Day 2 -There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.

[Matev]

DAY 1 - Named must your fear be before banish it you can

The council found themselves again in the chambers. They all held a look of wear and worry from the previous day's events. The Order was in disarray. They had barely mounted a war effort in time to combat the Sith. No one was heading the Council's advice for fear they too were corrupted by Sith influence. Small groups had formed and finally made some effort, but everyone in the room knew that if the Jedi did not return fully to the light side of the force, they could very well lose the galaxy.

Master Ret'brah broke the silence, "I have news from our Knights in the field. Nal Hutta has taken massive losses. The other planets in the message were either attacked with scout fleets or not touched at all. We have much work to do."

"If only we could do that work knowing the Sith can not see us", Master Oobedoob Benubi replied with a sad tone.

"Our first task is to re-introduce the Order to harmony. They have turned on themselves. I regret putting Knight ☺☻♥♣♪♫Ω∞♠♦◘○ in stasis. He has served so well for so long, but the rest of the Order is convinced he is corrupted." Master Arron Caballa added.

"He will be removed from stasis along with Padawan Olem Lahs when we are sure we have fully contained the Sith threat. It is hard on all of us that it has come to this." Master Marasha Xiloscient said, trying to comfort his fellow Master.

Master Long Yu bowed his head and added "The Force will guide us. We have made it through worse. The Order will not fall."

Master gℓιт¢н interrupted, "I am sorry to prevent further discussion along the lines of regret and sympathy but I have finished piecing together the holorecording that had been scrambled in the archives. This footage is from earlier today."

And with that the Masters leaned forward in their chairs and focused intently on the blue, ghost-like image that was being projected from the holovid in the middle of the room.
Knight Finnigan Rysoh packed his things into the suitcase in the middle of the room. The Masters noticed a very particular pattern to his packing habits. He took his lightsaber off his robe and walked towards the larger pack that would be necessary for the rest of his gear.

Then the second figure entered, Padawan Perio Veris, Rysoh's apprentice. "I am afraid I can not go on this mission with you ... master." The last word hung and then snapped with derision as he made his way to the window on the other side of the room.

Rysoh's face wrinkled with concern and he walked over to his padawan, "What troubles you, young one?"

"You do."

"Whatever I have done, Padawan Ver-"

Veris cut him off, "Do not call me that once more, I am Darth Huggles, Apprentice to the Dark Lord of the Sith and heir to true power."

They both pulled out their lightsabers simultaneously, but Rysoh was quicker and immediately maneuvered to pin his new foe against the window. Darth Huggles swept low and high, showing new attacks that the Council had never seen, not even among the Sith. But Rysoh held his ground and kept the Apprentice pinned. Huggle's strikes stopped and Rysoh prevented himself from connecting the killing blow.

"Padawan, we can help you. Please do not do this."

"Do what? Tire you out for my real Master?"

And in a blur with one quick motion, a figure appeared behind Rysoh, a red lightsaber ignited, it found itself embedded directly through the back and jutting out through the stomach of the Jedi Knight before he could even turn around.

Darth Huggles walked up close to his former Master and whispered, "No, Rysoh. It is I who will help you. You are weak and it is your time to go. You would not wish to see the power we will unleash, anyways" And without emotion, he cleanly removed the head of his former Jedi master with a lightning fast strike from his lightsaber.


"Dispose of the body"

"Yes Master Hekatombe"

The hooded figure left the room and Darth Huggles began to clean up the mess that had been created, trying to erase all evidence of himself and his Master.

Suddenly the recording started to fast-forward.

Master Ilin Draconis spoke during the interruption, "What else is there to see?"

"Patience" Master Thraellvi'g Gennsan spoke, "Glitch would have stopped it if there was nothing more."

The recording went back to normal speed.
Darth Huggles was nearly done straightening up the room when another hooded figure entered the room.

"My master asked me to straighten up before we leave", the Darth said, acting as Padawan Veris again.

"Here, let me help you", the hooded figure replied.

The hooded walked forward toward the bed, seemingly about to fix the sheets, when in once quick motion he drew his blue lightsaber and made a quick strike at the Apprentice. Darth Huggles parried it easily, so easily that his balance was on the wrong foot when the hooded figure spun and found the killing blow across the Apprentice's neck.

"The Sword of the Jedi always strikes true."

The recording ended.

Master Dark Helmet, "This is both troubling and calming at the same time"

Master Tvet Slyndar, "We must find this Sword of the Jedi. But first we need to reorganize the order. There have been losses and padawans either need masters or need freedom to be a master."

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shalmelo Padawan Olem Lahs - Put in stasis by the Council
38thDoe Knight ☺☻♥♣♪♫Ω∞♠♦◘○ - Put in stasis on the Order's command
FecklessRogue Knight Finnigan Rysoh - Killed in a duel
Baidol Darth Huggles, Apprentice to the Dark Lord of the Sith - Killed in a duel

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Welp, that sure was a thing that happened.

[anialos]

Interesting, very interesting.

[ketbra]

Well we're all alive.

[kias]

How is it that we are all alive? This is interesting, to say the least.

Also, those planets.

[anialos]

Yah, the planets not changing is...most intriguing.

[Matev]

I assume we have an infiltrator in the council and they made sure we've been sufficiently discredited and neutralized. That's my knee-jerk reaction.

Basically, we're worth more to them alive.

[ketbra]

Well this is interesting...

Obviously, akimbo needs to be protected, and nal hutta and alderaan should be priorities.

[kias]

Maybe the council isn't compromised. Perhaps the balancing factor is the sith's ability to influence and control planets? The only reason I can possibly think of that the Sith didn't come for us is that they are assuming we are protected.

Alternatively, we are protected, and I am just missing the how of it.

Then again, they may just be targeting knights in the hopes that controlling the planets gives them enough power to just plow right through us...

[capfalcon]

May 7, 2012 22:15:17 GMT -8 kias said:

How is it that we are all alive? This is interesting, to say the least.

Also, those planets.

[ketbra]

I mean, either they haven't infiltrated us and they don't know that we don't have a guard, or they're trying to lull us into a false sense of security...or something, I dunno.

[kias]

I need to sleep for now. Our priority definitely needs to be hitting planets, the question is should we focus on claiming or reclaiming. Lets see who claims to have made a move on a planet yesterday and that should give us a better idea just how much influence the Sith are throwing around.

[Matev]

Akimbo is the Sword of the Jedi, or at least speaks for them. I agree with having someone protect them.

[capfalcon]

So, I'm not sold on it yet, but I'm thinking that Peccavi and/or TRV might be worth investigating. Peccavi got promoted from the wagon that saved TRV.

[Matev]

I'm more than a bit wary of TRV myself after such a big swing to save him in the end.

I have no trouble taking Pecavvi out of the game though if it comes to that.

[capfalcon]

So, I've got reason to believe that TheRoadVirus, REG Rysk, corvidae, and Cayrus were all on Nal Hutta.

One of those names sounds familiar...