Bomoor's Journal - Entry 2
Posted on Mon Jan 12th, 2015 @ 11:17pm by Bomoor Thort
Edited on Thu Aug 23rd, 2018 @ 9:26pm
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BOMOOR’S JOURNAL
SECOND ENTRY
Recent events have been slow given our steady planning for the mission to Jericho. After the surprise we found on Tython and the strange visions I have been dealing with since, it is good that lives are not currently on the line as I find myself not at the peak of my focus.
I have reported back to the council, albeit infrequently, with minor reports of Cult sighting and activity. Largely information they could and, most likely, have obtained themselves. However, I eventually told them about our lead on Jericho, which seemed to interest them somewhat more. More and more do they want to know about Thane’s interest in each activity as if I am not also part of this mission. I try to forget that they see me as only a means to observe Thane. Their obsession with the darkness makes them blind to anything else of importance.
I should not generalise, however, as several council members (particularly Masters Thurius and Sotah) show more compassion. Though it is not much comfort on a mission to betray your friend’s trust.
However, I wanted to write down some of my recent thoughts about my homeworld, Öetrago. While I spent much of my childhood on Coruscant, I still have fond memories of early life and development after I metamorphosed from my pupal stage.
Öetrago is one of the largest settlement sites for the Ithorians after the Tainting of Ithor by the Yuuzhan Vong. It was already a thriving colony before that day but it became one of the primary homeworlds for my species after that time.
I was born into the Elenca herd, of which my mother was the Matriarch or Herd leader. It was one of the many migratory herds that had no fixed settlement but rather moved from location to location on the Üssina continent. Our herd had a particular preference for the coastline and we tended to settle along the western coast of Üssina. We would occasionally go inland if the season was too damp that the coastline became too sodden or too cold that the ocean breeze became too chilly. However, it was an interesting life to have no fixed abode – home was wherever your family was and not where solid foundations were laid.
Öetrago was a world in fluctuation with nature; our people moved forward as a whole but not under any set banner. Herds would rise and fall and members would come and go but this was not sad because it almost always marked something new and better than before. There were times of violence between herds and within herds but even these times often led to development.
It should be noted, that not all herds lived in the same way. Some did have fixed abodes on Öetrago and also flourished. The most notable is the Civus herd that lives within a great city on the island of Mooko. This herd was chosen to represent all the tribes of Öetrago in otherworldly diplomatic affairs. This is also the herd that my father belongs to and it is due to his Republic diplomatic contacts that I eventually became a Jedi, rather than a healer or leader.
My father gave me experience of a different life on Öetrago. While the conurbation on Mooko is nothing like the ecumenopolis of Coruscant, it was undeniably impressive to my younger self to see people living in solid buildings with markets, offices and landmarks all celebrating a history built on one site. There was a certain glory in looking back at what had been accomplished and the city itself was a monument to those that had built it. This did not just include Ithorians, however. While it was the home of the Civus tribe, it was also home to many other species who chose to live there for business or because they too shared some passion for the world. I have now come to see that this kind of living is true for most sentients in the galaxy and, I must say, it is one I have enjoyed indulging during my time at the Jedi temple. Giving the rooms I lived in a personal feel gave me some of that glory I felt in Mooko.
Would I return to the life of roaming after lived this way? I cannot say at this time. I would certainly love to spend time with the Elenca tribe again. I would love to see my Mother and Father again. Despite the supposed weakness of emotional ties, there was an undeniable strength of family within a Herd. It is a feeling I now share with Thane and Bería as we journey together. Sev has proven a great loyalty to us while Morgo is still somewhat hostile within the group but she has put her skills to use in our aid. Migration has a way of forcing bonds upon us and I get the feeling I would defend even Morgo were she threatened. Perhaps that is the weakness of ties: opening yourself up to others not based on logic but on shared circumstance. It feels good to be in a herd though but we shall see which members fall away and which ones rise up.
OOC: To read more about Öetrago, please see the Data Archives page here.
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