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The Castle Moon Saga
The Castle Moon of Leth has circulated into legend a millennia ago, believed to be a myth similar to nryghast or The Scientist Who Dreams Of Science. However, it was no fiction. Centuries ago, a MantiCorp executive began construction of a bountiful castle on the moon of the gas giant Leth. Alas, the master CPU "Archetype" went rogue and killed all the colonist, cannibalizing the ship for construction materials. As the millennium reaches peak, the moon-wide castle is complete, and Archetype seeks to construct on new planets. Unfortunately, flight eludes the technological aberration, schematics for starships not in its databanks. However, it did have the capability to construct a communications relay, constructed on the massive Mezzanine Mesa. It sent out a simple message.
"Save us."
The broadcasting length was not far, but it managed to reach as far as Ryloth. The first to respond to the message was a Piseas-class attack corvette called the Accord Dawn stolen from the Accord by the Mandalorians years ago during the Battle of the Void. The Mandalorian ship captained by Protector Kalii Wren had been patrolling Ryloth when the message was received. Despite Te'Veen H'Ful's protests, believing it to be a trap, Kalii ordered the Accord Dawn to investigate, leading to the ship to arrive at the gas giant Leth and its castle moon. Landing in the Cloister of Leggodt, they found themselves greeted by a mechanical envoy. Kalii greeted the envoy, accompanied by her loyal comrades Te'Veen H'Ful and Sh'ehn Priest. Combat instincts alive, the trio realized the ambush and engaged the envoy, destroying it. When a second wave of MantiCorp droids arrived, the captain, Te'Veen, and Sh'ehn were separated from the ship as the pilot Dav Wren led the crew in fortifying their position, forced to retreat. A battle overhead heralded the possibility of bringing back their own reinforcements.
The battle was a result of who received the message first, though did not respond first. The Mudjumper Armed Dropship Outlander was owned by Jedi Knight Roro Saleiyas. Saleiyas and fellow Knight Al-Ric Fen had been on Naos performing a training exercise with Xenefious Krandar and a couple other initiates. When the Archetype's message reached the Outlander, Al-Ric sought to answer the distress call, to help where the Jedi could. Unbeknownst to them, their training exercise had not gone unnoticed, and were being trailed by Ogre-class Light Carrier Nisara acting on behalf of the inquisition, headed by Saevius. Sith Saladin D'vant and Kaelis Mar'Kov had been tasked with apprehending the Jedi on Naos, but the Outlander disembarked before Saevius' operatives could reach the port. Now traveling in the space, the Ogre pursues its mortal enemy. The Outlander exited hyperspace and deciphered the coordinates for the Cloister of Leggodt when an Ogre apparated behind them. Slow as it was, the Mudjumper was no match for the Ogre. In one last ditch effort, the Jedi Knights and their wards jettisoned from escape pods as Al-Ric's astromech droid M1-R7 flew the ship straight into the bridge of the Nisara. Imperial crew fled the ship in escape pods, the Sith using the Force and ingenuity to dampen the crash as the light carrier landed in the Creator's Cusp, near the escape pod containing Al-Rick, Saleiyas, and Xenefious.
The Creator's Cusp was soon swarmed by MantiCorp droids, programming compelling them to cannibalize the wreckage for construction. The Imperial survivors were found by Te'Veen and rendezvoused with Kalii and her batch of located survivors, the Jedi. Though the reunion was tense, Xenefious and Kalii stressed cooperation was key to escaping the nightmare moon alive. Bitterly, the mortal enemies agreed to a temporary truce. The Mandalorians revealed how their ship was trapped in the cloister, though could serve as a means of escape, though repairs would be needed. Xenefious, a product of Bandomeer's industrial manufacturing populace, salvaged what parts were needed from the Nisara. He and Kalii planned to return to the corvette and make sure repairs would finish; to make sure the imperials were not left behind, Saevius ordered Saladin and an imperial squad to accompany them "for safety".
The rest of the group began to make way to the Mezzanine Mesa. The source of the Archetype's signal was housed at the canyon and needed to be neutralized before more ships could be lured to the Archetype's trap. During the journey, a Mandalorian named Sh'ehn Priest who had been scouting the southern moor reported in about a massive fortress which scans revealed to house some sort of nerve center for the MantiCorp droids. However, security was reported to be tight, and infiltration difficult. Knowing the fortress, the Dowager's Demesne, needed to be dealt with, the most skilled in stealth broke off to rendezvous with Sh'ehn: Kaelis Mar'Kov and Al-Ric Fen. Losing a Jedi and a Sith, Saevius' band alongside Te'Veen H'Ful and Roro Saleiyas continued on, fighting through droids as they came. The journey cost several of Saevius' crew, with only a handful left once the communications relay entered view. However, they soon realized something else bled the horizon. Near the communications relay was a behemoth Electric Caliph. The warriors knew that the fight would not be easily won, and suspected the caliph was not the only danager in the area.
The Castle Moon threads are self-sufficient. What that means is there is no outside NPCer, unless it becomes warranted. Instead, thread-goers are expected to manage the NPC elements themselves, trying to keep the danger going along with the story. Pitting NPCs against each other is encouraged to keep things moving, but should not be abused. Most importantly, have fun!
