Always Use Protection! [Force Barrier Training, Open]

[Joza Perl]

“Again.”​

The gladiator droid raised both fists, bringing them down heavily upon the smaller sentient below him. Just when it seemed that the pink woman was going to be squashed beneath the beast’s mighty fists, she extended a hand, the droid’s arms hovering in place as they struggled against the invisible power of the Force.

With a flick of her finger, the droid stumbled back, body slackening and staring passively at the Zeltron. She smiled.

“Good.”​

The gladiator droid was an older model, re-programmed for training purposes. Though its aggressive nature had been neutralized, it could still be quite dangerous and typically required supervision by a third party when in use. That being said, Joza was relatively alone on the thinly populated training grounds.

“Nice work. We’re done for today, thank you.” Nodding to the droid, the rogue began to stretch her arms. Force Barrier was a useful technique, and something she was always looking for an opportunity to practice with. When applied correctly, it could block both Force based and physical attacks, and could even be used as a solid offence. For now, though, practicing forming the barrier against a stronger opponent was good enough for her.

Sighing, Joza took a slow drink from her water bottle as her eyes took the time to watch the figured of the Jedi further away as they practiced, mediated or simply wandered.

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[Undin Jaii Kryze]

The boy had signed up for a lesson that was offered by one of the Masters within the Order and decided to learn Force Barrier, or atleast try. Since he had been locked in the Temple he just wished for harmony, and learning a defensive technique would help him do that. He stepped into the training area indicated by the paper that was left on the notice board.

The door was open and he saw a droid and a red-headed woman, that he remembered from his trial, who he figured was the Master. He hoped she wouldn't reject training him because of the incident. With a knock in the doorway, he entered and asked "Hello, is this the Force Barrier training?".

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[Jakkor Kess]

Jakkor had been deep in the archives earlier catching up on history of the jedi order. He had heard about one of the Master's offering a class on Force Barriers and couldn't pass up such an opportunity. It had been a two weeks since he and his Master,Jedi Knight Viktoria Norduin had professed there love for one another and were currently focused on trying to find a home,To find a doctor which was for Viktoria whom was bearing there child now,and as well as to come up with funds for later to have a proper Wedding. Of Course Jakkor hadn't told anyone yet,and didn't know who he would tell so he just kept the little romance between Master and Padawan just to himself.

His Master was currently on Business and had no idea if she knew such an ability so it was best to learn this just in case. He walked to the door and knocked on it as well seeing a familiar sight and groaned to himself as he had not seen him since he teamed up with a group of bounty hunters to take him in. He said as well. "Is it alright if i attend as well,and long time no see Undin"

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[Undin Jaii Kryze]

The little boy jumped at the sound of the voice. Could it be... [member="Jakkor Kess"]? He slowly turned around to be even more terrified at the sighting of the Tusken man. "YYou don't want to hurt me right?", he said while slowly backing off. He had left all of his weapons in his room like he always did and was not harmless unless he used the Force, thing he preffered not to while the little droids that were floating around him watched.

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[Joza Perl]

Two figures appeared in the door way of the training room, and Joza turned to address them with a pleasant smile.

“Hello there. Yes, this is the class on Force Barriers. The both of you are most welcome.” The pink woman would offer a nod of her head in greeting, arms crossing over her chest as she appraised the pair of young men. The first one she recognized—the dark haired Padawan Undin who’d been put on trial for destruction of property and slavery. The trial itself had been a bit unbalanced, giving way to Thurion placing the boy under house arrest. He’d been given a second chance, and she hoped he was using it wisely.

The second person to enter was unfamiliar, but the wrappings he wore were reminiscent of the Tusken Tribes. The two seemed to already know eachother, but Undin’s reaction was not as she had expected. “Now, no one will be hurting anyone here. Not without my permission.” Placing a hand on Undin’s shoulder, her green eyes glittered with amusement as she turned towards Jakkor. “Isn’t that right?”

She smiled brightly, motioning for them to follow her further into the training room and away from the door.

“Anywho, I’m Master Joza Perl. Let’s allow a few more minutes to see if any others will be joining us before we begin.”

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[Serana]

[member="Joza Perl"] [member="Undin Jaii Kryze"] [member="Jakkor Kess"]

Her master was teaching a class, this was an important thing and as she was moving around the temple the Del-Ya entered to see the other two with her master while she stood tall and at the ready tucking the wings in tight, her horn gleaming and the purple short hairs on her body standing on end from the excitement. There was even more of it to be had as she had some of the silka beads in her mane making it look as if it had some additional streaks. "Hello master, i hope I am not late."

 

[Jakkor Kess]

He laughed as he looked down at the young boy he loved how he had terrified him for months on end always hunting him whenever he encountered him,and he grinned beneath the wrappings of his mask. He than looked up to see A pink woman with an amused look in her eyes it must have been Jaii's reaction. When she asked if he will not hurt the kid the Tusken Padawan merely nodded.

