Private A Jedi Everywhere

[Raphael Gallustrade]

Raphael's ship hurtled through hyperspace, another junker looking ship that he'd borrowed from a friend to get through sith and/or imperial space. This time he was headed into the Unknown Regions and being stopped wasn't exactly on his list. Yet, for once, nobody really harrassed him, which was a huge plus, as far as Raphael was concerned. He felt that need to explore the galaxy, just a little bit, again and didn't feel like trying to bring an X-wing which would've been noticed almost immediately.

"Alright, Raph..." he muttered to himself. "What's the game plan today...? Where are we going...?" He sat there, for a few minutes, and listened. And listened... and listened... "Nothing, huh?" He sighed. "Disappointed in ya, Raph. You're supposd to be some big shot Jedi, aren't you? Don't even know where we're exploring today, huh?" More silence, though really he'd have been more concerned if he did hear an answer, from somewhere. Then he'd know he was crazy. "Alright, then, we'll hand it over to our copilot... the Force."

Despite the humor that the sentence had carried with it, his tone was far more reverent. It was far more everywhere than he'd really thought that it would be. Hrm... Well that wasn't quite accurate. It was that the Force was more prevalent in everything that he'd ever really understood. It was in every tree, every person, every animal, every blade of grass and every fething molecule... Still...

He felt something, a tug. Slowly the ship turned in the direction of the tug. It was there, something else, somewhere else that the Force wanted him to see... He tapped, without looking, pressed the buttons... Then there was a boom, and the ship leapt into hyperspace. The stars hurtled past and he thought of the cargo. Just some Coruscant foods...and some water. Stuff he'd realistically use to...normally try and greet a new civilization... These were, of course, all precautionary. He didn't know if he'd even find one and, if he did, how they'd react.

Then came the lurch, as he tugged the lever and he dropped out of hyperspace. Before him was an enormous gas giant...though purple, which was a fascinating color. he wondered how it had formed, for a moment, before glancing at the planet that seemed to orbit nearby. He flew towards the planet at a rather basic pace, before going into his comms.

"This is Raphael Gallustrade of the New Jedi Order, requesting permission to land."

Corhaa Iredunn

 

[Corhaa Iredunn]

The planet in question was a tropical moon, orbiting a large purple gas giant. From outside the atmosphere, the planet looked peaceful and beautiful. There seemed to be no interplanetary travel to this planet, nor even signs of civilization. It was an odd at first. Perhaps the world was never colonized by any race. The communication would go out. A few minutes would pass in complete silence. But before the Jedi was prompted to ask again, there would be crackle on the comms. Then another long period of static before then a purple hologram appeared in the cockpit of the X-Wing.

"Sorry, it took us sometime to dig through our archives." the holographic figure would say in heavily accented Galactic Basic. "Then we had to as the humans say "jerry rig" one of our communicators to be attuned to your frequency. But yes we welcome you Raphael Gaallustrade of the New Jedi Order. You are..quite far away from your Galactic Core. Please proceed to these coordinates. The Lady Magus and her retinue will be there to meet with you."

The hologram would disappear, with coordinates being sent to the X-Wing. Ralph was being directed to fly to the largest continent, on the far end. There would be a landing pad waiting for him.

Raphael Gallustrade

 

[Raphael Gallustrade]

He nodded, glancing at the hologram, listening carefully, though he couldn't help but chuckle about the "jerry rig" comment. It wasn't wrong. Corellians did that a lot and, unfortunately for him, he was Corellian. He nodded a moment, before the hologram suddenly cut out. He started racking his brain a bit, though, figuring out what they'd meant by "Magus", though they weren't wrong. He was far from the Core. He chuckled a bit, to himself, as he manuevered towards the coordinates.

He looked over the surface of the planet, as he broke the atmosphere. Peaceful, beautiful and serene... It was so peculiar, though. The planet seemed older...almost as if it could be uninhabited, or even...like it was frozen in time. Idyllic, that was the word he was looking for. The flight was even uneventful, which surprised him; though, the more he thought about it, the more he started to think it was more that he just wasn't used to not getting shot at. The thought concerned him.

Finally he began the approach to his landing and started flipping the switches. He wanted to make sure that the ship was nice and prepped, just in case. He always kept the engines hot, was the pilot in him. As he began to unbuckle, he straightened out the robes. He wanted to appear official, for once in his life. Master Sallaros would probably have been happy to see him in this, as opposed to his pilot's jacket. Not that it mattered. He wondered if she was alright. Probably taking a sabattical, somewhere.

As the ship's hydraulics hissed out their protest with the landing, he opened the cockpit and climbed out and down the side ladder, slowly, then turned to face, or wait, on those that were to greet him.

