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AN ENCRYPTED EMERGENCY SIGNAL TO ALL SURVIVING JEDI:
This is Jedi Grand Master Wyck with a message for all surviving Jedi. Regretful I am, to report that night has fallen on the galaxy. The Sith Empire has defeated our Jedi Order on Tython and Ruusan; begun targeting other places sacred to our Order, they have. A final order from myself, this is: return to Brighthome with any ships remaining in our fleet. Stay away from any world or temple associate with our Order. Avoid detection. The time for Operation: Knightfall, it is. More instructions will I give you, when you all arrive. Be safe. Be strong. And may the Force be with you all...
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Wyck stared out the viewport of Brighthome's command center as, one-by-one, the ships of the Jedi fleet jumped into the system and assembled outside to await the broadcast of his instructions. All Jedi knew what Operation: Knightfall was. In the event that the Jedi Order fell under attack and was faced with extinction, half of the Order (including the fleet) would be scattered into exile and hiding in order to preserve the Order. The Younglings were prioritized. The remaining half of the Order would follow the orders of the Grand Master to whatever ends they may be. Wyck had hoped never to be the one to give such an order, but the time had come.
Once the entire fleet had arrived, Wyck opened a HoloNet channel from Brighthome to each of its ships and began to deliver his message. "Unfortunate, is our situation today, my friends. Lost many at Ruusan and Tython, we have. Face extinction, we do." The words almost caught in his throat. He had been responsible for this Order. He had failed them. All of them. "But we are still Jedi, and a job we still have to do. Half of you will take the Younglings and your designated ships and scatter. Go into hiding, avoid detection, and keep our Order alive until the time comes to return. The other half... for volunteers, I ask. Going to Coruscant, I am, with half the fleet. Draw Andraste and the Sith fleet out, I will—giving time for the other half of our forces to scatter undetected."
Now came the difficult part: "A final battle, it will be. Destroy the Sith, we must. We must try. But, if we fail, we must at least buy time for the others to successfully make it into hiding. The Jedi Order is the only thing that can defeat the Sith—now or any time—so we must do whatever we can to ensure it survives. Even if that means sacrificing our lives." He paused a moment to let that dreadful truth sink in. "Move quickly, we must. We cannot remain hidden here long. Twenty-four standard hours will you have to make your decisions: help scatter our numbers and protect our Younglings, or come with me into one final battle with the Sith. When that time is up, we will make our move. May the Force be with you all."
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OOC: This is a death, capture, and combat disabled thread. Only members of the Jedi faction will be permitted to RP here; only members of the Jedi faction will receive the coded message. This thread will allow Jedi characters to start wrapping up their stories for this time line and provide them routes to do so. Please note that if you choose to come with Wyck, there will be a final, cPvP event when the plot ends to wrap everything up in a final battle. Enjoy the ride!