart was thumping, but she decided to move forward. She closed her eyes, then opened them, calm flowing through her... then with both hands flung a Force-Push at the first pendulum, but the effect was not as she expected. It struck the axe-blade like a gong and sent it flying, now moving faster than before. So fast, she doubted she could get past it. A miscalculation on her part... but she didn't panic. Instead she held onto her concentration and focused on the blade. Slowly, the speed began to change and she was able to stop it completely until it hung right in front of her. She reached out and placed her hand upon it, swung a leg over and climbed to the other side of the narrow, shaky plank.

She held onto the blade with her fingertips to steady herself, and reached out to slow the next one. Pacing herself. By the time she'd passed them all and had reached the rope ladder on the other side, she was breathing heavily from the exertion of the Force - the most she had ever done in a single session. The ladder came loose and slipped down into the abyss. Elora stood in shock, then looked up at the platform she had to reach. Clearly she had been supposed to trust the Force and more conventionally dodge them, then Force-Jump up to the platform.

She sighed deeply and closed her eyes. Then, she crouched, and then launched herself upwards. Her fingertips scrabbled along the stone, just barely catching the edge as her momentum drained. She clutched with her fingertips, then climbed the same way she had before - with pure strength and a dependance on her own lightweight spindly body. She threw a leg up first and then used all her strength to pull herself to the top, where she now stood on a single round platform. More round platforms of varying height spanned yet another chasm, but the jump up told her that - no matter how far the drop had been before - she would not survive a fall from this height.

Aris Noble Corazona von Ascania Elora Praithwyn Kuhbee

 

[Aris Noble]

Aris gently settled a hand on Kuhbee's shoulder, a calm smile on his face. Despite the torrent of the Force, he was there, still as a rock. Calm in the storm of the Wookie's fear. "Breath, Kuhbee. Your emotions are yours. Your fears are yours." He spoke as calm as ever, reaching out towards the fire. It shifted under his touch, warping and weaving until it faded entirely.

"Don't let your fear harm others as much as it's harmed you."

Kuhbee

 

[Sheila]

Katarine Ryiah Solene Beroya

She looked at the two of them, bluey and Jumbo... in her mind at least but Masters Beroya and Ryiah were fine. Her head came into a nod as she looked towards the window. "There is much to do and plan, thankfully war, war never changes and our avian enemies migrate for the winter... " She said it and the mention of a council chair that she would be able to use. She turned back to look at them though and she thought about what it was the jedi needed. "The jedi of this year need to loosen up, something with sugar, like cubes to relax them." She crossed her arms and gave a nod before she moved around.

 

[Novac Lyrikal]

Aris Noble Elora Praithwyn Kuhbee

Objective 1:

standing infront of this beast of a course..'oh thats why its called that, duh" he thought, he didnt know where to go, which path to take or make for himself. 'hmm maybe follow that girl, the wookie has someone with him, maybe i'll stay close to the other girl' he thought to himself. if something happens, it'd be nice to have someone near by. he had to catch up first however. the swinging blades where the first obstacle, 'easy enough' he hoped. he reach 2 right arms out as the first blade swung past, grabbing above the blade, he lifted himself up and coiled his body around it, clumsily, almost falling. he managed to get past the other blades in a similar way, less clumsily this time. having to climb or jump up to the platform however was difficult. jumping was never his strong suite, i mean i learned a force ability to climb just for that reason. luckily there where trees nearby, not close enough to jump from. never the less he climbed the nearest tree, thinking of how to get across he used the force to bend a large branch over and careful slithered across. but keeping the force focused on the branch, and trying not to fall was difficult, a little to much. at the last moment his grip on the branch with the force slipped, luckly he managed to just barely grap the platform. to heavy to pull himself up like the girl he put his tail against the underneath of the platform and used to force to push himself against it. using his lower body/tail as a anchor he slowly climbed up. finally reaching the platform. a little out of breath he made a small wave to the girl while recollecting himself.

