Faction [NJO] Momentum and Mastery

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Jedi Jumpsuit | Wedding Ring
Weapons: Lightsabers

It had been a while since Valery last taught a class.

Between leading the Jedi and navigating the ever-present conflicts of the galaxy, her time had been stretched thin. She loved guiding the Order, standing at its forefront, but there was something different about days like this — something simpler. No politics. No high-stakes decisions. Just Jedi, the open air, and the opportunity to grow together.

A real lesson.

Standing at the center of the field, she let out a slow breath, taking in the crisp air of New Cov's untamed wilds. The training grounds stretched wide, bordered by towering trees that swayed gently with the breeze. It was the perfect place for today's lesson.

Not far from her, Corazona von Ascania stood watching. The newly appointed Caretaker of First Knowledge — head of the Jedi Academy — was present to oversee, her steady presence a reminder of the Order's continued growth. Valery offered her a small nod, then turned her attention to the gathered Jedi.

"Alright," Valery began, her voice carrying with practiced ease, "It's good to be back to teaching." A smirk tugged at her lips. "Even better that I don't have to be stuck in a library to do it."

"Today, we're focusing on Force Speed. It's a skill that can save your life, help you move through battle, or even just let you reach your destination before your impatient friend gets there." Her smirk lingered, but her tone carried the weight of experience. "More than anything, though, it's something that requires control. That's what we'll be working on."

She folded her arms, her fiery gaze sweeping over the gathered Jedi. "I also want you to work with people you haven't trained with much before. You're going to push each other, learn from each other, and — when we move on to sparring — you're going to test each other." She let the words settle, giving them a moment before she took a step forward, rolling her shoulders.

"Now," she continued, her expression shifting toward something more instructive, "let's begin."

Open to NJO​

 

[Kaelos Vryn]

Location: New Cov
Tags: Valery Noble | Vera Noble | Others
Equipment: None​

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The young Jedi had enjoyed his time on New Cov.

He still wasn't entirely sure on why he'd been transported from Courscant to the Enclave but he wasn't complaining too much. New Cov was the home of so many Jedi who had so much to teach and so much knowledge and wisdom to share with others.

Kaelos thought briefly on his time on New Cov. He'd witnessed his first ever Knighting Ceremony in which Katherine Holt had been named a Knight of the Jedi Order and he'd actually learned quite a fair bit. Mixed in with an adventure with his friends, it had been a pleasent experience.

Now he was being dragged to a lesson with a guest speaker, although for once he was actually looking forward to it. Whereas once he would have been dreading the experience, the last few weeks had involved a lot of positive change in the young Jedi's life and he was actually quite content for once.

Standing in the shadows of the tall oaks, the training ground of New Cov was unlike any that the young Kiffar had ever seen. In the centre, he saw instantly the Jedi who would be leading their sesson and he let out a smile. He'd dealt with the daughter, now to deal with the Jedi Grandmaster herself.

Stretching his back as he approached, Kaelos ducked into the crowd and listened as the Sword of the Jedi spoke about what they would be learning. Force Speed was a power which he'd read about in books, it was a power that certainly had it's uses and it was a power that Kaelos was definitely excited to be learning.

"I also want you to work with people you haven't trained with much before" were the words that left the Grandmaster's mouth and Kaelos instantly began looking around. Pretty much the entire field was open season for him, he'd never trained with any of them as far as he could tell.

Admittedly, he was hopeful someone would see him looking a little lost and select him as a partner.

 

[Caelan Valoren]

If it involved anything to do with enhancing the body, Caelan was going to be there. The one thing he was strong at with the Force was body modification. Enhancing his strength was one of his Go To's in combat. Breaking armor, breaking bones. It didn't matter. The use of his hands was his preferred method of combat thanks, in part, to the teachings of Azurine Varek and Connel Vanagor . Without them, he wouldn't have the knowledge of martial combat that he now did.

