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 Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:44 pm
A sleek blue ship made it's way down to the planet. It landed nearby, and a humanoid form exited soon after. From afar, the being that exited looked as if it had a bare skull, and was a strange reptilian thing. As he came closer however, it could be easily seen that the man was wearing a skull. As well, he wore a polished scale cape, and his outfit was made of a strange looking leather. Instead of bare hands or even normal gloves, he wore scaley clawed gloves. His boots were similarly made of a scaley material. He had a lightsaber attached to his belt, and carried a nondescript bag with him. Grim had returned from his time away.
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:16 am
Lord Illuminatus "Nothing so feral," replied Illuminatus. "This power was first brought to my attention when I accidentally used it on a former partner of mine. It told me that she was about to betray me. I acted out of firm determination to stop her. And suddenly her life force was flowing in to my hand." He assumed a more comfortable position on the grass. "It would be unwise to excessively reveal my intentions, but suffice to say that I have much to gain in the way of domination and control from this power." He looked at her respectfully and asked, "If I may ask, Empress, what is the source of this power? I feel like it surrounds me, but does it extend all places? Can it be cut off? Does it surround everyone?" The Force is everywhere. It is what holds the hold universe in place. Think of it as the ultimate Law of the Universe...without it there would be no "scientific" laws and we would not exist. Everyone has some amount of the Force...some just enough to live and breath, others, like us, have the ability to feel it and manipulate it. It can never be cut-off, but the conduits can be dampened. There are certain animals and things in this universe that act as a counter-conduit. This means that if we are in their vicinity we do not have the power to control the Force, but we are subdued as the rest of the universe. Let us go meditate for our next exercise. The Empress leads you through a maze of trees and vines, you hear the feral wildlife screaming and vying for attention.
She ignores this and after what seems like hours you now abruptly step out the jungle into a field of purple grass...far off in the horizon is a gleaming wall with a onyx castle looming in the distance.
She bends down and picks a long blade of grass and hands it to you.Take this blade of grass and concentrate. Tell me what your meditation reveals to you.
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:19 am
Sagetim A sleek blue ship made it's way down to the planet. It landed nearby, and a humanoid form exited soon after. From afar, the being that exited looked as if it had a bare skull, and was a strange reptilian thing. As he came closer however, it could be easily seen that the man was wearing a skull. As well, he wore a polished scale cape, and his outfit was made of a strange looking leather. Instead of bare hands or even normal gloves, he wore scaley clawed gloves. His boots were similarly made of a scaley material. He had a lightsaber attached to his belt, and carried a nondescript bag with him. Grim had returned from his time away. [Yay, you are back!]
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:35 pm
He stared at the grass, trying to expand his mind, and suddenly the grass flickered. As if it were suddenly revealed in a different field of vision. He tried again, but the flicker did not repeat. Instead, he allowed his mind to reach out to the forest around him, and suddenly what was mental blackness became full of little pinpricks of light and heat. He intensified his focus and suddenly he could feel. He spoke with hollow, echoing words as if in a large room. "The forest is alive... The animals, they feel the dark side.....They hunger for it..... And are unable to touch it, driving them insane...." He was silent for a long while, then continued. "Everything is balanced on such a razor's edge, between darkness and light, good and evil, life and death. Even this grass. Change one of it's chemicals and it's pure poison. Change another and it will cure disease. Those that cannot walk the edge fall to either side and cannot regain the balance....They lose the majority of their power..."
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:30 am
Lord Illuminatus He stared at the grass, trying to expand his mind, and suddenly the grass flickered. As if it were suddenly revealed in a different field of vision. He tried again, but the flicker did not repeat. Instead, he allowed his mind to reach out to the forest around him, and suddenly what was mental blackness became full of little pinpricks of light and heat. He intensified his focus and suddenly he could feel. He spoke with hollow, echoing words as if in a large room. "The forest is alive... The animals, they feel the dark side.....They hunger for it..... And are unable to touch it, driving them insane...." He was silent for a long while, then continued. "Everything is balanced on such a razor's edge, between darkness and light, good and evil, life and death. Even this grass. Change one of it's chemicals and it's pure poison. Change another and it will cure disease. Those that cannot walk the edge fall to either side and cannot regain the balance....They lose the majority of their power..." So it is with the Darkside. Too use too much power will consume you, yet the beckoning of it will always be there. Be careful, Youngling for you tread a dangerous path. You must learn to control and harness the power of your emotions. This will lead you to great control of the Darkside. The Empress then reaches into a satchel on her utility belt. She pulls out a silver ring with many intricate weavings...it reminds you of a puzzle or a labyrinth...Take this ring and meditate on it. What is it telling you about the universe?
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:51 pm
The ring looked normal, but upon inspection through the force, it was a mix of pure metals snarled together, separate, but constituting a whole. "The entire galaxy is connected. This galaxy is connected with others, which make up the universe. This ring is made of twisted corridors and mazes. If it represents the universe, it must surely mean that almost nothing is as simple as it seems."
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:07 pm
Lord Illuminatus The ring looked normal, but upon inspection through the force, it was a mix of pure metals snarled together, separate, but constituting a whole. "The entire galaxy is connected. This galaxy is connected with others, which make up the universe. This ring is made of twisted corridors and mazes. If it represents the universe, it must surely mean that almost nothing is as simple as it seems." Very good. You must realize there is not a line between black and white. Everything we do, even breathing the air is a thin line of what some would say is good or evil. Meet me in the Maluki Jungle and we shall further your training there. [You have recieved a total of five exp.]
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:11 pm
"Until then," affirmed Illuminatus, cloak rippling as he vanished into the hazy depths of the forest.
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Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:45 pm
RedHawk approaches the Empress, and bows.
"Master, I am a new youngling here. May I have the honor of training under you until a master is found for me?"
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