Alpha Saber

"Master, It’s finished" - Torfane Nijora

The Alpha saber was constructed from the blueprint of an ancient lightsaber, belonging to the Jedi order of Arrack. The Alpha saber was built by two Jedi; Padawun Torfane Nijora & Master Kentell Leknar whilst in preparation for an imperial led attack. The saber’s alloy, focusing crystals and power supply were all minerals found on the planet Krynores. The saber had a complementary dueling style: “Zenite” which involved an outwardly slower yet immensely efficient form of movement and parrying of the hilt. The blade which was powered by the mineral Krynidium and focused with two Krynore crystals increased the width of the blade and was extremely powerful; upon ignition it almost appeared unstable. After its construction the Alpha saber was used by Nijora against an attack from Darth Vader and a select few of the 501st legion. Although the two Jedi were eventually overpowered by the dark lord, they succeeded in eliminating Vader’s troops and Nijora wielding the Alpha saber severed Vader’s entire left arm. Despite this, Nijora was later struck down and killed by Vader. Kentell however managed to escape, taking the Alpha saber with her.Corron Zenith (Talk) 04:03, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Characteristics
Fundamentally the Alpha saber was an Arrack designed lightsaber, the only distinguishable characteristics were a few alterations, both internal and externally. These were: the removable Krynidium power cell, interface socket and a Jeweliam emitter shroud that was taken from one of Nijora’s yeekel sabers. Although a small amount of internal components were taken from one of Nijora’s sabers, almost all of its core electronic design was completely replicated from the original. The output and appearance of the energy beam was very unique to the Alpha saber (and order of Arrack saber), as it produced a very powerful and broad beam of light that formed a distinctive bronze glow. Upon ignition and throughout the duration of the saber’s use, the beam would appear highly unstable and would crack with waves of plasmatic spark. The sheer amount of energy that was circulating through the blade meant that thrusts even at half strength would often knock the opposing force user and there saber off balance.Corron Zenith (Talk) 04:47, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

History
The Alpha Saber was among one of the rarest lightsabers in the galaxy, forged during the events of order sixty six and the great Jedi purge. Creation of the saber was a joint venture involving two Jedi: Torfane Nijora a padawun and Kentell Leknar a Jedi master and member of the Jedi counsel. Nijora was being held captive on a near bye star destroyer, having been taken prisoner by the third fleet battalion. He had been on a mission during which he witnessed the outcome of order sixty six first hand, his master gunned down by the very clones that had served them so faithfully. Though his master had been murdered, Nijora would not meet the same fate. Nijora was taken alive by his one time comrades, conflicting with the very nature of order sixty six and the purpose behind his capture would forever remain a mystery. While imprisoned aboard the star destroyer Nijora was heavily sedated and confined to a crio-capsule, unable to move and commune with the force affectively. When science officers along with a medical droid were administrating a stimulant to trigger Nijora’s brain functionality, an overdose of the drug was given, causing Nijora to fit uncontrollably. Nijora burst through the capsules confines, throwing the observers across the room, rendering them lifeless. After the effects of sedation had worn off, the Jedi collected his possessions and stealthily went in search for any means of escape. However patrols were soon alerted to his presence and were in pursuit. Nijora, determined to leave the ship, cornered himself into a near bye escape pod, but due to an altercation with the troopers Nijora damaged its navigation systems. The Jedi was faced with a choice, he was gradually becoming more weak and would soon be overpowered, he either would perish were he stood or take his chance in the void of space. Nijora sealed the hatch shut and upon ejection was left hurtling towards the surface of Dantooine. At that time, also on Dantooine was Master Leknar, having been effectively masquerading as a refugee for months. Master Leknar had previously survived an imperil attack on a group of Jedi who had been staging an uprising since the conclusion of the clone wars. The desperate Jedi were within the final stages of there planed assault, when they were discovered and destroyed. Kentell barely escaped the onslaught with her life and spent the following year evading imperial entanglement by continually stowing away on cargo ships. She eventually found her way to Dantooine and while there went unnoticed, until she became alerted to Nijora’s presence. Witnessing a skirmish with a patrol of shadow trooper’s who had been dispatched to hunt Nijora down, Leknar came to the young Jedi’s aid and the two were victorious over the troopers. Sensing that more imperial forces would arrive the two fled the planet, in search of a temporary safe haven.Corron Zenith (Talk) 04:49, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Journey to Arrack
The Jedi knew that both the Emperor and Lord Vader would be unrelenting in there pursuit of the remaining Jedi; and due to the Empires possession of the Jedi temple and its archives, they would now have near full knowledge of all the known sacred sights and outposts scattered throughout the galaxy. The empire would use the information to eliminate the remainder of those Jedi who were unaccounted for, in tern eradicating all historical and visible reference to the Jedi’s existence. Believing that the force was somehow guiding them, Nijora and Leknar journeyed deep into the Joreki quadrant in search of an ancient outpost that was supposedly only known by a select group of Jedi. Leknar had previously seen this outpost in multiple visions she had experienced while in her exile on Dantooine.