He stood front and center of the room, listening as the grandmaster spoke. She was a good teacher, especially outside of the classroom. He recalled their mission to Hurikane together and how things had changed for him as a result. Much he had learned on that trip without even seeking the knowledge. He was very grateful for her assistance then, and now he was looking forward to learning from her on the use of the Force to enhance one's speed in a controlled manner. He'd already experimented with it, but better to learn more from someone who knew it better.

When she indicated pairing up with someone they hadn't worked with before, he scanned the crowd in search of a face he didn't know. Spotting Kaelos Vryn , and recognizing the markings on his face, Caelan angled his way towards him before someone else could snatch him up as a partner. Kiffar were particularly good combatants, so if they were going to be sparring, why not spar with someone who could probably beat him? How better to learn than to lose?

"Hello," he said as he neared. "I'm Caelan Valoren, Padawan of Dreidi Xeraic. Care to be my partner?"

He left off the bits about his royal lineage and such. It wasn't important here, and he didn't feel like having people focusing on that while they were training. Holding back or treating him different wouldn't help him get better, right?

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ATTIRE: Link | WEAPON: Lightsaber | OTHER: Sigil Bead (Necklace)

TAGS: Valery Noble ​

 

[Vera Noble]

New Cov

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Tag: Kaelos Vryn | Open

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Vera bounced onto the training field, hands stuffed in her pockets, her usual energy practically radiating off her. It wasn't every day that her Mom was the one teaching a class, and she wasn't about to miss it — especially not when it was something as cool as Force Speed.

She spotted Valery standing at the front, all Jedi Grandmaster-y and serious — but the second their eyes met, Vera grinned. Big. The kind of grin that made it very clear she was already scheming something.

Then, as her gaze flicked across the crowd, she caught sight of someone else.

Kaelos.

For just a second, her usual mischief softened, replaced by something warm, something quiet. It had been a minute since she'd seen him, and now that he was here, standing across the field, she felt a little… fuzzy.

Not that she'd say that.

Instead, she shot him a bright smile, something a little softer than usual, before settling in to wait for the lesson to start. This was gonna be fun.

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[Ben Khal]

Politics still cast a long shadow over Ben, who had just recently been cleared to resume training. He supposed that was a good sign—it meant he wasn’t going to be drummed out of the Order, at least—but the boy was clearly drained from the ordeal of being put on trial (or “under review” as Master Jai had so diplomatically put it) for his actions on Hapes.

He listened as the Grandmaster gave them instructions, then turned to look for a partner. His gaze landed on Vera, Valery’s daughter. It was unbecoming of a male to approach a female, especially one of such high rank. But she was unfamiliar, which fit the criteria, and everyone else was already taken.

Swallowing, he approached her, inadvertently blocking her view of the handsome Kiffar. “Do… you have a partner?” he asked, tentative and awkward.

Vera Noble​

 

[Aadihr Lidos]

New Cov

Outfit: Clothes, Earring, Bangle
Weapons: Walking stick / Lightsaber Pike

The Grandmaster's introduction to the class encouraged the group to find partners they haven't trained with before.

The problem with watching everyone through the force - he felt like he knew so many of them that he wasn't sure which he had trained with or not.

So he stood, looking up on the auras of the crowd with his eyeless gaze to who felt lost or uncertain.

Aadihr didn't have high hopes for his capacity for Force Speed - but with the efforts of Brander and Aris Noble testing the boundaries of what was possible Aadihr felt encouraged to try, to see for himself if he could push past his old limitations.

While he waited, he pondered the specifics of how Force speed worked. It was still hazy to him - he had studied it once, to little avail. Was he supposed to speed his limbs with telekinetic force, empower his body to act faster, use an ounce of precognitive ability to think faster - or rather - percieve everything as if it was moving slower? Maybe some combination of the three, or none of it.

Aadihr lost track of his surroundings while he tried to break down the aspects of what would match the powers Grandmaster Noble described.

