Log:Death's Embrace

Death's Embrace

OOC Date: February 27, 2025
Location: Umbara
Participants: Qar-duun, Alys Zapal, Bal Calrissian and Lynoriel Thrace

[ Lynoriel Thrace (Thrace) | 20:23:49 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

The Sith and their allies are back on Umbara this day. And sadly it has taken some time to hike through the local plains and vegetation in search of this famed plant that only grows on Umbara. The plant was known as Death's Embrace and was one of the more odd vegetations of this planet. When it was mature it stood taller than humans and glowed with bioluminescence. It was also rumored to be able to attack as well.

Darth Wiccus, one of the Nightsisters of Dathomir has requested samples and a sproutling if it could be transported.

They'd been on the trail of things for about 45 minutes before Bal Calrissian spots something hat looks like violet neons lights blazing through a copse of gnarled trees.

Qar-duun manages to see a sliver of what Bal does at the last minute, but he does see it! Thrace is distracted by some plant along the way and doesn't see the violet lights beyond. Alys is also not able to see it, but she finds a pretty shiny rock on the ground as well!

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[ Qar-duun (Qar) | 20:28:23 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>< Qar-duun's experience suggests cultures don't name plants "Groinseeker" or "Icy Stabbing Paintree" if they're especially benign or medicinal, and comes prepared. So long as his oxygen tanks aren't punctured, no needles or pollen of whatever a "Death's Embrace" is are getting a free crack at his face and lungs. He cautions Bal: "... we can encircle it, if need be, or observe it first from a distance." <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

[ Alys Zapal (Alys) | 20:31:35 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>< Alys is not exactly sure why she came along. Her ... interaction with Ben Solo, previously known as Kylo Ren, has left her shaken. Of course she sees nothing glowing upwards, her eyes are on the ground. She just hasn't seemed herself since, but she won't talk about it. The last one who pried got a lightsaber pointed at them.

She shuffles along, hood up, not speaking. If things go bad, will she be able to help? Or is whatever happened in that confrontation breaking her? <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

[ Bal Calrissian (Bal) | 20:37:39 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>< If there's one thing that Landonis Balthazar Calrissian the Second is not a fan of it's... not being in an urban landscape. So being out here in the midst of, well, nature is not exactly up his alley. But even when he must do things like this, he remembers that his father would often end up in locations that were not as fancy as well. Adventure always awaits and adventure is something he's been working on getting a handle on.

At least he's managed to be dressed for the occasion. There are a lot of greens and browns to go with the camo poncho that serves as close to a cape in this situation as possible. Despite his turned up nose, the fact that he's managed to spot the violet neon was a very much welcomed breath of fresh air.

"You all go right ahead. I've done my part." Bal almost immediately hangs back. Just in case things get dangerous. <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

[ Lynoriel Thrace (Thrace) | 21:03:07 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

The group travels through the trees and stops on the other side of them, leaving a goodly amount of space between them and the Death's Embrace plants. The mature plant stands at around eight feet tall and has the violet lighting coming from it, illuminating the surrounding grassy ground with the eerie light. In the light there is a sproutling that is about two feet in height that looks to be growing well in the ghostly shadows.

Bal can sense from the bigger plant that they aren't naturally aggressive, not unless someone tries to hurt them.

Qar-duun is almost certain that if they approach this with not being aggressive towards the sproutling that they would be able to get it safely.

Alys can look over the situation and see that they need to take this slow and steady or someone is going to get swatted across the planet.

Thrace is already going over how best to dig up the little one. "Oh, perfect Lord Calrissian!" Thrace seems excited that Bal has managed to spot them. "You'd think that with them being so tall and violet that we'd have more luck finding them..." the crimson eyed woman sighs out. "And if you'd like to stay back that is fine. No reason on getting you hurt." she smiles to that.

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[ Bal Calrissian (Bal) | 21:13:04 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>< Lynoriel gets a wink from Calrissian. "Lord Calrissian. Oh, I'm keeping that."

"Careful! Those plants don't look like they're gonna' do anything unless you do. So uh... don't."

That's all the advice that Bal Calrissian has for the group at this moment. He sticks to his section of not joining them in moving closer and in fact digs out his datapad so he can check on some Fathier races while the others handle the dirty work. Perhaps even literally. <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

[ Alys Zapal (Alys) | 21:14:46 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>< Alys seems to get a little into the present situation, looking at the Offending Plants with a critical eye. Her voice, even more monotone than usual. A true monotone rather than just close to one. "Go easy, or you may be killed by a plant," is all she says.

