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Gloopra sat with the Padawan in the APC. "I'll go with you on this one." He said to her. "You take the lead." He grunted. It was very strange for a Master ranked Jedi to take orders from a Padawan, but then again, he was Master in title only. He had never had an apprentice, he had never lead a battle, merely taken orders from others. He was just a glorified warrior. The APC rolled quickly along and soon, they had the orders to bail-out. He followed the Padawan around to the front and waited for the go. Instead of going in through the door, he jumped through one of the large windows onto a steel grating up-high. He ignited the Double-Lightsaber. "REPUBLIC RAID, DROP YOUR WEAPONS!!!" he ordered. At this point, all hell broke loose as the mercenaries in the team decided to earn their keep by firing at anything that was moving. He groaned a little. He was a Battle-Master, but he was still a Jedi and was a little annoyed that nobody seemed to be accepting surrender.

He didn't have long to contemplate his annoyance before instincts kicked in as 4 came running along the steel grating and into a firing position. A spin of the blades deflected the first volley of blaster-fire. He thrust his palm out, before bringing it up to his face and balling it into a fist. In response, the Blasters flew out of their hands and towards him, where, a quickly flick of the blades saw the Blasters severed. "Surrender!" he ordered. 2 of them jumped over the side of the catwalk and made a break for it, whilst 1 drew a Vibroblade and the last one set off at a charge the other way. The one that stood his ground, a Twi-Lek, gripped the blade tightly and looked like he was going to engage in a duel. Not a smart move on his part. What was smart was that he instead threw the sword at Gloopra and then also jumped and began to run. Gloopra didn't even need to deflect it due to it's poor airodynamicness. He sighed as he jumped off of the catwalk and behind several of the goons that were covering the entrance. He reached out with the force and invisible hands smashed 2 of the goon's heads together, knocking them out, then beginning to choke a third whilst the 4th turned and began firing at him with a blaster, he deflected the bolts to the sides, before a blaster bolt from one of the snipers took out the would-be assailant. Gloopra then dropped the man being choked before knocking him out with a well-placed kick to the temple. He then saw Lahana covering behind a crate that was getting shredded by blaster fire. With one high jump, he managed to gracefully sail across the factory floor before landing next to her.

"Orders?" he asked.

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Vrerr was watching the reports back at base, when a man calling himself "Match" arrived. He had a short conversation with the commander. "I am Senator Ordo." she approached "I personally lobbied for this planet's assimilation into the Republic." she extended a hand for him to shake. She listened to him talking about his want for a Diplomatic future for Gamorria. "I see this world much like my own. Good, honest people that are forced to live under the oppressive rule of thugs and warmongers. My world saw an end to it and I wish to see this world do the same. Remember, there may be a lot of them, but the more people that turn away from them, the more and more their power will diminish. I will not lie, many of my people died to oust them and although they keep trying to come back, so long as we put up a united front, tell them that we will not live their way, then very soon, acquiescing to your demands will be their only option. I do not like that force was the first option of the Senate, but democracy is as the people will it. Please, tell me how I may help gain the people's confidence in the Republic."

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Seeing the Mandalorian go off to perform his "Lone Wolf" routine and the Twi-Lek walking away as her happy-go-lucky self, Gloopra shook his head. He followed the others to the APC and saw the less than graceful entrance of their commander.

Vrerr approached the CO as he climbed down from the tank. "I want to thank you again for agreeing to take on this mission." she smiled. "Please try to watch out for Gloopra. He's tough, but he's getting old." Gloopra silently watched and nodded as they were ordered to embark. He stared at the cramped hold of the APC and thought back to his times as a youngster being forced into the cargo-holds and fighting pits. As the young Jedi passed him to climb into the APC, he looked at her.

"Is your master not joining us?" he asked.

@Piercing Light

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@Piercing Light I probably should have mentioned you in my post, but Krerr did try to interact with Lahana.

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Krerr stood at the meeting, standing next to the Commander. Gallowin was a stern man, but a brilliant leader, she had requested his presence for a reason. Her eyes scanned the room and it was easy to notice that they narrowed whenever she looked at the Mandalorian trying to keep to himself at the back of the room, she had a look of mild disgust on her face whenever she looked at him. She may have been a pacifist, but she hated their kind with a burning passion. They wore their armour and pride in the "Mandalorian Traditions" like some twisted badge of honour upon the chest of a boy-scout. Near the time that Gallowin wrapped up his briefing, Gloopra arrived. She gave the old Rodian a smile. "Thank you for joining us Battle-Master."

"I apologize for my tardiness." He replied. He had been caught up in a dogfight above the planet when a small pirate group had gone for the senator's shuttle.

