Jarra (Reeath) Tell Morrath/Earth Star

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## Eden Dig Site

At the beginning of *Earth Star*, the Asgard 6 class has moved to Eden Dig Site. Jarra and Fian are the first to arrive at the class dome after the break between dig sites because the rest of the class is held up by major interstellar portal delays. When Petra arrives, she insults Jarra with slurs for people with Immune Syndrome. Joth, who has begun Twoing with Petra, joins in on the insults, which shocks Jarra because she and Joth used to be friends.

### Joth's Death

The morning after Jarra and Fian return from Military Base 79 Zulu, Joth is absent. His impact suit is still in his room, and the Portal Network Administration says that the class dome portal had not been used since Jarra and Fian's return, so Joth must have left the dome with no impact suit.

Jarra flies a survey plane over Eden Dig Site with Fian as her co-pilot. After covering all of the dig site area that could have been reached on foot, they move to the surrounding rainforest. Once a life sign is pinpointed, Jarra and Fian join Dalmora, Krath, Amalie, and Playdon on a ground search in search of Joth. They find Joth unconscious and seriously ill. He dies thirty one hours later as a result of a malaria infection.

Jarra takes part in the funeral on Asgard by live link. Several members of the class who blame Petra for Joth's death, since they had a fight the night before he left the dome, cease their campaign of bullying against Jarra as a way to get back at Petra.

### Magnetic Hazard

After Joth's death, the class returns to excavation work after several days of lectures and extra sensor training. While Jarra is setting up the sensor net, the magnetic hazard alarm sounds. Jarra's suit begins crushing her, but Fian waits to cut her lifeline beam until she is free of the magnetic field. Jarra blacks out and awakens while she's being transported to an emergency evac portal. Playdon informs her that Fian's sled exploded behind him, but he survived.

Once awake again after receiving treatment in a regrowth tank, Playdon tells Jarra that she needed 98 percent dermal regeneration. Fian is still in a regrowth tank, but Jarra demands to see him, a request that is only granted after she heavily intimidates a doctor. As a result of the trauma surrounding her injuries, Jarra develops a phobia of impact suits following the magnetic hazard incident.

## Alien Contact Program

Very soon after the class's arrival at Eden, Jarra and Fian both receive notification that the Alien Contact Program has been activated and that they have both been drafted into the Military. They portal to a the newly constructed Military Base 79 Zulu on Earth, where they both take the Military Oath and are promoted to the rank of Captain. At an orientation session, they learn about the automated, unmanned alien probe that has entered geostationary orbit above Earth Africa. Because Jarra is one of only eleven living people with the Artemis medal, she deals with Military members saluting her wherever she goes.

### History Team

Jarra is initially recruited to the Alien Contact Program as a member of the History team, which is dedicated to looking for clues to any previous alien presence on Earth. After the initial History team leader, Major Rayne Tar Cameron, has major disagreements with the team's civilian advisors, Jarra is promoted to Major and put in charge of the History team.

In her first History team meeting, Jarra quickly establishes her competence as a historian after one of the civilian experts assumes she won't know about the twentieth century UFO sighting scares. The team is still reluctant to admit her authority, but the sole team member from University Earth, Professor Chan, cooperates. A professor from University Osiris, Professor Lee, is especially resistant to Jarra's leadership and suggests he should be in charge instead. Jarra fires him. When Professor Chan suggests a suitable paleontologist for the team, another team member calls him an ape. After Professor Chan explains why that word is hurtful, the offender apologizes and says he'll suggest using a live link so that Earth historians may be included in award ceremonies. Professor Lee reluctantly agrees to Jarra's leadership in order to keep his place on the team.

### Ark Evacuation

Soon after being recruited to the Alien Contact program, Jarra suggests to Commander Nia Stone that Ark be used as a shelter for those with Immune Syndrome during a solar storm, when Earth would be defenseless against possible attacks by the alien sphere.

When a solar storm prompts the Ark evacuation, Jarra goes to Ark with the Fian, Dalmora, Krath, Amalie, and Playdon. There, they meet up with Cassandra 2. Jarra tells her dig team about her lingering fear of impact suits after the magnetic hazard injury.

