NJO 13

September 1, 2020

[7:50 PM] Caleb: Ok so previously you all chatted to some people on Ashas Ree the gem was removed from the sword and you all travelled to the moon of Iktoch looking for a Vergence in the force to help  deholocron Zubi’s head.

[7:51 PM] Caleb: You all had just landed and are still in the ship

[7:51 PM] Esren'Nilos: "...so...how do we approach this?"

[7:54 PM] Zubi: Well... we could meditate and think about it a little bit?

[7:54 PM] Coil: thinks.

[7:55 PM] Coil: goes to the ramp and opens it, seeing if there's anyone there.

[7:55 PM] Esren'Nilos: follows

[7:56 PM] Zubi: Or we could ask around.

[7:56 PM] Zubi: does too.

[7:56 PM] Caleb: Looking out at the docking area you see no one nearby

[7:57 PM] Coil: Hmmm.  Was just working on a hunch.

[7:57 PM] Esren'Nilos: "Meditation's not my strong suit, but I'm not sure who to ask."

[7:57 PM] Coil: closes it.

[7:58 PM] Esren'Nilos: "What was the hunch?"

[8:00 PM] Coil: Just that we were expected.  This landing pad was just carved out of the rock.

[8:00 PM] Coil: And it's the perfect size.

[8:00 PM] Esren'Nilos: "....coincidence?"

[8:00 PM] Coil: Eh.

[8:01 PM] Zubi: Maybe they expected us.

[8:01 PM] Coil: That's what I thought.  I wanted to see if they'd have someone waiting to talk to us.

[8:01 PM] Zubi: And chocolate. Hmm.

[8:01 PM] Zubi: reaches out with the Force to see if there's anyone around!

[8:02 PM] Caleb: ((Roll me a wisdom check Zubi))

[8:02 PM] Zubi: ((26!))

[8:06 PM] Caleb: Zubi at first all you sense is a massive almost wall of neutral raw force emanating from everywhere .you manage to focus through it to detect individual life forms and sense some you do sense one that seems to be heading towards your ship , as a note almost all the life forms you sense seem to have ties to that raw force energy you still sense emanating from the moon itself as best you can tell

[8:07 PM] Zubi: ...

[8:07 PM] Zubi: Wow.

[8:07 PM] Esren'Nilos: "Zubi?"

[8:07 PM] Zubi: The Force is everywhere here.

[8:07 PM] Esren'Nilos: "...isn't that...like...how the force works?"

[8:07 PM] Zubi: Yes, but there's a lot more here.

[8:08 PM] Zubi: Someone or something is coming. It's kind of hard to tell through all of it what it is though.

[8:08 PM] Esren'Nilos: "Good something or bad something?"

[8:09 PM] Zubi: Everything that lives here is more... connected than usual.

[8:09 PM] Zubi: Um. I don't know. The Force here isn't good or bad, though. it just sort of... is.

[8:10 PM] Esren'Nilos: "...Coil, any ideas?"

[8:11 PM] Coil: shrugs.  "I say we follow Zubi where she thinks we should go."

[8:12 PM] Zubi: Well, someone's coming here, so maybe we should wait for them?

[8:12 PM] Coil: nods.

[8:12 PM] Caleb: You hear a knocking on the exterior of the ship

[8:12 PM] Esren'Nilos: "...........ok, but if it's a bad thing I'm gonna kill it."

[8:13 PM] Coil: They usually don't knock.

[8:14 PM] Esren'Nilos: "You'd be surprised."

[8:14 PM] Esren'Nilos: grabs the hilt of his saber and goes to the door.

[8:15 PM] Zubi: follows him.

[8:17 PM] Esren'Nilos: "Everyone ready?"

[8:17 PM] Coil: nods.

[8:17 PM] Esren'Nilos: opens the door.

[8:20 PM] Caleb: As the ramp folds out standing right at the end point of it you see two humanoid figures dressed in worn very protective clothes they pull off hoods and face coverings as the ramp opens.  You see each of them has large cranial horns that curve down and they both are carrying bags

[8:21 PM] Caleb: Figure 1:  we meant to get the time better but we’re slightly delayed, welcome to Iktoch.

[8:21 PM] Zubi: Hi!

[8:21 PM] Zubi: I'm Zubi, this is Coil and this is Esren.

[8:22 PM] Zubi: How'd you know we were going to be here?

[8:22 PM] Esren'Nilos: ((Can I insight them?))

[8:24 PM] Caleb: Figure 2: I am Oaith and this is Yonhar., well met.

[8:24 PM] Caleb: ((You can))

[8:24 PM] Esren'Nilos: ((21))

[8:24 PM] Zubi: ((I will too.))

[8:24 PM] Zubi: ((27.))

