Hapes: Birthright OOC

[Jagtai]

Sorry, been a little busy. I'll reply asap

[TalRaimi]

No worries, I think we all have.

And now it's Xmas! I'll be out of the country from Friday, going to Poland for Xmas and then Finland for new year! But will take a mini keyboard and my Ipad to at least try and do an occational post.

[Jagtai]

Lucath knows Detoxify Poison and Drain Knowledge. So it's really up to Tal, how much information he can pull from her before she dies

On one hand, it would be more fun if they don't learn everything right away. On the other, it will prolong the thread. So, it's up to you. (Besides, Lucath doesn't like using Dark Side powers).

[TalRaimi]

Well I was thinking you’d still have commander Glass to interrogate and that would then lead to the Ni’Korish. Or perhaps you get a couple of bits of information from Ushani before she dies if you do capture her.

If you have a good scene in mind write it, otherwise lets say she gets away this time.

[Halomek]

Sounds good to me. We don't want to wrap up the Ni’Korish situation too quickly.

Also, lest we forget, domestic terrorism is only half of the threat that Hapes is facing right now. There's still the mysterious pirates and their raids that are presenting an external problem.

[Jagtai]

Got it. I'll be the Jedi then, have her die in his arms.

Edit: Actually, scratch that. I'll have them face off, and she'll make a dramatic escape. I'll let the reader decide if Lucath lets her

[Jagtai]

FInally managed to eke out the post with Lucath and Ushani. Let me know if you need me to change something.

[Halomek]

Looks good to me!

I could post a reaction from Arien, but I think it would be better if Tal posts first. He's got more to respond too.

[TalRaimi]

Right... so... it's been a while. Christmas... then January sort of just... happened. Anyway, tonight I finally felt the urge to sit down and get writing again.

[Halomek]

Welcome back, Tal!

Now I need to figure out how I want Arien to respond...

On a related note, I've made a lot of progress lately filling in the details about the Hapan Civil War on the wiki. I highly encourage you to read it over and see if you think anything should be adjusted.

I even made an entry for Azonia Zyier (still needs work). I was fiddling with some AI images of her based on how you described her in the story. I may try and send you some examples over Discord to get your feedback.

[Halomek]

I don't think Lucath would tell Arien that he deliberately let the terrorist go, but it's up to you, Jag. I can always adjust my post to fit.

Arien's reaction wouldn't be too much different either way.

[Jagtai]

Lucath won't; he'll say that he was too late to catch her. Arien doesn't need to know everything.

Even if Lucath stands by his decision.

[Jagtai]

By the way, I love that you made Ushani react exactly as I hoped she would, Tal. Brilliant

Lucath was hoping to sow the seeds of doubt, make her realize that Jedi are not the monsters she's been told. (Well, most of them). We'll see how this pans out...

[Halomek]

I might be wrong, but I don't think Ushani ever told anyone her name.

[TalRaimi]

No, nobody there would have known her name. But we can could pass it off as text for the reader rather than what Lucath knows.

And Jag, yeah I'd only really meant for Ushani to be generic henchwomen material, but it's kinda interesting how it's playing out. I reckon I can probably weave her back in to the story somewhere along the line.

Anyway, I better get working on a post. But we can move everybody back to the Palace, unless anyone wants to do anything else?

[Halomek]

You never know where a character will take you. In the very first thread I used him in, Arien was just meant to be a henchperson for the main villain. He didn't even have a first name. I just called him Garix.

However, he quickly grew on me and I brought him into the Cult of Shadow to explore his character a little more. Fast-forward to now and he's become a husband and father who genuinely loves his family and wants the best for Hapes. This is despite being a completely amoral person who wouldn't think twice about killing anyone outside of his family if it served his purposes. Next to Sivter, he's probably one of my favorite villains to write for.

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I'm good to return to the palace. Ely and James are basically already on their way back.

[Jagtai]

When I first came up with Lucath, he was meant to be - and stay - borderline Sithy. He was never intended to become Jedi. Over time, he became more and more mellow, until he was the wise father, husband, and Jedi Master he is now.

It really is amazing how your characters can grow - especially when you write with others. That's my favourite part of cooperative writing: you never know where you end up

I'm good to return as well.

[Halomek]

Well, if anyone wants a refresher on how a Dark Lord from the Cult of Shadow became the royal consort of the Queen Mother, I've finally finished the wiki entry on the Hapan Civil War: https://starwars-exodus.fandom.com/wiki/Hapan_Civil_War

[Halomek]

Boom. It's all set up for Nyalla's big moment.

I'm assuming Lucath is attending as well, but I left it vague in case you had something else in mind, Jag.

[Jagtai]

Don't wait for me, guys. I have nothing to say right now. I'll have Lucath comment, if I see an opening.