Recent content by Rian Auriol

Elidan it seemed was concerned with the families of the dead. That was kind, perhaps even noble, but Rian doubted walking this tower would aid them one bit. Their sons and daughters were dead. No amount of combing dark places would bring them back. "The exalted do not keep prisoners" he said...

Rian considered in silence for a long time. He had walked a solitary path for a very long time and his first instinct was to carry on. Other people created difficulties and ties that could stand in the way of the crusade. They were an unnecessary complication. Yet, he could not deny that a...

Rian was prepared for most things, but when the newcomer’s hands began to sign he was genuinely thrown. For a moment, he readied to strike. As a sign caster himself, he knew the power hand motions could bring to bear and half expected an attack. When none came, he realised he was dealing with...

Rian had barely begun to feel ahead for dangers when the sound of an approaching engine shattered his concentration. He rounded, the shadow of fury creeping up his neck. He half expected it to be his own pilot coming back to grumble about something, but it was a lone shuttle sweeping in to...

“If you understand the word” Rian replied, smirking again. Of course they were not friends. The situation was incredibly serious, and yet despite his best efforts the Sith‘s mischievous attitude was affecting his own. He had not traded barbs like this since he had bunked with another novice...

“Oh you misunderstand” Rian replied, something resembling a smirk actually flickering across his face “I very much wanted to throttle you with that metal”. He would not have choked the Sith to death of course, at least not until he had learnt what he could from him. Rian did not expect the guy...

The Sith did not oblige him. Rian was not surprised. The things served only themselves. This one was unusually nonchalant, appearing a demon of mischief more than anything. But Rian had felt the man’s strength in the Force. He was very dangerous. ”I do not have the luxury of following my...

Unexpectedly, the Sith did not press the attack but danced away, feigning incredulity. Rian had never encountered a jester among those who followed the Dark Side. It was surely an act. ”There are few coincidences” Rian answered, smart enough to make use of the strange pause. He gradually...

The mercenary twisted away from the coiling metal with a sudden quickness. Rian realised he had gravely underestimated his opponent, even before the lightsaber emerged in his hand, slashing the rods to pieces. The blade was blood red, extinguishing any doubt. He was a mortal enemy. His foe...

Rather than walk off or front up, the mercenary opted to spar with him. Something was now definitely off. Rian studied the man closely, narrowing his eyes as the chap kicked at the dirt. Watching as he was, he suddenly felt the movement of the Force around the man and the distinct taint of...

Rian carefully turned the metal arm over in his hands, examining it. It was a simple tool and yet something of the man it had belonged to had rubbed off on it. Life always left an impression. The destruction of Raze's spirit would have left a huge mark too, yet he found none. Rian closed his...

STARPORT TOWER 214, BYBLOS "Listen, I'll drop you on that service ramp just below the rim, but that's it" the grizzled pilot said hurriedly "no way I am staying on that pad a moment more than necessary!". "Calm yourself" Rian said coldly, blue eyes already fixed on the derelict starport tower...

Rian immersed himself in the Force as he walked, seeing not with the naked eye but with his mind, staring straight ahead as he crossed uneven ground and weaved between debris. The Jedi had devoted centuries to studying the Force and much of their teaching was unimpeachable truth. The Force did...

The buildings began to thin out as Rian closed in on the blast site, pockmarked skyscrapers giving way to broken towers and misshapen ruins. The orbital bombardment had reduced much of the landscape to a glass dune of dust and debris. The Knight had to circumvent huge obstacles of stone and...

OSSUS Ossus was a world on the edge. Its cities and people had been ravaged by both the demon Raze and now the lesser Sith in only a short time. Rian could hear the bombs falling a few blocks to the north, screams and the ring of blaster fire echoing on the wind. The pain and anguish...