Chapter 1: Master Ciam Nase
Master Ciam Nase made adjustments to his lightsaber in his quarters on-board the Leviathan. He ignited the gold blade to examine the new adjustments to see if they were to his liking.
Ciam Nase had modeled his lightsaber out of a thick yet small branch, big enough to wield with two hands. His blade was easily concealable, but just as lethal as any other lightsaber.
He waved it around in his room and started practicing his Form XII technique, Marku. The Marku technique was a style that Master Nase himself had created. It was a combination of Form VII, Juyo, Form V, Shien, Form IV, Ataru, and the Trakata form. The combination of the four was deadly, efficient and covered every aspect of lightsaber combat, making the user a very dangerous foe. It did bring the user dangerously close to the dark side however Master Nase was a revered Jedi Guardian as well as a jedi weapon master, and was highly efficient and skilled in the art of lightsaber combat, and thus the technique suits him perfectly.
Ciam wore red combat robes with added armored padding under the robes aswell as armor on his knees and elbows. His utility belt was attached to his armor piece. His belt contained emergency rations, a comm link, a grappling hook, as well as various holocrons and artifacts that were left over from the jedi of old.
Ciam was a young man at the time of the Mandalorian wars, being only twenty six. He had short dark brown hair and dark green eyes. The Mandalorian Wars sucked in the youngest of the Jedi Order, especially those who felt they needed to save the millions on the Outer Rim worlds and Master Ciam Nase was one of them.
After finishing his form practice the inter-comm rang in his room. "Nase, Revan requests your presence on the bridge" said the voice on the other end. "Yes Malak, I'll be there momentarily" answered Ciam. He shut off the comm and put on his combat robes. He gathered the various holocrons and the different supplies he might need. He grabbed his lightsaber and hooked it to his belt. He exited his room and walked down the corridors of the Leviathan. At the time of the Mandalorian Wars, the Republic had a massive fleet, of which the flagships were the Leviathan class and the Ravager class. The leviathan was an Interdictor class ship, a new model introduced in the Republic that was mass produced. The Leviathan is a rather powerful ship with a very curvy stream lined design. The ship is armed with onehundred forty turbo-laser turrets, fifty five medium laser turrets, fifty ion turrets aswell as a rather new weapon, ten tractor beam projectors, a weapon that will prevent a ship from entering into hyperspace.
As he walked through the corridors to the bridge, he began to call on the force to foresee bits and pieces of the future, wanting to quench his curiosity for knowledge. The republic armada had yet to engage the mandalorian fleet in combat, so no one knew what to expect, seeing as it was the beginning of the war. He began to see cloudy images of potential future events. He saw explosions occurring all over the place, as well as hundreds of soldiers dying on a battlefield. The visions were so strong and so violent that Ciam had to lean against a wall to regain his bearings. "I need to avoid these moments in the future" Ciam told himself.
He entered the bridge of the Leviathan, only to be greeted by Malak. "What took you so long?" said Malak jokingly. "I had a minor run in with the force" chuckled Master Nase. "Good, we're all here. Everyone follow me to the windows, I have a surprise for you" said Revan. On the deck, I found Master Corda and his padawan Jarca Dore, Master Tao Soan, a jedi knight by the name of Hulak Quras, Master Vrolen and his padawan learner Midan Andas, as well as Revan and Malak. I also spotted Colonel Bralto, Admiral Saul Karath, Captain Pital, Colonel Tolso, Admiral Nadano and Captain Dupal.
We gathered around the windows that were sealed with the blast shields. The shields were raised, and in front of us, was the massive Republic Armada. Among the numerous ships, there were several that stuck out in particular, two Leviathan class ships as well as three Ravager class ships. Though the two types were becoming more common in the Republic fleet, you could tell they were different because of their designs. The ships were paianted gray and silver, contrary to th red orange and yellow of the other ships.. "You like them?" asked Revan. "They look fantastic, but why are you showing us this?" asked Master Corda. "A good question Master Corda. I am assigning each of you to one of the five ships. Corda, you, your padawan and Colonel Bralto have been assigned to the first Ravager class, The Hyudo. Master Soan and Captain Pital, you've been assigned to the second Ravager class ship, the Goliath. Hulak, you and Lt. Colonel Dupal are assigned to the third Ravager class, the aptly named, Ravager. Master Vrolen, you, your padawan and Colonel Tolso are assigned to the Leviathan class, The Judgement. Finally, Master Nase, you, your padawan and Admiral Nadano are assigned to the Leviathan class, The Liberator. Your shuttles are waiting for you in the hangar bay. Consider this a field promotion. Gather your things and report to your ships. Good day gentlemen" said Revan.
Ciam exited the deck, and made it to his padawan's quarters and opened the door. He found him meditating, in a deep trance. His padawan, Jura Eiden, was aTogruta female that he himself had found when he was a padawan. She was considered to old to become a padawan, but he put up a strong argument, and he got her into the order. She was headstrong, and had great drive and Ciam Nase was very fond of his padawan, and very proud that she was turning out to be a fine jedi however he was finding himself emotionally attached to her, and knew that in the event that something happened to her, he might be angered and emotionnaly devastated to the point where he might fall to the dark side. Master Nase had been teaching her his Form XII technique. The young woman awoke, only to be startled by her master. "You scared me master" said Jura Eiden. "I'm sorry my padawan. I've come to let you know that we've been assigned to the Liberator. Pack your things, we leave in thirty minutes" said Master Nase. "Wait, so this means that we are generals now?" asked his padawan cheerfully. "I am a general now yes, but you are still my padawan" chuckled Master Nase "Remember your teachings. Just because we received some promotion does not mean you are different then you were a few minutes ago. Just remember that."
After they both gathered their things, they met each other in front of their shuttle. They boarded their transport, and left for the Liberator. When they landed in the Liberator's deck, they exited the shuttle, and were greeted by soldiers who were saluting them. One soldier, an iridonian, stepped forward and said: "Lt. Bao-Dur at your command General!"
"At ease, there is no need to for salutes" said Ciam. "Jora, go ahead and get settled into your quarters, and I will do the same. Admiral Nadano, report to the bridge and give the men a workout".
Master Nase eventually found his quarters on-board the massive Leviathan. He opened the blast doors, only to find that his room was like a mobile jedi temple. He identified a seating area, a meditation area, a fighting area where life like enemies could be created for practice of lightsaber and force techniques. He identified a fountain, aswell as a large sleeping area. He told himself something was wrong and that these weren't his quarters, but it was no mistake. "I could get used to this".