OPEN​

 

[Reina Daival]

Location: Coruscant - New Cov Temple
Objective: Train
Tags: Open​

Control. One of the things Reina was terrible at when it had came to using the Spirit. It went against her beliefs. No-one controlled the Sea. It worked with you or against you, depending on it's mood. That was why nearly everytime she had used the Force, it was on instinct. A reflex. But she was going to need to work on controlling it. Feeling the flow of the Spirit throughout her body. Honestly, if it hadn't been for it being a class taught by Valery, the fishergirl would have just worked on her own training in isolation. But after the encounter on Jedha, Reina had respect for Valery. The same kind of respect she had for her Skipper back on the ship.

The concept of sparring against a living person had Reina's heart racing ever so slightly. A small glint in her eyes as she grinned to herself. Her hands curling around her quarterstaff tighter. Nearly squeezing the damned thing before she shook her head. She didn't want to look too eager and end up scaring people away from herself. It was strange. Interacting with people that she barely knew. Of course, she had been used to it before joining the Order in a small way. But it was much simpler to stand in a market and sell fish to people, than it was to be stood around a bunch of superpowered kids.

She jabbed one end of the staff into the ground, and rested her chin atop the other end, closing her eyes. Reina wasn't quite sure how to walk up to people, so she'd just wait for someone to walk up to her. That's how it worked right? In the meanwhile, she'd focus on the Spirit. She was never going to feel comfortable calling it the Force. It was the Spirit that guided her through life. That was always with her...Wait. If she thought about it that way. Then it was less her controlling the Spirit, and more it lending its gift to her even more. It was already flowing through her. Through her body and her mind. All she had to do was use more of its gift. It was like when she was doing the combat drills...Let it flow through her, whilst aiming it towards her goals.

 

[Kaelos Vryn]

Location: New Cov
Tags: Valery Noble | Vera Noble | Caelan Valoren | Others
Equipment: None​

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The Kiffar Initiate nodded towards the Padawan who approached him.

"Caelan Valorean huh" he acknowledged, offering his counterpart his hand. "Kaelos Vryn, Padawan of... well no-one really" he replied with a chuckle. "We can partner up, yes" he confirmed, nodding towards the older boy with a smile on his face.

His counterpart much was taller than him and clearly more athletic, which would add an interesting spin on any sparring they would do. Kaelos had done some hand to hand combat on Kiffu and he was aware of how combat worked and he wondered if the height and strength advantage of Caelan would offset the speed and agility advantage which he held.

"Have you ever had any experiences with Force Speed?" the young initiate quizzed of Caelan, attempting to ascertain the boy's skill level in comparison to his own. He was quite hopeful they would be on an even playing field, that would be the best outcome.

Kaelos' eyes darted around the training field as more Jedi poured in and split off into partnerships with each other. He caught sight of Aadihr Lidos looking around, although he wasn't sure how much the Knight could actually see and how much he was using the force to see what was going on around him.

Then he caught sight of someone else.

She was on the opposite end of the field to him, still as energetic and laid back as ever with her hands in her pockets. They locked eyes for just a brief moment, his brown eyes matching her multicoloured gaze for just a moment. He was almost sure her face softened when she saw him, but he paid it no mind. He shot her a cheeky wink before turning back to Caelan.

Whilst he wasn't usually one for violence, he was interested in seeing how sparring would go. Maybe his views towards violence had softened a little since his last encounter with it. It was unlikely, of course, but not impossible.

 

[Caelan Valoren]

Caelan shook the others hand. Yeah, he was a full foot taller than him, but that wasn't necessarily a good thing. Reach didn't mean much if your opponent could get within your effective strike distance. Close strikes were always more difficult. Fortunately, he knew how to grapple as well, but still. The speed that the kiffar probably had would be difficult when paired with the enhanced speed of the Force.

"I've some experience with it, but I wouldn't say it was extensive," he said, glancing around the room at the others present.

There were some familiar faces. He recognized Vera, for example. And since he was looking away, he didn't see the wink that Kaelos had offered to her. Not that it would have mattered. Let the young pups have their fun. There would come a day when that fun would be harder to come by, so best they have it while they could. Hopefully they didn't become a cynic like him, locked into the realities of the universe, nearly drowned in the chaos of the galaxy at an early age. No, he wouldn't wish that on anyone.

