IC Story Thread: Chapter 1, Gamorr - the Diplomats

As Cevron thinks of his lack of wounds, he notices that the others that get blood wiped upon them also do not have any wounds...

Oct 2, 2025 7:49 pm

Kolibri just shrugs "Could be. Although, without any recent blood of your own, I don't think you have a part to play. Other than admiree"

Oct 3, 2025 4:29 pm

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

"Well guess that should teach me to better read up on customs before our missions," Cevron says. He finally takes Barouk up on his order to relax, and finds the first place to sit. The day has taken its mental toll and he hadn't realized how tired he was until right now.

Rolls

Cool to recover Strain

1 Success, 1 Advantage

Total: 1 Success, 1 Advantage

Miica Nurrirehn

Oct 3, 2025 7:58 pm

Miica nods to the Gamorreans.

They value strength on this planet, I suspect surviving battle without injury is considered is either a show of strength, or maybe even weakness, where they give their blood to the uninjured robes to prove they were in fact in battle...curious

Rolls

Cool to heal strain

3 Success, 1 Advantage

Total: 3 Success, 1 Advantage

Oct 7, 2025 5:13 pm

OOC:

@crazybirdman since you missed the encounter please record 2 Conflict for Kolibri, which is the average of the amount these two accumulated during the encounter.

As you go to try to relax a bit, the Gamorreans follow you.

Once they realize you're not going to engage with them in re-enacting the fight or mimicking lightsaber moves, or whatever it is they wanted, they switch to another puzzling behavior that wasn't in your mission primer...

A Gamorrean guard comes up to each of you, addressing you with a series of grunts and squeals. As they do so, they lift up their arms, and this motion reveals... something... some sort of mollusk or annelid-type creature, crawling upon or perhaps attached to the flesh of their sides, beneath their arms!

They each have anywhere from 5 to 8 of the things under there..

Each of the guards then plucks one of the things from their skin, and they hold it out to you.

They thrust it at you, a couple of times, as if to say; "Here, you take it.", also keeping one arm aloft where they then tap the creature held in their finger tips to their flesh, as if to show you what to do with it.

Several other guards look on.

Oct 7, 2025 5:52 pm

Kolibri slowly reaches out to accept the 'gift' as he tries to think if he's ever encountered a creature like this before.

Rolls

📚 Xenology

6 Success, 2 Failure, 2 Threat

Total: 4 Success, 2 Threat

Oct 7, 2025 7:25 pm

OOC:

I will spend the Threats on a narrative effect.

As Kolibri takes it in his fingers he can smell a sickly sweet stink emanating from the tiny creature, and he thinks he recognizes it as something called a "morrt".

It's a species of slug-like parasites native to the planet Gamorr.

He recalls that warrior Gamorreans will purposefully place the parasites on their bodies because they release a... chemical or stimulant... which makes the host stronger, as long as the parasite is attached!

Indeed, they are status symbol amongst the warrior class. The more morrts that a Gamorrean can host, the more prestigious! (And presumably the stronger they are.)

Oct 7, 2025 8:14 pm

Kolibri hold the little creature up, with a gesture of 'thanks', as he explains to the others how the critters are supposed to work. He stalls hoping he can get away with not attaching the creature.

Oct 7, 2025 9:09 pm

OOC:

As it should factor into your decision making (again, not using it as a "Gotchya!"), taking on one or more of the parasites will give you 1 Conflict (Any of you ever read the Bane trilogy!? :P), but it will also have a mechanical bonus...

Also, maybe you hear in the back of your mind the Master's repeated assertion that you're here as diplomat's ;)

Oct 8, 2025 7:05 am

Another strange custom Cevron thinks until Kolibri explains it. When he knows what they are, he takes one and smiles and nods in what he hopes is a placating measure. He takes the small creature under his robe and pretends to attach it, while instead placing it securely in an inside pocket. Hopefully this will look like he has attached it and placate the Gamorreans.

Rolls

Deception

2 Success, 3 Failure, 1 Threat

Total: 1 Failure, 1 Threat

Oct 8, 2025 2:25 pm

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

OOC:

Heh, clever!

Will spend the Threat narratively.

