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jawajames Title: Vice President/Chapt er Rep San Diego, CA Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 9/15/05 2:45pm Subject: RE: Official "What's the story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion
	Batch 1: 1. John Knoll's cameo as an opera patron in ROTS. unnamed. 2. Mos Espa space man in TPM. unnamed. 3. Magaloof, Mr. "What the?" - Coruscant chase in AOTC. named. 4. Janu Godalhi (Pablo Hidalgo), opera patron, ROTS. named. 5. Swilla Corey, cantina scene, ANH. named. 6. UT-AT, ROTS. (unnamed i think) Batch 2: 7- "She's Gonna Blow!" X-Wing pilot - ROTJ (unnamed) 8- Rob Coleman opera patron, ROTS (unnamed) 9- Kalyn Farnmir, Outlander patron, AOTC (named) 10- Rodian mechanic, Mos Espa, TPM (unnamed) 11- mini-Marauder, E:BFE (EU) unnamed 12- Bail Organa's speeder, ROTS. designated. 13 - dark-furred Ewok. ROTJ. (unnamed) oddly enough the links on the site point to it being #14 - did i forget one? -----signature----- Prophet of the Church of Waru. "Jawajames, can I have your girlfriend? Please?" - TalonCard and my eye just fell off...
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The2ndQuest Title: Manager: -Literature -LACWAC -Games Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 9/15/05 2:50pm Subject: RE: Official "What's the story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion
	No, that's been an annoyance of mine- back when they did the Mos Espa Spaceman (I think), they numbered one of the images sequentially, so all the ones since have been 1 number hire than they are supposed to be, so I've had to change them each time for my archive Here's my submission: Narglatch XJ-2 "Kertuce" Airspeeder Part of the exclusive Narglatch line of airspeeders (after the feline Naboo predator used as the branding logo for Senator Greyshade's workshop), this model was named after the late Alderaanian designer who helped create the line and was also the last one he worked on before his death. Following Greyshade's original XJ-1 Vortech, the XJ-2 featured an upgraded steering yoke which allowed for quicker turning capabilities- even at it's maximum airspeed of 692 kph/430 mph. Leather seats and a then-state-of-the-art sound system complemented the exterior design which provided safety & style. Further customization resulted in the later XJ-3 "Doleknight" and XJ-4 "Skyknight" models, which were sold to prominent families on Teghirios in exchange for political support of Greyshade's proposals for Republic taxation of gambling activities. A few years later, Greyshade had moved on to using the XJ-5 "Jhera" (named after his assassinated cousin) while at home on Vorzyd 5 and the XJ-6 "Vindi" (known for it's rather gonzo color) while on Coruscant. During this time he presented the XJ-2 as a gift to fellow Senator Bail Organa during a ceremony honoring Kertuce Eyera. Bail took to using the vehicle as his personal speeder, customizing it's color and installing a transmitter that allowed him to order the Tantive IV to prep for launch at the touch of a button. Additional senatorial beacon hardware was added to allow him, when needed, to veer off from designated airlanes into restricted government airspace, without drawing attention of police units. The craft's turning and speed capabilities came in handy when Organa was forced to retreat under fire from the burning Jedi Temple after witnessing clone troopers of the 501st legion kill young Zett Jukassa and, later, the transmission gear assisted in Yoda's escape from the Imperial Senate building. Nineteen years later, the classic ride was tragically lost during the destruction of Alderaan. Notes: -"Kertuce" is a rearrangement of Tucker, with an extra 'e' (Kertuc seemed too obvious & Kertu didn't sound right). -Vortech isn't established but I figured Vorzyd + tech sounded appropriate for the first model. -The steering yokeand seat info came from the ROTS VD. -I made the XJ-2 20 mph slower at max speed than XJ-6, it seemed like a reasonable speed increase over only 3 or 4 model generations. -Sound systemr efeences the XJ-6 info, figured Simon would alwyas have a good one as of the time he built a model. -The "safety" refers to the Tucker car. -The taxation of gambling comes from HNN I believe. -Greyshade's cousin (at least the cousin's full name) is from the Honor and Duty comic, IIRC. -The gonzo color is from a deleted AOTC line by Anakin. I had hoped to tie in Mon Mothma to Bail's efforts at the temple and perhaps give an element of strategy to Zett's attmpted escape by having Zett use a distress signal to lure Bail to the platform but the ROTS novelization doesn't seem to allow for either possibility. An alternate end I had considered: Bail's wife making him sell the speeder now that they have Leia and would need something with more than two seats -----signature----- "When your future self tells you to do something, YOU DO IT." K'Kruhk, 140 ABY:"Why haven't I come forth earlier to share my Jedi knowledge with Skywalker? Well, it's kinda a long story, see, I had this freaking sweet hat..."
