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CHRONICLES OF THE GALACTIC CIVIL WAR
EPISODE II
SHARDS OF THE FORCE

WAR! The galaxy has once again been thrown into the chaotic state of battle, as the newly formed FEDERATION OF SITH LOYALISTS, headed by the DARK LORD IMPERIUS, use their combined Imperial and Droid forces to challenge the might of the galaxy.

However, the NEW REPUBLIC remains resilient, as LUKE SKYWALKER has recruited the aid of the Jedi into the forces. General NEB WULF has proven useful in holding the Republic's lines, even with the task of training his padawans to knighthood and finding the elusive Tan' Sa' Qua' artifact shards.

As battles rage all along the border of the Mid and Outer rims, the Federation forces are still unable to breach the lines. However, the Sith have been planning a bold strategy, and as the Republic's lines falter, could prove to be the end of the Republic, and cast the galaxy into another spell of imperial terror...

General Information
This section is one of the more updated section. It will tell people which planets are accessable at the time, as well as other important information that's current with the RP at the moment.


RP Type

This RP is an EU RP. None of the events which are role-played should conflict with any text, but just in case, this is also an AU RP, so there is some levances.


Dramatis Personae
Neb Wulf, Jedi Master (male human)
Mordranna Brunhildt, Jedi Knight (female human)
Ganil Tana, Jedi Knight (male human)
Darth Imperius, Dark Lord of the Sith (male human)
Phoenix Feron, President (male human)
Angel Syricia, Sith Knight (female human)
Drako Prime, Dark Jedi (male cyborg)
Chidee Heprek, Dark Jedi (male Neimodian)
Cale Darksun, outlaw (male human)
Boba Fett, Mandalorian, bounty hunter (male human)
Selkisto Jendon Hothun, bounty hunter (male human)
Rohsan Gho'lan, Order of Kaiburr (Shii'do)
Cajin Jorac, freelancer (male human)
Novara Tolm, Mandalorian (male human)
Ali'anna Naviri, assassin (female Twi'lek)



Time Frame

This RP takes place exactly 6 months after the end of Chronicles of the Galactic Civil War and the Battle of Kashyyyk. This is approximately 11 years after Battle of Endor. Information reguarding Chronicles of the Galactic Civil War can be found in the Stormtroopers Guide to the Galaxy or the Chronicles of the Galactic Civil War RP thread.

Jedi/Sith Information

For the lucky few who ask and get approval from the mods, you will be force senstive. However, just to be sure, there are special rules for you.

1) Many aspects on the bio are similiar, if not identical, to the non-force user information. Such things as Age, Personal Ship, Appearance, etc., have already been discussed on the previous post. Please take note of what was typed up there.

2) Everyone starts as a padawan or Apprentice. Knighthood comes from serious training, but certain exceptions to the rule may apply (such as sped up training, or specific personal history in some cases).


For your viewing pleasure, the standard jedi and sith codes:

Jedi:
There is no emotion; there is peace
There is no ignorance; there is knowledge
There is no passion; there is serenity
There is no chaos; there is harmony
There is no death; there is only the force


Sith:
Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.



Bio and Force System explained below:

Force Sensitive Bio Version 1.04:

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Race:
Force Affiliation: (light or dark)
Lightsaber Description:
Secondary weapon: (if any?)
Preferance: (lightsaber or force)
Lightsaber Style: (dependent on rank and preference)
Force Masteries:
Personal ship: (Padawans are excluded from owning a personal ship. However, they may borrow ships, until they are knights, and can pay for a personal ship.)

Description:

Bio: (optional)


Padawan/Apprentice: Everyone starts off as a youngling. You must be trained by a knight. Your skills are non-existant mostly. So you start off:

-No force powers, but gain one or two per planet, depending on time spent.

-No using dual or poleblades until knighthood, and using only Style 1.

-Must choose preferance for the force or the lightsaber. see below.

1)Preference:

This is the style which you fight. It determines some factors, though remember what you will be using before you hastily decide. You will be stronger in one, but not by leaps and bounds, so don''''t get too wild. In example, a padawan who chooses lightsaber will be ranked about 2 out of 10, while their force powers are ranked 1 out of 10.

Lightsaber: You are more skilled with a lightsaber, and tend to me more aggressive to get to a fight. You handle the sabers with more efficiency than a normal student, but that doesn''''t mean you are god. Your dexterity has left you slightly lacking in force skills. You will have a slight edge in battle with your saber, but that doesn''''t mean you will win.
Bonus: Handling of lightsabers and fighting techniques for closer combat in confined spaces, and use of duals or poleblades at knighthood.