Cevron places the strange little creature in his pocket but just a few moments later - unhappy with it's place - it crawls out!

And plops on the ground at his feet.

The Gamorrean standing before him picks it up and just kind of chuckles and grunts and squeals something while holding the parasite in one hand and mimicking pinching it with the other while holding it up to his skin to show the proper technique for applying them.

Then he holds it back out expectantly to the phylodon.

OOC:

If you try the Deception again, the Difficulty will be increased to Hard (PPP) as he's now paying more attention/wanting to "help" you get it right.

Miica Nurrirehn

Oct 8, 2025 4:55 pm

Miica stares at the Gamorreans and the slug creature. He understands the custom is but it just doesnt' seem right. He looks to his communicator, Master Borouk would call if she needs them right? he decides to stand in the corner a bit and watch the events with Cevron and the slugs.

Oct 8, 2025 5:17 pm

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

OOC:

@valdattaMadun there is a Gamorrean offering/expecting Miica to take a slug too.

Kolibri also.

Miica Nurrirehn

Oct 8, 2025 6:30 pm

Miica alarmed at the offering, attempts to shake his head politely at the Gamorrean. As the insist on it Miica puts his hand out in a gesture of wait. Slowly pulls out his lightsaber, unlit, and holds it in his open palm. He gestures in a way of saying "look" and then he takes steps back.

With plenty of space around him, he holds his lightsaber out in his hands open palmed. He makes his saber float in the air a bit using the force, before grabbing it and igniting it, slowly taking a classic Soresu stance, methodical and ritualistic. This is the classic positions taught beginners. The humming of the lightsaber peacefully filling the air.

OOC:

My attempt here would be sort of a refusal but my own offering of a demonstration of technique. Almost shifting the topic more away from the slugs and their traditions to ours. Miica will be doing his best to show peaceful and that this is representative of the Jedi culture to them but with a distinct "battle focus" which he knows they appreciate

Rolls

Lightsaber

3 Success, 2 Advantage, 1 Failure, 2 Threat

Total: 2 Success

Oct 8, 2025 7:29 pm

OOC:

No need to roll to refuse, you can just refuse. And no need to roll to perform a basic lightsaber form.

But if you want to redirect attention or refuse as politely as possible (without offense or whatever), seems like a Leadership or maybe Negotiation check could help "soften the blow".

Oct 8, 2025 7:58 pm

Kolibri will politely shake his head no. Pointing to the Rawwk perched on his shockprod, he implies that the little one is already a handful, and he doesn't need another 'pet'. He hopes he still appears thankful

OOC:

Hoping for a boost die for the Rawwk, if not, please ignore it.

Rolls

Negotiation

2 Success, 2 Failure, 2 Threat

Total: 2 Threat

Oct 9, 2025 6:47 am

Cevron smiles as he takes the creature a second time. "Give my apologies for failing," he tells the translator droid.

Then he looks around and with a sigh attaches the creature. Hopefully they won't run havoc with his obviously different biology.

Oct 9, 2025 5:47 pm

OOC:

The protocol droid went with the Master, but...

Attaboy, Cevron!! Taking one (or two or three?) for the team 🤣

emsquared sent a note to Furmyr

Cevron can feel the thing glom onto him, and while it's icky-feeling? It's not bad or anything.... at first. Then he feels something like sandpaper rubbing against his skin for a brief few moments before there's a pinch! And after that... he quickly feels a rather euphoric sensation that goes beyond just an end to the momentary uncomfortableness...

The Gamorrean meanwhile claps him on the back and squeal-grunts a cheer, and then promptly plucks off another of the parasites and offers it to him.

...

Meanwhile, the guard standing before Kolibri just kind of grumbles and makes a dismissive hand gesture at Kolibri, sullenly re-attaching the creature to his own body. It walks away in a huff.

OOC:

I'll spend the Threats to add a Setback to the next roll.

@valdattaMadun did you want to try a check to end the interaction amicably? Or just a refusal?

Oct 10, 2025 7:44 am

"How many of these will I have to attach," Cevron mutters under his breath, but smiles and nods once again at the Gamorrean offering it up. He attaches the other one under the other arm.

Oct 10, 2025 8:14 pm