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- Mar 24, 2018
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The Misty Mountains
It had begun. At least, in a manner of speaking. Telunaris's journey had actually begun in an entirely different part of the galaxy altogether, but now it felt more real, more... legitimized_as opposed haphazard. From the solace and serenity of Tython, Telunaris had departed to one of the least stable regions of the galaxy. Considering the galaxy had been at almost constant warfare for the last century, that alone was saying something. Between the two galactic powers of the Republic and the Hutts, the Mid Rim regions were a hotbed of random skirmishes and smaller-scaled conflicts erupting between the Core Worlds and Hutt Space. Unless one happened to have had the misfortune of actually living_there, most sentients of the galaxy tended to avoid the Mid Rim, between the two superpowers. But of course, as luck had it, this was exactly where Telunaris needed to be.
Ruusan. At a glance, one might look to the planet and see... nothing. A diverse world, to be sure. Desiccated deserts and vast, craggy canyons were carved in some regions of the planet, and yet lush valleys and forests glittered mountainous ranges in others. Then in-between, humid and swampy plains with bog-like wetlands. And of course, it teemed with life in abundance; the Force was very_strong there, very potent. But without that distinction, Ruusan seemed almost like a poster world for 'unremarkable'. No great cities, no events of battles of great importance taking place there; at least, none still preserved to history. But beneath the soft soil, perhaps there was more to the unassuming planet than met the eye.
Unbeknownst to Telunaris beforehand, and understandably so, Ruusan was once the site of a Jedi enclave. It was abandoned now, although the reasons of which appeared somewhat vague. Conventional wisdom held that it was probably the site of one of the early attacks by the Exiles, but were that the case, the planet had fared unusually well in the aftermath. No Abominations, no cities purged or bombarded from metal to mere memory, just... nothing. Through supposition, Telunaris could only conclude that the site was somehow compromised, was attacked through means that avoided foundational destruction, or fell into disuse due to the demand for Jedi at the battlefront. Whatever the case happened to have been, the Ruusan Enclave was abandoned and had been so for almost the entirety of the war.
Telunaris was dressed for danger, wearing his armor and concealing it and his weapons by way of his cloak and hood, but he wisely opted not to partake of the journey alone. Two Jedi came alongside him; Vollen Shai and Bruce Guleya, both members of the Jedi Council and both veterans of the Liberation of Tython and survivors of the horrors that once roamed the Jedi homeworld. Save for his evaluation to Masterhood himself, it had been some time since he'd last seen either Jedi. In fact, normal circumstances for Telunaris to associate with his Jedi brethren was almost entirely restricted to the battlefield. Departed on a mission or not, it was pleasant in its own way to have companions around, far removed from any cities or civilization and without the presence of enemy soldiers, or worse., around them.
"I know I haven't been a Jedi, nor a Master, for as long as you two", Telunaris began, striking up conversation. After all, the humidity and mucky ground left little to be impressed about. "But had either of you known that the Order once had a presence here? I know many the sanctuaries are held as secret until the need for them arises, but I had never even heard that the Jedi had an enclave here, much less why it was just abandoned. It just seemed... strange, doesn't it?"
@Nightfall096 @Zigara
Ruusan. At a glance, one might look to the planet and see... nothing. A diverse world, to be sure. Desiccated deserts and vast, craggy canyons were carved in some regions of the planet, and yet lush valleys and forests glittered mountainous ranges in others. Then in-between, humid and swampy plains with bog-like wetlands. And of course, it teemed with life in abundance; the Force was very_strong there, very potent. But without that distinction, Ruusan seemed almost like a poster world for 'unremarkable'. No great cities, no events of battles of great importance taking place there; at least, none still preserved to history. But beneath the soft soil, perhaps there was more to the unassuming planet than met the eye.
Unbeknownst to Telunaris beforehand, and understandably so, Ruusan was once the site of a Jedi enclave. It was abandoned now, although the reasons of which appeared somewhat vague. Conventional wisdom held that it was probably the site of one of the early attacks by the Exiles, but were that the case, the planet had fared unusually well in the aftermath. No Abominations, no cities purged or bombarded from metal to mere memory, just... nothing. Through supposition, Telunaris could only conclude that the site was somehow compromised, was attacked through means that avoided foundational destruction, or fell into disuse due to the demand for Jedi at the battlefront. Whatever the case happened to have been, the Ruusan Enclave was abandoned and had been so for almost the entirety of the war.
Telunaris was dressed for danger, wearing his armor and concealing it and his weapons by way of his cloak and hood, but he wisely opted not to partake of the journey alone. Two Jedi came alongside him; Vollen Shai and Bruce Guleya, both members of the Jedi Council and both veterans of the Liberation of Tython and survivors of the horrors that once roamed the Jedi homeworld. Save for his evaluation to Masterhood himself, it had been some time since he'd last seen either Jedi. In fact, normal circumstances for Telunaris to associate with his Jedi brethren was almost entirely restricted to the battlefield. Departed on a mission or not, it was pleasant in its own way to have companions around, far removed from any cities or civilization and without the presence of enemy soldiers, or worse., around them.
"I know I haven't been a Jedi, nor a Master, for as long as you two", Telunaris began, striking up conversation. After all, the humidity and mucky ground left little to be impressed about. "But had either of you known that the Order once had a presence here? I know many the sanctuaries are held as secret until the need for them arises, but I had never even heard that the Jedi had an enclave here, much less why it was just abandoned. It just seemed... strange, doesn't it?"
@Nightfall096 @Zigara