Knights of the Old Republic: The Last of the Sith(Master Essenu's Group)

[Vendetta]

Aalun trembles at the sight of the dead things brought to life before them. He calms himself quickly and draws his lightsaber, though not yet igniting it as he reaches out with the force ((OOC: Activate Force Defense for 3 VP. He will hold his actions until the skeletons make a hostile move at which time he'll activate his lightsaber and attack the closest one to him.))

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

((NPCing Urcala to keep this moving...so, here we go.))

Watching the walking corpses, Urcala draws her lightsaber, thumbs the activation switch to bring the bright blue blade to life before drawing on the Force to strengthen herself.

((She's using Enhance Ability for Str...+2 bonus for the next minute.
Aalun's Force Defense check is a 20, providing a +6 bonus against the Force for one minute.))

As Aalun feels the Force flowing around him like an unseen shield, he hears a second snap-hiss from Master Essenu's lightsaber as the soft orange blade is activated. She takes a short step forward, holding her lightsaber up and at the ready but not diving in for an attack. Over her shoulder, she says, "The things reek of the Dark Side...we must be cautious."

Slowly and methodically, the four walking corpses hold up their ancient blades and plod forward. Their steps are strong for them being simply skeletons, and they move surprisingly fast, though it looks that they are moving to surround you...or perhaps simply waiting on something else...or maybe that's just the thick air and the grins on their faces proving to be unnerving.

'Seeing' this, Urcala turns to the rightmost skeleton, quickly moving forward and swinging upwards with her light blue lightsaber.

((Attack against S4 is an 18, that hits and deals 22 damage.That's one.

The lightsaber cleanly cuts through the old armor and the bones, sending the remains to the ground in a loud clattering against the rocks. For a quick moment, you can see the faint image of a face rise out of the corpse, look around before it fades out in a silent scream. The three other skeletons do not seem to even take notice, focusing their attention forward...always forward.

((Action for Aalun? Don't know if you consider them hostile enough to attack yet. Updated map is attached.))

 

[Vendetta]

Aalun flips on his lightsaber and a silver blade opens up, he glides to his left and forward some ((to B14)) and strikes at the first skeleton. ((Lightsaber +7 to hit, 2d8 damage, 19-20 crit.))

 

[Insight]

(OOC: On her turn, Urcala will use her Inspire ability)

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

((Aalun's attack against S1 is a 13. That hits and deals 14 damage. Another down.))

With a quick move and a swift strike, Aalun's lightsaber cleaves easily through the ancient armor and the bones beneath. As the 'body' crumbles to the ground, he sees a soft blue shape rise up, look around in horror and then open its mouth in a silent curse before fading away.

After a quick glance to Aalun and then to Urcala, Master Essenu turns her focus on the abomination in front of her. She takes a firm step forward before swinging her lightsaber a long, upwards arc. The bright blade easily cuts the creature, and as before a bodiless form rises up from it. But this time, the blueish form shoots off towards Aalun.

For a moment, it looks like its about to crash into him, but instead charges for the bones now at his feet. In another second, the bones pull themselves together and the skeleton rises to its feet again, the previous wound from Aalun's blade still very apparent across its torso. Somehow, as it swings its rusted sword at the Gand, the grin seems to have grown.

((S3 attacks Aalun. The attack is a 21. That hits and Aalun takes 5VP damage.
S2 moves forward and attacks Master Essenu. Attack is a 9. Miss.))

The rusted metal blade swings far too close to Aalun, though his lightsaber cuts the blade's tip off and prevents it from digging into his skin. Off to the side, theh remaining skeleton continues forward, but this time jabbing forward with its half-broken sword. Master Essenu easily sidesteps the attack, her lightsaber held high and ready for another strike.

((Urcala's Inspire check succeeds. Aalun and Master Essenu get a +1 to attacks, skills, and saves until Urcala stops spending move action to concentrate. Costs 6VP.
Aalun's up...as is the new map.))

 

[Vendetta]

Aalun; 42/50 VP, 14/14 WP, +1 bonus from Urcala

Aalun takes a short step forward and to his right (( To C 13)) not wanting to allow the skeleton to seperate his group and come upon his Master's flank. He raises his blade above his head, tip pointing at his target and takes a defensive stance before lashing out with the silver hissing blade again at the skeleton reformed before him. ((OOC: Lightsaber +7 to hit (+8 with Urcala's bonus), 2d8 damage, 19-20 crit.))

 

[Insight]

(OOC: Unless it's going to disrupt her concentration on Inspire, Urcala wants to use Force Mind to enhance the others' Dex as her next action. If she can't do both at the same time, she'll attack the closest target with her saber.)

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

((Aalun's attack is a 25. Hits and deals 11 damage.

The Gand's strong lightsaber swing hacks off the left arm and shoulder blade of the skeleton, but the creature remains standing, that horrible grin on its face as you can feel the Dark Side holding its very broken body still together.

Now standing back to back with Aalun, Master Essenu brings her lightsaber down in a controlled, vertical strike at the skeleton facing her. Her blade easily cuts through the skeleton, its ruined bones shattering on the nearby rocks as a horrified face rises up and then fades away into the air of Korriban.

In front of Aalun, the last of the skeletons, showing no sign of being hindered by losing half of its body to Aalun's lightsaber, plants a foot and swings wildly with the broken, but still sharp looking, metal blade.

((S3's attack against Aalun is a 13. Misses.))

The wild swing, however, goes high and over Aalun's head. Of course, this doesn't seem to deter the attack of the skeleton, which looks ready to simply pounce on him if necessary.

((Force Mind requires a full round action to activate...and Inspire requires a Move Action to keep going. Based on that, I'll assume Urcala does neither and simply moves to attack S3. The attack is an 18. Hits and deals 6 damage. Now its down.))

Weaving around rock, bones, and Jedi Master, Urcala moves next to Aalun, her lightsaber swinging upwards to the remaining skeleton in front of him. In a flash that was almost too close to Aalun, the Miraluka's lightsaber cuts a long, diagonal line through what's left of the creature. The Force holding it together wavers, and the bones crumble to the ground for the second time. This time...no gaseous face rises up from the body.

The sound of a lightsaber deactivating echoes through the canyon, and a moment later Master Essenu speaks quietly, "Lost spirits trapped and tortured by the Dark Side. This planet is...very dangerous."

 

[Vendetta]

"May Aalun be so bold as to suggest that Aalun and his friends move quickly. Perhaps those with Aalun can evade the dark side longer than if we dally." The gand says, closing down his own lightsaber.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

"I agree," Master Essenu said with a nod, clipping her lightsaber back onto the belt she wore. She then turned and looked in Aalun's direction, though it was in that usual strange way that Miraluka did...not completely the correct direction, though they could obviously still see very well.

It seemed that after the short fight with the skeletons, the oppressive feeling in the air had grown. And there was now the sense of being watched by a thousand things that weren't in sight. After only a moment of enduring this, Master Essenu turned towards one of the large craved sections off to their left. It could have easily been a door, and likely was, but there was a very large, circular, stone tablet up the few steps that led that way.

"My brother is near," whispered the Jedi Master. And though Aalun could feel that, he was also quick to notice that the tracks he had seen earlier(the most recent ones, at least) did not lead to there. Instead, they led into a similarly sealed 'opening' on the exact opposite canyon wall.