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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack Haggerty" data-source="post: 225882" data-attributes="member: 89">With Emtee Dio and Zeev by their side, Rorworr, Valara and the three Jedi warriors march off into the jungle to confront the pirates, while while Arani and Sen stay behind in the repulsorvan to watch over the wounded Kelko.The sun rises in the sky, as the assault team pushes their way through the tangled undergrowth.  The dreadful heat and humidity of the tropical environment begin to take their toll...  Clothes cling to the body, drenched in sweat.  Rorworr's fur begins to mat with moisture exuding a foul smell, and a pernicious itching manifests itself beneath his left armpit and behind his ears.Above, the canopy of leaves thickens to block out the sky if not the heat, while all around the tree trunks thicken into tight stands and groves.  The party stops when the Wookiee scout realizes that he can no longer tell one direction from the other, and is unsure of the direction of the repulsorvan, much less the pirate's enclave.Meanwhile, back at the van, Arani and Sen tend to Kelko's greivious wound.  Though he is no longer in danger of dying, he has slipped into a coma from which he cannot be roused.  As the morning stretches on, the air inside the van becomes stifling.  Opening a window to admit some fresh air, Arani and Sen find that the morning's cacophony has subsided to an oppressive silence.</blockquote>