[8:26 PM] Caleb: Yonhar: It was communicated to us , we brought the supplies and information you will need.

[8:27 PM] Esren'Nilos: ".......convenient."

[8:27 PM] Caleb: Esren  they seem to want to be helpful and friendly but they are definitely hiding something

[8:27 PM] Zubi: Wow, that's amazing!

[8:28 PM] Coil: Who communicated to you?

[8:28 PM] Esren'Nilos: "And why?"

[8:30 PM] Caleb: Zubi  they seem to want to be helpful but are defintiey hiding something , you do sense raw force power In them , not trained or light or dark and not as much as in the Jedi or planet, but more than you would expect in a normal being

[8:32 PM] Caleb: Oaith:  It seemed quicker this way , and Iktotch told us , most of what you should need is here.

[8:32 PM] Caleb: They set the bags down on the ramp.

[8:33 PM] Coil: looks over the bags.

[8:33 PM] Esren'Nilos: "Why does Iktotch want you to help us?"

[8:34 PM] Zubi: We definitely appreciate it. Is there anything you need help with?

[8:38 PM] Caleb: Coil  looking over the bags you see some datapads  some protective clothes , some rebreather and some crystals and some chocolate.

[8:39 PM] Caleb: Yonhar: It doesn’t, and ask again once you return to the ship.

[8:39 PM] Caleb: They put their hoods up and head out

[8:40 PM] Esren'Nilos: "........ok."

[8:40 PM] Esren'Nilos: "What's in the bags?"

[8:40 PM] Zubi: ... they didn't answer.

[8:40 PM] Zubi: Well, let's look.

[8:40 PM] Zubi: starts opening up the bags.

[8:40 PM] Coil: Some equipment.

[8:40 PM] Coil: Crystals, too.

[8:40 PM] Coil: has been looking through them.

[8:43 PM] Caleb: The datapads have maps of the area  with recommended routes and best places marked for you to attempt to unholocron Zubi.

[8:44 PM] Esren'Nilos: "...they seem to believe we'll have something for them at the end."

[8:44 PM] Esren'Nilos: "...ok, which place seems the best to you, Zubi?"

[8:45 PM] Caleb: With the ramp still open you all are hit with hot harsh wind and stinging rocky sand

[8:45 PM] Zubi: Um.

[8:45 PM] Zubi: Let me look.

[8:45 PM] Zubi: tries to see if the Force has an indication.

[8:46 PM] Esren'Nilos: "Gah!"

[8:46 PM] Caleb: ((Wisdom check Zubi))

[8:46 PM] Coil: starts handing out protective gear.

[8:47 PM] Esren'Nilos: takes.

[8:48 PM] Zubi: ((14. Yikes.))

[8:49 PM] Caleb: Zubi  you feel a light pull to the South east of your current location

[8:50 PM] Zubi: Let's go southeast!

[8:50 PM] Esren'Nilos: "...get a feeling?"

[8:51 PM] Zubi: Yeah! A little bit.

[8:52 PM] Esren'Nilos: "Works for me.  You take point."

[8:52 PM] Zubi: Okay!

[8:52 PM] Zubi: puts the protective gear on and helps the guys get theirs on, and then heads out!

[8:53 PM] Caleb: (( you all head out on foot?))

[8:53 PM] Esren'Nilos: ((We do have the speeder, right?))

[8:53 PM] Caleb: ((Yes))

[8:53 PM] Esren'Nilos: "Should we take the speeder?"

[8:55 PM] Zubi: I don't know. What do you think, Coil?

[8:55 PM] Coil: I don't see why not.  If it's too much we'll just park it and walk.

[8:56 PM] Esren'Nilos: "Sounds good."

[8:56 PM] Esren'Nilos: "So, Zubi will guide as Coil drives.  I'll keep a look out."

[8:57 PM] Zubi: Okay!

[8:57 PM] Zubi: will get in there and try to focus on finding a good vergence.

[8:58 PM] Caleb: You all head out in the speeder as you leave the city all the people you notice seem to be the same species as the ones who welcomed you at the ship.

[9:00 PM] Caleb: Leaving the city the winds and sand gets worse, visibility drops somewhat but Zubi keeps a bead on heading  pretty directly SoutEast

[9:00 PM] Esren'Nilos: will try and look out, regardless.

[9:00 PM] Caleb: ((Perception disadvantage Esren))

[9:01 PM] Esren'Nilos: ((13))

[9:03 PM] Caleb: Esren  at points you strongly  think you see shapes or figures some huge some small  but most of what you see as you get closer or the wind shifts seems to just be rocks and dunes.

