Competition: Sithmas Adventures [Multi-Objective Fiction]

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Sithmas Adventures [Multi-Objective Fiction]

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Objectives

Choose one (1) of the three (3) Objectives, and write a story featuring any of your characters with an active character sheet on file. You are free to include as many NPCs or additional characters you want, so long as your narrative centers or features one of your Main, Alternative, or Slotted NPC characters.


Objective I: Defend the Citadel!

Estle City and, by extension, the Citadel itself, have come under siege from a wide-scale droid assault. Skitternet and the DIA’s surveillance technology is currently down, and AAF forces are working skeleton crews in the wake of Arcona’s last “vacation” fiasco. It's up to the members of Clan Arcona to protect the Clan's seat of power and the city of civilians it presides over.

The droids belong to an organization known as the Empty Eyes, the tell-tale sign of being coordinated by a Techweaver of some kind. Expect to encounter: Imperial Sentry Droids, B2 Battle Droids, Perimeter Droid, and perhaps a few Droideka.


Objective II: A Daring Rescue!

Three prominent members of House Qel-Droma have been taken hostage:Marick Tyris Arconae, Zig Kaliska, and most importantly Fela the Cythraul. They have been detained by Rodrigue Tyris, the estranged father to half-brothers Marick and Wyndell Tyris. He is holding them hostage to leverage Marick and Atyiru’s newborn child, wanting the child for its power and leverage of the Shadow Clan’s holdings in the criminal underworld.

The Qel-Dromans are being held somewhere in the Ducts on Port Ol’val in an underground headquarters fortified with droids such as: Manga Guard, Battledroids, E-XD Infiltrator Droids, and Bounty droids.


Objective III: Out of Office

Your character is not present for the events unfolding on Port Ol’val or Selen. They are either away on Clan/personal business. Write a short story about how they are spending their Sithmas.


Grading

Grading will be done in accordance with the Fiction Rubric.

Placement

  • 1st place: 3 points
  • 2nd place: 2 points
  • 3rd place: 1 points
  • 1 point for participation in addition to placement

Resources

Competition Information
Parent Competition
A Nightmare Before Sithmas
Organized by
Lord Marick Tyris Arconae
Running time
2020-12-22 until 2021-01-18 (28 days)
Target Unit
Clan Arcona
Competition Type
Fiction
Awards
Third Level Crescents and Clusters of Ice as per VOICE guidelines
Participants
12 subscribers, of which 9 have participated.
Results
1st place
Sera Kaern
Member
Sera Kaern
File submission
Being Okay.pdf
Placement
1st place
Member
Qyreia Arronen
File submission
Sithmas Adventures (Obj. 1), QA14369.pdf
Placement
2nd place
3rd place
Dr. Rhylance
Member
Dr. Rhylance
File submission
Sithmas Aftershocks (1).pdf
Placement
3rd place
Member
Envoy Zuza Lottson
File submission
Defend the Citadel!.docx
Textual submission

Not my strongest but a sliver of what Zuza was up to during the fight!

Placement
4th place
Member
Master Ruka Tenbriss Ya-ir
File submission
Ohana Means Family (1).pdf
Textual submission

Objective 2

Placement
5th place
Member
Alaisy "Aphotis" Tir'eivra
File submission
(Alaisy) Competition_ Sithmas Adventures [Multi-Objective Fiction].pdf
Textual submission

short, awful, thing

Placement
6th place
7th place
Dr. Aru Law
Member
Dr. Aru Law
File submission
Out of Office.docx
Placement
7th place
Member
Tyga Orn Nilim
File submission
Sithmas Adventures [Objective #3].doc
Placement
8th place
Member
Proconsul Diyrian "Diy" Grivna
Textual submission

**The Citadel**

**Estle City**

**Selen**

*Flames and smoke curled into the night sky above Estle City, circling three suns resting above the towering mountain* …

Her heartbeat pounded behind her ears, drowning out her quiet footsteps echoing through the hall. A dark tan, vine-inked hand tightened around the bo-rifle strap slung on her shoulder, the knuckles slowly losing color as her chest constricted.

*Two fading eyes, one blue and one white, pleading for help instead of the steady, too mature reassurance* ...

She needed her. This tiny soul that has soothed her countless times, making promises before she could even affect the world about her. She needed her now.

Zujenia continued running through the Citadel, slowing down only to weave through the odd group here and there. She honed in on one light in particular, burning bright and familiar yet shrouded with pain, worry. As the half-Ryn rounded the last corner, she slid to a stop in time to see the Grand Hall's doors open and people exiting.

*Atyiru.* Zujenia stepped towards her master, friend, sister -- only to stop and notice the bundle in her arms, the small cries coming from it. And for the first time since she woke in a cold sweat this morning, she took a deep breath. Kirra, she was here, safe and sound. But...something wasn't right still.

"Atty," the shorter hybrid approached the other, "I came as quick as I could. I heard her warning, and..." Zujenia paused, peering down at the so petite and tan face, the mismatched eyes pinched tight with tired, fitful crying. The urge to console rose and her hand slowly rose to meet the new but known child, two souls meeting in the flesh.

"Zujibean," Atty's tired and strained voice replied, the usual warmth and thankfulness lingering beneath it as a shadow. She adjusted her hold on her precious bundle to safely envelope the half-Ryn with one arm, pulling her in and taking a breath of that ever present baked bread smell. "I'm supposed to tell you that she came as fast as she could, whatever that means."

At her words, Zujenia pulled her gaze away from the babe, amber eyes staring at Atty's blindfold for a moment. Those words were echos heard from dreams past. "It's…" How does she explain that Kira has long walked in her nightmares? And older as well when she had not even graced the outside world yet. "I'll explain later, promise."

Her hand redirected from offering her finger to the infant, to squeeze Atyiru's arm as she focused back to the weariness emitting from the Miraluka. She needed to help, needed intel,what was happening? Something dire. These two were safe. So...

"Marick?"

Atyiru was gone.

She had left with the others, determined to bring the one she shared a heart with back home safely.

And she had left Kirra with her. To protect.

Her amber eyes passed one last look into the throne room behind her. Leda sat on one of the steps of the serpentine dias, her knees drawn up and hugged to her chest as her brother, Noga passed before her. His hands clasped and unclasped with the yearning to have a weapon to hold, to fight with. Zujenia could tell he was worried for his fathers, for his sister. Her gaze moved to the red haired human semi-rocking and attempting to soothe the newborn hybrid, almost seemlessly covering up the her uncomfortability with the infant's antics.

Lucine locked eyes with Zujenia and the two sister apprentices exchanged nods. It had been agreed that Lucine would stay with the children, while the half-Ryn stood as the line of defense if the enemy slipped through the Citadel guards' hands.

With a last final deep breath, Zujenia closed the double doors. Pulling her bo-rifle from her shoulder and expanding it to its staff length, the purple electricity highlighting her ashen hair, Zujenia planted herself before those doors. The Force around her dampened under her hand.

*I will protect you, Kirra.*

*That is my promise.*

Placement
9th place