The telepathic network of sorts the Jedi and Sith “connect” to isn’t really that blatant or open. Its not chattery. Its more of an extra sense. The presence of the Dark Side might be a bit foreboding to such a sense. Not really sure what terms the Sith would choose to use to label the presence of light side users.

A luminous burning sensation akin to sunburn or bad chilli.

There are a good number of powers, but it does seem you’ve managed to balance it out nonetheless. Good.
You should add some relations with other player characters. That’s the primary purpose of the relations field.

Som's very much in-tune with the flow of energies in his body due to his religious upbringing, so I felt the selection of power would be appropriate for him. As he failed the Trials twice his training has been a little longer than most Padawan, giving him plenty of time to work on the 'fundamentals' but they're all still quite low-powered versions of the abilities, unlike that of a Knight or a Master, and I won't be overplaying their value to someone who is still technically only a Padawan. :)

As a quick note, I've only included the Plant Surge ability in his profile as a note for future development, not as an active ability at this time. While Som possesses the potential to use the power he's far from learning how to at even a very basic level, beyond making a seed sprout after several minutes of dedicated concentration, as noted on his profile, which may or may not prove to be an asset in the story.

Which other characters would've been either studying or teaching at the Temple within the last 5-10 years, and would their owners be willing to have Som as their colleague, trainee or otherwise known associate?

Heheheee. I thought you would never recall that. :p

I take no responsibility for that. You knew those memory erasing drugs were past their use by dates when you bought them from me and I never guaranteed their effectiveness. :P

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A luminous burning sensation akin to sunburn or bad chilli.

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Som's very much in-tune with the flow of energies in his body due to his religious upbringing, so I felt the selection of power would be appropriate for him. As he failed the Trials twice his training has been a little longer than most Padawan, giving him plenty of time to work on the 'fundamentals' but they're all still quite low-powered versions of the abilities, unlike that of a Knight or a Master, and I won't be overplaying their value to someone who is still technically only a Padawan. :)

As a quick note, I've only included the Plant Surge ability in his profile as a note for future development, not as an active ability at this time. While Som possesses the potential to use the power he's far from learning how to at even a very basic level, beyond making a seed sprout after several minutes of dedicated concentration, as noted on his profile, which may or may not prove to be an asset in the story.

Which other characters would've been either studying or teaching at the Temple within the last 5-10 years, and would their owners be willing to have Som as their colleague, trainee or otherwise known associate?

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I take no responsibility for that. You knew those memory erasing drugs were past their use by dates when you bought them from me and I never guaranteed their effectiveness. :P

If he has been in the Meditation Gardens or other tranquil areas it is possible he has at least met Koren within the past 2 months.

Which other characters would've been either studying or teaching at the Temple within the last 5-10 years, and would their owners be willing to have Som as their colleague, trainee or otherwise known associate?

Well, Xid's not been teaching but he's been training for his Knight Trials within the last 2 months since his arrival. He's only a two week old Knight at this time and currently waiting for assignment, so it's possible the two could've crossed paths.

I take no responsibility for that. You knew those memory erasing drugs were past their use by dates when you bought them from me and I never guaranteed their effectiveness. :P

Shhhh, don't tell Rtron, he doesn't need to know better.

@SimplyJohn

Would your character possibly have visited the Jedi Healing-focused academy on H'Ratth anytime between 4 and 8-10 years ago?
If so, then he might've encountered Lea. Before going to Alassa Major with her master 4 years ago to study and practice finer arts of diplomacy/politics and social interaction among the Republic's elite, Lea spent pretty much her entire life in that academy.

Any other characters can also answer that if they think theirs may have visited there too.

If he has been in the Meditation Gardens or other tranquil areas it is possible he has at least met Koren within the past 2 months.

It's possible he may have been there, as Som would've been preparing for his Trials during that time, but usually he prefers to meditate alone due to his tendency to strip down and whip himself during such sessions (as hinted at in his 'Secrets'.)

Well, Xid's not been teaching but he's been training for his Knight Trials within the last 2 months since his arrival. He's only a two week old Knight at this time and currently waiting for assignment, so it's possible the two could've crossed paths.

I'd say it's quite likely they'd have met, since I can see the instructors putting two Padawans who're so close to their Trials together for sparring sessions and group meditations as preparation for their upcoming tests. Also six weeks should've been long enough for the two of them to form some sort of friendly relationship if they'd been training together during that time.