He clasped his hands behind his back and watched others converse, unsure of what he should speak about with his partner. Only roughly a month ago he'd been about the same age as the young man. It still seemed strange to him, suddenly being older than people he'd been friends with that were around the same age as him before. He didn't much like it.

"I met another Kiffar once. Fairly nice guy considering he worked for the Sith."

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ATTIRE: Link | WEAPON: Lightsaber | OTHER: Sigil Bead (Necklace)

TAGS: Kaelos Vryn | Corazona von Ascania | Valery Noble | Vera Noble ​

 

[Vera Noble]

New Cov

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Tag: Ben Khal | Open

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Vera caught the wink just as she was about to glance away.

Oh.

Oh.

Heat rushed to her face before she could stop it, warmth creeping up her neck as her heart gave the tiniest, most annoying little skip. Stupid. So stupid. It was just a wink. Just Kaelos being his usual self. It didn't mean anything. Still, she bit her lip, fighting back a grin as she tried to shake off the fluttering in her chest.

And then—

Someone stepped in front of her, completely cutting off her view.

Vera blinked, snapping out of whatever fuzzy nonsense had just invaded her brain, and found herself staring at the newcomer. Boys were gross, anyway. This new one was shorter than her — most people were — but something about his posture, the way he hesitated, made her pause.

For a second, she almost expected him to say something else. But instead, he simply asked if she had a partner. Vera's grin returned, bright and easy.

"Well, I do now!" she chirped.

Before he could react, she grabbed his arm — gently — and without hesitation, started pulling him toward the front of the class. "C'mon," she added with a laugh, "We don't want to miss anything." The moment they reached the front, she let go and turned toward him properly, hands on her hips. "I'm Vera, by the way."

She grinned, tilting her head slightly. "And you are…?"

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[Kuhbee]

Kuhbee had been spending a lot of time on New Cov lately. This was the Temple where he met his first master before she was called away on assignment so he already had some familiarity with it. Lately though he had been spending a lot of time around the beastmasters. They were fascinating to the little Wookie and he was following them around almost like a shadow, absorbing all he could.

But today was about learning more aspects of the Force and he needed to focus on that instead of all the mysterious and fascinating creatures he had been learning about. He would have to work to stay focused today, as he really wanted to learn Force speed.

He looked around, wondering who would be his partner.

 

[Anavi Vandala]

Anavi was certainly seeing a lot of New Cov lately. After the adventure with Vera Noble and Kaelos Vryn she was honestly wondering when she would see less of this dangerous planet. There was a lesson being held today though and the princess would never miss it. She was doubting if the Jedi path was the right one for her, but it was what her mother wished so ultimately she had little say in the matter. She would learn with grace however and work to do her best, despite her doubts.

She noted that Caelan Valoren , her childhood friend was also here, along with the two padawans she'd tagged along with on their little jungle adventure. The rest of them she did not know but she was eager to meet them and make connections within the Order.

When they were asked to find a partner she walked lightly over to another young girl Reina Daival and smiled. "Do you need a partner?"

 

[Corazona von Ascania]

Cora stood several paces behind Valery Noble , observing the lesson. It was not uncommon for her to oversee classes handled by those new to teaching, but this was not an evaluation, nor did Valery need her guidance.

After all, the Grandmaster of the Order had once been her own teacher. Everything her master had taught her, Cora carried with her, and tried to pass on to her own students.

Augmenting one's speed through the Force was a useful ability. It could serve all Jedi well, from the fresh-faced padawan to the learned master.

"Should anyone find themselves without a partner for this exercise, I am available."

 

[Garric Wrennar]

Garric was sat behind the Grandmaster of the order, Valery Noble , and a few spaces from Corazona von Ascania . He was sat leaning slightly forward while leaning on his scabbard. It had been some time since he last oversaw a training session, but it was a comfort for him.

Augmentation of one's speed through the Force was an ability that had served Garric well for years. He was curious how this class would fair at learning it. Maybe they would be quick learners, or there would be some who struggled. He was more so looking out for the latter, as he felt they had the most room for growth (in the best way possible).

