Hmm. All right. A question certainly concerning to all of us.
[ he's been assuming he was kidnapped here in the usual way -- knocked out and dropped off by starship -- but such a thing would certainly be very apparent to the locals, so if there have been no reports of strange flying vehicles for the Merchant to hear then... what could that mean?--... Unless those who brought him here were just very determinedly stealthy? But the potential questions this raises are troubling. ]
From what I've personally catalogued thus far, we're once again dealing with an eclectic group partially possessed of combat skills and in particular, most seeming to exhibit metaphysical training, or at least natural ability with such. Back home we would say that your warlord is selecting for Force-sensitives, and sensibly enough if he and his plan on eating our essence. [ sounding amused for a moment ] A Dashade relative, perhaps. I've identified very few common threads of talent... several of us seem adept with moving ourselves or objects through space, if anything, but far from all...
He seems to favor those with formal training, even scholarship, over simple latent power -- perhaps minds and memories are indeed another strong objective -- but this has not been universal either. I must conduct some interviews to learn the true extent of this new group's capabilities.
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[ he's been assuming he was kidnapped here in the usual way -- knocked out and dropped off by starship -- but such a thing would certainly be very apparent to the locals, so if there have been no reports of strange flying vehicles for the Merchant to hear then... what could that mean?--... Unless those who brought him here were just very determinedly stealthy? But the potential questions this raises are troubling. ]
From what I've personally catalogued thus far, we're once again dealing with an eclectic group partially possessed of combat skills and in particular, most seeming to exhibit metaphysical training, or at least natural ability with such. Back home we would say that your warlord is selecting for Force-sensitives, and sensibly enough if he and his plan on eating our essence. [ sounding amused for a moment ] A Dashade relative, perhaps. I've identified very few common threads of talent... several of us seem adept with moving ourselves or objects through space, if anything, but far from all...
He seems to favor those with formal training, even scholarship, over simple latent power -- perhaps minds and memories are indeed another strong objective -- but this has not been universal either. I must conduct some interviews to learn the true extent of this new group's capabilities.