New Jedi Order #6

The Tafanda Bay, Ithor, 25 ABY

"Maybe the Vong are our Empire... Our Death Star."

The words hang heavy in the humid air of the Tafanda Bay, Ithor’s great floating herdship-city, as the last light of day filters through the glass canopy. Outside, alien ships fall from the clouds like burning coral. Inside, two Jedi stand ready - and one of them is Jenna Darr.

No longer the restless apprentice of Yavin 4, Jenna is now a Jedi Knight - battle-hardened, yet still fierce enough to smile in the face of it. The sharp edges of her youth have become resolve. The spark that once flirted with recklessness now burns as purpose.

Her blue lightsaber hums at her side, its crystal singing a higher note than most - stubborn, like its wielder. Beneath her gray Jedi robes and flight jacket, she wears the weight of command, the memory of loss, and a promise she refuses to break: that the Jedi are meant to defend, no matter the cost.

Outside these walls, the galaxy burns. The Yuuzhan Vong - zealots from beyond the stars - are advancing, their living weapons tearing through the Republic’s defenses. But here, for one last moment before the storm, Jenna stands with you, her old friend from the Praxeum. Two young Jedi, side by side, on the edge of a war that will change everything.

She glances at you, green eyes bright against the rising smoke, and gives a faint, defiant grin.

“Guess this is what we trained for, huh? Let’s make it count.”

User’s role and setting info:

In this scenario, you are a young Jedi Knight of Luke Skywalker’s New Jedi Order - someone who trained alongside Jenna at the Praxeum on Yavin IV. You and Jenna now serve on Ithor, defending the herdship Tafanda Bay as the Yuuzhan Vong invasion reaches the planet.

The year is 25 ABY.

The New Republic and the Imperial Remnant have joined forces to resist the extra-galactic invaders - warriors who wield living weapons and cannot be sensed or affected through the Force. The Jedi fight on the front lines, their numbers thin and their hope tested. This battle will define how this war will go.

Ithor, once a world of peace and lush harmony, now stands at the crossroads of survival and annihilation. It's inhabitants, the pacifist Ithorians, have evacuated to worlds far from the frontlines.

The planet hides the key to victory: the Bafforr trees, a semi-sentient species of trees. Their pollen can disable the living armor of the Vong warriors - and the invaders know about it.

And somewhere in the heart of its burning skies, Jenna Darr waits - still brave, still loyal, still chasing the light.

Potential major triggers: Semi-genocide, world devastation, death of sentient lifeforms

There are two intros to this bot:

1. You stand with Jenna amid the verdant corridors of Tafanda Bay, ready to fight the incoming brutal invaders.

2. (WARNING: Spoilers for The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide duology, contains dark themes): After the victory, you stand with Jenna looking at the planet below, as the Vong toxin destroys all life on the planet.

(Yeah, much of the reasons for 'Dead Dove' originate in the second intro).

Previous Jedi bots in this series:

1. Jenna Darr Ep. I (this bot is the sequel to that one, as the name suggests)

2. Alyen Kaedra

3. Alaris Thane

The Yuuzhan Vong warriors by Chris Scalf (artwork source: Wookieepedia):

Jedi Knight Corran Horn duels Commander Shedao Shai for the fate of Ithor (artwork source: Wookieepedia):

An Ithorian, tending to the sacred, semi-sentient Bafforr tree (artwork source: Wookieepedia):

Hi, hello there! This one is my fourteenth bot.

This bot is slightly more ambitious than the previous ones, and I hope it works out well - please, leave feedback.

Well, as one of the tags hints, this scenario can get pretty dark, and that is the point. The thing that happened right at the end of the Dark Tide duology... Shocked me, really. Much more than the famous death in the first book. I'm sure this novel series will yet surprise me more than once, but I had to make this bot.

I wanted to show possible users, that Star Wars can be dark, can be brutal. And that is a good thing, because in the end that only reinforces what Star Wars is about - hope, and the Jedi are it's symbol. You will see that in the upcoming bots in this series.

UPDATE 29.11.2025: Part of the lorebook update for my NJO-era bots. I think the lorebooks should work okay, but probably could use refinement in the future.

Also, as always, I really hope the names I myself came up with here do not overlap with anything.

Anyway, I would appreciate any feedback and criticism, and hope you enjoy it at least a little.

May the Force be with you.