Private Journey: Valley of Memories

[Kael Varr Bastiel Skirata]

Location: Valley of the Souls- Ruusan
Tags: Aiden Porte
Ship: The Cabur Rekr (The Guardian Wolf)
Armor: Dauntless-type Beskar'gam
Blade: Tal'Alor Beskad
Primary Weapon: Plasma Bow
Secondary Weapon: Paired Beskar Tonfa

Kael landed the Cabur Rekr along the rim of the silent valley; why the force brought him here, he was unsure. However, as he has been traveling, he has been trusting the force to guide him to teachers who could expand his knowledge of the force. Once he had shut his ship fully down, Kael felt outwards with the force. This place was fully saturated with the force. The valley had once been called "The Valley of the Souls" or "The Valley of the Jedi". Almost two thousand years ago, during the New Sith Wars, a Sith set off something called a thought bomb here, trapping the souls of Jedi and Dark Jedi in this valley until another Jedi released the trapped souls several hundred years later. This event made this valley a convergence in the force, which seemed to be why the force brought Kael here. As Kael pondered this as he made his way to the valley floor, he felt a presence he had felt before, on Kor Vella.

 

[Aiden Porte]

Kael Varr Bastiel Skirata​

The vessel touched down, and Aiden was not one for visions or particularly versed in the gift of foresight. He was not his father. He was a soldier, a Jedi Knight, a guardian of peace and justice.

His duty had always been clear. He was sworn to stand for Naboo, to defend her people, her ideals, and her future. Yet as the Order he supported grew more fractured recently, his gaze had begun to drift beyond the borders of his homeworld. He would always fight for Naboo. For her beauty, memory, wisdom, and her strength.

But it seemed the Force was guiding him outward. There were others in the galaxy who needed help. Worlds burdened by conflict. People searching for hope. Whatever aid, wisdom, or insight he could offer, he would provide. If that was the duty the Force had set before him, then he would see it through.

And now, the Force had drawn him to a place once known as the Valley of the Jedi. Aiden took a slow, measured breath as he descended the vessel's ramp. He was a calm, steady unyielding strength in the light. Even as the weight of darkness threatened to crush him from within.

His boots met the ground, and his eyes swept across the landscape before him, a faint smile touched his lips.

"Interesting."

 

[Kael Varr Bastiel Skirata]

Location: Valley of the Souls- Ruusan
Tags: Aiden Porte
Ship: The Cabur Rekr (The Guardian Wolf)
Armor: Dauntless-type Beskar'gam
Blade: Tal'Alor Beskad
Primary Weapon: Plasma Bow
Secondary Weapon: Paired Beskar Tonfa

Kael felt the presence, heard the ship, yet he did not turn to face the Jedi that had just walked down the ramp. "How have things been, since Kor Vella?" Kael appreciated the time he was on that world, helping instead of hunting. He held up his hands, showing for the moment that he was unarmed. He hadn't directly interacted with the Jedi, but he had heard of him and felt his presence as Kael worked through the masses, healing those that needed it and comforting others through his unique battle meditation. "I was called here to this valley by my meditations. What brings you here... Jedi?"

 

[Aiden Porte]

Kael Varr Bastiel Skirata
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"I was called here to this valley by my meditations. What brings you here... Jedi?"

"I can't complain. They have been productive to say the very least." Aiden took a glance around before looking back to Kael, who held his hands out for a moment, and Aiden simply nodded and returned the gesture as he raised one hand towards him.

"A vision...." Aiden voiced with a simple nod as he moved closer to Kael. "There are many others that have the gift of foresight, much more talented than me. But I was always told if I do see something. It was shown to me for a reason, whether for good or ill, that will be determined upon arriving here in the valley of the Jedi."

Aiden moved past him just a bit, taking in the scenery a bit more, before looking back.

"And you?"

 

[Kael Varr Bastiel Skirata]

Location: Valley of the Souls- Ruusan
Tags: Aiden Porte
Ship: The Cabur Rekr (The Guardian Wolf)
Armor: Dauntless-type Beskar'gam
Blade: Tal'Alor Beskad
Primary Weapon: Plasma Bow
Secondary Weapon: Paired Beskar Tonfa

Kael thought for a moment. "My journey is to forge my own path, to learn that which the Jedi and the Sith cast away. Skills with telekenisis, with fighting as a force user in armor, with creating illusions so convincing that even scanners and droids are fooled. All from orders outside the Jedi."

