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You never see it coming[Freedomliveson/The Elvenqueen]

That last bit of the vision is Rakata Prime. Figure I could throw our characters a figurative bone xD

Oh nice! Was it roasted or glazed? I'm a bit roasted meat fan myself

You never see it coming[Freedomliveson/The Elvenqueen]

Yerbol watched helplessly as Kira came to truly realize that her husband was just another casualty of war, a fallen soldier like so many that had sacrificed their lives for the good of civilization. She uttered protests even after Cheriss gave her the news, but eventually she strode past the group of Qyaari, her gait growing faster by the second until she was past the dropships and onto the endless knolls beyond. When Aliel broke the silence that had descended onto the party, Matt responded quietly with affirmation:
"We find out why Manus would stage a blitzkrieg on a planet that refuses to engage in galactic affairs." His brow furrowed for a moment.
"The Mystics seem like the obvious target...maybe they were hiding some powerful secret he wanted? The Voss are renown for their wisdom and borderline Force sensitivity. Still though, Manus had to know this would be a nigh impossible task to pull off." Yerbol quickly mentioned that the Mystics desired to see the Elders and Champions once the former had all arrived, prompting a quick nod from the Elder.
"I suppose they'll want to at least give us some context for the attack. Or yell at us for bringing a war criminal to their doorstep. Either way, this should be an interesting meeting."

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Interesting couldn't even begin to describe what the Mystics projected on their holoterminal.
"Revan." Yerbol managed to whisper the name with reverence without sounding too much like he was about to bow to the hologram. He had read of Revan's plight, how he overcame the darkness from his former life and redeemed himself by slaying Darth Malak. Revan was like a holo-book hero, a larger than life figure that apprentices and padawans secretly aspired to become. A hero that overcame all obstacles. But, as Ari and the others confirmed, his whereabouts dead or alive were long gone. There were some unsubstantiated conspiracy theories on the holonet written by crackpots that Yerbol may or may have not looked at for long periods of time when he was younger, but actual information on where he had gone off to? If he was even still alive?

Cheriss' question brought the Champion back to the current discussion. The Mystic to the left of the one who spoke first told them:
"Manus Vo was here to find Revan, to isolate him from the rest of the galaxy and learn his secrets. Manus Vo wanted to Revan's teachings to become his own, to enslave the galaxy with them. We would not allow him to do so to a friend of the Voss."
"That must mean you know where he is, then? Revan?" Matt asked incredulously, hands gripping the circular pedestal so tight that his knuckles turned pale white. The Mystic on the very right chimed in:
"He was here many years ago. His energy, so powerful, still resides within the walls of the Temple, albeit faintly."
"And I assume you can trace that energy somehow?" Matt asked, eyes widening.
"All life has a string of energy that can be followed, can be seen through past, present and future. We did not follow Revan's string at the behest of our now fallen Masters." Yerbol shot a glance over at Ari and spoke through their bond:

How long can Voss live again? Because if these Masters interacted with Revan, then that would mean...well, never mind, I'll tell you later.

As Yerbol ended his sentence, Matt was offering a request to the Mystics:
"I know that your law, your beliefs are of supreme importance to you, but you must try to find him. Somehow, someway. If Revan is still alive, then...then there's a chance that our Order could have access to wisdom far beyond our years." The triage of Mystics exchanged glances with one another before the Mystic in the middle nodded.
"Your Qyaari have done well in defending our planet. One of your own sacrificed much. While our tradition demands that we obey our Masters commands even after their passing, your saving of Voss from both Manus Vo and the Gormak give us the motivation we need, just this once, to disobey." After planting themselves cross-legged on the ground, one spoke:
"We are weak after Manus demanded much from us. Please lend us your energy so that we may uncover what you are searching for." Without hesitation Yerbol and Matt sat on the cold(!) stone floor as the others joined them.
"Let go. Feel your energies fill this space." As the Qyaari complied with the directive, Yerbol could feel his mind slowly drifting, his eyes growing heavy. It would be so easy to just fall into a deep-

The ship careened through the atmosphere, blowing past the pillow shaped clouds and soaring into the darkness of space. Almost comforting.

