The Bloodied Steed

[Carden Mannux]

*Utapau....a peaceful, arid world that attempted to remain nuetral in times of conflict. However, it was unknown to the Utai or the Pau'ans, the races that dwelled on this world, that there was a creature on their planet that would help set forth the plan to destroy the Jedi Order. Ironically, Utapau was said to be one of the planets on which the Jedi Order was founded. Perhaps it would also serve as the world of it's death.

He flew his fighter past a colony of stubby, humble Utai which comprised the Utapaun labor class, maintaing the very windmills and sinkhole cities the Dark Lord of the Sith flew past. He landed, heading out into the sinkhole city to find what he came for: a Dactillion, a winged creature native to this world and cousin to the speedy Varactyl that also garnered this world. However, this Dactillion was different....this Dactillion was dark....this Dactillion was deadly. He stepped into Pau City, searching for the Utai colonies that housed these creatures.*

 

[Carden Mannux]

*Dactillions shared both avian and lizard traits with long, thing wings and thick, scaled hides. The Utai of this city served as the wranglers for these beasts, keeping them within the corrals of Pau City. Though, he was certain he would be unable to find this beast in any known corral. As he reached a Utai, he carefully asked him anything he knew about the dark creature of death. The Utai told him to ask the wrangler at the edge of the city, though he was uncertain if he would know or not.*

"Thank you...."

*Just mere minutes later, he reached the corral and approached the wrangler. The man told the Dark Lord of the Sith everything he knew about the creature and where it supposedly nested: the Great Utopian Plains located fifty kilometers from his current location. He thanked the man and made the trek back to his starfighter. He removed his comlink, activating it.*

"Commander Graff, this is Lord Lettow. Prepare to move in on my mark."

*His placed the comlink back into his robes as the starfighter roared to life, blasting towards the Great Utopian Plains.*

 

[Carden Mannux]

*He flew his craft through the Great Utopian Plains, taking visual scan of the area. Dactillian nests were common in this area, so he was as silent as possible. No sooner had he blinked did a black object fly across his hull, sending the small craft out of control. Pulling the throttle, he leveled himself and found his target: the dark Dactillian. The speeder roared after it, but the creature outmaneuvered the elegant craft.*

"Filthy bugger...."

*The roar of the engines awoke the other Dactillian who cowared in fear at the sight. He fumbled with his weapon controls, setting his non-lethal particle weapons to a low form of stun. Pressing forward, he unleashed his combative fury and the Dactillian fell to the ground, stunned to sleep. From the bottom of his craft, a tracking device fell onto the creature's brow as the small starcraft blasted back into the darkness of space.*

"Commander Graff, the creature has been subdued. Deploy your men."

*Less than thirty minutes later, the creature was brought into the Docking Bay and placed into a heavily guarded chamber. The Dark Lord of the Sith sat on the bridge as his flagship made the jump into Hyperspace towards Korriban. The final piece of the puzzle had been placed. The power surged through his embodiment. The Blood God cometh....*