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Hoth
Jun 8, 2005 1:32:00 GMT -5
Post by Tiana, eh? on Jun 8, 2005 1:32:00 GMT -5
From SW.com
"Hoth is barely hospitable, with its axial tilt, orbital position and atmospheric makeup causing the world to plunge into subzero temperatures. Hoth's daytime temperature high hovers around -32 degrees standard. At night, temperatures often fall as low as -60 degrees, with winds causing it to feel even colder.
Hoth's entire surface is covered by ice, but in various locations, volcanic fissures open up steam vents, depositing rocks and minerals in darker patches on the glacier plains. A few mountain chains penetrate the permanent ice shelves, and some of these are geologically active.
Along Hoth's equator is a deep fissure in the ice shelves, reaching hundreds of meters into what seems like another world. In this place, never exposed to Hoth's blue-white sun, is a cache of lumni-spice, a rare fungal growth valued by the galaxy's criminal element. Before the Alliance established a base in the northern hemisphere of Hoth, a pirate leader named Raskar attempted to seize the cache, only to be chased off by a creature known as a dragon-slug. Other rarely seen creatures in the Hoth wilderness include land scavengers known colloquially as Hoth hogs, and small rodents such as snowmice and ice scrabblers.
In Hoth's southern hemisphere, a massive ocean churns underneath the pressure of ice. The tidal pull of Hoth's three nameless moons cause fissures in the ice-layers, sending jets of ocean water into the freezing Hoth air. The intense cold freezes these jets into spires of ice, suspending primitive ocean algae in these tall columns. A species of annelids called ice worms carve their way through the ice to feed on the algae, leaving behind odd tiny holes."
Also, on a side note, Hoth has been used in the past by smugglers, pirates, and (as we all know) the Rebel Alliance.
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Hoth
Jun 8, 2005 12:08:55 GMT -5
Post by Kaiya on Jun 8, 2005 12:08:55 GMT -5
*In a hidden series of tunnels and caves on Hoth's icy surface, Tara pulled her white hood over her head, preparing for another journey out into the snow-covered wilderness of the planet. It was the warmest time of the day, although even that meant subzero temperatures. Still, it was the best time of day to take her three tauntauns for their daily run.
Drawing her cloth face mask over the portion of her face left uncovered by her snow goggles, Tara made her way through the tunnels and into the large cavern that was home to whatever animals she was housing at the time, currently three full-grown tauntauns. She saddled up Miri and quickly swung herself up onto the creature's back. It wasn't long before they were racing across the blinding white snow, Dax and Zana running behind them.
Tara decided to take them east today, as she hadn't patrolled the area for a while and was eager to see if anything had changed... although nothing really ever changed on Hoth. However, there was always the slim possibility that a smuggler's ship had landed or a wampa creature had decided to move in nearby... always helpful bits of information she needed to survive in this barren and frozen land...*
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Hoth
Jun 8, 2005 19:32:04 GMT -5
Post by Skye Muad'Dib on Jun 8, 2005 19:32:04 GMT -5
Reisa frantically tried to stabilize Firebird as she began her rapid descent through the planet's atmosphere. She ended up crashing, but it wasn't as bad as it could have been. She activated her comlink. "R6, Did you make it ok?" Her astro droid beeped his response and she sighed with relief, " Look, I'm going outside to take a glance at the external damage. Try and fix what you can down there, and I'll be right back." She donned her thermal suit and goggles and opened the landing ramp. When it didn't respond she climbed out an emergency hatch. "Let's take a look, shall we?"
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Hoth
Jun 8, 2005 19:47:48 GMT -5
Post by Kaiya on Jun 8, 2005 19:47:48 GMT -5
*Tara pulled lightly on Miri's reigns as the reached the top of one of the higher snow-covered hills, dismounting as she took a good look at the terrain. Besides, the tauntauns needed a break. She sat down in the snow for a brief moment, enjoying the view. No, nothing had changed, as usual... at least not yet.
It was right then that Tara saw something that she hadn't seen in a long time... There was a ship plummeting quickly toward Hoth's surface in the distance, and it definitely didn't look like it was going to make a very smooth landing. As she ship crashed into the snowy ground far from the hill, Tara quickly leapt to her feet. The tauntauns grew quite noisy at the sound of the disturbance, and it took her a few moments to settle them down enough to mount Miri again. She swiftly nudged Miri in the side and soon the odd group was once again dashing across the snow, only this time they were moving as fast as they possibly could.
When the neared the crash site, Tara jumped down from her mount and gave them the command to wait there. She didn't want them to get nervous around the ship. So she jogged on foot up to the ship, hoping that no one had been injured... She paused a few feet away, lifting her goggles so she could see better.*
"Hello?! Anyone here?"
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 10:42:09 GMT -5
Post by Skye Muad'Dib on Jun 9, 2005 10:42:09 GMT -5
Reisa was on the far side of her ship when she heard a voice calling out, "Hello?! Anybody here?" "Yes! Wait a moment," she said as she scrambled down the side. She also made sure her blasters were easily accesible, this planet was usually just a place for smugglers camps and you could never be too careful. When she came around she saw a girl and a animal, what were those called again? Tauntauns! The girl was a few inches shorter than herself, and she appeared to be human. "Hello, do you live here?" Reisa asked.