Or if not friendly, perhaps a rivalry? Som's calm and passive nature can be very irritating to some people, especially if he keeps easily dodging their attacks and knocking them out cold by tapping their forehead with his Force-enhanced palm.

Would your character possibly have visited the Jedi Healing-focused academy on H'Ratth anytime between 4 and 8-10 years ago?

Since he failed his Trials both six years and three years before the Sacking it's possible he may have been sent to H'Ratth on either or both of those occasions for recovery, although as the second time was due to his altruistic nature rather than combat skill the six years ago option would be more likely.

Would Lea have been in a position six years ago to assist with the recovery of a Padawan after his Trials?

Any other characters can also answer that if they think theirs may have visited there too.

I'd prefer not to write Som into someone else's story without their permission first. :)

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By the way, has anyone noticed the skillful way I avoided mentioning the term 'Shaolin monk' anywhere in Som's profile?

Yes, Lea would have been in such a position, @SimplyJohn.

Well a note to anyone. Anyone who visited Manaan (Jedi) before two months ago on jedi business, or any Sith who will have been to the Arena Lorn was on on Korriban(probably several).

Feel free to ask for some past relations with me.

Almost perfect.
Just two points that struck out at us:
“To powerful force users, Callidus would register as a peculiar blankness in the ambient telepathic chatter such a Sith or Jedi would be used to.”

The telepathic network of sorts the Jedi and Sith “connect” to isn’t really that blatant or open. Its not chattery. Its more of an extra sense. The presence of the Dark Side might be a bit foreboding to such a sense. Not really sure what terms the Sith would choose to use to label the presence of light side users. In terms of direct communication (with words and images) Telepathy really only allows a Force user to send words to someone. You can't pick up ambient thoughts. Thats more the area of drain Knowledge.
Force Stealth allows you to essentially mimic what you want to look like to such a sense, or just to hide it completely. While it is an ability that can be “active” all the time, you can also deactivate it if you want. If you fully hide your presence in the Force, you’ll simply look like another human, one without any Force Sensitivity. Does this make sense?

The other point of note, is very minor:
“Republican and Neutral Space” in the paragraph with [CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS MET: PROCEED].
It is a proper noun of a location rather than an adjective describing political views. Thus, the correct form would be “Republic and Neutral Space”

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Then why does Lucius still exist? You're a shitty hitman.

Which other characters would've been either studying or teaching at the Temple within the last 5-10 years, and would their owners be willing to have Som as their colleague, trainee or otherwise known associate?

Around seven years ago Dede would've been taking her second try at the Trials, it's possible she would've run into Som as he prepared for his first attempt, and I'm more than happy to be included in your character history, since I could add you to mine too. :)

Then why does Lucius still exist? You're a shitty hitman.

Lucius did die, but then EA decided they wanted him back for the sequel.

And yes, that's a reference to Leliana in Dragon Age, another RP I'm involved with at the moment which I think is still recruiting right now. :D

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Around seven years ago Dede would've been taking her second try at the Trials, it's possible she would've run into Som as he prepared for his first attempt, and I'm more than happy to be included in your character history, since I could add you to mine too. :)

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Lucius did die, but then EA decided they wanted him back for the sequel.

And yes, that's a reference to Leliana in Dragon Age, another RP I'm involved with at the moment which I think is still recruiting right now. :D

Shameless recruiting is shameless :P

No-one's ever accused me of not being shameless.

Now where did I leave my whipped cream and handcuffs...

Don't forget your ball strap.

Also I'm under contract, so until it's up I'm not going anywhere.

@Lucius Cypher Why would I need a ball strap? Neither my wife nor I have balls. :?

No, a ball strap is a ball with a strap on it. You use it when ninjas come in, and than you use it as a flail. Like tanukis!

Lucius someone said you may be interested in being my apprentice lol?:P

Apprentice? No. Padawan? Perhaps. As we're getting more and more Sith applicants, I may not be able to finish my own Sith in time before the cut off date. If that were to happen than I'd need to create a padawan for the rescue operation, if not a Jedi Infiltrator (That is, an infiltrator who works for the Jedi).

Hmmm sooo will you just be a padawan on the mission?

Likely. My CS is still a WIP so we'll have to see how it turns out. I know this much: I won't be able to reverse engineer the Sith CS for a Jedi. I got different plans if it comes to that.