It’s been nearly six standard months since the "Great Jedi Purge" and your initial arrival to Polis Massa.
The near monthly arrival of the news courier droid revealed the following recent events:
On Caamas, a highly populated and marsh-covered Core World in the Cirius system, the citizens were loyal to Supreme Leader Palpatine and the Republic Senate, but refused to comply with Emperor Palpatine. The plane was subjected to a planetary bombardment. Rumors indicate that Bothan agents infiltrated the planet and lowered their powerful and heavily guarded planetary shields. The bombardment resulted in contamination and destruction of their world. While the planet was intact, all life was extinguished or fled the planet. Many citizens fled to Alderaan and provided first hand knowledge of the reports.
Without revealing his source, Master Divak Tan also revealed that he learned of other Jedi who survived the "Great Jedi Purge." He had suggested that the disparate groups should join together, but other Jedi Masters believe keeping the groups separate was the best chance to survive and continue the Jedi teachings. He spoke to the others, saying "Some of you might recall, Jedi Master Plett from the Service Corps. He was a renown botanist and a savant. I remember fondly of him carrying on conversations with birds and animals. I am glad to inform you that he is alive and is protecting a small group of Jedi at an undisclosed location."On Kashyyyk, the Empire invaded the Wookiee homeworld and began to capture Wookiees as slave labor.
"Reliable sources have stated that the Wookiees were allowing a band of rogue Jedi to use Kashyyyk as a base for rebel strikes against the Empire. The police action is believed to have begun with a demand that the Jedi be surrendered. Instead, the Wookiees resisted, and the result was a battle that left tens of thousands dead, including the Jedi insurgents, and perhaps hundreds of thousands imprisoned. On Coruscant, Kashyyyk Senator Yarua and the members of his delegation were placed under house arrest."
―HoloNet news
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Yesterday, Jedi Knight Janos, Jedi Shoshannah, and youngling Heldala returned from Iego. Spending her time in the laboratory, Shoshannah began work to decode the unique properties of the Reeska root in hopes of developing a cure for the deadly Blue Shadow Virus. Around the same time, Jedi Knight Granite and Jedi Padawan Urizen finishes scanning and mapping out one of the worm tunnels near the facility.
Today, all of the Jedi including the younglings have been brought together into the mediation room at the request of Jedi Master Divak Tan. The Jedi Master stands and speaks, "I am glad to see everyone here. The last few months have been difficult for many. We have lost friends and allies. We do not know who to trust. While some were gone, Jedi Knight Granite, Padawan Urizen, and youngling Tomas made a startling discovery."
As Urizen sat on the floor, Jedi Master Tan extended his arm. "Padawan Urizen will brief everyone on the details."
Standing up from his seated position, the padawan appears slightly nervous to be in the spotlight and stand in front of the elder Jedi. Meanwhile Tomas waves to him and helps boasters his confidence.
"While we were placing sensor beacons around the facility's perimeter, we discovered three things: a) a lifeform that survived the destruction of the planet and continues to live underground; b) rocks on the surface that are sensitive to the Force; c) violent and potentially deadly Force Storms appear on the planet surface when the Force was called upon on the surface."
Waving his hand to a nearby table, which everyone now notices contains a handful of rocks. The padawan walks over to the rocks and lifts one from the table. It immediate begins to glow and illuminate a light blue aura. A few seconds later, the rock disintegrates and turns to dust. "The local geologists named the rocks Kallida," the padawan remembers.
After Urizen gives his presentation, Jedi Master Divak Tan walks over and places his hand on the padawan's shoulder. "Are there any questions for the padawan?"
After waiting for questions, the Jedi Master continues, "At Padawan Urizen's request, the facility's benefactor canceled all future shipments allowing us to investigate the buyers. If these rocks are used by the Empire, they could identify the last remaining Jedi and younglings with the potential to become trained in the ways of the Force. The last shipment is scheduled to depart tomorrow. With aid from our benefactor, they have arranged a switch of these Kallida rocks for regular limestone rocks taken from Aldeeran. I cannot command you, but I believe it would be in our, and the Jedi, interest to investigate and possibly destroy any of these rocks before their Force sensitive natures can be exploited."