Friday, September 26th, 7 pm EST, A small celebration with close friends for Tarn's 57 months old birthday - on the day, it was his 1713th day. Thanks to Enkarn for showing up earlier because of time difference and asking Omiag to drop some fireworks for the event, Jed for xfire coordination during the event, Arekya for signing up on a trial account just for the occasion and reactivating just because trial toons are, ahem, limited.
The Museum of Natural History has received a new exhibit.
This evening was Tarn Pagott's 57 months birthday. Challenging commonsense about spaceship landing regulations, he installed a homing beacon in his house in order to land the Silent Explorer or the Ionic Bird in TMB.
-6100 4590. A complex of four gates left by the "Golden Dome" culture. The first gates leads to a hidden valley in the hill, the second gate leads to a round clearing, reminiscent of a glade.
-5508 4458, elevation 47. Two statues in the Dantari style overlooking a road. One statue on each side of the road, with the far statue decorated with a bol skull.
-4888 4350, elevation 48. A funerary platform atop of hill, the platform is reinforced by fences. A Humanoid skeleton is on the platform, resting on a mattress, a weapon rack with 3 lances is oriented toward its feet and a tanned skin is position toward its head. On both sides of the platform, on the top poles are bol heads.
-4216 4246, elevation 34 (42 for the arch). A Jedi ruin, clearly identified by the statue on top of the arch and the statue at ground level. An old Jedi statue that appears to have been polished and repaired, it represents a Twi'lek Jedi armed with a blue-bladed lightsaber. The statue and the arch are facing South, with a 1° NE angle.
-4483 5281. A small destroyed encampment composed of two huts, 2 totems, a whetstone, topped fences and portal. Two skeletons and a skull, all Humanoid, where on location.
-2778 5672, elevation 13. Three totems placed in triangle, two torches flanking what seems to be a propulsion piece from a starship. A Janta shaman seem to remain on location.
-2617 5277, elevation 24. This circle of eight tree may be considered a site despite the absence of any artefacts or Dantari intervention. However, their positioning atop a small hill, their general placement in circle and their number are reason enough to investigate whether the Dantari culture has developed some interest in natural rearrangement for aesthetic or spiritual purpose.
-2460 4589, elevation 7. Limestone menhirs in a hill. These menhirs, despite their weight stay in position.
-1929 4607, elevation 7. Large limestones in a delicate equilibrium, a Mokk Rockshaper remains close to the site.
-1189 4111, elevation 11 (column), elevation 22 (totem). Overlooking a lake, this totem also overlooks a broken column of the Jedi Temple Ruin style. A Janta scout seem to remain closeby.
-223 4854, elevation 13. A downed AT-AT, judging from the surrounding vegetation, it has been there for nearly a year. A helmet was nearby. This finding will have to be reported to local authorities.
-1563 5467, elevation 7. A piece from a ship's hull, with two cargo boxes. No indication from the ship type or identification are visible. The wreckage will have to be reported to local authorities.
-1033 5762, elevation 1. A two rooms building flanked by two columns, the architectural style matches the Jedi. Both rooms are 8x8; both columns are broken, but their bases seem to have suffered some cuts.
-204 5958, elevation 0. A natural pool, closed by 11 disconnected fences, two totems, aligned N and S, facing outward from the pool seem to ward the area.
338 5541, elevation 15. A totem, with three voritor skulls positioned in half-circle. The totem faces South, the skulls are positioned at -45°, 0°, 45°.
2163 7548, elevation 161. I had to backtrack to go to this location which did not figure on my maps, a local guide pointed me to it.
122 5230. This object floats in midair approximately 5m. from the ground. It looks like a box with a large lid and emanates a visible light at night, but too faint or inexistent during daytime. The light radiates equally in all directions.
442 4608, elevation 2. A lakeside one room Jedi Order building. The building had four columns inside it, two columns at each end. The room is 11x17 and is oriented 340° NW. The building widens slightly and the columns are not properly aligned. These features are highly unusual given the symmetrical features of Jedi buildings encountered so far or the Jedi Temple Ruins.
