Dashiell Retrofit™
Wisdom Among Ruins
LOCATION: Arbra, Abandoned ruins of Haven Base
INVENTORY: Ornate Jedi Robes | Crossguard Lightsaber | Standard Lightsaber
TRANSPORT: S-91x Pegasus Starfighter (Ft. Chip)
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Madeline Nightingale
The world of Arbra lay in a system on the border between High Republic Space and the Sith Order's territories. Because the Arbran System lay close to the Sith, with whom the Republic had since entered open war, Jedi Knight Balun Dashiell volunteered to patrol the system for signs of unusual activity or cause for alarm. Transit to the system had been simple enough; he was well-versed and comfortable in the cockpit of his S-91x fighter, accompanied by his BB-Model Astromech, Chip, positioned in the droid compartment just behind the cockpit. The two communicated across the starfighter's internal comms while keeping a weather eye for traffic in the sector.
Roughly two hours had passed them by when Balun looked to Arbra itself for a change of pace. The only vessels entering and leaving the sector were either civilian or Republic Navy, as identified by their IFF Tags, and, having completed their patrol route, Balun suggested to his droid friend that they find somewhere to settle down on the forest world and stretch their legs, so to speak. In Chip's case, rotate his servos. As the ship changed vector, it wasn't long before the vast, empty expanse of space turned into breathable atmosphere as the Pegasus dove through the clouds, thrusters ablaze, wings leaving a trail as the Fighter broke cover and entered open skies.
A shrill whistle, followed by a succession of chirps and beeps, echoed in his earpiece as Chip announced a subterranean structure on his sensors. "Really?" Balun asked rhetorically, trusting the droid's readings. "Well, that sounds worth a look, don't you think? Hopefully it's a local settlement and not a smugglers' holdout or anything. It's been quite peaceful so far", he added. Inquisitive by nature, Balun was keen to see whatever Chip had picked up, though it would've been just his kind of luck if the place was inhabited by pirates or some other trouble to spoil what had otherwise been a good day.
The S-91x swept overhead, the cave entrance embedded in the mountainside, Balun firing the repulsors as it began its descent to land a little way out in a clearing surrounded by forestry on all sides. Unless someone was actively looking for another ship, they were unlikely to notice it had landed there. "C'mon then!" Balun called, pushing the canopy up and moving to dismount from the starfighter's cockpit, dropping lightly to his feet in the grass and taking a deep breath of Arbra's fresh, natural air. Chip's platform lifted him onto the top of the craft, and he rolled forward, firing his jets to carry him in a controlled fall, landing with an excited whirl.
"Show off", Balun said, grinning at the little droid before turning toward the mountainside, the entrance to the cave and what Chip had described as some sort of underground complex. If nothing else, going for a trek and taking in the sights of one of the worlds of the High Republic sure beat sitting in the archives of the Jedi Temple, or teaching younglings who'd much rather be fighting each other with their training sabers.
Jedi Master: Ala Quin
Jedi Apprentice: Cerys Dyn
Father: Judah Dashiell
Mother: Kristyl Arenais
Brother: Makai Dashiell
Son: Kellan Dashiell
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