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jawajames Title: Vice President/Chapt er Rep San Diego, CA Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 9/15/05 2:58pm Subject: RE: Official "What's the story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion
	nice connections all around, 2Q. here's my hastily written backstory for Bail's XJ-2: The Narglatch XJ series was popular with Coruscant’s upper class. With their sleek sporty designs and open tops, they were among the favorite speeders to be seen in for fancy events. Bail Organa bought his Narglatch XJ-2 when he first was elected to the Senate. While its flashy style wouldn’t match the serenity of Alderaan’s towns, it fit perfectly into the hubbub of the upper levels of Coruscant. Bail used it frequently as a junior senator, and even spent time in the hangar, changing the coolant himself as a break from his political duties. As Bail’s work responsibilities increased, he rarely had time for recreational drives, but still used it for holding private talks with his aides. After the attempt on Senator Amidala’s life, many senators chose to ride in armored enclosed airspeeders for personal protection. Senator Organa eventually followed suit after the assassination of his friend, ex-chancellor Valorum. Choosing a more secure hovercar to use for official senate work, Bail moved his beloved red speeder to his private residence. This worked out in Bail’s favor as he discovered that someone had installed tracking devices on the every airspeeder in the Senate’s hangars. When Bail heard about trouble at the Jedi Temple, he went to investigate first hand. Fearing the worst, he went home and brought out his XJ-2 to avoid surveillance. He found having an open cockpit invaluable for a hasty departure after witnessing the murder of the Jedi Zett Jukassa. Later this open cockpit proved its use again when retrieving Yoda from his showdown with Palpatine in the senate. Unfortunately, Bail Organa had to abandon his favorite speeder during his escape because there was no room for it on the Tantive IV, which still carried Grievous’ fighter that Obi-wan had commandeered from his Utupau escape. The whereabouts of Bail’s XJ-2 are still unknown although some suspect that it is hidden in plain sight as part of the décor on the roof of a retro-diner in Coco Town. no real references, except to the Clone Wars comic dealing with Valorum's death and to the retro look of this vehicle matching Dex's Diner. -----signature----- Prophet of the Church of Waru. "Jawajames, can I have your girlfriend? Please?" - TalonCard and my eye just fell off...
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The2ndQuest Title: Manager: -Literature -LACWAC -Games Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 9/15/05 3:26pm Subject: RE: Official "What's the story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion
	>> When Bail heard about trouble at the Jedi Temple, he went to investigate first hand. Fearing the worst, he went home and brought out his XJ-2 to avoid surveillance. -----signature----- "When your future self tells you to do something, YOU DO IT." K'Kruhk, 140 ABY:"Why haven't I come forth earlier to share my Jedi knowledge with Skywalker? Well, it's kinda a long story, see, I had this freaking sweet hat..."
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jawajames Title: Vice President/Chapt er Rep San Diego, CA Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 9/16/05 9:56am Subject: RE: Official "What's the story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion
	ah.. i didn't get that far into the ROTS novel before i set it aside. easy retcon: he saw the destruction while in his regular senatorial ride, and quickly went home to get his red speeder to investigate... what a lookie-loo... -----signature----- Prophet of the Church of Waru. "Jawajames, can I have your girlfriend? Please?" - TalonCard and my eye just fell off...
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Clone-Commando_1198A Registered: Nov '04	Date Posted: 9/25/05 6:01pm Subject: RE: Official "What's the story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion
	Melee is the new one, and we're probably gonna get to write about the other kids later. Someone mention that she fights in arenas and always wins because she goes insane with anger. (Get it, melee.) -----signature----- blogs.starwars.com/bosskunleashed Watch Reno 911 and The Office Yes this is a rare limited edition Black lightsaber, you may get one if you join the church of Waru Waru's official lightsaber giver and I forgot what my other job was.
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The2ndQuest Title: Manager: -Literature -LACWAC -Games Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 9/25/05 7:13pm Subject: RE: Official "What's the story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion
	I didn't get a submission in for the dark furred Ewok- was moving out of my apartment last week so i didn't have the time or access to my reference books. -----signature----- "When your future self tells you to do something, YOU DO IT." K'Kruhk, 140 ABY:"Why haven't I come forth earlier to share my Jedi knowledge with Skywalker? Well, it's kinda a long story, see, I had this freaking sweet hat..."
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jawajames Title: Vice President/Chapt er Rep San Diego, CA Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 9/25/05 9:44pm Subject: RE: Official "What's the story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion
	The2ndQuest posted: I didn't get a submission in for the dark furred Ewok- was moving out of my apartment last week so i didn't have the time or access to my reference books. heh.. my usual time for writing stories got lost due to being in LA for the Serenity premiere. i was contemplating naming hte ewok "Chocklott" for his fur color. i wonder if it's actually too late to enter.. just whip up an entry and slip it into the pile. hopefully early enough in the week that they chalk it up as a late ewok entry and not a really confusing Melee story. -----signature----- Prophet of the Church of Waru. "Jawajames, can I have your girlfriend? Please?" - TalonCard and my eye just fell off...