1018 4855, elevation 23. A two columns passageway ended by two arches from the "Golden Dome" style. The passageway is oriented 40° NE and is 4x9, no habitable structure seem to be in proximity.
1519 4660, elevation 0. A platform and a temporary encampement used by two Mokk Hunters. The platform is placed halfway in the river and is further reinforced by fences at the base. It has no object on it.
1647 4866, elevation 21. An abandonned limestone structure, with a discarded whetstone nearby and a fallen totem on the ground. The structure is windowless and entirely made of stones, 6 paces in diameter, it appears from orbital imagery that another structure exists below. This hidden structure is round, roughly 3 paces in diameter.
1363 5193, a bol pen, guarded by four harvesters. The pen is 16x17 paces and is composed of seven disconnected fences, the entrance is large enough for two bols to walk alongside. Four bols are inside the pen.
1180 5761, elevation 22. A decorated arch and passageway overlooking a lake. The arch and columns correspond to the Jedi Temple Ruins. The statue on top of the arch is similar to statues in the Jedi Temple Ruins and confirms that this architectural style matches that of the builders of the Ruins - and thus confirms that the Jedi Order used several locales in the planet for various purposes.
1647 5925, elevation 21. An abandonned hut in typical Dantari style, with four supporting limestones and a three-slabed limestone entrance. The door is oriented 260° SW.
3201 6011, elevation 1. A round 17 paces wide hut in stone / thatch style, supported by five limestone slabs. The roof is made of five large limestone slabs of considerable weight, inside the hut are three limestone pillars to support the roof. A large hole in the roof acts as a natural chimney.
2065 5308, elevation 10. Six columns in the Jedi Temple Ruins style placed in a 17 paces wide circle. The columns are roughly 10 paces high, not including the base, judging from a broken one laying on the ground. The top of the columns is missing suggesting that they may have been taller or held decorative motifs, three are cut at the base, with only one still visible, broken in three pieces, on the ground.
Twin Mountain Base's Museum of Natural History has been selected in the Galactic Showcase. This accolade rewards countless efforts to create a place where knowledge of the natural world and traditional cultures would be accessible and enjoyable to all.Darkness and power filled him, causing t he screen in front of him to swim in front of his eyes.
Something was wrong, but it felt right to him.
Colney slid back from the screen he had been watching, reaching out towards the darkness but not finding it had no origin. But, he still felt it.
He closed his eyes, calming his mind. He touched the bond he shared with his wife. Sadness filled him when he realized he hadn’t touched her bond in weeks.
Atest felt darker than she had. But, Colney was convinced that it wasn’t his wife he was feeling. He brushed her lightly in the force, feeling first surprise then love flooding back to him.
His thoughts turned back to his sister, seeking out her bond.
Colney’s head swam. He wasn’t even aware of his head hitting the desk.
Death surrounded him everywhere he turned his head. Dead and dismembered bodies were strewn all around. Darkness pervaded this place.
As he searched this place, in his mind’s eye, he knew something bad had happened here. Something that shouldn’t have happened.
It felt familiar.
Colney couldn’t place his finger on why it should feel this way. He felt he should know why this presence felt so familiar.
He walked among the carnage, careful not to stop on any of the bodies or body parts littering the floor as he reached out his senses.
He felt stronger. The dark side was pulling him as it never had b before. Beckoning with a promise of immense power.
Colney’s eyes opened wide in horror. He was back at his desk. His head hurt where it had fallen and hit the hard wood.
“What have you done, Little One?” he asked the empty room.
Eweev crouched behind the bush peering through the dense leaves. Her hands on the soft fabric of her pants, se stretched out in the force to the two troopers standing on the other side of the bush. She infected them with calm and tranquility.
Tanisi gave her a confused look. He could see the trooper’s stances change, relax. He could feel her anger flare up in her and being pushed back down, almost as if it were ready to use at her beck and call. He was sure that was what she was doing.
Eweev unclipped her lightsaber, as she creped along the bush, coming up behind the troopers. She placed the head of the hilt against the right one’s back and ignited the beam, the purple blade extending itself through armor and flesh. The smell of burned flesh wafted around him.
