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The Joining of the Rivers The next few days passed swiftly with no further encounters with errant dwarves or goblin-men to run afoul of. At night they hauled their boat up on the shore and took their sleep beneath the stars, something all three of them were accustomed to in their own rights. However according to their map, soon they would be reaching the confluence of the Celduin from the west and the Carnen from the north. “We’ll need to be careful.” Guo-Jia warned the day they expected to reach the joining of the rivers. “The waters can be treacherous at times.” “An elven boat should have no issue overcoming something as simple as two rivers coming together.” Aira-ty asserted. Looking less than convinced, Guo-Jia simply looked to Kahan. “Don’t let your hand slip while we sail Gondorian. We don’t want to be dashed in the midst of the river’s flow.” Kahan nodded his understanding as they finished their breakfast and pushed the boat back into the water with the sun beginning to

The blue swirl of hyperspace flew past the cockpit of Rudy's ship as he glared at the blue tunnel furiously, as if doing so might make the journey any faster. He had no idea what sort of danger Kali-ra was in, the brief signal he'd received didn't give details. It was just a simple transmitter after all, it patched into the hypercom and broadcast a call for help and a set of updating coordinates every hour. Rudy had already dropped out of hyperspace a few times to verify the signal's coordinates, but the last two times he had checked it had been in the same location. That at least made it easier to follow Kali-ra's trail, but it also meant that the danger she was in could have increased. He didn't want to arrive to find a body, but if he did, a lot more bodies would be joining hers. A sudden pinging sounded, and Rudy looked down at the ship's control console. There was a gravity-well ahead, but that couldn't be right. There weren't any gravity-wells on this heading, he'd checked the

“I'm going to feed the fishes Grandma!” Esme called out as she opened the door to the garden. “Be careful you don't fall in!” her grandmother called after her as she darted outside into the garden beyond. Esme hurried through the garden, her feet padding over moss-covered stones where weeds and wildflowers poked out between the cracks. It had been a long time since the garden had been properly kept. Her Grandma was old now, and she couldn't tend to her garden. Esme sometimes wondered why she didn't hire a gardener the way her parents did to keep their yard nice, but her mind was solely focused on her task. Despite no one caring for the garden anymore, there was still the fish pond with its brightly colored residents and Esme wasn't going to let them starve. Making her way to the pond, she knelt down on the edge as she pulled the bag of feed that she'd stuffed into her skirt's pocket. “Here fishes!” she called cheerily. “It's food time!” The fish though didn't come as they

Flying between the mountain peaks, Sarah followed the familiar series of ravines and valleys to the compound that was her destination. The kids hadn't been happy that she'd left them behind. They always liked visiting with their aunt and uncle, not to mention all their cousins. She wasn't here for fun though, much as she might wish she was. The compound came into view, nestled in its little valley and she brought her speeder in over the large vehicle access bay. As she settled into the landing area, she smiled as she looked at the familiar ships of the family. Looked like everyone was home, which was nice. That meant she wouldn't have to hunt anyone down. Powering the airspeeder down, she hopped out to find a familiar face greeting her. “Good afternoon Mistress Neilson.” Leeroi said courteously. “Will the children be visiting as well?” “No, just me today Leeroi.” she said to the old service droid. “I'm looking for Aira-ty, is she around?” “I'm afraid Mistress Nokta is out at the

TIE Asterisk/Pentastar Manufacturer: Sienar Fleet Systems Model: TIE Asterisk Class: starfighter Length: 9.2m Width: 10m Depth: 8.7m Max Acceleration: 4160 G, 20 MGLT/s MGLT: 137 Max Atmospheric Speed: 1700 kph Maneuverability: 100 DPF Engines: Twin Ion Engines Hyperdrive/Backup: 2.0 Shielding: equipped Sensors: equipped Targeting: equipped Navigation: equipped Avionics: equipped Armament: dual blaster cannons (10), multipurpose warhead launchers w/3 missiles or 2 torpedoes each Other Systems: full cockpit ejection Crew: pilot (1) Passengers: none Cargo: 85kg Consumables: 1 week Roles: assault starfighter Affiliation: Galactic Empire, Pentastar Alignment, Imperial Remnant Conceived as an advanced assault fighter by the Galactic Empire, the TIE Asterisk was debuted around the time of the Battle of Hoth alongside several other advanced TIE designs of that time and in some ways this would nearly doom the design. When compared to the Empire's other advanced starfighter designs of the

The Journey Continues The following morning saw them depart from the company of their dwarven acquaintances. Both parties wished the other well as the dwarves packed up their camp and Kahan, Guo-Jia, and Aira-ty setting their boat upon the river once more. “That is twice now we’ve been warned of the sea-serpent.” Kahan remarked. “I suppose there is such a thing within the lake.” “Did you doubt me?” Guo-Jia asked incredulously, seemingly growing increasingly accustomed to being upon the water now as she was no longer huddling in the bottom of the boat. “No,” Kahan answered. “I simply wondered if such a thing was true or if it perhaps little more than a local legend. There is supposedly such a serpent in the Long Lake after all but I have never seen or heard of it attacking anyone.” “The serpent is real.” Guo-Jia asserted. “No boats stray too far from shore upon the sea for fear of provoking it once they are in deeper water.” “Yet we must find a way to do so.” Aira-ty asserted