She looked to him, crystal blue eyes set in determination. He said something, slurred and incomprehensible.

The ship's hyperdrive throttled to life, throwing it into blackness. Unending blackness.

The structure floated in the darkness. Menacing. Ominous. Below was a blue and green orb, gleaming like a newly minted coin. Stretching out beyond the orb were others like it. Colors swirling.

Another structure, similar, remnants floating. Below is another orb, similar again. Familiarity.

With a gasp for air, Yerbol collapsed forward, forehead planted firmly on the ground in front. The frigid stone cooled his burning forehead, the Champion refusing to rise until he felt like his body temperature wasn't in the thousands. As he began to gather his senses, he could hear others gasping for breath and some muttering from someone close by, although he couldn't make out exactly what was said. He felt a hand grip his arm, Matthew's face greeting him upon looking up. The Elder's pupils were dilated, but other than that, he seemed fine.
"Come on, try and stand up. Staying down like this is only going to make things worse."
"Is that..." Yerbol finished the question after he was helped up to his feet.
"Normal?"
"With intense vision sharing like this, yes. The Mystics needed more of our energy than I thought, but what we got in return was thought provoking."
"Are they...they still here?"
"No. I snapped out of the trance with them just a few minutes ago. They could barely hobble out of the room, but they mentioned that we could see them later in the day tomorrow if need be. They had to 'collect themselves'. Kind of like you." Yerbol shot the Elder a menacing glare, to which he chuckled.
"Oh come on, don't be so sensitive. I was much worse off than you were the first time my Master had me do something like this." As the others regained their composure, Matt offered a proposition:
"I say we reconvene in the morning. We've all had a long enough day without having to sort through that vision. Aliel, Cheriss, you ok with that?" Yerbol stumbled over to his wife, placing a hand on her arm.
"You ok? That was...intense."

You never see it coming[Freedomliveson/The Elvenqueen]

Yay! Helping make dinner, so get you a post tomorrow. Be prepared for Kotory goodness!

You never see it coming[Freedomliveson/The Elvenqueen]

Alright! So, I'll outline post order and you veto/approve?:

-I'll take care of the vision in the next post and brief discussion afterward
-You can do your take on the vision and discussion afterward
-I'll segway into the funeral which will be a week(?) later on Zinuthra
-Your take on the funeral
-Duo gets called in a few hours later by the Council and Vano(our librarian now I suppose), who can discuss initial findings
-You do some initial findings and put forth the connection between Rakata Prime and Revan
-Champions are assigned apprentices and head off (with Neta) to Rakata prime to go find evidence of the Mystics visions.

You never see it coming[Freedomliveson/The Elvenqueen]

The interlude being Voldon's funeral service would work! That would be the perfect time to introduce some new things you alluded to earlier and a potential wrinkle of my own that I'll list below:

-Voldon's death would obviously lead to a massive chasm in the Council and prompt speculation as to who would succeed him. I don't think Kira would want the position, so it could fall to either a new character we introduce(because I know we both mentioned in our previous posts about former Masters and Darths buying into the Qyaari) or we could just say that the Elders aren't looking for anyone to fill the seat, moving on with one fewer Elder than before to honor Voldon's memory. In either case...

-Your point about the duo being trained to be Elders is important to this arc, I feel, because Yerbol and Aria are the ONLY two Champions available. I think the Elders probably realize that having them in the classroom full time is nigh impossible, so I'd like for the Council to basically appoint Yerbol and Aria one Knight each as apprentices to eventually add to the Champion ranks. The Knights can accompany our duo on this excursion because, let's be honest, they'll need to get used to the risks of being a Champion in the first place xD.

-I'd like to bring back Neta as well, seeing as it would be good to have an experienced pilot to guide them once more into unknown territory. I know she'd be excited!

So, onto the plot points you bring up:
-I think the logical place to start WOULD be that weird planet Revan was on in KOTOR. Just found out the name of the planet is Rakata Prime...which means if it's named, then it can be found on a galaxy map! Guess they can scour records and find Rakata Prime mentioned in the holos? Or something else?