Force: You will have more stamina when using the Force, and you will be more powerful when using them. While less adept with the lightsaber, your Force skills more than make up for it.
Bonus: Better sensing and tune with force and more powerful techniques.


As said before, you will also learn one to two skills per planet. You can choose from (description later):

-Force Push/Pull
-Force Jump
-Force Levitate
-Force Speed
-Mind Probe
-Force Persuade
-Force Heal
-Force Absorb
-Battle meditation
-Force Lightning
-Dark Craze
-Force Choke

Skills Description:

You may pick 4 at your leisure. YOU MAY NOT PICK ANY MORE! YOU CAN ONLY USE THE FOUR YOU PICKED! (this helps balance skills, instead of being uber-leet at everything...)

Push/Pull: This skill is a duh. You can push or pull one unwilling opponent.

Jump: Ability to jump higher and farther, as well as land with better control from high distances.

Speed: This is you on Crank. You are insanely fast, but only in dire times. You will almost run faster than a laser.

Levitate: Allows you to pick up inanimate objects and throw them, such as a rock or your lightsaber.

Mind Probe: Search someone''''s thoughts and feelings and maybe discover somethign of interest.

Force Persuade: Not quite a mindtrick or mindcloud yet, you can still influence people to a small degree using this skill. It will not affect the strong of mind, and the weak of mind only are influenced, not controlled.

Heal: Everybody needs a little healing sometime. Not as good as bacta, but great first aid. However, this is not an instant process. Healing takes time, so use sparringly.

Force Absorb: Takes most Force attacks and absorbs them, aka deflect them.

Battle Meditation: By meditating, the Jedi can forsee incoming attacks before some happen, and have a chance to block more. It also works on a larger scale, influencing those allies around you to be more confident, and boost morale.

Dark Craze: A technique that drains you until battle is over or you pass out. Speed, dexderity, strength, and focus increase.

Lightning: Go Palpantine on tha fool! Self-explanitory. Only effective against one person.

Choke: Works on more than just choking, but who cares? Can be used to pick up living objects and throw them as well. So technically it''''s grip...



Lightsaber styles are limited. You''''re stuck with Form 1:

Shii-Cho - The most basic techniques, the basics of attack, parry, body target zones, and the practice drills called velocities are all here. Pretty much stuck with anything you can use. Effective if honed, especially against multiple opponents, but overall weak.


Jedi/Sith Knights: You have passed the Jedi or Sith trials. Now you are a knight. You have all the corresponding skills at your disposal, and four which you are stronger at. Some even upgrade in power, if you picked them at the beginning. Even moreso, your abilities have increased. Also, your preference builds here. If you picked lightsaber as a skill, you''''d be ranked 6 out of 10 with the saber, but your force powers stay at 5 out of ten.

-Have four skills at their disposal
-Take orders from the council or lords
-Can train apprentices and become masters.
-Can use dual sabers or poleblades if focusing on lightsaber preferance
-Can change their form from form 1 to another:

Form 2: Makashi - An old style rarely used by the jedi. One studies the precise manipulation of the blade, making them very strong against another lightsaber wielder. However, in this present day and age, blasters and other weapons are used, and the precise manipulation of blades pretty much sucks against blaster fire. Sith should consider this form, if expecting many duels with jedi. Dooku used this style.

Form 3: Soresu - The all around Defensive style. Unlike form 2, this style is quite adept at blocking lasers. It is widely reguarded that form 3 is even invincible once mastered, as it depends on effecient movements and precise control to block blasters and lightsabers. The only downside is that the form is not for offense, rather, it is stronger when redirecting a blaster or attack back at the opponent. Obi-Wan preferred this style.

Form 4: Ataru- Unlike Form 3 and it''''s lack of exposure, Form 4 does the opposite. Using acrobatic movements and the force to move as much as possible, its defense relies more on evading rather than blocking. Mastery makes the user a blur, and only the strongest can defend against it. Yoda and Qui-gon both used this technique.

Form 5: Shien- Focusing on offensive, this style is basically pound the s**t out of the opponent. While form three is defensive, soemtimes it cannot overpower the opponent. Shien takes this, and using many defensive abilities from three, allows to push through. However, it sacrifices some defence for this. Widely reguarded as a domination style, Vader embodied this style.

Form 6: Niman- The diplomatic style, 6 incorporates all styles 1-5. Very flexible in its usage, Niman is very useful where one does not know what to expect. In knowing all the other styles, however, it isn''''t as focused, making it have no other distinct advantage.


