Naalol
Despite being over a century since the Galactic Civil War, the people of Naalol had not forgotten what it has done to its world. Farms still remained unusable, the soil far too damaged and would need several more centuries before any hope could be salvaged. Though the families who had owned the land long forgone any hope and in their place gangs and pirates had set up territory in the plains. In the cities around Naalol, the people were reminded of the shelling, the bloodshed, and atrocities conducted by both sides of the war; the locals loved to point out where blood spilt and now stained the stone streets. Then there were the people who settled in the mountainous regions. Mining though has lasted, but had been overrun by corporate giants as the people were able to still create a living, a silver lining to an otherwise dire circumstances for the peaceful world.
In hopes to continue to remain neutral, the world of Naalol created a planetary council decades prior to handle off-worlder's and give some inkling of progress and sustainability maintain the livelihood of the people who call this world home. However, recently they found remaining isolated was not always great. After trying to resolve the issue on their own for several months, the council agreed to extend a welcoming to anyone who could figure out what was causing miners in the northern regions to return from their shifts deathly ill. The mine had to be shut down and small teams had been sent to further investigate revealing markings of unknown origin, sickness, and upon their most recent return, parts that closely resembled to that of droids.
News like this didn't stay put on Naalol for very long and Tiamat was one of many who had reached out with their credentials to investigate further, though she by far had the greatest reputation. Despite their weariness for the Empire, the council agreed to allow the woman to investigate further. Given its location, just a quick hop from Eiattu, Tiamat extended an invite to Altair in hopes he would answer her. He been absent, she hadn't heard much from him despite her efforts since the death of Clove and her family, and she decided to let it be for the time being. As much as she wanted to be there, if he didn't want her there, she would accept it, but it didn't mean she liked it. She understood the planet's weariness to off-worlders, however, with Altair's reputation on Eiattu as so far in the region, perhaps it would give them as well as the tiefling some goodwill that could foster an alliance. Tia wished just for enough goodwill to allow her to keep her research team present and extract what they would need to understand what this place used to be long ago.
When she first arrived, her senses told her of something unfamiliar and familiar at the same time. A power, or energy that flowed from the Force no doubt, but its source was unknown. The research camp had been set up at the base of the mountain near the mine's entrance despite the disagreement with miners who would have to pause work, but negotiating a daily credit stipend seemed to pacify them for now. It was just a small team, started six in total, Tia included as they categorized the artifacts they found and looked for ways to extract data from ones that had a digital imprint. One piece in particular had what looked to be a power source, a team member became ill after opening it and exposing themselves to something... unnatural... to even where Tiamat and another sith assistant felt the shift in the Force. Knowing now what had made the miners so sick, the rest of the team was given strict orders on what they were able to assist with at the camp.
This left Tiamat on her own in the mine; one particular barrier to knowing who and what was here prior to the colonies was literally being blocked by a circular stone doorway. For most, sitting in a dimly lit cave would be unnerving, but for the redheaded woman, as she sat with her notes as she worked on deciphering the language etched around the frame. It wasn't quiet as most people would interpret, she was hearing whispers, a subtle corruption in the Force that she would decide when it would become a threat to her own well-being, but it seemed pleased she was present, just the woman did not know how it would react when she figured out its secret was able to go further inside.
@Sreeya
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