At the young woman's suggestion to be a stand in partner for those without one, the old man slightly chuckled, wondering if she'd be the kind of Jedi to show off (accidently or not)

 

[Aadihr Lidos]

New Cov

Outfit: Clothes, Earring, Bangle
Weapons: Walking stick / Lightsaber Pike

He looked around, wondering who would be his partner.

Aadihr moseyed over to the other to the other Knight and Master present, Corazona von Ascania and Garric Wrennar respectively and spoke,

"Either of you have experience training a Wookie?" Aadihr could pair up with Kuhbee, but they had... uh... Played dodgeball and went camping together?

It definitely was not because he was worried about being showed up by the Padawan or worse, angering them.

Checking the auras of the two, they both appeared confident if not already well-versed in the subject material.

Unless either of them preferred to, or another Padawan showed up first, Aadihr went to join Kuhbee volunteering to train with them.

Kuhbee | Garric Wrennar | Corazona von Ascania​

 

[Reina Daival]

Location: Coruscant - New Cov Temple
Objective: Train
Tags: Anavi Vandala​

As Reina stood there, focusing on feeling the Spirit flowing through her, she could already feel herself getting more and more excited. A toothy grin slowly spreading across her face as it felt like she had so much energy. It was if there had been a door between her and the Force. Whenever she had used it previously, it was as if she had been knocking at the door. Now it felt like she could open it and shut it at will. Choose when to apply it and how...Though her eyes snapped open at the sound of a new voice.

"Do you need a partner?"

"Well. Now that you're here, I don't. You got any experience with this...speed stuff?"

At her question, Reina flicked her quarterstaff up to point in the direction of Valery, since she had been the one talking about Force Speed. It would be useful to get to know how much knowledge her partner had on the Force. Most, if not all of Reina's knowledge was instinctual. She knew parts of what she could do. It was just a matter of how she could do it willingly.

 

[Anavi Vandala]

Anavi smiled at the young girl who was accepting of the partnership.

“I’ve dabbled in it but it will be nice to have proper instruction. How about you?”

She admired the girls quarter staff. She wasn’t like the other Jedi here. She seemed more wild.

“My name is Anavi. It’s nice to meet you.”

Reina Daival

 

[Reina Daival]

Location: Coruscant - New Cov Temple
Objective: Train
Tags: Anavi Vandala​

"None whatsoever."

Reina was straight to the point and blunt. It was the truth, technically. She didn't count it as experience if it was just her instincts. That was that. Though she did gave a short nod at the introduction.

"Reina. Likewise. With the whole...nice to meet you stuff."

Talking to people still wasn't something she was good at. Would she ever get good at it? She didn't know. Honestly? She didn't care either. Her strengths didn't focus on talking to people or being polite. Her strengths were about being headstrong.

 

[Anavi Vandala]

“Well I guess we are both going to learn. I like your staff by the way. Did you make it yourself?”

She smiled again but was not bothered by the girls seemingly lesser social skills. Anavi had been forced to learn such things so she could fit into noble society, but that didn’t mean everyone had to. There was something honest and raw in the way Reina spoke and Anavi actually kind of liked it.

For now they would just have to wait and see what the masters instructed them to do next.

Reina Daival

 

[Ben Khal]

"Well, I do now!"

Just like that, Ben was being dragged along by this girl. He let her lead him without complaint. There wasn't much to complain about, really - she had agreed to be his partner, and her tugging on his arm was gentle. Nothing like the rough handling he'd experienced as of late.

"C'mon. We don't want to miss anything." The moment they reached the front, she let go and turned toward him properly, hands on her hips. "I'm Vera, by the way." She grinned, tilting her head slightly. "And you are…?"

"Ben," he replied, his Basic slightly accented. Glancing toward the Grandmaster, he added, "I don't have much experience with Force Speed, but I have used it once before, in the heat of battle." Spurred on by the battle meditation of his fellow Jedi, Ben had fought like he never had before. He was defeated, of course, and all that he accomplished in that duel was landing himself in a world of trouble, but he hadn't forgotten that feeling of power and certainty.

Vera Noble​