Certain skills upgrade upon knighthood if they were originally trained in the pre-requisites. These skills are:

Force Push > Force Wave
Force Speed > Force Sprint
Force Persuade > Jedi Mindtrick/ Sith Mindcloud
Force Lightning > Force Storm

Descriptions:

Force Wave: A skill much like push, this skill can fire a "wave" of force energy, and knock all people down in that general direction.

Force Sprint: A skill that exceeds Force Speed. Using all the energy in a quick burst, one is able even to outrun a blaster... for a short distance.

Mind trick: *waves hand* You will not fight me. Doesn''''t work on powerful minds. Can make people bend to do actions.

Sith Mindcloud: Much like the Jedi mindtrick, you can make weak minds do your bidding. But unlike the mindtrick, it is by confusion instead of clarity.

Force Storm: Even more powerful than lightning, this not only targets more than one opponent, but has more range, and covers a greater area than lightning.



Jedi Masters/Sith Lords: The pinnacle of the force users. Each has mastered their side of the force to an artform. Their skills have grown to match their knowledge, making them a force NOT to be contended with without proper knowledge or equiptment and a feeling of kamikaziness. They have been recognised by other masters as well, and usually inducted into the Jedi council, or Sith Commune.
In such, Masters:

-know all the moves of the force (excluding the opposite side).
-Can still take apprentices, or even help knights grow in strength.
-Preferance can be neutral so lightsaber and force skills rank 8/10, or bolster their knowledge further with one being 10/10 and 6/10.
-Can learn the last lightsaber form.
-Can learn one ultimatum move, as proof of their superior knowledge.


Form 7: Juyo or Vaapad- Mace Windu''''s own style, it is styles 1-6, but better. It is by far the most powerful, but relatively fresh and undiscovered. In fact, only Mace Windu himself had ever come close to mastering it. The downside is the complexity of the style can take decades to learn, and thus, many prefer to master another style. If learned though, the style will be bold, powerful, demanding, but not flashy. Only one word can describe it: Overwelming.


Ultimatum Moves:

Force Sphere: A neutral Force move, it involves creating a bubble of sorts, and pushing all objects away from the user in all directions for about 50 feet. Basically: Force push, except 360 degrees.

Force Shield: Another Neutral skill, the user may choose to put forth a combination of levitate, push, and absorb in a concentrated attack that works effectively against all incoming projectiles, much like a shield.

Jedi Lightning: The jedi learned how to use force lightning, and not as an aggressive attack either. While limited to use only in extreme circumstances, the jedi''''s lightning is green, and cannot kill. However, it will stun instantaneously, giving the jedi a chance to run or capture his opponent.

Force Feedback: The limited nature of force absorb is limited to only absorbing or deflecting the attack of lasers and force moves. However, a trained master can capture, and then redirect the attack right back at an opponent. However, many times this creates a deadlocked battle, turning the battle into a lightsaber dual instead of a force battle.

Drain life: A true sith skill, the sith lord can drain life out of his opponent, and convert it back to him. However, this does not work all of the time, and the target must be weakened to have any real effect as well.

Mind Shift: A skill used by sith lords who would rather use deception and trickery than direct confrontation. Sith Lords with this skill can literally seperate their spirtual entities including the force out of their corporal husk. They can either sit tight, not move their bodies, and basically etherally travel like ghosts to places, or remote control their bodies and not be sensed through unnatural means.



Once again, PM your information to a Mod. Wait for a PM of confirmation. All accepted bios will be displayed in the Imperial Personel thread.

The Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Imperius, was all too pleased with the current situation. His ex-apprentice, and now Sith Knight, Drako Prime, was currently leading an assault over the planet Kothlis, and locked away in Wild Space, his scienticts were working on a project currently titled Black Void. And now, he was one step closer towards his true goal and ambition, the search for the path the Sith Lord Revan followed to find the true Sith Empire. Though his newly founded Federation of Sith Loyalists had lost their first battle, due to faulty calls by his then-droid commander Alpha, Imperius had secured a personal victory. Meeting with the shape-shifting being called Rohsan, he had secured the location of the first of a series of holocrons that would supposedly lead to Revan. On Kashyyk, he had been handed the holocron of Darth Bane, a holocron he had yet to activate. Now, he scoured the Valley of the Jedi, followed by a group of near-human Ruusanians.

"Lord Imperius, we have entered the Valley of the Jedi."

"Good. Now, please leave me."

The fleet exited hyperspace, above the greened world of Kothlis... Or what would have been the greened world of Kothlis in about five minutes, as the fleet jumped onto the FSL fleet and had taken them by suprize, barely beginning to deploy their fighters.

"Do not let those transports get a chance to go planetside." Neb said, increasing speed, though his ship was as fast as the X-wings, he really was pushing the engines a little harder than he wished.

