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Post by MikDaTv on Dec 22, 2011 11:50:17 GMT -5
First Entry As I advance ever forward in age, I’ve decided to start keeping a log of my thoughts and memories that I might be able to pass on to Genie or future Jedi. The more I go through life, the more I’m convinced that my life is being written by some cosmic being, beyond my perception. The events of my life are too perfect, to coincidental to be mere chance. Many Jedi would say it’s the Force shaping my life, and it might be, but after spending the majority of my life connected to the Force, I feel that I can sense what is the work of the Force and what is the work of fate. Maybe I’m just getting crazy as I get older. There are probably plenty of Jedi out there who would tell me that too.
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Post by MikDaTv on Dec 22, 2011 11:50:35 GMT -5
Second Entry I’ve made extensive studies into the ancient art of the Jedi Forge in my hopes of making it a Templar tradition to receive a Jedi Forged blade during their initiation. Surprisingly little is left from that era, but I’ve scrapped together what I could. Elisa Sedna has been extremely helpful in this regard. Perhaps my most promising student, and now one of my closest friends. Her own studies into the Jedi Forge have been invaluable to my research. Most days, I miss her at Corbenic. Her skills as a researcher and Jedi Librarian are greatly missed in our archives.
One thing I have noticed though is that what little info I have on the Jedi Forge technique is all directed towards swords. The blades we have recovered from that time period are all katana type blades and any text describing the process refer to swords as the end result. No axes, no knives, no clubs, not staffs. The only thing that differs from the sword in my research so far is Elisa’s armor. I’ve gotten curious about applying the Jedi Forge to things other than swords. The way I see it, it can only further my understanding of the technique.
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Post by MikDaTv on Dec 22, 2011 11:52:08 GMT -5
Third Entry Something bothers me about the Templar, or rather, how the Templar are viewed. There seems to be this idea that hunting down dark Jedi is the only thing that we do. So much focus is put on our third and least important charge that the first two charges are forgotten. Savard himself seems particularly to have fallen victim to this. He’s so ready to charge out and bring dark Jedi back to the fold, but never have I ever heard him express an interest in performing the Accolade, the most important action a Templar is responsible for.
I think this may be a symptom of the Jedi as a whole. So much of what we were is lost to time. After being destroyed and rebuilt so many times, it’s hard to pin down exactly what the Jedi Order is, but I know for sure that we have always been an organization dedicated to the Force. Everything we do is in service to, and for a better understanding of the Force. Nowadays though we’re simply thought of as Anti-Sith. The white to the Sith’s Black. The Good Vs. the Evil.
While I like to believe that the Jedi are a force for good in the Galaxy, we are far from perfect, and our dedication to the Force has at times maybe put us at odds with what is right. The Mandalorian wars being the example I can pull off the top of my head. The Sith, likewise are not Evil by nature. Their philosophy is selfish and greedy, but greed itself is certainly not the most evil emotion I’ve felt in my life. They use their emotions to fuel their power, an idea which in itself isn’t evil. The unfortunate truth is that most Sith aren’t…. I can’t think of a word to describe it. They aren’t “Stable” enough to incorporate the Sith philosophy into their lives without falling down the slippery slope into Evil. Many Jedi, even with our rules and discipline find that slope just as appealing as the Sith do.
The Jedi is not the end all and be all of goodness. Many say we follow the “light side” of the Force when the truth is that the Force has no colors. Or perhaps it has many colors, I can’t decide. But a Sith has just as much an opportunity to be a force for good as a Jedi does. Their philosophy has some good intentions built into it. It’s their methods and traditions that have tainted it. Too many Jedi don’t understand that. Too many Jedi feel that it’s us vs them. Too many Jedi are so willing to go out and fight to the death with the Sith without realizing that perhaps the Sith do have a purpose in this galaxy that might be positive.
Now don’t get me wrong. If a Sith lord is out there sucking the life force out of people to fuel his own crusade of domination I’ll try to stop him. But if he’s just chilling at his house reading books and trying to advance his power without harming others, I don’t see how that’s evil. The Dark side of the Force is in a person’s actions, not their studies. Using the Force with your emotions is not the Dark side. Using the Force to kill or harm is the Dark side. The action of hurting someone is the Dark Side. Unfortunately, using your emotions in tandem with the Force, especially emotions like anger and hate, lead to people getting hurt more often than not.
I hope this makes sense. I hope my thoughts on this are clear. The Jedi could stand to lose some of their high and mightyness. We follow a philosophy of peace, calm and tranquility. We should not be in such a rush to bring a war on others.
Hmmm, that’s sounds almost hypocritical coming from someone who’s done as much fighting as I have.
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Post by MikDaTv on Dec 22, 2011 11:52:31 GMT -5
Fourth Entry Drake’s new apprentice bothers me. He’s a guy, but his name is Kamille. A dude with a chick name. Confuses the crap out of me. I’m always getting his gender confused.
