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[baraste-legacy]

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[swtorpadawan]

NPC Headcanon: Lhunu, the Last of the Rakata

@sullustangin tagged me for this one - thanks!

Lhunu, the "nice guy" Rakata the Jedi Consular encounters on Belsavis, is an anomally twice over.

First - he's one of the few "full" Rakata left alive in the galaxy, going along with that one unnamed guy with the Star Cabal (who is never followed up on) and the Imprisoned One on Tatooine (who is basically a supercomputer rather than a biological entity by the time we meet him in the game) Soa (who we kill during the Eternity Vault operation), Gorshaa (who introduces us to the Mother Machine) and a couple of others.

Yes, there are some "feral" Rakata we run into in the "Legacy of the Rakata" flashpoint, but they've obviously deteriorated a lot. Primitive. More on them later.

So he's an outlier as a Rakatan survivor.

Second - He's actually remorseful for what was done to the Esh-kha and to everyone else. Heck, he actually APOLOGIZES to Hallow Voice.

This is unprecedented conduct for a Rakata.

That makes him fascinating to me.

So when @sullustangin tagged me to say what he'd been up to in my Halcyon Legacy, I was totally down for it. I gave it a lot of thought.

I think after he secured the release of Hallow Voice and his Free Esh-kha, Lhunu would quietly make sure that all the other surviving Rakatan technology on Belsavis was neutralized as a threat to the galaxy. (No one liked those Transporters anyway.)

Then he'd slip away. There's nothing keeping him on Belsavis any more.

He'd travel the galaxy for awhile, possibly with a small escort of Rakatan droids. He'd travel discreetly, naturally. Few people know about the Rakatans and their Infinite Empire. (Czerka dis-believes their very existence!) But those who do have little reason to view them with anything other than suspicion and scorn. (And violence.)

I think he'd visit Voss, and consider how many mistakes the Rakata had made concerning Tython millennia ago. Mistakes that led to the creation of the Jedi Order. For awhile he'd think about what might have been before moving on.

Eventually, probably after hearing about the Order of Revan, he would go home to Rakata Prime.

There, he would see how far the mightiest species in the galaxy - arguably the most powerful Empire to ever exist - had fallen.

There's this old Einstein quote: "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." He may not have actually said it, but it resonates regardless.

The "modern" Rakata of the SWTOR era are basically fighting with sticks and stones. Yes, they have a small handful of mystics who seem to be using the Force, but they unquestionably sliding backwards.

He mulls his people's fate. Then he gets to work, gathering as much Rakatan technology as he can and making sure no one can ever use that technology to harm the galaxy again.

(Gathering up the Star Forge remnants alone takes him years.)

He is not a total hermit; he and Jedi Master Ulannium Kaarz, the Barsen'thor, remain in contact off and on, though there is a gap when the Jedi retreat to Ossus.

Years later, he reacher out to Ulannium and Corellan with the Eternal Alliance to inform them that Tassar, an exile of Zakuul, is trying to build a new Star Fortress at Rakata Prime. (This is one of the Alliance Uprisings.) He doesn't join the Alliance, but he does stay in touch.

Thanks for the prompt, @sullustangin !

Click here to ask me about other SWTOR NPCs !

[a-master-procrastinator]

Pick an OC you've been working on and talk about the outfit that gave you the most trouble to make!

Ooh, that's interesting. I've been (sorta) working on Imely lately (mostly by finally taking her through SoR and KotFE to see how it goes). And there's one outfit that was particularly difficult to put together.

(showing versions with and without helmet)

This is her outfit when Imely becomes a Dark Council member. Because of the pieces in this outfit, it took me a while before I could even start using it. Chestpiece comes from a bonus set back from 6.0, and it can only be worn at level 75, which meant I needed to level Imely to 75 before she reaches the end of the class story.

As I leveled her (it took quite some time, bc leveling alone isn't easy and can be boring. I'm forever grateful for double xp events), another problem was still there. I wanted to find a replacement for Kallig's mask that would look sort of similar and would show up with a hood. I looked through different options in collections and found some good candidates, but unfortunately I wouldn't be able to buy them, so I decided to look elsewhere.