"Red group, concentrate firepower on the Star Destroyer's shield generator domes. Take them out, and the fleet will have a much easier time knocking those things down. Gold group, protect their flank. Green group, split off and protect the cruisers."

Neb bolstered his speed some more, targeting the first dome of an Imperial Star Destroyer.

"We caught them off guard for a minute, so let's take out what we can before the fighters can attack. Charge the ion cannons and blasters."

"Charging," said Gunnie, one of the scientists which Neb kept on his ship for his quest for the Tan' Sa' Qua'.

"Fire on my mark, Gunnie. Put shields at double front, and as soon as we pass by, I want those reblanced. Divert all power from the masking system and put it to the weapons."

"Ion cannons ready."

"Fire! Kapella, Fox 1! Kapella, Fox 2!" Neb shouted, firing the ion cannon at the first dome, and while not doing much, the disruption of the shield did have some impact. Two high yield proton torpedoes fired away, as blaster bolts traced their path, right into the dome, which couldn't hold back the blast, and destroyed itself immediately.

"Good job!" Neb cried, as he banked portside.

"We have enemy ships at piont seven-six!" Hudson calmly voiced, informing the rest of the squadron.

"Draw their fire away from the Corvettes and frigates, their shields need to be as preserved as possible!"

Cale sat back in his booth and took his drink from the still nervous serving girl. He glanced over at the still smoking corpse of his latest advesaryand shook his head.
Not a bad little dual. he thought. Vlask had a reputation as a blastslinger, but I took him out easily. either his reputaion was a load of sithspit, or Im getting better. and I sincearly doubt the former. but the question remains: am I good enough for Jedi? he took a drink of his Lum and played the cards back out on the table, almost as though nothing had happened.
The galaxy was in the throes of war. Jedi and Sith were popping up all over the galaxy again, almost like the galaxy was rolling backwards in time to its more chaotic days. It was no longer safe to be just a simple space cowboy. those who lived for space had to adapt to these wartorn times. Those that wanted to survive anyway.
Cale pulled out the knight of sabers from his deck and stared at it. Inevitably he would face the card's inspiration. Be it Sith or Jedi, he knew it was inevitable.
in months past, Cale had faced Sith, Jedi, and Mandelorians. He always thought he was good, but experiences with these beings proved to him how wrong he was. he needed practice. His fast talk and flight skills would never be enough alone against these hardened warriors.
And so he got better. He practiced his aim, honed his skills, and worked his muscles. and now he could take down the likes of a Rodian hunter with frightening ease.
but despite the reults of all those hard months of training the question remained. Am I good enough?
He stared at the Knight of Sabers for a long time. then he shuffled it back in his deck and took another sip of lum.

An hour of self complentation later, Cale plunked some more coins on the table to cover his tab and walked out of the Bar. the returning patrons gave the outlaw a wide berth as he made his way to the door.
Cale came out onto the street and squinted as his eyes adjusted to the harsh light of The Mantellian sun. He had some relief as one of the local Pink clouds obscured the sun. Cale shook his head at the sight.
"If theres one thing I can't stand about this planet, its the clouds."
"Hold it! Drop your gun!" a voice called out from behind him.
Cale Slowly turned around, pulling his gun from his holster as he did so and setting it on the ground. His assailent was a Zabrak wielding a Sorosub knock-off of a Blastech pistol. the Zabrack had a confident smile on his face as he held th e pistol at Cale.
"So you're the Vrelt who nailed Vlask. don't look like much. but once I dust you I'll have made a name for myself."
Cale arched an eyebrow. "Thats what this is about? well tell you what you sith eating bag of gundar droppings, you're about to make your last jump."
The Zabrak laughed. "how space scum? theres no chance you'll be able to snag your blaster in time."
In the blink of an eye Cale flicked a Vibrodagger out of his sleave and into the Zabrak's eye. the Zabrack recoiled in pain and screamed.
Cale took the opportunity to calmly pick up his blaster pistol and shoot the Nerfherder dead. he extracted the knife, took the Zabrak's money and spare blaster clips and went on his way.
"Bloody ametuer."

Mordranna smiled grimly. "You got it, Neb," She then directed the comm at Gold Squad. "Gold Squad, you heard the man - come with me!"
The squad of X-wings followed the lone Jedi fighter, and they engaged the TIE fighters spilling from the nearest Star Destroyer. "Gold group! Front shields at maximum." She then surveyed the situation. "Gold Six and Eight: It looks like they're trying to get a jump on you guys - evasive!" she cried out, as a TIE sailed into her laser's crosshairs. Thank you for being predictable! she mused with a mild snort before firing her cannons.