Of course, that might be the reason why he’s so angsty all the time. Kid wants to fight a lot. A slightly disturbing trait in a Jedi but its nothing Drake can’t handle. The kid reminds me a lot of Drake when we were younger. The good old days where if a fight broke out, all I had to do was give Drake a stick and stand back. That kind of attitude is something the Jedi’s lost somewhat I think. As Drake gets older, he’s slowed down a little bit I think. He has an apprentice now he needs to take care of and responsibilities as a Jedi Master.
All the other Jedi are so concerned with the Force, and prophecies and the Dark Side and lightsaber training and destiny. Drake would just walk into a room, decide who he thought was good and bad, and then beat the snot out of the ones in the bad category. It was simple and easy to understand. Sure he walks the line between good and evil sometimes. It could even be argued that he’s crossed it a few times. But all of us have our brushes with the Dark Side. I’ve been there. I’ve killed with hate. I’m not the one to throw the first stone. I can only be there to help make sure the stones he throws are aimed at the right person. Likewise, I hope he does the same for me.
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Post by MikDaTv on Dec 22, 2011 11:53:38 GMT -5
Fifth Entry This suit gets on my nerves all the time. Sure it’s nice to never get sick, and be consistently super strong and have all the information of the holonet available to me but some time I’d just like to feel air on my skin. Everything below the neck is sickly white from being wrapped up in metal all the time and the only time I can get out of the suit is on board the Botany Bay. It sucks that my only freedom from the imprisonment of my suit is confined to a space no larger than a jail cell. I’d love to be rid of it but I don’t think I could survive another surgery like the one that put me in it. The blackblood, the suit, my bones, my missing stomach. Fixing all that is to tall an order I fear for even the best doctors.
Maybe the one who did this to me could one day undo it, but finding Dr. White is near impossible. What I know of him from the suit tells me he won’t poke his head out in the open. He has people to do things for him. One day he might get old and sloppy enough to make a mistake but I’m not getting any younger myself. The Blackblood helps hold the age off but I can’t fool myself into thinking I’ll be young forever.
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Post by MikDaTv on Dec 22, 2011 11:54:07 GMT -5
Sixth Entry I was studying one of the Sith holocrons we have in the Vault the other day and was trying to learn about the old Sith alphabet. All old Sith ruins seem to have these symbols and glyphs carved into them and I wanted to learn more about the. I attribute this sudden interest to the dreams I’ve been having lately.
In between the holocron’s guardian insulting me every other word and telling me lies, I’ve gleaned a few facts. First is that the language has remained unchanged for a long period of time. I suppose it helps that no one really speaks it anymore. It’s hard to change a language that no one knows how to speak in the first place.
The other thing I learned is that Sith Lords of old used to use their written language in conjunction with the Force. They would bind a particular Force effect to a character or word in order to have that Force effect to have a longer lasting hold over the object the word or character was carved into. That’s how all these Sith tombs remained sealed and protected for so long. They were sealed using the Force and the words carved into the tombs kept them sealed. It’s kind of impressive really. I think Cain might have experimented with this at one point but I can’t be sure.
This brings me back to my studies of the Jedi Forge technique. Could I be missing something really important hear? Perhaps the Jedi of old did something similar to this? Could their blades have lasted so long because they were not only imbued with the Force, but stamped with it as well? I’m sure the effect must have worn off by now, but this makes me wonder just what went into the Jedi Forge. I think I’ll take one of the older blades we have in the archives here at Corbenic and meditate on this.
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Post by MikDaTv on Dec 30, 2011 7:38:58 GMT -5
Seventh EntryThese pistols I made are quite remarkable. I couldn’t find any recorded evidence that the Jedi Forge technique had been applied to anything other than bladed weapons but this little experiment of mine proves that it’s at least possible, if not practical to do in some cases. They pack the punch of a heavy blaster pistol, but they’re the size of a normal one. I carved the inside of the barrel with some ancient Jedi characters and bound some Force to them, similar to the ancient Sith techniques I researched some time ago. The characters I chose were also used as warding sigils, if my translations are accurate, and the Force bound to them was put there with the same intent. The pistols ward off the dark side. Both the bolts they fire and their very presence seem to have a candlelight effect when bathed in the dark side. I can’t wait to go back to Yavin and try them out on Kun. I’ve attached the blaster schematics I used to this entry. Attachment 1 www.peacemakerspecialists.com/art/explodedgunbig.jpg
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Post by MikDaTv on Dec 30, 2011 7:47:17 GMT -5
Eighth Entry Spoke with John Paul earlier today. He’s come a long way from when I first met him. I think he may have started to final forgive himself for what happened during his first Jedi Initiate mission. I could feel those mental wounds starting to heal a bit, or at least turning into scars. I don’t think he’ll ever get over it fully, but I know what that is like.
