More on fighting style (against melee opponents).

Here's rounddown, dear datapad.

Against multiple weak opponents, it's easy.. apply 'justice' equally, for as long as it's needed... if neccessary apply mobility and engage weaker opponents one-on-one for a breather.

Against mixed weaker and little more challenging opponents, focus on weaker first, one on one, after initial 'justice', then finish stronger. This tactic also works somewhat for well coordinated teams of lesser opponents.

Against truly challenging opponents (one at once at most), just trade blows as in duels, deflecting them (block to divert blow a little, then dodge attack if neccessary). After opponent is weakened, his/her demise can be quickened by more bold and stronger blows (finishers).

Mental Poison (Character Description).

Mental Poisson or 'cruelty reinvented', Sith Inquisitor in atrocious Sith Academy.


... also known as 'force carrot', nickname given by her enemies, for she is known for her sweet words and force lightning capability ...

... it is rumoured that she prefers Light side ...


(Mystery of this character will be revealed someday).

Great Shuttle Arrives (Weightmaster's Tale).

Great shuttle landed on Tython's training grounds.

Two of us went into briefing room and i've received orders. Not without suspiction at first, but it's considered honor to help defead threat to the training grounds.

Threat is Flesh Raiders, and there's problem with missing apprentices.

After short fight i've found Meditation Beads. How Flesh Raiders got them? I prefer not to think. But i'll use them well.



Meditation Beads won from Flesh Raiders.

Later i've found wounded apprentices, and refused their desire for revenge. They should reach safe place soon.

Their master really failed his job, and i've told him that.

Weightmaster, Jedi Knight who Says NI. (Character Description).

Weightmaster, Jedi Knight who says NI.

Character concept: He considers himself Jedi Sumotori, true Weightmaster. For gaining or losing weight can be advantage. He speaks NI Mantra to work with attachment, to not abuse it.

His motto is: Force is mass times acceleration squared. But Jedi Knights have ability to accelerate very fast and jump into combat.

Lost Love, Corvani.

Fallen Corvette 'Corvani' on planet 'Balmorra'.

I've found strange alien specimen. He lost his love, corvette Corvani.

I've agreed to recover lost weapons and supplies for him, defeat conquest and salvage droids involved in the affair. And to recover part of Corvani. For credits.

Mission accomplished succesfully, he will go seek some other 'Corvette'.

Greed and Dilemma.

I've participated on Mandalorian Terrorist takedown mission on Balmorra. My teammates were useful during the fight, but very greedy. One of them picked good spoils for himself, another questioned me when i claimed Terrorist's equipment, trying to say it's not for me.

As result, i've dismantled this equipment.

After selling parts cheap i've bought another, similar D-Shield for my personal use at high cost.

Bugfixing.

Bugfixing.

Bugs on Balmorra are good source of experience. Every fight adds to my skill.

No longer a real threat, but larger bugs still pose a challenge. Sometimes it takes longer fight, then two finishers with few standard moves in between to kill them. Really tough to finish them fast.

P.S. Later i've seen young woman in imperial colors desperately fighting smaller bugs. She looked at me, and something told me to leave her alone. I've heard eerie, hushed voice in my mind 'Balmorran bugs haunt me at night, Ateeeeeno...'. She looked strangely familiar.

Basic Attack / Defense Moves (Kihon Kumite).

I've been practicing combat with bugs on Balmorra to the point when i can focus on single move and defeat them in such a way.

It's quite enlightening (and disillusioning) in a way of lightsaber combat.

It teaches how to coordinate and move with proper tempo for breath, Force, and how to sustain fighting for long.

Passing the Torch.

'...freeing Balmorra's current president, President Galthe, from Darth Lachris' clutches. Galthe is being held in the Balmorran Arms Factory, but he may be moved soon...'

We have moved to Balmorran Arms Factory, meeting light resistance, and one unguarded ordnance droid we destroyed on our way.



Balmorran Battlefield.

Ateeno and his crewman are cloaked from being noticed, to some degree.
('partial wall-kissing' for good overview of situation.)

Complex was lightly guarded, but still challenging. Outside we had randezvous with our 'contact', who replaced my crewman in a team. Darth Lachris was found and killed. She was bold or desperate in her words, before her death.



Facing Darth Lachris.

Later we've found president Galthis, he was sick after tortures he went through under Lachris. Now Balmorra has new President, named 'Tai', who will provide support to Republic (we'll see to it).

Our contact tried to find new work as politician, but in the end joined our team instead.


P.S. I am still using intelligence & recon data, even if it's inaccurate, with incomplete field maps. And will.

Preparations.

Ateeno unloading cargo from Shuttle.

Dear journal databank, next phase of my mission on Balmorra will happen soon. Preparations underway.

Whispers on the Net.

I was on the Bridge ('Galaxy Room') overseeing 'Slicing' efforts of my team again. Mostly for funds, but then i've decided we'll follow some clues about missing Slicer, 'Whisper'. Gave this 'unimportant' task to our Thrandoshan, not very best in that kind of job.

He almost panicked and requested alot of time.

He got it and i've overseen this personally. We got nothing but experience in 'Slicing'. Hope that Lizard won't get it too much.

I've decided to leave this as it is. If need arises i'll assign more of our team to collect as many clues about 'Whisper' and spoils as possible. For as long as needed.

We need more direct funds, and Lizard has a break.

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Later our Lizard showed up one spoil (or clue) he didn't consider important, 'Subelectronic Data Module'. In four copies. We'll analyze it later, because for now it's in our only 'Storage Bay 1', next to 'Conference Room' on our spaceship.


