Becoming lost, is the first step in finding your true self. {Jedi Trials -Come investigate)

[Swan]

[fancybox2]"Are you injured? Your leg looks as if it is in distress! Drop down, I will slow your descent with the force. We will look at your wounds, ensure you are fit to go and then you can try again!"

Teelo turned and saw the pale skinned man a little below her. He was followed closely by a small group of remaining Jedi. She was still in the lead! Taking a deep breath, she pulled herself back up to the next foothold. A sharp pain coursed through her right leg. Telon was right: Teelo should really drop down, as to not risk any further injuries. She was almost tempted too, but one check upwards reminded her of the challenge.

"Drop down?" She asked with a shake of her head. "So you can beat me up this tower? I don't think so."

With that she started again, right hand up, pulling her considerable weight up the face of the wall. It was closer with every passing second. The weight lifted with every step she took upwards. Finally, Teelo reached the ledge and heaved herself up, coming to an eventual heavy stop. She lay still for a moment, exhausted and pained, before turning slowly to peer out over the maze far below. It was peaceful up here, quiet and serene.

And she had won the first challenge of the day.[/fancybox2]

 

[Ulysses]

Al-Ric watched the initiate cradle his staff affectionately in his hands before launching it into the gap, using it as a launchpad to get even higher on the wall.

Then, as he watched Grain climb and disappear between two upper rings, Al-Ric was ready to catch the initiate. But what he could not help with was when the gap closed - he could only sense that the initiate had passed through the gap - he wanted to say safely - at least in one piece. This presented a problem to Al-Ric as the way was now shut to him.

After about a minute the way opened again but Al-Ric was surprised to see the young Jedi lowering himself back through the gap. As he did so, the gap closed again, Grain propping it with his staff. As he dropped down, the staff shattered. Knowing how much the staff meant to Grain, he gathered the shards in the air by the force into a small pile on the ground.

He could tell that the initiate was hurt and so sent out a message through the force to the medical support team.

His contemplation was interrupted by another Jedi rushing past - in his haste scattering the tidy pile of parts that Grain was gathering up. At this, Al-Ric was torn between two emotions - his competitive nature wanted to get back to the chase, while another part of him was offended at the Jedi ignoring the poignant scene on the ground. This meant that he stood awkwardly at a short distance for an uncomfortable moment, about to say something - whether to apologise to Grain or rebuke the passing Jedi - but the moment went.

At that time, the small medical shuttle appeared from below. "Good luck" Al-Ric said. The young Jedi seemed to have healed his arm, but he nonetheless withdrew from the competition.

With a new focus, Al-Ric pulled himself up the makeshift ladder, the spire coming clearly into view and a number of Jedi on its surface.

Therefore Al-Ric began to climb, frustrated he had dropped so far in the pack.

 

[Vinn Esper]

Airen could hear the commotion from below now. She had been told to wait atop the spite for the other Jedi who would arrive within a few hours. She wasn't sure why she had been brought here first, or why she had been left atop the tower. She was in her decorated suit of purple and green Echani Armor, and fully armed. Many of the Jedi were climbing the moss and vine laden tower.

All except for two were climbing. One was trying to leave and the other appeared to have been assisting him. Now, he was looking up at the others. From what Airen had guessed, this was some kind of race. While she didn't want to interfere, she couldn't help but being empathetic towards the beings plight. His decision to assist the other Jedi had caused him to be penalized in that he fell behind. So, Airen decided to help him.

Airen reached out with the force, causing two vines to uncurl and quickly descend towards him. If the man accepted her assistance and grabbed the vines, she would use them to rapidly propel him up the tower to a position only slightly lower then the rest of them. In this way, she would not give him an unfair advantage, but he would still be able to compete as if he hadn't been delayed by assisting the other Jedi.

After this Airen would step away from the ledge and continue to wait. She was curious to see which of them would make the top of the tower first. Airen was also curious to see what would happen next, and how she would fit into whatever this was.

 

[Ulysses]

Al-Ric would climb up, only coming to the descending vine if it was on his route anyway, then he would keep climbing until he reached the top. His extra height would make the climb easier than for any shorter competitors.
This would probably get him to the entrance just behind the others, close enough not to be embarrassing.