 

[Kuhbee]

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Location: Chalacta - Training Course
Equipment: Translation Droid | Lightsaber | Jedi Robes |
Tags: Aris Noble

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Kuhbee's vision was narrowing the way it did when adrenaline forced the pupils to constrict. He could hear himself howling, but it sounded muffled and far off. There was another sound too... it sounded like a voice... He tried to concentrate on the voice, and felt a hand on his shoulder. His first instinct was to rage against it, to rip the arm off the slaver who would burn him, but he felt the presence in the Force. It was familiar... Aris?

"Breath, Kuhbee. Your emotions are yours. Your fears are yours."​

Kuhbee lowered his arms and blinked, allowing Aris to come into view. Aris made the fire go away as easily as anything and Kuhbee felt his body relax slightly as the flames were gone.

"Don't let your fear harm others as much as it's harmed you."​

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Kuhbee looked around and noticed he had broken some of the stone pillars, had damaged some of the wood, and that a few of the other padawans were shooting him cautious looks. He hung his head in shame.

"Grrrawrrr Arwwpp Grsss."

[Thank you Aris. I'm sorry. The fire scares me so much.] The droid spoke softly, perhaps picking up on Kuhbees mood.

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[Katarine Ryiah]

Objective 2 - Council Meeting
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How about you Master Ryiah, why have you brought us together?"

Katarine listened as Master Solene explained she wanted the Jedi to practice humility. This was a good skill to teach and one that Katarine knew they could work on. The woman's next question made Katarine pause for a bit, reflecting inward. Finally she spoke, her deep green eyes light and cheerful.

"I built this school because I wanted to connect more with the Jedi of this galaxy. I've been frozen in carbonite for a very long time, and the galaxy has changed so much. After the fall of The Galactic Alliance I felt like I was wandering without a home. I did not feel I knew my fellow Jedi very well, even as I traveled to enclaves and orders to try and meet them. I want a place where the Jedi feel connected and where we can focus on rebuilding what we lost. I truly believe our students here could be the beginning of a New Jedi Order."

"The jedi of this year need to loosen up, something with sugar, like cubes to relax them."

Katarine laughed. "I am sure the padawans would appreciate extra sugar in their diet."



Sheila Solene Beroya

 

[Aris Noble]

"We're never going to be fearless. Learning how to find the courage to act in spite of that fear will always be our greatest challenge." Aris patted Kuhbee's shoulder one last time before glancing ahead to the rest of the course. He'd stand straighter, stretch his arms some before giving Kuhbee a faint grin. "Come on, there's still the rest of the course to rush through. You want to get to the end, right?"

Kuhbee

 

[Sheila]

Katarine Ryiah Solene Beroya

She looked at Katarine with a nod of her head. She understood much of what she said and there was the interest of confirmation they would have sugar... Good the plan was coming together and she found a place to sit. On the shoulder as she gave a nod of her head. "Good, the padawans of course will love the extra sugar and it shall not be used for nefarious means." Nope she wasn't going to use it to bait snare traps for the birds or the other critters that might roam around... snakes and such or squirrels and mice... things that could steal the sugar if they were not careful. "This will all come together and we shall get plenty of jedi to come."

 

[Novac Lyrikal]

Aris Noble Elora Praithwyn Kuhbee
Objective 1:
standing infront of this beast of a course..'oh thats why its called that, duh" he thought, he didnt know where to go, which path to take or make for himself. 'hmm maybe follow that girl, the wookie has someone with him, maybe i'll stay close to the other girl' he thought to himself. if something happens, it'd be nice to have someone near by. he had to catch up first however. the swinging blades where the first obstacle, 'easy enough' he hoped. he reach 2 right arms out as the first blade swung past, grabbing above the blade, he lifted himself up and coiled his body around it, clumsily, almost falling. he managed to get past the other blades in a similar way, less clumsily this time. having to climb or jump up to the platform however was difficult. jumping was never his strong suite, i mean i learned a force ability to climb just for that reason. luckily there where trees nearby, not close enough to jump from. never the less he climbed the nearest tree, thinking of how to get across he used the force to bend a large branch over and careful slithered across. but keeping the force focused on the branch, and trying not to fall was difficult, a little to much. at the last moment his grip on the branch with the force slipped, luckly he managed to just barely grap the platform. to heavy to pull himself up like the girl he put his tail against the underneath of the platform and used to force to push himself against it. using his lower body/tail as a anchor he slowly climbed up. finally reaching the platform. a little out of breath he made a small wave to the girl while recollecting himself.

