We've been calling it the ancient planet and several other names for a while, but now its time to give it a proper name!
Keep in mind, Thu'um is more about connotation than literal translation
Fun fact: I desperately wanted to add "New-tooine" to the list as a joke, but...
2024-08-24 17:08:56 +0000 UTC View PostI left the bridge at a fast walk. I wasn't afraid that Corvak would suddenly try to take over the ship, especially since my crew was still armored and their civilians were stuck like rats in a cage if shit suddenly went down. Obviously, my team wouldn't target them, but there was only so careful ...
2024-08-23 15:54:31 +0000 UTC View PostVictoria Dallon tried her best to be a good person. She was young, filled with teenage dreams, drama, and hormones, but she still tried to do what was right. Up until recently, she had seen the world as pretty clear-cut. Good versus evil, villains versus heroes, order versus chaos. Her mother tau...
2024-08-22 15:01:31 +0000 UTC View PostWhen we got back to Rocky Ridge, Duke was the first one to leap out of the truck, heading right toward the BD shack. He was carrying a message, Lassie style, to Frank, asking him to come help us as the town's doctor. It didn't take long for both of them to return, Frank helping me guide Jackie ou...
2024-08-21 16:26:50 +0000 UTC View PostAccording to standard operating procedure, the Parahuman Response Team kept a standing, twenty-four-hour workforce. This was intended to be done in shifts, with specific irreplaceable staff members, such as the director or deputy director, letting their positions be filled with on-staff division ...
2024-08-20 15:56:03 +0000 UTC View PostThankfully, when I gave the order to move, it seemed that the Mandalorians were still stunned by my overwhelming display of magic, so rather than argue that there was no way I could possibly know where we were going, Corvak just nodded and followed after Tatnia, Julus and myself.&nb...
2024-08-19 16:01:56 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! If you are up to date, you'll know that Jackie has finally chipped in the Sandy! Now it's time for you to pick how well his body and mind withstands using it!
2024-08-17 18:26:45 +0000 UTC View PostA pause hung over the vault as the tremors slowly finished, the statues and artifacts around us settling, dust flowing down off of them. For a moment, the vault was silent until Grakkus roared with rage when he realized that his crafty little plan had been overrun by ours. He immediately fo...
2024-08-16 15:38:16 +0000 UTC View PostDespite the somewhat surprising news of Olivia's powers, I had stuff to get done, so I was forced to file it away and move on with my day. I'm sure we would have more time to discuss it eventually, and it wasn't like I could drag her out of the shadows and force her to talk about it. Even i...
2024-08-15 15:33:32 +0000 UTC View PostI left the BD shack not long after Kaytlyn, exiting just in time to wave as she headed into the city. We needed a better view of the neighborhood around the Tyger Claws compound, so she would chip away at it over the next few days. Part of me was tempted to try and build some sort of invisible dr...
2024-08-14 15:50:02 +0000 UTC View PostI woke up suddenly the next morning, the realization that I was not alone yanking me from any sort of natural, gentle waking process. I had managed to sleep the whole night through, kept warm by my golem horse, only to wake up to find a handful of people, all members of the Docks community, stand...
2024-08-13 15:26:51 +0000 UTC View PostI turned around fully to study all three of the Mandalorians, mentally noting that their weapons were holstered or hanging from straps. Whatever the reason, the leader was approaching us as close to unarmed as he was probably voluntarily willing to ever get. Not wanting to be rude, I stepped forw...
2024-08-12 15:49:06 +0000 UTC View PostAlright! So, you might have seen a comment on the last chapter (Ch 29) that suggested that each person on the crew gets an animal companion. This would be a mark of the team, an assistant, and a combat aid. (Shout out to Cmols897!)
This is your chance to recommend ideas for people! Make sur...
2024-08-10 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostOnce we had landed, we started the process of preparing our delivery. Statues, pieces of art, and several other artifacts and relics, all of which were already sealed inside crates and containers, were stacked and carefully loaded onto hovercarts. Once all four of our prepared carts were loaded u...
2024-08-09 15:43:24 +0000 UTC View PostWhile the bipedal golems slowly strolled down the long, empty sidewalk, I rode my steed up and down the street, getting a solid feel for how it moved and responded to my directions. I did have some experience in horseback riding, though that only helped me stay on its back. Unaided, my mount was ...
