The Continued Misadventures of the Starwars Iconic Characters...

[Dorn Tavers]

Dorn nods as the plans to head toward the Burn are formulated. He shifts his pack and makes sure his blaster is easy to reach.

"The sooner we get to the ship, the sooner we can get out of this jungle and figure out why exactly we ended up on this little safari in the first place. "

Dorn slaps his neck as he talks and frowns, muttering to himself.

"And I'm sick of these bugs. I'll be lucky if they haven't eaten me down to the bone by the time we get off this planet."

Dorn starts moving with the party, taking up the rearguard position to make sure nothing comes up behind them looking for dinner.

 

[Arani Korden]

Arani will take a moment to pour the remaining water out of her new and very expensive boots and (if no one's watching) shift her bandages to a slightly more comfortable position before putting her boots back on and running to catch up with the group. Once again, she'll stick as close to the middle of the pack as she can.

 

[Jack Haggerty]

Be aware that there is no path along the river leading toward pillar of smoke. The animal path you've been following is perpendicular to the flow of the river.

As the Wookiee and the Rodian move toward the underbrush lining the dirt trail, Rorworr rumbles an interrogative to Sen, *Could you loan me that vibroblade, Sen? I'll need it to blaze a trail.*

With the blade in hand, he proceeds to hack his way along the riverside, while Kelko follows close behind with his blaster rifle at the ready.

Over the chopping of the blade, Sen hears another rustle from the treetops... But when he looks, he can only see a blurred shadow.

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Elsewhere...

It had been weeks since Valara had escaped from the pirates that had captured the Pathfider III, the transport she had been traveling on. They had left, and until now, she had had no one for company on this wild planet except for Zeev, her pet Dhuuval, and the skittish avioid natives. Those birdlings had been poor neighbors though, avoiding her as a witch or a demon, for all she make out of their twitterings.

The pirates had returned, as they did occasionally. Already their machines were again soaring across the sky. One had crashed and set the forest to smoking not far from where she sat at the edge of the river fishing with her pet.

And now her afternoon was further disturbed by loud noises from up the river... Shouts and splashes and the distinctive whine of the same weapon the pirates had used when they had captured her transport. For a few moments, the noises die away, leaving her in peace. Until the periodic snapping of branches and hacking of vegetation reaches her ears.

Someone is noisily coming her way through the jungle...

Valara, feel free to introduce yourself as you see fit.

 

[Valara Saar]

"Zeev, Heel." She says to her pet. Not everything is unfriendly especially if it doesn't take more care to stay quiet when it is coming at her.

She turns to face the noise readying her staff. If it is clear that whatever comes out of the brush is sentient she will say "I mean you no harm. As long as its reciprical."

If its non-sentient she will get out of its way if possible.

 

[Arani Korden]

She turns to face the noise readying her staff. If it is clear that whatever comes out of the brush is sentient she will say "I mean you no harm. As long as its reciprical."

If its non-sentient she will get out of its way if possible.

I dunno - Jack, do we count as sentient?

This is assuming that we're what Valara sees - if we're not, I'll go back and edit.

Seeing someone on whom she can use her 733t diplomacy skillz, Arani springs into action. Her blaster pistol is safely tucked in her belt, and she raises her hands and steps in front of her armed and scary looking Wookie and Rodian friends.

"We definitely, absolutely, positively come in peace. I'm Arani. Do you live around here? We're sort of lost."

It sounds a lot better when someone with a +12 Diplomacy modifier says it, of course.

 

[Valara Saar]

Valara smirks at hearing that they are lost, thinking from how noisy they are that that is obvious.

"I am Valara Saar, and this is my pet Zeev" she says smiling at him fondly
"I am not from this place, I rode on a ship called the Pathfinder three to get here. We were going to the Jedi, but a group of pirates attacked and we landed her. I escaped and have been alone here with Zeev since."

She points in the direction the crashing ship was going when it went over head.

"Was that your ship that went down over there? if it is we are in the same boat. Although, with your help we might be able to take the pirates ship. I don't know though you don't seem very good at being sneaky."

 

[Arani Korden]

"Oh, we can do sneaky. We can definitely do sneaky. Not a problem."

Arani turns to the group.

"Can we do sneaky? I don't remember."

She turns back.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Valara, and . . . Zeev, was it?" Arani will smile and wave at the strange creature, but take a step back as she does so. "These are my friends, Sia-Lan, Rorworr, Kelko, Set, Sen and, um, Dorn. If we can retake the ship, we'd be glad to help you off the planet as well. And once we complete our mission to Coruscant, we'd be glad to take you wherever you need to go."

 

[Sen Udo-Mal]

Sen smiles in greeting and bows his head formally "Greetings Valara Saar, I am Sen Udo-Mal... Jedi Apprentice to Master Rol'goth Seven. We do appear to be in the same 'boat' and are heading for that fallen ship."

 

[Valara Saar]

"uh... Greetings jedi Udo-Mal. If you are really a jedi, then after I help you get into the pirate ship, where I want to go is with you to your temple."

See Force check <+7> to see if anyone can use the force, including Sen.

 

[Sen Udo-Mal]

Sen bows again "Of course, I am sure that you would be welcomed at our temple... but only a few may become Jedi. But that is a discussion we should save for another day. First we must make it off the delightful planet and get to Coruscant as soon as possible"