looking ahead he saw more platforms.
"great..they expect us to jump more. i cant relly jump so this complicates things hmm" he says, not exactly to Elora Praithwyn next to him, but not to himself really either. looking around he didmt see much he could use to get to the other platforms. perhaps a long branch or board or something. didnt have to be the full length, just enough so he cou.d secure himself on it and stretch to the next platform. there where a few sturdy looking branches on the trees nearby. using the force he broke them off. floating one to the next platform sticking off of it towards him, the other on the platform he was on, reaching to the other branch. they weren't long enough but it was good enough. while keeping his focus on the force to keep the branches up he coiled himself partly around the branch on his platform while reaching out the other branch. he barely couldn't reach, he uncoiled a little to give himself more body length to work with. it worked, he had enough to grab the next branch well enough to pull himself over, but before doing so he looked back at Elora Praithwyn calling out "he come on, ill be your bridge!" he said with a chuckle "might want to hurry though."

 

[Elora Praithwyn]

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Elora didn't hesitate, but rushed over the bridge created by Novac's body, adding "I'm not sure if we're supposed to help each other, but..." she reached down and wrapped her arms around Novac's upper arm, and dug in her heels, using what little strength she had to pull him closer to the next platform so he could come over easier. "...I'm not opposed to cheating at physical challenges. I'm not very good at them," she said with a grunt and a huff as they both came to reside upon a high platform with nowhere to go except backwards. Ahead - between the end of the obstacle course and the platform they stood on - was an empty looking chasm with no clear way to cross. At first Elora thought they might be getting punished for helping each other, but her mind quickly shifted towards solutions. There had to be a way to cross this pit.

She turned to look up at her new friend, Novac, and chewed her lip. "Any ideas how we can get from here..." she pointed down at the platform they shared, "...to there?" She then pointed down to the mist shrouded chasm and the very distant platform that marked the end of the obstacle course. "Because I'm all out of Whistie-dust."

Novac Lyrikal

 

[Novac Lyrikal]

Elora Praithwyn

"thanks, and i doubt a little teamwork is bad right?" he said a little jokingly. "hmm quite the distance huh...hmm, no local wildlife to try and use the force toinfluence to get us over, least not that i see. no trees to use to get across. what if?" novac said to out loud, but more so to himself. as he did he used the force to try and find if there where any objects hidden in the chasm they could use. he might have missed something but as far as he knew there was nothing. surely there had to be some way. he knew some jedi could glide with the force, surely thats not what they where expected to do. if only there where some kind of flying creatures on the planet. he saw a few smaller bird creatures but they weren't nearly big enough, definitely not big enough to carry him. "well...only idea i really got is throwing you over there with the force. buuut i dont think either of us want to try that huh? other then that, im not really sure."

 

[Kuhbee]

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Location: Chalacta
Equipment: Translation Droid | Lightsaber | Jedi Robes |
Tags: Aris Noble

Kuhbee grinned and nodded. He did want to finish the course but he hopped there wouldn’t be more fire. He felt ashamed when he went berserk like that.

“Arrgg grawwwwrrr”

[Let’s do it!] the droid beeped.

Kuhbee took a deep breath and leapt forward, catching onto the rope wall they now had to climb. Climbing was super easy for him so he felt some of his confidence coming back.

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[Elora Praithwyn]

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"You're right, that could work, but then only one of us would get across, and I doubt it would be me." But then after a moment of thought, Elora produced a piece of charcoal from her pocket and began crushing it with her fingers. The powder stuck and left her hands blackened, but enough crumbs remained that she was able to cast them out over the edge. To her surprise, they clattered and rolled to a stop, while others rolled off an invisible edge, and down to a step. Then she turned to her new friend and sheepishly smiled, her shoulders tightening up. "I... think we were supposed to trust in the Force for this one."

She then turned to the invisible staircase and took a tense step down. There she stood, as if floating, but clearly she was standing on something very solid. She swept her foot across on each side, looking for a defined edge, and then when she found it, she turned to her companion and said; "Careful. There's no handrails." Then she reached up, offering Novac a guiding hand.

"If we're fast we might be the first across!"