He looked at the kid and replied in a deadly calm but also amused tone of voice. "No i will not harm you today. I have more important matters to attend to you are not one of them. But i did hear what you did to Lyth Meran and might i say if i encounter you again and if my anger is provoked than i shall rip your arms off like you did her wings and i'm going to do it as if i was a wookie who lost a game of holochess. So you have nothing to fear hehe."

He patted his head lightly as if he were a dog than walked inside to sit on a bench in the training room and gave a nod of respect to the Master that was speaking. "Agreed Master Perl. My name is Jakkor Kess Padawan Learner. Pleased to meet you!"

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[Undin Jaii Kryze]

Undin felt safer with the words of the Master, even if he did try to attack him, the woman could always help. As he turned around he heard a feminine voice and he turned around, to see a stranger version of a Tauntaun, but his thoughts were suddently taken away from said "thing" as the Tusken spoke.
Trying to clear his already not so clean name, he slowly responded, "You try to survive a fairy with a mech without accidentaly ripping off her wings.".

The boy then turned around yet again and spoke towards the Master, "So, what is a Force Barrier?".

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[NightSister]

In one of her favorite boredom rituals, Aria had gone for a wander around the Temple after breakfast. She knew from experience that it was hard to navigate through even half of the building without finding something or someone to cure her boredom. And having found her way into the beginning of a training session with the Padawan she vaguely remembered as having been put under house arrest a while back and the Master she'd fought against the Sith Triumvirate with - among several other unfamiliar faces - she knew that today would be no exception.

"Hey there." With a cheerful smile, Aria announced her presence to the group at large. "I'm not too late, am I?"

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[Joza Perl]

Joza arched a brow at the Tusken man’s threat. Though not aimed at her, she was responsible for what went on in this training room, and by extension, beyond it. “I’m certain you two can resolve whatever dispute you have without resorting to ripping off limbs. I’d be happy to mediate.” Her words were as much of an offer as they were a warning. It seemed that Undin had a knack for getting himself into trouble, and it was likely that many of the temple Masters and Knights would be watching him. But this Padawan Kess was on her radar as well.

Two more students entered, both familiar to the Zeltron and wondering if they were late to the lesson. “Of course not. Serana, Aria, good to see you both again. I’m glad that you’ve both come.” She waved the pair in closer, taking the time to look over the Padawans that had gathered. An interesting bunch, that was for sure. “Let’s get started then. First thing’s first, everyone in this room treats each other with respect or they’ll answer to me.” Her smile was genuine, but the firm tone in her voice implied that dissidence would be dealt with swiftly. Part of training together meant working together—and as much of a Rogue as she was, teamwork was a very important aspect to cultivate in learners.

“Second thing, do not be afraid to ask questions, ask for clarification, or ask for help. This is not a test, and I want you all to leave this room with an understanding of Force Barriers and how to apply them.”

Turning to Undin, she answered his question. “A Force Barrier is essentially a “wall” of Force than can absorb both Force based and energy attacks. Some refer to it as “Force Shield”, “Force Armor” or “Force Protection”, and some talented Jedi have subtle nuances in their own application of the technique. Regardless, it’s an essential skill that you should all become proficient in. Eventually, manifesting one should be a matter of instinct. With a Force Barrier, you can defend yourself from sabers, blaster bolts, other Force abilities, and nearly anything.”

As she finished, her eyes wept over the students, waiting to answer any questions if there were any. If there were none, she would continue with the lesson.

“Now, I want you four to try and Force Push me. As hard as you can, don’t hold back!”

Though the lesson had begun, Joza would welcome anyone who happened to stop by to the class at any point.

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[Serana]

Looking at the others who were in there she was sad to say.... noticing that she was one fo the few really alien species in the order and it was kind of lonely but she turned back to look at her master who was teaching them and ignored the others when she listened to the explaination and got the idea of what she had been taught before hand. She was ready to try and force push her master over while moving back a little and stretching out her wings with a bow of her head. Prepared, set, then letting the horn glow as she focused the force energies and was sendign a push towards her master to try and knock her over.

 

[NightSister]

Aria listened to the Zeltron's explanation as carefully and attentively as she could, interested to hear about the subtleties of the skill. As a fighter who usually went on the offensive, Aria hadn't done much training in way of defense, but recently she'd been encouraged to tone down the aggression, and besides the ability was always a useful one.

When Joza had finished, Aria raised her eyebrows in anticipation at the Master's instruction. "Right then," she muttered, carefully holding a palm out to call up a wave of Force-power. She gave it a moment to let the energy accumulate, and when she could feel the energy vibrating through her hand, she turned her body to directly face the Zeltron and putting all of her willpower into it, pushed forward with her hand, directing the energy towards her the best she could. The push had enough power in it that nobody would consider it weak, she was fairly certain, but likely would do little to budge an expecting Master.

