Nubica Felidae
We are well and truly forked...
A thousand thousand worlds sparkled in the night sky above the capital city of Lothal.
Nubica found the view breathtaking as she scaled the city wall. The galaxy's Outer Rim was such a big place. So many planets, so many stars. All teeming with mysteries and diverse species.
And she was giggling like a schoolgirl. She was dressed in Mando armour. It was a bad idea to decide to have her first drink tonight of all nights. The night before the Alliance were due to land. But she could never step away from a dare. And so here she was, a homage of sorts in her mind as she paid the price for gambling for forfeits.
She wanted to visit every planet. She wanted to have a thousand thousand adventures on those thousand thousand worlds. She wanted everyone to be free to travel across the stars. That was impossible with the One Sith and First Order in the galaxy. They did everything they could to limit personal freedom, including suppressing creative talent.
No one was going to squash Nubica.
She giggled again. Must be the night air.
Hard clack-clacks echoed in the street below. Nubica recognized that sound immediately. The local police. She tightened her grip and leaned close against the wall she climbed. She must remain unseen. That was the dare.
Right as the police turned toward the wall, Nubica climbed over the ledge. She laid her body flat along the top and waited. One heartbeat. Two heartbeats. Three... The sounds of boots echoed again on the pavement and started to fade. They were marching away. Nubica was safe — for the moment.
“On course," Nubica whispered into her mic.
One of the GA pilot’s voices came over her helmet comlink. "Proceed."
"Copy that," said Nubica. "This is going to be fun." She pushed herself up to stand atop the wall. "Very fun."
On the other side of the wall lay the former Academy for Young Imperials. She landed lightly, almost silently, on the tarmac. She took a moment to survey the airfield. No guards. The place was deserted and empty.
She reached the main doors and removed the airbrush from her belt and shook the attached canister. Then she pressed down on a nozzle and called on her rudimentary talents. Nubica began to paint. The old rebels insignia. As she finished, now doubled in a giggling fit, she felt the earth move. It was no explosion, but an earthquake. Local too. Too local.
She ran from the compound before the earth opened up beneath her feet.
Objectives below:
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 150-POST DOMINION
Following a conversation with [member="Coren Starchaser"] and [member="Aram Kalast"] of the First Order (cue much booing and hissing and thrown popcorn), we have agreed the following objectives:
Objective one: Recover the kyber crystal
Of course legends are passed down from generation to generation, and sometimes they are just stories. But recent activity by The Jedi Order and the First Order on the planet Lothal uncovered one truth – the giant kyber crystal of lore was a reality. And where there’s one, there may be another. So both sides invested time and energy into seeking the whole truth. No Bothans died bringing the information to the Alliance’s hands – but it’s fair to say they were pleased to find the location of such a giant crystal. But less pleased to understand the First Order had too.
So...in a distant cave, a research team looking to number the protected sub-species of Lothal-bat that lived in the mountains to the south of the planet stumbled across it. Inaccessible and with no clear place to land a ship for five kilometres, it would be a foot race to the site. And no doubt a fist-fight once reached. To the victor, the spoils.
[So, a PvP objective. Look to keep numbers even and remember, the winner of this objective gets to keep the giant crystal
]
Objective two: Secure the Academy
The former Academy for Young Imperials was based in the Capital City and near a ten-kilometre field in the Easthills. It housed and educated recruits for the Imperial Army. Quite simply, it trained stormtroopers.
It had fallen into disrepair and was stripped of anything of note. But a recent small earthquake had opened up a previously unknown subterranean level. The Academy’s vaults.
Who knows what secrets they hold? Prototype weapons? Data? Special training programmes? The location of a giant kyber crystal? Rare droids?
[PvP or PvE. More of a free for all]
Objective Three: Rebuild the Junior Academy of Applied Sciences
The former Junior Academy of Applied Sciences, commonly referred to as "Junior AppSci", was an academy in Lothal's Capital City. But it had fallen into disrepair since the reign of the Galactic Empire several years before the Battle of Yavin. The school was renown for its grav-ball, chin-bret, and track and field events. In addition, Junior AppSci was used by the Academy for Young Imperials to recruit prospective Imperial cadets.
Why not help rebuild the old Academy, back to its former glory and turn it into a place to recruit Young Alliance cadets?
Build the infrastructure? Recruit staff? Go on a recruitment drive for students? Hold an open day for allcomers to look around? Meet a new Padawan or recruit new troopers or pilots here (or meet a new Master or CO here of course)?
[A non-violent and more social thread]
Objective Four: Find yourself a kyber crystal
There are many places on Lothal that the crystals can be found. If you are looking to build a saber, or swap out your existing crystal, where better to look? And kyber crystals are colourless when found. They change colour when a saber is crafted - so come in all hues, including Sith crimson!
Objective Five: Stop the crime lord that’s currently shaking down the local farmers
Rumour has it a local crime-lord is running a protection racket. He’s hired in plenty of muscle and it needs some kindly folks to end his oppressive regime.
Objective Six: Do your own thing
Always an alternative...pig-tails are optional!
Objective one: Recover the kyber crystal
Kyber crystals were rare, Force-attuned crystals that grew in nature and were found on scattered planets across the galaxy – including Lothal.
They were used by the Jedi and the Sith in the construction of their lightsabers. There were also larger, rarer crystals of great power and that, according to legends, were used at the heart of ancient superweapons by the Sith.
The crystals concentrated energy in a unique manner and were attuned to the Force, resonating with it.