Corhaa Iredunn

 

[Corhaa Iredunn]

Another visitor? Her planet was certainly becoming more popular these days. Corhaa felt that times were changing. Is her planet going to become apart of something bigger? How many others know about her planet? All of these questions were swirling in the aristocrat's head as she approached the landing pad with some of her personal guard. She looked to the skies to see the X-Wing descend from the skies, landing down at the pad. A crowd was already gathering with the city guards keeping everyone at bay. No different than when the other visitor showed up.

Smoothing out her dress, Corhaa would then walk up to the landing pad to watch the pilot hop out of his vehicle. Corhaa was then handed an archive crystal before then gave a bow to the stranger. "Welcome traveler. My communication staff tell me that you hail from the New Jedi Order. Curiously, we had another Jedi visit our world as well. From our archives, we thought the Jedi to be warriors rather than explorers."

Raphael Gallustrade

 

[Raphael Gallustrade]

Far beyond, people were beginning to crowd the gate, straining to get a look at him, and he quite suddenly felt very much like an outsider. There was an oddity to planets that weren't used to visitors... Pilots, exploration pilots anyways, oftentimes used the word "quaint" but to smugglers, at least to him, it always felt wrong. It felt like a people that didn't really know the galaxy at large. Yet, the more he thought about it and the more he watched guards trying to push the people back, the more he realized that they probably didn't. Was just a surreal feeling in the interconnected galaxy he tended to live in.

"My thanks, for the welcome," he replied, with a deep bow back. "Your communication staff is quite correct. I am indeed from the New Jedi order." When she mentioned that another jedi had recently visited them, he couldn't contain his surprise, though he gave an affable smile anyways. "Almost a shame to know that I'm not the first, though I hope that my predecessor managed a good impression. Jedi are many things and it is very rare that any two jedi are ever alike. Many of us are, indeed warriors but just as many of us are medics, agriculturalists and even explorers." He chuckled a bit. "Myself, I tend to blend the warrior and explorer aspects, just a bit. However, it is an honor to be the second person to visit your planet." He paused a moment. "My name is Raphael Gallustrade, padawan of the New Jedi Order. I hope that you'll forgive me if I do not share your native language."

Corhaa Iredunn

 

[Corhaa Iredunn]

Corhaa would simply smile as she then motioned for Raphael to follow her down the road. The guards made way, ensuring that the civilians were kept at an arm's distance. They looked on with curious expressions but some of them seemed to have stone faced looks. A few even then seemed quite concerned at what was happening. Corhaa turned behind her to the Jedi, trying to listen to him explain what the Jedi truly are. They were more than just warriors. They could medics, explorers, even some they say are agriculturalists. Raphael himself was both a warrior and an explorer.

"A pleasure to meet you Raphael. It is quite alright that you do not speak our native tongue. Galactic Basic is a second language to us. So do please forgive the accent. I am Corhaa Iredunn. The Lady Magnia of Houe Iredunn. We will be heading to my palace to discuss things without you feeling uncomfortable. Unless, you wish for us to talk in a different setting. The previous explorer was quite exhausted from her travels, so she did welcome talking in my palace."

Raphael Gallustrade

 

[Raphael Gallustrade]

At her motioning, Raphael began to follow her down the road, curiosity striking his features. He was perhaps three feet behind her, as he glanced around. While the police force was holding people back, he could sense much of their emotions. Many were excited and trying to get a better look at this stranger, a number were concerned and many others were afraid. He pinpointed a few of the concerned and afraid. He could only imagine why. Not one, but now two visitors from beyond their planet, their galactic system even. Such a thing could mean great change and upheaval. Religious figures, especially would feel such a thing, he imagined.

He nodded, following behind her. "I'm glad to hear that Basic is so well known amongst your people. Though, I can understand you more than well enough, so I'd say it doesn't matter all that much." His own smile was easy, as he glanced at the people. For the people, unfortunately, there was nothing that he could say that would assuage their fears. If anything, having known fear himself, he knew that anything he did say, at least at the moment, would have most likely made things far worse.

"Ah, no. Your, uh, palace would be more than suitable to speak. I'm not as used to "fine things", in life, if you understand my meaning, so it might take me a few moments to acclimatize." Despite how awkward that felt, it wasn't wrong. "But it will be quite lovely to see your home." After a moment he continued. "If you don't mind my asking, who was the first to come and visit your planet?"

Corhaa Iredunn

 

[Corhaa Iredunn]

"Her name is Jedi Master Valery Noble. Hence why we are a bit more familiar with the New Jedi Order. Granted we still dont know much." Corhaa nodded as she continued to escort Raphael down the paved road. It wasn't long before they came up to the palace gates. Purple and Red crystals floated above the ornate building, which appeared to be a combination of two different building styles. Automatons seemingly patrolled with the guards. One of the guards would press a button, the barrier dropping before the gate itself unlocked, letting Corhaa and her guest through.