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[Undin Jaii Kryze]

The Padawan lined up infront of the Master as he listened to the detailed explanation of what a Force Barrier was and her request. Undin knew that it would not make a difference with his power, but he tried doing as she had requested.
The little boy raised his left hand and tried doing something that could be taken as impressive. He let the Force flow trought his body into his arm and then to his hand, where a wave made out of the Force would be shot into the direction of Master Perl.

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[Jakkor Kess]

Jakkor found the explanation that Master Perl was speaking of the Force Barrier very interesting. During his battles with the Sith he had never thought of using such a technique before and was eager to learn how it worked just in case such a encounter would call for it's use.

He walked up and upon hearing that she wanted them to use a Force Push. He extended his garbed hand out open palmed and fingers extended. He concentrated and felt the force flow through him like a current in a ocean. He than let out a blast of force energy straight towards the instructor.

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[Joza Perl]

Joza drew in a slow breath as the students prepared themselves, gathering the Force to her. Suddenly, she extended a hand, a wall of Force erupting in front of her. The sound of two Force entities colliding resulted in a low thrum resonating through the room. The invisible Barrier held off their attacks, shielding the Master from being tossed backwards and into the wall by their combined efforts. The protective blanket of Force held strong, absorbing the energy from the multiple assaults until they dissipated entirely. It was only then that Joza lowerd her hand.

“Good, good. I see you’ve all been practicing your Force Push.” While they were all still technically Padawan learners, they seemed to have a solid grasp of the Force and how to apply it offensively. Which was good, meaning that she wouldn’t be starting from square one with this lot—not that she minded!

“When applying the Force defensively, the key is to keep it concentrated in one area. At first, at least. Moving it around in that manner is more advanced and we won’t be touching upon that today.” Sending a hand through her hair, she pushed it back and away from her face. “Now, I want you all to try materializing a barrier directly in front of you—doesn’t matter how big or small, just get a feel for it. Extend the Force from your body, but not aggressively so as you would with a Force Push. Focus on keeping it stationary and solid.”

Joza would watch them for a few moments, keeping an eye on them before turning and walking to a table a few paces away. There were a handful of standard issue blasters laid out, ones she’d brought for this lesson. With an idle hum, she set to work sorting through them, glancing back towards her learners to make sure that they were getting the hang of things.

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[NightSister]

Another raise of the eyebrows and a small 'huh' gave away Aria's mild impression for the apparent lack of effort the Zeltron put into deflecting four adequately powerful pushes at once. As the Master sent out a shield of energy to block the pushes, Aria carefully noted her stance, her timing - every detail she could.

At her request, Aria shifted into a stance that hopefully mirrored that of Master Perl, and extending a hand, she tried to envision a transparent wall of energy being pushed out as she summoned the Force. She could feel the slight pulsating of the Force as the shield materialised, and in her mind's eye the vibrations were just visible in the air. The thin shielding layer was slowly being built up - oooh, do I know her? - and faded in an instant as her attention turned to a familiar-looking Jedi in a group at the other end of the room.

Kark, you're always doing that, Aria thought to herself. Closing her eyes, she tried again.

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[Serana]

Serana watched her mater while she was prepared and standing there at the ready, fully prepared for anything that might be happening before she breathed in and then out allowing the force energies to gather in her lungs. She projeccted it forward to make a barrier and it was easier since she had been getting taught by her master before, that little bit helped ease her into making it early on but she was prepared and focused. Wanting to work on the stamina aspect of maintaining a barrier now for a longer period of time sensing the others around her.

 

[Undin Jaii Kryze]

Undin wasn't impressed by how easy it was for the Master to block off their attacks, that part was predictable, but by how it seemed invisible. That would give him an opportunity to counter-attack if in battle getting that the enemy would probably be shocked at how the Jedi could block off his attack.

The Padawan then, tried to replicate what Master Perl did. Hopefully with the same stance, he held his hand out, and tried doing a Force Push, but instead of sending a wave outwards, he would make it so it would stay still, forming an aglomerate of Force stopping attacks. Undin breath in and out, as he let the power once again flow trought his body into his hand, but this time instead of giving it a burst as it was reaching the palm, he let it do it's thing, and a blue small barrier appeared infront of him. The barrier could only cover his hand, and as he sent more Force it would grow big, and then after a few seconds it would be smaller and keep pulsating until it was required for him to stop.

