Ree's awakened in the night by the Felzion holocron activating. It's some species taht looks like a human with face markings and glowing eyes. "Do you really want a Jedi-killing weapon in everybody's hands?" it asks her. She figures that's something for the Council to decide. It gives her the information on how to build it; the weapon ignites the Force in a person, bursting their spirit from their body. Oola helps her put the schematics down on paper, and thinks she and Dalt could probably build one.
Dalt thinks there might indeed be a message embedded in the Abindosani genetic code--a map. There's lots more, he says, but he's scanning specifically for True Sith information. He tells Kedrihm'Val that it looks as though Abindosan records as well as stores, in some kind of reboot pattern for the galaxy. Every sin and virtue of people on random planets could be in there.
Back on Coruscant, Ree tells the Council about the gun. They turn over reports and messages about the Felzin to the Republic, who will summon Stormmaker and Soundmaker to testify before the Senate.
Ree looks into the race of that alien in the Felzin holocron. No records match its type. The Jedi Librarian wonders about the Ancients. Perhaps they were a group of disparate races? Ree turns to leave...and pauses. Turning back to the Librarian, she motions the 'yay big' movement. Tionn's eyes widen. "Did he touch it?" she asks Ree.
Ree thinks back. Yes, she handed it to Luke to look over and then he passed it back. They decide to leave it on the library ship. But Luke told her to keep it...she has INON hang on to it instead. Ree warns Kyp.
About a month and a half left before the True Sith arrive.
The Abindosani DNA slice Dalt's looking at seems to be a map to a location on Abindosan. it's an empty area, Kedrihm'Val tells them: a region of canyons and ancient carved-up plateaus. They head there.
And sure enough, they find a cave, hollowed out by hand ages ago. There are warding sigils carved into the ground before the entrance. Inside is a large cavern, containing a broken old ship. It's not Rakata make, but it's about as old. The ship, a small 3 to 4 person craft, opens for them. There's an aura of decay inside; three dead True Sith warriors sit hunched over, looking like they died in the crash, along with the corpses of two servitor monsters. The computer looks like it could be repaired. Everything's well-preserved. There are some board games in a container set in the wall.
Dalt sprays cologne in the air. Z complains, "You're making it smell like a two-credit Coruscanti whore in here."
"Aww, do you miss your mother?" Dalt asks.
Kedrihm'Val sighs and grabs Z.
Oola snags a map off the computer, along with some historical files. It's a True Sith scout ship, dated post-galactic conquest. This crash is about 3 to 4000 years old, after the True Sith first encountered Revan. He'd apparently united some other races against them, and built enough of a force that the True Sith had trouble with them. This computer remained active until 1500 years ago. The ships seems to be somewhat linked in a hive mind, for effectiveness in combat. Interesting fact: as of 1500 years ago, they were still talking about Revan in the present tense.
That combat link could be a weakness. If they can figure out how to exploit it, it could dent and disorganize the True Sith, keep them from regrouping after the planet-bomb, "till we can figure out where their leader is and implement Han's plan," Z says.
They try to ponder ways Revan--or "Revan"--could still have been functioning 1500 years ago. Anyway, they think they might be able to modify the Force-igniting blasters to work specifically on the True Sith. They take the ship back with them for study.
The ship, in fact, is in excellent condition, having healed itself since the crash. The True Sith seem capable of partially interfacing with their organic ships...and if the ships are oganic--alive, even--they could be poisoned.
They report back to Kyp. No word yet on Lady Sent. He says, "We'll find Lady Palpatine. She didn't even ahve to change her name."
Ree: "Was that necessary?"
Kyp: "No. I'll take you to the opera to make up for it."
Then they get a few days of downtime, till Lydia gets back with her newly-constructed lightsaber. "Kyp says you brought back something yay-big," she greets Ree. "I'm not around, the place goes to hell."
Dalt thinks there might indeed be a message embedded in the Abindosani genetic code--a map. There's lots more, he says, but he's scanning specifically for True Sith information. He tells Kedrihm'Val that it looks as though Abindosan records as well as stores, in some kind of reboot pattern for the galaxy. Every sin and virtue of people on random planets could be in there.
Back on Coruscant, Ree tells the Council about the gun. They turn over reports and messages about the Felzin to the Republic, who will summon Stormmaker and Soundmaker to testify before the Senate.
Ree looks into the race of that alien in the Felzin holocron. No records match its type. The Jedi Librarian wonders about the Ancients. Perhaps they were a group of disparate races? Ree turns to leave...and pauses. Turning back to the Librarian, she motions the 'yay big' movement. Tionn's eyes widen. "Did he touch it?" she asks Ree.
Ree thinks back. Yes, she handed it to Luke to look over and then he passed it back. They decide to leave it on the library ship. But Luke told her to keep it...she has INON hang on to it instead. Ree warns Kyp.
About a month and a half left before the True Sith arrive.
The Abindosani DNA slice Dalt's looking at seems to be a map to a location on Abindosan. it's an empty area, Kedrihm'Val tells them: a region of canyons and ancient carved-up plateaus. They head there.
And sure enough, they find a cave, hollowed out by hand ages ago. There are warding sigils carved into the ground before the entrance. Inside is a large cavern, containing a broken old ship. It's not Rakata make, but it's about as old. The ship, a small 3 to 4 person craft, opens for them. There's an aura of decay inside; three dead True Sith warriors sit hunched over, looking like they died in the crash, along with the corpses of two servitor monsters. The computer looks like it could be repaired. Everything's well-preserved. There are some board games in a container set in the wall.
Dalt sprays cologne in the air. Z complains, "You're making it smell like a two-credit Coruscanti whore in here."
"Aww, do you miss your mother?" Dalt asks.
Kedrihm'Val sighs and grabs Z.
Oola snags a map off the computer, along with some historical files. It's a True Sith scout ship, dated post-galactic conquest. This crash is about 3 to 4000 years old, after the True Sith first encountered Revan. He'd apparently united some other races against them, and built enough of a force that the True Sith had trouble with them. This computer remained active until 1500 years ago. The ships seems to be somewhat linked in a hive mind, for effectiveness in combat. Interesting fact: as of 1500 years ago, they were still talking about Revan in the present tense.
That combat link could be a weakness. If they can figure out how to exploit it, it could dent and disorganize the True Sith, keep them from regrouping after the planet-bomb, "till we can figure out where their leader is and implement Han's plan," Z says.
They try to ponder ways Revan--or "Revan"--could still have been functioning 1500 years ago. Anyway, they think they might be able to modify the Force-igniting blasters to work specifically on the True Sith. They take the ship back with them for study.
The ship, in fact, is in excellent condition, having healed itself since the crash. The True Sith seem capable of partially interfacing with their organic ships...and if the ships are oganic--alive, even--they could be poisoned.
They report back to Kyp. No word yet on Lady Sent. He says, "We'll find Lady Palpatine. She didn't even ahve to change her name."
Ree: "Was that necessary?"
Kyp: "No. I'll take you to the opera to make up for it."
Then they get a few days of downtime, till Lydia gets back with her newly-constructed lightsaber. "Kyp says you brought back something yay-big," she greets Ree. "I'm not around, the place goes to hell."
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