Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

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Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Ender » Sun Oct 21, 2018 10:22 am

"A good Teacher is there when the student needs. I will be nearby, my presence in the Force should be as a shadow to your own." He smiled darkly, the heavy armor clanging against the stone with each footfall.

The heavy hands clapped upon the backs of the pair.

"We will make a better world."

Sharn and Runi gain -

Sith Lord Mentor: Lord Nygmus-
Benefit - The Cost to learn the basic Heal/Harm, Misdirect, and Protect/Unleash Force Powers are reduce by 15 xp, to a minimum of 5 xp.
Drawback - When rolling for Morality, if the roll is negative due to Conflict, double the amount of Morality lost.

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Sharn » Sun Oct 21, 2018 6:35 am

Sharn rushed his steps. "How can you be contacted, so that we can learn what you can teach us?"

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Runi Vizsla » Sun Oct 21, 2018 6:10 am

She chuckled at Sharn's joke, as well, appreciating the levity under the circumstances. "Well, we have the knowledge handy, even if mine isn't perfect." At the indication they should go, she nodded. "Yeah... Much as it's satisfying to bring down the house, I don't think they usually mean it quite so literally." With that, she starts making her way with the other two toward the exit.

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Ender » Sun Oct 21, 2018 3:04 am

He breathed in deeply, as if tasting the air for the first time in millennia. "You are free to pursue whatever goals you like. I still must... learn about this new world. This new era. Which means much meditation, and study, on my end." He seemed to enjoy Sharn's dark joke, endearing him to the azure man. "Of course, as a thank you, I would be willing to impart my knowledge upon you, to teach you, as I was taught." He looked to the pair.

"But I would not expect either of you to answer that question so quickly. After all, we have so much to discuss." He indicated to the hall, beginning to make his way up and out. "We must hurry, my friends. This temple will likely fall as the tremors grow, and we would not wish to be buried again." He laughed a bit.

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Sharn » Sat Oct 20, 2018 2:11 pm

"I am discerning the new situation from the ground up." Sharn joked darkly as he rose. "What now, Lord Nygmus? How we can advance our agendas now that yours is given free rein?"

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Ender » Sat Oct 20, 2018 2:07 pm

"I do not know. We had only just encountered them when I was a boy. I trained with them, learned my arts." He shook his head, before looking to Sharn. "Give it time, and you will feel this as naturally as your arrogance, Chiss." He knelt, lending the man aid to stand.

"You both have helped me so much. The ground is no place for you."

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Runi Vizsla » Fri Oct 19, 2018 5:27 pm

She looked toward Sharn and then back at Nygmus. "... I can feel it." It feels... terrible. But... Home... My other people... "... Do you think they're gone forever? The True Sith. Or..."

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Sharn » Fri Oct 19, 2018 3:40 am

Sharn was helpless, and he could recognise it. His mind malfunctioned, his resolve collapsed, his body betrayed him. At that moment, he was no partner for this Force-User to deal in any terms that would not dig him deeper into the hall. That, understandably, made him very angry but he bottled it up for now, just sitting on the floor and watching the scene unfolding before him.

Massassai was telling him nothing more at the moment. Was it even a word?

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Ender » Fri Oct 19, 2018 3:28 am

You had heard, once, of a species called the Massassai. But the thought of it, the trying to remember that knowledge, sends you to your knees, coupled with the fear you are just feeling coursing through you. Trying to put together the thoughts of a long forgotten species is all but impossible, in the presence of the Seneschal.

Nygmus ignores Sharn, his gaze looking Runi over, assessing her. "As I told you, my dear. I will continue my work. I am sure you can feel it. This place, is awash in the Bogan. The gate where you found the book, was the first place I bathed in it, forcing the Force to my will, asserting it. Soon, the whole system will feel like it, a vergence in the Force." He stepped away, taking in a deep breath.

"Others will begin to feel it, to know the true power that is hidden here. This system will be so much like home, and from here, it will spread throughout the galaxy. And then... all will experience the truth. The purpose of the Force. To be used as the ultimate expression of the self."

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Sharn » Fri Oct 19, 2018 2:57 am

Sharn felt reprieve when the reincarnated being left his arm to focus on Runi. It let his brain restart its computation functions, and 'True Sith' triggered the memory search for slightest indications of what it meant. A people... Last of her kind? He licked his lips and sweat laced his body head to toes. His memory, his mind, were in hormonal bath so intense that he was feeling as if he had been administered a psychoactive agent.

Something rang. Like a tolling bell.

MM3. Superior True Sith Fact-Finding!: 5eA+5eD+1eS 4 successes, 6 threat
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Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Runi Vizsla » Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:33 am

"That's... I'm probably the last one, though," she said. She glanced over to Sharn, but... she was also distracted. He could answer so many questions. "... What will you do now? I have... so many questions. And I'm sure Sharn will, as well..."