Unfortunately his skills with the Force haven’t improved as much as I thought they would. He’s a great Jedi, don’t get me wrong, but his abilities have never been anything other than average. I’d trust my life to him and he’ll always be one of the first picks for any team I put together but one of these days I’d like to find his niche. The skill that he has that sets him apart.
He is nobility, and sometimes I wonder where he’d be if the Jedi hadn’t taken him. The Jedi order owe his family a lot. When we were rebuilding the Temple on Coruscant, they donated a significant amount of credits and manpower to help with the project, not to mention they protected John and his Master when Jedi were being hunted down. Allies like those are why the Jedi Order will never truly die, and I’m glad their son is one of my Templar.
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Post by MikDaTv on Dec 30, 2011 8:17:33 GMT -5
The Accolade
The knight to be kneels in front of the presiding Templar and bows his head.
The Templar uses a sword (the Accolade Blade) and places the flat side of the tip upon the left shoulder of the knight to be.
Templar – “Do you swear to follow the Jedi Code as taught to you by your Master(s), and to serve the Force no matter where it might call you?”
Knight to be – “I do.”
Templar – “Then I, as a designated representative of the Jedi Order, and servant of the Force do promote you to the rank of Jedi Knight.”
Templar lifts blade up just enough to bring it over the head of the knight to be and then brings it down to touch the right shoulder quickly before withdrawing the blade and sheathing it (returning it to its place of rest.)
Templar – “Rise, Jedi Knight”
Newly promoted Jedi Knight rises to a standing position and remains facing the Templar
Templar – ”Advances Chevalier au nom de Vis” (Be a good Knight in the name of the Force)
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Post by MikDaTv on Dec 30, 2011 10:49:48 GMT -5
Ninth Entry My expiriments with the Jedi Forged blasters have me wondering about other possible uses. Could i perhapse Jedi Forge a Spaceship? How about a Jedi Forged Jedi Temple? These things are perhaps over the top but it makes one wonder.
I've decided that the Jedi Forged blasters were such a success that i'm going to create a Jedi Forged lightsaber. Lightsaber creation is already so intimately tied to the Force the process may be easier than the blasters were.
Also i've been doing some more expiriments with the sigils. Binding the Force to a sigil to perform a specific purpose. I don't think i quite have a nack for it but i am getting better. Some day I might master it completely but i doubt it. There are so many things i could do with it, so many ways i could take the idea that i very much doubt i'd ever master it.
Combining the Sigils and the Jedi Forging technique though I do have a project i rather like the idea of. I'm going to construct and actual forge in Corbenic, covered in sigials and constructed using the Jedi Forge technique. This Forge will be my primary tool used for my expiriments and creations.
I wonder if i could Jedi Forge a Droid. That would be cool.
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Post by MikDaTv on Aug 31, 2012 11:38:38 GMT -5
Tenth Entry Master Thos told me that there was a point when you could no longer be taught. Where no matter how much you practiced or how much you studied, you could get no better at your particular craft. The only way you can truly master what you do at that point is to teach it to someone else. I was 22 at the time and I thought he was crazy. Crazy old Master Thos, talking out of his ass again. I kinda miss the days when I was just that stupid.
I taught Kell, but not for long. We formed a bond and I’ll never forget him as my first apprentice but he had already had a master before me. Likewise with John Paul, he already knew the Whats and the Hows, all I had to teach him was the Why and even then I wasn’t really teaching him, more like reminding him.
Genie however, Genie is different. She’s had some basic training, but I’ve taught her tons of stuff. About the Force, about life, about ships, about engineering, about investigating. It’s made me go back to basics for everything, stuff that I’d forgotten about. I’ve dusted off my old notes and remembered things I hadn’t thought about since I graduated.
Genie however is struggling with discipline. She has a hard time seeing that power should not be used simply for the sake of using power. I feel she even might be dangerous in the future of I she doesn’t figure it out. I can’t just tell her whats what or she’ll do the teenage thing and assume I’m crazy (gee, sounds familiar doesn’t it?). She needs to figure it out for herself. She needs to think it was her idea, it needs to be her epiphany.
I love her to death but sometimes I hate her teenageness. Just that hard headed, hormone induced stubbornness. I’ve also noticed her noticing guys, John in particular. While I don’t believe in a celibate Jedi Order, I do think a sexual relationship right now would throw off her studies. John’s expressed his knowledge of the situation as well and he knows better than to let her get any ideas. Any other thoughts about the subject of her sexual development start falling in the “overprotective father” category. I’m not even her father and I still get that “crush the other guys hand during a handshake” urge every time another guy looks at her like that.
I need to go on a date.