Jarra is struck by an idea, and she calls Colonel Torrek and Leveque to explain that she believes there may be an alien device buried directly below the alien sphere that was triggered by the super solar storm to call the probe. Torrek and Leveque plan for Jarra to lead an excavation of the device in secret with only Stasis Q archaeologists.

Playdon, Stephan, Rono, and Dalmora perform 20th century rock and roll music. Keon brings a drunk Issette to join Jarra. Soon after, Gaius Devon leaks the knowledge of the alien sphere to the newzies. In order to prevent widespread panic, the Military goes public with Jarra's excavation, intending to broadcast it on news channels. Jarra begins organizing the excavation, recruiting the Eden Dig Site teams and Pereth of Earth 2 as Site Leader. Torrek and Leveque announce the excavation on Earth Rolling News, during which Gaius Devon joins the broadcast to attempt to discredit the theory. He calls Jarra an ape before being removed from the broadcast.

Torrek explains to Jarra that he intended to make Devon look xenophobic and attention-seeking while propping up a descendant of Tellon Blaze as a symbol of reassurance. Following that conversation, Jarra continues organizing the excavation. Knowing that she will have to wear an impact suit, she forces herself into one despite her phobia. Once Drago has cleared the target area of tropical forrest with a missile strike, the dig teams portal to Earth Africa to begin the excavation.

*See also: Ark, Earth Australia and Alien Probe*

### Zulu Dig Site

The dig teams begin clearing out trees, and Jarra gives a tour of the dig site for the newzies. Dalmora has brought in her father, Ventrak Rostha, to assist in operating the vid bees. Jarra points out that the rainforest is composed primarily of Griffith hybrids, and also notes the presence of Tuan creepers, which were not originally intended to live in rainforests. After taking a nap in the command sled, Jarra finds that Marlise has sent her a stasis box of cheese fluffle, her favorite food. She again manages to force herself into an impact suit, despite still being very anxious about them. At the end of another day of clearing out trees, it begins raining, so Jarra calls off work for the rest of the day. Jarra and Fian spend the night in the command sled, where they renew their Twoing contract.

The next day, Jarra notices an unusually high amount of Tuan creepers in the trees surrounding the target point. She and Fian follow the creepers, noting where they're occurring with the highest density. Upon investigation from a survey plane, they discover a landslide. Jarra is lowered down the landslide with a rope, where her sensors find a hidden tunnel.

An access road down the landslide is built, and Jarra tag leads the excavation of the tunnel. Once inside the tunnel, Jarra and Fian must input the answers to a series of alien puzzles. After the first few puzzles have been solved by Leveque's team, the roof of the tunnel caves in, which causes Jarra a high amount of anxiety. Cassandra 2, Drago, and Marlise assist in their rescue. Once rescued, Jarra and Fian continue into the tunnel. The final puzzle is very complex, stumping Leveque's team. However, Keon calls Jarra and sends her the correct answers, which he was able to solve with his experience creating light sculptures. After the answers are input, a pillar lights up with a glowing circle. Both Fian and Jarra touch the circle, which sends a column of light from the pillar up to the alien sphere. The sphere lights up with strands of light alike to those in Keon's light sculptures.

*See also: Zulu Dig Site*

## Tell Clan

Drago Tell Dramis introduces himself to Jarra shortly after she arrives at Military Base 79 Zulu. Jarra realizes that he's not just her second cousin, but also a member of the aristocratic Tell clan, which she hadn't realized that she was born into. The Tell clan was founded by Tellon Blaze, making Jarra his descendant as well.

Throughout the novel, Jarra grows more accustomed to the idea of being a member of a Betan clan. Following her magnetic hazard injury, Drago informs Jarra that the clan would like to make her an official member once the period of mourning for her parents ends.

## References

### Citations

1. ↑ Edwards, Janet. Earth Star (Earth Girl series Book 2) (p. 30). Prometheus Books. Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Edwards, Janet. Earth Star (Earth Girl series Book 2) (p. 303). Prometheus Books. Kindle Edition.
3. ↑ Excerpt From: Janet Edwards. “Earth Star.” Apple Books.

### Bibliography

* *Earth Star (Earth Girl series Book 2)* (2014)