The Imperials had superior firepower, superior numbers, and superior technology on their side. But one thing they did not have was knowledge of the land. Not like the Yavin Yellowjackets.
The Yavin Yellowjackets were the only defense force that the nearby settlement of Wetyin's Colony had. And while Wetyin's Colony had a healthy relationship with the Jedi Temple, they were separate from them and it was their hope that if the battle was contained to the Temple itself, their village might be left alone. So the Yellowjackets had been sent out to keep it contained. It was a narrow hope but still the order was given; any Imperials coming too close to Wetyin's Colony were to be blasted at with impunity.
Which is why Telly Udon, former captain of the Rebel Alliance and now just a captain of this ragtag militia on Yavin IV, sat hidden in the growth of the dense jungle that made up his new homeworld. At a ripe 418 years old, Telly was old enough to start to feel his joints aching from kneeling for this long but young enough to press through the pain in anticipation of battle. He and two other Yavin Yellowjackets had already made their first kills of the day - an Imperial sniper and his spotter that had wandered through this jungle path, no doubt trying to set up a strategic position on a nearby ridge that overlooked the Jedi Temple. Their bodies were safely stored away in the jungle growth so that anyone else that came stumbling through this path would see nothing amiss. Telly could hear the sounds of laserfire and explosions in the distance as the battle winded down, the Sith hunting any stragglers that didn't manage to make it out in the initial evacuation.
"There, there chaps! No dozing off now! I know planetary invasions can be tedious things but let's try and stay sharp." Telly said to the men hidden in the jungle with him, doing his best to keep their spirits up, even as their homeworld was being invaded.
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OOC: Open to any Jedi-aligned characters who got stuck on the planet and are looking for a lift out or any Sith-aligned characters who are pursuing them.
The Yavin Yellowjackets were the only defense force that the nearby settlement of Wetyin's Colony had. And while Wetyin's Colony had a healthy relationship with the Jedi Temple, they were separate from them and it was their hope that if the battle was contained to the Temple itself, their village might be left alone. So the Yellowjackets had been sent out to keep it contained. It was a narrow hope but still the order was given; any Imperials coming too close to Wetyin's Colony were to be blasted at with impunity.
Which is why Telly Udon, former captain of the Rebel Alliance and now just a captain of this ragtag militia on Yavin IV, sat hidden in the growth of the dense jungle that made up his new homeworld. At a ripe 418 years old, Telly was old enough to start to feel his joints aching from kneeling for this long but young enough to press through the pain in anticipation of battle. He and two other Yavin Yellowjackets had already made their first kills of the day - an Imperial sniper and his spotter that had wandered through this jungle path, no doubt trying to set up a strategic position on a nearby ridge that overlooked the Jedi Temple. Their bodies were safely stored away in the jungle growth so that anyone else that came stumbling through this path would see nothing amiss. Telly could hear the sounds of laserfire and explosions in the distance as the battle winded down, the Sith hunting any stragglers that didn't manage to make it out in the initial evacuation.
"There, there chaps! No dozing off now! I know planetary invasions can be tedious things but let's try and stay sharp." Telly said to the men hidden in the jungle with him, doing his best to keep their spirits up, even as their homeworld was being invaded.
@Nefieslab
OOC: Open to any Jedi-aligned characters who got stuck on the planet and are looking for a lift out or any Sith-aligned characters who are pursuing them.