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Far-Far-Away Vice Captain
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 Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:53 pm
Pala'olan This is the DataPad for Pala'olan, whose sponsor is LittleDream. Unless you have explicit permission from Pala'olan or her sponsor, please refrain from using this DataPad.
Personal Information
Name: Pala'olan
Sponsor: Little Dream
Planet of Origin: Ryloth
Racial identity: Twi'lek
Sex: Female
Age: Ten
Rank:
Personal Stats
Logic: 3
Intuition: 3
Agility: 5
Strength: 3
Force Awareness: 3
Experience: 1 Completed Training Sessions
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:00 pm
..::Navigation::.. 1. Header
2. Navigation
3. Timeline & Rules
4. Profile - Pala'olan
5. Profile - Aisheel Xaan
6. About
7. Stages
8. Relationships
9. Inventory
10. Art gallery
11. RP requirements
12. Notepad
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:01 pm
..::Timeline & Rules::..
Timeline:
08.06.2007. - DataPad activated
Rules:
1. No OOC posts
2. If there'll be need for more rules, they shall be added.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:04 pm
..::Profile - Pala'olan::..
Name: Pala'olan
Age: 10 standard years.
Sex: Female
Rp Color: Dark red
Species: Twi'lek
Home Planet: Ryloth
Family:
* Mother- A dancer slave, and also a lethan twi'lek, was owned by gamble-addicted hutt. She was often borrowed to the owner of the cantina on Tatooine, to entertain the people there. She died only few years ago, and the cause of her death was never revealed.
* Father- An unknown twi'lek male, who quickly disappeared from Pala's mother's life. They had a short romance back on Ryloth, soon before the woman was sold.
* Siblings- Twin brother, by the name Luna'olan. Their owner didn't have much interest for boys, so Luna was quickly sold to one that had. Pala doesn't remember him much, but she sometimes wishes she could know him.
Romantic Status: Nothing worth mentioning
Physical Appearance: Average height, but she is very slender, making it seem she is much taller than in reality. Always smiled and bright-eyed, with movements full of grace, she's very easy to notice. Her skin is in a deep shade of red, and she loves wearing decorative jewelry. Sometimes, just for fun, she walks around in a revealing dancer outfit, her mother made her for practice.
Spoken Languages: Galactic Standard Basic, Twi'leki, Lekku
Understood Languages: Galactic Standard Basic, Twi'leki, Lekku, Huttese
Personality: Happy-go-lucky and cheerful, for Pala every day is a new miracle. She loves getting to know new people, discovering new places, and learning new things. She's a great dancer, and she spends lots of time practicing dancing. Now she hopes to be an even better force user, though she has no idea which order she should choose yet.
Strengths: Optimist, easy to make friends, loves to practice her skills, and develop them even better.
Weaknesses: A bit of an attention whore, though somewhat shy. Also, she can be pretty annoying.
Likes: Learning new things, talking, shining objects.
Dislikes: Argues, crying, icky food.
Fears: Only one, true fear: that she will be left for ever alone.
Her story: *to come*
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:05 pm
..::Profile - Aisheel Xaan::..
Name: Aisheel Xaan
Age: Middle-aged
Sex: Male
Rp Color: Olive
Species: Falleen
Home Planet: Falleen
Family:
* Mother-
* Father-
* Siblings-
Romantic Status: In love with himself, as always
Physical Appearance:
Spoken Languages: Galactic Standard Basic, Falleen, Ghi, Huttese
Understood Languages: Galactic Standard Basic, Falleen, Ghi, Huttese, Twi'leki, Yuuzhan Vong, Gran
Personality:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Fears:
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:07 pm
..::About::..
The Race
Physical appearance
The two most striking features of a Twi'lek were their broad range of skin coloration within the species, and pair of brain-tails. The brain tails, also called "Tchun-Tchin" or "lekku", protruded down the back of the skull and contained part of a Twi'lek's brain. The very word "Twi'lek" is believed to be derived from semi-Basic "twin lekku". A Twi'lek's brain-tails served many purposes in their daily lives and culture, storing fat and being used as erogenous zones. The Twi'lek's native language of Twi'leki was spoken using a combination of words and subtle movements of the lekku. In very small children, the lekku hadn't grown out yet, but presumably did so during childhood.
A Twi'lek's brain-tails were highly sensitive, and grabbing them forcefully was so painful that it could easily incapacitate almost any Twi'lek. Sometimes, damage to the brain tails caused lasting damage to the Twi'lek's brain.
Long or shapely lekku were considered great status symbols, and often went hand-in-hand with respect, influence, and wealth. A Twi'lek's brain-tails could be likened to phallic symbols, and for both sexes, larger lekku brought with them some indistinct positive connotations.
Alora, a Lethan Twi'lek.
Alora, a Lethan Twi'lek.
Their brain-tails were a source of great pride to Twi'leks, especially when confronted by other species. The name "tchun-tchin" actually referred to each lekku—'tchun' being the left leku, while 'tchin' was the right. In casual conversation the Twi'leks would usually refer to their lekku as 'tchun' or 'tchin.'