The lightsaber hilt is in her hand, though. <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

[ Qar-duun (Qar) | 21:15:26 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>< Qar-duun nods, encouraging. "We just need to keep on an even keel. Hands down, violence off the table." <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

[ Lynoriel Thrace (Thrace) | 21:23:01 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

Thrace gives a look to Bal, "Oh are you not a Lord?" she asks him. "Well, we can just say you are." she muses to that. "Don't get too distracted, there are plenty of other dangers on this planet that like to sneak up in on us when we least expect it." she tells the man with a smile.

Then she looks to Qar-duun and Alys, "I think a non-violent approach might be best. Maybe we could talk to it..." the tall woman ponders.

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[ Qar-duun (Qar) | 21:27:30 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>< Qar-duun begins weaving a tale, whether for the plants or the people is unclear! In an effort to calm 'everyone involved,' he begins: "In a dense urban neighborhood there was an eclipse, and a very special plant arrived from the stars. When its caretaker is injured he realizes the plant thirsts for blood, and..."

[ Bal Calrissian (Bal) | 21:30:27 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>< "... that's when the four-headed Krayt Dragon showed up and broke down the cell doors of the Trinarian Prison. So many people died that day." That was Bal trying to keep up the story that Qar-duun is telling. Unfortunately he doesn't know that story so it probably doesn't sit well with the rest of the team. He doesn't know that story because it's not about him, obviously. <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

[ Alys Zapal (Alys) | 21:40:26 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>< Qar and Bal start telling tales to the plant. Strange, but, whatever. Something seems to click in her mind, despite her scattered, out of it state. If it's aware enough to attack in fear, it can be cowed. It can be frightened into quiescence.

Alys rounds on the plant and stares at it. She lets everything she has into that look. All of her strength, and all of her terror. It's like a physical pressure that the small woman unleashes on the plant, every ounce of it telling it to Sit Down. Shut Up. Behave, and you get to live. Misbehave and die. <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

[ Lynoriel Thrace (Thrace) | 21:47:31 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

The taller Death's Embrace starts to stir when Bal and Qar-duun start telling stories to it. There is the slightest moment where one of its tendrils dips down and almost touches Thrace, but she's just checking the dirt around the sproutling.

When Alys rounds on it though there is a shudder from the being, the bioluminescence dimming as it feels the weight of her gaze on it and it droops just a touch.

Thrace approaches the sproutling very slowly and there is a moment taken to reach out and touch it, "I promise we aren't going to hurt you." she tells the plant. "Think of it as adoption. You'll be well cared for." the red eyed woman states as she prepares the container for the sproutling.

No one had been swatted across the ground. So far so good!

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[ Bal Calrissian (Bal) | 21:52:18 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>< "Are we done yet? I have a date." Lord Calrissian holds up his datapad as if the others can see his calendar or something. He honestly has no idea what they were even dealing with but he really does need to get going if he's going to make it to all of his dates tonight. He doesn't even wait for an answer before he's back to his datapad for more date making. <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

[ Alys Zapal (Alys) | 21:57:54 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>< Alys looks at the cowed plant, her eyes sliding to Lynoriel's gentle handling. She draws a breath, hand clenching on her lightsaber as words and images roll through her mind. She can't shake her confrontation, but perhaps a little mundane threats helped her mood a bit.

Until Bal starts complaining about dates.

She looks down to the lightsaber in her hand, then to Bal again, then to Lyn once more. "It seems this is handled," she says under her breath. Then she simply just stalks away, back towards her ship. Weird. <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

[ Qar-duun (Qar) | 22:00:17 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>< Qar-duun has been in enough vegetable-forward danger, over his lifetime, to not claim victory before defeat is *fully impossible--* crouched still, regulating his emotions as best he can, he waits for Lynoriel to declare the danger is behind us! <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

[ Lynoriel Thrace (Thrace) | 22:03:21 ]<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

"You're going dressed like /that/?" Thrace asks Bal incredulously. Then she gives a look to Alys and Qar-duun and there is a dip of her head as she scoops up dirt with her hands into the container and works on getting the sproutling uprooted without hurting it.

Soon, they are prepared to leave and she simply gives a dip of her head to the mature Death's Embrace. Maybe they'd make a break through with this plant. It was a hope at least.

"Good work and I thank everyone." she states as she turns to head back to the landing field with the plant strapped to her back.

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