Lorem - Tales of the Jedi

Left seeded in the lush rainforest of the planet Ithor untold centuries ago by unknown parents, Lorem Rūt first germinated and grew into sentience amongst a grove of semi-sentient Baffor trees. Under their serene tutelage the young sprout spent his first few decades absorbing light, water and woodland lore. When he became ambulatory, as well as curious, the telepathic flora of the forest guided Lorem to a nearby circle of Ithorian nature priests who soon identified the odd sentient plant for the creature he was. Over the following decade, the peaceful and contemplative priests made offworld inquiries on behalf of their mysterious charge, contacting the neti homeworld of Ryyk. Within a few years the Ithorians and Neti had made arrangements for Lorem to rejoin his people on Ryyk. Before he could undertake the journey however the distant planet, along with most of his species, was tragically destroyed when the system's star went supernova.

Fortunately, a Jedi Master known as Ood Bnar survived the planet's destruction as he was on Ossus teaching Padawan learners. The elder Neti journeyed to Ithor anxious to be reunited with one of the few surviving members of his species. So it was that Lorem Rūt met his first fellow Neti as well as Jedi. Joining Ood Bnar on Ossus, the naturally force-sensitive young Neti was indoctrinated into the Jedi order. Eventually he was paired with a Caamasi Jedi Master named Mikos Thy'Wen as his first Padawan learner. Together they traveled to the temperate world of Selvernos to study in relative seclusion. Later Lorem was joined by other Padawans as his master accepted more followers.

Orb
Thug 4
Diminutive hovering 4º training/lighting droid
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Init +2 (Dex); Defense 18 (+2 Dex, +4 size, +2 class); DR 0;
Spd fly 16 m (perfect); VP/WP –/4 (includes Toughness feat); Atk +10 ranged (special
blaster array; low 1d3-1, med 1d2 or high 1d3; 4 meters); SV Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +2;
SZ D; Face/Reach 0.25 m by 0.25 m/0 m; Rep +1; Str 2, Dex 14, Con 4, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6.
Equipment: Blaster array, motion sensors, fusion lantern, rust inhibitor
Skills: Spot 7 ranks (+8).
Feats: Ambidexterity, Dodge, Multishot, Toughness,
Weapon Group Proficiencies (blaster pistols, simple weapons).
Cost: 1570 credits
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Orb is a diminutive spherical hovering droid built around a training remote's frame but
augmented with a fusion lantern's power-core and emitters. To make room within its
chassis for the extra components, the training remote's standard signal receptor has been
removed and its program modified to respond to a neti's voluntary foliage gestures as well
as environmental stimuli. The following lists the actions Orb is programmed to execute:

Brighten – Increases its level of illumination.
Dim – Decreases its level of illumination.
Extinguish – Immediately deactivates its light & heat emitters.
Accompany – Floats along next to Lorem at a distant of a meter.
Ascend – Rises to hover in the center of a room's ceiling or directly
above Lorem (up to 4 meters overhead) if the neti is on the move.
Announce – Strobes briefly whenever a tiny or larger creature approaches within 10 meters.
Ward – Shifts to orange whenever a creature holding a weapon approaches within 10 meters.
Alert – Shifts to red whenever a creature initiates a violent action within line of sight.
Drill – Initiates a standard training exercise with its blaster array set to low.
Attack – Begins tracking and shooting volleys of high-powered blaster fire at an indicated target.