"Long ago in forgotten times, when the Sith and Jedi fought for control of the galaxy, weapons there were, of unimaginable power. Always at their heart, a kyber crystal was."
―Yoda
During ancient wars between the Jedi and the Sith, in which both sides fought for control over the galaxy, superweapons were created by the Sith that were powered by giant kyber crystals. Although these stories were considered legends, a giant kyber crystal was discovered on Utapau during the Clone Wars. The Jedi were able to destroy the crystal, though Yoda was concerned that Darth Sidious would discover another giant kyber crystal in order to construct another superweapon.
After the fall of the Galactic Republic and the rise of the Galactic Empire, Sidious constructed the Death Star, a battle station capable of destroying entire planets. Kyber crystals were used as part of the Death Star's superlaser and the Empire continued to search for new crystals five years before the Battle of Yavin. One such crystal was located by the rebels from Lothal, who discovered its location and destroyed it. The destruction produced a large shockwave, destroying everything in its path.
Kylo Ren's lightsaber used a cracked kyber crystal, which generated more power. The excess power was vented out the sides, thus creating the crossguard design he is known for.
The most important and prestigious vessels of the First Order had weapons upgraded with kyber crystals from some secret source in the Unknown Regions.
They were used by the Jedi and the Sith in the construction of their lightsabers. There were also larger, rarer crystals of great power and that, according to legends, were used at the heart of ancient superweapons by the Sith.
The crystals concentrated energy in a unique manner and were attuned to the Force, resonating with it.
"Long ago in forgotten times, when the Sith and Jedi fought for control of the galaxy, weapons there were, of unimaginable power. Always at their heart, a kyber crystal was."
―Yoda
During ancient wars between the Jedi and the Sith, in which both sides fought for control over the galaxy, superweapons were created by the Sith that were powered by giant kyber crystals. Although these stories were considered legends, a giant kyber crystal was discovered on Utapau during the Clone Wars. The Jedi were able to destroy the crystal, though Yoda was concerned that Darth Sidious would discover another giant kyber crystal in order to construct another superweapon.
After the fall of the Galactic Republic and the rise of the Galactic Empire, Sidious constructed the Death Star, a battle station capable of destroying entire planets. Kyber crystals were used as part of the Death Star's superlaser and the Empire continued to search for new crystals five years before the Battle of Yavin. One such crystal was located by the rebels from Lothal, who discovered its location and destroyed it. The destruction produced a large shockwave, destroying everything in its path.
Kylo Ren's lightsaber used a cracked kyber crystal, which generated more power. The excess power was vented out the sides, thus creating the crossguard design he is known for.
The most important and prestigious vessels of the First Order had weapons upgraded with kyber crystals from some secret source in the Unknown Regions.
Of course legends are passed down from generation to generation, and sometimes they are just stories. But recent activity by The Jedi Order and the First Order on the planet Lothal uncovered one truth – the giant kyber crystal of lore was a reality. And where there’s one, there may be another. So both sides invested time and energy into seeking the whole truth. No Bothans died bringing the information to the Alliance’s hands – but it’s fair to say they were pleased to find the location of such a giant crystal. But less pleased to understand the First Order had too.
So...in a distant cave, a research team looking to number the protected sub-species of Lothal-bat that lived in the mountains to the south of the planet stumbled across it. Inaccessible and with no clear place to land a ship for five kilometres, it would be a foot race to the site. And no doubt a fist-fight once reached. To the victor, the spoils.
[So, a PvP objective. Look to keep numbers even and remember, the winner of this objective gets to keep the giant crystal
]Objective two: Secure the Academy
The former Academy for Young Imperials was based in the Capital City and near a ten-kilometre field in the Easthills. It housed and educated recruits for the Imperial Army. Quite simply, it trained stormtroopers.
It had fallen into disrepair and was stripped of anything of note. But a recent small earthquake had opened up a previously unknown subterranean level. The Academy’s vaults.
Who knows what secrets they hold? Prototype weapons? Data? Special training programmes? The location of a giant kyber crystal? Rare droids?
[PvP or PvE. More of a free for all]
Objective Three: Rebuild the Junior Academy of Applied Sciences
The former Junior Academy of Applied Sciences, commonly referred to as "Junior AppSci", was an academy in Lothal's Capital City. But it had fallen into disrepair since the reign of the Galactic Empire several years before the Battle of Yavin. The school was renown for its grav-ball, chin-bret, and track and field events. In addition, Junior AppSci was used by the Academy for Young Imperials to recruit prospective Imperial cadets.
Why not help rebuild the old Academy, back to its former glory and turn it into a place to recruit Young Alliance cadets?
Build the infrastructure? Recruit staff? Go on a recruitment drive for students? Hold an open day for allcomers to look around? Meet a new Padawan or recruit new troopers or pilots here (or meet a new Master or CO here of course)?
[A non-violent and more social thread]
Objective Four: Find yourself a kyber crystal
There are many places on Lothal that the crystals can be found. If you are looking to build a saber, or swap out your existing crystal, where better to look? And kyber crystals are colourless when found. They change colour when a saber is crafted - so come in all hues, including Sith crimson!
Objective Five: Stop the crime lord that’s currently shaking down the local farmers
Rumour has it a local crime-lord is running a protection racket. He’s hired in plenty of muscle and it needs some kindly folks to end his oppressive regime.
Objective Six: Do your own thing
Always an alternative...pig-tails are optional!