The range of possible Twi'lek skin colors was extremely diverse, including green, orange, brown, yellow, gray, pink, black, white, and purple, all in varying shades and hues. Other types of Twi'leks included the particularly rare turquoise-skinned Twi'leks, known as Rutian Twi'leks, and the rarest red pigment of the Lethan Twi'leks, whose skin color was caused by a mutation of the genetic code. Some Twi'leks took to dyeing their skin to produce a pattern, as did the dancer Ayy Vida.
Both males and females had humanoid ears, but females typically wore elaborate headdresses fitted with ear coverings made of bone or other material, leading to the belief among some casual observers that the coverings were actually their ears. While some headdresses were cultural decoration to denote status, quite a few were originally introduced as "muzzles" to prevent the slaves from having access to a language that non-Twi'lek handlers could not understand.
Both males and females lacked body hair, with the only notable exception being eyelashes to aid in keeping out the sand and heat of Ryloth. Females typically painted eyebrows or had them tattooed on themsevles, to appear more palatable and less alien to offworlders.
Female Twi'leks have been considered especially attractive and slender, which made them favorite subjects for slavery and entertainment, something which was supported by Vilmarh Grahrk. The beauty of female Twi'leks was well known throughout the Galaxy, and as a result many nubile ones were sold into slavery, becoming dancers or status symbols, most notably by Jabba Desilijic Tiure, while the usual ugliness of the males was also well known.
Culture
The natural grace and exotic beauty of the Twi'leks made them a popular target among slave traders. Many Twi'leks actually encouraged the slave market on their own planet. Some saw it as a chance to make money by kidnapping or selling orphaned children, while others saw slavery as a way of saving children from growing up in Ryloth's harsh environment. A number of Twi'leks believed that slavery was an efficient way to proliferate their species and preserve their culture, as the Twi'leks lacked their own means of inter-planetary travel. Regardless of how it came about, many Twi'leks lived as slaves or entertainers and were considered status symbols, especially the females of rarer skin hues: the Rutian and Lethan Twi'leks. Twi'leks that managed to escape from captivity usually turned to a life of thievery, with both genders making use of their powers of seduction.
While many Twi'leks lived their lives as merchants or even criminals, the race also had a proud and honorable warrior tradition. It was Twi'lek warriors who invented the Chir'daki, or Deathseed, starfighters that married the TIE Fighter cockpit to the S-foils of the X-wing starfighter. During the Bacta War, Twi'lek warriors assisted Wedge Antilles in the fight against Ysanne Isard.
The clothing of Twi'leks depended on their gender. While most male Twi'leks wore long, loose robes, female Twi'leks typically wore tighter, more revealing clothing to maintain their elegant figures and enhance their value to males. Twi'lek dance costumes were typically made up of silky veils that clung to their bodies, although other kinds, such as a revealing net costume Oola once wore, were used.
Religion
The religious practices of the Twi'leks are largely unknown, but at least one source makes mention of a "Twi'lek Goddess" known as Kikalekki. The name itself means "Mother of the Lekkued Ones" Kika being a deified variation of Kiva which means "Mother" or perhaps more implied "Honorable Mother"...a very formal term not used typically for one's own mother, and lekki being inclusive plural of lekku, implying those who possess lekku.
According to Myth and ancient tradition, the universe was born from the womb of the Mother, Kika'lekki, and her breath, the living Force, gave it life. In these sacred creation myths, most so old that they have been passed down orally from a time before written word, the Twi'lek clans came to be when Kika'lekki shed five tears upon the surface of Ryloth. Each tear became a river that flowed to a great lake that was the birthplace of one of the five original clans. Each clan offered worship to their mother in their own way, one through shrines of fire, another by offerings set upon the waters, a different by great stone monuments, yet another by music that drifted upon the air, and the last by devotion to prayers said only in the spirit. Each of these clans were cherished and nurtured by the Mother, and Ryloth was like a paradise where the power of life and the living Force mingled in a dance of elements.
Government
Twi'lek society was divided into clans, with each clan having its own city. Each city had its own government, which was led by a five-member head-clan. These five Twi'leks would lead the society in all matters until one member of the head-clan died. At that point, the remaining members of the head-clan would be cast out into the barren landscape on the day-side of the planet, presumably to die, thus allowing the next generation to take over. If the next generation was not yet ready to claim their inherited positions, then a set of regents would be selected to rule until the proper time.
Language
Twi'leki, Rylothean, or Ryl was the native spoken language of the Twi'leks.
Ryl incorporated subtle body language, including movement of the lekku, and so was difficult for non-Twi'leks to fully understand.
In addition to Ryl, Twi'leks were also fluent in Lekku language, a silent form of communication using gestures made purely with the lekku. Only Twi'leks could express themselves this way, and few other species could understand them readily. Lekku was ideal for private conversation between Twi'leks in crowded areas. Jedi Master Kit Fisto was one of the few non-Twi'leks to fully master Lekku.
Twi'leks were usually trilingual (in Ryl, Lekku and Basic) and biliterate (in Ryl and Basic - Lekku had no written form). Many Twi'leks also learned to speak Huttese.