Eventually I found the helmet while looking through Light vs Dark vendors. Thing is, it requires dark side level 3 or higher, and this particular Inquisitor is supposed to be neutral, especially to get a certain Darth title at the end of class story. And all of this is when 7.0 was released, meaning you can't get light or dark side points as easily. I picked up diplomacy to help with that, so I managed to get dark 3 to equip this helmet. Btw I know it looks nothing like Kallig's mask, but I like the vibe, plus there were no other available options that appealed to me.

The helmet is also used in another outfit, which Imely wears in chapters 2 and 3 of Inquisitor story, that's why I needed dark side points quickly, and then get back to neutral before the ending.

And then I kept changing gloves, belts, boots and dyes for some time bc I couldn't make it work together. Finally settled for this combination, which I'm pretty pleased with (even if it's still not perfect).

Pieces:

Head - helmet and hood version - Dark Harbinger headgear; no hood version - Pragmatic Master headgear; Chest - Empowered Restorer chestpiece, gray and dark blue dye, color unified; Hands - Remnant Underworld Inquisitor gloves; Wrists - basic small bracers, can't even see them; Waist - Amplified Champion belt; Legs - Jarael pants; Feet - Resilient Warden boots.

UPD: adding more screenshots to show the outfit (don't mind the gloves in the first image, I was still changing them)

Overall, Imely has 5 outfits (plus additional slots for helmet/no helmet variations), and I could show them, if there is interest (bc this time I was asked to talk about one outfit).

[empire-at-war]

KINKTOBER DAY 26

kink of the day: Leather

additional kinks/warnings: exhibitionism, dirty dancing

characters: Shavi and Annila @kaosstar

A/N: Even though Shavi likes to compare the two activities, I think dancing is much harder to write than fucking, but perhaps it's just that I have more practice with the latter. Also: @sullustangin's Eva and the ladies of her crew make make a guest appearance in this one, woohoo!

*** Shavi loved dancing. There was no real art to it, he just followed his instincts, let his body move to the beat of the music. It came as naturally to him as breathing. Or fucking, if you wanted to use that comparison. Shavi grinned at the thought as he rolled his hips in a particularly suggestive dance move. And iIf dancing was like fucking, then dancing on a stage like this was a lot like... well, like fucking in front of a crowd. He was no poet, admittedly, but he was a damn good dancer. The credit chips that landed at his feet were proof of that, but he only needed to look around to find further evidence of his talent. All eyes were on him, and he loved that feeling too. The crowd had been growing all evening, and they were all admiring him, undressing him with their eyes. Not that he was wearing much he could take off at this point. All he had left on him were his tight leather pants, hugging his ass and legs in a way that left very little to the imagination. Shavi ran a hand down his chest, then further down to rub suggestively against his groin, grinning at the whistling sound coming from one of the tables. Wait, was that...? His grin widened as he recognized Eva and her crew in the background. The ladies were having a party, it seemed. The grumpy Zabrak didn't appear to have a lot of fun, but from what he remembered that was kind of typical for her. He waved at the group of women, throwing a kiss in their direction, never stopping his hips as he turned around and slapped his butt a few times. Shavi liked to think he made at least one of them blush, though he was fairly sure it wasn't Eva. That one sure didn't blush easily.

When he took a little break and downed one of the drinks his adoring fans had paid for, the music switched to a slower, more sensual piece. Shavi was delighted to spot another familiar face in the crowd, but he was also a bit confused. What was Annila doing here? Another undercover mission, or a stakeout perhaps? He saw her flushed face and the way she looked at him and suddenly he could almost imagine she was here just to watch him dance. She'd known about his appearance on stage after all. And even someone who hated fun as much as Annila did couldn't resist his charms forever... Before he could think things through Shavi had already jumped off the stage to stand in front of her, tapping his foot to the music. He leaned close to whisper into her ear. “Hey there, gorgeous. I had no idea you'd be here tonight. You here for business or pleasure?”

He loved the way her breath hitched at that. “You're drawing attention,” she gasped, but that kind of confirmed she was undercover after all. Shavi was honestly a bit disappointed that she wasn't here to watch him, but this could still be fun, couldn't it?

To the cheers of the crowd his hips took up their sensual movements again, rolling back and forth to the rhythm of the music. Annila gaped at him in shock, her eyes wide and her shoulders tense. She was looking directly at his crotch to be more precise, as it was only inches from her face. Her mouth was open but no words were coming out. “Act natural,” he smirked and grabbed her hands, placing them on his stomach, then moved them down to his crotch area.