"I informed the commander of your being indisposed." she said, approaching him.

"Orders?" he asked.

"Go into drug-lab, fight bad guys." She replied.

"Very good." He nodded. He began to look around the others. He spotted the Mandalorian "You let him join us?"

"Not my choice. I had to pull strings to get you assigned." she replied.

"Given him a piece of your mind yet?" He asked.

"No, I don't want to think about his kind too much..." She grunted. She shot the Mandalorian another dirty look.

"You said a lot that you wanted to bring them back into the fold. You should talk to him. See if you can work that silver tongue." He said. She laughed in response.

"Yes, because me waltzing over to him and saying "Hey, I know we're paying you a lot of money to kill people, but here's a better deal. Why don't we just take your weapons off of you and assimilate you. Free of charge." Because that's going to work." she sneered.

"Have you actually tried?" he asked.

"Have you tried that with a Sith?" she countered.

"No, but my master did... And here I stand." he replied. They stared into each others eyes for a few seconds.

"Alright, fine." she relented, throwing her arms down. "AFTER, the mission." She sighed. She then rubbed her eyes a little. "In the meantime, I suggest-" She was about to continue when he looked up to see Gloopra had walked over to the Mercenary. "Force... Dammit..." She slowly sighed. Seeing the young Padawan and her master, she approached them. "Greetings, it is a pleasure to meet you." She said, offering her hand for the Jedi to shake. "I trust there was no trouble in your journey?"

Gloopra arrived to find the Twi-Lek and the Mandalorian talking "I might ask the same about your world getting bombed into the dirt because of your insistance on being the most hated people in the galaxy. Throwing yourself against the Republic like a fly against glass..." He said after overhearing the comment on Ryloth's enslavement. "Look, we are all warriors here, people who are trained to kill people for different reasons. Nobody here holds the high ground. We kill, that's it." He then looked at Valter. "I apologize for the Senator's actions. She's out of line."

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So, quick question. Who's taking leadership in the mission? I mean, from my point of view, Anari seems the most obvious candidate, being the only officially recognized Jedi. Gloopra's role is just a "Blunt Instrument" for the Order and everyone else is a Mercenary or a black-ops guy.

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On my way home, started a post in my last few minutes of work, will finish it soon.

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Cool, IC is up. Sadly, it's 1:30am here and i need to sleep. So I try to post tomorrow after work.

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@vancexentan Nah, her response will be to refer to you as "Mercenary" and be insulted every time you call yourself a Mandalorian in front of her.

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Gloopra

Name: Gloopra Bokater

Race: Rodian

Age: 144

Gender: Male

Appearance:



Personality: Quiet. Gloopra doesn't talk unless absolutely necessary, he see's this as making a perfect fit with his friend, Vrerr, who will talk someone's ears off if given half the chance. He has accepted his role in the order as a fighter, unfit for most other Jedi business. He is very fond of Vrerr and even though their philosophy's might be polar opposites, he respects her choices and beliefs.

Occupation: Jedi Battle-Master

History: Born into the Pirate guilds on Nar Shaadaa, Gloopra was raised to be a Black Sun enforcer during the days of the Empire. When his force sensitivity presented itself at a young age, his father sold him to one of the other captains for 100,000 credits. Gloopra didn't resent his father for this, Pirate guilds often trade sentients like livestock, but he did resent his new captain who took him and molded him into a killing machine. By the age of 10, Gloopra was able to kill a fully grown man with his bare hands and was proficient in many forms of armed combat. As he grew and went between captains as they were killed by other captains to get this killing machine, his life knew naught but the wanton slaughter of others until he was given a very special target. Thrown into a combat pit, he came face to face with the legendary Luke Skywalker, who had been captured by mercenaries that wanted to collect the "Wanted dead or alive" bounty as put out by the Empire, specifically the first part of that.

Luke and Gloopra fought hand to hand, Luke had the force on his side, but so did Gloopra, albeit, untrained. Luke, seeing Gloopra's command of the Force spent the fight talking, rather than attacking, telling Gloopra of how much more he could be, what kinds of things he could do, how he could put his combat prowess to use for good, rather than the dark path he had been forced onto. Luke did get through to Gloopra and together, they managed to escape. Gloopra became one of Luke's first Apprentices and soon became a Jedi Knight. He was never granted a Padawan, but this was at his own request, he instead was given the task of looking after younglings and teaching others about lightsaber combat. Whilst looking through the archive's, he discovered the Barash Vow. Those who focused solely on combat and were otherwise Jedi only. He talked to Luke about taking the vow, but Luke wouldn't allow it, the order was still young and he couldn't afford to have their best fighters going off into the wilderness. So, Luke created the "Battle-Master" vow, an offshoot of the Barash vow that would allow a Jedi to focus solely on combat, but remain with the others, not take on Jedi matter's, but mainly serve as a warrior and teacher to the others on how to duel with a lightsaber. Nobody in the order being above being called in by him for lessons in combat. At some point after becoming Battle-Master, he married, although he refuses to divulge the details of said marriage, who and where they are, due to wanting to keep them safe and away from him or the frequent Black Sun attempted hits on him.