[9:03 PM] Caleb: After a couple hours you realize you are approaching that massive mountain system you saw as you were landing the ship

[9:04 PM] Esren'Nilos: "Not terribly surprising, given the symbol.  Wonder what they're about?"

[9:06 PM] Esren'Nilos: "Zubi, you getting a feeling?"

[9:07 PM] Caleb: Zubi || you feel the pull a little  stronger now up one of the mountains

[9:07 PM] Zubi: That way!

[9:07 PM] Zubi: points up that mountain!

[9:08 PM] Esren'Nilos: "...Coil, how far up can we take the speeder?

[9:08 PM] Coil: .... not that high.

[9:09 PM] Esren'Nilos: nods.  "Let's see if we can park somewhere.  I think we're climbing the rest of the way."

[9:10 PM] Zubi: nods.

[9:10 PM] Caleb: ((Roll me perception everyone))

[9:11 PM] Zubi: ((23!))

[9:11 PM] Esren'Nilos: ((21))

[9:11 PM] Zubi: I'm so glad you guys are here.

[9:13 PM] Esren'Nilos: "I hope we can help."

[9:13 PM] Coil: ((19))

[9:14 PM] Caleb: Zubi and Esren and Coil when looking for an area to park you find a cave at the base of the mountain you also see a rough path heading but to the south of the mountain you see what  looks like a building of some sort.

[9:15 PM] Esren'Nilos: "...you feel like...maybe this planet wants us here?

[9:16 PM] Zubi: ... maybe.

[9:17 PM] Caleb: Zubi  while the building is there at the base it is the one thing you get no feel of the force from since you landed on this planet the pull is coming from up the mountain

[9:17 PM] Zubi: ... huh. I don't feel anything from the building.

[9:18 PM] Zubi: It's just up the mountain where we're supposed to go, I think.

[9:18 PM] Esren'Nilos: "...well...we're already at the mountain, so..."

[9:18 PM] Zubi: Up there.

[9:18 PM] Zubi: points up the mountain.

[9:19 PM] Esren'Nilos: "Of course."

[9:20 PM] Esren'Nilos: "...should we check out the cave first, or just leave the speeder there?"

[9:20 PM] Coil: I'd like to make sure there's not a speeder eating monster in there first.

[9:20 PM] Esren'Nilos: "Reasonable."

[9:20 PM] Esren'Nilos: heads for the cave.

[9:21 PM] Zubi: nods, and follows Esren.

[9:21 PM] Caleb: You all enter the cave

[9:22 PM] Caleb: It is relatively dark in here not much light makes it through the entrnave and the sand whipping around(edited)

[9:22 PM] Zubi: turns on a lamp.(edited)

[9:22 PM] Esren'Nilos: activates his lightsaber for illumination.

[9:23 PM] Caleb: ((Investigation or perception rolls))

[9:24 PM] Esren'Nilos: ((5))

[9:26 PM] Zubi: ((12.))

[9:26 PM] Caleb: Esren you are looking through your lightsaber as you have just ignited it so looking around the cave you just see the afterimage of the blade and the cave looks fine to you

[9:27 PM] Coil: ((16))

[9:28 PM] Caleb: Zubi  you see some tunnels heading out of the cave but they look too small to be a A big deal

[9:29 PM] Zubi: Huh, there are some little tunnels there. I wonder if they're from animals.

[9:31 PM] Caleb: Coil.   you see some tunnel heading off but can’t get a great view of all the cave, from what you can see the cave looks  safe

[9:32 PM] Esren'Nilos: "I don't see anything."

[9:32 PM] Coil: Well.... hmm.

[9:32 PM] Zubi: points out the tunnels leading out of the cave.

[9:32 PM] Coil: It seems safe for now.

[9:33 PM] Coil: But if we come back and the speeder is disassembled I"m going to the Dark Side.

[9:34 PM] Zubi: You will not.

[9:34 PM] Zubi: sticks her tongue out at him.

[9:35 PM] Esren'Nilos: "Do you think the odds for that are good?"

[9:36 PM] Zubi: I don't know! Let's go up the mountain. Or maybe you could look at those little tunnels.

[9:37 PM] Coil: I think our speeder has very bad luck.

[9:37 PM] Coil: goes to look at the tunnels.

[9:38 PM] Coil: just uses his lightsaber to look in them.

[9:38 PM] Caleb: ((( do you look in using the light of it or you just poke the blade down the holes?))

[9:42 PM] Esren'Nilos: "I already said I was sorry about the force push."

[9:43 PM] Coil: I know.  I just mean in general.

[9:43 PM] Coil: is looking using the light.  If he has to he'll pull out a flashlight.

[9:44 PM] Zubi: holds a light up to them for him.

[9:50 PM] Esren'Nilos: ((Caleb??)

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