She didn't resist, but he could tell she wanted the ground to open and swallow her whole. He could also tell how much she wanted HIM in that moment. And while part of him felt kind of bad about embarrassing her, another (much louder) part of him wanted her to keep looking at him like that.

He spun around and bent over, giving her a good look at his ass. He barely felt the tentative touch of her hands through the leather, but he still felt triumphant. That even famously stoic Annila couldn't resist him was quite the ego boost. There was nothing more to it, of course. He pushed back into her touch, hearing several gasps and jealous comments from the other people watching, but he no longer cared about them. Suddenly all he could think of was how much he wanted to be alone with Annila. How much he wanted to dance for her in private. Have her run her fingers down his ass without anyone looking.

[flyboy-and-fight-me]

Eva and Theron!! I was commissioned by the lovely @sullustangin for her wonderful OC! I had so much fun drawing this and working with you!!

[lawrichai]

Eva X Theron Shawn - #SWTOR Clip Studio Paint - 2021 Commissioned work for @Sullustangin

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[swtorpadawan]

The Problem with D&D and/or I Never Lie About My Work

Thanks for the ask, @sullustangin !

The Problem With D&D - I've answered this one before! As the title implies - certain iterations of D&D - particularly the video game adaptations of my youth - had a problem. The “optimal path” of most adventures - that is, the approach that resulted in the most XP, gold, magic items looted, etc., was usually the “direct” approach, resulting in the most violence. Kill everyone and everything, snatch up the goodies, then deal with it afterwards. That’s… fine? But its not for everyone. I prefer more intelligent approaches in my games, and good DMs encourage that. So a DM puts two PCs through a solo-player dungeon. First with a Rogue - we’ll call him Ralph - and then with a Barbarian - we’ll call him Bruce. The quest is to acquire a magical gem being used in a ritual in a Dark Temple ™ by Evil Snake People ™. Ralph puts on a show, bypassing traps, sneaking past guards, and eventually not only absconding with the gem, but replacing it with a fake. The Snake-people don’t even discover the theft for days. Ralph gets X gold and Y experience points for his trouble. Then Bruce the Barbarian takes his turn. He sets off every trap in the dungeon, slaughters every monster and enemy in the place and leaves a path of destruction in his wake. He basically just soaks all the damage, shrugging it off before finally seizing the gem. Bruce gets about ten times as much gold and experience points as Ralph did. … maybe it sounded funnier in my head? 🥴

I Never Lie About My Work - When i saw this ask, I was just like "Oh, dear. Was that still on my WIP list???" This one is from the POV of a minor SWTOR NPC, Mola Haxtor. She's a minor sidequest-giver on Taris Pub-side, and then shows up in the Imperial story. Its my head-canon that after her appearance in the game, she's transferred to the custody of Kael Nosrol Krannus, my Sith Warrior. He doesn't have a lot of long-term plans for her. Kael, at this point in the story, is teaching his new Apprentice, Jaesa Willsaam. A very very dark-side Jaesa Willsaam. This is… some very disturbing stuff I came up with for Whumptober some years ago. Thank you for bringing to my attention so I could move it to the "Cancelled" file.

Thank you!

[swtorpadawan]

Whatever happened to....

The newly recruited adult Jedi padawan on Tython?

Kai Zykken?

Master Surro (both in terms of how you've handled her decision and if she lived, her fate thereafter)?

Ask Me About SWTOR NPCs Thanks for the ask, @sullustangin !

Sadly, the adorable Hallen, now a Jedi Knight, is once again guarding the Temple as of the events of the Assault on Tython. Her actions that day help save several others, but she ultimately meets her fate near the temple's entrance.

Kai Zykken and the Corellian Run Scoundrels are still around in the Halcyon Legacy post KOTET. They aren't part of the Alliance, but they have an impressive record of running into trouble that brings problems to light. For the record, Lana insists that Theron be the one to keep tabs on them. (Kira still reminds Lana and Theron about the Kowakiian Monkey Lizard incident.)

Master Surro survived Ziost and returned to Tython. She never returned to full "active" duty, but she did assist in the evacuation during Zakuul's invasion. She is one of several Jedi who went missing in the aftermath.

But… we might see her pop up again.

Thanks again for the asks!