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Ender » Thu Oct 18, 2018 8:52 pm

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Nygmus smiled as he looked to the pair. Though he admired Sharn for hiding the physical signs of fear, the feeling itself was... palpable.

"The difference, my dear," He looked to Runi, his stature barely level with hers, the smile turning much softer. "Is the True Sith were a people, pure beings of the Bogan. Powerful, Wise, and viewed humans as equal. And you... their blood flows in your veins. I can sense it." He released Sharn from his grip, now both hands on Runi's shoulders.

"Within you their line lives."

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Sharn » Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:30 pm

Sharn's cortisol and norepinephrine levels spiked at the outpour of darkness, but he hid it well via Superior Chiss Paralytic Deadpan.

MM3. Superior Sith Indifference! Destiny! Re-roll, forgot Red.: 1eP+1eA+1eC+2eD 1 failure, 2 advantage
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[2 Advantages to hide being quite terrified]

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Runi Vizsla » Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:26 pm

She held up her arms to shield herself from the shrapnel, and when she lowered her arms...

"Oh, um," she replied in an astute and thorough assessment of the situation. "Welcome back. It was a very impressive return."

A question niggled at her. "... What's a True Sith? As opposed to a... um, regular Sith?" It probably wasn't really the time for such things, but...

Cool (Presence) vs. Fear 3 upgraded once: 2eP+2eD+1eC 1 success, 1 threat
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Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Ender » Thu Oct 18, 2018 11:50 am

After being led through the tomb, the pair are brought to a large, circular chamber. In the center, a sarcophagus, as the apparition fully materializes.

"Here, here I am." He smiled, before fading away into the crypt. The green vapor of the flames began to swirl about the room, a vortex forming over the Sarcophagus. "Witness!" The voice booms throughout the room, as the whole ground began to quake. This wasn't a tremor, this was a full on cataclysm, bodies falling from the forms behind you, the clanging of ancient weapons hitting stone echoing with the booming voice.

Drums? Yes, drums! They began to echo in your ears, filling the room, followed by chanting in an ancient tongue, though something about it resonates deep in your soul, Runi.

The quaking stopped, and the vortex disappeared.

The drums and chanting ended, as the room was bathed in pure darkness. Then, a distant sound, as rolling thunder.

The sarcophagus explodes, shrapnel of stone slamming against the both of you, as the sconces erupted once more. Green, unnatural light bathing the room. Standing where the sarcophagus was...

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Clad in heavy, black armor, definitely ancient, at his hip, a hilt connected by a cable to the back of his armor. His eyes narrowed, smiling down at the pair. "Thank you. Both of you. Only once the book was removed, and witnesses present, could I arise." He stepped down, fear just emanating from him, as he clasped gauntlet clad hands on both of your shoulders.

"I am Lord Nygmus. Seneschal of the True Sith." He smiled eerily. "And at last, after twenty-thousand years, I am free."

Runi, and Sharn, please make a Fear 3 check, upgraded once, as just being in his presence is pure Fear, as the Dark Side washes over everything, it permeates the room, the area.

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Runi Vizsla » Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:30 pm

Runi looked around curiously, as well, trying to take in her surroundings without getting too distracted. It WAS really fascinating, though.

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Sharn » Wed Oct 17, 2018 5:07 pm

Sharn saw a lot of dead people in his life so he took the situation in stride; he paid some attention to what the mummies were holding. Fear of such places often presupposed unscientific understanding of how the world works, and what Sharn thought of superstition was obvious to anyone who spoke for 3 minutes with him. So eerily green light was just green light.

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Ender » Wed Oct 17, 2018 4:49 pm

The tomb was almost a mirror to the ruins, save for the vast catacombs that served as hallways. Preserved bodies lie in repose in each alcove, some clutching ancient blades in their grips.

The apparition grew more and more permanent, the deeper they all moved into the tomb. Green sconces lit aflame, an eerie smoke and vapor trail emanating from them.

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Runi Vizsla » Wed Oct 17, 2018 2:42 am

She looked toward him and shrugged. Maybe, if things went terribly, they could find a way to make it right. In the mean time... dammit, she'd go with him. She put her hand on his shoulder and nodded, stepping forward with him.

Re: Hello Darkness, My New Research Agenda [MM3, Closed]

Post by Sharn » Wed Oct 17, 2018 2:23 am

Sharn was conflicted. There was a lot to it that raised his concerns but he also discerned that part of the miscommunication hailed from the Codex's inability to comprehend the world in scientific terms. He was too dipped in the mystical thinking of antiquity. Discounting for that, grandiose curiosity started winning over irritants. He snarled, looked at Runi for signs of disagreement, and if there wasn't much, he would step forth.

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