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Kaiya
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 11:03:37 GMT -5
Post by Kaiya on Jun 9, 2005 11:03:37 GMT -5
*Tara nodded, glad to see that the woman in front of her appeared to be just fine. There seemed to be no one else around, at least not outside of the ship. She pulled her face scarf down so that she could speak more clearly.* "Yes, I live a few miles away. The name's Tara Jansen. Was anyone hurt in the crash?"
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 13:12:17 GMT -5
Post by Skye Muad'Dib on Jun 9, 2005 13:12:17 GMT -5
"No, anyhow it's just me and my droid. My ship however...." She glanced back at the smoking Firebird. "She's going to need some work."
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 13:24:13 GMT -5
Post by Kaiya on Jun 9, 2005 13:24:13 GMT -5
*Tara nodded, her icy eyes surveying the damage done to the ship.* "I believe that's the largest understatement I've heard in a long time. You picked a heck of a planet to crash into... You're lucky I decided to come out this way, otherwise you wouldn't have run into anyone for quite some time, and by then you'd probably freeze to death." *She shook her head lightly, glancing back at her three tauntauns that were standing restlessly in the snow.* "I don't know my way around a ship very well, so just how extensive is the damage?"
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 13:30:53 GMT -5
Post by Skye Muad'Dib on Jun 9, 2005 13:30:53 GMT -5
"I've just looked at the surface damage and that alone is going to cost me a small fortune. You wouldn't happen to know if any Corellian YT-1300's have gotten crashed or abandoned anywhere around here?" She glanced over her damaged ship wistfully.
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 13:42:41 GMT -5
Post by Kaiya on Jun 9, 2005 13:42:41 GMT -5
*Tara shook her head again, holding back a laugh.* "What few crashed ships there are on this planet are already either torn apart by animals or destroyed by ice and rust. Besides, a ship hasn't crashed in this particular area for quite some time. Your best bet is to wait for one of the smuggling operations to come through here. Most of the smugglers that visit Hoth either stay with me or in what's left of the tunnels around Echo Base."
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 13:46:53 GMT -5
Post by Skye Muad'Dib on Jun 9, 2005 13:46:53 GMT -5
"Echo Base..." She said thoughtfully. "Are there any ships in there worth looking for?"
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Kaiya
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 13:54:17 GMT -5
Post by Kaiya on Jun 9, 2005 13:54:17 GMT -5
*Tara thought about it for a moment before shrugging lightly.* "I'm not sure... It's an area that I usually avoid. Still, it might be worth a look. I wouldn't try going there today though. It's going to start getting cold soon and you probably wouldn't be able to reach the base until around sunset. The trip requires an early start and something faster than human legs, that's for sure."
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 16:29:29 GMT -5
Post by Skye Muad'Dib on Jun 9, 2005 16:29:29 GMT -5
Reisa sighed, "I've been pretty rude. I'm asking you all these questions and I haven't even told you my name, I'm Reisa Al'Kai." She extended her hand for a handshake.
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Kaiya
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 16:37:48 GMT -5
Post by Kaiya on Jun 9, 2005 16:37:48 GMT -5
*Tara grasped her hand, giving her a firm handshake.* "Don't worry about it. In a place like this, manners are something I don't tend to think about." *She smiled slightly.* "In any case, it's good to see another face out here that doesn't belong to a tauntaun or a wampa." *She glanced over her shoulder at her three tauntauns waiting for her away from the ship.* "Don't tell them I said that though..."
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 16:39:13 GMT -5
Post by Skye Muad'Dib on Jun 9, 2005 16:39:13 GMT -5
Reisa let out a laugh, "I'll be sure not to. So, are we going to your place, or should I stay here for the night?"
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 16:48:11 GMT -5
Post by Kaiya on Jun 9, 2005 16:48:11 GMT -5
*Tara shook her head.* "It's much safer in the tunnels... And considering the shape your ship is in, it will probably be much warmer too. I have more than enough room to spare."
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 16:55:53 GMT -5
Post by Skye Muad'Dib on Jun 9, 2005 16:55:53 GMT -5
"Alright lead the way. Oh, wait a moment," Reisa said as she remebered R6. She spoke into her comlink. "R6, come on out, don't use the ramp it's broken." Her dark green astro droid appeared on the top of the ship. "Well, come on then," she said.
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 17:42:12 GMT -5
Post by Kaiya on Jun 9, 2005 17:42:12 GMT -5
*Tara's gaze shifted to the droid as she briefly considered what to do with him.* "Do you think it will be able to keep up with the tauntauns or should I rope one up to pull it along behind?"
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 17:46:26 GMT -5
Post by Skye Muad'Dib on Jun 9, 2005 17:46:26 GMT -5
"He'll be able to keep up, ut if he falls behind, I've got a homing beacon so that he always knows where I am." A thought struck her. "Am I going to have to ride a tauntaun?" She was more than comfortable in a cockpit, but riding a living animal, unpredictable at best, made her a little uneasy.
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Hoth
Jun 9, 2005 17:49:44 GMT -5
Post by Kaiya on Jun 9, 2005 17:49:44 GMT -5
*Tara couldn't help but laugh at the look on the girl's face. She was used to seeing this reaction among the few people who came to Hoth.* "Unless you want to be caught out here when the temperature drops... Walking on snow is hard work and you'd have to do it for a few miles..."
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