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[Teynara Jeralyr]

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Her hoverchair offering a soft hum as it pushed itself along on repulsorlifts, Teynara found herself at the entrance to one of the larger training rooms the Temple offered, one designed for sparring and some of the more physical forms of lesson available to students within the Order. Since she'd found herself on the wrong end of a Sith lightsaber, it hadn't been somewhere that she'd had much reason to visit: that was more for people who could walk, as far as she was concerned.

Still, there'd been a notification of a class here that might be useful to her, and it was for this reason that she was now arriving. Those duties of a Healer weren't so easily pushed aside for training, however, and the blonde knew she was running more than a little late, since she had been giving an examination at the time the class was due to start. And it turned out to be little more than a simple sprained ankle during jump training, too, she thought wryly. Wasn't anything that was difficult to deal with - in all honesty, most Jedi learned how to field-dress a sprain in basic med classes.

Turning the corner as the doors opened on her approach, the young woman raised an eyebrow in surprise at the scene before her. One Jedi, a woman with shockingly pink skin, more colourful in that respect than that of a Human, stood working away at a table, her back turned so that Teynara could neither see her face, nor what it was she was working with on the table. There were several others within: some of whom she recognised, most of whom she did not.

"I apologise for being late, Master," she said softly, projecting her voice outwards just enough that she might be heard. Truth be told, Teynara didn't know who was providing the lesson - the notice she had read simply gave a date, time and place - so it was best to be non-specific. "I hope I haven't missed anything too important," the blonde added with a smile.

Moving further into the room, the Healer offered a polite nod to those inside, about as much of a bow as she was capable of, given that her body was ensconsed within her chair from the waist downwards, and was designed to keep her immobile in one respect while offering her mobility in another. Her grey-blue eyes watched the others within, feeling the play of energy inside the room, hinting at application of the Force in varying capacities.

One dark-haired young man, far younger than she; one being that appeared to be (but couldn't possibly be!) a Tusken, though whether male or female was impossible to determine under the head wrappings; a rather rare specimen of the Del-Ya species, with a colouration even deeper and darker than that of the pink-skinned woman that Teynara had observed on entering; then a dark-haired Human-looking woman who currently had her eyes closed in concentration.

Interesting group, Teynara concluded. Hopefully they won't mind adding another misfit to the pack.

 

[Vex Pendel]

Vex walked down the hallway with an exasperated sigh, still being tired from the night before which he spent training his own attempts at Force Barrier only to fail miserably. He had heard Master Perl was running a class on Force Barriers, so he had attempted to train himself so as to show up with a headstart. However it only confirmed that he needed the help of a Jedi Master such as Joza Perl to learn this as his own master was unavailable.

As he approached the doorway he saw the pink woman stop a droid's plummeting fists with her Force Barrier and push him back. Vex was impressed with the master's display of prowess and leaned against a pillar just outside of the doorway to observe before approaching himself. As he waited, a young teen entered and began talking to the master. This boy was followed by an older, wrapped-up Tusken Padawan. Those two seemed to know each other somehow, but Vex was too far away and not paying enough attention to them to hear how.

The three congregated and waited for a bit, until a Del-Ya passed by Vex and entered the training room. Next came a human female, who seemed the last to arrive for a bit. As the master began to speak to the assembled group, Vex realized he should have entered sooner and got closer to hear what she was saying. He entered and stood just inside the doorway and off to the side so as to not disturb them yet before he could get a chance to enter.

“Let’s get started then. First thing’s first, everyone in this room treats each other with respect or they’ll answer to me. Second thing, do not be afraid to ask questions, ask for clarification, or ask for help. This is not a test, and I want you all to leave this room with an understanding of Force Barriers and how to apply them. A Force Barrier is essentially a “wall” of Force than can absorb both Force based and energy attacks. Some refer to it as “Force Shield”, “Force Armor” or “Force Protection”, and some talented Jedi have subtle nuances in their own application of the technique. Regardless, it’s an essential skill that you should all become proficient in. Eventually, manifesting one should be a matter of instinct. With a Force Barrier, you can defend yourself from sabers, blaster bolts, other Force abilities, and nearly anything."

Vex watched as the four padawans blasted the master with their own Force Pushes, which she stopped with her Force Barrier. A low vibration passed through the room, which Vex felt in his boots. Even if it's from four padawans, stopping the combined force attack of four force users was a feat worthy of a master. Vex was impressed by her power. He watched as the other padawans attempted to create their own small Force Barriers from the instructions that the master had given them.

Watching her move over to a nearby table, Vex saw this as his opportunity to join into the lesson in earnest. Another woman came up to her first however, this one not a Padawan but a hoverchair-bound Jedi Knight. She spoke to the master and proceeded to join the padawans. Vex approached the master. "Good morning, Master Perl. I heard you were running a lesson on Force Barriers and I thought I'd stop by to see. Do you mind if I join in with the other students?" He paused and bowed slightly. "I'm Padawan Pendel, I don't believe we've formally met before."

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