2.0 - Lure of the Lost

The four of you make it back to the temple quickly -- just a few short minutes after hopping on your speeders and heading back from the cave. Once there, you hurry through the hallways of the Dawn Temple, hoping that you arrive in time. All around you, you see evidence of battered defenses, from turrets split apart by the strokes of a lightsaber to stasis traps discharged to contain nothing but hurled debris.

You do not see Kaveri, Hethan or Dagger -- so assume they are well for now (or deeper within the temple doing something useful). However, as you approach the holocron chamber, you sense a terrible darkness weighing down on your senses, and you realize that Rav Naaran must already be there.

When you arrive, you see the fallen Jedi restlessly pacing outside the door to the chamber, which has been blocked off by an energy screen. He is flanked by what must be the remnants of his dark side allies. Without looking away from the entryway, he speaks to you. "I was wondering when you'd arrive. You've inconvenienced me, and harried my army, but you cannot hope to truly win here. If you recognize this truth as I do, then I offer you a way out: stand aside so I can leave the valley with my forces, and I'll not only leave you unharmed, but I won't ruin the holocrons containing those meddlesome liars you seem to value so much. My victory is certain, but it might cost me, and I cannot afford that when I have so much left to do."

He finally turns to face you, a disturbing grin on his face. He ignites his lightsaber and adopts a ready stance. "Well?"

Meta Knowledge coming in 3-2-1.

Be careful everyone! Rav Naaran is extremely dangerous! He doesn't cut his opponents in two with his lightsaber; he cuts them in THREE. He used to watch a show from ancient times called The Legend of Zorro and wanted to be the Zorro of Star Wars. Problem is, Rav couldn't perfect the Z cut on his opponents, so he only does the top portion. Now that Rav has turned to the Dark Side, he believes that only perfecting the top portion of the Z cut was his destiny, because now when Rav fights someone, he is ">" them when he cuts them down. The joke is horrible, but so is Rav...

You know that I'm not aiming at Rav, right? I was specifically aiming at his dark side supporters. He's a powerful Jedi and is carrying around a lightsaber so shooting at him is probably going to get the blaster bolts sent right back at us, which is why I was trying to take out his supporters.

Heyop's attack hits -- but as he unloads his blaster carbine into the dark Jedi, its ammoclip runs dry -- leaving him without further shots. For his part, Rav takes the hits, using his lightsaber to reduce some of the damage taken. The reflected shots streak past you all as a warning...

Marc's assault on one of the "assistants" to the Jedi lands -- but moving that quickly slightly twinges a muscle, causing some strain to the young warrior (1 strain for the threat). For his part, Marc's target (Alpha) stays upright, but looks quite the worse for wear. His three companions look a little unhappy at the turn of events and eager to spread some of their unhappiness with their makeshift melee weapons.