P.S. When i say 'Lizard', i refer to his Species, with respect.

P.S.S. One Storage Bay in Cargo Hold is enough for now.

Executive Order 228.

'In response to your recent successes, Darth Lachris has rounded up innocent civilians, publicly labeling them as resistance accomplices and threatening to execute them at the Imperial holding facility.'

We have been sent on mission to free them.

One notable, heart raising moment was when on our way there surveillance droids fell from the sky uncovering us from my force / technological cloaking. Combat ensued shortly. Another, when Balmorran sky was set alight with energy weapon fire.

Combats with multiple opponents have similar patterns. Force Stun one opponent when emerging from cloak, then attack justly every opponent in range so no one feels neglected and has time to aim too much. Use personal shield if neccessary. Then end this 'justice' with finisher moves, repeating them if neccessary. Need to remember to not hurry finisher moves too much, because of breath and energy use. It's too slow and inefficient if overhurried.

Mission involved some stealth, 'wall-kissing' (staying as close as possible to the walls and far away from observers, while cloaked from being seen or noticed in other ways to some degree) and combat. Shield generators were down, imperial holding facility penetrated, some of civilian captives loaded into shuttle after the alarm sounded loud.

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Later we've returned to see if rest of them are alive.

We've used shortest path again, and again we were spotted by surveillance droids from the sky.

On site, we found rest of the prisoners alive, perhaps by some kind miracle, perhaps because execution orders didn't arrive. But our contact lost some men.

Under cloak we bypassed some guards, killed rest. Civilians are safe.

Watchers.

I've been on mission to restore the Balmorran government, with gaining the support of Balmorra's powerful corporations. Their Droid Army will be asset against Empire.

This involved some fighting, corporation's men and watch droids. Stealth tactics helped, even after (unavoidable) the alarm.

I had clue from certain contact that i can blackmail one corp official with his family, but i preferred to have his corporation's willing support, take bribes and stay on lighter side of the Force. Who says that Jedi can't take bribes?

It was success, but we'll see.

P.S. Sometimes my companions react interrestingly to succesful 'Force Persuade' attempts... Thrandoshan's GRIN? Priceless.

Circular lightsaber attack.

I've fought some bugs on planet 'Balmorra', for practice. This time alone, with non-downgraded lightsaber. It was hard enough.

With direct assistance and weaker lighstaber though, combat would last longer and be safer.



Ateeno fighting Cillicoids.

Footwork similar to that in Karate's Spinning Low Kick (Ushiro Mawashi geri Gedan).

Too weak Lightsaber.

Galaxy Room.

I've considered dismantling and weakening my double-bladed lighstaber for training Circle-Cone attack against weak opponents. In case of real danger, i can use Force powers and try to defeat such opposition if one of my men supports.

I'll practice 'Artifice' when i can afford, for now i spend time in 'Galaxy Room' of my spaceship to oversee 'Slicing' attempts of my men.

Ateeno, Jedi shadow (character description).

Ateeno, Jedi Shadow (Consular).

Description:

Quiet Jedi Shadow, interrested in military counterintelligence methods, both digital and not. He can find spy via Network, then beat him with martial arts, Jedi Combat Methods, Force Powers, Droids, or whatever else is convenient. Alone or not.

Background:

He was born in the Zyx family, with republic military intelligence traditions. His father insisted that he learned Arts and Crafts of Slicing and Lightsaber making. Father also was wise enough to make sure that Ateeno looks for crafting materials on his own.

Jedi Consular training came later, he remained significiantly worse diplomat (he knows when to remain silent) and investigator than rest of his class, but still useful as team member with his slicing and militiant support roles, as they talk. He was nicknamed by many as 'Ambassador Incognito' as they followed him wherever he walks on his tasks...

Current Stats & Gear (fairly accurate, might change): link.

Meditation:

He practices meditation and treats combat as such as well. He speaks Mantras, in mind or aloud... then body follows.

Known Crew Skills:

* Slicing (hacking), expert level (his family is known for such '1337 skillz').
* Considerable interrest in Archaeology, Artifacts (both physical, and software artifacts) and Relics.
* Artifice (the delicate work of constructing Jedi and Sith artifacts).

Tools & Hobbies:

* Collects Jedi relics,
* Collects electronic tools (both hardware & software),
* Some say that he uses cybernetic implants.

Modular Implants:

Implants are connected to cybernetic modules, so they can be changed without further surgery.
His cybernetic interface hardware allows them to be connected nearly all around the body, and within, if they are designed to be small, smart and subtle.

Currently he uses augmentation allowing him to last longer in combat, both physical and mental. And to strike faster, harder, more precisely.

Fighting Style:

He combines Jedi Shadow Training (stealth, lightsaber combat, force abilities) with Martial Arts. Striking styles with high mobility (striking from optimal position gives advantage both in offense and defence, while opponent is often denied such) and low stance (for balance and sometimes quicker strikes).

His footwork and quick strikes give him advantage against many opponents, especially when combined with circular double-bladed lightsaber attacks, and quick finishers. He developed this to point of 'circle-cone attack' tactic, that he efficiently uses to break free from surround situations (often). His next goal is to practice this in pair, as next step toward 'disperse focus and kill' tactics and strategy.

He practiced many Martial Art styles, with focus on Yawara & Karate, both internal and external. He studies and supports Martial Arts philosophy, tactics & strategy.

According to his sensei (teacher), fight starts in Mind, then body follows. He tries to fight like this.

He calls his Martial Art form 'extension to Ataru, for double-bladed lightsaber'.