2.0 - Lure of the Lost

Heyop and Csillag approach the smoking crater. It looks like bits and pieces of a TIE fighter have been flung about -- and the main crater appears to contain some smoking remnants of the cockpit of one. It's clear from here that no one, and nothing of interest, could have survived the impact.

Marc parks his speeder at the base of the mountain trail and walks up. As he gets closer to the temple he disappears into a tunnel that shows recent maintenance. Light fixtures gleam brightly, making the short tunnel a pleasant distraction rather than an ominous outcome. In time he comes up into the courtyard of a temple -- perhaps an old Jedi temple. The courtyard shows sign of decay that is being meticulously cleared and repaired and a small stream runs out of the temple down into some falls and eventually one of the rivers below. However Marc finds his arrival has not gone unnoticed.

Standing at the entrance of the temple, awaiting him, is Hethan Romund, a human male a togruta female and two shimmering blue presences. One a Zabrak and the other a Cerean.

The crumpled cockpit of the TIE suggests that it's highly unlikely that anyone inside would have survived. There's no indication that he's ejected, either. It looks like the TIE was cutting it a little close and probably clipped a tree. In that environment there's simply no likelihood that someone could have ejected before crashing.

Marc enters the Dawn Temple and although it remains in some disrepair, it's clear that the people who live here have been taking the time to improve the situation to the best of their ability without calling undue attention to themselves.

The Dawn Temple


Marc is directed to the balcony on the western edge of the temple as an excellent place to meditate and consider. The view from the balcony is especially impressive, covering not only the western half of the grounds, but also the slopes of Mount Tellec and much of the valley beyond. And even after all the years of disuse it retains a significant aura of tranquility.Down in the foothills, Mal, Csillag, Heyop and Joka find themselves on speeders once more and make their way to the temple. When they arrive, they see an unfamiliar speeder parked at the base of the mountain.