After five months of deep space travel, stationed on the moon of Krynore master Leknar and Nijora found the sacred sight of “Arrack”. The ancient sight had supposedly been deserted for over six hundred years, untouched since the order were stationed there. While there the two Jedi spent every waking moment in preparation for the immanent attack that would transpire. Leknar and Nijora studied the Arrack orders wisdom and traditions as well as the once lost duelling style of Zenite; this saber style which was exclusive to the order, can initially appear to be slower then that of others. It was however extremely efficient, the power of each strike was immensely increased and could more than mach other stances. Although, for this style to be truly unique, it required an equally powerful lightsaber, and following blueprints that the two had found in the outposts archives, they ventured to Krynores harsh environment in search of the needed components. One of the components was the mineral Krynidium; this would be used as a main power source. Once the mineral was found the Jedi forged a two part power cell, an internal and external supply. Due to the minerals weight (Krynidium being quite heavy) the external Krynidium supply was made detachable and this gave the saber more versatility. When the external Krynidium was attached, its power output, weight and movement were identical to the arrack original, but even without the separate power cell the saber was still uniquely impressive. A strong and adaptable alloy that had been found within the same caves beneath the planets surface as the other minerals was used for the hilt. Some internal machinery was taken from one of Nijora's twin yeekel saber’s, an along with the two native (Krynore) focus crystals, the blade became extremely powerful and emitted a broader width that formed a distinctive bronze glow. ". During their time on the Arrack outpost the Jedi were in need of developing some defensive measures to counteract the imperial forces which would arrive. The outpost had no external protection that was visible, so the Jedi once again explored the orders archives, searching for anything that could be used for a method of defence. They soon discovered that a certain plant species that inhabited the area had defences of their own. The "Charnnar spawn was a type of vine; the Charnnar had a poisonous mucus gland which upon contact, would paralyse there victims, they also had underground burrowing systems which led into individual nesting sites. The Charnnar had appeared to have be in a state of hibernation, until activation of the outposts power grid released a stimulant that awoken them. The Charnnar were able to keep the outpost partially protected and enabled the surroundings to appear untouched and uninhabited by any humanoid.Corron Zenith (Talk) 04:59, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

The Completion of the Alpha saber
Though the Alpha saber was constructed by both Jedi, it was eventually given to Nijora, this was a tradition shared within the Arrack order, where a small communal group of Jedi (those who had mentored the Padawun) would all contribute in the saber’s construction. When the saber was complete it was given to the padawun upon becoming a Jedi knight. When the Alpha saber was completed and Nijora had chosen an emitter shroud (taken from one of his twin sabers) he bowed low and presented it to his master, who intern began the coronation from Padawun to Knighthood and returned the saber to him. Nijora abandoned his previous saber stance and fighting form, and completly immersed himself in the teachings and fighting style of the Arrack order. Leknar however continued to use her own lightsaber and amalgamated her fighting style with that of the Zenite.Corron Zenith (Talk) 05:01, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Arrival of Vader
“You will soon be dead... bringing the annihilation of the Jedi one step closer” - Darth Vader