As of the Jedi Civil War an elder form of the language, known simply as Twi'lek, was the dominant interstellar commerce language outside of the Republic. It was held to be nearly as wide spread as Basic.
The Planet
 Name: Ryloth
Astrographical
Region: Outer Rim Territories
System: Ryloth system
Suns: 1-Ryloth
Moons: 5
Rotation period: 305 standard days
Orbital period: 305 standard days
Physical
Class: Terrestrial
Diameter: 10,600 km
Atmosphere: Thin but breathable
Climate
* Desert
* Windstorms
* Blistering heat in Bright Lands
* Deadly cold night side
Gravity: Standard
Primary terrain
* Mountains
* Desert
* Tundra
* Ice cap on night side
Surface water
* Underground rivers
* Springs
Points of interest
* Bright Lands
* Floating Rock Gardens
* Leb'Reen
* Hunvar's Spire
* Joreikna
* Lohema
* Lonely Five Range
* Sith Academy
* The Enclave
* The Fungus Pit
Societal
Native species
* Twi'leks
* Lylek
* Rycrit
Immigrated species
* Humans
* Devaronians
* Rodians
* Jawas
* Energy Spiders
* Others
Official language
* Twi'leki
* Galactic Basic Standard
Population: 1.5 billion
Major cities
* Kala'uun
* Lessu (capitals)
* Sal'kaasa
* Kala'din
Major imports
* Processed foods
* Medicine
* Technology
Major exports
* Ryll
* Slaves
Geographic features
Ryloth, the second planet in its solar system, was a world of deserts and mountain ranges, with little or no surface water except for patches of water ice on the night side. It possessed a thin, but breathable atmosphere. The planet was orbited by five moons, which had subtle tidal effects on the planet's liquid core and underground springs.
Because of its division into a day and night side, and because its rotational axis was roughly parallel to its plane of orbit, atmospheric conditions on Ryloth's surface were characterized by extremely high winds (reaching 500 kilometers per hour) scouring the surface and sculpting the landscape and unpredictable bursts of heat called heat storms, which could reach 300 degrees centigrade. The more extreme heat storms sometimes moved across the equator and reached miles underground, making caves near the surface temporarily uninhabitable, before eventually dying out on the night side.
Along the equator, between the day and night side, lay a thin habitable border, a twilight realm between the two extremes. Along this narrow strip were the series of caverns and underground cities of the Twi'leks, blockaded with thick blast doors and portcullises to keep out the vicious monsters that prowled the Bright Lands, especially lyleks.
The Floating Rock Gardens of Ryloth were a natural wonder and tourist attraction, well known throughout the Outer Rim, where strong winds blew among the tunnels, causing rocks to float gently through the air. Over the years the gardens became filled with rare and dazzling stones. Visitors were allowed to rearrange the stones to their liking, but were encouraged to seek meaning in the natural configurations.
Kala'uun was a permanent city located within the Lonely Five mountain range, boasting a large underground spaceport.
History
Ryloth was originally discovered by Old Republic explorers approximately 10,000 years before the onset of the Clone Wars and was one of the first worlds discovered in the Outer Rim. Located at one end of the Corellian Run, it was one of the few worlds farther out of the galaxy than Tatooine.
Civilization on Ryloth at the time of its discovery was not particularly advanced. Twi'leks integrated windmills and turbines to power their homes and industries carved out of the mountains. The cultivation of fungi and molds provided nourishment for the populace, as did the rearing of domesticated cow-like rycrits for meat. Twi'leks never developed space travel, but instead expanded throughout the galaxy by trading with the Republic, variously negotiating, charming, or seducing their way to the stars. Informations were taken from Wookiepedia.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:10 pm
..::Stages::.. Youngling
he age of acceptance into either of the two temples. The children are usually around the age of ten human years, or the equivalent maturity in their own race. In an attempt to keep history from repeating itself, the founders abolished the recruitment of infants and now require full sponsor support and continual letters home. The younglings now begin their basic force training.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:11 pm
..::Relationships::..
Masters:
The Jedi Master- S. Char-Langui
The Sith Master- J. Svarsika-la-toa
Students:
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:15 pm
..::Inventory::.. List of all Pala's possessions:
*A medium-sized aquarium, with little stones at the bottom, two plants, and five fishes. It might seem quite uninteresting, till you get to know that both the plants and fishes are extremely rare species. The aquarium is a gift from Pala's sponsor to make her feel better.
*A quite large armbag, in which she carries most of her possesions. The bag is hand-made.
*Few sets of jewelry, and a decorative dancing suit for an adult twi'lek. A memento of Pala's mother.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:21 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:22 pm
..::RP requirements::.. Youngling to Apprentice
Stats Experience = 0/20
DataPad (journal) Entiries = 0/10
Active Rp in Guild = <3
Apprentice to Knight
Experience = --/??
DataPad Entries = --/??
??? = --/??
Active Rp = <3
Knight to Master
Experience = --/??
DataPad Entries = --/??
??? = --/??
Active Rp = <3
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:30 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:33 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:34 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:37 pm
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