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Post by MikDaTv on Mar 15, 2013 9:00:02 GMT -5
Eleventh Entry Just got done putting the thing we grabbed from Dathomir in the vault. It’s a vase of some kind, possible an urn. I don’t really know, I’m not an archeologist. Suffice to say, it scares the bejeesus out of me. I stood next to Cain on a few occasions and the power output he projected was like a power plant. It was huge and charged the very air around him with a darkness that made your skin tingle and crawl. That vase is putting out ten times that kind of power at least.
If I had to go toe to toe with Cain in a fair fight, I always thought we’d be evenly matched and the first one to slip up would have been the one to go down. If this thing was a person, I wouldn’t stand a chance. It makes me wonder who made it, or if it was made. Could this be a natural phenomena or some kind of product of the Force itself? If it was made, what was its purpose? Who made it? Why in the name of the Force would you make such an object.
Whatever the answers, it’s locked up now. The guardian said some tools should not be made and he was right. Whatever this thing is, it should never have come to be. I would unmake it if I knew how, or thought it could but like I said, it’s power is beyond me. I guess I’ll just have to be satisfied with locking it up in the Vault where no one can get it. I would return it to the tomb on Dathomir but the guardian there kinda sucks at his job frankly. That sith guy snuck right on by him and anyone with any remote sensitivity to the Force could feel it for miles in every direction.
I wonder if there are any more of these things laying around? Time bombs from an age long past, waiting to be found and toyed with by the unwise.
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Post by MikDaTv on Oct 23, 2013 10:21:54 GMT -5
12th Entry Well, it never rains but it pours. We pulled the urn off Dathmire and we investigated a little bit into it. Turns out… I don’t even know. I can’t accurately record the information I have in my head because I just don’t have the words. I don’t think anyone does.
Inside the urn is a sphere, about 8 inches in diameter. The skin of it seems to be made of some type of glass or clear metal like transparasteel. Inside the sphere is a swirling mass of… darkness. Not exactly smoke, not exactly flat black either but sort of a mix of the two. Creepy swirling blackness aside, it’s a fairly simple object. No seams or buttons or handles. Not a way of getting inside of it without breaking it.
Through the Force though, this thing is a lightning rod for the Dark Side. The urn it was in was actually toning it’s power level down. Taking it out of the urn gives its power level a blinding boost. I previously described it as like Cain, but times ten. Now I’m thinking more like times 30. This thing is the kind of thing that causes events like on Tishi.
What’s worse is that I think it is at least partial sentient. It has some sort of intelligence and it can exert that intelligence on those around it. I reached out and touched the dangerous dark side artifact without even thinking. I can’t decide if it was my own stupidity or if this thing had exerted some sort of mental whammy on me but by god I gripped it in my bare hand knowing full well the power that was streaming off of it.
As soon as I made contact, my mental defenses shattered. I don’t mean, this thing beat on them until they broke, I mean as soon as I touched it, the wall I keep up to keep other peoples thoughts out of my head, completely shattered into non existence. There was no effort on its part and there was no time on my part to try and build them back up.
In the moment that I held it, I wasn’t in the Vault. My mind was somewhere else. Somewhere dark, trapped in the darkness with a presence I can’t fully describe. The only thing I remember is a set of… lets say non human, eyes glowing in the darkness, staring at me. That instant, that half a second, seemed like hours but before I knew it I was back in the vault and the sphere was on the ground where I had dropped it in shock.
Half a second of holding that thing was all it needed to do an info dump. I learned part of the sphere’s history. It had been locked away in that temple and given that… guardian because the ancient people of Dathomir didn’t know what else to do with it. They couldn’t destroy it, they couldn’t conquer it, they couldn’t change it. Essentially they did what the Jedi are doing now. Locking it up, keeping it secret and praying to any god who will listen that it never sees the light of day again.
Bellow is the transcript of what John had researched about the sphere’s and the Cult Vincent is now a member of.
Acting on a hunch I went to Alderaan and found out that indeed one of the spheres was there, guarded by a giant Mythosaur. And by giant I don’t mean a normal, really big Mythosaur. I mean a larger than the largest recorded Mythosaur. This one didn’t seem to be intelligent like the Rancor on Dathomir, but it was big. Luckily it was on a planet populated entirely by people who are obsessed with fighting as a job and hunting Mythosaurs in their off hours. I had some help from the Mandalorians and managed to gank the sphere and bring it back. That means the Jedi have two of seven. We know Vincent and his cult had a few of them which means there’s one or two of them still out there up for grabs.
I’m working on creating a weapon that might be able to hurt it but I don’t know how much luck I’ll have. Something is better than nothing though and if all seven of these things get brought together who knows what will happen. Whatever that presence in the darkness was, I get the distinct feeling it wants out and if whatever power it commands warrants a giant Myhtosaur to guard a portion of it I don’t think the entirety of the Jedi would be able to stand against it.
We need a weapon and we need allies.
Story of my life.
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