2024-08-08 15:47:20 +0000 UTC View PostJackie and I sat at the bar for about ten minutes, just chatting and waiting for his friend. Eventually, I prodded him enough to explain who we were waiting for.
"Carlos was a friend from my time in the Valentinos," He explained. "We ran in the same circles and did the same kind of work, bu...
2024-08-07 15:50:12 +0000 UTC View PostA common misconception is that precious stones, things like rubies, emeralds, and sapphires, were all super expensive gemstones, and that finding a pile of them in nature would somehow make you extremely rich. The truth was that the vast majority of precious stones that are found aren't actually ...
2024-08-06 15:49:25 +0000 UTC View PostOur trip to Omega Station didn't last long. Our first priority was picking up a disguise for Ahsoka. I wanted her along with us when we infiltrated Grakkus's palace, and while Grakkus had already identified us as the Skyforged, I was pretty sure her status as a Jedi was still a secret. The only m...
2024-08-05 16:07:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! Sorry the poll is a day late, still getting used to the new schedule!
Now, it is time for you guys to pick the first BB MM interlude!
2024-08-04 16:11:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe first successful sale to Yarlo was an important step closer to our goal, but it was not just a one-and-done mission. We had told the intermediary that we would have more things to sell, so we needed to back that up. First, we returned to Omega Station and filled the Chariot 2024-08-02 15:44:15 +0000 UTC View Post
I woke up the following day to the sound of Alya warning me I was about to have company. Sure enough, by the time that I managed to wipe the sleep from my eyes and sit up, I could hear someone climbing up a nearby ladder to the roof. Alya whispered that it was Sarah, so as she got to the top, I s...
2024-08-01 15:49:36 +0000 UTC View PostAs the corpo woman gave her speech, I watched her closely, hoping to find a crack in the facade she was presenting. I had no doubt she was well trained, especially if she was telling the truth about her family, which made peering through her mask a daunting and improbable task. It made me questio...
2024-07-31 16:19:20 +0000 UTC View PostI approached the group slowly, not wanting to startle or catch anyone off guard. Part of me half expected John and the others to tell me to fuck off the second they spotted me. I had been the reason they were targeted, after all, and they were well within their rights to want nothing to do with m...
2024-07-30 15:40:58 +0000 UTC View PostMost of the crew didn't have much to do during the trip from Omega Station to Tatooine. With the cargo bay nearly completely full and with a general lack of space, most of the team rotated from their rooms to the lounge area, watching holovids and playing games that barely passed the time adequat...
2024-07-29 15:59:40 +0000 UTC View PostJackie has a contact, and he has a job for the team! What kind of job is it?
2024-07-27 17:02:48 +0000 UTC View PostFor a few minutes, we took our time inspecting the armor. It was in fantastic condition. The seal of whatever type of storage container we had found it in had obviously held, as even the cloth was just about as perfect as you could expect. Even the normal wear and tear that a suit of armor would ...
2024-07-26 15:40:58 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time my feet slammed into the ground, I could hear the impact, as my ears were fully healed. Around me, I could see and hear people screaming, holding their eyes or their ears, quite a few of the E88 bleeding from the latter. I could see Rune lying on the ground, her manhole mount not far ...
2024-07-25 15:35:52 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time Chuck finally showed up the next afternoon, Samwise and I had five different boxes filled with Become Human android parts. It was more than I originally intended, but since I was already pumping them out like crazy, I figured I should really saturate the branch. That way, there was re...
2024-07-24 15:24:11 +0000 UTC View PostOnce my new ritual platform was complete, I took about three hours to rapid-fire a handful of rituals. Things to redirect attention elsewhere, to subtly dissuade people from getting closer, and to confuse people who somehow pushed past that. Each one was designed to be challenging to detect and d...
2024-07-23 15:59:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe following morning, Ahsoka and I finally managed to get in contact with Knight Amescoll. He was waiting on Alpha Base, meaning we had to co-opt the communications between the Rebels on the station and the stronghold. The comms officer on our side was happy to help, as apparently, my crew had b...
2024-07-22 15:56:25 +0000 UTC View Post