Kael turned and faced the Jedi, "but above all, I wish to follow the will of the force, it guides me to be a better warrior, and a better person. And it has brought me here, my guess is to learn what I can from you. So, teacher, what skills do you wish to pass on to someone who holds your order at arms' length and sees the High Republic as a client more than an ally?"

 

[Aiden Porte]

Kael Varr Bastiel Skirata
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"My journey is to forge my own path,

"That is usually the way of things, there are some that follow orders, structures and so forth. But at the end of the day, you must follow your own path. Forge your own path, that is something my father did before me. And something I am doing now. Based on what I see now, you have a good head on your shoulders. And the fact that you wish to be abetter person, then you were yesterday....."

Aiden nodded his head easily enough with a small smile. "It speaks volumes about you."

"However, I will have you know, that I am no great Jedi, I'm not revered Knight. I am simply me, and I can offer training in telekinesis, I have never fought in mandalorian armor before, but I can still train with you so you can get used to it, as you say you are not."

Aiden placed his hands behind his back. "One of the most important things I can offer you is hope, and to have you understand that hope is not some fools gambit. It is not something taken lightly, it is good and true."

"What do you think?" Aiden inquired.

 

[Kael Varr Bastiel Skirata]

Spoiler: Arms and Armor

Ship: The Cabur Rekr (The Guardian Wolf)
Armor: Dauntless-type Beskar'gam
Blade: Tal'Alor Beskad
Primary Weapon: Plasma Bow
Secondary Weapon: Paired Beskar Tonfa

Kael paused a moment, weighing his words. "Please work with me, even if it is for a few days. Learning to wield the force to lift, move, and direct objects will serve me well, but there is another skill I would ask for your instruction in. The Construction of a light weapon." Kael would draw his tonfa and settle himself in a ready stance, the long sections of the beskar weapons running up his forearms and ending just beyond his elbows, leaving just a short section protruding beyond his fists that gripped the perpendicular grips. "I have thoroughly trained with these and my bow, and adding the force to these weapons will only allow me to better defend those around me. I have also studied some of the aspects of your Form III lightsaber form. I think that will work well for me." He stands there, weapons in hand, eyes focused in pride but not conceit. "I have even procured some crystals on my journey to use in their construction. I just lack the knowledge of the internals to build it on my own, and my mother, who was once of your order, is busy at the moment, and I don't wish to bother her with the task."

 

[Aiden Porte]

Kael Varr Bastiel Skirata​

"That is no problem my friend." Aiden responded easily enough. "I'll work with yoiu as long as I can, and if by some intervention that I must be called away, that doens't mean I can't and wouldn't come back. That's my word."

Aiden took a deep breath as he moved a bit closer to him, placing a hand on his shoulder for a brief moment as he looked outwards. "I can help you with all that you are seeking. Construction of a lightsaber, a weapon comes from within. It's something that is a part of you forever, which I'm sure you are aware of that. Everything else will come as a second nature, as long as you are focused and willing. Which I believe you are my friend."

He mentioned his mother, and his brow furrowed lightly, curious he might have known her. "What is your Mother's name?"

 

[Kael Varr Bastiel Skirata]

Tags: Aiden Porte

Spoiler: Arms and Armor

Ship: The Cabur Rekr (The Guardian Wolf)
Armor: Dauntless-type Beskar'gam
Blade: Tal'Alor Beskad
Primary Weapon: Plasma Bow
Secondary Weapon: Paired Beskar Tonfa

Kael tensed when the Jedi touched his shoulder, not because he feared the man; he was just not used to being touched. He came back to himself with the question.

"What is your Mother's name?"

"My Buir, my mother, is Adelle Bastiel of clan Skirata. She is currently serving as ambassador to Naboo for the Mandalorian Empire. I apologise for my awkwardness; I've been alone for most of my life, and interacting with others is relatively new for me."

 

[Aiden Porte]

Kael Varr Bastiel Skirata​

He said the name, and his gve him a look of curiousity, he wondered if it was the same person he fought with, and as his mind opened up more, he realized it was. The same Adelle he fought beside.

"I know her, I fought with her. You are very lucky to have you as a Buir..?" Aiden said lightly, hoping he prounounced it right, as he tried to repeat it as he had. "Don't worry, where you feel you lack in interacting with others, I lack in the ways and learnings of the Mandalorian warriors. There's a thing or two we can learn from each other in that regard."