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Tam_Elgrin Registered: May '04	Date Posted: 9/25/05 11:59pm Subject: RE: Official "What's the story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion
	Ewoks are boring. Melee's far more interesting. -----signature----- hey, who turned out the lights?
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jawajames Title: Vice President/Chapt er Rep San Diego, CA Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 9/30/05 12:57am Subject: RE: Official "What's the story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion
	just bumping this up to remind you to get those submissions in... -----signature----- Prophet of the Church of Waru. "Jawajames, can I have your girlfriend? Please?" - TalonCard and my eye just fell off...
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Tam_Elgrin Registered: May '04	Date Posted: 9/30/05 7:41am Subject: RE: Official "What's the story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion
	Done mine already. Went pretty well, this week, i think. -----signature----- hey, who turned out the lights?
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jawajames Title: Vice President/Chapt er Rep San Diego, CA Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 9/30/05 9:07am Subject: RE: Official "What's the story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion
	i tried something different this week and went to describe more 'life after' the scene rather than my usual 'building up to the scene' storytelling. and then of course, the obligatory cutting down of 300 characters. -----signature----- Prophet of the Church of Waru. "Jawajames, can I have your girlfriend? Please?" - TalonCard and my eye just fell off...
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The2ndQuest Title: Manager: -Literature -LACWAC -Games Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 9/30/05 10:11am Subject: RE: Official "What's the story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion
	I'm gonna try to whip something up later, between Serenity and likely becoming sick, I may have to skip this week as well ::( -----signature----- "When your future self tells you to do something, YOU DO IT." K'Kruhk, 140 ABY:"Why haven't I come forth earlier to share my Jedi knowledge with Skywalker? Well, it's kinda a long story, see, I had this freaking sweet hat..."
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jawajames Title: Vice President/Chapt er Rep San Diego, CA Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 9/30/05 4:07pm Subject: RE: Official "What's the story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion - Date Edited: 9/30/05 4:08pm (1 edits total) Edited By: jawajames
	here's what i came up with for Melee Though just a slave girl, little Melee dreamed big. The youngest among her band of friends, Melee was known for her storytelling where she would create marvelous adventures featuring her and her friends. In her tales, Wald or Anakin might be a Jedi hero, Amee might be an angel from Iego, or she or Seek might be royalty. After Anakin failed in his first podrace, she and Kitster organized a parade of children through the Slave Quarters to cheer Anakin up. When Qui-Gon Jinn helped sponsor Anakin in the Boonta Eve, Melee was secretly hopeful for Anakin, but didn’t want to boost his spirits too high lest he fail again. After all, Anakin was just a slave boy. After Anakin’s victory, Melee realized that dreams, even the dreams of the little slave children, could come true. After all, Anakin was leaving to be a Jedi. Seek felt that since Anakin had escaped a slave’s life, no one else among them could be that lucky. Melee hoped that Anakin would return to free them, and often visited Anakin’s mother, Shmi. Shmi taught Melee to read and write, so that Melee could record her stories. As a teen, Melee was sold to Unut Poll, a Mos Eisley speeder dealer. Her literacy and interpersonal skills got her promoted from scraping rust to assisting in sales. Melee was often paired on sales jobs with Wioslea, a Vuvrian linguist. In her spare time, she tutored the street children of Mos Eisley, encouraging them to pursue their own big dreams. After years of dedicated service, Unut freed Melee. Now working for pay, she saved her wages to buy Seek’s freedom, just to prove him wrong. Returning to Mos Espa, she learned from Kitster’s wife, Ulda, that Seek had been killed several years earlier, after escaping his owner. Saddened, she returned to Mos Eisley, and wrote about Seek’s life. Anti-slavery reformers read her work and hired her to record the experiences of Tatooine slavery. Quitting the speeder shop, she became a strong advocate for the abolition of slavery and opened a free school. reposted from http://www.livejournal.com/users/jawajames/21662.html -----signature----- Prophet of the Church of Waru. "Jawajames, can I have your girlfriend? Please?" - TalonCard and my eye just fell off...
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Senator_Cilghal Registered: Jul '03	Date Posted: 9/30/05 6:17pm Subject: RE: Official "What's the story?" Hyperspace Databank Feature Discussion
	whoa! Bail's seeder in Ep3 is the same as Greyshade's in AOTC? I nver noticed that. -----signature----- Include Me in the C & C Mon Cal Jedi Master Compassionate Healer/Amphibious Banshee Author of an "Abeltastic" article that won a MOO award Life-term Fleet Junkie with a Silver FindersFee Waru-class Award
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