Novac Lyrikal

 

[Novac Lyrikal]

Elora Praithwyn

"oh, well thats totally not nerve-rackin," he said with a little chuckle. taking elora's hand he slowly slithered onto the invisible walkway. "you know, i cant test it with a foot like you can. but i dont think i'll fall if im slow enough, my tail so keep me on here. oh yea dont worry to much about falling, i can hold the both of us if needed, my tail is mostly muscle. got that from my dad." he begane to slowly slither across making sure to not go to fast while quietly saying under his breath "i am on with the force the force is one with me," over and over while they slowly made their way across.

 

[Elora Praithwyn]

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"Then you can depend on me," she said, just as her foot went down and found nothing. She spun around and grappled Novac's harness as she pulled herself back steady. Then she felt around and found the staircase again. "Be careful," she said out-of-breath after her near fall. "Some of the staircase isn't there anymore... if it ever was." She reached into her pocket and found another piece of charcoal, tossing it ahead of them to reveal where the staircase was and wasn't. Ella occasionally looked down and saw the fall beneath them. Her whole body clenched when she did, anxiety coiling her nerves and muscles, but her strategy paid off, and after a solid trek across what felt like the craziest way to make a staircase, they reached the other side.

Finally able to relax, Elora breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against Novac as if spent of her energy. "Okay okay, that wasn't so bad. I might have peed a little a couple times on the way down though." She admitted as she turned to look at the staircase, which from the bottom was completely visible. It was a trick of the light that made it completely transparent from above. From this vantage-point, they could see the entirety of the staircase was crumbling and in disrepair. Whatever had happened to it might not have been part of the trial.

"I hope we're done," she whispered. "I hope that was the last of it."

She looked at Novac wide-eyed and said, "Oh sorry," apologizing as she stopped leaning against him, brushing herself off as if nothing had happened. Ella cleared her throat and silently cursed her awkwardness. "Anyway..." she trailed off

Novac Lyrikal

 

[Novac Lyrikal]

Elora Praithwyn

"oh thank the force, i dont even know how many times the tip of my tail found the edge," he said with a sigh, the bit of fear he had now leaving him. he looking back at the staircase, "man they should really fix that thing up. im kinda surprised it held us up." he said while thinking about how big he was and his weight, he had a lot of body. but most weren't as big as him so they wouldn't be as heavy. speaking of things not being heavy. he almost didnt realise that elora was leaning on him till she moved. "oh no worries your good, i make a good pillar to lean on huh?" he said with a little laugh. "good thinking though, not sure i would have thought of that." novac turned to look to see if there was more.

infront of them was a cave. looking in they couldn't see a end, but rather a bend in the tunnel. "think where suppose to go in there, hope your not afraid of the dark..hmm actually" novac picked up 2 sticks off the ground near them and used the force to catch the tips on fire. "ta-da, light," he said smiling. "my master showed me that trick a while ago, lighting flammable objects on fire with the force. come on lets go."

as they went in, past the bend in the tunnel, the tunnel split off in 3 directions. left, forward, and right. "oh no, dont tell me this is a maze, i hate mazes. hmm i say we gooo...left, what do you think?" he said turning to elora.

 

[Novac Lyrikal]

before she had a time to answer down the left tunnel there wa a deep rumble. at first it sounded like the cave itself was moving, the 2nd sound made it obvious. crunching bone, some creature was eating something. "oook soo..not left? hmm i wonder what it could be. im not very familiar with the creatures of this planet. i'd probably..maybe..possibly, be able to tame it. at least temporarily. but rather not test it. already got a big scar from the last time it didn't work. anyway, at least we know we might run into something down here. welp choice my was wrong so you pick," he said the last part as he looked down at Elora Praithwyn

 

[Katarine Ryiah]

Objective 2 - Council Meeting​

Katarine was happy to hear what the others had to say, but she could not help but notice that at the moment, they did not have many formal masters attending this meeting. For now, it seemed the best course was to hold off on a council and focus on the academic aspects of this school. She would take everything that was said into consideration of course, but the true wealth of the New Jedi Praxeum was with the next generation of Jedi they would be training.

"Let us go see how the padawans are faring on the training course. I believe by now several should be well into the course."

Sheila Solene Beroya

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