Weapons: Lightsaber
Tag: Seras Goto
Odacer-Faustin was a cold, desolate world not suited to intelligent life. Heavy snow blanketed the world, so thick it rose to the waist in some places. Harsh winds buffeted the the terrain, strong enough to topple heavy walkers on the plains. Tall jagged mountains reached into the sky, stretched out like fingers trying to touch the clouds. Storms blew year round it seemed, making visibility a serious issue no matter where one might be on the world.
All in all, it was a dangerous place to establish any sort of colony. So, naturally, the Sith had established an academy there.
Al-Khālī clung to one of the jagged spire-like mountains, braced on durasteel supports, with walls so slick and smooth that no mere human could have scaled them. As Maerae spied the structure through the shuttle's viewport, she found herself secretly relieved that she hadn't been expected to attempt to scale the mountain to gain entrance. She was always up to a challenge, and she seethed at the idea of being coddled.
But even she wasn't arrogant enough to think she could survive the climb in this weather. To say nothing of breaching the defenses and actually getting past the wall.
As a mere Acolyte, that might have been expected of her: do it the hard way, or die trying. But as Darth Strosius 's newly minted Apprentice she enjoyed certain luxuries—like arriving by shuttle—provided that they were used sparingly, and not as a crutch to avoid any true trials or tests of her abilities. Not that Maerae would have accepted such a crutch anyhow: to take a shortcut was unworthy of any who would call themselves Sith.
As the shuttle lowered itself down to the landing platform, Maerae left her standing position in the cockpit and moved to the back of the vessel. The ship touched down, and the ramp descended. Moments later, Maerae's boots thudded against the metal ramp as she exited the shuttle, unsure of what or who she would be greeted by.