[IC] SWS/DnD5, Star Wars the Old Republic – A Gathering Darkness

[Forged Fury]

Cal considered Kacela oddly for a moment before responding, "Vivian Rell is our Republic Survey Corp contact on Dathomir. Kooth mentioned her before we departed." Thinking for a moment, he shrugged. She's a Jedi, they probably have all kinds of things on their minds to deal with, what with the Force and all of that...

Hesitantly, Cal continued, "Do you think it wise to approach Czerka? Tipping them off to our presence might make things more difficult down the road."

 

[Binder Fred]

The insectile one shifts her body in its seat, expressing... something about the captain's sudden departure. Distress? Surprise? Hard to tell.

As to Cal's question, the gand simply reaches into its robes and, after some manipulation, politely presents the same datapad as before in an open palm...

[sblock=If Cal takes it]If Cal takes it, he'll see two passages highlighted from something called The Ultimate Anthology of Aliens, 32793 Edition.

The green text on the screen reads: The Gands, or Gand (pronounced /Gănd/), are a sentient species of humanoids that is believed to have evolved from an insect genus that inhabited the ammonia-gas planet of Gand.

Further down, the second passage goes: Despite the species' refusal to be studied and its widespread diversity, Xenobiogists have now established that most Gands can be classified into two subspecies: lungless and "breathers."[23] The lungs of the breathers function rather efficiently, able to utilize nearly eighty–five percent of the atmosphere with each breath [18], but are nevertheless adapted to breathing only ammonia. They therefore require breath masks or similar equipment to survive in the more common oxygen–rich environments found on many planets.[/sblock]

 

[Forged Fury]

Cal accepted the datapad from the gand. He scanned it, nodding his head. "Ah, that makes sense, an alternate respiratory system... interesting." The medic thoughtfully considered the potential ramifications of using the medicines available to him on the non-standard species. He mentally partitioned off his medpack into substances that would be appropriate for the gand and those that would not.

 

[GreenKarl]

The next few days pass uneventfully for the team. Captain Kaldo spends most of his time either on the bridge or in his quarters (both with the doors locked). He seems uninterested in conversations during the few times the team does see him, when he is getting some food or drink from the common area. The team does get use to the ship's 'aroma' and odd quirks, like every now and again it seems that for a fraction of a second, the artificial gravity stops working or bumps people around a bit (not enough to even really cause a bruise, but enough that everyone notices it).

Going over the maps of Dathomir and getting as good a feel of the landscape as they can the team memorizes the routes up through the mountains and hills from the spaceport (Footfall) to the new mining camp. There is very little other detail that they can get from the poor quality of information. Cal figures that it would take at least two weeks to walk to and from the place, if that ever becomes and issue, and that there comlinks might not reach to far do to the thick foliage and surrounding mountain ranges.

 

[Binder Fred]

Hesitantly, Cal continued, "Do you think it wise to approach Czerka? Tipping them off to our presence might make things more difficult down the road."

A pause as the gand considers them both in turn, then, "Kl Drmu khjasd ttkti kqwstupx What does Cal Domaru propose?"


OOC: Could we hold off on advancing the timeline just yet, GreenKarl?

 

[Forged Fury]

Cal scratched his chin. "Well, if Czerka has already hired thugs to deal with the Kwi, it doesn't sound like they really care whether they're sentient or not. We might do better trying to make contact with the Kwi and see how we can support them directly. I don't think we know enough about what's going on though, we may need to wait until we hear more from Rell, when we hit the ground."

 

[Shayuri]

Kacela, listening in, came over to take a seat as well.

"I agree. I've been thinking, and you had a point about not alerting Czerka to our presence too quickly. It would be helpful to get a look at what's happening on Dathomir without obfuscation before committing to a course of action. We'll meet with the Survey Corps contact, then investigate her claims. From what we know so far, it doesn't seem as if Czerka is very concerned about official response. It makes me wonder if we're the first to try."

 

[Binder Fred]

"Kwi Ckrk Mnju lajd yygktglitt kjg RYB apmge The Kwi did not care that Czerka Mining was sentient when the Kwi attacked the camps," points out the gand to Cal Domaru, the cant of its head relaxed, almost... philosophical. Although then she gestures from one to the next, seemingly puzzled. "ljdauh kjh sk gs B'Doktkl rik Is it not possible to imagine both happy at the end?"

 

[Shayuri]

"It's possible," Kacela says. "It would be ideal. Before we take a side, we must clearly see what is happening. That said, the Kwi are clearly at a disadvantage. Czerka is risking the lives of employees and investments...the Kwi are risking their existence. It's not a conflict between equal foes."

 

[Binder Fred]

The gand dips her head in acknowledgement of the padawan's words, before rubbing dust off a reddish compound eye in a strangely shy gesture... "hjjsg lajd khg Other complication." A raised hand: "Klaslah Kl Drmu ng m'burtur Did you know, Kacela, Cal Domaru? klasyrdv shd njdw'wycs dseqk Dathomir crystals are used to build capital ships. Rpblik't jhbcf hsg le'bnhbsi The Republic is rebuilding the Republic's fleet. Sthu karqx pjdyns jsh ahagtkcsd kajahucc The Sith control the other half of the galaxy. gd kjalgwqy iyuna st dfug This gand is sorry to say that need probably exists?"

It taps the worn datapad that now lies next to him, signaling the source of his research.


OOC: Adapted from a PM by GreenKarl.