{"id":1454,"date":"2025-10-26T11:37:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T11:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ordcantrell.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/26\/wynk-waawats-farewell-address\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T11:37:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T11:37:57","slug":"wynk-waawats-farewell-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ordcantrell.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/26\/wynk-waawats-farewell-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Wynk Waawat\u2019s Farewell Address"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Your holonet receiver springs to life with a familiar green and gold logo and a stirring orchestral theme. An EV droid in matching colors stands at the back of an Ithorian cathedral, where Wynk Waawat, Oracle of Ithor and Jungle Pope, stands at the pulpit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelegacyofithor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TLI-Banners-03.png\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m coming to you live from the sanctuary of one of the many newly christened herdships operated by The Legacy of Ithor, where Wynk Waawat is giving his farewell sermon. Come watch with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ithorian is dressed in his finest green robes and wearing his silliest fancy hat. His tone is joyous, even jovial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/LgYglb0.png\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy dear People, My dear Ithorians and Bothans, and my dear Jedi and Rangers, and Rebels, and Independents, and pirates, and smugglers, and businessmen, riflemen, droids, miners and builders,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou may have heard the rumors &#8211; it\u2019s true. I\u2019m stepping down from leading the Legacy of Ithor. Where am I going? To be honest, I haven\u2019t the foggiest. All I know is that Mother Jungle has summoned me, and that I must leave everything behind to follow her lead. Her purposes will be revealed at the right time, I have no doubt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore I go, I want to tell you that I am immensely fond of you all, and that four years as your Oracle is too short a time to live among such excellent and admirable sentients. I don&#8217;t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn particular, I would be remiss if I did not thank a few folks to whom I am forever grateful:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Char`Kargis Olort<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0Mador Anami<\/strong>, and <strong>Torth Ladar <\/strong>of the Antarian Rangers \u2014 you all gave me my start out here.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Rivain Dumat, my friend, mentor, and Jedi Master \u2014 you taught me patience and presence.<\/li>\n<li>The incomparable Shiv Monite, my second-in-command and dear friend\u00a0 \u2014 Verily: Utinni.<\/li>\n<li>And to the countless friends who made this chaotic galaxy a better place \u2014 The Force knows you\u2019ve made these past four years brighter.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cBut secondly, we are here to celebrate my successor. For today, Wrrath Khuykiaal has been ordained as your new Jungle Pope! He shall carry in his heart the Legacy of Ithor: that legacy of peace, profit, and a love for all things that grow. May Chodo Habat and all the Saints of Ithor guide you on this journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I have done my best as your Oracle, I am nevertheless too sensible of my defects not to think it probable that I erred many times. May Mother Jungle mitigate my errors. I shall also carry with me the hope that my fellow sentients will never cease to view them with indulgence and that, after four years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal, my many faults will be consigned to oblivion, as I myself must soon be to the Force.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd finally, I would like to remind all of you to keep your heart open to the teaching of the Mother Jungle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>He places his hand on a large, paper copy of <\/em>Oracles from Ithor<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGive more than you take. Be kind and courteous. Leave the galaxy better than you found it. Be peaceful, but not harmless. Be excellent to each other. Be wise as Cy\u2019eens and innocent as Porgs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sermon wraps up, and Wynk is followed by a crowd down to the docking bay. His Horizon-class star yacht, a mobile research station and terrarium, has <strong>The Red Fox <\/strong>in bright paint on its hull, and underneath it in italics: \u2018<em>As you from crimes would pardoned be, Let your indulgence set me free.<\/em>\u2019 \u00a0Wynk, visible in the cockpit window, begins the startup sequence.<\/p>\n<p>The Camera cuts back to the EV droid, in an observation deck of the Herdship overlooking pristine Ithor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.44;margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:16px;text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ha6REgh.png\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWynk\u2019s career has been exciting. He has charted <strong>new hyperlanes<\/strong>, founded the <strong>Galactic Parks Network<\/strong>, brokered <strong>peace <\/strong>where blasters once spoke, trained <strong>Jedi apprentices<\/strong>, captured <strong>notorious criminals <\/strong>as an Antarian Ranger, made a <strong>pilgrimage <\/strong>to Ithor, founded <strong>The Legacy of Ithor<\/strong>, breathed life into the tradition of the <strong>Merchantates<\/strong>, rebuilt the <strong>Ithorian Skyyards<\/strong>, and restarted Herdship Production, served on the board of the new <strong>Ithorian Medical and Surgery Center<\/strong>, colonized <strong>Bubbok<\/strong>, hosted the <strong>Legacy Triple Crown <\/strong>races, and (according to rumor) was one of the patrons behind last year\u2019s <strong>Herdfest<\/strong>. Wherever he goes next, adventure is sure to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wynk smiles and waves to the crowd as the Red Fox lifts off and makes the jump to hyperspace. He grins at his trusty protocol droid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s go exploring!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.44;margin:16px 40px;text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/eAuMG4y.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.44;margin:16px 40px;text-align:center;\"><em>(One of Wynk&#8217;s daughter&#8217;s rendition)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your holonet receiver springs to life with a familiar green and gold logo and a stirring orchestral theme. 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