After half a cycle following the construction of the Alpha saber, the moment the two Jedi were expecting, had come, Vader’s arrival. Once Vader’s ship had been detected, Leknar and Nijora fled the upper levels, venturing six floors below the surface to the outpost’s meditation/training chamber. The meditation chamber was an extremely large area, made up of hundreds of internal chambers, including numerous port array discs that gave instant access to specific locations throughout the outpost, including the moon’s surface: the Jedi would use these transport devices as a strategy to confuse their opponents, transmitting them self’s and their enemies throughout different locations. As Vader and a select few of his personal guards “the 501st legion” arrived, they were meet with an eerie silence, all that presented before them was the haze from a miner sand storm. As Vader’s troops moved ahead to find some covering and locate an observation point of the outpost, Vader kept a slight distance, puzzled and uneasy at the force disturbance he was sensing. Then, at the very instant some troops sensed movement of what appeared to be vines in near bye foliage; they were rapidly surrounded and dragged away by the mysteries entity. Vader in that moment had no alternative but to keep moving towards the outpost. Some of the troops that had not been either taken or left paralyzed by the lethal vines, advanced on speeders bikes, deploying thermal detonators as they sped through dense shrubbery. While on the move, Vader was brought to the ground several times by the spawn’s tentacles, yet he managed to keep them at bay. Using his lightsaber and the force, he carved through the enemy and hurled its loose ends into the undergrowth. Upon his arrival to the outposts entry point, Vader was accompanied by only twelve remaining troopers, this was a huge blow to the notorious “Vader’s fist” but they had not, and never would conceit defeat, they remained loyal as ever and awaited there masters orders. Sensing no immediate danger within the outpost, Vader and his troops proceeded to enter. At this point Vader could dimly sense the Jedi but it was progressively growing fainter, as there seem to be something clouding his ability to focus on their location. Some of the troops tried to override the outposts interface but could only access basic information on the construction and layout of the first three levels. Vader, being familiar with the Jedi achieves, and being skilful in electronic functioning, didn’t take long to bypass the mainframes security system and have near complete access to all the level layouts and archives regarding the history of the outpost. It was during the study of the archives that Vader discovered the Charnnar spawn were a force sensitive species. Vader learned that despite the spawn being a dangerous adversary, they were also the very thing responsible for his inability to sense the two Jedi. The spawn had a capability of feeding upon the living force while in there hunting state and this made communion with the force nearly impossible for other users. Using the computers reference chart, Vader quickly located many of the spawns nesting sites and gave the order for his ship to bombard the Charnnar with proton bombs. As soon as the order was given though, seemingly appearing out of thin air, Vader was ambushed and attacked by Master Leknar. Leknar had transported herself from the meditation chamber after sensing Vader’s plan (the meditation chamber was impervious to the confusion brought on by the active Charnnar). Using the force, Leknar immobilized Vader briefly as she pulled five troopers towards a port array disc, transporting them outside, into the oncoming barrage of proton bombs. Vader and Leknar continued dueling, and the seven remaining troopers ordered by their master broke off, scouring the other levels in search of the unaccounted Jedi. Leknar’s fighting technique proved initially difficult for Vader, due to its uncommonness, but Vader soon adapted. The two fought feverishly, matching each blow, and in an attempt to pin Vader against a power conduit, Leknar fastened her lightsaber against his and the two blades became immovable. Using sheer power, Vader soon broke free from the saber lock and began to force choked Leknar. Vader informed Leknar that she would soon die, bringing him one step closer to eradicating the Jedi order, but surprisingly Leknar freed herself from Vader’s grasp with a focused force repulse, resulting in Vader being thrown against a nearby control panel. This bought Leknar just enough time to access a port array, transporting her to the meditation chamber. Meanwhile Nijora was in of the living quarters on the fifth level, and was scouting the area for the intruders. Soon enough Nijora was confronted by three of the elite troopers, who immediately maneuvered themselves for a multiple attack. Nijora almost without thought ignited the alpha saber and lunged toward the nearest trooper. As the trooper rushed to find cover behind a hallway entrance, it shot off a burst of laser fire from its rifle. This however was a pointless act, upon making contact to with the blade the ammunition surprisingly wasn’t repelled but disintegrated. Then In one swift blow Nijora swung the alpha saber through one end of the thick barrier and out the other side, decapitating the trooper. As Nijora turned to face the others he was shot in his left shoulder, throwing him to the floor. This caught him of guard for a brief moment, but he quickly pulled himself together and presented his defensive stance. As one of the troopers moved in close, the other stood back, sighting up the Jedi for a more accurate ranged shot. Nijora casually force pushed the approaching trooper, tossing him down a corridor and at the same time flung the Alpha saber toward the sniper in hiding. The saber punctured the trooper at chest height severing his entire upper body. The trooper who had been thrown down the corridor was now on his feet but appeared unarmed; he ran at Nijora unrelenting and determined to go down fighting. Nijora imminently commanded his saber into his hand and used the force to levitate and restrain his opponent. As the trooper was suspended, Nijora ordered him to surrender, but the trooper, steadfast in his objective refused to give in. Then within the space of what would appear a few seconds in a foolish attempt to finish off the Jedi, the trooper pulled out a small blaster from under his chest plate but had no time to execute, Nijora reacting instantly struck him down. In the meditation chamber Master Leknar was quieting her mind, drawing upon the force to recuperate and determine what her next move might be. She was now aware that the majority of nesting sites had been obliterated and the Charnnar along with them, this meant Vader’s connection to the force had been reestablished, making finding the two Jedi a much easier task. Sensing a confrontation with Vader was unavoidable Leknar called to Nijora through the force and the two joined up on an observation level. Corron Zenith (Talk) 04:59, 13 October 2008 (UTC)