STAR WARS: RETROSPECTION- Holocron

"What is that?" Rianna asks.

"It wards off the tek-teks," Useld says unhelpfully. You recognize the bottle he is getting it from as being from the old crazy woman vendor.

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"The Captain only recruits the best," the hunter says, Xavier. "We wouldn't be here if we weren't capable hunters."

"And...what are tek-teks?"

"That I have no doubt," Xavier responds, "What is your name friend."

"Erm," Useld says. "Small carnivorous flying bugs?"

He gives his name as Robert.

"Oh. That's great..."

Dak quietly relates to Rand that he feels... secure with these men. They're professionals, and as long as we play fair and hold our own we shouldn't have a problem. Once we stop playing fair, well... we'll have to see about that.

"Not really," Useld says, grimacing. "Tek-teks are vicious, and they explode."

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Rand seems satisfied with that analysis.

"Let us hope that they do not consider us to be the most dangerous game they can hunt," Rand says. "I am sure they are wiser than that. Plus, they are not Osokans. They will not want your skin quite as badly."

Dak smirks outwardly at the comment. "Indeed. Lucky us."

"Be prepared to retaliate against them," Rand continues. "I sense it may not be necessary... but we shall see."

Xavier will stop talking now and begin looking and focusing on the area again.

Xavier can notice that much of the foliage is very thorny and unpleasant. Nothing outright dangerous at least. It bothers you that everything is so muted and gray naturally.

"Why is everything so gray here?" Xavier asks out loud.

Useld is able to answer.

"I believe there was a cataclysmic event here that poisoned the wildlife," Useld says. "Likely during the last of the Sith Wars. The plantlife simply adapted and adopted. Some of these plants are very poisonous."

Now that he mentions it, you all do feel a little tense out here...

... but it grows when Rand taps Dak on the shoulder and says "Beware" absent-mindedly. Rianna senses it next... something coming your way!

Where is this something coming from?

Dak will look around quickly. Observation to spot something out of place or headed towards us.

Pass on the roll, Dak. You hear a high-pitched buzzing.

"That will be the tek-teks," Useld says calmly, while the Captain gives a louder shout of "TEK-TEKS!" to warn his hunters.

The tek-teks come zipping across the path from high above, most darting back into the foliage and tree cover. One lands heavily on a tree just above you and it chitters aggressively before scuttling out of site again. They look like big spiny dragonflies.

"They'll come around for another pass," Useld says.

Rianna's going to watch for them as they come around again.

Dak will pull out his rifle, ready to blast them as they return.

This will be a fight! I will need your schticks.