The trooper looked down at his middle, seeing the purple blade extending from his belly before he started to collapse onto the ground.
The second trooper registered shock in the force, seeing his comrade down. He was drawing his blaster, when the purple blade sprang to life again, finding its mark, his hand flying to the side, bouncing twice before coming to a rest on the other side of the first trooper.
He grabbed his stump, as his helmet faced his attacker. “You,” he whispered.
A cold smile crossed her lips. “For you, I am the bringer of death.”
Those words sent a cold chill down Tanisi’s spine. He felt the cold calculations as she raised her lightsaber, brining it around to cleave the man in two.
“He was done fighting,” Tanisi scolded.
Eweev’s eyes were a cold fury. “He’s part of the Empire,” her voice was as cold as her eyes. “They choose to either kill or enslave me.” She paused. “I will be neither.”
“He could have been brought to our side.”
“I will show mercy, when they show me mercy.”
She walked the short distance to the bunker.
He could feel the darkness in her aching to be let out. He could feel her intent, as she walked inside.
“Remember Vader’s mistakes,” he prodded, following her.
Eweev ignored him, lightsaber clenched in her fist, as they came on the first group of Imperials. They paused long enough to see the lightsaber.
Effortlessly, the purple blade flew between them, severing limbs before they had a chance to react.
The next group came around the corner, blasters ready. She batted the bolts away sending them back to her attackers.
Tanisi had his lightsaber out now. He could feel her intentions through the bond now. She meant to destroy this entire base.
He could feel the force flowing through her. He could feel her pulling him along with her like a ship at high tide. All he could do is ride the tide with her.
They swept through the base, leaving a trail of broken bodies behind.
Tanisi felt the anger in her. Felt the dark side pouring from her. Something was different, he thought, as he fought beside her.
She was in absolute control.
Eweev picked her way back up out of the bunker, stepping over the bodies littered over the path. Her lightsaber still in her hand, as she emerged into the sunlight and came face to face with a white Zabrak.
He was smiling at her.
Eweev’s blade snap-hissed to life once more.
“You are falling, Jedi,” he said, hands relaxed at his sides. “It’s time to take your place among the Sith.”
“I’m no Sith.”
“You are Sith, Eweev Naefai,” he smiled, “or will be soon. Only a dark one can do what you just did.”
He raised his hand to indicate the bunker behind her.
“It’s you,” she gasped, her eyes growing wide.
He remained silent.
“Who are you?” she demanded, anger filling her voice.
“Farewell, for now, Dark Lady.” He turned and disappeared from sight.
2910 4515, elevation 2. A the end of a small isthmus leading to a natural lake, lies an arch with a burning rock on a square altar.
4197 5207, elevation (...). The ruins of the famed Jedi Enclave of Dantooine have been largely documented by many authors.
4243 4950, elevation -33. Below the waterfall near the Jedi Temple Ruins lies a hidden cave, running as deep as -68 elevation. Natural shafts show that the cave goes even lower but no passageway enable the descent.
4883 4501, elevation 23, Three straw / thatched huts forming an isoceles triangle with a near perfect N/S alignement (1° deviation). The third hut stand 90° E from the two others.
6764 5012, elevation 1, A stone arch from the "Golden Dome" culture over a natural or artificial landbridge. Arches on each sides of the landbridge and two rows of three columns border the landbridge. Each arch is 4 paces wide, while the entire length is 54 paces. The pathway is oriented 205° SW.
5463 5835, elevation (...), a small triangular island on a lake is the site of a megalith structure. Two rows of massive limestones are positioned in circle. The outer circle is composed of 10 menhirs, while the inner circle has five.
5023 6874, elevation 16. The remains of a two-rooms building (12x9 and 21x9). The architecture is reminiscent of the Jedi Temple Ruins.
1180 7047, elevation 12. A large structure made of limestones and thatch. The stucture is a one-room, 13 paces wide, building and is supported by four large limestones at the base. The walls and roof are uniformly positioned, a hole in the roof is used to evacuate fire smoke. The entrance is supported by three large slabs and is oriented 100° SE.
372 7234, elevation 1. A megalith site, organised around three circles. The massive stones are limestones and not from the area.