The only Jedi business he did take on was Bodyguard missions. Recently, he has been playing bodyguard to Senator Vrerr Ordo. Although she see's him as a grizzled old veteran, he has come to care for as sort of a surrogate daughter.

Equipment:
2x Lightsabers (1 Blue bladed, the other Green)
Double-Lightsaber (Purple blades)
Comm-Link
Duraplast Armour (Under his robes)
TIE Silencer (Not really equipment, but it's his ship. He "liberated" it during a raid on Seinar Fleet Systems' factories on Kuat. He had been sent to sabotage a new TIE fighter's development and found the prototype Silencer. He erased the plans from the database and stole to prototype. It has been his ever since.)

Force Powers:
Force Push/Pull
Force Telekinesis
Force Jump
Mind-Trick
Force Crush
Force Choke
Force Lightning

Skills:
Lightsaber Combat (Considered one of the finest in the order, Gloopra has spent over a century learning and honing his skills in almost all forms of Lightsaber combat, even the dreaded Juyo.)
Unarmed combat (Whilst in The Black Sun, he became proficient at brawling, but it wasn't until he gained access to the Jedi resources that he truly learned the art of unarmed combat. He is now considered one of the foremost practicioners of Teras Kasi)
Armed Combat (Everything from Vibroblades to Blasters, the Black Sun trained him to kill)
Fighter Pilot (Whilst in The Black Sun, he, like all pirates, learned to fly a fighter. Whilst in the Black Sun, his vehicle of choice was the Kihraxz Fighter, but his current fighter of choice is refitted TIE Silencer that he has been using since he liberated it from the Imperials.)

Weaknesses:
Bullheadedness (He is always right and trying to convince him otherwise is pointless)
Over Confidence (He is VERY good at what he does, but he constantly underestimates opponents due to them being younger than him.)
Over Protective (He will often put himself in harms way completely unnecessarily in order to protect Comrades that probably didn't need protecting.)

Vrerr

Name: Vrerr Ordo

Race: Mandolorian

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Appearance:



Personality: A woman of many words and little restraint, Vrerr is a diplomat that is used to her words being able to shape nations and so, although she will not hesitate to tell people what she thinks about them, she will also choose her words very carefully. Born into a family that supports Mandalore's new pacifistic path, she has an intense and deep loathing for anyone who would call themselves "Mandalorian" that fights for honour. That being said, she is no fool, she knows how to defend herself, but will not be the one to engage in hostilities. She is also a medical professional, so, when combat is upon her, her usual strategy is to dive for cover whilst her bodyguards sort it out, taking care of the injured, however she will not hesitate to throw herself into the fray in order to rescue an injured comrade and drag them to safety.

Occupation: Senator

History: Born into the Mandalorian Aristocracy, she grew up within the walls of the capitol city, Sundari. Her family was a staunch supporter of the return to their pacifistic ways, from before the Clone Wars, that had seen a growth of culture and an attempt at restoring life to the blasted world of Mandalore. She learned from many of the great minds of Mandalore, studied and graded highly in university. She had originally trained to be a Doctor, but shortly after earning her degree, her father forced her into politics. Not that she minded, helping people in the political landscape was just as important as helping them in the surgery room. She was quickly accepted into the major political party and, before she even knew what she was doing was made into the voice in the senate for Mandalore.

10 years later, she has seen a lot of reforms, not only on Mandalore, but in the Republic as a whole. Mandalore is undergoing Terraforming and already, one of the continents has grass growing in places. Naturally, she has been the target of several "Mandalorian Reborn" attacks, those who wish for Mandalore to return to her warrior past. She asked the Jedi Order for protection and Battle-Master Gloopra was more than happy to oblige her. Her latest venture is to bring Gamorria into the Republic's fold. As such, she has gone to conduct important negotiation with the closest thing the planet has to "Government officials" in the local Crime Lords and Gangs.

Equipment:
ELG-3A Blaster Pistol
Comm-Link

Skills:
Medical Doctorate (She is a fully licenced surgeon and doctor)
Speechcraft (After a decade in politics, she knows how to talk to people to get them on her side.)

Weaknesses:
Lack of combat prowess (She knows how to shoot a blaster and that's about it. She's a pacifist that lacks any formal combat training, relying on others to do it for her.)