-I think Revan and the Exile(whose name is Meetra Surik? Did you know this? Cause I didn't until just now xD) could have visited Prime and left behind their navigation coordinates inadvertently through the material they last went through. Once our duo find the coordinates, they go DEEP into Wild Space and find...

Well, if the Rakata are rebuilding their Empire, Revan and the Exile probably wouldn't be right in the middle of it. Maybe they're hiding out on a world with violent weather patterns similar to Quensu as to avoid detection?

Also, links:
starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rakata_Prime
starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Infinite_Empire

You never see it coming[Freedomliveson/The Elvenqueen]

See, the Grey Jedi thing makes me want to copyright or trademark our stuff. Seriously. So help me if I see our characters used without our permission in a "canon" book or film...xD

Cause lets be real here: we've built an entire alternative universe BASED on the idea of the Force not being light and dark. We were doing this before Disney was! *shakes fist at "the man"*

Anywho, to your thoughts:
-Makes sense on all fronts in your first point. This would more than likely take them DEEP into Wild Space, though. Even deeper than our duo went to discover Renso. More worldbuilding it is, then! Might have to wrap up this third act and have an intermission of sorts to make sure we know where we're headed before we begin Act IV.

-Hmmm...wouldn't be interesting if there was an entire section of the galaxy taken over by the Rakata? They're an ancient race that obviously had the technological means to crush the galaxy underfoot in KOTOR, but it seemed that their efforts were thwarted somehow. Don't remember if their sudden disappearance was really explored in the Old Republic universe, but I think it would be interesting to explore.

Edit: As I finished that last sentence, I found an article on the Infinite Empire, which is exactly what I just mentioned. I'll include the link at the end of the post, but basically the Rakata took over the now Alliance controlled sector of the galaxy and made it their empire. Their creations fed on Force energy, which led to the downfall of their empire, seeing as their own machinations fed on their energies. This could totally sync up with the creation of the True Sith(or Sith, I suppose), which rebelled against the abuse of the force and created their order from the ashes of the Infinite empire. Cue Renso and the founding of organized force users.

SO, with all that said, here's what I'm thinking plot-wise for our next act for your perusal/modification:

Manus wanted to find Revan to glean knowledge of Rakatan weaponry and tactics, to essentially feed off of the energy of others(sidenote: interesting how we created the Xiis, a sentient race that did the same thing...tie that in somehow?) and strengthen his "living weapon" philosophy. The Mystics were being forced to go back in time and find Revan, which they were obviously unsuccessful in doing, but upon entering into a deeper trance enhanced by the Force energies of the Force users at the meeting you set up, which results in the Mystics claiming they saw Revan and the Exile enter a ship and fly "into a void. A void they knew would end, but offer no return." They also see a massive structure floating in space, one that "destroys life, destroys harmony and energy". The mystics believe that the separate visions are tied somehow, but can't offer specifics. This leads to scouring of records on Voss-Ka and Zinuthra, the Qyaari connecting the dots between the Star Forge and Revan. Speculation abounds about there potentially being another Star Forge and a resurgence of Rakata. While seemingly impossible, the Elders agree that investigating this vision would be worthwhile.

That's all I've got so far xD

You never see it coming[Freedomliveson/The Elvenqueen]

Hey there! Happy to hear that things went well and food was plentiful as well as delicious. We too had a lot of food! I'll be eating more of it when I go watch the Last Jedi next week. Will let you know my reaction afterward. My wife, best friend and some of my students have warned me about some drastic changes to the Star Wars canon. What say you?

Read your ideas and will get back to you tomorrow, seeing as I've got to work on my Master's project. Almost done with school FOREVER!

You never see it coming[Freedomliveson/The Elvenqueen]

Oh man, I’m so sorry. Hope everything goes well for you :)

You never see it coming[Freedomliveson/The Elvenqueen]

A bit shorter on my end as well, but as you know, conversational posts can only go so far xD

It's done by the way xD

You never see it coming[Freedomliveson/The Elvenqueen]

Got the first half up!

As I was writing, I felt like my quality was going down, so I'll work on the rest tomorrow :)