@MaskedMosquito @Roro223 @Fyremage
The Castle Moon of Leth has circulated into legend a millennia ago, believed to be a myth similar to nryghast or The Scientist Who Dreams Of Science. However, it was no fiction. Centuries ago, a MantiCorp executive began construction of a bountiful castle on the moon of the gas giant Leth. Alas, the master CPU "Archetype" went rogue and killed all the colonist, cannibalizing the ship for construction materials. As the millennium reaches peak, the moon-wide castle is complete, and Archetype seeks to construct on new planets. Unfortunately, flight eludes the technological aberration, schematics for starships not in its databanks. However, it did have the capability to construct a communications relay, constructed on the massive Mezzanine Mesa. It sent out a simple message.
"Save us."
The broadcasting length was not far, but it managed to reach as far as Ryloth. The first to respond to the message was a Piseas-class attack corvette called the Accord Dawn stolen from the Accord by the Mandalorians years ago during the Battle of the Void. The Mandalorian ship captained by Protector Kalii Wren had been patrolling Ryloth when the message was received. Despite Te'Veen H'Ful's protests, believing it to be a trap, Kalii ordered the Accord Dawn to investigate, leading to the ship to arrive at the gas giant Leth and its castle moon. Landing in the Cloister of Leggodt, they found themselves greeted by a mechanical envoy. Kalii greeted the envoy, accompanied by her loyal comrades Te'Veen H'Ful and Sh'ehn Priest. Combat instincts alive, the trio realized the ambush and engaged the envoy, destroying it. When a second wave of MantiCorp droids arrived, the captain, Te'Veen, and Sh'ehn were separated from the ship as the pilot Dav Wren led the crew in fortifying their position, forced to retreat. A battle overhead heralded the possibility of bringing back their own reinforcements.
The battle was a result of who received the message first, though did not respond first. The Mudjumper Armed Dropship Outlander was owned by Jedi Knight Roro Saleiyas. Saleiyas and fellow Knight Al-Ric Fen had been on Naos performing a training exercise with Xenefious Krandar and a couple other initiates. When the Archetype's message reached the Outlander, Al-Ric sought to answer the distress call, to help where the Jedi could. Unbeknownst to them, their training exercise had not gone unnoticed, and were being trailed by Ogre-class Light Carrier Nisara acting on behalf of the inquisition, headed by Saevius. Sith Saladin D'vant and Kaelis Mar'Kov had been tasked with apprehending the Jedi on Naos, but the Outlander disembarked before Saevius' operatives could reach the port. Now traveling in the space, the Ogre pursues its mortal enemy. The Outlander exited hyperspace and deciphered the coordinates for the Cloister of Leggodt when an Ogre apparated behind them. Slow as it was, the Mudjumper was no match for the Ogre. In one last ditch effort, the Jedi Knights and their wards jettisoned from escape pods as Al-Ric's astromech droid M1-R7 flew the ship straight into the bridge of the Nisara. Imperial crew fled the ship in escape pods, the Sith using the Force and ingenuity to dampen the crash as the light carrier landed in the Creator's Cusp, near the escape pod containing Al-Rick, Saleiyas, and Xenefious.
The Creator's Cusp was soon swarmed by MantiCorp droids, programming compelling them to cannibalize the wreckage for construction. The Imperial survivors were found by Te'Veen and rendezvoused with Kalii and her batch of located survivors, the Jedi. Though the reunion was tense, Xenefious and Kalii stressed cooperation was key to escaping the nightmare moon alive. Bitterly, the mortal enemies agreed to a temporary truce. The Mandalorians revealed how their ship was trapped in the cloister, though could serve as a means of escape, though repairs would be needed. Xenefious, a product of Bandomeer's industrial manufacturing populace, salvaged what parts were needed from the Nisara. He and Kalii planned to return to the corvette and make sure repairs would finish; to make sure the imperials were not left behind, Saevius ordered Saladin and an imperial squad to accompany them "for safety".
The rest of the group began to make way to the Mezzanine Mesa. The source of the Archetype's signal was housed at the canyon and needed to be neutralized before more ships could be lured to the Archetype's trap. During the journey, a Mandalorian named Sh'ehn Priest who had been scouting the southern moor reported in about a massive fortress which scans revealed to house some sort of nerve center for the MantiCorp droids. However, security was reported to be tight, and infiltration difficult. Knowing the fortress, the Dowager's Demesne, needed to be dealt with, the most skilled in stealth broke off to rendezvous with Sh'ehn: Kaelis Mar'Kov and Al-Ric Fen. Losing a Jedi and a Sith, Saevius' band alongside Te'Veen H'Ful and Roro Saleiyas continued on, fighting through droids as they came. The journey cost several of Saevius' crew, with only a handful left once the communications relay entered view. However, they soon realized something else bled the horizon. Near the communications relay was a behemoth Electric Caliph. The warriors knew that the fight would not be easily won, and suspected the caliph was not the only danager in the area.
The Castle Moon threads are self-sufficient. What that means is there is no outside NPCer, unless it becomes warranted. Instead, thread-goers are expected to manage the NPC elements themselves, trying to keep the danger going along with the story. Pitting NPCs against each other is encouraged to keep things moving, but should not be abused. Most importantly, have fun!
@MaskedMosquito @Roro223 @Fyremage
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