Corhaa would stop by the statue in the courtyard, which was filled with beautiful trees and other floral life. She would pick up a flower, placing it at the feet of the statue, which was an Iredani woman and an Aetharian woman. Corhaa used small handkerchief to wipe one of her eyes before turning back to Raphael with a reassuring smile. "Come, let's head further inside, or do you prefer a more outdoor setting?"

Raphael Gallustrade

 

[Raphael Gallustrade]

He chuckled. He couldn't help himself. The moment that he'd heard Valery's name, he couldn't help but wonder who else he'd thought it was, despite the fact that it could've been many. It made sense that Val would've told them a bit about the Jedi, though not too much. Val might've not liked it, or maybe she did, he wasn't sure, but she was very politically and strategically adroit. As the grandmaster, he imagined that she had to be. That was a difficult position to be in, balancing other jedi, connections to the GADF and even the senate. His mind brought him back to the decision to move the Alliance's capital to Fondor, in the wake of the invasion of the Dark Empire.

"I should've known it was V-- Er, Master Noble. She's probably the most travelled."

The gates to the palace was immaculate in its architecture, and the palace itself was quite opulent, with large crystals in violet and sanguine crystals floating above it. As they stood before the gates, he saw robots walking with the guards. Then, when one of the guards pushed a button, a barrier dropped and then the gate opened. He followed closely behind her, looking around at the trees and other plant life. In this place, so idyllic, he could almost forget the war that was going on in the wider galaxy. These thoughts caused his metallic hand to flex for a moment and he was brought back to reality.

"Oh, I would like to see the inside of the palace as well, if you don't mind. I like the outdoors as well, of course, and this area is quite beautiful." He looked about, once, before smiling, warmly, to her.

Corhaa Iredunn

 

[Corhaa Iredunn]

"Right this way then. We can take a tour of some of my statues that I have while we speak." Corhaa gave a friendly smile back as she then turned to lead Raphael inside of the palace. She turned the corner before opening up an ornate golden door. Some servants passed by, bowing before the Lady Magnia as she walked past them. Corhaa looked back to Raphael for a moment before speaking.

"Raphael, what is your world like? I understand that you explore the galaxy, landing on many different planets. But I am curious to know where you come from. Is it a world just like my own or something completely alien and foreign?" Corhaa would ask this question before stopping at one of the expertly made statues before them. The statue in question appeared to have been carved out of a marble like material, kept in pristine condition. It was of an Iredani male, wielding what appeared to be a crystalized melee weapon and a shield. Clearly a warrior that Corhaa's House praised.

"This is the statue of one of my ancestors. The supposed founder of my old House before I forged a new one. They say he was instrumental back on my home planet."

Raphael Gallustrade

 

[Raphael Gallustrade]

He nodded, following her, as she mentioned that they could tour the statues. This was something he'd not dreamed of; the opportunity to meet a brand new species and to learn about their culture, from a primary source. Enthusiastically, he followed her inside of the palace. As she turned a corner , he did as well and looked up at a large gold door. It fascinated him.

"My world" He paused a moment. That's hard to say, really. I've lived on several. I was born on a planet called Corellia. It has lush jungles, is largely temperate and also has a lot of cities on it. I grew up on a planet called Nar Shaddaa, which is a planet ruled by large slug people called "hutts" and is plagued with crime, gangs, violence, drugs... I've also lived on Coruscant, which Valery may have told you about; a planet covered entirely in a city. There are a lot of people that live there. Of the planets I've lived on... I'd say Corellia is the closest to what I've seen of your planet. Though even still the differences are quite vast. Lots of starships being made in a lot of the cities, freighters, starfighters, haulers..."

He stopped in front of the statue, as she did, and looked up at it. The statue seemed to have been made from a marble, or at least a material that seemed like marble. It also seemed to be in darn near perfect condition. The weapon and shield seemed to be crystal...or...had been crystallized, one of the two. He looked to her, as she mentioned that it was one of her ancestors. "Oh? So this isn't your home planet? That's interesting, what planet are you from, if you don't mind my asking?"

Corhaa Iredunn

 

[Corhaa Iredunn]

"My home planet? It is called Araenor. Similar to this world though far larger and much more vibrant. But that is just the Iredani homeworld. The Aetharians hail from another world. But we both coexist happily on this one." Corhaa nodded as she turned to look at Raphael with a curious look on her face. "Coruscant. Corellia. Nar Shadaa. Does the Galactic Alliance have jurisdiction of those planets? Though I find it hard to imagine that these species of people you call Hutts, would embody the views of your Alliance. Still, to hear about other worlds and what it was like, it inspires me to one day visit them. But they all sound far more..hmm, I suppose the word is industrialized compared to my homeworld. Perhaps that is just how the galaxy is."

Corhaa would then lead Raphael further down the hall "Can you tell me Raphael about any other I suppose interstellar factions you have met? I have only been told two, which both of them seemed to be not the friendliest type. The Empire and the Sith Order."

Raphael Gallustrade